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  2. Mrs Grundy - Wikipedia

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    Oscar Wilde in a letter to the St. James Gazette describes her as "Mrs Grundy, that amusing old lady who represents the only original form of humour that the middle classes of this country have been able to produce" (1890). Charles Dickens mentions her in his novel Hard Times. William Makepeace Thackeray mentions her in his novel Vanity Fair.

  3. A Token for Children - Wikipedia

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    The book is separated into two volumes and one addendum, containing a total of 20 "examples". The addendum, titled A Token for the Children of New England, contains only examples that specifically involve New England and features an additional 6 scriptural hymns. Each example is a short story involving one child, their worship, and eventual death.

  4. Acrostic (puzzle) - Wikipedia

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    Letters 16 and 17 form a two-letter word ending in P. Since this has to be UP, letter 16 is a U, which can be filled into the appropriate clue answer in the list of clues. Likewise, a three-letter word starting with A could be and, any, all, or even a proper name like Ann. One might need more clue answers before daring to guess which it could be.

  5. Nathaniel Hawthorne - Wikipedia

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    The Scarlet Letter was published in 1850, followed by a succession of other novels. A political appointment as consul took Hawthorne and family to Europe before their return to Concord in 1860. Hawthorne died on May 19, 1864. Much of Hawthorne's writing centers on New England, and many works feature moral metaphors with an anti-Puritan inspiration.

  6. The Scarlet Letter - Wikipedia

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    The Scarlet Letter: A Romance is a work of historical fiction by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne, published in 1850. [2] Set in the Puritan Massachusetts Bay Colony during the years 1642 to 1649, the novel tells the story of Hester Prynne, who conceives a daughter with a man to whom she is not married and then struggles to create a new life of repentance and dignity.

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  8. What it’s about: “Martyr!” is a portrait of a young Iranian American man searching for meaning.Cyrus Shams – a newly sober poet – makes his way across the U.S. as he grapples with his ...

  9. List of Puritan poets - Wikipedia

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    John Milton (1608–1674), most famous for his epic poem "Paradise Lost" (1667), was an English poet with religious beliefs emphasizing central Puritanical views.While the work acted as an expression of his despair over the failure of the Puritan Revolution against the English Catholic Church, it also indicated his optimism in human potential.