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      <description>These articles that had the largest increase in popularity over the last week</description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Chapter 1 - The Red Badge of Courage - Stephen Crane (1871-1900)]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Stephen Crane was born more than 6 years after the end of the American Civil War, but The Red Badge of Courage dramatically depicts the war, as though he had been there. ]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Some Words With a Mummy - Edgar Allan Poe]]></title>
            <link>http://classiclit.about.com/library/bl-etexts/eapoe/bl-eapoe-some.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Read &quot;Some Words With a Mummy&quot; by Edgar Allan Poe.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Word Origin Books]]></title>
            <link>http://classiclit.about.com/od/wordorigins/tp/aatp_wordorigin.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Where did the words in language come from? What do the origins of words say about our culture? And, how do the various meanings of words evolve over time. Read more about word origins: the stories they tell...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Coming Thro the Rye]]></title>
            <link>http://classiclit.about.com/od/catcherintherye/a/aa_cominthro.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The poem, Comin Thro the Rye,&quot; by Robert Burns is probably best known because of Holden's misinterpretation of it in The Catcher in the Rye. He tells his fantasy to his sister, Phoebe (he's the &quot;catcher in the rye,&quot; rescuing children). The reference in The Catcher in the Rye has prompted writers and scholars to take a look at the source. Here's the complete text of the poem.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Robert Browning]]></title>
            <link>http://classiclit.about.com/cs/profileswriters/p/aa_rbrowning.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[(1812-1889) British writer. Robert Browning was born on May 7, 1812 in Camberwell, England, UK. He was the son of Robert Browning, a clerk, artist, and scholar, and Sarah Anna Wiedemann, a pianist. Read more about Browning's life and works.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Winter: My Secret - Christina Rossetti (1830-1894)]]></title>
            <link>http://classiclit.about.com/library/bl-etexts/crossetti/bl-crossetti-winter.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Read  Winter: My Secret by Christina Rossetti (1830-1894). ]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Story of an Hour Text]]></title>
            <link>http://classiclit.about.com/od/storyofanhourchopin/a/aa_storyhour_text.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The Story of an Hour is a short story by Kate Chopin. The work is one of her most famous short works, partly because of its surprise ending. Here, Chopin explores some of the themes for which she has become so famous. Here's the complete text of The Story of an Hour.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Mary Shelley (1797-1851)]]></title>
            <link>http://classiclit.about.com/library/bl-bio/bl-mshelley.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Mary Shelley's first and most important work was Frankenstein, which was finished when she was 19-years-old. The story came out of a holiday that Mary and Percy  took in Switzerland with Byron. The writers were all talking about the supernatural one night when Byron proposed that they each should write a ghost story. That night, Mary had a waking nightmare, which eventually developed into the story of Frankenstein and his hideous progeny. Mary Shelley spend under a year writing the book and it was published in 1818. 
Frankenstein is still considered her greatest work.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Book Lights or Booklights]]></title>
            <link>http://classiclit.about.com/od/bookgiftsgadgets/tp/aatp_booklights.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Book lights are essential for every book lover. These lights are perfect for reading while you're on the road, reading in bed, or just enjoying your individual reading in the dark (or semi-dark). Here's are top picks for book lights.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[1 - Hard Times - Charles Dickens]]></title>
            <link>http://classiclit.about.com/library/bl-etexts/cdickens/bl-cdick-hard-1.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Read &quot;Hard Times,&quot; by Charles Dickens.: hard times charles dickens hard times by charles dickens plum pie works of charles dickens dark caves]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[2 - The Awakening - Kate Chopin (1851-1904)]]></title>
            <link>http://classiclit.about.com/library/bl-etexts/kchopin/bl-kchop-awake-2.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Read The Awakening by Kate Chopin (1851-1904). The Novel was published in 1889, and was considered shocking and immoral.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Jane Eyre Quiz]]></title>
            <link>http://classiclit.about.com/library/bl-quiz/romantic/bronte_c/janeeyre/bl-start.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Test your knowledge of Restoration literature.: sans serif font font size medium greatest novels medium color jane eyre]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Literature Quotes &amp; Sayings]]></title>
            <link>http://classiclit.about.com/od/basicsliteratureintro/a/aa_literaturequ.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[What have writers said about literature? How has literature affected them? What causes writers to continue to attempt to make a difference with words, creating new worlds and experiences in literature? Read these quotes about literature. Find out what writers from around the world have thought of creating works of art.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Doll&#039;s House - Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906)]]></title>
            <link>http://classiclit.about.com/library/bl-etexts/hibsen/bl-hibsen-doll.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Read &quot;Hedda Gabler,&quot; by Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906).]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Israfel - Edgar Allan Poe]]></title>
            <link>http://classiclit.about.com/library/bl-etexts/eapoe/bl-eapoe-israfel.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Read &quot;Israfel&quot; by Edgar Allan Poe.
: edgar allan poe works of edgar allan poe conqueror worm descent into the maelstrom bridal ballad]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Hamlet and a Feminist Argument]]></title>
            <link>http://classiclit.about.com/od/hamlet/a/aa_hamletfem_2.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Read more about Hamlet and a Feminist Argument, from Steve Henderson.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Picture of Dorian Gray]]></title>
            <link>http://classiclit.about.com/od/pictureofdoriangray/fr/aa_dorian.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Oscar Wilde's only novel The Picture of Dorian Gray (1891) is a classic instance of the aestheticism of the late 19th century's English literature... For greater emphasis, Wilde defines the artist as free of ethical sympathies and morbidity. Read more about the novel.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[For Whom the Bell Tolls Quotes]]></title>
            <link>http://classiclit.about.com/od/forwhomthebelltolls/a/aa_forwhomquote_2.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[For Whom the Bell Tolls is a famous novel by Ernest Hemingway. Here are a few quotes from the novel.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Mrs. Dalloway]]></title>
            <link>http://classiclit.about.com/od/woolfvirginia/a/aa_mrsdalloway_2.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[When Virginia Woolf was working on the draft version for &quot;Mrs. Dalloway,&quot; she called her fledgling novel &quot;The Hours.&quot;]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[3 - The Awakening - Kate Chopin (1851-1904)]]></title>
            <link>http://classiclit.about.com/library/bl-etexts/kchopin/bl-kchop-awake-3.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Read The Awakening by Kate Chopin (1851-1904). The Novel was published in 1889, and was considered shocking and immoral.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Bluest Eye Quotes]]></title>
            <link>http://classiclit.about.com/od/bluesteyetonimorrison/a/aa_bluestquote.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The Bluest Eye is the first novel by Toni Morrison. The book centers around Claudia MacTeer in a controversial coming of age story, which encompasses rape, madness, and self-loathing/self-image. Here are a few quotes from the novel.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Courtship of Miles Standish - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882)]]></title>
            <link>http://classiclit.about.com/library/bl-etexts/hwlongfellow/bl-hwl-miless.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Read &quot;The Courtship of Miles Standish&quot; by  Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882)]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Book Bags]]></title>
            <link>http://classiclit.about.com/od/allaboutbooks/tp/aatp_bookbags.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Books bags offer the space and comfort, so you can carry the books you're reading--along with pens, highlighters, bookmarks, book flags, journals, and notebooks. Find book bags, backpacks, shoulder bags, and carrying cases. Take your books wherever you go: to school, work, a cafe, on the beach, to the library, at the park, or on a hike.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Big Sleep Quotes]]></title>
            <link>http://classiclit.about.com/od/bigsleeprchandler/a/aa_bigsleepquot.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The Big Sleep was the first novel by Raymond Chandler. This hard-boiled detective novel was published in 1939. With this work, Chandler was forging new paths in literature. Here are a few quotes from the novel.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Valley of Unrest - Edgar Allan Poe]]></title>
            <link>http://classiclit.about.com/library/bl-etexts/eapoe/bl-eapoe-valley.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Read The Valley of Unrest by Edgar Allan Poe.: edgar allan poe works of edgar allan poe valley of unrest silent dell azure towers]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Martin Luther King, Jr., Quote]]></title>
            <link>http://classiclit.about.com/od/kingmartinluther/a/aa_mlkingjr.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Martin Luther King, Jr. was a prominent figure in the Civil Rights movement in the United States. His words have influenced many other writers and activists. Here are a few of his famous words.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[For Annie - Edgar Allan Poe]]></title>
            <link>http://classiclit.about.com/library/bl-etexts/eapoe/bl-eapoe-forannie.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Read &quot;For Annie&quot; by Edgar Allan Poe.: edgar allan poe works of edgar allan poe conqueror worm descent into the maelstrom bridal ballad]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Dr. Jekyll &amp; Mr. Hyde - Chapter 2 - Robert Louis Stevenson]]></title>
            <link>http://classiclit.about.com/library/bl-etexts/rlstevenson/bl-rlstevenson-drjek2.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Dr. Jekyll &amp; Mr. Hyde - Robert Louis Stevenson]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[A Christmas Carol Quotes]]></title>
            <link>http://classiclit.about.com/od/christmascarola/a/aa_christmas_2.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Here are more quotes from A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[1 - Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley -1]]></title>
            <link>http://classiclit.about.com/library/bl-etexts/mshelley/bl-mshelley-frank1.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Frankenstein's presumptuous act of creation, although begun with the best of intentions, is doomed to failure, for man cannot hope to penetrate the secrets of science.]]></description>
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