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The Partridge and the Fowler

In Aesop's Fables, Volume 11 (Fables 251-275)

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Aesop

Dating back to the 6th century BC, Aesop's Fables tell universal truths through the use of simple allegories that are easily understood. Tho…

Hare Drummer

In Spoon River Anthology

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Edgar Lee Masters

This is a collection of poems, in the form of an entire community speaking from beyond the grave about their lives, and, in some cases, goss…

English - Universal Declaration of Human Rights

In Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Volume 01

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United Nations General Assembly and United Nations

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was ratified in 1948 by the United Nations General Assembly. It defines the fundamental rights of …

Chapter 47

In Oliver Twist

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Charles Dickens

Oliver Twist is an 1838 novel by Charles Dickens. It was originally published as a serial.Like most of Dickens' work, the book is used to ca…

Abricontine Pousse Cafe through All Right Cocktail

In The Ideal Bartender

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Tom Bullock

The book was written by Tom Bullock, a well-known bartender at the St. Louis Country Club. His skills as a bartender were so remarkable that…

P to Q

In The Devil's Dictionary

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Ambrose Bierce

Ambrose Bierce (1842 - 1914?), satirist, critic, poet, short story writer and journalist. His fiction showed a clean economical style often …

047 古意 (An Old Air) (Mandarin) by Li Qi 李颀

In 唐诗三百首 卷二 Three Hundred Tang Poems, Volume 2

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Li Qi

Compiled around 1763, 'Three Hundred Tang Poems' is the standard collection of the poetic art of the Tang Dynasty (618 to 907). Volume Two i…

What Men Live By

In What Men Live By and Other Tales

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Leo Tolstoy

Although Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) was a wealthy landowner, in his later life he had what was considered a “religious awakening.” This experie…

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In The Metamorphosis

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Franz Kafka (trans. Ian Johnston) and Franz Kafka

The Metamorphosis (in German, Die Verwandlung, "The Transformation") is a novella by Franz Kafka, first published in 1915, and arg…

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