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41Don Juan (Byron) — Byron s Don Juan (Penguin Classics version) Don Juan (  /d …
42japan — japanner, n. /jeuh pan /, n., adj., v., japanned, japanning. n. 1. any of various hard, durable, black varnishes, originally from Japan, for coating wood, metal, or other surfaces. 2. work varnished and figured in the Japanese manner. 3. Japans,… …
43Japan — /jeuh pan /, n. 1. a constitutional monarchy on a chain of islands off the E coast of Asia: main islands, Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku. 125,716,637; 141,529 sq. mi. (366,560 sq. km). Cap.: Tokyo. Japanese, Nihon, Nippon. 2. Sea of, the… …
44arts, East Asian — Introduction music and visual and performing arts of China, Korea, and Japan. The literatures of these countries are covered in the articles Chinese literature, Korean literature, and Japanese literature. Some studies of East Asia… …
45Terry Pratchett — Infobox Writer name = Terry Pratchett caption = Terry Pratchett birthdate = Birth date and age|1948|4|28|df=yes birthplace = Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, Englandcite book editor = Priscilla Olsen and Sheila Perry title = Once More* *With… …
46Comics — For the entertainers known as comics , see Comedian. For the magazine format usually containing longer self contained stories, see Comic book. Yellow Kid, created by Richard F. Outcault. Comics (from the Greek κωμικός, kōmikos of or pertaining to …
47Spells in Harry Potter — occur in the wizarding world of the series of books by author J. K. Rowling. Magic spells are used by many of the characters to achieve useful effects without the benefit of modern technology. The main depiction of a spell in the Harry Potter… …
48Ghostbusters (franchise) — Logo used by the Ghostbusters in the film Ghostbusters is a supernatural comedy multi media franchise created in 1984. Its inception was for the movie Ghostbusters, released on June 8, 1984 by Columbia Pictures. It centered around a group of… …
49children's literature — Body of written works produced to entertain or instruct young people. The genre encompasses a wide range of works, including acknowledged classics of world literature, picture books and easy to read stories, and fairy tales, lullabies, fables,… …
50FOLKLORE — This entry is arranged according to the following outline: introduction …
