"The Doctor's Sweetheart" by Lucy Maud Montgomery is a poignant short story that explores themes of love, sacrifice, and the complexities of relationships. Set in a small, picturesque community, th... | Rate it: | |
"The Doctors" is not a book by Jean de La Fontaine. Jean de La Fontaine is a renowned French fabulist and one of the most widely read French poets of the 17th century. He is famous for his Fables, ... | Rate it: | |
"The Dog" is a poignant short story by Ivan Turgenev that explores themes of loyalty, companionship, and the human-animal bond. The narrative centers around a dog that becomes the symbol of unyield... | Rate it: | |
"The Dog and Her Companion" is a classic French fable by Jean de La Fontaine that explores themes of friendship, loyalty, and devotion. This engaging narrative follows the story of a faithful dog w... | Rate it: | |
The Dog and His Master's Dinner "The Dog and His Master's Dinner" by Aesop is a tale from the renowned Aesop's fables. The story follows a dog who steals his master's dinner. The narrative embarks on lessons about greed, conseque... | Rate it: | |
"The Dog and His Reflection" is an Aesop's fable about a dog who finds a bone and as he crosses a stream, he sees his reflection in the water. Believing the reflection to be another dog with a larg... | Rate it: | |
"The Dog and the Oyster" by Aesop is a classic fable providing a morality lesson about the dangers of greed. In the story, a dog finds an oyster and wants to eat the meat inside. After trying frant... | Rate it: | |
"The Dog and the Playlet" by O. Henry is a charming short story that weaves humor and insight into the lives of its characters. It revolves around a group of theater enthusiasts who gather for a pl... | Rate it: | |
"The Dog and the Shadow" is a fable by Jean de La Fontaine about a dog who carries a piece of meat in his mouth. Upon crossing a stream, he sees his reflection in the water and mistakes it for anot... | Rate it: | |
The Dog and the Sparrow is a fable by Brothers Grimm that tells the story of a scruffy stray dog and a little sparrow who form an unlikely friendship. After the dog saves the sparrow from a certain... | Rate it: | |
The Dog in the Manger is a fable attributed to Aesop that portrays a dog who selfishly guards a manger full of hay, preventing an ox from eating though the dog did not need the hay himself. It is a... | Rate it: | |
The Dog Which Carried Round His Neck His Master's Dinner "The Dog Which Carried Round His Neck His Master's Dinner" is a fable by Jean de La Fontaine. It tells the story of a dog who carried his master's meal around his neck, only to face the irresistibl... | Rate it: | |
"The Dog Whose Ears Were Cut" is a fable written by Jean de La Fontaine. The story revolves around a dog whose ears are cut off by a grieving Athenian as a sacrificial offering to the gods in the h... | Rate it: | |
The Dog, the Cock, and the Fox The Dog, the Cock, and the Fox is a classic Aesop fable that narrates the story of three unlikely companions - a dog, a cock, and a fox. Through the adventures and the tactical escape from the fox,... | Rate it: | |
"The Dogs and the Fox" is a meaningful fable by Aesop about a brood of dogs that encounter a vicious fox. The gnarling dogs surround the fox, ready to attack, but the cunning fox uses his wit to tr... | Rate it: | |
"The Dogs and the Hides" is a fable by Aesop that explores the themes of greed and selfishness. It tells the story of a group of dogs who, after finding two leather hides, become so possessive that... | Rate it: | |
"The Domestic Young Gentleman" is a novella by Charles Dickens, originally published as part of a collection of stories under the title "Sketches by Boz." The narrative follows ... | Rate it: | |
"The Donkey" by Guy de Maupassant is a short story that explores themes of human folly, pride, and the absurdity of social status through the lens of a seemingly simple event involving a donkey. Th... | Rate it: | |
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"The Door" is a short story by Guy de Maupassant that explores themes of psychological tension, fear, and the complexities of human relationships. The narrative centers around a man who becomes inc... | Rate it: | |
"The Double Pins" is a short story by Guy de Maupassant that explores themes of ambition, desire, and the complexities of human relationships. The narrative revolves around a chance encounter betwe... | Rate it: | |
"The Dove and the Ant" is a classic tale by French writer Jean de La Fontaine that promotes themes of kindness and reciprocity. The story revolves around an ant, who, after being saved from drownin... | Rate it: | |
"The Dowry" is a poignant short story by Guy de Maupassant that explores themes of love, sacrifice, and societal expectations. The narrative follows the relationship between a young woman and her p... | Rate it: | |
The Dragon with Many Heads, and the Dragon with Many Tails The Dragon with Many Heads, and the Dragon with Many Tails is a moralistic tale by Jean de La Fontaine. It tells the story of two dragons: one bearing many heads symbolizing strength in numbers and... | Rate it: | |
"The Dream" is a novella by Russian author Ivan Turgenev, exploring the themes of love, loss, and the complexity of human emotions. The story follows a man who experiences a vivid dream that deeply... | Rate it: | |
"The Dream" by Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu is a short story that explores themes of desire, identity, and the supernatural. The narrative follows a protagonist who experiences a vivid ... | Rate it: | |
"The Dream of a Ridiculous Man" is a short story by Fyodor Dostoevsky that explores themes of existentialism, morality, and the nature of happiness. The narrative follows a disillusioned and cynica... | Rate it: | |
The Dream of an Inhabitant of Mogul "The Dream of an Inhabitant of Mogul" is a philosophical novella by Jean de La Fontaine that explores the nature of dreams, reality, and the mysteries of existence. The story revolves around the pr... | Rate it: | |
"The Dream-Child" by Lucy Maud Montgomery is a poignant short story that explores themes of imagination, loss, and the complexity of childhood. It follows the journey of a young girl who creates a ... | Rate it: | |
"The Dreamer" by Hector Hugh Munro, also known as Saki, is a whimsical short story that explores the themes of reality versus imagination. It follows the character of a young boy who possesses a vi... | Rate it: | |
"The Drones and the Bees" by Jean de La Fontaine is a classic fable that explores the conflict between the industrious bees and the idle drones. The bees and the drones dispute over who has the rig... | Rate it: | |
"The Drop of Water" by Hans Christian Andersen is a charming short story about a single drop of water that believes it is larger and greater than it actually is, symbolically addressing themes of s... | Rate it: |

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»Which play features the character Prospero?
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Othello
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The Tempest
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Macbeth
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Hamlet