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At the end of Chapter III of Through the Looking-Glass (1871), Alice emerges from the Lethean wood, is promptly abandoned by ...

The Irish aptitude for storytelling has long been lauded as a national characteristic, and its outlets in different literary ...

Since being tethered to the page by Hans Christian Andersen 180 years ago, the folk tale “The Red Shoes” has frequently broken free, dancing its way through form and genre. It has been a ballet by ...

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