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  • Innocent Blood

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    Innocent Blood is a mystery novel following teenage protagonist Philippa Palfrey. Discovering that she is adopted, Philippa learns that her birth father was a murderer and a rapist. Her birth mother, Mary, is in prison for her own involvement in the case and Philippa feels drawn toward a reunion. The two women talk about the murder, coming to an uneasy understanding, but the father of the victim of the long-ago crime takes revenge on Mary, killing her. Philippa takes her mother's name, Ducat, as penance.

  • Presumed Innocent

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    Presumed Innocent is the first novel by Scott Turow, published in 1987. The novel follows the investigation of Carolyn Polhemus' murder. Polhemus, an attractive and successful prosecutor, is found dead in sexual bondange and Rusty Sabich, her coworker, is assigned to take her case. However, Carolyn is Rusty's former lover. The former affair is eventually discovered and, through a series of plot twists, Rusty is eventually charged with the murder.

  • The Innocents Abroad

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    The Innocents Abroad is the author's account of his travels to Europe and the Middle East on a pleasure cruise. With his trademark dry wit and keen observations, the author relates accounts of his pleasantly ignorant shipmates, as well as the foreign cities they visit and the ancient wonders they see. A mixture of amazement and sarcasm, this volume sweeps the reader into 1860s France, Italy, Palestine, and more. Major themes include the classics, the hypocrisy of religion, and the cultural gulf between Europe and America.

  • 'I' Is for Innocent

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  • The Innocent

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  • Innocent Love in Romeo and Juliet

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    Innocent Love Innocent love is what you get around youre teenage years and you think you have just found the one Everyone thinks of it as something sweet and of course innocent but what if I were to tell you that it could have fatal consequences You would probably be shocked or in disbelief I mean who wouldnt Romeo and Juliet a play written by William Shakespeare is a play about two teenagers lost in innocent love love that leads to a horrible outcome the death of the two lovers Romeo and Julie

  • Curley's Wife: Tasty Temptress Or Innocent Victim?

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  • "Birches"

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    Natures transcendental quality is described in Robert Frosts poem Birches The speaker of the poem is an older man who recalls the memory of being a swinger of birches The overwhelming aspects of his life cause him to yearn for the trouble free and undemanding times of childhood Although the poem is written from the speakers viewpoint the perspective of a specific boy is introduced These two outlooks offer contrasting perceptions of what the birch tree and act of climbing and swinging represent

  • 'The Lord of the Flies' - Savagery

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    The Lord of the Flies Savagery William Goldings novel The Lord of The flies presents us with a group of English boys who are isolated on a desert island left to try and retain a civilised society In this novel Golding manages to display the boys slow descent into savagery as democracy on the island diminishes At the opening of the novel Ralph and Jack get on extremely well We are informed Jack shared his burden and there was an invisible light of friendship between the two boys Jack changes con

  • "Othello" A Critical Review

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    Othello A Critical Review Othello A Critical Review Prof Niamat Ali Depatment of English Govt Islamia College Kasur Pakistan Shakespeare the crown of English literature can rightfully boast of his marvelous achievements as a dramatist His plays both comedies and tragedies have a sterling worth of their own The magnet of his plays pulls the iron dust of thoughts and the reader feels himself bound by silky ropes of interest and pleasure He maintains such an artistic balance in his writings as is

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