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(Encyclopedia) skyscraper, modern building of great height, constructed on a steel skeleton. The form originated in the United States. By convention, a skyscraper is a building that is used…William Shakespeare: Henry IV (Pt 1), Act IV
Act IVScene IThe rebel camp near ShrewsburyEnter Hotspur, Worcester, and DouglasHotspurWell said, my noble Scot: if speaking truth In this fine age were not thought flattery, Such attribution…Andersen's Fairy Tales: The Elderbush
The Leap-FrogThe BellThe Elderbush Once upon a time there was a little boy who had taken cold. He had gone out and got his feet wet; though nobody could imagine how it had happened, for it…Peter Pan: Wendy's Story
The Happy Home The Children are Carried off Wendy's Story "Listen, then," said Wendy, settling down to her story, with Michael at her feet and seven boys in the bed. "There was once…The Hungry Stones: Once There Was a King
by Rabindranath Tagore The VictoryThe Home-ComingOnce There Was a King "Once upon a time there was a king." When we were children there was no need to know who the king in the fairy…Writing Well: An Embarrassment of Riches
An Embarrassment of RichesWriting WellCast a Critical EyeAn Embarrassment of RichesOn the Right Track Author! Author! The average professional (that's you!) is required to read about four million…The Congress of Women: Legal Condition of Woman in 1492-1892
by Miss Mary A. Greene Education of Indian Girls in the WestEthics of Social LifeLegal Condition of Woman in 1492-1892 Miss Mary Anne Greene was born at Warwick, R. I., in 1857. Her parents…Millennium Milestones
The 100 Most Significant Events of the Last Thousand Years Reducing the millennium to a laundry list of highlights cannot pretend to be a definitive or accurate exercise. Note that only…Camp Laurence
Camp LaurenceBeth was postmistress, for, being most at home, she could attend to it regularly, and dearly liked the daily task of unlocking the little door and distributing the mail. One…A Telegram
A Telegram"November is the most disagreeable month in the whole year," said Margaret, standing at the window one dull afternoon, looking out at the frostbitten garden."That's the reason I was…Trending
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