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A map of Middle-earth is featured in ‘The Rings of Power,’ but it’s tough to get the full picture from a few myopic shots.
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7 of History’s Most Prolific Authors
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7 Facts About Octavia Butler's 'Kindred'
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Though much of Charlotte Brontë's life was marked by tragedy, she wrote novels and poems that found great success in her lifetime and are still popular nearly 200 years later.
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