Jane Taylor
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English
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As the world approaches a new century, and many people anticipate the great advances of modernity, Cambridge University sits mired in the traditions of the past.Here, the university Proctors still operate as a private police force, aggressively acting to protect the undergraduates in their charge from the women of the town.They make good use of the euphemistically named Spinning House to confine any women they consider likely to corrupt the morals...
3) Over Here
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English
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It's coming up to twenty-four hours since the boy stepped down from the big passenger liner – it must be, he reckons foggily – because morning has come around once more with the awful irrevocability of time destined to lead nowhere in this worrying new situation. His temporary minder on board – last spotted heading for the bar some while before the lumbering process of docking got underway – seems to have vanished for good. Where does that...
14) Frog
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English
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Photographs and text show the development of a frog from the egg stage through its first year.