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Science fiction short story with the ability to jump from world to world

What is the symbolism of Atticus killing the mad dog?

Has the phrase "Elementary, my dear Watson" ever truly appeared in a Sherlock Holmes book?

How could sixty cents of $1.87 be in pennies?

Why all those tangents in Victor Hugo's Les Misérables?

Did Harper Lee intend Go set a Watchman to be published?

Which short story describes how a man's teaching logic to his would-be girlfriend backfires?

How did having a full pot of tea betray the doctor's lowly origins?

Why did John le Carré choose that particular (French) pseudonym?

Why does Melville call Washington "General" rather than "President"

What does "chafed" mean here?

Looking for a Fiction Book where One Vote Decides the Result of the Election

What is the "Intentional Fallacy"?

Which Upanishad is TS Eliot referencing with "Datta. Dayadhvam. Damyata." and why?

What does "vamos the ranch" mean in this Mark Twain short story?

Are Nicholas's sentiments on playwrights those of his creator?

When did Robert Frost write "Two Tramps in Mud Time"?

What is Hubbard's definition of "pure science fiction"?

Why was "Notre Dame de Paris" changed from "Notre Dame of Paris" to "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" when it was re-published in English?

Was Captain Hook an Etonian in the original text?

What is a "fetish man" in African tribal culture?

Is there such a thing as an unbiased text?

Which does this part refer to, a pencil or the words?

What is this children's short story about an expat English girl who wants to pick primroses on her birthday?

What was the name of the film Patrick Bateman obsessively rents in American Psycho?

What is the joke in the name "Robert Jordon"?

What inspired the writing of Sredni Vashtar?

What fictional series has the longest release to completion?

Why did Velutha hold a relatively high employment status for his social class?

Identification of an American short story about a horse that can't carry two train robbers