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Carl R. Green

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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a late 14th-century chivalric romance in Middle English alliterative verse. The author is unknown; the title was given centuries later. It is one of the best-known Arthurian stories, with its plot combining two types of folk motifs: the beheading game and the exchange of winnings. Written in stanzas of alliterative verse, each of which ends in a rhyming bob and wheel, it draws on Welsh, Irish, and English stories, as well as the French chivalric tradition. It is an important example of a chivalric romance, which typically involves a hero who goes on a quest that tests his prowess.

The mental features discoursed of as the analytical, are, in themselves, but little susceptible of analysis.

— from The Murders in the Rue Morgue

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The wild horses

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Two children are deeply bothered by what they see at the wild horse auction where many of the once free animals are being sold to the cannery.

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The Murders in the Rue Morgue

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"The Murders in the Rue Morgue" is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe published in Graham's Magazine in 1841. It has been described as the first modern detective story; Poe referred to it as one of his "tales of ratiocination". C. Auguste Dupin is a man in Paris who solves the mystery of the brutal murder of two women.

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The War of 1812

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Discusses the major battles, military tactics, and famous figures of the War of 1812. Includes Internet links to Web sites, source documents, and photographs related to the war.

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