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Literature

Of or pertaining to the art of writing in any form or style, most especially published works.

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Literature; Fiction

Two fictional universes, or the real universe and a fictional universe, are placed in a situation in which they interact. Such stories sometimes involve comparisons and conflict ...

Walter Mitty

Literature; Fiction

Walter Mitty is a fictional character in James Thurber's short story "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty", first published in The New Yorker on March 18, 1939, and in book form in My ...

an average Joe

Literature; Fiction

“An average Joe” is an ordinary person without anything exceptional about them. Origin is from the novel “Johnny Got His Gun” written by Dalton Trumbo in 1971. Joe, a young ...

uncle Tom and Cobbleigh and all

Literature; Fiction

Uncle Tom and Cobbleigh and all (from the ballad Widdicombre Fair) is becoming old-fashioned but is used humorously to mean “and the rest”. "Widecombe Fair", also called Tom ...

Peter Pan

Literature; Fiction

It is difficult to find a young person, who has not heard about the fantastic tale about Peter Pan. Written by the Scottish novelist and playwright James Matthew Barrie, the tale ...

this is no Alice in Wonderland

Literature; Fiction

Lewis Carroll's book "Alice in Wonderland' is full of fanciful characters, each one adding a bit of humor and dimension to the story. When Alice falls down the rabbit hole she ...

modern day Robin Hood

Literature; Fiction

The phrase “Modern day Robin Hood” is used to describe a person, who robs rich people to help poor ones. The anthroponymic phrase derives from the worldwide famous “The merry ...