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Unlock the more straightforward side of Never Let Me Go with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!This engaging summary …
For a generation or more, literary theorists have used the metaphor of "the death of the author" in considering the …
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Though Anglo-Saxon England is better known for its penitents than peep-shows, glimpses of unclothed bodies peek through in surprising places …