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The Iliad of Homer

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Homer

"The Iliad is an epic poem in dactylic hexameters, traditionally attributed to Homer. Set in the Trojan War, the ten-year siege of Iliu…

Chapter 1

In Joaquin, the Claude Duval of California; or, The Marauder of the Mines: a Roman…

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Henry L. Williams

Joaquin Murrieta was a famous Californio bandit, known as the "Robin Hood of El Dorado".Joaquin Murrieta was the son of worthy par…

1-30 - The Cenci: Part 2

In Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 1: The Borgias and The Cenci

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Alexandre Dumas [pere] and Alexandre Dumas

Dumas's 'Celebrated Crimes' was not written for children. The novelist has spared no language--has minced no words--to describe the violent …