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  1. walter tevis - What is meant by the title "The Color of Money ...

    Apr 15, 2022 · Hosek is right, but further connotations of the color of money refer to the fact that profit and gain are powerful, perhaps the most powerful, driving forces behind human behaviour (often at …

  2. historical context - Uniforms in the Regeneration trilogy - Literature ...

    Jan 27, 2026 · Did British soldiers in World War I have to use their own money to purchase uniforms? That seems incredible; but even if that were the case, why would a paler shade of khaki signal lower …

  3. User Pete - Literature Stack Exchange

    Q&A for scholars and enthusiasts of literature In Ozymandias, who is the "ye" in the line "Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!" meant to be addressing?

  4. Popular Question - Badge - Literature Stack Exchange

    Dec 21, 2023 · Question with 1,000 views. This badge can be awarded multiple times.

  5. Why is Gatsby's house described as "ancestral"?

    Mar 18, 2024 · After looking at several timelines of the book, Nick learns about Gatsby's money later. The novel begins in June 1922 and runs through to August (the summer), so at that point in June he …

  6. Newest 'zhenia-podobna' Questions - Literature Stack Exchange

    Q&A for scholars and enthusiasts of literature Looking at Women Looking at War by Victoria Amelina contains the following quote: I met Zhenia Podobna at the party in Lviv. I knew about her precisely …

  7. How to find printed (NOT photocopied) books that are in the public ...

    Feb 23, 2025 · It's unlikely that some POD shop in San Diego got the color plates from 1900 (or that they recut them). So, you're heading towards a photocopy. Used copies are often a good option. …

  8. Newest 'character-analysis' Questions - Literature Stack Exchange

    Jul 7, 2019 · What's the significance of Captain Haddock having hollow eyes with a color similar to his skin? In the Adventures of Tintin by Herge, Captain Haddock has different eyes compared to other …

  9. Newest 'parnassians' Questions - Literature Stack Exchange

    Q&A for scholars and enthusiasts of literature When it was first collected in The Bridge of Fire (1907), James Elroy Flecker's poem "Destroyer of Ships, Men, Cities" carried the dedication "To I. D." This …

  10. User Ture Pålsson - Literature Stack Exchange

    Jan 29, 2026 · Q&A for scholars and enthusiasts of literature