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100			_aJoyce, C Alan
245			_aI Used to Know that Literature
260			_bReaders Digest Association _aNew York _c2012
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520			_aBibliophiles, grab your glasses! Here is a compendium of interesting- and often scandalous-facts and quips about the literary world. Featuring authors and tomes of yesteryear and yesterday, from Tolkien's Middle-earth to Jeffrey Eugenides's Middlesex, I Used to Knew That: Literature includes sections such as: You Don't Say: Commonly-used words and phrases that were coined or popularized in classic words of fiction-sometimes with very different meanings. Gruesomely Ever After: The original endings of some of the world's most cherished fairy tales-Snow White, The Little Mermaid, Cinderella, and more. Hip to be Square: Banned works of fiction and the controversy surrounding them. Anthropomorphized Characters: The real-life stories and inspirations behind beloved "leading creatures." Time to Make the Doughnuts: Odd jobs of famous authors. Parental Guidance Suggested: Dah
650			_aLiterary curiosa
650			_aLiterature
700			_aJanssen, Sarah
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