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Aesop's Fables: The Shipwrecked Man and the Sea

by Aesop The Traveller and His DogThe Wild Boar and the FoxThe Shipwrecked Man and the Sea A Shipwrecked Man cast up on the beach fell asleep after his struggle with the waves. When he…

1943 College Basketball Recap

Major Conference ChampionsNCAA & NIT Tournament TeamsNCAA Tournament (8 teams)NIT Tournament (8 teams)Red Cross World War II Benefit GamePlayer of the YearConsensus All-America College basketball…

Famous Creatures from Greek Mythology

Mythical Monsters Ancient Greek mythology is full of fearsome and terrible monsters, which have inspired writers from Homer down to the modern day. According to most accounts, these mythical…

The Picture of Dorian Gray: Chapter 18

by Oscar Wilde Chapter 17Chapter 19Chapter 18 The next day he did not leave the house, and, indeed, spent most of the time in his own room, sick with a wild terror of dying, and yet…

Emil's Thanksgiving

Emil's ThanksgivingThe Brenda was scudding along with all sail set to catch the rising wind, and everyone on board was rejoicing, for the long voyage was drawing towards an end.“Four weeks…

Comoros, the

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Comoros, the Comoros, the kŏmˈərōs [key], officially Union of the Comoros (2020 est. pop. 869,…

Crab, The

(Encyclopedia) Crab, The, English name for Cancer, a constellation.

Curragh, the

(Encyclopedia) Curragh, theCurragh, thekûrˈəkh [key], undulating plain or common, 4,885 acres (1,977 hectares), Co. Kildare, E Republic of Ireland. It has been a military camp since 1646. The Curragh…