IN THE LIBRARY
The fire had burnt low in the library, for the night
was wet and warm. It was now little more than
a grey shell, and looked desolate. Trayton Burleigh,
still hot, rose from...
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W. W. Jacobs, remembered today almost exclusively for his horror story "The Monkey's Paw" (The Lady of the Barge, 1902), was one of the most popular English humorists of the early twentieth century. H...
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A convicted sex offender who was released from prison over prosecutors' objections has been charged with raping a 6-year-old at a public library while the boy's mother used a computer nearby.Corey ...
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A big, red "Closed" sign has been plastered across the front door of the library here since mid-April, when Jackson County ran out of money to keep its 15 branches open.In a few weeks, though, the ...
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The final chapter is closed on Dewey Readmore Books. The 19-year-old cat, who became a mascot for the city's library after being found in a book drop, died Wednesday in the arms of librarian V...
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BERLIN, Jan 14 (Reuters) - German academics believe they
have solved the centuries-old mystery behind the identity of the
"Mona Lisa" in Leonardo da Vinci's famous portrait. Lisa Gherardini, the w...
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Ten Republicans who often invoke Ronald Reagan hope the Gipper's magic rubs off as they face each other at the late president's library in the first GOP debate of the 2008 race.The setting and the ...
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A church council on Wednesday approved land on the campus of Southern Methodist University for George W. Bush's presidential library, complete with a partisan think tank.The South Central Jurisdict...
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Southern Methodist University professors on Wednesday overwhelmingly rejected a plan to hold a faculty-wide vote on whether the campus should host a partisan think-tank as part of George W. Bush's ...
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A burger battle is brewing between a Texas state legislator and the owners of Louis' Lunch, a restaurant established in 1895, where it has been claimed that the hamburger was invented.However, with...
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Maryland celebrated Presidents Day with a reading of George Washington's handwritten 1783 resignation from the Continental Army, a document the state recently acquired from private owners.The speec...
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In the Library
W(illiam) W(ymark) Jacobs
Convict accused of raping boy in library
