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A Monstrous Vocab Quiz
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12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”
Ancient book lit by candle
9 Obscure Literary Terms
Chapter 4 pg 42 - Chapter header of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain. Published in 1884 by The American Publishing Company
Periods of American Literature
A mural saluting the actual, and especially folklore, figure Johnny Appleseed in downtown Mansfield, Ohio
Was Johnny Appleseed a Real Person?
The Catcher in the Rye By J.D. Salinger. Hardcover Book first sold: July 16, 1951. Current cover design dated 1991? Previous solid maroon book cover with gold font designed by J.D. Salinger in response to racey pulp paper back book cover. bad books
5 Good Books That Inspired Bad Deeds
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An ancient egyptian hieroglyphic painted carving showing the falcon headed god Horus seated on a throne and holding a golden fly whisk. Before him are the Pharoah Seti and the goddess Isis. Interior wall of the temple to Osiris at Abydos, Egypt.
11 Egyptian Gods and Goddesses
Cathedrale St.Jean in Lyon, France has a 14th-century astronomical clock that shows religious feast days till the year 2019; Perpetual Calendar
Ten Days That Vanished: The Switch to the Gregorian Calendar
Shadow of a man holding large knife in his hand inside of some dark, spooky buiding
7 of History's Most Notorious Serial Killers
African Americans demonstrating for voting rights in front of the White House as police and others watch, March 12, 1965. One sign reads, "We demand the right to vote everywhere." Voting Rights Act, civil rights.
Timeline of the American Civil Rights Movement
Town of Sisimiut located on the coast of the Davis Strait on Kangerluarsunnguaq Bay, Greenland
The Largest Islands in the World
Space race (1957-1969) infographic between United States (U.S.) and Russia. America, Soviet Union, U.S.S.R., space exploration
Timeline of the Space Race, 1957–69
World Data Locator Map: Australia
Is Australia an Island?

banshee: References & Edit History

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Add new Web site: Ulster University - Irish Banshee and Russian Rusalka: The Comb Motif — Its Meaning and Genesis. Jun 21, 2024
Add new Web site: Ancient Origins - Wailing Out the Lament-Filled Legends and Origins of Irish Banshees. Mar 13, 2023
Add new Web site: Mythology.net - Banshee. Sep 09, 2022
Add new Web site: Ancient Origins - Songs and Shrouds: The Mythical Banshee and the Bean Nighe as Harbingers. Apr 05, 2018
Add new Web site: Library Ireland - The Banshee. Mar 08, 2018
Add new Web site: Encyclopedia Mythica - Bean Sidhe. Oct 04, 2011
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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