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In Metamorphoses

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Publius Ovidius Naso and Publius (Ovid) Ovidius Naso

The Metamorphoses of Ovid is probably one of the best known, certainly one of the most influential works of the Ancient world. It consists o…

Bk2,C5-Voyage along the coast,Dona Marina

In History of the Conquest of Mexico

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William H. Prescott

Much have I travell'd in the realms of gold,And many goodly states and kingdoms seen;Round many western islands have I beenWhich bards in fe…

Book 4: January - November, A.D. 70: pt 1

In Tacitus' Histories

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Tacitus-Church/Brodribb and Publius Cornelius Tacitus

The Histories was written between 110 and 100 B.C. It covered the Year of Four Emperors following the downfall of Nero, the rise of Vespasia…

Chapter 7, part 1-3

In A History of Greece to the Death of Alexander the Great, Vol I

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John Bagnell Bury

J. B. Bury wrote his “History of Greece” before World War I, but it was such a good overview of classical Greek history that the third editi…

12 - Ivy Day in the Committee Room

In Dubliners

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James Joyce

Masterful short stories about life in Dublin at the turn of the century, by James Joyce. (Summary by Hugh McGuire)

Day 2, The Second Story

In The Decameron

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Giovanni Boccaccio

The Decameron (subtitle: Prencipe Galeotto) is a collection of 100 novellas by Italian author Giovanni Boccaccio, probably begun in 1350 and…

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