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Did “equator” have a different meaning from its common one in 19th-century English literature?
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In the short story “The Last Lesson” by Alphonse Daudet, what do the following signify?
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The meaning of the line “and from your lips she drew the Hallelujah” in “Hallelujah”
Awarded Feb 27 at 18:26
Meaning of “deliverance in time”
Awarded Feb 26 at 17:49
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Awarded Feb 26 at 15:33
Since when has Shakespeare's “Scottish play” been considered unlucky?
Awarded Feb 25 at 16:33
Did the Lord of the Flies have any kind of religious reference more specific than just the Devil?
Awarded Feb 24 at 14:53
Translating into English two French phrases from “After Leaving Mr. Mackenzie”
Awarded Feb 23 at 22:02
Why does “The Tragedy of Afghanistan” suddenly switch to second-person in the second-to-last verse?
Awarded Feb 22 at 10:47
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Awarded Feb 19 at 20:52
Meaning of “the plaster stripping off the walls”
Awarded Feb 19 at 13:56
Iron bars and iron fence - literal or metaphorical?
Awarded Feb 14 at 12:40
What is the central summary of “Erlkönig”?
Awarded Feb 13 at 21:49
Robot Beings who are hunted for fuel who say “Toot Toot” to each other
Awarded Feb 13 at 17:11
In what way does Sun Tzu square “put your soldiers in desperate straits” with his earlier chapter
Awarded Feb 12 at 23:07
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Awarded Feb 11 at 18:06
Why couldn't Mr Dobbins become a doctor in “Tom Sawyer”?
Awarded Feb 9 at 4:35
Tolstoy's “A Letter to a Hindu” - Krishna Quote References?
Awarded Feb 8 at 21:40
Children's book - girl's mother sent to jail for theft, dog and girl on cover
Awarded Feb 8 at 16:42
Are there different formats of haikus?
Awarded Feb 5 at 22:16
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Awarded Feb 5 at 9:42
Story about boy riding with a caravan and inventing a story which turns out to be true
Awarded Feb 2 at 9:26
Oribasii Collectiones Medicae in Greek/English
Awarded Feb 1 at 20:47
Is there a Latin saying equivalent to a line in Jethro Tull's “Thick as a Brick”?
Awarded Feb 1 at 19:00
A fable in which pigs with human heads are born because the swineherds had no women with them
Awarded Jan 31 at 11:02
Book with a series of parallel Earths and a version of the main characters replaces him
Awarded Jan 26 at 17:32
Did Gaiman and Pratchett troll an interviewer who thought they were religious fanatics?
Awarded Jan 25 at 13:02
Identify a Faust quote about being careful when calling upon bad spirits
Awarded Jan 25 at 0:17
Is William Dunseath Eaton's play Iskander still extant?
Awarded Jan 23 at 13:05
Which does this part refer to, a pencil or the words?
Awarded Jan 20 at 13:12
Sonnet 39 of Astrophil and Stella: Are these epithets or metaphors?
Awarded Jan 19 at 16:42
German book where a hiring manager hires his former bully
Awarded Jan 18 at 23:32
What is the origin of the plot device where a character changes negative views about someone after spending time with them?
Awarded Jan 17 at 16:55
What does “soul” mean in “My Face for the World to See”?
Awarded Jan 9 at 18:36
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Awarded Jan 9 at 9:45
How much time did one canto in Dante's Divine Comedy represent (if any)?
Awarded Jan 5 at 19:32
How did Snape figure out the stuff he had written in his Advanced Potion-Making book?
Awarded Jan 5 at 13:06
What is the relationship between the hypotext and the intertext?
Awarded Jan 4 at 19:40
Short story in orient-style city, man abusing the children who teaches him to play an instrument, covered by his wife
Awarded Jan 3 at 22:07
Children's book in which there seems to be another person on the opposite side of their mirror
Awarded Jan 3 at 7:27
Quote source - “if memories could bleed, if dreams could scream”
Awarded Jan 3 at 3:57
How can I determine if a book should be read superficially?
Awarded Dec 29 '20 at 18:26
Did “equator” have a different meaning from its common one in 19th-century English literature?
Awarded Dec 28 '20 at 15:32
In what order should Rick Riordan's mythological series be read to make the most sense, and what is the chronological order?
Awarded Dec 28 '20 at 0:08
Is there any example of a hero saluting his fallen adversary and regretting the need to vanquish him?
Awarded Dec 27 '20 at 4:16
Is the stormy weather an element of Naturalism in The Shining by Stephen King?
Awarded Dec 26 '20 at 19:32
Young-readers book of short-stories from 1960s or 70s - “Teenaged Millionaire”?
Awarded Dec 23 '20 at 18:15
What short story has a soldier deliver a secret message like “shoot the messenger”?
Awarded Dec 23 '20 at 3:48
Is there any evidence for a gay relationship in The Merchant of Venice?
Awarded Dec 22 '20 at 22:56
Help identify the story “I did not sell my child”; ends with the grown up child deserting parents
Awarded Dec 22 '20 at 13:31
Looking for a Christmas/Saint Nicholas book
Awarded Dec 21 '20 at 21:36
Horatio Hornblower book as part of anthology?
Awarded Dec 21 '20 at 20:52
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Awarded Dec 18 '20 at 15:05
Literary compilation with verse, poems, speeches, plays, bible verses
Awarded Dec 18 '20 at 4:07
What does “real food” mean in this context?
Awarded Dec 17 '20 at 9:12
Does “rounded streets” mean curved streets in this passage?
Awarded Dec 17 '20 at 6:25
Was Afghanistan considered tropical or was Holmes wrong?
Awarded Dec 16 '20 at 10:17
Why did John le Carré choose that particular (French) pseudonym?
Awarded Dec 16 '20 at 7:06
What are the poetic devices used in this poem and how do they relate to its meaning?
Awarded Dec 16 '20 at 5:21
Why does Elaine Showalter compare Jane Eyre's being locked in a room to menarchal ceremonies?
Awarded Dec 13 '20 at 15:20
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