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Questions about stories with a fully developed plot, themes, and characters, but significantly shorter and less detailed than a novel.
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What is "a Man in the Top" in Crawford's 'The Screaming Skull'?
From 'The Screaming Skull' by F. Marion Crawford:
I ought not to be nervous. I've sailed in a haunted ship. There was a
Man in the Top, and two-thirds of the crew died of the West Coast fever
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In 'Roman Fever' by Edith Wharton, why would Grace be raided?
I am reading Edith Wharton’s 'Roman Fever'. I have a couple of question which are beyond my understanding, being not a native English speaker.
"I'd rather live opposite a speakeasy for a change; a …
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What do "current words" mean in 'Roman Fever' by Edith Wharton?
The below paragraph is from "Roman Fever'.
"Alida Slade's awfully brilliant; but not as brilliant as she thinks," would have summed it up; though she would have added, for the enlightenment of str …
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