9 M1 - How Do Authors Develop Complex Characters?

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Around the World in 80 Days

This travel adventure novel by Jules Verne was published serially in 1872 and in book form in 1873 The lively and amusing narrative recounts the journey pursued by a sedentary London gentleman named Phileas Fogg and his valet, Passepartout, to win a wager with Fogg's fellow club members....

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Council of Verona

The citizens of Verona have grown tired of the constant quarrel between the houses of Capulet and Montague. As ruler of the region, Prince Escalus has formed a council to help mediate the conflict and bring lasting peace to Verona. In Council of Verona, players take on the role of influential...

Hangman

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Hans Brinker or The Silver Skates

This delightful story follows the tale of a Dutch brother and sister who work together toward two goals--finding the doctor who can restore their father's memory and winning the competition for the silver skates. This book was first published in 1865 and received more reviews than any other...

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Heidi

Johanna Spyri's classic story of a young orphan sent to live with her grumpy grandfather in the Swiss Alps has charmed and engaged readers since its first publication in 1880. Much more than a children's story, the story is also a lesson on the precious nature of freedom. Heidi is a persistent...

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Little Lord Fauntleroy

Published in 1886, this book, along with The Secret Garden, cemented
Burnett's reputation as a leading children's author. The title
character of this book was based on Burnett's second son, Vivian and has
been said to embody the author's belief that "nothing in the world is so...

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Robinson Crusoe

Based loosely on the true story of the real-life sailor Alexander Selkirk, Defoe's classic tale of human strength and survival in the face of a hostile and lonely world can be understood on many different levels. Defoe is a figure for all times, either alone as he is literally stripped bare to...

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Shakespeare The Animated Tales: Volume III

Romeo & Juliet
Unquestionably the best-known love story of all time. Rich cel animation captures Shakespeare's masterpiece of teenage romance and the family rivalries that comes between two young lovers. In the end, they prove their love has no bounds, and is...

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Tarzan of the Apes

First published in 1914, this romantic novel has remained influential over the years, both as a book and in films and a television series. The reader must recognize that Tarzan is a product of its age and contains outmoded imagery and simplistic depictions of other cultures and species:...

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The Importance of Being Earnest

Published five years after Wilde’s successful novel The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890), this was Wilde’s most successful play and became an instant hit when it opened in London in February, 1895. While some view this play as simply a device to show off Wilde’s clever witticisms and word play,...

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