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  2. Edwin Thompson Denig - Wikipedia

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    Denig was the son of a prosperous county doctor, yet he chose to dedicate his adult life to the fur trade.In 1833 he entered into the service of the American Fur Company as a clerk, first at Fort Pierre, and from 1837 at Fort Union.

  3. Allerleirauh - Wikipedia

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    Some time after the neighbour's wife dies, the man notices Seline has fine golden hair like his deceased wife, and decides to marry her. Seline laughs at the proposal, but, realizing he is serious, and her own father seems inclined to agree, she tries to delay the wedding by asking for three dresses: one shining like the midday sun, one like a ...

  4. Reynard the Fox - Wikipedia

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    His main enemy and victim across the cycle is his uncle, the wolf, Isengrim (or Ysengrim). While the character of Reynard appears in later works, the core stories were written during the Middle Ages by multiple authors and are often seen as parodies of medieval literature, such as courtly love stories and chansons de geste , as well as a satire ...

  5. Mercury Fur - Wikipedia

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    Mercury Fur is a play written by Philip Ridley which premiered in 2005. It is Ridley's fifth adult stage play and premiered at the Plymouth Theatre Royal , before moving to the Menier Chocolate Factory in London.

  6. Madonna in a Fur Coat - Wikipedia

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    Madonna in a Fur Coat (Turkish: Kürk Mantolu Madonna) is a novel written by Turkish author Sabahattin Ali.It was published in 1943. The book tells the story of Raif, who is living a purposeless life until he meets a woman named Maria Puder. Initially, the book was criticized by many critics because "it was just another love story", [1] but it became a bestseller in time, a

  7. List of fictional antiheroes - Wikipedia

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    1 Literature. 2 Film. 3 Comic books. 4 Television. ... This article may contain excessive or irrelevant examples. ... Conker's Bad Fur Day: 2001 [290] [291] Claude

  8. List of fictional rodents in literature - Wikipedia

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    The family consists of the mother, father, Lester and his two sisters. They then adopt and raise an abandoned kitten Lester named Mickey. The Mouse King E.T.A. Hoffmann "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King" The seven-headed mouse king who leads his mouse army in an epic battle against the Nutcracker and the toys. Nora Rosemary Wells: Noisy Nora

  9. The Gift of the Magi - Wikipedia

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    For example, while Rizzo the Rat sells his collection of rare cheese to buy Gonzo a dish for his mold collection, Gonzo reveals he sold his mold collection to buy Rizzo a cheese slicer. In 2004, during the intro of Season 1, Episode 7 of The L Word ("L'Ennui"), Marina Ferrer 's lover, Francesca Wolff , synopsizes the story while she seduces the ...