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Alpena
(Encyclopedia) Alpena Alpena ălpēˈnə [key], city, seat of Alpena co., N Mich., on Thunder Bay, an arm of Lake Huron; inc. 1871. Limestone quarried nearby is used to make…stagecoach
(Encyclopedia) stagecoach, heavy, closed vehicle on wheels, usually drawn by horses, formerly used to transport passengers and goods overland. Throughout the Middle Ages and until about the end of…Shanxi
(Encyclopedia) Shanxi or ShansiShanxishänˈshēˈ [key], province (2010 pop. 35,712,111), c.60,000 sq mi (155,400 sq km), NE China. The capital is Taiyuan. It is bounded on the west and the south by the…Madhya Bharat
(Encyclopedia) Madhya Bharat or MadhyabharatMadhyabharatmədyəbŭˈrət [key], former state, 46,400 sq mi (120,176 sq km), W central India. It comprised 25 former princely states. In 1956 it was…Classical Mythology: Friends, Fairies, and Fairy Tale Monsters
Friends, Fairies, and Fairy Tale MonstersClassical MythologyFriends, Fairies, and Fairy Tale MonstersFrom Dusk to Dawn: The Sisters of HeliusThe Good-Time God: PanThe Fairy Tale World: Giants, Ogres…Tales from Shakespeare: All's Well that Ends Well
All's Well that Ends Well Bertram, Count of Rousillon, had newly come to his title and estate by the death of his father. The King of France loved the father of Bertram, and when he heard of…Tales from Shakespeare: Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing There lived in the palace at Messina two ladies, whose names were Hero and Beatrice. Hero was the daughter, and Beatrice the niece, of Leonato, the governor of Messina…Andersen's Fairy Tales: Which Treats of a Mirror and of the Splinters
A Little Boy and a Little GirlWhich Treats of a Mirror and of the Splinters Now then, let us begin. When we are at the end of the story, we shall know more than we know now: but to begin…Andersen's Fairy Tales: The Lapland Woman and the Finland Woman
The Little Robber MaidenWhat Took Place in the Palace ...The Lapland Woman and the Finland Woman Suddenly they stopped before a little house, which looked very miserable. The roof reached…Les Contes d'Hoffmann <br/>(Tales of Hoffmann)
Music:Jacques OffenbachLibretto:Michel Carré and Jules BarbierPremiere:Paris, February 10, 1881 Loosely based on the life of the German writer E.T.A. Hoffmann, Tales of Hoffmann portrays a…Trending
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