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William and Mary" is a short story by Roald Dahl, originally published in 1959 and included in his 1960 collection Kiss Kiss. It was later adapted into episodes of Way Out , Late Night Horror and Tales of the Unexpected , [ 1 ] as well as The Price of Fear .
Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories is a book of short stories published in 1991 by the Mexican-American writer Sandra Cisneros. The collection reflects Cisneros's experience of being surrounded by American influences while still being familially bound to her Mexican heritage as she grew up north of the Mexico-US border .
Birds of America contains the following short stories: Willing; A 40 something year old, washed up Hollywood actress moves to Chicago and takes up residence at a Days Inn. She is unsatisfied with what her life has become. She has missed the opportunity, she feels, to have a partner and children. She is alone and unhappy.
Come celebrate Reader's Digest's 100th anniversary with a century of funny jokes, moving quotes, heartwarming stories, and riveting dramas. The post 100 Years of Reader’s Digest: People, Stories ...
Marriage is one thing that all of the US presidents throughout history have in common — with the exception of lifelong bachelor James Buchanan. The adorable love stories of 11 presidents and ...
The poet, known for works in celebration of wine, choked to death on a grape stone according to Pliny the Elder. [13] [14] [16]: 104 The 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica suggests that "the story has an air of mythical adaptation to the poet's habits". [17] Heraclitus of Ephesus: c. 475 BC
Initially Twain proposed to William Dean Howells that they entice twelve authors, including himself, to each write a short story to the same plot. [1] A similar project was proposed later, resulting in the 1908 collaborative work The Whole Family, though Twain declined the offer to participate. [2]
The marriage of 22-year-old Charlie Johns and nine-year-old Eunice Winstead was a child marriage that took place in the state of Tennessee, United States, in January 1937. [1] [2] [3] The event received national attention after Life magazine published an article about the union the following month.