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  • The Old Man and the Sea

    • 13 Jan 2012
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  • The Picture of Dorian Gray - Wilde's Classic Animated

    • 2 Dec 2011
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    The Picture of Dorian Gray from Thomas Beg on Vimeo

    "The only novel written by Oscar Wilde, his 1890 work The Picture of Dorian Gray is regarded as a classic work of gothic literature. Its strong Faustian themed storyline tells of a young and beautiful upper class man. Basil Hallward, a painter, creates a portrait of the good looking aristocrat. Dorian sees it unveiled and whimsically announces that he would sell his soul so the portrait could grow old rather than he. The wish, as you might expect, is fulfilled.  

    This is an 8 Minute adaptation of Picture of Dorian Gray. It represents Thomas Beg’s 15 week Major Project at UCA Rochester as part of his CG Arts and Animation degree. It is exceptionally well done, retaining the gothic eeriness of the original as well as ably pulling the story in to eight minutes." 

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  • The Swiss family Robinson : in words of one syllable

    • 15 Aug 2011
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  • Mother West Wind, McGuffeys Reader and about Chocolate Milk

    • 18 Jul 2011
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    Old Mother West Wind, published in 1910, the reader meets many of the characters found in later books and stories. These characters include Peter Cottontail, Jimmy Skunk, Sammy Jay, Bobby Raccoon, Little Joe Otter, Grandfather Frog, Billy Mink, Jerry Muskrat, Spotty the Turtle and of course, Old Mother West Wind and her Merry Little Breezes. 
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    "McGuffey Readers were a series of graded primers that were widely used as textbooks in American schools from the mid-19th century to the mid-20th century, and are still used today in some private schools and in homeschooling.

    It is estimated that at least 120 million copies of McGuffey's Readers were sold between 1836 and 1960, placing its sales in a category with the Bible and Webster's Dictionary. Since 1961 they have continued to sell at a rate of some 30,000 copies a year. No other textbook bearing a single person's name has come close to that mark."

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  • Cato's letters ... - Google Books

    • 16 Dec 2010
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    Cato's Letters, a series of essays published in 18th- century England that presented a vision of society free from excessive government power.
    Please read them at  books.google.com

    Suggested by Bob...Thanks !

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