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PENNY PARKER is a teen-aged sleuth and amateur reporter with an uncanny knack for solving unusual, sometimes bizarre mysteries. The only daughter of widower Anthony Parker, publisher of the "Riverview Star," Penny is self-sufficient, outspoken, and extraordinarily tenacious. Penny was the creation of Mildred A. Wirt, who was also the author of the original Nancy Drew series (under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene). Wirt once said, " 'I always…
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Magic, fairies, young lovers chasing each other through a forest, a man with a donkey's head, and impish Puck wreaking havoc right and left. What's going on here? It's A Midsummer Night's Dream, Shakespeare at his most fanciful. The play opens with...
Michel de Montaigne was a contemporary of Shakespeare who, after having played his part in France's terrible wars of religion, retired to his estates and decided to write about what he knew best--himself. And so in his likes and dislikes, his reflections on history, his loves and his travels, he brought to life, not just one man, but all human experience. "What do I know?" he asked. If not himself and his own soul, …
Dive into the intriguing life of Otto von Bismarck, a statesman whose work either bores or enthralls, depending on who you ask. As the architect behind three victorious wars and the unification of Germany, Bismarcks influence is undeniable. Yet, he...
Dive into the intricate life of the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln, as depicted by Ward Hill Lamon, who had the privilege of working with him and had access to private documents from Lincolns law partner and biographer, William...