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Chasing Crusoe/Buscado a Crusoe
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This "multimedia documentary ... examines the lives and times of the mythical Robinson Crusoe and the Scottish sailor Alexander Selkirk, whose marooning is thought by many to be the inspiration for Daniel Defoe???s classic novel." In Englis ...
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http://www.rcrusoe.org |
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The Muppets
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Here is the official "informative, interactive, entertaining and downright peculiar world of Muppet Studios. ... You can play games at the Muppet Studio Lounge, make music at Club Mayhem, read the web's hottest blog, Miss Piggy's exclusive new ' ...
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http://muppets.go.com |
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Breakfast at Tiffany's: 50 Things to Love About Holly Golightly
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This November 2008 article celebrates the 50th anniversary of the publication of Truman Capote's novella "Breakfast at Tiffany's" by presenting a list of 50 reasons people like the character Holly Golightly and her portrayal by Audrey Hepburn in the ...
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http://living.scotsman.com/books/-Breakfast-at-Tiffany39s-50.4688679.jp |
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In Character
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Audio and essays about the "tricksters, vamps, heroes, [and] scamps [who have become] indelible American characters." Covers fictional characters such as Charlotte the spider, Uncle Tom, The Joker from Batman, Nancy Drew, Jo March, Charlie ...
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http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=17914370 |
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LabLit.com: The Culture of Science in Fiction & Fact
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This site "is dedicated to real laboratory culture and to the portrayal and perceptions of that culture ... in fiction, the media and across popular culture." Features interviews, articles, a message board, and a list of novels (and other m ...
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http://www.lablit.com/ |
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Ian Fleming Centenary, 1908-2008
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"2008 marks the centenary of the birth of the writer, Ian Fleming, creator of James Bond. To mark Ian Fleming's extraordinary and lasting contribution to British culture and to celebrate his life, various events are planned throughout the year. ...
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http://www.ianflemingcentenary.com/ |
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Ian Fleming and the World of James Bond
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This site from the Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington accompanies "the first ever academic Fleming symposium," held in 2003, and "marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of 'Casino Royale.'" The site features ima ...
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http://www.indiana.edu/%7Eliblilly/fleming/ |
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Heroes of Yore and Lore: Canadian Heroes in Fact and Fiction
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This site presents "a small sampling of many outstanding personalities who have inspired and enriched the [Canadian] national character." Available in English and French. From the National Library of Canada and National Archives of Canada.
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http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/200/301/nlc-bnc/heroes_lore_yore_can_hero-ef/2001/index-e.html |
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Dracula's Homepage
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This site is about both the Bram Stoker novel and its influence on popular culture, and Vlad Tepes, the historical Romanian who inspired Stoker's Dracula. There is also a brief chronology of Stoker's life. The categorized list of links includes organ ...
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http://www.ucs.mun.ca/~emiller/ |
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The Harry Potter Automatic News Aggregator (HPANA)
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(Caution: some pop-ups.) This site "was created to monitor several of the top news sources on the Web and provide near-instant alerts when new information is published." Subscribe to the site's RSS (syndication) feeds to stay current on the ...
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http://www.hpana.com |
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