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Coralee Dwyer [Me] Tragedy lookout

Thank you for all my friends who told me to try and pursue my dream of being a author for short stories. This is for you guys! (c) This is copywrited by coraleedwyer.

Drama
English
334 Words
No Age Recommendation
386
3

A young girl's birthday gone from the best to a horrible disaster, caused at Mount Coot-tha. **Please mind [more]

Keywords: Tragedy, Lookout

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Alex Digorino Tragedy

Drama
English
386 Words
No Age Recommendation
489
2

When a kiss on the bay stirs up a witches nerves anything comes out.

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Mark Twain The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson

Fiction
English
52556 Words
Ages 8 and up
396
2

The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson is a novel by Mark Twain. The setting is the fictional Missouri frontier town of Dawson's Landing on the banks of the Mississippi River in the first half of the 19th century. David Wilson, a young lawyer, moves to town and a clever remark of his is misunderstood, which causes locals to brand him a "pudd'nhead" – a nitwit. His hobby of collecting fingerprints does not raise his standing in the townsfolk's eyes, who see him as an eccentric and do not frequent his law practice. Puddn'head Wilson moves into the background as the focus shifts to the slave Roxy, her son, and the family they serve. Roxy is only one-sixteenth black, and her son Valet de Chambre (referred to as "Chambers") is only 1/32 black. Roxy is principally charged with caring for her inattentive master's infant son Tom Driscoll, who is the same age as her own son. After fellow slaves are caught stealing and are nearly sold "down the river", to a master further south, Roxy fears for her life and the life of her son. First she decides to kill herself and Chambers to avoid being sold down the river, but then decides instead to switch Chambers and Tom in their cribs so that her son will live a life of privilege. The narrative moves forward two decades, and Tom Driscoll (formerly Valet de Chambre), believing himself to be wholly white and raised as a spoiled aristocrat, has grown to be a selfish and dissolute young man. Tom's father has died and granted Roxy her freedom. Roxy worked for a time on river boats, and saved money for her retirement. When she finally is able to retire, she discovers that her bank has failed and all of her savings are gone. She returns to Dawson's Landing to ask for money from Tom. [more]

Keywords: the tragedy of, pudd'nhead wilson, mark twain, slavery, american literature, history, satire, historical fiction

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A. C. Bradley Shakespearean Tragedy

Lectures On Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth

Fiction
English
161351 Words
Ages 18 and up
2
0

Andrew Cecil Bradley (26 March 1851 – 2 September 1935) was an English literary scholar,[1] best remembered for his work on Shakespeare.Bradley was born at Park Hill, Clapham, Surrey. He was the youngest of the twenty-one children born to the preacher Charles Bradley (1789–1871) and his second wife Emma Linton. Among his siblings was the philosopher Francis Herbert Bradley.[2] Bradley studied at Balliol College, Oxford. He obtained a Balliol Fellowship in 1874 and lectured first in English and subsequently in philosophy until 1881. He then took a permanent position at the University of Liverpool where he lectured on literature. In 1889 he moved to Glasgow as Regius Professor. In 1901 he was elected to the Oxford professorship of poetry. During his five years in this post he produced Shakespearean Tragedy (1904) and Oxford Lectures on Poetry (1909). He was later made an honorary fellow of Balliol and was awarded honorary doctorates from Liverpool, Glasgow, Edinburgh, and Durham, and was offered (but declined) the King Edward VII chair at Cambridge. Bradley never married; he lived in London with his sister and died at 6 Holland Park Road, Kensington, London, on 2 September 1935.[2] His will established a research fellowship for young scholars of English Letters.[3] [more]

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ponyo1733 Japan: A Tragedy

a book dedicated to the recent tsunami of Japan

Self-Help
English
153 Words
No Age Recommendation
439
3

I'm sure you've heard of the recent tragedy in Japan,this book is dedicated to that.

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WILLIAM INGRAHAM RUSSELL THE ROMANCE AND TRAGEDY

Romance
English
53746 Words
Ages 18 and up
2
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A true story of a life I give you; not in its completion, for it is still unfinished. [more]

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WILLIAM INGRAHAM RUSSELL THE ROMANCE AND TRAGEDY

History
English
53693 Words
Ages 18 and up
1
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A true story of a life I give you; not in its completion, for it is still unfinished. [more]

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Erica M. A Tragedy

History
English
2268 Words
Ages 12 and up
665
2

The person in this book is not real and what he does isnt either. It"s about a man [more]

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William Shakespeare The Tragedy of King Lear (Illustrated)

Fiction
English
27187 Words
Ages 10 and up
191
0

King Lear is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. The title character descends into madness after disposing of his estate between two of his three daughters based on their flattery, bringing tragic consequences for all. The play is based on the legend of Leir of Britain, a mythological pre-Roman Celtic king. It has been widely adapted for the stage and motion pictures, and the role of Lear has been coveted and played by many of the world's most accomplished actors. The play was written between 1603 and 1606 and later revised. Shakespeare's earlier version, The True Chronicle of the History of the Life and Death of King Lear and His Three Daughters, was published in quarto in 1608. The Tragedy of King Lear, a more theatrical version, was included in the 1623 First Folio. Modern editors usually conflate the two, though some insist that each version has its individual integrity that should be preserved [more]

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William Shakespeare The Tragedy Of Romeo And Juliet (Illustrated)

Fiction
English
25781 Words
Ages 10 and up
242
0

Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare early in his career about two young star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately reconcile their feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular plays during his lifetime and, along with Hamlet, is one of his most frequently performed plays. Today, the title characters are regarded as archetypal young lovers. Romeo and Juliet belongs to a tradition of tragic romances stretching back to antiquity. Its plot is based on an Italian tale, translated into verse as The Tragical History of Romeus and Juliet by Arthur Brooke in 1562 and retold in prose in Palace of Pleasure by William Painter in 1567. Shakespeare borrowed heavily from both but, to expand the plot, developed supporting characters, particularly Mercutio and Paris. Believed to have been written between 1591 and 1595, the play was first published in a quarto version in 1597. This text was of poor quality, and later editions corrected it, bringing it more in line with Shakespeare's original. [more]

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