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…it in the first place, already having read Mrs. Sherrard's Shelby Belgarden mysteries (which I loved). It was a quick and wonderful read. I found that when I was reading, it became increasingly harder to put it down. I'd even neglect my homework to continue reading…

…of their parents death, what VFD means and all the questions of mysterious and unexplained things that have happened in the time since they became orphans. Problem is, the enemies of the Baudelaire family and their leader Count Olaf, are in the exact same hotel having…

…purposes, and undoubtedly for human play as well. In medieval Europe, stuffed animals were often used in mystery plays to represent Biblical animals, such as the serpent in the Garden of Eden and the lions in the Book of Daniel. From those periods on the art…

…the start of the witch mystery. It was Abigail's revenge on John Proctor for ending their affair and nothing more. Little did he know he would be called a liar and accused of witchcraft himself. Then Proctor realized that his actions came all too late…

…Edgar Allen Poe was a master of his craft, gifted with the talent of introducing each reader to his or her own subconscious fears. As the first writer to initiate horror, and mystery into literature and poetry, he is blessed- or perhaps cursed…

…. Dickinson's emotional life remains mysterious, despite much speculation about a possible disappointed love affair. Two candidates have been presented: Reverend Charles Wadsworth, with whom she corresponded, and Samuel Bowles, editor of the Springfield Republican…

…. This was much different from the other two. Both Confucianism and Daoism disfavored a harsh government. Both thought systems consider it mostly as a mystery that the human mind cannot fully comprehend or alter. In Confucianism, they urged to lead the people…

…their independence. After finding out what Dupuy de Lome, the Spanish minister to the U.S., said in a letter which made several insults to President McKinley and the mysterious explosion of the USS Maine that killed over two-hundred and seventy troops, war was declared…

…in America, but would it really be the government’s fault or just the human beings fault? All in all I liked the book; it kept me thinking constantly and wanting to read more. If you like mysteries I would suggest this book.…

…Teiresias has to say, instead he prefers to discover the truth on his own rather than have Teiresias hand it to him. In order to solve the mystery on his own Oedipus sends for the shepherd so that he can inquire as to the actual events of the murder (Oedipus 765…