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A Tale of Two Cities at Wikisource. A Tale of Two Cities is a historical novel published in 1859 by Charles Dickens, set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. The novel tells the story of the French Doctor Manette, his 18-year-long imprisonment in the Bastille in Paris, and his release to live in London with his daughter ...
For Your Eyes Only. For Your Eyes Only is a collection of short stories by the British author Ian Fleming, featuring the fictional British Secret Service agent Commander James Bond, the eighth book to feature the character. It was first published by Jonathan Cape on 11 April 1960.
Curb Your Enthusiasm features many celebrity guest star appearances, fictionalized to varying degrees. In August 2022, the series was renewed for a twelfth and final season, [2] [3] that premiered on February 4, 2024. [4] During the course of the series, 121 episodes of Curb Your Enthusiasm aired, concluding on April 7, 2024.
Blind men and the elephant, 1907 American illustration. The parable of the blind men and an elephant is a story of a group of blind men who have never come across an elephant before and who learn and imagine what the elephant is like by touching it. Each blind man feels a different part of the animal's body, but only one part, such as the side ...
In the first story, Billy and Nora are turned into candy by a troll for stealing candy; and Hank eats them thinking they're candy. The second story is about a family of monsters called "Monstermans." The Monstermans had moved to Humanville to live a normal life. But one day, they go to Splatburger for a Halloween party and get exposed as monsters.
Blood Meridian. Blood Meridian; or, The Evening Redness in the West is a 1985 epic historical novel by American author Cormac McCarthy, classified under the Western, or sometimes the anti-Western, genre. [ 1][ 2] McCarthy's fifth book, it was published by Random House . Set in the American frontier with a loose historical context, the narrative ...
The Lorax is a children's book written by Dr. Seuss and published in 1971. [ 1] It chronicles the plight of the environment and the Lorax, the main character, who "speaks for the trees" and confronts the Once-ler, a business magnate who causes environmental destruction. The story is commonly recognized as a fable concerning the danger of greed ...
33:18 Allah knows well those among you who discourage ˹others from fighting˺, saying ˹secretly˺ to their brothers, “Stay with us,” and who themselves hardly take part in fighting. 33:19 ˹They are˺ totally unwilling to assist you. When danger comes, you see them staring at you with their eyes rolling like someone in the throes of death.