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=="Hero", "Heroine" and "Heroism"==<br />
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== What is the appropriate amount of detailed plot summary information in "''List of characters ...''" articles ==<br />
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An [[WP:RfC|RfC]] was just completed on the appropriate amount of detailed plot summary information in "''List of characters ...''" articles. The RfC is archived here: [[Talk:List_of_Power_Rangers_Dino_Charge_characters#RfC:_Appropriate_detail_of_plot_summary_information|RfC: Appropriate detail of plot summary information]].<br />
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Two things make this of interest to this Wikiproject:<br />
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# Could really use some additional eyes on the implementation of the RfC consensus, '''for that one single ''List of characters ...'' article'''. There have been some long-running disagreements between some existing editors who've commented on that Talk page, and new/additional eyes could be helpful in bringing [[WP:AGF|good faith]] resolution to improve Wikipedia with a minimum of editor drama. In the first 24 hours following the consensus from the RfC, those issues are once again back in the forefront on that particular Talk page. A wider perspective would be ''very'' helpful.<br />
# '''The issues reflected in that RfC''' that dealt with one specific article—an absurdly large amount of detailed plot summary arcana added to the article pages re fictional characters that are entirely supported by [[WP:PRIMARYSOURCE|primary sources]]—'''are widespread.''' I would like to see this project think a bit on how to address the wider problem. I'd be happy to be a part of any solution, and am actively looking for other editors who might be similarly willing to look at how we might do this to improve the articles on fictional characters in accord with Wikipedia policy.<br />
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== Protector of the Small ==<br />
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I am an avid Tamora Pierce fan and the Protector of the Small series is by far my favorite of her series'. But I was on the Protector of the Small page to day, and it needs a serious update. The page only has five characters under the character tab! I'm not sure what to do!!?? Help!!! [[User:Pythonessofdelphi|PythonessofDelphi🐍]] ([[User talk:Pythonessofdelphi|talk]]) 02:45, 19 February 2016 (UTC)</div>Pythonessofdelphihttps://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Protector_of_the_Small&diff=705708760Protector of the Small2016-02-19T02:39:27Z<p>Pythonessofdelphi: Deleted un-useful content</p>
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{{Infobox book series | <br />
| name = Protector of the Small<br />
| image =<!-- Deleted image removed: [[Image:PierceFirstTestCover.jpg|200px]] --><br />
| image_caption = Original Random House U.S. hardcover of the first book.<br />
| books = [[First Test]]<br />[[Page (Tamora Pierce novel)|Page]]<br />[[Squire (Tamora Pierce novel)|Squire]]<br />[[Lady Knight]]<br />
| genre = [[Fantasy]], [[Young-adult fiction]]<br />
| publisher = [[Random House]]<br />
| author = [[Tamora Pierce]]<br />
| illustrator = <br />
| country = [[United States]]<br />
| language = [[English language|English]]<br />
| pub_date = 1999-2002<br />
| media_type = Print ([[Hardcover|hardback]] and [[paperback]])<br />[[Audiobook]]<br />
| preceded_by = [[The Immortals (series)|The Immortals]]<br />
| followed_by = [[Daughter of the Lioness]]<br />
}}<br />
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The '''''Protector of the Small''''' quartet is a series of books written by [[Tamora Pierce]] that tells the story of '''Keladry of Mindelan''', a heroine in the fictional kingdom of Tortall.<br />
<br />
==First Test==<br />
In the realm of Tortall, women are finally legally allowed to train for knighthood. Keladry (Kel) is determined to be the first official female knight. As the only girl in the entire training program, Kel faces many challenges. In this book, she is put on a year of probation by her training master, Wyldon of Cavall. She bitterly resents this, but is determined to prove to him that she's as good as any boy.<br />
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At the beginning of the year, her only friend is her year-mate and sponsor, Nealan (Neal) of Queenscove and a mysterious benefactor who occasionally sends her useful items. Kel and her family have just come back from the Yamani Islands where they have lived for six years. She also faces a dangerous enemy, fellow page Joren of Stone Mountain. However, as the year goes on, Kel declares an unofficial war against the hazing of the first year pages. She and Joren's gang often get into fights over hazing, since they have very different opinions as to what is allowed and what is not. As Kel 'rescues' more and more victims, others join her and Neal in fighting and friendship.<br />
<br />
At the summer camp for pages, Kel and her friends assist Lord Raoul and the Kings Own on a Spidren hunt. At the end of the year, Lord Wyldon surprises everyone by allowing Kel to continue to train to become a knight.<br />
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==Page==<br />
The second Protector book details Kel's remaining years as a page. She struggles to understand her changing body and opinions. For example, her first menstruation period arrives and she develops a crush on her best friend Neal. With the help of her very reserved maidservant, Lalasa, Kel manages to surmount all the challenges that nature throws at her.<br />
<br />
Joren, her archenemy, appears to have stopped tormenting her. At first, Kel is distrustful of this apparent reversal of opinions, but gradually, she forgets to be cautious. When the ultimate attempt to force Kel to stop her training occurs, she must ask herself if Joren is really as repentant as he appears to be, and what it is worth to allow her fears to control her.<br />
<br />
Kel's aptitude as a true leader is shown when she and her friends are attacked by bandits while camping in the Royal Forest. Kel keeps a cool head and gives orders, leading the boys to safety until Lord Wyldon and his troops arrive. In later training, Kel's growing skill with the lance and bow is clear, and she continues to prove her leadership skills in mock fights between her squads and other squads.<br />
<br />
Through it all, she is forced to deal with matters of ethics and matters of the heart. After Vinson (an enemy and squire) attacks her maid, Lalasa Isran, she is forced into deciding to report him or to keep Lalasa and her job safe. Then thow in her difficulties while dealing with an infatuation with her best friend Neal.<br />
<br />
Through all this, her fear of heights is shown here, when Lord Wyldon forces her to climb every height she sees as punishments for her actions. Kel tries hard to master her fear, and finally overcomes her fear after she is forced to climb the rickety, rusty, spiral staircase on the outside of Balor's Needle to save her maid. In order to save Lalasa, she knows that she will be late for the big examinations that will determine if she becomes a squire or not, and that the punishment for being late is that she will have to repeat all four years as a page. She decides that Lalasa's need is greater than her own, and puts her fears aside to climb to the top of Balor's Needle and rescue Lalasa.<br />
In the end, Kel is allowed to participate in the examinations by herself and passes, officially becoming a Squire. At the end of her tests, she receives another gift from her mysterious benefactor.<br />
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==Squire==<br />
The third Protector book describes Kel's next four years in training. Her new knight-master, Raoul of GoldenLake and Malorie's Peak and Commander of the King's Own, is as different from her original master, Lord Wyldon, as a man could be. He introduces Kel to a new way of life, one that's as much fun as it is challenging. He not only allows her to carry and use her chosen weapon, the [[Naginata|Yamani glaive]], but he helps her to take her skill at jousting to the next level in addition to nurturing her natural ability to lead. With his help, she becomes a formidable new force on the tournament field, sending shock waves through the world of young Tortallan knights-in-training, and intriguing young lady nobles. As she travels with him and Third Company, she encounters Neal's handsome cousin Domitan, or Dom, as well as other interesting folk. Raoul finds himself pressed into escorting the "progress," a group of noblemen and women who are traveling across the entire realm to celebrate Prince Roald and Princess Shinkokami's wedding. Raoul reluctantly complies, and Kel has a chance to reunite with her Yamani friends, where she recognizes Princess Shinkokami as one of her childhood friends. She also tries to make things more comfortable between Roald and his future bride.<br />
<br />
But combat isn't the only thing Kel has to overcome. In this novel, she takes a new foundling, a baby griffin with a tendency to bite and scratch, under her wing, as well as facing matters of the heart. Kel meets a wide panorama of faces, old and new, including the Yamani Princess Shinkokami and her ladies, a very troubled squire, a baby griffin, and a metal creation like nothing she has ever seen before. Old friends and foes appear: Neal of Queenscove, Owen of Jesslaw, Cleon of Kennan, and the still-bullying Joren of Stone Mountain. Through it all, Kel never allows herself to forget what awaits her after her night-long vigil in Midwinter of her fourth year as a squire: the Chamber of the Ordeal.<br />
Hormones quickly announce themselves in Kel and the other warrior teens. Faced with the infatuation held for Dom and the affections from Cleon, Kel must realize that not only is she a knight-in-training, but also a young woman.<br />
<br />
==Lady Knight==<br />
The last book in the series describes Kel's first appearance as a Knight of the Realm. War with the neighboring country of Scanra is declared at last, and Kel finds herself in charge of a refugee camp. Her district commander, Lord Wyldon, has chosen not to place her in control of a border post or a portion of the army like the other knights, so she's certain that he wishes to keep her—who, as a woman, he views as inferior in combat to males—out of fighting. However, it is revealed that she was chosen for her post because she is the only knight Wyldon knows who wouldn't discriminate those not of nobility. Kel soon comes to realize that these refugees, torn from their homes, robbed of their wealth and self-respect, are her responsibility. She must feed them, house them, and keep them safe from harm, on a piece of ground that is far too close to the Scanran border. She is able to be a hero, even outside of the battlefield.<br />
<br />
In her work she receives help in the shape of her old friends Neal and Merric, the horses Peachblossom and Hoshi, the dog Jump, and her personal sparrow flock, as well as from mixed a myriad group of others: the Wildmage Daine; Daine's lover, the great mage Numair; Neal's own father, Duke Baird of Queenscove; Kel's former knight-master Raoul of Goldenlake and Malorie's Peak; men of the King's Own (including Kel's friend and Neal's cousin Sergeant Domitan of Masbolle); convict soldiers who have been given the choice to fight in the army or to die at hard labor; several hundred disillusioned refugees who have received too many empty promises from nobles; smugglers, and a stolid, unusual boy named Tobe.<br />
<br />
While Kel struggles with her responsibilities and the urge simply to abandon the camp and find a real fight, another obligation hangs over her. Before the war began, she was given a task by the Chamber of the Ordeal: to find and destroy the mage who is using foul magic to create the rat-like, swift-moving, deadly metallic things known to the Tortallans as "killing devices." But, tied to the camp, she cannot pursue it. However, as the summer wears on and the war intensifies, events move to put that perverted mage and his conscienceless war-leader in Kel's path, and at last her resolve is tested, and she and all of Tortall find out if she is truly worthy of her shield.<br />
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==Characters==<br />
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*'''Keladry "Kel" of Mindelan''': The protangonist of the series, a young [[nobility|noble]] striving to become the first official Lady Knight in Tortall in over 100 years. She is the youngest daughter of Piers and Ilane of Mindelan, and has several older siblings. She spent six years of her childhood in the Yamani Islands, where her father, a Tortallan diplomat, negotiated a peace treaty between the two countries. As a result Kel adopted several Yamani customs, which she continued to practice after returning to Tortall.<br />
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*'''Nealan "Neal" of Queenscove''': Kel's first friend and year-mate in the training program. He is the son of Duke Baird of Queenscove, the chief of the palace healers. Neal has got a very strong healing Gift, which, like his father's, is emerald green. Neal is several years older than his year mates, since he initially studied healing at the university of Corus before deciding to carry on the family tradition of always having a Queenscove knight in royal service.<br />
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*'''Wyldon of Cavall''': Lord Wyldon, nicknamed "the Stump" by Neal, is the stiff, conservative training master when Kel tries for knighthood, and is the one to demand a year of probation for her, because she is a girl.<br />
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*'''Joren of Stone Mountain''': Joren is an enemy of Kel, and tries to drive her out. He has a group of followers who are against women being knights. He bullies first-pages, claiming that it is making them obedient. In [[Page (Tamora Pierce novel)|Page]], Joren seems to have changed, but it is later shown that this was just a ruse.<br />
* '''Lalasa Isran: '''A maid to Keladry, and niece to Gower Isran. Joren hired two thugs to kidnap her, and this made Kel face her fear of heights and overcome them.<br />
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==References==<br />
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Articles:<br />
*Lennard, John.[http://www.humanities-ebooks.co.uk/cgi-bin/trolleyed_public.cgi?action=showprod_LENNARDPROTECTOR "Reading Tamora Pierce's ''The Protector of the Small''"]<br />
*Melano, Anne L. [http://www.uq.edu.au/crossroads/Archives/Vol%203/Issue%202%202009/Vol3Iss209%20-%2013.Melano%20(p.89-98).pdf "Utopias of Violence: Pierce's Knights of Tortall and the Contemporary Heroic"] (''Crossroads: An Interdisciplinary Journal for the Study of History, Philosophy, Religion and Classics'', vol 3 issue 2, 2009)<br />
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{{plot|date=January 2010}}<br />
{{in-universe|date=January 2010}}<br />
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{{Portal|Children and Young Adult Literature}}<br />
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{{Infobox book series | <br />
| name = Protector of the Small<br />
| image =<!-- Deleted image removed: [[Image:PierceFirstTestCover.jpg|200px]] --><br />
| image_caption = Original Random House U.S. hardcover of the first book.<br />
| books = [[First Test]]<br />[[Page (Tamora Pierce novel)|Page]]<br />[[Squire (Tamora Pierce novel)|Squire]]<br />[[Lady Knight]]<br />
| genre = [[Fantasy]], [[Young-adult fiction]]<br />
| publisher = [[Random House]]<br />
| author = [[Tamora Pierce]]<br />
| illustrator = <br />
| country = [[United States]]<br />
| language = [[English language|English]]<br />
| pub_date = 1999-2002<br />
| media_type = Print ([[Hardcover|hardback]] and [[paperback]])<br />[[Audiobook]]<br />
| preceded_by = [[The Immortals (series)|The Immortals]]<br />
| followed_by = [[Daughter of the Lioness]]<br />
}}<br />
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The '''''Protector of the Small''''' quartet is a series of books written by [[Tamora Pierce]] that tells the story of '''Keladry of Mindelan''', a heroine in the fictional kingdom of Tortall.<br />
<br />
==First Test==<br />
In the realm of Tortall, women are finally legally allowed to train for knighthood. Keladry (Kel) is determined to be the first official female knight. As the only girl in the entire training program, Kel faces many challenges. In this book, she is put on a year of probation by her training master, Wyldon of Cavall. She bitterly resents this, but is determined to prove to him that she's as good as any boy.<br />
<br />
At the beginning of the year, her only friend is her year-mate and sponsor, Nealan (Neal) of Queenscove and a mysterious benefactor who occasionally sends her useful items. Kel and her family have just come back from the Yamani Islands where they have lived for six years. She also faces a dangerous enemy, fellow page Joren of Stone Mountain. However, as the year goes on, Kel declares an unofficial war against the hazing of the first year pages. She and Joren's gang often get into fights over hazing, since they have very different opinions as to what is allowed and what is not. As Kel 'rescues' more and more victims, others join her and Neal in fighting and friendship.<br />
<br />
At the summer camp for pages, Kel and her friends assist Lord Raoul and the Kings Own on a Spidren hunt. At the end of the year, Lord Wyldon surprises everyone by allowing Kel to continue to train to become a knight.<br />
<br />
==Page==<br />
The second Protector book details Kel's remaining years as a page. She struggles to understand her changing body and opinions. For example, her first menstruation period arrives and she develops a crush on her best friend Neal. With the help of her very reserved maidservant, Lalasa, Kel manages to surmount all the challenges that nature throws at her.<br />
<br />
Joren, her archenemy, appears to have stopped tormenting her. At first, Kel is distrustful of this apparent reversal of opinions, but gradually, she forgets to be cautious. When the ultimate attempt to force Kel to stop her training occurs, she must ask herself if Joren is really as repentant as he appears to be, and what it is worth to allow her fears to control her.<br />
<br />
Kel's aptitude as a true leader is shown when she and her friends are attacked by bandits while camping in the Royal Forest. Kel keeps a cool head and gives orders, leading the boys to safety until Lord Wyldon and his troops arrive. In later training, Kel's growing skill with the lance and bow is clear, and she continues to prove her leadership skills in mock fights between her squads and other squads.<br />
<br />
Through it all, she is forced to deal with matters of ethics and matters of the heart. After Vinson (an enemy and squire) attacks her maid, Lalasa Isran, she is forced into deciding to report him or to keep Lalasa and her job safe. Then thow in her difficulties while dealing with an infatuation with her best friend Neal.<br />
<br />
Through all this, her fear of heights is shown here, when Lord Wyldon forces her to climb every height she sees as punishments for her actions. Kel tries hard to master her fear, and finally overcomes her fear after she is forced to climb the rickety, rusty, spiral staircase on the outside of Balor's Needle to save her maid. In order to save Lalasa, she knows that she will be late for the big examinations that will determine if she becomes a squire or not, and that the punishment for being late is that she will have to repeat all four years as a page. She decides that Lalasa's need is greater than her own, and puts her fears aside to climb to the top of Balor's Needle and rescue Lalasa.<br />
In the end, Kel is allowed to participate in the examinations by herself and passes, officially becoming a Squire. At the end of her tests, she receives another gift from her mysterious benefactor.<br />
<br />
==Squire==<br />
The third Protector book describes Kel's next four years in training. Her new knight-master, Raoul of GoldenLake and Malorie's Peak and Commander of the King's Own, is as different from her original master, Lord Wyldon, as a man could be. He introduces Kel to a new way of life, one that's as much fun as it is challenging. He not only allows her to carry and use her chosen weapon, the [[Naginata|Yamani glaive]], but he helps her to take her skill at jousting to the next level in addition to nurturing her natural ability to lead. With his help, she becomes a formidable new force on the tournament field, sending shock waves through the world of young Tortallan knights-in-training, and intriguing young lady nobles. As she travels with him and Third Company, she encounters Neal's handsome cousin Domitan, or Dom, as well as other interesting folk. Raoul finds himself pressed into escorting the "progress," a group of noblemen and women who are traveling across the entire realm to celebrate Prince Roald and Princess Shinkokami's wedding. Raoul reluctantly complies, and Kel has a chance to reunite with her Yamani friends, where she recognizes Princess Shinkokami as one of her childhood friends. She also tries to make things more comfortable between Roald and his future bride.<br />
<br />
But combat isn't the only thing Kel has to overcome. In this novel, she takes a new foundling, a baby griffin with a tendency to bite and scratch, under her wing, as well as facing matters of the heart. Kel meets a wide panorama of faces, old and new, including the Yamani Princess Shinkokami and her ladies, a very troubled squire, a baby griffin, and a metal creation like nothing she has ever seen before. Old friends and foes appear: Neal of Queenscove, Owen of Jesslaw, Cleon of Kennan, and the still-bullying Joren of Stone Mountain. Through it all, Kel never allows herself to forget what awaits her after her night-long vigil in Midwinter of her fourth year as a squire: the Chamber of the Ordeal.<br />
Hormones quickly announce themselves in Kel and the other warrior teens. Faced with the infatuation held for Dom and the affections from Cleon, Kel must realize that not only is she a knight-in-training, but also a young woman.<br />
<br />
==Lady Knight==<br />
The last book in the series describes Kel's first appearance as a Knight of the Realm. War with the neighboring country of Scanra is declared at last, and Kel finds herself in charge of a refugee camp. Her district commander, Lord Wyldon, has chosen not to place her in control of a border post or a portion of the army like the other knights, so she's certain that he wishes to keep her—who, as a woman, he views as inferior in combat to males—out of fighting. However, it is revealed that she was chosen for her post because she is the only knight Wyldon knows who wouldn't discriminate those not of nobility. Kel soon comes to realize that these refugees, torn from their homes, robbed of their wealth and self-respect, are her responsibility. She must feed them, house them, and keep them safe from harm, on a piece of ground that is far too close to the Scanran border. She is able to be a hero, even outside of the battlefield.<br />
<br />
In her work she receives help in the shape of her old friends Neal and Merric, the horses Peachblossom and Hoshi, the dog Jump, and her personal sparrow flock, as well as from mixed a myriad group of others: the Wildmage Daine; Daine's lover, the great mage Numair; Neal's own father, Duke Baird of Queenscove; Kel's former knight-master Raoul of Goldenlake and Malorie's Peak; men of the King's Own (including Kel's friend and Neal's cousin Sergeant Domitan of Masbolle); convict soldiers who have been given the choice to fight in the army or to die at hard labor; several hundred disillusioned refugees who have received too many empty promises from nobles; smugglers, and a stolid, unusual boy named Tobe.<br />
<br />
While Kel struggles with her responsibilities and the urge simply to abandon the camp and find a real fight, another obligation hangs over her. Before the war began, she was given a task by the Chamber of the Ordeal: to find and destroy the mage who is using foul magic to create the rat-like, swift-moving, deadly metallic things known to the Tortallans as "killing devices." But, tied to the camp, she cannot pursue it. However, as the summer wears on and the war intensifies, events move to put that perverted mage and his conscienceless war-leader in Kel's path, and at last her resolve is tested, and she and all of Tortall find out if she is truly worthy of her shield.<br />
<br />
==Characters==<br />
<br />
*'''Keladry "Kel" of Mindelan''': The protangonist of the series, a young [[nobility|noble]] striving to become the first official Lady Knight in Tortall in over 100 years. She is the youngest daughter of Piers and Ilane of Mindelan, and has several older siblings. She spent six years of her childhood in the Yamani Islands, where her father, a Tortallan diplomat, negotiated a peace treaty between the two countries. As a result Kel adopted several Yamani customs, which she continued to practice after returning to Tortall.<br />
<br />
*'''Nealan "Neal" of Queenscove''': Kel's first friend and year-mate in the training program. He is the son of Duke Baird of Queenscove, the chief of the palace healers. Neal has got a very strong healing Gift, which, like his father's, is emerald green. Neal is several years older than his year mates, since he initially studied healing at the university of Corus before deciding to carry on the family tradition of always having a Queenscove knight in royal service.<br />
<br />
*'''Wyldon of Cavall''': Lord Wyldon, nicknamed "the Stump" by Neal, is the stiff, conservative training master when Kel tries for knighthood, and is the one to demand a year of probation for her, because she is a girl.<br />
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*'''Joren of Stone Mountain''': Joren is an enemy of Kel, and tries to drive her out. He has a group of followers who are against women being knights. He bullies first-pages, claiming that it is making them obedient. In [[Page (Tamora Pierce novel)|Page]], Joren seems to have changed, but it is later shown that this was just a ruse.<br />
* '''Lalasa Isran: '''A maid to Keladry, and niece to Gower Isran. Joren hired two thugs to kidnap her, and this made Kel face her fear of heights and overcome them.<br />
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*Kel is the youngest child of Ilane and Piers. She has siblings that go in order: Anders, Patricine, Inness, Conal, Demadria (once referred to as Demadry, another time referred to as Demadina, and recently referred to as Demadria), Adalia, Oranie, Keladry herself, and then a brother named Avinar, who Tamora Pierce had at one point stated being younger than Kel and then more recently as being older.<ref>[http://tpwords.wordpress.com/2009/09/11/kels-siblings-the-noble-books-and-conte-naxen/ Mindelans, The Noble Books, and Conte-Naxen | Words of Tamora Pierce<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><br />
*She is mentioned as a close friend of Princess Shinkokami.<br />
*Alianne of Pirate's Swoop mentioned that she was once jealous of Kel, before realizing that Alanna the Lioness (Alianne's mother) was proud of Kel not as a replacement daughter, but as a girl brave enough to be a knight.<br />
*Kel greatly admires the Yamanis.<br />
*Kel spent six years in the Yamani Islands, where she learned to use their fighting style and their way of using the glaive. Her advanced knowledge of combat helped during her Page years when fighting bullies picking on her and her fellow first years.<br />
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==References==<br />
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*Lennard, John.[http://www.humanities-ebooks.co.uk/cgi-bin/trolleyed_public.cgi?action=showprod_LENNARDPROTECTOR "Reading Tamora Pierce's ''The Protector of the Small''"]<br />
*Melano, Anne L. [http://www.uq.edu.au/crossroads/Archives/Vol%203/Issue%202%202009/Vol3Iss209%20-%2013.Melano%20(p.89-98).pdf "Utopias of Violence: Pierce's Knights of Tortall and the Contemporary Heroic"] (''Crossroads: An Interdisciplinary Journal for the Study of History, Philosophy, Religion and Classics'', vol 3 issue 2, 2009)<br />
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| name = Protector of the Small<br />
| image =<!-- Deleted image removed: [[Image:PierceFirstTestCover.jpg|200px]] --><br />
| image_caption = Original Random House U.S. hardcover of the first book.<br />
| books = [[First Test]]<br />[[Page (Tamora Pierce novel)|Page]]<br />[[Squire (Tamora Pierce novel)|Squire]]<br />[[Lady Knight]]<br />
| genre = [[Fantasy]], [[Young-adult fiction]]<br />
| publisher = [[Random House]]<br />
| author = [[Tamora Pierce]]<br />
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| country = [[United States]]<br />
| language = [[English language|English]]<br />
| pub_date = 1999-2002<br />
| media_type = Print ([[Hardcover|hardback]] and [[paperback]])<br />[[Audiobook]]<br />
| preceded_by = [[The Immortals (series)|The Immortals]]<br />
| followed_by = [[Daughter of the Lioness]]<br />
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The '''''Protector of the Small''''' quartet is a series of books written by [[Tamora Pierce]] that tells the story of '''Keladry of Mindelan''', a heroine in the fictional kingdom of Tortall.<br />
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==First Test==<br />
In the realm of Tortall, women are finally legally allowed to train for knighthood. Keladry (Kel) is determined to be the first official female knight. As the only girl in the entire training program, Kel faces many challenges. In this book, she is put on a year of probation by her training master, Wyldon of Cavall. She bitterly resents this, but is determined to prove to him that she's as good as any boy.<br />
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At the beginning of the year, her only friend is her year-mate and sponsor, Nealan (Neal) of Queenscove and a mysterious benefactor who occasionally sends her useful items. Kel and her family have just come back from the Yamani Islands where they have lived for six years. She also faces a dangerous enemy, fellow page Joren of Stone Mountain. However, as the year goes on, Kel declares an unofficial war against the hazing of the first year pages. She and Joren's gang often get into fights over hazing, since they have very different opinions as to what is allowed and what is not. As Kel 'rescues' more and more victims, others join her and Neal in fighting and friendship.<br />
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==Page==<br />
The second Protector book details Kel's remaining years as a page. She struggles to understand her changing body and opinions. For example, her first menstruation period arrives and she develops a crush on her best friend Neal. With the help of her very reserved maidservant, Lalasa, Kel manages to surmount all the challenges that nature throws at her.<br />
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Joren, her archenemy, appears to have stopped tormenting her. At first, Kel is distrustful of this apparent reversal of opinions, but gradually, she forgets to be cautious. When the ultimate attempt to force Kel to stop her training occurs, she must ask herself if Joren is really as repentant as he appears to be, and what it is worth to allow her fears to control her.<br />
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Kel's aptitude as a true leader is shown when she and her friends are attacked by bandits while camping in the Royal Forest. Kel keeps a cool head and gives orders, leading the boys to safety until Lord Wyldon and his troops arrive. In later training, Kel's growing skill with the lance and bow is clear, and she continues to prove her leadership skills in mock fights between her squads and other squads.<br />
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Through it all, she is forced to deal with matters of ethics and matters of the heart. After Vinson (an enemy and squire) attacks her maid, Lalasa Isran, she is forced into deciding to report him or to keep Lalasa and her job safe. Then thow in her difficulties while dealing with an infatuation with her best friend Neal.<br />
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Through all this, her fear of heights is shown here, when Lord Wyldon forces her to climb every height she sees as punishments for her actions. Kel tries hard to master her fear, and finally overcomes her fear after she is forced to climb the rickety, rusty, spiral staircase on the outside of Balor's Needle to save her maid. In order to save Lalasa, she knows that she will be late for the big examinations that will determine if she becomes a squire or not, and that the punishment for being late is that she will have to repeat all four years as a page. She decides that Lalasa's need is greater than her own, and puts her fears aside to climb to the top of Balor's Needle and rescue Lalasa.<br />
In the end, Kel is allowed to participate in the examinations by herself and passes, officially becoming a Squire. At the end of her tests, she receives another gift from her mysterious benefactor.<br />
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==Squire==<br />
The third Protector book describes Kel's next four years in training. Her new knight-master, Raoul of GoldenLake and Malorie's Peak and Commander of the King's Own, is as different from her original master, Lord Wyldon, as a man could be. He introduces Kel to a new way of life, one that's as much fun as it is challenging. He not only allows her to carry and use her chosen weapon, the [[Naginata|Yamani glaive]], but he helps her to take her skill at jousting to the next level in addition to nurturing her natural ability to lead. With his help, she becomes a formidable new force on the tournament field, sending shock waves through the world of young Tortallan knights-in-training, and intriguing young lady nobles. As she travels with him and Third Company, she encounters Neal's handsome cousin Domitan, or Dom, as well as other interesting folk. Raoul finds himself pressed into escorting the "progress," a group of noblemen and women who are traveling across the entire realm to celebrate Prince Roald and Princess Shinkokami's wedding. Raoul reluctantly complies, and Kel has a chance to reunite with her Yamani friends, where she recognizes Princess Shinkokami as one of her childhood friends. She also tries to make things more comfortable between Roald and his future bride.<br />
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But combat isn't the only thing Kel has to overcome. In this novel, she takes a new foundling, a baby griffin with a tendency to bite and scratch, under her wing, as well as facing matters of the heart. Kel meets a wide panorama of faces, old and new, including the Yamani Princess Shinkokami and her ladies, a very troubled squire, a baby griffin, and a metal creation like nothing she has ever seen before. Old friends and foes appear: Neal of Queenscove, Owen of Jesslaw, Cleon of Kennan, and the still-bullying Joren of Stone Mountain. Through it all, Kel never allows herself to forget what awaits her after her night-long vigil in Midwinter of her fourth year as a squire: the Chamber of the Ordeal.<br />
Hormones quickly announce themselves in Kel and the other warrior teens. Faced with the infatuation held for Dom and the affections from Cleon, Kel must realize that not only is she a knight-in-training, but also a young woman.<br />
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==Lady Knight==<br />
The last book in the series describes Kel's first appearance as a Knight of the Realm. War with the neighboring country of Scanra is declared at last, and Kel finds herself in charge of a refugee camp. Her district commander, Lord Wyldon, has chosen not to place her in control of a border post or a portion of the army like the other knights, so she's certain that he wishes to keep her—who, as a woman, he views as inferior in combat to males—out of fighting. However, it is revealed that she was chosen for her post because she is the only knight Wyldon knows who wouldn't discriminate those not of nobility. Kel soon comes to realize that these refugees, torn from their homes, robbed of their wealth and self-respect, are her responsibility. She must feed them, house them, and keep them safe from harm, on a piece of ground that is far too close to the Scanran border. She is able to be a hero, even outside of the battlefield.<br />
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In her work she receives help in the shape of her old friends Neal and Merric, the horses Peachblossom and Hoshi, the dog Jump, and her personal sparrow flock, as well as from mixed a myriad group of others: the Wildmage Daine; Daine's lover, the great mage Numair; Neal's own father, Duke Baird of Queenscove; Kel's former knight-master Raoul of Goldenlake and Malorie's Peak; men of the King's Own (including Kel's friend and Neal's cousin Sergeant Domitan of Masbolle); convict soldiers who have been given the choice to fight in the army or to die at hard labor; several hundred disillusioned refugees who have received too many empty promises from nobles; smugglers, and a stolid, unusual boy named Tobe.<br />
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While Kel struggles with her responsibilities and the urge simply to abandon the camp and find a real fight, another obligation hangs over her. Before the war began, she was given a task by the Chamber of the Ordeal: to find and destroy the mage who is using foul magic to create the rat-like, swift-moving, deadly metallic things known to the Tortallans as "killing devices." But, tied to the camp, she cannot pursue it. However, as the summer wears on and the war intensifies, events move to put that perverted mage and his conscienceless war-leader in Kel's path, and at last her resolve is tested, and she and all of Tortall find out if she is truly worthy of her shield.<br />
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==Characters==<br />
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*'''Keladry "Kel" of Mindelan''': The protangonist of the series, a young [[nobility|noble]] striving to become the first official Lady Knight in Tortall in over 100 years. She is the youngest daughter of Piers and Ilane of Mindelan, and has several older siblings. She spent six years of her childhood in the Yamani Islands, where her father, a Tortallan diplomat, negotiated a peace treaty between the two countries. As a result Kel adopted several Yamani customs, which she continued to practice after returning to Tortall.<br />
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*'''Nealan "Neal" of Queenscove''': Kel's first friend and year-mate in the training program. He is the son of Duke Baird of Queenscove, the chief of the palace healers. Neal has got a very strong healing Gift, which, like his father's, is emerald green. Neal is several years older than his year mates, since he initially studied healing at the university of Corus before deciding to carry on the family tradition of always having a Queenscove knight in royal service.<br />
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*'''Wyldon of Cavall''': Lord Wyldon, nicknamed "the Stump" by Neal, is the stiff, conservative training master when Kel tries for knighthood, and is the one to demand a year of probation for her, because she is a girl.<br />
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*'''Joren of Stone Mountain''': Joren is an enemy of Kel, and tries to drive her out. He has a group of followers who are against women being knights. He bullies first-pages, claiming that it is making them obedient. In [[Page (Tamora Pierce novel)|Page]], Joren seems to have changed, but it is later shown that this was just a ruse.<br />
* '''Lalasa Isran: '''A maid to Keladry, and niece to Gower Isran. Joren hired two thugs to kidnap her, and this made Kel face her fear of heights and overcome them.<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
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*Kel is the youngest child of Ilane and Piers. She has siblings that go in order: Anders, Patricine, Inness, Conal, Demadria (once referred to as Demadry, another time referred to as Demadina, and recently referred to as Demadria), Adalia, Oranie, Keladry herself, and then a brother named Avinar, who Tamora Pierce had at one point stated being younger than Kel and then more recently as being older.<ref>[http://tpwords.wordpress.com/2009/09/11/kels-siblings-the-noble-books-and-conte-naxen/ Mindelans, The Noble Books, and Conte-Naxen | Words of Tamora Pierce<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><br />
*She is mentioned as a close friend of Princess Shinkokami.<br />
*Alianne of Pirate's Swoop mentioned that she was once jealous of Kel, before realizing that Alanna the Lioness (Alianne's mother) was proud of Kel not as a replacement daughter, but as a girl brave enough to be a knight.<br />
*Kel greatly admires the Yamanis.<br />
*Kel spent six years in the Yamani Islands, where she learned to use their fighting style and their way of using the glaive. Her advanced knowledge of combat helped during her Page years when fighting bullies picking on her and her fellow first years.<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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Articles:<br />
*Lennard, John.[http://www.humanities-ebooks.co.uk/cgi-bin/trolleyed_public.cgi?action=showprod_LENNARDPROTECTOR "Reading Tamora Pierce's ''The Protector of the Small''"]<br />
*Melano, Anne L. [http://www.uq.edu.au/crossroads/Archives/Vol%203/Issue%202%202009/Vol3Iss209%20-%2013.Melano%20(p.89-98).pdf "Utopias of Violence: Pierce's Knights of Tortall and the Contemporary Heroic"] (''Crossroads: An Interdisciplinary Journal for the Study of History, Philosophy, Religion and Classics'', vol 3 issue 2, 2009)<br />
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I have read the whole Tortallan series besides Trickster's Chioce, and I have to say, besides Alanna, that this is the best series in the saga. She doesn't fool around, she had morals, she cares about animals. Protector of the Small. While she thinks it is a stupid name, I think it fits. From griffins to horses,from dogs to sparrows, this lady is a saviour to the people. I like how Tamora kinda of uses Kel as an opposte of Alanna. While Alanna is short, loud, married, and has a really bad temper, Keladry is very tall, quiet, single. and has no temper to be seen. Not that she doesn't. When she does get mad, people pay big time for their mistakes. Like when some (I won't tell who, it will reck the story) people took Lalasa, she got really mad when justice wasn't served. She got the king to change a law! After some debating, of course. I really recommend that you read it in order. If you don't, it will reck the other ones. Read them in order. The series in order, too. Starting with Alanna then Daine, then Kel, then Alianne.<br />
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I agree. But don't you think the trivia isn't that helpful? I mean, anyone who reads the series knows about the whole Yamani thing. [[User:75.4.55.248|75.4.55.248]] 17:40, 7 January 2007 (UTC)eddisford<br />
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I've read nearly all of Tamora Pierce's books, and I love the Protector of the Small quartet the most. The thing is, I wasn't aware that Kel had eight siblings - I thought she only had six. When were Demadina and Avinar revealed? Please cite your source. Oh, and watch your spelling. It's rubbish. abyssgirl 06:34, 19 December 2007 (UTC)<br />
:WP policy is usually to avoid trivia sections. Is there any other way to bring this stuff in the article? [[User:Dreambeaver|Dreambeaver]] ([[User talk:Dreambeaver|talk]]) 05:42, 29 February 2012 (UTC)<br />
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I've read all of Tamora Pierce's books. I've never heard of Anivar. Which book is he mentioned in? Also I think I can get the trivia into the summary/synopsis [[User:Pythonessofdelphi|PythonessofDelphi🐍]] ([[User talk:Pythonessofdelphi|talk]]) 02:28, 19 February 2016 (UTC)<br />
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*[[Because (film)|''Because'' (film)]], a British film directed by Sidney Morgan<br />
*Because (1990 film)|''Because'' (1990 film), a 1990 film written and directed by [[Tom Tykwer]]<br />
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In '''music''':<br />
*[[Because (1902 song)|"Because" (1902 song)]], a popular song by Guy d'Hardelot and Edward Teschemacher, recorded by many artists<br />
*[[Because (The Beatles song)|"Because" (The Beatles song)]]<br />
*[[Because (The Dave Clark Five song)|"Because" (The Dave Clark Five song)]]<br />
*[[Because (Jessica Mauboy song)|"Because" (Jessica Mauboy song)]]<br />
*''Because'', an album by [[The Nylons]]<br />
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*{{Lookfrom|Because}}<br />
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#Use the ping format to notify someone ex: {{ping|their Username then you close it off with two more squiggly brackets<br />
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# When posting a message on someone's talk page (or anywhere really) post it at the BOTTOM.<br />
Show me that you know all of this, by using everything in the list above in your reply to me! Good luck! (If you get confused, look at how I wrote my post) [[User:BluJay|BluJay]] ([[User talk:BluJay|talk]]) 02:05, 6 April 2015 (UTC)<br />
:::{{ping|Ooppss already used}} Remember that slapping someone with a trout is a joke that some may find rude or offensive. Only slap someone with a trout if they did something silly, and if you think they won't be offended by it. It is not a decoration for your userpage. [[User:BluJay|BluJay]] ([[User talk:BluJay|talk]]) 02:38, 6 April 2015 (UTC)<br />
::::{{ping|Ooppss already used}} Also, when posting on my talk page, or anyone else's post your message at the bottom of the entire page, not just that section. I'm still waiting for your post to this page to signify that you're ready for the "fun stuff". Your question has been answered at the teahouse. It is nice to thank your host. [[User:BluJay|BluJay]] ([[User talk:BluJay|talk]]) 02:41, 6 April 2015 (UTC)<br />
:::::{{ping|Ooppss already used}} When you are talking to someone, you ping the person you're talking to, not yourself. Please stop posting on my talk page unless it is important. We can only start with the "fun stuff" once you have mastered the things in both of the lists above. Also, sign your posts only when you are completely done with the message (meaning sign at the very bottom of the message) reply to me here. [[User:BluJay|BluJay]] ([[User talk:BluJay|talk]]) 12:30, 6 April 2015 (UTC)<br />
::::::{{ping|Ooppss already used}} If you would like me to help you,please be polite. Also,you did not follow my instructions.<br />
#You're still posting on my talk page and not yours.<br />
#You just put this symbol : you don't need the arrow before it,and you only use that when there is already a message before yours on the page. <br />
#Please, please, please post at the bottom of the page.<br />
Once you reply HERE using the appropriate format, that I have told you about in all of the lists above, we can begin. [[User:BluJay|BluJay]] ([[User <br />
talk:BluJay|talk]]) 22:52, 6 April 2015 (UTC):{{ping|BluJay}}Come on. And hurry.[[User:Ooppss already used|Ooppss already used]] ([[User talk:Ooppss already used#top|talk]]) 23:19, 7 April 2015 (UTC)<br />
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== Teahouse ==<br />
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Hi there - just a heads up that I have moved your recent question at the [[WP:TEAHOUSE|Teahouse]] from the bottom of the page to the top. Most talk pages require that new discussions be placed at the bottom of the page. At the Teahouse, however, new questions are placed at the top to maximize visibility. Thanks! '''~''[[User:SuperHamster|<span style="color:#07517C">Super</span>]]''[[User:SuperHamster|<span style="color:#6FA23B">Hamster</span>]]''' <small>[[User talk:SuperHamster|Talk]] [[Special:Contribs/SuperHamster|Contribs]]</small> 22:38, 5 April 2015 (UTC)<br />
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==Your recent edits==<br />
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Thank you.<!-- Template:uw-tilde --> --[[User:SineBot|SineBot]] ([[User talk:SineBot|talk]]) 03:13, 6 April 2015 (UTC)<br />
==Exasperated==<br />
Ooppss,<br />
If you are going to post on my talk page please post something coherent also post at the BOTTOM of the page. Also it is generally not nice to whack people with minnows/diet trouts/trouts/whales. If you do that to much you could possibly end up in trouble. [[User:Pythonessofdelphi|PythonessofDelphi🐍]] ([[User talk:Pythonessofdelphi|talk]]) 23:33, 8 April 2015 (UTC)</div>Pythonessofdelphihttps://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Pythonessofdelphi&diff=655603123User:Pythonessofdelphi2015-04-08T23:42:35Z<p>Pythonessofdelphi: /* About me */</p>
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<div>I cannot wait to get pages started!!!!!!!! I finally figured out how to edit and to everyone who helped me get there!!!!!!!!! {{User wikipedia/WikiKitten}}<br />
{{User WPCHAR}} {{User WikiProject Mythology}}<br />
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==Favorite Pages==<br />
[[Wikipedia:Tearoom]]<br />
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== About me ==<br />
Hi! this is my first year on Wikipedia and I haven't made any big edits yet. I'm also looking for a Wiki Mentor so if your an experienced editor please reply. Thanks alot to Anastasia for answering my questions and helping me figure out how to edit and set things up.</div>Pythonessofdelphihttps://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Pythonessofdelphi&diff=655603012User:Pythonessofdelphi2015-04-08T23:41:29Z<p>Pythonessofdelphi: </p>
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<div>I cannot wait to get pages started!!!!!!!! I finally figured out how to edit and to everyone who helped me get there!!!!!!!!! {{User wikipedia/WikiKitten}}<br />
{{User WPCHAR}} {{User WikiProject Mythology}}<br />
<br />
==Favorite Pages==<br />
[[Wikipedia:Tearoom]]<br />
<br />
== About me ==<br />
Hi! this is my first year on Wikipedia and I am about to be whacked with a whale right...NOW! {{Whale}} Yup, you did something REALLY silly, like whacking me with a trout! You may now continue. . . haven't made any big edits yet. I'm also looking for a Wiki Mentor so if your an experienced editor please reply. Thanks alot to Anastasia for answering my questions and helping me figure out how to edit and set things up.</div>Pythonessofdelphihttps://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Ooppss_already_used&diff=655602259User talk:Ooppss already used2015-04-08T23:33:44Z<p>Pythonessofdelphi: /* Your recent edits */</p>
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<div>==Resources==<br />
{{ping|Ooppss already used}}<br />
A few helpful pages are {{U|BluJay}}, {{U|Missionedit}},and if you need me {{U|Pythonessofdelphi}}. To find a talk page type in User talk: and then the username of the person you are trying to contact. If you want to find someones userpage, just put User: and then their username.To cotact me click on the link below or above.([[User:Pythonessofdelphi|PythonessofDelphi🐍]] ([[User talk:Pythonessofdelphi|talk]]) 12:17, 5 April 2015 (UTC))<br />
==Things to get you started on Wikipedia==<br />
{{U|Ooppss already used}} {{U|Pythonessofdelphi}} has already told you how to get to user pages and User talk pages, here's the rest! (Of the basic stuff)<br />
#You can look at regular articles by just typing their name or a keyword into the search bar.<br />
#You can look at Wikipedia articles meant just for Wikipedia editors by typing in wp: then the thing you wish to search into the search bar.<br />
#Go to wp:teahouse if you have any questions that you don't think I can answer. Once there, just click on the ask a question button, and type up your question.<br />
#You will be notified when somebody mentions you or posts something to your talk page.<br />
#Add things to your watch list by clicking the star icon underneath the title. (You may want to add my talk page to your watch list, along with any articles you've edited)<br />
#Edit something by clicking on the icon that looks like a pencil. Do not edit something if what you are adding or taking away from the page doesn't improve the quality of the article.<br />
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Once you've got that, reply to me here, or on my talk page. Then we can move onto the fun stuff! 😁 I want you to try each and every item on the list above, even if your edit is only to this talk page. I don't care how long it takes you, and please only reply to me once you are finished with this task or have a question. Good luck, and happy editing! [[User:BluJay|BluJay]] ([[User talk:BluJay|talk]]) 17:39, 5 April 2015 (UTC)<br />
:{{ping|Ooppss already used}} Done yet? [[User:BluJay|BluJay]] ([[User talk:BluJay|talk]]) 01:33, 6 April 2015 (UTC)<br />
::{{ping|Ooppss already used}} Just a few more things before you're ready for the fun stuff.<br />
#Sign your posts<br />
#Use the ping format to notify someone ex: {{ping|their Username then you close it off with two more squiggly brackets<br />
#When you're replying to someone and you want your post to be shifted to the right just put in this -> : before your post.<br />
# When posting a message on someone's talk page (or anywhere really) post it at the BOTTOM.<br />
Show me that you know all of this, by using everything in the list above in your reply to me! Good luck! (If you get confused, look at how I wrote my post) [[User:BluJay|BluJay]] ([[User talk:BluJay|talk]]) 02:05, 6 April 2015 (UTC)<br />
:::{{ping|Ooppss already used}} Remember that slapping someone with a trout is a joke that some may find rude or offensive. Only slap someone with a trout if they did something silly, and if you think they won't be offended by it. It is not a decoration for your userpage. [[User:BluJay|BluJay]] ([[User talk:BluJay|talk]]) 02:38, 6 April 2015 (UTC)<br />
::::{{ping|Ooppss already used}} Also, when posting on my talk page, or anyone else's post your message at the bottom of the entire page, not just that section. I'm still waiting for your post to this page to signify that you're ready for the "fun stuff". Your question has been answered at the teahouse. It is nice to thank your host. [[User:BluJay|BluJay]] ([[User talk:BluJay|talk]]) 02:41, 6 April 2015 (UTC)<br />
:::::{{ping|Ooppss already used}} When you are talking to someone, you ping the person you're talking to, not yourself. Please stop posting on my talk page unless it is important. We can only start with the "fun stuff" once you have mastered the things in both of the lists above. Also, sign your posts only when you are completely done with the message (meaning sign at the very bottom of the message) reply to me here. [[User:BluJay|BluJay]] ([[User talk:BluJay|talk]]) 12:30, 6 April 2015 (UTC)<br />
::::::{{ping|Ooppss already used}} If you would like me to help you,please be polite. Also,you did not follow my instructions.<br />
#You're still posting on my talk page and not yours.<br />
#You just put this symbol : you don't need the arrow before it,and you only use that when there is already a message before yours on the page. <br />
#Please, please, please post at the bottom of the page.<br />
Once you reply HERE using the appropriate format, that I have told you about in all of the lists above, we can begin. [[User:BluJay|BluJay]] ([[User <br />
talk:BluJay|talk]]) 22:52, 6 April 2015 (UTC):{{ping|BluJay}}Come on. And hurry.[[User:Ooppss already used|Ooppss already used]] ([[User talk:Ooppss already used#top|talk]]) 23:19, 7 April 2015 (UTC)<br />
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== Teahouse ==<br />
<br />
Hi there - just a heads up that I have moved your recent question at the [[WP:TEAHOUSE|Teahouse]] from the bottom of the page to the top. Most talk pages require that new discussions be placed at the bottom of the page. At the Teahouse, however, new questions are placed at the top to maximize visibility. Thanks! '''~''[[User:SuperHamster|<span style="color:#07517C">Super</span>]]''[[User:SuperHamster|<span style="color:#6FA23B">Hamster</span>]]''' <small>[[User talk:SuperHamster|Talk]] [[Special:Contribs/SuperHamster|Contribs]]</small> 22:38, 5 April 2015 (UTC)<br />
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==Your recent edits==<br />
[[File:Information.svg|25px|alt=Information icon]] Hello and [[Wikipedia:Welcoming committee/Welcome to Wikipedia|welcome to Wikipedia]]. When you add content to [[Wikipedia:Talk page|talk pages]] and Wikipedia pages that have open discussion (but never when editing articles), please be sure to [[Wikipedia:Signatures|sign your posts]]. There are two ways to do this. Either:<br />
# Add four [[tilde]]s ( &#126;&#126;&#126;&#126; ) at the end of your comment; or<br />
# With the cursor positioned at the end of your comment, click on the signature button ([[File:Insert-signature.png|15px|link=Wikipedia:How to sign your posts]] or [[File:Signature icon.png|15px|link=Wikipedia:How to sign your posts]]) located above the edit window.<br />
This will automatically insert a signature with your username or IP address and the time you posted the comment. This information is necessary to allow other editors to easily see who wrote what and when.<br />
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Thank you.<!-- Template:uw-tilde --> --[[User:SineBot|SineBot]] ([[User talk:SineBot|talk]]) 03:13, 6 April 2015 (UTC)<br />
==Exasperated==<br />
Ooppss,<br />
If you are going to post on my talk page please post something coherent also post at the BOTTOM of the page.[[User:Pythonessofdelphi|PythonessofDelphi🐍]] ([[User talk:Pythonessofdelphi|talk]]) 23:33, 8 April 2015 (UTC)</div>Pythonessofdelphihttps://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Pythonessofdelphi&diff=655601969User talk:Pythonessofdelphi2015-04-08T23:30:29Z<p>Pythonessofdelphi: </p>
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<div>== Badges == <br />
Only one so far but I'm working on it!!<br />
{{Wikipedia:Teahouse/Badge/Welcome|size=|message=Thank you for introducing yourself and contributing to Wikipedia! If you have any questions feel free to drop me a line at [[User Talk:Missionedit|my talk page]]. Happy Editing!|signed=~ [[User:Missionedit|Anastasia ]] ([[User talk:Missionedit|talk]]) 23:50, 22 April 2014 (UTC)}}<br />
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<div style="border:1px solid #aae1ff;padding:5px;text-align:left;background-color:#f3f3f3;margin-top:5px;">{{#ifeq:{{#invoke:IPAddress|isIp|1=Pythonessofdelphi}}|6||Hello, Pythonessofdelphi.&nbsp;}}[[Wikipedia:Welcoming_committee/Welcome_to_Wikipedia|Welcome]] to Wikipedia and thank you for [[Special:Contributions/Pythonessofdelphi|your contributions]]! I'm [[User:Quinto Simmaco|Quinto Simmaco]], one of the other editors here, and I hope you decide to stay and help contribute to this amazing repository of knowledge. {{#ifeq:{{#invoke:IPAddress|isIp|1=Pythonessofdelphi}}|6|I see that you have a longer internet protocol (IP) address, an "[[IPv6]]"! Although you're free to perform most tasks on Wikipedia without registering, it's highly recommended you [[Wikipedia:Why create an account?|create an account]] as there are many added benefits. It's private and secure and it's also free, simple, and quick to do.|}} <br />
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:[[File:Face-smile.svg|20px|link=Wikipedia:Introduction]] &nbsp; [[Wikipedia:Introduction|Introduction to Wikipedia]]<br />
:[[File:BluePillar.svg|20px|link=Wikipedia:Five pillars]] &nbsp; [[Wikipedia:Five pillars|The five pillars of Wikipedia]]<br />
:[[File:Crystal Clear app ktip.svg|20px|link=Wikipedia:Tutorial]] &nbsp; [[Wikipedia:Tutorial|Editing tutorial]]<br />
:[[File:Crystal package utilities.png|20px|link=Help:Editing]] &nbsp; [[Help:Editing|How to edit a page]]<br />
:[[File:Crystal_Clear_app_kedit.png|20px|link=Wikipedia:Simplified Manual of Style]] &nbsp; [[Wikipedia:Simplified Manual of Style|Simplified Manual of Style]]<br />
:[[File:LetterW.svg|20px|link=Wikipedia:Cheatsheet]] &nbsp; [[Help:Cheatsheet|The basics of Wikicode]]<br />
:[[File:Symbol_support_vote.svg|20px|link=Wikipedia:Article development]] &nbsp; [[Wikipedia:Article development|How to develop an article]]<br />
:[[File:Cscr-featured.svg|20px|link=Wikipedia:Your first article]] &nbsp; [[Wikipedia:Your first article|How to create an article]]<br />
:[[File:Crystal khelpcenter.png|20px|link=Help:Contents]] &nbsp; [[Help:Contents|Help pages]]<br />
:[[File:Octagon-warning.svg|20px|link=Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not]] &nbsp; [[Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not|What Wikipedia is not]]<br />
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:[[File:UncialB-01.png|20px|link=Wikipedia:Be bold]] &nbsp; Do '''[[Wikipedia:Be bold|be bold]]'''<br />
:[[File:Face-angel.svg|20px|link=Wikipedia:Assume good faith]] &nbsp; Do '''[[Wikipedia:Assume good faith|assume good faith]]'''<br />
:[[File:Face-tongue.svg|20px|link=Wikipedia:Civility]] &nbsp; Do '''[[Wikipedia:Civility|be civil]]'''<br />
:[[File:Face-wink.svg|20px|link=Wikipedia:Staying cool when the editing gets hot]] &nbsp; Do '''[[Wikipedia:Staying cool when the editing gets hot|keep cool!]]'''<br />
:[[File:Symbol neutral vote.svg|20px|link=Wikipedia:Neutral point of view]] &nbsp; Do '''[[Wikipedia:Neutral point of view|maintain a neutral point of view]]'''<br />
:[[File:No-spam.png|20px|link=Wikipedia:Spam#How not to be a spammer]] &nbsp; Don't [[Wikipedia:Spam#How not to be a spammer|spam]]<br />
:[[File:NotCommons-emblem-copyrighted.svg|20px|link=Wikipedia:Copyrights]] &nbsp; Don't [[Wikipedia:Copyrights|infringe copyright]]<br />
:[[File:Crystal Clear app error.png|20px|link=Wikipedia:Conflict of interest]] &nbsp; Don't [[Wikipedia:Conflict of interest|edit where you have a conflict of interest]]<br />
:[[File:Ambox warning blue.svg|20px|link=Wikipedia:Vandalism]] &nbsp; Don't commit [[Wikipedia:Vandalism|vandalism]]<br />
:[[File:Stop hand.svg|20px|link=Wikipedia:Blocking policy]] &nbsp; Don't [[Wikipedia:Blocking policy|get blocked]]<br />
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:[[File:WP teahouse logo.png|20px|link=Wikipedia:Teahouse]] &nbsp; [[Wikipedia:Teahouse|Get help at the Teahouse]]<br />
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:[[File:Presa de decissions.png|20px|link=Wikipedia:Adopt-a-user]] &nbsp; [[Wikipedia:Adopt-a-user|Ask an experienced editor to "adopt" you]]<br />
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:[[File:Edit-find-replace.svg|20px|link=Wikipedia:Recent changes patrol]] &nbsp; [[Wikipedia:Recent changes patrol|Fight vandalism]]<br />
:[[File:Vista-Login Manager.png|20px|link=Wikipedia:WikiFairy]] &nbsp; Be a [[Wikipedia:WikiFairy|WikiFairy]] or a [[Wikipedia:WikiGnome|WikiGnome]]<br />
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Thought I would give you a welcome with some useful links. Thank you for your contributions thus far! I think we might have some overlapping interests, so please, feel free to say hello. :) [[User:Quinto Simmaco|Quinto Simmaco]] ([[User talk:Quinto Simmaco|talk]]) 01:29, 16 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
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== Welcome! ==<br />
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Please remember to [[Wikipedia:Signatures|sign]] your messages on [[Help:Using talk pages|talk page]]s by typing four [[tilde]]s (<nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>); this will automatically insert your username and the date. If you need help, check out [[Wikipedia:Questions]], ask me on my talk page, or ask your question on this page and then place '''{{Tlc|Help me}}''' before the question. Again, welcome! <!-- Template:Welcome --> --[[User:David Biddulph|David Biddulph]] ([[User talk:David Biddulph|talk]]) 23:36, 30 May 2014 (UTC)<br />
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==Reverted Edits==<br />
Eric444- I recently edited a page (Love Story and White Horse) by adding lyrics to the page. When checked today, the edits were not there since you had reverted them. To keep me from having more edits reverted, can you please tell me what I did wrong and how I can fix it so that information is on the page?? Thanks.([[User:Pythonessofdelphi|PythonessofDelphi🐍]] ([[User talk:Pythonessofdelphi|talk]]) 14:00, 3 April 2015 (UTC))<br />
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== Arista Nashville ==<br />
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Could you please help me populate [[:Category:Arista Nashville singles]]? Thanks. <span style="color:green">'''Ten Pound Hammer'''</span> • <sup>([[User talk:TenPoundHammer|What did I screw up now?]])</sup> 14:55, 20 January 2014 (UTC)<br />
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Same thing with [[When Somebody Loves You]]. I moved the Alan Jackson album page to [[When Somebody Loves You (album)]], so could you please help me make sure all the links go where they should? <span style="color:green">'''Ten Pound Hammer'''</span> • <sup>([[User talk:TenPoundHammer|What did I screw up now?]])</sup> 17:46, 22 January 2014 (UTC)<br />
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Hi, I'm Kaitymh. I wanted to let you know that I saw the page you reviewed, [[I Don't Dance (Lee Brice song)]], and have un-reviewed it again. If you have any questions, please ask them on [[User_talk:Kaitymh|my talk page]]. Thank you. [[User:Kaitymh|Kaitymh]] ([[User talk:Kaitymh|talk]]) 22:19, 4 April 2014 (UTC)<br />
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== A barnstar for you! ==<br />
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I just want to thank you for giving me a template to follow in order to do Christian Songs on album pages, such as ''[[Welcome to the New]]'', ''[[Rivers in the Wasteland]]'' and ''[[Brave (Shawn McDonald album)|Brave]]''.[[User:HotHat|HotHat]] ([[User talk:HotHat|talk]]) 11:54, 24 April 2014 (UTC)<br />
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You can take a listen to the new album on iTunes Radio.[[User:HotHat|HotHat]] ([[User talk:HotHat|talk]]) 04:29, 8 May 2014 (UTC)<br />
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== Micky & the Motorcars ==<br />
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Hey there. I saw you added some references from Billboard.com for Micky & the Motorcars's album ''Naive'''s chart positions. It says they peaked in 2013. Are those dates accurate, or are they something to do with the last time the site was reorganized? Thanks. —<B>[[User:Torchiest|Torchiest]]</B> <sup>[[User talk:Torchiest|talk]]</sup><sub style="margin-left:-3ex;">[[Special:Contributions/Torchiest|edits]]</sub> 13:45, 7 June 2014 (UTC)<br />
:It has to do with the site's last redesign. If you click on the date, the date at the top of the chart page is August 16, 2008. [[User:Eric444|Eric444]] ([[User talk:Eric444#top|talk]]) 14:17, 7 June 2014 (UTC)<br />
::Ah, thanks for that! —<B>[[User:Torchiest|Torchiest]]</B> <sup>[[User talk:Torchiest|talk]]</sup><sub style="margin-left:-3ex;">[[Special:Contributions/Torchiest|edits]]</sub> 18:42, 7 June 2014 (UTC)<br />
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== Country discography ==<br />
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Hi, I've been thinking...would it make more sense to make the Country Airplay chart the original chart instead of US country on artists' singles chart? That way when you are looking down the list comparing singles, it makes more sense, since all the chart peaks prior to 2012 were determined using the same method as the current country airplay chart. For example, on [[Brad paisley discography]], looking at the single Camouflage, users would see that it peaked at 15...next looking at Southern Comfort Zone, technically it would have peaked at 2 using the same determination, but it looks like it instead peaked at 10. Just wanted your opinion. [[User:Abontorab99|Abontorab99]] ([[User talk:Abontorab99|talk]]) 13:34, 6 August 2014 (UTC)<br />
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== [[Red (Taylor Swift song)]] ==<br />
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Hi, Eric. Another user posted on [[Talk:Red (Taylor Swift song)|talk page]] and changed a bit (country or country pop). So I asked [[User:Sofffie7|Sofffie7]] and [[User:Littlecarmen|Littlecarmen]] to change it better but they can't do it. Honestly I found another reliable source [http://www.americansongwriter.com/2012/10/taylor-swift-red/ American Songwriter ("The title track—which splits the difference between big country-pop and propulsive, anthemic dance music")].<br />
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Should be change as "a country pop song with pop rock and country arrangements" with each sources on section. [[Special:Contributions/183.171.172.255|183.171.172.255]] ([[User talk:183.171.172.255|talk]]) 15:49, 18 September 2014 (UTC)<br />
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== [[Talk:The First Edition (band)#Requested move 2014]] ==<br />
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You were involved in [[The First Edition (band)]]. I invite you to discuss a page move proposal. --[[User:George Ho|George Ho]] ([[User talk:George Ho|talk]]) 23:44, 17 November 2014 (UTC)<br />
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== [[Don't Rock the Jukebox (song)]]==<br />
It's not rock or pop, it's COUNTRY rock and COUNTRY pop. -- [[User:Dpm12]] 18:16 8 December 2014<br />
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== Dawn Sears ==<br />
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Any chance you can find her date of birth? It's obviously 1961 (2014-53=1961) but I can't find it anywhere. <span style="color:green">'''Ten Pound Hammer'''</span> • <sup>([[User talk:TenPoundHammer|What did I screw up now?]])</sup> 18:49, 12 December 2014 (UTC)<br />
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I have put up [[Darius Rucker]] for Good Article reassessment. If you're interested in discussing the matter, please look [[Talk:Darius_Rucker/GA2|here]]. <span style="color:green">'''Ten Pound Hammer'''</span> • <sup>([[User talk:TenPoundHammer|What did I screw up now?]])</sup> 20:47, 17 December 2014 (UTC)<br />
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== 9513 / Engine 145 ==<br />
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The 9513 now redirects to Engine 145, but most of Jim Malec's contribs seem to have gone offline. Can you please do a dead link check for me, and reattribute the links that still work to Engine 145? <span style="color:green">'''Ten Pound Hammer'''</span> • <sup>([[User talk:TenPoundHammer|What did I screw up now?]])</sup> 22:07, 17 December 2014 (UTC)<br />
:Hi. Please see [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Need_You_Now_%28song%29&diff=641082361&oldid=641082090 this] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Need_You_Now_%28song%29&diff=641082759&oldid=641082361 this], and also [[WP:ROT]]. --[[Special:Contributions/82.136.210.153|82.136.210.153]] ([[User talk:82.136.210.153|talk]]) 13:12, 5 January 2015 (UTC)<br />
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I found Jim Malec's review of [[Not That Far Away]] using the [[WP:WAYBACK|Wayback machine]] and have restored the content. Please don't forget to check archives before removing content supported by a dead url. Cheers! --[[User:Jameboy|Jameboy]] ([[User talk:Jameboy|talk]]) 11:48, 27 January 2015 (UTC)<br />
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<div>{{Infobox single<br />
| Name = Back to December<br />
| Cover = Back to December.png<br />
| Border = yes<br />
| Artist = [[Taylor Swift]]<br />
| Album = [[Speak Now]]<br />
| Released = {{start date|2010|11|15}}<br />
| Format = [[Music download|Digital Download]]<br />
| Recorded = 2010<br />
| Genre = [[Country pop]]<br />
| Length = {{Duration|m=4|s=54}}<br />
| Label = [[Big Machine Records|Big Machine]]<br />
| Writer = Taylor Swift<br />
| Producer = {{flat list|<br />
*[[Nathan Chapman (record producer)|Nathan Chapman]]<br />
*Taylor Swift<br />
}}<br />
| Last single = "[[Mine (Taylor Swift song)|Mine]]"<br />(2010)<br />
| This single = "'''Back to December'''"<br />(2010)<br />
| Next single = "[[Mean (song)|Mean]]"<br />(2011)<br />
{{External music video|{{YouTube|QUwxKWT6m7U|"Back to December"}}}}<br />
}}<br />
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"'''Back to December'''" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter [[Taylor Swift]] for her third studio album, ''[[Speak Now]]'' (2010). It was written by Swift, who produced the song alongside [[Nathan Chapman (record producer)|Nathan Chapman]]. The song was sent to country radio in the United States on November 15, 2010, as the second single from ''Speak Now''. According to Swift, "Back to December" is the first time she ever apologizes to someone in a song. Critics speculate that the song is about [[Taylor Lautner]], Swift's ex-boyfriend, although neither Swift nor Lautner have commented on these allegations. "Back to December" is considered an orchestral [[country pop]] ballad and its lyrics are a remorseful plea for forgiveness for breaking up with a former lover.<br />
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"Back to December" received positive reviews from critics, who regarded it as one of the highlights of ''Speak Now''. Critics have praised the song for its expressive lyrics, its indelible melody, and Swift's vocal improvement. The song enjoyed commercial success, peaking at number six on the United States ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and at number seven in Canada. It also peaked at number three on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs. The song received moderate success internationally, peaking at number 24 in New Zealand, and number 26 in Australia.<br />
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The song's accompanying music video, directed by [[Yoann Lemoine]], laments the aftermath of a break-up between Swift and her boyfriend. The music video garnered mixed to positive reviews from critics; some praised the spectacular visual sense in portraying the somber mood while others criticized its inadequate narrative<!--Please copy-edit-->. Swift has performed "Back to December" in several live appearances, notably at the 44th annual [[Country Music Association Awards]] and at the [[American Music Awards of 2010|38th American Music Awards]].<br />
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==Background and release==<br />
According to Swift, "Back to December" is an apology to a former lover in the form of a song, something that she has never done before.<ref name="People">{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20444470,00.html |title=VIDEO: Taylor Swift Explains Apology Song 'Back to December' |publisher=[[People (magazine)|People.com]] |date=2010-11-23 |accessdate=2010-11-26| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20110107230600/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20444470,00.html| archivedate= 7 January 2011 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref><ref name="Digitalspy">{{cite web|author=Jennifer Still |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a281766/swift-back-to-december-is-an-apology.html |title=Swift: 'Back To December is an apology' |publisher=Digitalspy |date=2010-10-13 |accessdate=2010-11-26| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20101016044404/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a281766/swift-back-to-december-is-an-apology.html| archivedate= 16 October 2010 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> She continued "I've never felt the need to apologize in a song before. But in the last two years I've experienced a lot, [including] a lot of different kinds of learning lessons. And sometimes you learn a lesson too late and at that point you need to apologize because you were careless."<ref name="Digitalspy" /> Critics have speculated that the song is Swift's apology to her ex-boyfriend, ''[[The Twilight Saga (film series)|The Twilight Saga]]'' actor [[Taylor Lautner]]<ref name="People" /><ref name="Lyrics">{{cite web|url=http://music-mix.ew.com/2010/10/12/taylor-swift-back-to-december-apologizes-taylor-lautner/ |title=Taylor Swift apologizes (to Taylor Lautner?) in 'Back to December' |publisher=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=2010-10-12 |accessdate=2010-11-26| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20101207020124/http://music-mix.ew.com/2010/10/12/taylor-swift-back-to-december-apologizes-taylor-lautner/| archivedate= 7 December 2010 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> due in part to the lyrics "your tan skin, your sweet smile" and the hidden lyrics in the booklet which spelled out "TAY." However, neither Swift nor Lautner have confirmed or denied these rumors. "Back to December" was first released as a [[Promotional recording|promotional single]] from ''Speak Now'' on October 12, 2010 as a part of the exclusive campaign by the [[iTunes Store]] leading up to the album's release.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.taylorswift.com/news/o1287965052241?post=speak-now-3-week-itunes-countdown0.69034700%201287776315#o1287965052241 |title=SPEAK NOW 3-WEEK ITUNES COUNTDOWN! |last= |first= |date=September 27, 2010 |work=Taylorswift.com |accessdate=December 15, 2010 }} {{Dead link|date=April 2012|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> On November 15, 2010, the song was released as the second single from ''Speak Now''.<ref name="Radio">{{cite web|url=http://gfa.radioandrecords.com/publishGFA/GFANextPage.asp?sDate=11/15/2010&Format=4|title=R&R :: Going For Adds :: CHR/Country |publisher=[[Radio & Records]]|work=''Gfa.radioandrecords.com''|date=November 15, 2010|accessdate=December 15, 2010}}</ref><br />
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==Composition==<br />
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"Back to December" is a [[country pop]] song with a length of four minutes and 55 seconds.<ref>{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r1948200|pure_url=yes}}|title=Speak Now – Overview|work=[[Allmusic]]|publisher=[[Rovi Corporation]]|accessdate=December 8, 2010}}</ref> Stephen M. Deusner from Engine 145 called the song "an elegant ballad full of orchestral swells, solemn guitars, and pleading lyrics".<ref name="engine145.com">{{cite web|author=Stephen M. Deusner |url=http://www.engine145.com/taylor-swift-back-to-december/|title=Taylor Swift – 'Back To December'|publisher=Engine 145.com |date=2010-11-29 |accessdate=2010-12-09}}</ref> It is set in [[common time]] and has a [[Ballad (music)|ballad]] tempo of 72 [[beats per minute]]. It is written in the key of [[D major]], and Swift's vocals span more than one [[octave]], from the note of F{{music|sharp}}<sub>3</sub> to A<sub>4</sub>.<ref name="sheet">{{cite web|title=Digital sheet music - Taylor Swift - Back to December|accessdate=December 8, 2010|work=''Musicnotes.com''|publisher=[[Alfred Publishing]]}}</ref> It follows the [[chord progression]] of D–Bm7–G-D.<ref name="sheet" /> Randy Lewis from ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' commented that "Back to December" is one of two songs where Swift has first incorporated an orchestra on record (the other being "Haunted").<ref>{{cite news|author=Randy Lewis |url=http://articles.latimes.com/2010/oct/24/entertainment/la-ca-taylor-swift-20101024 |title=Taylor Swift: the next chapter |publisher=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=2010-10-24 |accessdate=2010-12-24| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20101206222125/http://articles.latimes.com/2010/oct/24/entertainment/la-ca-taylor-swift-20101024| archivedate= 6 December 2010 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref><br />
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The song's [[narrative]] is in [[First-person narrative|first person]], and depicts Swift apologizing to a young man whose heart she broke. Mandi Bierly from ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' describes the song as "a melancholy mea culpa with the kind of driving chorus and age-appropriate yet universal honesty",<ref name="Lyrics" /> adding that "in the tune [...] she says she’s sorry for the last time he saw her ('You gave me roses, and I left them there to die') and that she wishes she realized what she had ('I’d go back to December, turn around, and change my own mind/I go back to December all the time').<ref name="Lyrics" /><br />
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Leah Greenblatt from ''Entertainment Weekly'' ranked these couplets from the song; ("Your guard is up and I know why, because the last time you saw me is still burned in the back of your mind / You gave me roses and I left them there to die"), at number two out of ten best couplets from ''Speak Now'' sheet.<ref name="Leah">{{cite web|author=Leah Greenblett |url=http://music-mix.ew.com/2010/10/25/taylor-swift-speak-now-best-lyrics/ |title=Taylor Swift's 'Speak Now': The 10 best lines from her new album |publisher=Entertainment Weekly |date=2010-10-25 |accessdate=2010-12-08| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20101207030150/http://music-mix.ew.com/2010/10/25/taylor-swift-speak-now-best-lyrics/| archivedate= 7 December 2010 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref><br />
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==Critical reception==<br />
The song has received critical acclaim from music critics. Rob Sheffield from ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' gave the song a positive review commenting, "Swift's voice is unaffected enough to mask how masterful she has become as a singer; she lowers her voice for the payoff lines in the classic mode of a shy girl trying to talk tough."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/reviews/album/45342/225745|title=Taylor Swift Speak Now (2010)|date=October 26, 2010|first=Rob|last=Sheffield|first2=|last2=|work=|publisher=Rolling Stone|accessdate=November 26, 2010| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20101202061419/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/reviews/album/45342/225745| archivedate= 2 December 2010 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> Jonathan Keefe from [[Slant Magazine]] complimented Swift's ability "to write an indelible melody" and praised the production of the song, writing "[the song] showcase(s) Swift's unique knack for matching the overall tone of a melody to the broader themes of a song". He added that "it isn't easy to make a melancholy song like "Back to December" sound catchy at the same time, but that's what Swift does, and it's an impressive trick."<ref>{{cite web|author=Jonathan Keefe |url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/taylor-swift-speak-now/2300 |title=Taylor Swift Speak Now |publisher=Slant Magazine |date=2010-10-25 |accessdate=2010-11-26| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20101028093509/http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/taylor-swift-speak-now/2300| archivedate= 28 October 2010 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> Bobby Peacock from ''Roughstock'' gave the song four stars out of five and praised Swift's vocal, saying that "it's her best vocal since "[[Tim McGraw (song)|Tim McGraw]]"". He concluded that "[the song] feels a little more focused, a little more mature and a little better-sung than her previous material."<ref>{{cite web|author=Bobby Peacock |url=http://www.roughstock.com/blog/taylor-swift-back-to-december-single |title=Taylor Swift - "Back To December Single |publisher=Roughstock |date=2010-11-16 |accessdate=2010-11-26}}</ref> ''[[The Oxonian Review]]'' considers it the centerpiece of the melancholic album, noting how "equating regret with December is a mainstream American musical tradition" and this song is "the congruence of her singing and songwriting at its finest."<ref>{{cite web|author=Rahul Prabhakar |url=http://www.oxonianreview.org/wp/taylor-swift-needs-a-gap-year/ |title=Taylor Swift Needs a Gap Year |publisher=[[The Oxonian Review]] |date=2010-11-01 |accessdate=2010-11-26| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20101106000240/http://www.oxonianreview.org/wp/taylor-swift-needs-a-gap-year/| archivedate= 6 November 2010 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref><br />
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Ryan Brockington from ''[[New York Post]]'' lauded the song, writing "it’s a very surprising, and somewhat brilliant, apology track where Taylor sings about wishing to fix a relationship she wished she wouldn't have ruined in the first place."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/popwrap/listen_to_taylor_swift_big_girl_a2IJDTkq28A3cgTahhpYRN|title=Listen to Taylor Swift's big girl single 'Back to December'|date=October 12, 2010|first=Ryan|last=Brockington|first2=|last2=|work=|publisher=[[New York Post]]|accessdate=December 9, 2010}}</ref> His point was echoed by Rudy Klapper from [[Sputnikmusic]], who described the song as a "regret-filled apology".<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/39865/Taylor-Swift-Speak-Now/|title=Taylor Swift Speak Now (staf review)|date=October 25, 2010|first=Rudy|last=Klapper|first2=|last2=|work=|publisher=[[Sputnikmusic]]|accessdate=November 26, 2010| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20101030061533/http://sputnikmusic.com/review/39865/Taylor-Swift-Speak-Now/| archivedate= 30 October 2010 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> Stephen M. Deusner from Engine 145 gave the song a thumbs-up and praised Swift as "an expressive singer", calling the song "a dark fantasy of apology and reconciliation" which is "a true heartbreaker".<ref name="engine145.com"/> Kevin John Coyne of Country Universe graded the production of the song as "B", complimenting the lyrics in particular, by writing "it’s always a good sign when there’s a line as memorable as that one, the kind that lingers around in your head more than the song itself." He also added that he "appreciate(s) the restrained vocal, though a more varied melody would’ve made the chorus quite a bit more distinctive."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.countryuniverse.net/2010/11/11/single-review-taylor-swift-back-to-december/|title=Single Review: Taylor Swift, "Back to December"|date=November 11, 2010|first=Kevin|last=Coyne| first2=John|last2=|work=Country Universe|publisher=|accessdate=December 9, 2010| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20101226231654/http://www.countryuniverse.net/2010/11/11/single-review-taylor-swift-back-to-december/| archivedate= 26 December 2010 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref><br />
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==Commercial performance==<br />
"Back to December" is one of 14 songs on the standard edition of ''Speak Now'' which has charted within the top 40 of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3if13877e698a1cce20e466a7d37767515|title=Chart Moves: Taylor Swift, Michael Jackson, Rihanna, Kanye West|date=November 4, 2010|first=Keith|last=Caulfield| first2=Silvio|last2=Pietroluongo|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc|accessdate=November 4, 2010| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20101107182635/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3if13877e698a1cce20e466a7d37767515| archivedate= 7 November 2010 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> Upon its release as a promotional single, "Back to December" debuted at number six on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] with sales of 242,000 digital downloads (approximately), on October 12, 2010.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/genre/e3i493aa786b5893edc9b7afa6eb4f225b5|title=Chart Moves: Lil Wayne, David Archuleta, Taylor Swift, Kanye West|date=October 21, 2010|first=Keith|last=Caulfield|first2=Silvio|last2=Pietroluongo|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc|accessdate=October 21, 2010| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20101023234934/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/genre/e3i493aa786b5893edc9b7afa6eb4f225b5| archivedate= 23 October 2010 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> Following its single release, the song re-entered ''Billboard'' Hot 100 at number 74 on the week ending November 27, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://acharts.us/us_singles_top_100/2010/47|title=US Singles Top 100 - November 27, 2010|date=November 27, 2010|publisher=aCharts.us|accessdate=December 12, 2010| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20101124183256/http://acharts.us/us_singles_top_100/2010/47| archivedate= 24 November 2010 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> It reached a position of number 18. It also peaked at number one on [[Hot Digital Songs]],<ref>{{Cite news|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=taylor swift|chart=Digital Songs}}|title=Taylor Swift Album & Song Chart History|date=|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc|accessdate=January 12, 2011| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20110111110311/http://www.billboard.com/| archivedate= 11 January 2011 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> number 11 on '[[Pop Songs]]<ref name="pop"/> and at number 12 on the [[Adult Top 40|Adult Pop Songs]].<ref name="adultpop" /> "Back to December" also became Swift's fifth song to have failed to reach the top spot on the Hot Country Songs, instead peaked at the top three (the previous songs were "[[Teardrops on My Guitar]]" at number two, "[[Picture to Burn]]" at number three, and both of "[[White Horse (Taylor Swift song)|White Horse]]" and "[[Mine (Taylor Swift song)|Mine]]" at number two) and her ninth overall song to reach the top ten, but failed to reach the top spot (the previous songs were "[[Tim McGraw (song)|Tim McGraw]]" at number six, "[[Fifteen (song)|Fifteen]]" at number seven, "[[Fearless (Taylor Swift song)|Fearless]]" at number ten, and four Top five songs previously mentioned.)<ref name="country"/> The song was number 38 on the year-end chart of [[Hot Country Songs]]<ref name="yearc">{{cite web | url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2011/hot-country-songs | title=Best of 2011: Country Songs | work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]] | year=2011 | accessdate=December 10, 2011}}</ref> and number 74 on the year-end chart of [[Hot 100]]. It is the only song from ''Speak Now'' that charted on the Hot 100 year-end chart in 2011.<ref name="year100">{{cite web | url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2011/hot-100-songs | title=Best of 2011: Hot 100 Songs | work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]] | year=2011 | accessdate=2011-12-09}}</ref> As of November 2014, "Back to December" has sold 1.9 million copies in the United States.<ref name=sales>{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6312267/ask-billboard-all-taylor-swift-edition?page=0%2C1 |last=Trust |first=Gary |title=Ask Billboard: All-Taylor Swift Edition |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]] |date=November 11, 2014 |accessdate=November 11, 2014}}</ref><br />
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Internationally, "Back to December" had moderate success. The song entered in [[Canadian Hot 100|Canada]] and peaked at number seven on the week ending October 30, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2010-10-30/canadian-hot-100?order=gainer|title=Taylor Swift Album & Song Chart History|date=October 30. 2010, 2010|publisher=[[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]|accessdate=December 12, 2010| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20110120235803/http://www.billboard.com/charts/2010-10-30/canadian-hot-100?order=gainer| archivedate= 20 January 2011 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> In [[Australian Singles Chart|Australia]], the song entered at number 26 on the week ending October 31, 2010.<ref name="australia"/> On the week ending October 18, 2010, the song debuted at number 24 in [[New Zealand Singles Chart|New Zealand]].<ref name="newzealand"/><br />
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==Music video==<br />
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===Development and release===<br />
"Back to December"'s accompanying music video was directed by [[Yoann Lemoine]], who directed the video for [[Katy Perry]]'s "[[Teenage Dream (Katy Perry song)|Teenage Dream]]", and was filmed in late December 2010 before Christmas Day.<ref name="Jocelyn">{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1655845/taylor-swift-breaks-heart-her-back-december-video.jhtml|title=Taylor Swift Breaks A Heart In Her 'Back To December' Video|last=Vena |first=Jocelyn |date=January 13, 2011 |work=[[MTV]] |accessdate=January 13, 2011}}</ref> In an interview with [[Country Music Television]], Lemoine explained that he developed the idea for the video after being inspired from the film, ''[[E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial]]''.<ref name="CMT News">{{cite web |url=http://www.cmt.com/news/cmt-offstage/1655954/offstage-et-inspires-taylor-swifts-back-to-december.jhtml|title=OFFSTAGE: E.T. Inspires Taylor Swift's "Back to December"|last=Bonaguro |first=Alison|date=January 14, 2011 |work=[[Country Music Television|CMT]] |accessdate=January 22, 2011}}</ref> He also told [[MTV News]] that he wanted the video to be simple yet metaphorical. He added, "I wanted to work on the coldness of feelings in a very visual way, playing with the snow, the distance and sadness."<ref name="Yoann">{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1656134/taylor-swifts-back-december-video-director-explains-clip.jhtml|title=Taylor Swift's 'Back To December' Video Director Explains Clip|last=Vena |first=Jocelyn |date=January 18, 2011 |work=[[MTV]] |accessdate=January 22, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theboot.com/2011/01/21/taylor-swift-back-to-december-video-taylor-lautner/|title=Taylor Swift's 'Back to December' Video Dissected|last=L. Betts|first=Stephen |date=January 21, 2011 |work=The Boot |accessdate=January 22, 2011}}</ref> He wanted to focus on Swift's look in the video so that she would come off as accessible, saying "I wanted her to perform a very natural way, to make her look very European. This was the main challenge to me. All of Taylor's world is very far away from my culture, but I saw something in her that could be very rough and heartbreaking; far from the princess glittery outfits and glam that she often goes for."<ref name="Yoann"/> Lemoine was allowed to take control of the whole production of the video, although it was Swift's idea to have her character leave the letter for her beloved.<ref name="Yoann"/> Swift's love interest in the video was played by male model, Guntars Asmanis.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://hollywoodcrush.mtv.com/2011/01/13/taylor-swift-back-to-december-costar-guntar-asmanis/|title=Who Is Taylor Swift's 'Back To December' Video Co-Star, Guntars Asmanis?|last=Vena |first=Jocelyn |date=January 13, 2011 |work=[[MTV]] |accessdate=January 14, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2011/01/13/taylor-swifts-back-to-december-video-who-is-the-mystery-man/|title=Taylor Swift’s ‘Back to December’ Video: Who is the Mystery Man?|work=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|publisher=[[News Corporation]]|accessdate=January 13, 2011|date=January 13, 2011}}</ref> Lemoine commented that Asmanis was the perfect fit for Swift's love interest, saying "I wanted a boy that was fragile and beautiful. I didn't want to go for a hunk or a perfect cheesy boy that would have killed the sincerity of the video."<ref name="Yoann"/> The music video premiered on January 13, 2011, on CMT<ref name="video">{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/videos/taylor-swift/612419/back-to-december.jhtml|title=Taylor Swift: Back to December|work=[[Country Music Television|CMT]]|publisher=[[Viacom]]|accessdate=January 13, 2011}}</ref> and [[Great American Country]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blog.gactv.com/blog/2011/01/13/watch-the-world-premiere-of-taylors-swifts-video-for-back-to-december/ |title=Watch the World Premiere of Taylor’s Swift’s Video for "Back To December"|last=Mease |first=Jason |date=January 13, 2011 |work=[[Great American Country]] |accessdate=January 13, 2011}}</ref> Footages of the school and baseball stadium in the video were filmed in [[Binghamton, New York]], in MacArthur Park<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pressconnects.com/article/20110113/NEWS01/110113021/New-Taylor-Swift-video-partially-shot-at-Binghamton-s-MacArthur-Park|title=New Taylor Swift video partially shot at Binghamton's MacArthur Park|work=''Pressconnects.com''|publisher=[[Press & Sun-Bulletin]]|accessdate=January 13, 2011}} {{Dead link|date=April 2012|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> while scenes with Swift were shot in an old country mansion outside of [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]].<ref name="CMT News"/><br />
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===Synopsis===<br />
[[File:Taylor Swift - Back To December.jpg|thumb|Swift writing a letter to her ex-boyfriend in a room filled with snow.]]<br />
The video begins when a young man is seen walking alone in a small town to the snowy football fields in a morning winter. A cut-scene shows Swift inside a house wearing a comfy sweater draped over one shoulder. She is brooding and singing about her lost love while wandering morosely around her apartment. She is also seen sitting in the bathtub, missing her boyfriend who she didn't treat well when they were together. About halfway through, it starts to snow inside the spacious house. A montage of Swift writing a letter is shown alternately with scenes of her boyfriend strolling around the town. It is then revealed that the whole situation is the aftermath of a break-up between Swift and her boyfriend. It is also shown that Swift slips the letter that she has written in his coat pocket before he leaves. The final scene shows her ex-boyfriend sitting in the bleachers, reading her apology letter.<ref name="Newsroom"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.etonline.com/music/106457_WATCH_Taylor_Swift_Goes_Back_to_December/|title=WATCH: Taylor Swift Goes 'Back to December'|last=Willis |first=Jackie |date=January 13, 2011 |work=[[Entertainment Tonight]] |accessdate=January 13, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1346899/Taylor-Swift-relives-heartache-video-ode-Taylor-Lautner.html?ito=feeds-newsxml|title=First look: Taylor Swift relives heartache in video for her 'ode to Taylor Lautner'|last= |first=|date=January 13, 2011 |work=[[Daily Mail]] |accessdate=January 22, 2011 |location=London}}</ref><br />
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===Reception===<br />
Critical receptions towards the music video were positive. Jillian Mapes of ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' believed that the video is "appropriately understated" considering the fact that the song is all about making an apology.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/viral-videos/473654/taylor-swift-braves-breakup-in-back-to-december-video|title=Taylor Swift Braves Breakup in 'Back To December' Video|last=Mapes |first=Jillian|date=January 13, 2011 |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |accessdate=January 13, 2011}}</ref> ''[[The Improper Bostonian|The Improper]]'' noticed that the video has "the look and feel of a Hallmark movie and is almost as maudlin,"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theimproper.com/music/2283/taylor-swift-melancholy-in-back-to-december-video-watch|title=Taylor Swift Melancholy in Back to December Video |last= |first= |date=January 13, 2011 |work=[[The Oxonian Review]] |accessdate=January 22, 2011}}</ref> while Amos Barshad of the ''[[New York (magazine)|New York]]'' felt that the video was "terrible."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2011/01/taylor_swift_makes_a_boring_br.html|title=Taylor Swift Makes a Boring Breakup Video Featuring Magic Snow|last=Barshad |first=Amos |date=January 13, 2011 |work=[[New York (magazine)|New York]] |accessdate=January 22, 2011}}</ref> Tamar Anitai of [[MTV]] described the video as "a bummer", writing "[It] isn't just about a girl with her calendar permanently stuck on the twelfth month of the year. It's not just about feeling like a [[Lady Antebellum]] song. It's about getting stuck in a place of romantic regret."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2011/01/13/video-taylor-swift-back-to-december/|title=Video Premiere: Taylor Swift, 'Back To December'|last=Anitai |first=Tamar |date=January 13, 2011 |work=[[MTV]] |accessdate=January 13, 2011}}</ref> In a different perspective, Kyle Anderson of MTV argued that the music video puts Swift in a "pantheon of modern classics" with regards to its "almost haunting visual sense" which makes up for the inadequate narrative.<ref name="Newsroom">{{cite web |url=http://newsroom.mtv.com/2011/01/13/taylor-swift-back-to-december-video/|title=Taylor Swift's 'Back To December' Video: The Key Scene|last=Anderson |first=Kyle |date=January 13, 2011 |work=[[MTV]] |accessdate=January 13, 2011}}</ref> Leah Collins of ''[[Dose (magazine)|Dose.ca]]'' called the music video as "dreamy and moody".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dose.ca/music/4103187/story.html|title=Video: Go Back to December with Taylor Swift (But Not Taylor Lautner)|last=Collins |first=Leah |date=January 13, 2011 |work=[[Dose (magazine)|Dose]] |accessdate=January 13, 2011}}</ref> Her points are echoed by Leah Greenblatt of ''Entertainment Weekly'', who deemed the video as "kind of lovely", which corresponds with the melancholic yet regretful mood of the song.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://music-mix.ew.com/2011/01/13/taylor-swift-back-to-december-video/|title=Taylor Swift's new 'Back to December' video: So cold, so very cold|last=Greenblatt |first=Leah |date=January 13, 2011 |work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |accessdate=January 13, 2011}}</ref> Joycelyn Vena of MTV noticed that the video is "darker" and "somber", something that is not synonymous with Swift.<ref name="Jocelyn"/> Yet, ''[[The Oxonian Review]]'' considers Swift's "listlessness, the bare trees, and snowy indoors" in the music video attuned to the tenor of the song, achieved by "mixing wide shots, medium close ups, and cut-ins of Ms Swift and her ex, matching their gazes across frames, and blurring focus tastefully."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oxonianreview.org/wp/taylor-swift-is-cold/|title=Taylor Swift Is Cold|last=Prabhakar |first=Rahul |date=January 14, 2011 |work=[[The Oxonian Review]] |accessdate=January 14, 2011}}</ref><br />
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==Live performances==<br />
Swift first performed "Back to December" in [[Paris]] at a showcase at the Salle Wagram theater, on October 18, 2010, to promote her upcoming album, ''Speak Now'', set for release on the October 25, 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.disneydreaming.com/2010/10/20/taylor-swift-performs-in-paris-france/ |title=Taylor Swift Performs In Paris, France |last= |first= |date=October 20, 2010 |work=Disney Dreaming |accessdate=December 15, 2010 }}</ref> Swift also performed the song on ''Speak Now: Taylor Swift Live From New York City'', a special programme which was streamed live on CMT.com, MTV.com, VH1.com and other MTV Networks websites in Europe, Asia, Australia and Latin America to celebrate the release of her new album.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1650805/taylor-swift-meets-her-friends-live-from-new-york-city.jhtml |title=Taylor Swift Meets Her Friends Live From New York City |last=Todd |first=C.M.T Staff |date=October 25, 2010 |work=CMT.com |accessdate=December 16, 2010 }}</ref><br />
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Swift also performed "Back to December" on several other occasions. On November 10, 2010, she performed the song live at the 44th annual [[Country Music Association Awards]] at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1652019/20101110/swift__taylor.jhtml|title=Taylor Swift Performs 'Back To December' At CMA Awards|first=Mawuse|last=Ziegbe|date=November 10, 2010|work=[[MTV]]|publisher=|accessdate=November 26, 2010| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20101113213931/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1652019/20101110/swift__taylor.jhtml| archivedate= 13 November 2010 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> Her performance of the song during that event was graded as a "B+" in the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', noting she "kept it simple" and "rose to the occasion".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2010/11/cma-awards-2010-live-all-the-performances-as-they-happen.html |title=CMA Awards 2010 live: All the performances as they happen |last=Todd |first=Martens |date=November 10, 2010 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |accessdate=November 26, 2010 | archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20101117013631/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2010/11/cma-awards-2010-live-all-the-performances-as-they-happen.html| archivedate= 17 November 2010 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> On November 21, 2010, Swift [[mashup (music)|mashed]] "Back to December" with [[OneRepublic]]'s "[[Apologize (OneRepublic song)|Apologize]]" at the [[American Music Awards of 2010|38th American Music Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://music-mix.ew.com/2010/11/21/taylor-swift-ama-performance-one-republic/|title=AMAs: Taylor Swift covers OneRepublic. Who was she singing to?|first=Kate|last=Ward|date=Nov 21, 2010|work=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|publisher=|accessdate=October 14, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1652765/20101121/swift__taylor.jhtml|title=Taylor Swift Goes 'Back To December' With Snowy AMA Performance|first=Jocelyn|last=Vena|date=November 21, 2010|work=[[MTV]]|publisher=|accessdate=November 26, 2010}}</ref> Her rendition in that event was graded as a "B-" in the ''Los Angeles Times'', noting that "a brief end-song breakaway into OneRepublic's "Apologize" seemed unnecessary".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2010/11/american-music-awards-2010-live-all-the-performances-as-they-happen.html |title=American Music Awards 2010: Rihanna, Katy Perry, Santana, Ke$ha and all the performances, graded |last=Todd |first=Martens |date=November 21, 2010 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |accessdate=November 26, 2010 | archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20101128150107/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2010/11/american-music-awards-2010-live-all-the-performances-as-they-happen.html| archivedate= 28 November 2010 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref><br />
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Swift performed "Back to December" and several songs from ''Speak Now'' on November 24, 2010 during Thanksgiving night, on [[NBC]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tv.com/nbc-kicks-off-the-holidays-with-macys-thanksgiving-day-parade-and-more-andndash-previews-included/webnews/220783.html |title=NBC Kicks Off The Holidays With Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade And More – Previews Included |last=Eastman |first=Marc |date=November 23, 2010 |work=Tv.com |accessdate=December 9, 2010 }} {{Dead link|date=April 2012|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> She later performed the song on ''[[The Ellen DeGeneres Show]]'' on December 2, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ellen.warnerbros.com/2010/12/taylor_swift_performs_back_to_december_1202.php|accessdate=December 9, 2010|work=|publisher=[[The Ellen DeGeneres Show]]|title=Watch Taylor Swift Perform -- On Ellen's Music Page}}</ref> On January 31, 2011, she sang the song in [[JetBlue Airways#JetBlue's JFK Terminal 5|JetBlue’s Terminal 5]] in [[New York City|New York]] as part of JetBlue’s Live at Terminal 5 concert series.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blog.gactv.com/blog/2011/01/31/taylor-swift-performs-back-to-december-live-from-t5/ |title=Taylor Swift Performs "Back To December" Live From T5|last=Wyland |first=Sarah |date=January 31, 2011 |work=[[Great American Country]] |accessdate=February 2, 2011}}</ref> She also performs the song on her [[Speak Now World Tour]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.omaha.com/article/20110528/NEWS01/305289989/912797|title=Taylor Swift shimmers in Omaha |work=Coffey, Kevin |date=28 May 2011|publisher=[[Omaha World-Herald]]|accessdate=August 18, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.larioja.com/agencias/20110320/mas-actualidad/cultura/taylor-swift-encandila-unos-4.000_201103200004.html |title=Taylor Swift encandila a unos 4.000 madrileños con su country edulcorado|trans_title= Taylor Swift dazzle some 4,000 locals sweetened country|author=Herrero, Javier |date=19 March 2011 |work=La Rioja |publisher=[[Grupo Vocento]] |accessdate=September 9, 2011|language=Spanish}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.soester-anzeiger.de/nachrichten/kultur-nrw/blaue-augen-suesse-songs-taylor-swift-oberhausen-1159212.html |title=Blaue Augen, süße Songs: Taylor Swift in Oberhausen|trans_title=Blues, sweet songs: Taylor Swift in Overhausen |author=Sträter, Andreas |date=13 March 2011|work=[[:de:Soester Anzeiger|Soester Anzeiger]] |publisher= |accessdate=September 9, 2011|language=German}}</ref> The performance was released on Swift's first [[live album]] called ''[[Speak Now: World Tour Live]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Vaughan |first=Andrew |url=http://www.amazon.com/Speak-Now-World-Tour-Live/dp/B005OLF6BI/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1322248576&sr=1-1 |title=Speak Now World Tour Live [CD/DVD&#93;: Taylor Swift: Music |publisher=Amazon.com |date= |accessdate=2011-11-25}}</ref><br />
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==Track listing==<br />
*'''European digital download'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/be/album/back-to-december-single/id397361196|title=Back to December – Single|publisher=[[iTunes Store]]|accessdate=July 21, 2011}}</ref><br />
#"Back to December" &ndash; 4:54<br />
*'''UK digital download'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004Q1VW3I|title=Back To December|publisher=[[Amazon.com]]|accessdate=July 22, 2011}}</ref><br />
#"Back to December" &ndash; 4:54<br />
*'''US digital download'''<ref name="uspromo">{{cite web |url=http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/back-to-december/id397438992?|title=Taylor Swift - Back to December - Single |publisher=[[iTunes Store]]. [[Apple Inc]] |accessdate=December 15, 2010|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101015040246/http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/back-to-december-single/id397438992?|archivedate=October 15, 2012}}</ref><br />
#"Back to December" &ndash; 4:54<br />
*'''US Acoustic digital download'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/back-to-december-acoustic/id475655712 |title=iTunes - Music - Back to December (Acoustic Version) - Single by Taylor Swift |publisher=Itunes.apple.com |date=2011-11-08 |accessdate=2011-11-28}}</ref><br />
#"Back to December" <small>(Acoustic Version)</small> &ndash; 4:52<br />
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==Credits and personnel==<br />
*[[Lead Vocals]]: [[Taylor Swift]]<br />
*[[Lyricist|Writers]]: Taylor Swift<br />
*[[Record producer|Producers]]: Taylor Swift & Nathan Chapman<br />
*[[Audio mixing (recorded music)|Mixing]]: Justin Niebank<br />
*[[Audio mastering|Mastering]]: Hank Williams<br />
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==Charts==<br />
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{{col-2}}<br />
<br />
===Weekly charts===<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"<br />
|-<br />
! Chart (2010–2011)<br />
! Peak<br />position<br />
|-<br />
!scope="row"{{singlechart|Australia|26|artist=Taylor Swift|song=Back to December|refname=australia|accessdate=January 11, 2012}}<br />
|-<br />
!scope="row"{{singlechart|Canada|7|artist=Taylor Swift|artistid={{BillboardID|Taylor Swift}}|refname=canada|accessdate=January 11, 2012}}<br />
|-<br />
!scope="row"{{singlechart|New Zealand|24|artist=Taylor Swift|song=Back to December|refname=newzealand|accessdate=January 11, 2012}}<br />
|-<br />
!scope="row"{{singlechart|Billboardhot100|6|artist=Taylor Swift|artistid={{BillboardID|Taylor Swift}}|accessdate=January 13, 2011}}<br />
|-<br />
!scope="row"{{singlechart|Billboardadultcontemporary|14|artist=Taylor Swift|artistid={{BillboardID|Taylor Swift}} |refname=ac |accessdate=March 28, 2011}}<br />
|-<br />
!scope="row"{{singlechart|Billboardadultpopsongs|11|artist=Taylor Swift|artistid={{BillboardID|Taylor Swift}} |refname=adultpop |accessdate=January 20, 2011}}<br />
|-<br />
!scope="row"{{singlechart|Billboardcountrysongs|3|artist=Taylor Swift|artistid={{BillboardID|Taylor Swift}} |refname=country |accessdate=January 13, 2011}}<br />
|-<br />
!scope="row"{{singlechart|Billboardpopsongs|11|artist=Taylor Swift|artistid={{BillboardID|Taylor Swift}} |refname=pop |accessdate=January 13, 2011}}<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
{{col-2}}<br />
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===Year-end charts===<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|-<br />
!scope="col"|Chart (2011)<br />
!scope="col"|Position<br />
|-<br />
| US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]<ref name="year100" /><br />
| style="text-align:center;"| 74<br />
|-<br />
| US [[Hot Country Songs|Country Songs]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref name="yearc" /><br />
| style="text-align:center;"| 38<br />
|-<br />
| US [[Adult Contemporary]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref name="yearc" /><br />
| style="text-align:center;"| 30<br />
|-<br />
| US [[Adult Pop Songs]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref name="yearc" /><br />
| style="text-align:center;"| 42<br />
|-<br />
| US [[Radio Songs]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref name="yearc" /><br />
| style="text-align:center;"| 58<br />
|}<br />
{{col-end}}<br />
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==Certifications==<br />
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|relyear=2010|certyear=2010|title=Back to December|artist=Taylor Swift|autocat=yes|type=single|award=Gold|digital=true|number}}<br />
{{Certification Table Entry|title=Back to December|artist=Taylor Swift|type=single|region=United States|award=<br />
Platinum{{sup|{{Dagger}}}}|number=2|salesamount=1,900,000||salesref=<ref name=sales/>}}<br />
{{Certification Table Bottom}}<br />
{{small|{{sup|{{Dagger}}}} Since May 2013 RIAA certifications for digital singles include on-demand audio and/or video song streams in addition to downloads.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.riaa.com/newsitem.php?content_selector=riaa-news-gold-and-platinum&news_month_filter=5&news_year_filter=2013&id=C19496E7-CEC0-C453-D8A1-BD80E56E610F |title=RIAA Adds Digital Streams To Historic Gold & Platinum Awards|publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of America]]|date=May 9, 2013|accessdate=May 9, 2013}}</ref>}}<br />
{{col-end}}<br />
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== Release history ==<br />
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"<br />
|-<br />
! scope="col"| Country<br />
! scope="col"| Date<br />
! scope="col"| Format<br />
! scope="col"| [[Record label|Label]]<br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" rowspan="3"| United States<br />
| October 12, 2010<ref name="uspromo"/><br />
| [[Music download|Digital download]]<br />
| rowspan="3"| [[Big Machine Records]]<br />
|-<br />
| November 14, 2010<ref>http://gfa.radioandrecords.com/publishGFA/GFANextPage.asp?sDate=11/14/2010&Format=4</ref><br />
| Country radio<br />
|-<br />
| November 30, 2010<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=69239#210 |title=Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Arbitron Ratings: 11/30 Mainstream |work=[[FMQB]] |publisher= Friday Morning Quarterback Album Report, Inc. and Mediaspan Online Services |accessdate=2010-12-28| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20101215044351/http://fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=69239| archivedate= 15 December 2010 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref><br />
| Mainstream radio<br />
|-<br />
! scope="row"| United Kingdom<br />
| March 20, 2011<ref>http://www.7digital.com/artist/taylor-swift/release/back-to-december</ref><br />
| Digital download<br />
| [[Universal Music Group]]<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
==Lyrics==<br />
So glad you made time to see me<br />
How's life, <br />
tell me how's your family<br />
I haven't seen them in a while<br />
You've been good, <br />
busier than ever<br />
We small talk<br />
Work and the weather<br />
They're guard is up<br />
And I know why<br />
Cause the last time you saw me<br />
Still burns in the back of your mind<br />
You gave me roses<br />
And I left them there to die <br />
----------------------------------------------------<br />
So this is me swallowing<br />
My pride, standing in front of you<br />
Saying I'm sorry for that night<br />
And I go back to December all the time<br />
Turns out freedom ain't <br />
nothing but missing you<br />
Wishing I'd realized what I had <br />
when you were mine<br />
And I go back to December<br />
Turn around and make it all right<br />
I go back to December<br />
All the time<br />
----------------------------------------------------<br />
These days <br />
I haven't been sleeping<br />
Staying up <br />
Playing back myself leading<br />
When your birthday passed<br />
and I didn't call<br />
When I think about summer<br />
All the beautiful times<br />
I watched you laughing <br />
from the passenger side<br />
I realized I loved you <br />
in the fall<br />
Then the cold came<br />
The dark days when fear crept into my mind<br />
You gave me all your love<br />
And all I gave you was goodbye<br />
----------------------------------------------------<br />
So this is me swallowing<br />
My pride, standing in front of you<br />
Saying I'm sorry for that night <br />
And I go back to December all the time<br />
Turns out freedom ain't <br />
nothing but missing you<br />
Wishing I'd realized what I had<br />
When you were mine<br />
And I go back to December<br />
Turn around and change my own mind<br />
I go back to December all the time<br />
----------------------------------------------------<br />
I miss your tan skin<br />
Your sweet smile <br />
So good to me<br />
So right<br />
How you held me in your arms <br />
that September night<br />
The first time you ever saw me crying<br />
Maybe this is wishful thinking<br />
Probably mindless dreaming<br />
But if we loved again<br />
I swear I'd love you right<br />
I'd go back in time and change it<br />
But I cant<br />
So if the chain is on your door<br />
I understand<br />
----------------------------------------------------<br />
So this is me swallowing<br />
My pride, standing in front of you<br />
Saying I'm sorry for that night<br />
And I go back to December all the time<br />
Turns out freedom ain't<br />
Nothing but missing you<br />
Wishing I'd realized what I had<br />
When you were mine<br />
And I go back to December<br />
Turn around and make it all right<br />
I go back to December<br />
Turn around and change my own mind<br />
I go back to December all the time<br />
All the time<br />
----------------------------------------------------<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{YouTube|QUwxKWT6m7U|"Back to December" music video}}<br />
* [http://taylorswift.com/releases#release-2832 Lyrics at Taylor Swift official site]<br />
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[[Category:Music videos directed by Yoann Lemoine]]</div>Pythonessofdelphihttps://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Love_Story_(Taylor_Swift_song)&diff=654716372Love Story (Taylor Swift song)2015-04-03T02:19:20Z<p>Pythonessofdelphi: added content</p>
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<div>{{Infobox single<br />
| Name = Love Story<br />
| Cover = Taylor Swift - Love Story (Alternate).png<br />
| Artist = [[Taylor Swift]]<br />
| from Album = [[Fearless (Taylor Swift album)|Fearless]]<br />
| Released = September 12, 2008<br />
| Recorded = March 2008; Blackbird Studios<br><small>([[Nashville, Tennessee]])</small><ref name="liner">{{cite AV media notes |title=[[Fearless (Taylor Swift album)|Fearless]]|others=[[Taylor Swift]]|year=2008|type=CD|publisher=Big Machine Records|id=BMRATS0250}}</ref><br />
| Format = [[CD single]], [[music download|digital download]]<br />
| Genre = [[Country pop]]<br />
| Length = 3:57<br />
| Writer = Taylor Swift<br />
| Label = [[Big Machine Records|Big Machine]], [[Universal Republic Records|Universal Republic]]<ref>http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=69239#2008</ref><br />
| Producer = [[Nathan Chapman (record producer)|Nathan Chapman]], Taylor Swift<br />
| Last single = "[[Change (Taylor Swift song)|Change]]"<br />(2008)<br />
| This single = "'''Love Story'''"<br />(2008)<br />
| Next single = "[[White Horse (Taylor Swift song)|White Horse]]"<br />(2008)<br />
| Misc = <br />
}}<br />
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"'''Love Story'''" is a song performed by American singer-songwriter [[Taylor Swift]]. The song was written by Swift and produced by [[Nathan Chapman (record producer)|Nathan Chapman]], alongside Swift. It was released on September 12, 2008 by [[Big Machine Records]], as the [[lead single]] from Swift's second studio album ''[[Fearless (Taylor Swift album)|Fearless]]'' (2008). The song was written about a [[Romantic interest|love interest]] of Swift's who was not popular among Swift's family and friends. Because of the scenario, Swift related to the plot of [[William Shakespeare]]'s ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' (1597) and used it as a source of inspiration to compose the song. However, she replaced ''Romeo and Juliet''{{'}}s original [[tragedy|tragic]] conclusion with a [[happy ending]]. It is a midtempo song with a dreamy tenor, while the melody continually builds. The lyrics are from the perspective of [[Juliet]].<br />
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The song was a critical success with critics complimenting Swift's writing style and the song's plot. It was also a commercial success, selling over 8 million copies worldwide, therefore establishing itself among the [[List of best-selling singles worldwide|best-selling singles of all time]]. In the United States, the song peaked at number four on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and sold over 5,673,000 paid digital downloads, becoming Swift's best-selling single to date and the best-selling download by a female country solo artist. It is also one of the [[List of best-selling singles in the United States|best-selling singles in the United States]] and was once the best-selling digital country single of all time there. The single was certified 7× Platinum by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA). Internationally, "Love Story" became Swift's first number one single in Australia, followed by "[[Shake It Off (Taylor Swift song)|Shake It Off]]" in 2014. The song has been certified triple platinum by the [[Australian Recording Industry Association]] (ARIA).The song is one the [[List of best-selling singles worldwide|best-selling singles worldwide]], with worldwide sales of more than 8 millions of units (according to the [[IFPI]]).<br />
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The song's accompanying [[music video]] was directed by [[Trey Fanjoy]], who directed the majority of Swift's prior videos. The video is a [[period piece]] that drew influences from the [[Medieval]], [[Renaissance]], and [[British Regency]] (1813) eras. It follows Swift and model [[Justin Gaston]] as they meet in a university campus and imagine themselves in a prior era. "Love Story" was promoted through numerous live performances. The song was included on Swift's first, second, and third headlining tours, the [[Fearless Tour]] (2009–10), the [[Speak Now World Tour]] (2011–12), and the [[Red Tour]] (2013–14) respectively. "Love Story" has been [[cover version|covered]] by several artists, including [[Joe McElderry]] and [[Forever the Sickest Kids]].<br />
==Lyrics==<br />
We were both young when I first saw youI close my eyes and the flash back starts I'm standing there on a balcony of summer air See the lights see the party the ball gowns see you make your way through the crowd and saw hello little did I know that you were Romeo you were throwing pebbles and my daddy said stay away from Juliet and I was crying on the staircase begging you please don't go and I said (chorus)Romeo take me somewhere we can be alone I'll be waiting all theres left to do is run you'll be the prince and I'll be the princess its a love story baby just say yes(end of chorus)I sneak out to the garden to see you we keep quiet cause we're dead if they knew so close your eyes escape this town for a little while cause you were Romeo I was a scarlet letter and my daddy said stay away from Juliet but you were everything to me I was begging you please don't go and I said(repeat chorus)Romeo save me their trying to tell me how to feel this love is difficult but it's real don't be afraid we'll make it out of this mess it's a love story baby just say yes I got tired of waiting wondering if you were ever coming around. my faith in you was fading when I met you on the out outskirts of town and I said Romeo save me I've been feeling so alone I've been waiting for you but you never come is this in my head I don't know what to think he knelt to the ground and pulled out a ring and said marry me Juliet you'll never have to be alone I love you and that's all I really know I talked to your dad go pick out a white dress it's a love story baby just say yes We were both young when I first saw you<br />
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==Writing and inspiration==<br />
"Love Story" came along late into the production of ''[[Fearless (Taylor Swift album)|Fearless]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/taylors-time-catching-up-with-taylor-swift-20100125|title=Taylor's Time: Catching Up With Taylor Swift|date=January 25, 2010|accessdate=February 1, 2010|work=[[Rolling Stone]]|publisher=Jann Wenner|first=Austin|last=Scaggs}}</ref> Swift wrote "Love Story" about a man who was never officially her [[boyfriend]]. When she introduced him to her family and friends, they did not become fond of him.<ref name="time">{{cite web|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1893502,00.html|title=Interview with Taylor Swift|date=April 23, 2009|work=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|publisher=[[Time Warner]]|accessdate=February 12, 2011}}</ref> "His situation was a little complicated, but I didn't care", said Swift.<ref name="cutbycut">{{cite web|url=http://www.bigmachinerecords.com/taylorswift/index.cfm?id=110|title=Cut By But|first=Taylor|last=Swift|authorlink=Taylor Swift|work=''Bigmachinerecords.com''|publisher=[[Big Machine Records]]|accessdate=March 12, 2010|archivedate=July 27, 2010|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5rXkDwe4d}}</ref> Swift also felt like it was the first time she could relate to the plot of [[William Shakespeare]]'s ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' (1597), one of her favorite narratives, which she described as, "The only people who wanted them to be together were them."<ref name="time" /> She conceived the idea for the song when she reflected about the scenario: "I thought, 'This is difficult but it's real, it matters—it's not simple or easy but it's real'." She then centered the song on the line, which was ultimately placed in the "Love Story"'s second [[refrain]].<ref name="teenvogue">{{Cite web|url=http://www.teenvogue.com/industry/blogs/music/2008/11/taylor-swift-exclusive-interview-with-teen-vogue.html#ixzz1DoAERAPo|title=Taylor Swift Responds!|first=Leigh|last=Bells|date=November 28, 2008|work=[[Teen Vogue]]|publisher=[[Condé Nast Publications]]|accessdate=February 12, 2011}}</ref> All events, with the exclusion of the end, narrated in the song regarded Swift's actual story. The song's conclusion differed from that of ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]''. "I feel like they had such promise and they were so crazy for each other. And if that had just gone a little bit differently, it could have been the best love story ever told. And it is one of the best love stories ever told, but it's a [[tragedy]]." Instead, she chose to write a [[happy ending]].<ref name="latimeswriting">{{cite web|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2008/oct/26/entertainment/ca-swift26|title=She's writing her future|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|publisher=[[Tribune Company]]|first=Randy|last=Lewis|date=October 26, 2008|accessdate=February 12, 2011}}</ref> She took her favorite characters and conceptualized the ending she believed they deserved.<ref name="cmtfairytale">{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1599049/taylor-swifts-fascination-with-fairy-tales-comes-through-on-new-album.jhtml|title=Taylor Swift's fascination with Fairy Tales comes through on new album|first=Lindsey|last=Roznovsky|date=November 10, 2008|work=[[CMT News]]|publisher=[[Viacom]]|accessdate=February 13, 2011}}</ref> She perceived it to be the ideal ending that females hoped for, including herself.<ref name="teenvogue" /> "You want a guy who doesn’t care what anyone thinks, what anyone says." Although it was fictional, Swift said it was an enjoyable experience to write about.<ref name="cutbycut" /> Swift wrote the track on her bedroom floor in approximately twenty minutes, feeling too inspired to put the song down unfinished.<ref name="time" /><br />
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Swift and her love interest continued their relationship, but then went their separate ways because it was hard for them to see each other.<ref name="latimeswriting" /> To Swift, the song resembles much [[optimism]] regarding love and how encountering the right person could surpass skepticism.<ref name="cmtfairytale" /> She deemed "Love Story" one of her most romantic songs, although she was never in an official relationship with the subject of the song.<ref name="time" /> In retrospect, Swift said about the song, "It’s about a love that you've got to hide because for whatever reason it wouldn't go over well. I spun it in the direction of ''Romeo and Juliet''. Our parents are fighting. I relate to it more as a love that you cannot really elaborate on — a love that maybe society wouldn't accept [or] maybe your friends wouldn't accept."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gactv.com/gac/nw_headlines/article/0,,gac_26063_5937926,00.html|title="Oh, Romeo, Romeo": Taylor Swift's "Love Story"|date=September 15, 2008|work=[[Great American Country]]|publisher=[[Scripps Networks Interactive]]|accessdate=February 12, 2011}}</ref><br />
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==Recording==<br />
[[File:Taylor Swift - Fearless Tour - Austin 06.jpg|280px|thumb|left|Swift performing "Love Story" on the [[Fearless Tour]].]]<br />
"Love Story" was recorded in March 2008 at Blackbird Studios in [[Nashville, Tennessee]], alongside [[record producer]] [[Nathan Chapman (record producer)|Nathan Chapman]] and various personnel.<ref name="proaudio">{{Cite web|url=http://www.proaudioreview.com/article/21158|title=Taylor Swift — Love Story|first=Christopher|last=Walsh|date=March 17, 2009|work=ProAudio Review|publisher=The Wicks Group|accessdate=February 14, 2011}}</ref> Chapman produced all but one song on Swift's 2006 [[Taylor Swift (album)|eponymous debut album]], ''Taylor Swift'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1546980/when-she-thinks-tim-mcgraw-taylor-swift-savors-payoff.jhtml|title=When She Thinks "Tim McGraw," Taylor Swift Savors Payoff: Hardworking Teen to Open for George Strait Next Year|date=December 1, 2006|first=Edward|last=Morris|work=CMT News|publisher=Viacom|accessdate=March 11, 2010}}</ref> and co-produced all songs on ''Fearless''.<ref name="liner" /> Swift sang into an Avantone CV-12 multi-pattern tube [[microphone]], manufactured by Avant Electronics. The microphone had a new old stock tube that was designed and built by country singer, record producer, and [[audio engineer]] [[Ray Kennedy (country singer)|Ray Kennedy]] for Chapman. Chapman had received the microphone from Kennedy as a loan, as a "try this for a while" experiment. Although he previously had tested numerous microphones on Swift, he had not been able to find one to match her voice perfectly. When Swift came to Chapman's home to record a radio edit for one of the singles from ''Taylor Swift'', she immediately grew fond of the microphone.<ref name="proaudio" /> "When she put on the headphones and said, 'Test,' completely unprompted, she said, 'This is my mic. I love this mic. I just wanna use this one from now on!' She had no idea what it was, just loved it, and I went along with something that felt right for her. We've been using it ever since, and it sounds great on her voice," Chapman said.<ref name="proaudio" /><br />
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"Love Story" was recorded with [[Pro Tools]] and tracking vocals, which Swift sang live with the [[band (music)|band]]. The band consisted of [[acoustic guitar]]s, [[bass guitar]]s, and [[drumkit|drums]].<ref name="proaudio" /> All other instruments were [[overdubbing|overdubbed]] by Chapman. He said, "I think there are nine acoustic guitars on that track, and I stacked several [[background vocals]] — me singing, 'Ah's'."<ref name="proaudio" /> [[Audio engineering]] was executed by Chad Carlson in Blackbird Studios' Studio D, with the usage of the API Legacy Plus equipments: Avantone CV-12, Neve 1073, and Tube-Tech CL-1B. [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|Audio mixing]] done by Justin Niebank and was set in Studio F, with the usage of the console Solid State Logic 9080 K series and Genelec 1032 console. In between, overdubs were executed in Studio E by Chapman.<ref name="proaudio" /> "Love Story", along with the rest of the album, was [[audio mastering|mastered]] by Hank Williams at MasterMix Studios in Nashville, Tennessee.<ref name="liner" /> The song was mixed for mainstream [[airplay]] by Chapman. He pulled Niebank's stems into his [[Mac OS]] laptop and used [[Apple Logic]] to create the pop version. Chapman made mix tweaks and created new elements with his laptop. In order to do so, he muted the country instruments and replaced them with new elements characteristic to [[pop music]], replacing [[banjo]] and [[fiddle]] with [[electric guitar]]. The pop version's opening beat is a Logic loop in the Ultrabeat beat generator. All the new electric guitars were done with the Amplitube Stomp I/O.<ref name="proaudio" /><br />
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==Composition==<br />
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"Love Story" is a [[country pop]] song with a length of three minutes and 54 seconds.<ref>{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r1436466|pure_url=yes}}|title=Fearless – Taylor Swift|work=[[Allmusic]]|publisher=[[Rovi Corporation]]|accessdate=August 28, 2010}}</ref> It is set in [[common time]] and has a moderate [[tempo]] of 120 beats per minute.<ref name="sheet">{{cite web|title=Digital sheet music – Taylor Swift – Love Story|accessdate=April 16, 2010|work=''Musicnotes.com''|publisher=[[Alfred Publishing]]}}</ref> It is written in the [[key (music)|key]] of [[D major]] and Swift's vocals span one [[octave]], from A<sub>3</sub> to B<sub>4</sub>.<ref name="sheet" /> Swift croons "Love Story" softly and sweetly,<ref name="bbc" /><ref name="billboardreview" /> with a slight [[alternative country|twang]] that defines the song to be [[country music]].<ref name="boston" /> It follows the [[chord progression]] D <br />
(add)<sub>9</sub>–Asus<sub>4</sub>–Bm–G<sup>6</sup><sub>9</sub>.<ref name="sheet" /> The song is of a swirling and dreamy tenor,<ref name="billboardreview" /> and is based upon a pop [[hook (music)|hook]].<ref name="slant" /> The melody is simple, containing a rushy pace which continually grows and concludes with a key change to E major.<ref name="bbc" /><br />
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The lyrics of "Love Story" are written in [[first person narrative|first person]], in which Swift refers to herself as the ''Romeo and Juliet'' character [[Juliet Capulet]] and her love interest as [[Romeo Montague]].<ref name="boston" /> Fraser McAlpine of the [[BBC]] described the song as a [[narrative]], in which Swift is the narrator.<ref name="bbc" /> The song's plot revolves a youthful romance foiled by parental disapproval. In the end, love prevails and the coupled find their happily ever after.<ref name="billboardreview" /> The first [[verse (popular music)|verse]] introduces the characters at a [[ball (dance)|ball]], where they meet.<ref name="bbc" /> In the second verse, the story transitions to the couple sneaking about after dark<ref name="bbc" /> and references [[Nathaniel Hawthorne]]'s ''[[The Scarlet Letter]]'' (1850).<ref name="slant" /> The song's [[refrain]]s have Swift waiting for her love interest to appear: "Romeo, take me somewhere we can be alone/ I'll be waiting/ All there's left to do is run."<ref name="boston" /> The song's final refrain has Swift narrating from Romeo's perspective<ref name="mtvpreview">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1649313/20101005/swift__taylor.jhtml|title=Taylor Swift Previews 'Speak Now'|first=Jocelyn|last=Vena|date=October 5, 2010|work=MTV News|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc|accessdate=October 14, 2010}}</ref> and proposing [[marriage]] to Swift.<ref name="cutbycut" /><br />
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==Critical reception==<br />
The song has been well received by music critics. Kate Kiefer of ''[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]'' magazine recognized the song to be Swift's best and added that once the lyrics are learned, it is impossible to not sing along.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/lists/2009/06/six-great-taylor-swift-songs.html|work=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]|publisher=Paste Media Group LLC|date=June 4, 2009|accessdate=April 17, 2010|title=Six Great Taylor Swift Songs|first=Kate|last=Kiefer}}</ref> Sean Dooley of [[About.com]] credited the song for transitioning Swift from a "fresh-faced star to crossover superstar". Dooley attributed the song's commercial success due to her departure from her past lyrical themes, which summarized "I wish this boy knew how I really felt about him”.<ref name="topabout">{{cite web|url=http://countrymusic.about.com/od/top10lists/tp/TaylorSwiftTop10Songs.htm|title=Top 10 Taylor Swift Songs|work=''About.com''|publisher=The New York Times Company|accessdate=March 15, 2010|first=Sean|last=Dooley}}</ref> While reviewing ''Fearless'', Dooley selected "Love Story" as one of the best tracks on the album.<ref name="about.com">{{cite web|url=http://countrymusic.about.com/od/cdreviewsmz/fr/TaylorSwiftFearlessReview.htm|title=The Blossoming of Taylor Swift – The Artist|first=Sean|last=Dooley|work=''About.com''|publisher=The New York Times Company|accessdate=March 8, 2011}}</ref> Jonathan Keefe of [[Slant Magazine]] admired how Swift attempted to incorporate sophisticated elements, like ''Romeo and Juliet'' and ''The Scarlet Letter'', although it was not successful because of its awkwardness, inexplicable nature, and pointless conceit. Keefe credited its success to its prominent hook.<ref name="slant">{{cite web|url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/taylor-swift-fearless/1574|first=Jonathan|last=Keefe|date=November 16, 2008|title=Taylor Swift: Fearless|work=[[Slant Magazine]]|accessdate=March 8, 2011}}</ref> James Reed of ''[[The Boston Globe]]'' thought otherwise, stating Swift's charm was in her songwriting skills.<ref name="boston">{{cite web|url=http://www.boston.com/ae/music/cd_reviews/articles/2008/11/10/rise_and_shine/|title=Young country star's 'Fearless' proves she's just that, and more|first=James|last=Reed|date=November 10, 2008|work=[[The Boston Globe]]|publisher=The New York Times Company|accessdate=March 8, 2011}}</ref><br />
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Fraser McAlpine of the BBC stated, "'Love Story' is a stunning pop song and, because it really does tell a love story, it's heart-warming and draws the listener into the exciting and romantic fairytale world."<ref name="bbc">{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/chartblog/2009/02/taylor_swift_love_story.shtml|title=Taylor Swift – 'Love Story'|first=Fraser|last=McAlpine|date=February 28, 2009|work=[[BBC Online]]|publisher=[[BBC]]|accessdate=March 8, 2011}}</ref> However, she felt Swift's vocal performance was not incredible, but was passionate to complement the song's sentiments. McAlpine resumed by stating that "Love Story", although obvious, a bit dramatic, and probably targeted towards younger audiences, was just lovely and that Swift proved herself a true [[pop princess|princess of pop]] with the song.<ref name="bbc" /> Chris Neal of ''[[Country Weekly]]'' called "Love Story" an "ebullient first hit."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.countryweekly.com/taylor_swift/reviews/592|title=Fearless: Taylor Swift|first=Chris|last=Neal|date=December 29, 2008|work=[[Country Weekly]]|publisher=[[American Media, Inc]]|accessdate=March 8, 2011}}</ref> Deborah Evans Price of ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' magazine gave the single a favorable review and called it an "enchanting offering". Price noted that "Love Story" demonstrates one of Swift's appeals, her writing and singing of age-appropriate material that can be both relatable to her audience and others. As a result, she predicted the song would have much commercial success in the country music industry.<ref name="billboardreview">{{cite journal|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=October 11, 2008|title=Singles: Love Story|journal=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc|location=New York|volume=120|issue=41|pages=68|issn=0006-2510|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=IBQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA50&dq=Love+Story+Taylor+Swift+Billboard+review&hl=en&ei=Pnl1TeDJEIaPtwfKrtGUBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCgQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Love%20Story%20Taylor%20Swift%20Billboard%20review&f=false<br />
|accessdate=March 8, 2011}}</ref> Alex Macpherson of British newspaper ''[[The Guardian]]'' described the song to be fueled by a "joyous rush" that, according to him, was later replicated by Swift's own single "[[Mine (Taylor Swift song)|Mine]]" (2010).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2010/dec/09/taylor-swift-speak-now-review|title=Taylor Swift: Speak Now: The albums we missed|first=Alex|last=Macpherson|date=December 9, 2010|work=[[The Guardian]]|publisher=[[Guardian Media Group]]|accessdate=March 11, 2011}}</ref> [[Taste of Country]] listed the song at number 17 on its list of greatest country songs of all time.<ref name="Taste of Country">{{cite web |url=http://tasteofcountry.com/taylor-swift-love-story-top-100-country-songs/|title=No. 17: Taylor Swift, ‘Love Story’ – Top 100 Country Songs first= Megan|last=Pacella|date=June 24, 2012|work=[[Taste of Country]]|publisher=[[Taste of Country]]|accessdate=May 29, 2014}}</ref><br />
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===Awards and nominations===<br />
At the [[35th People's Choice Awards]], "Love Story" was nominated for the People's Choice Award for "Favorite Country", but lost to [[Carrie Underwood]]'s "[[Last Name]]" (2008).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.peopleschoice.com/pca/awards/nominees/index.jsp?year=2009|title=People's Choice Awards 2009 Nominees|work=''Pleopleschoice.com''|publisher=[[People's Choice Awards]]|accessdate=March 11, 2011}}</ref> The song was nominated for "Fave Song" at the [[Nickelodeon Australian Kids' Choice Awards 2009]], but lost to [[The Black Eyed Peas]]' "[[I Gotta Feeling]]" (2009)<ref>{{TV Tonight|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2009/09/2009-kids-choice-awards-nominees.html|title=2009 Kid’s Choice Awards: Nominees|date=September 20, 2009|accessdate=March 11, 2011}}</ref> and received the same outcome at the 2009 [[Teen Choice Awards]], when it lost the nomination for "Choice Music: Love Song" to [[David Archuleta]]'s "[[Crush (David Archuleta song)|Crush]]" (2008).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/awards/2009/06/teen-choice-awards-2009-nominees.html|title=Teen Choice Awards 2009 nominees|date=June 15, 2009|work=[[The Los Angeles Times]]|publisher=[[Tribune Company]]|accessdate=March 12, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.teenchoiceawards.com/vote-music-post.php|work=[[Teen Choice Awards]]|accessdate=October 19, 2009|publisher=[[News Corporation]]|archivedate=October 19, 2009|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5kdzylGtw|title=Teen Choice Awards 2009 Music}}</ref> In 2009, "Love Story" was declared the "Country Song of the Year" by [[Broadcast Music Incorporated]] (BMI).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bmi.com/news/entry/540105|title=BMI Country Awards 2009 Big Winners|work=''BMI.com''|publisher=[[Broadcast Music Incorporated]]|accessdate=March 12, 2011}}</ref><br />
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==Chart performance==<br />
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[[File:ShaniaTwainJunoAwardsMar2011.jpg|170px|thumbnail|left|"Love Story" became Swift's first number one on [[Mainstream Top 40 (Pop Songs)|''Billboard'' Pop Songs]], marking the highest peak by a country song on the chart since [[Shania Twain]]'s "[[You're Still the One]]".]]<br />
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On the week-ending September 27, 2008 "Love Story" debuted at number sixteen on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], selling over 97,000 digital downloads.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1044052/pink-notches-first-solo-hot-100-no-1|title=Pink Notches First Solo Hot 100 No. 1|last=Cohen|first=Jonathan|date=September 18, 2008|work=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc|accessdate=March 5, 2011}}</ref> In the succeeding week, "Love Story" ascended to a new peak at number five, selling 159,000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1043977/ti-back-atop-hot-100-kanye-debuts-high|title=T.I. Back Atop Hot 100, Kanye Debuts High|last=Cohen|first=Jonathan|date=September 25, 2008|work=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc|accessdate=March 5, 2011}}</ref> After two weeks in the top ten, on the week ending October 18, 2008, the track descended to number thirteen and remained on the top twenty of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 for eleven consecutive weeks, returning to the top ten, at number seven, on the week ending January 3, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2008-10-18/hot-100|title=Hot 100 – Week of October 18, 2008|work=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc|accessdate=March 5, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/genre/news/e3i8c5c235a0ac6e484e14361adf3906714|title=Beyonce Celebrates Xmas Atop Hot 100|last=Cohen|first=Jonathan|date=December 24, 2008|work=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media|accessdate=March 5, 2011}}</ref> On the week ending January 17, 2009, the song reached its peak at number four on the chart, becoming Swift's best charting single at the time.<ref name="billboard">{{cite web|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=taylor swift|chart=all}}|title=Love Story – Taylor Swift|work=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc|accessdate=March 5, 2011}}</ref> In the succeeding weeks, "Love Story" continued to sell strongly, spending fourteen weeks in the top ten and forty-nine weeks in total.<ref name="billboard" /><ref name="achart.com">{{cite web|url=http://acharts.us/song/37722|title=Taylor Swift – Love Story – Music Charts|publisher=aCharts.us|accessdate=March 5, 2011}}</ref> The single is one of thirteen songs from ''Fearless'' charted within the top forty of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, breaking the record for the most top forty entries from a single album.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/266734/rihannas-roulette-lands-in-hot-100s-top-10|title=Rihanna's 'Roulette' Lands In Hot 100's Top 10|last=Pietroluongo|first=Silvio|date=November 12, 2009|work=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc|accessdate=January 3, 2010}}</ref> The single was [[RIAA certification|certified quintuple platinum]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]],<ref name="riaasingle">{{cite certification|region=United States|artist=Taylor Swift|title=Love Story|type=single|accessdate=March 5, 2011}}</ref> and had sold over 5 million by May 2011.<ref name="katystands">{{cite web|url=http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/74369/week-ending-may-22-2011-songs-flooding-the-zone/ |title=Week Ending May 22, 2011. Songs: Flooding The Zone|first=Paul|last=Grein|date=May 25, 2011|work=[[Yahoo! Music]]|publisher=[[Yahoo!]]|accessdate=February 12, 2011}}</ref> The song became Swift's best-selling single, and was once the best-selling country single of all time (now overtaken by Lady Antebellum's "[[Need You Now (song)|Need You Now]]") as well as the ninth best-selling digital single of all time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/74350/chart-watch-extra-lady-a-makes-country-history/ |title=Chart Watch Extra: Lady A Makes Country History|first=Paul|last=Grein|date=April 7, 2011|work=Yahoo! Music|publisher=Yahoo!|accessdate=April 9, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/60011/chart-watch-extra-top-20-songs-in-digital-history/|title=Chart Watch Extra: Top 20 Songs In Digital History|first=Paul|last=Grein|date=August 6, 2010|work=Yahoo! Music|publisher=Yahoo!|accessdate=October 2, 2010}}</ref> As of November 2014, "Love Story" has sold 5.8 million copies in the United States.<ref name="billboard2014">{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6312267/ask-billboard-all-taylor-swift-edition?page=0%2C1 |last=Trust |first=Gary |title=Ask Billboard: All-Taylor Swift Edition |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]] |date=November 11, 2014 |accessdate=November 11, 2014}}</ref><br />
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"Love Story" reached number two in [[Hot 100 Airplay (Radio Songs)|''Billboard'' Radio Songs]] with 106 million all-format audience impressions, being held from the top spot by [[Kanye West]]'s "[[Heartless (Kanye West song)|Heartless]]".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2009-03-07/radio-songs|title=Radio Songs: week-ending March 7, 2009|date=March 7, 2009|work=Billboard.com|publisher=Billboard.com|accessdate=March 7, 2009}}</ref> On [[Hot Country Songs|''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs]], "Love Story" debuted at number twenty-five on the week-ending September 27, 2008. The song jumped at the top ten on its fourth week at number nine and on its ninth week it reached the top spot, thus giving Swift her third number-one song on ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs and her fastest song to reach number one on the chart.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2008-10-18/country-songs|title=Hot Country Songs: week-ending October 18, 2008|date=October 18, 2008|work=Billboard.com|publisher=Billboard.com|accessdate=October 18, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2008-11-22/country-songs|title=Hot Country Songs: week-ending November 22, 2008|date=November 22, 2008|work=Billboard.com|publisher=Billboard.com|accessdate=November 22, 2008}}</ref> It stayed at number one for two weeks and charted for a total of thirteen weeks on ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2008-11-22/country-songs|title=Hot Country Songs: week-ending November 22, 2008 |date=November 22, 2008|work=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc|accessdate=November 22, 2008}}</ref> On [[Mainstream Top 40 (Pop Songs)|''Billboard'' Pop Songs]], the song debuted at thirty-four on the week-ending November 22, 2008.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2008-11-29/pop-songs?order=gainer|title=Pop Songs: week-ending November 29, 2008|date=November 29, 2008|work=Billboard.com|publisher=Billboard.com|accessdate=November 29, 2008}}</ref> It reached the top spot on its fifteenth week, the week-ending February 28, 2009, marking the highest peak by a country song on the chart since [[Shania Twain]]'s "[[You're Still the One]]" peaked at number three in 1998.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/266384/best-of-2009-part-1|title=Best of 2009: Part 1|first=Gary|last=Trust|date=December 15, 2009|work=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc|accessdate=March 5, 2011}}</ref> "Love Story" also reached number one spot in [[Adult Contemporary (chart)|''Billboard'' Adult Contemporary]] and number three in [[Adult Top 40|''Billboard'' Adult Pop Songs]], and was able to appear [[Latin Pop Airplay|''Billboard'' Latin Pop Songs]] at number thirty-five.<ref name="billboard" /><ref name="billboard2">{{cite web|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=taylor swift|chart=all}}|title=Love Story <nowiki>[</nowiki>Music Video<nowiki>]</nowiki> – Taylor Swift|work=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc|accessdate=March 5, 2011}}</ref><br />
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In [[Canadian Hot 100|Canada]], "Love Story" entered at number eighty-eight on the week ending October 18, 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2008-10-18/canadian-hot-100|title=Canadian Hot 100 – Week of October 18, 2008|work=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc|accessdate=March 6, 2011}}</ref> It entered and peaked at number four on the week ending November 29, 2008, became Swift's first top ten hit in the said territory.<ref name="canada" /> The single stayed at the top ten for ten weeks and charted for fifty-two weeks.<ref name="achart.com"/> It was placed at number eight on Canadian year-end chart and was certified double platinum by [[Music Canada]] for sales of 160,000 digital downloads.<ref name="Nielsen Business Media, Inc">{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2009/canadian-hot-100?begin=11&order=position|work=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc|accessdate=March 6, 2011|title=Best of 2009 – Canadian Hot 100 Songs}}</ref><ref name="musicanada">{{cite certification|region=Canada|artist=Taylor Swift|title=Love Story|accessdate=July 11, 2011}}</ref><br />
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===Europe and Oceania===<br />
"Love Story" debuted at number twenty-two in [[UK Singles Chart|United Kingdom]], on the week ending February 28, 2009. In the succeeding week, the song rose to its peak at number two,<ref name="uk">{{cite web|url=http://www.chartstats.com/release.php?release=33958|title=Chart Stats – Taylor Swift – Love Story|work=''Chartstats.com''|publisher=[[The Official Charts Company]]|accessdate=March 5, 2011}}</ref> becoming Swift's best-charting single, along with later hits "[[I Knew You Were Trouble]]" and "[[Shake It Off (Taylor Swift song)|Shake It Off]]" and first top ten in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=12245|title=Chart Stats – Taylor Swift|work=''Chartstats.com''|publisher=The Official Charts Company|accessdate=March 5, 2011|archiveurl=http://archive.is/EDBD|archivedate=June 30, 2012}}</ref> It spent seven weeks in the top ten and thirty-two weeks in total on the chart.<ref name="uk" /> The single was certified platinum by the [[British Phonographic Industry]] (BPI) for shipments exceeding 600,000 copies.<ref name="bpi">{{cite certification|region=United Kingdom|artist=Taylor Swift|title=Love Story|type=single|accessdate=March 6, 2011}}</ref> In October 22, 2012, Love Story charted again in United Kingdom at fifty-five. In [[Irish Recorded Music Association|Ireland]], "Love Story" peaked at number three.<ref name="irish">{{Cite web|url=http://irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Taylor+Swift|title=Discography Taylor Swift|work=''Irish-charts.com''|publisher=[[Irish Recorded Music Association]]|accessdate=March 6, 2011}}</ref> In mainland, the track peaked at number ten on the [[Eurochart Hot 100 Singles]] Chart,<ref name="billboard" /> number six in [[Mahasz|Hungary]],<ref name="hungary">{{cite web|url=http://www.mahasz.hu/?menu=slagerlistak&menu2=archivum |title=Top 40 album- és válogatáslemez- lista – 200952|work=[[Mahasz]]|publisher=Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége |accessdate=June 18, 2010|language=Hungarian}}</ref> number seven in [[VG-lista|Norway]],<ref name="norway">{{cite web|url=http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Taylor+Swift&titel=Love+Story&cat=s|title=Taylor Swift – Love Story (Song)|work=''Norwegieancharts.com''|publisher=[[VG-lista]]|accessdate=March 6, 2011}}</ref> and at number ten in [[Sverigetopplistan|Sweden]].<ref name="sweden">{{cite web|url=http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Taylor+Swift&titel=Love+Story&cat=s|title=Taylor Swift – Love Story (Song)|work=''Swedishcharts.com''|publisher=[[Sverigetopplistan]]|accessdate=March 6, 2011}}</ref> It performed well in other countries, such as [[Danish Singles Chart|Denmark]], [[German Singles Chart|Germany]], [[Single Top 100|Netherlands]], and [[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|France]], where it became a top twenty hit.<ref name="sweden" /><br />
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In [[ARIA charts|Australia]], "Love Story" debuted at number thirty-eight on the week ending January 25, 2009. After two weeks of ascending on the chart, "Love Story" found a peak at number two, where it maintained for six consecutive weeks prior to reaching number one on the week ending March 29, 2009, becoming Swift's first and only number one in the region until "[[Shake It Off (Taylor Swift song)|Shake It Off]]" in 2014. In the following week, the track descended again to number two, but rose to the top for a second and last week on the top fifty on the week ending April 12, 2009.<ref name="aus">{{cite web|url=http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Taylor+Swift&titel=Love+Story&cat=s|title=Taylor Swift – Love Story (Song)|work=''Australian-charts.com''|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]]|accessdate=March 6, 2011}}</ref> The single was [[list of music recording certifications|certified triple platinum]] by the [[Australian Recording Industry Association]] for the shipment of over 210,000 copies.<ref name="auscertisingle">{{cite certification|region=Australia|artist=Taylor Swift|title=Love Story|type=single|certyear=2009|accessdate=January 2, 2010}}</ref> "Love Story" was placed at number ten on the decade-end Austrian Singles Chart.<ref name="decadeend"/> On the week ending February 2, 2009, "Love Story" entered in [[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand|New Zealand]] at number thirty-three. After nine weeks on the chart, the song peaked at number three on the week ending April 6, 2009.<ref name="nz">{{cite web|url=http://charts.org.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Taylor+Swift&titel=Love+Story&cat=s|title=Taylor Swift – Love Story (Song)|work=''Charts.org.nz''|publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand]]|accessdate=March 6, 2011}}</ref> It was certified platinum by the [[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand]] for the shipment of over 15,000 copies.<ref name="RIANZSingles">{{cite web|url=http://www.radioscope.net.nz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=77&Itemid=63|title=Latest Gold / Platinum Singles| work=RadioScope|publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand]]|accessdate=March 6, 2011}} {{Dead link|date=April 2012|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> In total,"Love Story" has sold over 7.9 million copies worldwide, therefore establishing itself among of the [[List of best-selling singles worldwide|best-selling singles of all time]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/DMR2010.pdf|title=Digital Music Sales Around the World|work=''IFPI.org''|publisher=[[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry]]|date=January 21, 2010|accessdate=March 6, 2011}}</ref><ref>http://www.billboard.com/articles/chartbeat/480278/ask-billboard-taylor-swifts-career-sales</ref><ref>http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1627833/eminem-best-selling-artist-decade.jhtml</ref><br />
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==Music video==<br />
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The accompanying [[music video]] for "Love Story" was directed by [[Trey Fanjoy]], who previously directed the videos for the singles from ''Taylor Swift''. Swift decided to collaborate with Fanjoy once again because she had been able to balance both of their ideas for music videos, something Swift appreciated deeply.<ref name="onset">{{cite episode|title=On the Set Behind the Scenes at 'Love Story'|minutes=22:00|series=Taylor Swift: On the Set|network=Great American Country|accessdate=February 16, 2011}}</ref> The video is a [[period piece]] that draws influence from [[Medieval]], [[Renaissance]], and [[Regency era|Regency]] eras. Swift had previously desired to film a period piece music video because of its distinctiveness from modern videos and videos she had filmed. When writing the song, she envisioned it in a prior time period, and encoded it with details accordingly.<ref name="cmtreplay">{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/videos/misc/316863/video-replay-taylor-swift-love-story.jhtml|title=Video Replay: Taylor Swift – Love Story|work=[[Country Music Television|CMT]]|publisher=Viacom|accessdate=February 16, 2011}}</ref> She believed "Love Story"'s plot was a timeless scenario: "I think it could happen in the 1700s, the 1800s, or 2008."<ref name="onset" /> Thus, she searched for a timeless quality in demeanor of her love interest.<ref name="onsetwhitehorse">{{cite episode|title=On the Set Behind the Scenes 'White Horse'|minutes=22:00|series=Taylor Swift: On the Set|network=Great American Country|accessdate=February 16, 2011}}</ref> With six months in advance, Swift searched by watching films for actors to interpret the role. An acquaintance of hers, who followed the sixth season of ''[[Nashville Star]]'', recommended contestant [[Justin Gaston]]. Swift then looked through his pictures, and concluded he was suitable for the music video.<ref name="latimesgaston">{{Cite web|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2008/10/whos-that-romeo.html|title=Who's that Romeo in Taylor Swift's "Love Story" video?|first=Randy|last=Lewis|date=October 16, 2008|work=Los Angeles Times|publisher=Tribune Company|accessdate=February 17, 2011}}</ref> Gaston fulfilled the requirements Swift had set out, describing him as a "[[Prince Charming]] that could've been alive in the 1800s."<ref name="onsetwhitehorse" /> However, because Gaston was competing on ''Nashville Star'', he was unable to participate in the music video. Gaston was eventually eliminated and Swift contacted him immediately to film the video.<ref name="onset" /> Swift was very impressed by Gaston's acting skills: "I was so impressed by the way his [expressions] were in the video. Without even saying anything, he would just do a certain glance and it really came across well."<ref name="latimesgaston" /><br />
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A castle was chosen for the video's setting. Personnel researched numerous castles in the United States and were unable to locate one in sufficient condition for filming. They had considered traveling to Europe to find a castle, but were then informed about a castle south of [[Nashville, Tennessee]]. Named Castle Gywnn, it was built in 1973 and chosen as the video's setting.<ref name="onset" /> Wardrobe for the video was supplied by Jacquard Fabrics, excluding Swift's dress for the balcony scene. The dress was designed by Seanie Speeka with inspiration and suggestions from Swift.<ref name="onset" /><ref name="cmtreplay" /> "She loves to put her input in her dresses", stated Speeka. The two had discussed the dress two months prior to the filming of the video. Accentuates were made on the video set.<ref name="onset" /> The video was filmed in two days in August 2008 in Tennessee. On the first day, the balcony and field scenes were shot. On the set, someone had replaced the [[playback singer|playback]] CD with a high-pitch, altered version of the song. As a result, Swift lent the crew her [[iPod]] to play the original track.<ref name="onset" /> While filming another scene, sunset was about to occur and, therefore, the process was executed rather rapidly. For the scene, Fanjoy suggested a kiss between Swift and Gaston, but Swift refused to because she believed it would make for a sweeter moment. On the second day, scenes at [[Cumberland University]] in [[Lebanon, Tennessee]] and at a ballroom were filmed.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gactv.com/gac/shows_spl/episode/0,,GAC_26200_59982,00.htm|title=Taylor Swift on the Set: Love Story|work=Great American Country|publisher=Scripps Network Interactive|accessdate=February 16, 2011}}</ref> Swift learned the choreography for the latter in fifteen minutes prior to filming. Approximately 20 dancers were used for the scene.<ref name="onset" /><br />
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The video commences with Swift, clothed by a black sweater and jeans, walking through a university campus and spotting Gaston sitting under a tree, reading a textbook. As they make eye contact, the video then transitions to an earlier era, in an seemingly 18th century castle (though the castle was built in 1973), where Swift stands, wearing a corset and gown, and performs in a balcony. After, Gaston enters a party and sees Swift, wearing an elaborate gown, conversing with other females. The two, along with others, engage in [[ballroom dancing]]. After dancing, Gaston whispers into Swift's ear and Swift is then seen pondering at night with a lantern. She meets with Gaston and the two walk, hold hands, and feed a horse by a well. The two then go their separate paths. Afterward, Swift stands in the balcony, looking out from the a window. She sees Gaston running toward her and immediately runs down the staircase. Swift and Gaston meet each other and hold each other. The video then transcends back into modern-day as Gaston walks toward Swift and they gaze into each other's eyes, where the video concludes. Cut-scenes feature ballroom dancing and Swift performing in the balcony setting.<br />
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===Video reception===<br />
The video premiered on September 12, 2008 on [[Country Music Television|CMT]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/news/news-in-brief/1594680/taylor-swift-premiering-new-video-on-cmt.jhtml|title=Taylor Swift Premiering New Video on CMT|date=September 12, 2008|work=CMT News|publisher=Viacom|accessdate=February 16, 2011}}</ref> Mandi Bierly of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' was concerned about the video mark Swift's artistic evolution as an artist because it made her believe something else in the artist had altered. She, however, stated, "Worry though I might, I can’t resist Taylor Swift’s evolution from '[[Tim McGraw (song)|Tim McGraw]]' (2006) to her latest, 'Love Story'." Bierly also compared Swift's acting with that of [[Keira Knightley]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://popwatch.ew.com/2008/09/17/taylor-swift-ju/|title=How much do you love Taylor Swift's 'Love Story' video?|first=Mandi|last=Bierly|date=September 17, 2008|work=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|publisher=Time Warner|accessdate=February 17, 2011}}</ref> Fraser McAlpine of BBC believed Swift played a princess in the video and, therefore, said it would make females envious.<ref name="bbc" /> The video was nominated for the "Video of the Year" category at the [[Academy of Country Music Awards|45th Academy of Country Music Awards]], but lost to [[Brad Paisley]]'s "[[Waitin' on a Woman]]" (2008).<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.acmcountry.com/cms/upload/getMedia.php?mediaId=5512&attachment=true|title=Nominations announced for the 44th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards|publisher=[[Academy of Country Music]]|accessdate=March 11, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.acmcountry.com/cms/upload/getMedia.php?attachment=true&mediaId=6367|title=Winners announced for the 44th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards|publisher=[[Academy of Country Music]]|accessdate=March 11, 2011}}</ref> At the 2009 [[CMT Music Awards]], the video won the CMT Music Awards for "Video of the Year" and "Female Video of the Year".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/microsites/cmt-music-awards/2009/nominees.jhtml|title=2009 CMT Music Awards: Winners|work=CMT|publisher=Viacom|accessdate=March 11, 2011}}</ref> It also won the Country Music Association Award for "Music Video of the Year" at the [[Country Music Association Awards|43rd Country Music Association Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/microsites/cma/2009/nominees.jhtml|title=2009 CMA Awards: Winners|work=CMT|publisher=Viacom|accessdate=March 11, 2011}}</ref> The video won "Favorite International Video" at the Philippine [[Myx Music Awards 2010]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://myxph.com/features/1551/the-myx-music-awards-2010-winners/|title=The MYX Music Awards 2010 Winners|work=''MYXph.com''|publisher=[[MYX]]|accessdate=March 11, 2011}}</ref><br />
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==Live performances==<br />
[[File:Taylor Swift - Fearless Tour - Jacksonville 01.jpg|170px|thumb|right|Swift performing "Love Story" on the Fearless Tour.]]<br />
When promoting the single in the United States in late 2008 and early 2009, Swift performed "Love Story" on the ''[[Good Morning America]]'', the ''[[Late Show with David Letterman]]'', ''[[The Ellen DeGeneres Show]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://countrymusic.about.com/b/2008/11/06/taylor-swift-body-by-milk.htm|title=Taylor Swift – Body By Milk|date=November 6, 2008|work=''About.com''|publisher=The New York Times Company|accessdate=May 31, 2010}}</ref> the 2008 [[Country Music Association Awards|Country Music Awards]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.acountry.com/music/2008_cma_awards_performers/|title=2008 CMA Awards Performers|work=[[Country Music Association Awards]]|publisher=[[Country Music Association]]|accessdate=March 13, 2011}}</ref> as a duet with English [[rock music|rock]] band [[Def Leppard]] on ''[[CMT Crossroads]]'', the episode was released as a DVD exclusively through [[Wal-Mart]] stores in the United States,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=11081246|title=CMT Crossroads: Taylor Swift / Def Leppard (Walmart Exclusive) (Music DVD)|work=''Walmart.com''|publisher=[[Wal-Mart]]|accessdate=January 3, 2010}}</ref> [[Clear Channel Communications]]'s Stripped,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bigmachinerecords.com/index.cfm?id=33&archiveYear=2008#|title=Watch Taylor on Clear Channel Stripped|date=November 11, 2008|work=''Bigmachinerecords.com''|publisher=Big Machine Records|accessdate=May 31, 2010}} {{Dead link|date=April 2012|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> Studio 330 Sessions,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/videos/studio-330-sessions/taylor-swift/422332/love-story.jhtml|title=Taylor Swift – Love Story (Studio 330 Sessions)|work=CMT|publisher=Viacom|accessdate=April 17, 2010}}</ref> and ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://blog.cmt.com/2009-01-12/taylor-swift-shouldve-had-more-banjo-on-saturday-night-live/|title=Taylor Swift Should've Had More Banjo on Saturday Night Live|first=Alison|last=Bonaguro|date=January 12, 2009|work=CMT|publisher=Viacom|accessdate=March 11, 2011}}</ref> In the United Kingdom, Swift promoted the track during early 2009 with performances on television programs, such as ''[[Loose Women]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://video.aol.com/video-detail/taylor-swiftvideo-message-wishing-loose-women-happy-10th-birthday/2390066713/?icid=VIDURVENT09|title=Taylor Swift...video message wishing Loose Women happy 10th birthday|work=[[AOL]]|publisher=Time Warner|accessdate=March 11, 2011}}</ref> and ''[[Later... with Jools Holland]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/later/artists/taylorswift/|title=Later with Jools page for Taylor Swift|work=BBC Online|publisher=BBC|accessdate=March 13, 2011}}</ref> Since, Swift has performed the track twice on ''[[Today (NBC program)|The Today Show]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/gallery/0,,20281602_20627227,00.html|accessdate=March 13, 2011|title=Shining Star|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|publisher=Time Warner}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1650824/taylor-swift-shines-during-today-show-set.jhtml|title=Taylor Swift Shines During 'Today' Show Set|first=Jocelyn|last=Vena|date=October 26, 2010|work=[[MTV News]]|publisher=Viacom|accessdate=March 13, 2011}}</ref> at the 2009 [[CMA Music Festival]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gactv.com/gac/nw_headlines/article/0,,GAC_26063_5944079,00.html|title=Taylor Swift "Belongs" on GAC|date=June 15, 2009|work=Great American Country|publisher=Scripps Networks Interactive|accessdate=April 17, 2010}}</ref> the 2009 [[V Festival]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nme.com/news/nme/43140|accessdate=April 17, 2010|title=Oasis and Killers to headline V Festival|date=March 2, 2009|work=[[NME|The New Musical Express]]|publisher=[[IPC Media]]}}</ref> the Australian charity concert Sydney [[Sound Relief]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://soundrelief.com.au/sydlineup.php|accessdate=April 17, 2010|work=''Soundrelief.com.au''|publisher=[[Sound Relief]]|title=Sydney Relief: Sydney Info: Line-Up}}</ref> ''[[Dancing with the Stars]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/pictures/taylor-swift-on-dancing-with-the-stars/1625083/4357838/photo.jhtml|title=Taylor Swift on Dancing with the Stars|work=CMT|publisher=Viacom|accessdate=March 11, 2011}}</ref> and again on the ''Late Show with David Letterman''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vevo.com/watch/taylor-swift/love-story-live-on-letterman/USCJY1003822|title=Love Story (Live on Letterman)|work=[[Vevo]]|publisher=[[Universal Music Group]], [[Sony Music Entertainment]], and [[Abu Dhabi Media Company]]|accessdate=March 13, 2011}}</ref><br />
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Swift performed "Love Story" on all venues of her first headlining concert tour, the [[Fearless Tour]], which extended from April 2009 to June 2010. The performances begun with backup dancers, dressed in [[Victorian era]] clothing, dancing ballroom to [[Baroque]] composer [[Johann Pachelbel]]'s "[[Pachelbel's Canon]]", as a castle backdrop was projected onto the stage.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.miaminewtimes.com/crossfade/2010/03/concert_review_taylor_swift_bankatlantic_center_march_7.php|title=Concert Review: Oscar-less Taylor Swift Still Wins Over BankAtlantic Center on March 7|first=Reed|last=Fischer|date=March 8, 2010|work=[[Miami New Times]]|publisher=[[Village Voice Media]]|accessdate=March 13, 2011}}</ref> Swift emerged to upper level of the stage, from below, donning a crimson, 18th century gown with a golden accents.<ref name="newsok">{{cite web|url=http://blog.newsok.com/bamsblog/2010/04/01/concert-review-taylor-swift-at-oklahoma-citys-ford-center/|title=Concert review: Taylor Swift brings "Fearless" show to Ford Center|first=Brandy|last=McDonnel|date=April 1, 2010|work=[[The Oklahoman]]|publisher=Oklahoma Publishing Company|accessdate=May 21, 2010}}</ref> For the song's last refrain, Swift hid behind backup dancers as she changed her wardrobe to a white wedding dress.<ref name="nytimes">{{cite web|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/29/arts/music/29swift.html?_r=1|title=She’s a Little Bit Country, a Little Bit Angry|first=Jon|last=Pareles|date=August 28, 2009|work=[[The New York Times]]|publisher=The New York Times Company|accessdate=March 13, 2011}}</ref> Jon Pareles of ''[[The New York Times]]'' said Swift offered the audience with optimistic thinking with the performance in the August 27, 2009 concert at [[Madison Square Garden]] in [[New York City]].<ref name="nytimes" /> Reviewing the May 22, 2010 concert at the [[Air Canada Centre]] in [[Toronto, Canada]], Jane Stevenson of ''[[The Toronto Sun]]'' stated the moment was far too girly for her liking.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.torontosun.com/entertainment/columnists/jane_stevenson/2010/05/21/14044456.html|title=Taylor Swift concert a fairytale for fans|first=Jane|last=Stevenson|date=May 22, 2010|work=[[The Toronto Sun]]|publisher=[[Sun Media]]|accessdate=June 24, 2010}}</ref> "Love Story" served as the final performance on the setlist of Swift's second concert tour, the [[Speak Now World Tour]] (2011); the performances featured Swift roaming throughout the stage, wearing a white sundress.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.side2.no/musikk/anmeldelser/article3107487.ece|title=La Spektrum for sine føtter: Sjelden har vi sett en artist være så rå på å nå fansen som Taylor Swift|trans_title=Let the spectrum of their feet: Rarely have we seen an artist be so crude to reach the fans like Taylor Swift|work=Side2|publisher=Nettavisen|accessdate=March 13, 2011|language=Norwegian}}</ref> On January 25, 2013, Swift did an acoustic version of the song, followed by "[[We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together]]" at the [[Los Premios 40 Principales]] in Spain.<ref>{{cite web|last=Lansky|first=Sam|title=Taylor Swift Performs "Love Story" & "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" At 40 Principales: Watch|url=http://idolator.com/7411482/taylor-swift-40-principales-love-story-we-are-never-ever-getting-back-together|work=[[Idolator (website)|Idolator]]|accessdate=January 26, 2013|date=January 25, 2013}}</ref><br />
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==Cover versions and media usage==<br />
Kidz Bop Kids recorded a [[cover version]] of "Love Story" for the [[Kidz Bop 15|fifteenth installment of ''Kidz Bop'']], released in 2009. Heather Phares of [[Allmusic]] denounced that the song had a melody strong enough to withstand the ''Kidz Bop'' treatment and be kid-friendly, although having children singing lead vocals did make the song less friendly to general audiences.<ref>{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r1467643|pure_url=yes}}|title=Kidz Bop, Vol. 15 > Overview|work=Allmusic|publisher=Rovi Corporation|accessdate=March 5, 2011}}</ref> American pop band [[Forever the Sickest Kids]] covered "Love Story" for the 2009 deluxe edition of the debut studio album ''[[Underdog Alma Mater]]'' (2008).<ref>{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r1606060/|pure_url=yes}}|title=Underdog Alma Mater <nowiki>[</nowiki>Deluxe Edition<nowiki>]</nowiki> <nowiki>[</nowiki>CD/DVD<nowiki>]</nowiki> > Overview|work=Allmusic|publisher=Rovi Corporation|accessdate=March 5, 2011}}</ref> English singer [[Joe McElderry]], winner of the [[The X Factor (UK Series 6)|sixth series]] the United Kingdom talent competition ''[[The X Factor (UK)|The X Factor]]'', performed a live cover of "Love Story" on The X Factor Tour in 2010<ref name="thesun">{{Cite web|url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/2855246/Review-of-first-night-of-X-Factor-Tour-in-Liverpool.html|title=Caught Live: X Factor Tour|first=Gordon|last=Smart|date=February 16, 2010|work=[[The Sun (United Kingdom)|The Sun]]|publisher=[[News International]]|accessdate=March 6, 2011}}</ref> based on altered lyrics that Gabe Bondoc had introduced as the song being sung from the male (Romeo) perspective.<ref>[Gabe Bondoc - "Love Story" lyrics]</ref> Gordon Smart of ''[[The Sun (United Kingdom)|The Sun]]'' said the performance of "Love Story" on February 15, 2010 in [[Liverpool, England]], at the [[Echo Arena Liverpool|Echo Arena]] "went down a storm."<ref name="thesun" /> "Love Story" was featured in the romantic comedy ''[[Letters to Juliet]]'' (2010), as well as its official trailer<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10134/1058010-120.stm|title='Letters to Juliet' predictable but pleasant love story|first=Barbara|last=Vancheri|date=May 14, 2010|work=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]|publisher=[[Block Communications]]|accessdate=August 15, 2011}}</ref> and in the pilot of the television series ''[[Hart of Dixie]]'' (2011).<ref>{{cite web|title=Hart of Dixie Music -Season 1, Episode 1|url=http://www.cwtv.com/music/hart-of-dixie/season-1/episode-101|work=''CWTV.com'''|publisher=[[The CW]]|accessdate=October 10, 2011|date=September 2011}}</ref><br />
The song was covered by [[Post-Hardcore]] band Sky Tells All featuring [[Chris Motionless]] of the band [[Motionless in White]]<br />
The song was covered as an instrumental version by [[The Piano Guys]] (mashed with Coldplay's "Vida La Vida") and released as a YouTube video, though as of October 2014 it is no longer on their own channel.<br />
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==Track listings==<br />
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*'''Promo CD Single / Digital Download'''<ref name="aus" /><br />
#"Love Story" – 3:57<br />
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*'''Pop Mix Digital Download'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/love-story-pop-mix-single/id300719058|title=Love Story (Pop Mix) – Single by Taylor Swift|work=[[iTunes Store]]|date=January 6, 2009|publisher=[[Apple, Inc.|Apple, Inc]]|accessdate=March 6, 2011}}</ref><br />
#"Love Story" <small>(Pop Mix)</small> – 3:53<br />
<br />
*'''US CD Single'''<ref name="aus" /><br />
#"Love Story" <small>(US Pop Mix)</small> – 3:53<br />
#"Love Story" <small> - 3:57</small><br />
<br />
*'''AUS / EU CD Single'''<ref name="aus" /><br />
#"Love Story" <small> - 3:57</small><br />
#"Love Story" <small>([[Digital Dog]] Radio Mix)</small> – 3:11<br />
<br />
*'''UK CD Single'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B001R4KK26|title=Love Story: Taylor Swift: Amazon.co.uk: Music|work=''Amazon.co.uk''|publisher=[[Amazon.com]]|accessdate=March 6, 2011}}</ref><br />
#"Love Story" <small> – 3:57</small><br />
#"Beautiful Eyes" – 2:56<br />
#"Love Story" <small>(Digital Dog Radio Mix)</small> – 3:11<br />
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*'''UK Digital Download Remix Bundle'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/love-story-remix-bundle-single/id304341615|title=Love Story (Remix Bundle) - Single by Taylor Swift|work=[[iTunes Store]]|date=February 27, 2009|publisher=[[Apple, Inc.|Apple, Inc]]|accessdate=2012-04-08}}</ref><br />
#"Love Story" <small>(Digital Dog Remix)</small> – 5:58<br />
#"Love Story" <small>(J Stax Club Mix)</small> – 5:28<br />
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*'''UK Stripped Performance Single'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/love-story-stripped-single/id305408371|title=Love Story (Stripped) - Single by Taylor Swift|work=[[iTunes Store]]|date=February 6, 2009|publisher=[[Apple, Inc.|Apple, Inc]]|accessdate=2012-04-08}}</ref><br />
#"Love Story" <small>(Stripped)</small> – 3:42<br />
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*'''GER CD Single'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amazon.de/dp/B001T188FS|title=Love Story: Taylor Swift: Amazon.de: Music|work=''Amazon.de''|publisher=Amazon.co|accessdate=March 6, 2011}}</ref><br />
#"Love Story" <small> – 3:57</small><br />
#"Beautiful Eyes" – 2:56<br />
#"Love Story" <small>(Digital Dog Radio Mix)</small> – 3:11<br />
#"Love Story" <small>(Music Video)</small> – 3:54<br />
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*'''The Remixes Maxi-CD Single'''<ref name="aus" /><br />
#"Love Story" <small>(Digital Dog Remix)</small> – 5:59<br />
#"Love Story" <small>(Digital Dog Radio Mix)</small> – 3:11<br />
#"Love Story" <small>(Digital Dog Dub)</small> – 5:38<br />
#"Love Story" <small>(J Stax Club Mix)</small> – 5:29<br />
#"Love Story" <small>(J Stax Radio Mix)</small> – 3:42<br />
#"Love Story" <small>(Album Version)</small> – 3:57<br />
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==Charts and certifications==<br />
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===Weekly charts===<br />
{|class="wikitable sortable"<br />
!align="center"|Chart (2008–2009)<br />
!align="center"|Peak<br />position<br />
|-<br />
{{singlechart|Australia|1|artist=Taylor Swift|song=Love Story|refname=aus|accessdate=January 12, 2012}}<br />
|-<br />
{{singlechart|Austria|30|artist=Taylor Swift|song=Love Story |accessdate=January 12, 2012 }}<br />
|-<br />
{{singlechart|Flanders Tip|4|artist=Taylor Swift|song=Love Story |accessdate=January 12, 2012 }}<br />
|-<br />
{{singlechart|Wallonia|39|artist=Taylor Swift|song=Love Story |accessdate=January 12, 2012 }}<br />
|-<br />
{{singlechart|Canada|4|artist=Taylor Swift|artistid={{BillboardID|Taylor Swift}} |accessdate=January 12, 2012 |refname=canada}}<br />
|-<br />
|Czech Republic ([[Rádio Top 100 Oficiální]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ifpicr.cz/hitparada/index.php?a=titul&hitparada=2&titul=146692&sec=661e047e7b62b80dbd58543b62432bc8|title=Love Story – Radio Top100 Oficiální|work=''IFPIcr.cz''|publisher=[[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry]]|accessdate=March 6, 2011}}</ref><br />
|align="center"|4<br />
|-<br />
{{singlechart|Denmark|16|artist=Taylor Swift|song=Love Story |accessdate=January 12, 2012}}<br />
|-<br />
{{singlechart|Dutch100|13|artist=Taylor Swift|song=Love Story |accessdate=January 12, 2012}}<br />
|-<br />
|Europe ([[Eurochart Hot 100 Singles]])<ref name="billboard" /><br />
| style="text-align:center;"|10<br />
|-<br />
{{singlechart|latauslista|17|artist=Taylor Swift|song=Love Story|week=26|year=2009|refname=FIN download|accessdate=December 3, 2014}}<br />
|-<br />
{{singlechart|France|14|artist=Taylor Swift|song=Love Story |accessdate=January 12, 2012}}<br />
|-<br />
{{singlechart|Germany2|22|artist=Taylor Swift|song=Love Story |accessdate=January 12, 2012 }}<br />
|-<br />
|Hungary ([[Mahasz]])<ref name="hungary" /><br />
| style="text-align:center;"|6<br />
|-<br />
{{singlechart|Ireland|3|artist=Taylor Swift|year=2009|week=13 |accessdate=January 12, 2012 |refname=irish}}<br />
|-<br />
|Japan ([[Japan Hot 100]])<ref name="billboard2" /><br />
| style="text-align:center;"|3<br />
|-<br />
{{singlechart|New Zealand|3|artist=Taylor Swift|song=Love Story |accessdate=January 12, 2012|refname=nz }}<br />
|-<br />
{{singlechart|Norway|7|artist=Taylor Swift|song=Love Story |accessdate=January 12, 2012|refname=norway }}<br />
|-<br />
{{singlechart|Slovakia|13|artist=Taylor Swift|song=Love Story|year=2009|week=15}}<br />
|-<br />
{{singlechart|Spain|47|artist=Taylor Swift|song=Love Story |accessdate=January 12, 2012}}<br />
|-<br />
{{singlechart|Sweden|10|artist=Taylor Swift|song=Love Story |accessdate=January 12, 2012|refname=sweden }}<br />
|-<br />
{{singlechart|Swiss|50|artist=Taylor Swift|song=Love Story |accessdate=January 12, 2012}}<br />
|-<br />
{{singlechart|UKchartstats|2|artist=Taylor Swift|song=Love Story |songid=34146|accessdate=January 12, 2012|refname=uk }}<br />
|-<br />
{{singlechart|Billboardhot100|4|artist=Taylor Swift|artistid={{BillboardID|Taylor Swift}}}}<br />
|-<br />
{{singlechart|Billboardadultcontemporary|1|artist=Taylor Swift|artistid={{BillboardID|Taylor Swift}}}}<br />
|-<br />
{{singlechart|Billboardadultpopsongs|3|artist=Taylor Swift|artistid={{BillboardID|Taylor Swift}}}}<br />
|-<br />
{{singlechart|Billboardcountrysongs|1|artist=Taylor Swift|artistid={{BillboardID|Taylor Swift}}}}<br />
|-<br />
{{singlechart|Billboardlatinpopsongs|35|artist=Taylor Swift|artistid={{BillboardID|Taylor Swift}}}}<br />
|-<br />
{{singlechart|Billboardpopsongs|1|artist=Taylor Swift|artistid={{BillboardID|Taylor Swift}}}}<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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===Year-end charts===<br />
<br />
{|class="wikitable" border="1"<br />
!scope="col"| Chart (2008)<br />
!scope="col"| Position<br />
|-<br />
|US [[Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2008|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2008/hot-100-songs|work=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc|accessdate=March 6, 2011|title=Best of 2008 – Hot 100 Songs}}</ref><br />
|align="center"|81<br />
|-<br />
|US [[Country Songs]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/2008/hot-country-songs|title=Year End Charts – Hot Country Songs – Issue Date: 2008|work=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|accessdate=August 15, 2011|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6082mXn9J|archivedate=July 12, 2011}}</ref><br />
|align="center"|55<br />
|-<br />
!scope="col"| Chart (2009)<br />
!scope="col"| Position<br />
|-<br />
|Australia ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-singles-2009.htm|title=ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 100 Singles 2009|work=''ARIA.com.au''|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|accessdate=March 13, 2010}}</ref><br />
|align="center"|3<br />
|-<br />
|Canada ([[Canadian Hot 100]])<ref name="Nielsen Business Media, Inc"/><br />
|align="center"|8<br />
|-<br />
|Japan ([[Japan Hot 100]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/2009/billboard-japan-hot-100-songs|title=Year End Charts – Japan Hot 100|work=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc|accessdate=June 15, 2011}}</ref><br />
|align="center"|54<br />
|-<br />
|New Zealand ([[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand|RIANZ]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart_annual.asp|title=RIANZ Annual Top 50 Singles Chart 2008 (see "2009 – Singles")|work=''RIANZ.org.nz''|publisher=Recording Industry Association of New Zealand|accessdate=March 13, 2010}}</ref><br />
|align="center"|13<br />
|-<br />
|UK Singles ([[Official Charts Company]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/UKChartsPlusYE2009.pdf|title=UK Year-end Songs 2009|publisher=The Official Charts Company|work=[[ChartsPlus]]|pages=5|accessdate=June 14, 2010|format=PDF}}</ref><br />
|align="center"|29<br />
|-<br />
|US [[Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2009|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2009/hot-100-songs|work=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc|accessdate=March 6, 2011|title=Best of 2009 – Hot 100 Songs}}</ref><br />
|align="center"|5<br />
|}<br />
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===Decade-end charts===<br />
{|class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|-<br />
! Chart (2000–09)<br />
! Position<br />
|-<br />
| Australia ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref name="decadeend">{{cite web|url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/delta-goodrems-talents-top-the-charts/story-e6frfn09-1225816830674|title=Delta Goodrem's talents top the charts|publisher=New Limited|work=[[The Daily Telegraph (Australia)|The Daily Telegraph]]|date=January 7, 2010|accessdate=July 29, 2010|first=Kathy |last=McCabe}}</ref><br />
|align="center"|10<br />
|-<br />
|US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-hot-100?chartDate=2008-10-18#/charts-decade-end/hot-100-songs?year=2009&begin=71&order=position|work=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc|accessdate=March 6, 2011|title=Best of 2000s – Hot 100 Songs}}</ref><br />
|align="center"|73<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===Certifications===<br />
{{Certification Table Top}}<br />
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|relyear=2008|certyear=2009|title=Love Story|artist=Taylor Swift|autocat=yes|type=single|award=Platinum|number=3}}<br />
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|relyear=2008|certyear=2011|title=Love Story|artist=Taylor Swift|autocat=yes|type=single|award=Platinum|number=2|salesamount=160,000}}<br />
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|relyear=2008|certyear=2012|title=Love Story|artist=Taylor Swift|autocat=yes|type=single|award=Gold}}<br />
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|relyear=2008|certyear=2011|title=Love Story|artist=Taylor Swift|autocat=yes|type=single|award=Platinum}}<br />
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|relyear=2008|certyear=2011|title=Love Story|artist=Taylor Swift|autocat=yes|type=single|award=Platinum}}<br />
{{Certification Table Entry|title=Love Story|artist=Taylor Swift|type=single|region=United States|award=<br />
Platinum{{sup|{{Dagger}}}}|number=7|salesamount=5,800,000||salesref=<ref name="billboard2014"/>}}<br />
{{Certification Table Bottom|format=3col}}<br />
{{small|{{sup|{{Dagger}}}} Since May 2013 RIAA certifications for digital singles include on-demand audio and/or video song streams in addition to downloads.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.riaa.com/newsitem.php?content_selector=riaa-news-gold-and-platinum&news_month_filter=5&news_year_filter=2013&id=C19496E7-CEC0-C453-D8A1-BD80E56E610F |title=RIAA Adds Digital Streams To Historic Gold & Platinum Awards|publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of America]]|date=May 9, 2013|accessdate=May 9, 2013}}</ref>}}<br />
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===Chart procession and succession===<br />
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{{s-bef | before="[[Just a Dream (Carrie Underwood song)|Just a Dream]]" by [[Carrie Underwood]]}}<br />
{{s-ttl | title=[[Hot Country Songs|''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs]] [[List of number-one country singles of 2008 (U.S.)|number-one single]]| years=November 22–29, 2008}}<br />
{{s-aft | after="[[Chicken Fried]]" by [[Zac Brown Band]]}}<br />
{{s-bef | before="[[Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)]]" by [[Beyoncé]]}}<br />
{{s-ttl| title =[[Mainstream Top 40 (Pop Songs)|''Billboard'' Pop Songs]] [[List of Mainstream Top 40 number-one hits of 2009 (U.S.)|number-one single]]<br />
| years = February 28, 2009}}<!-- issue dates are allowed here --><br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[List of best-selling singles]]<br />
*[[List of best-selling singles in the United States]]<br />
*[[List of number-one singles in Australia in 2009]]<br />
*[[List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 2009 (U.S.)]]<br />
*[[List of number-one country singles of 2008 (U.S.)]]<br />
*[[List of Mainstream Top 40 number-one hits of 2009 (U.S.)]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.vevo.com/watch/taylor-swift/love-story/USCJY0803276 "Love Story"] music video on [[Vevo]]<br />
* [http://taylorswift.com/releases#release-2822 Lyrics at Taylor Swift official site]<br />
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{{Infobox single<br />
| Name = White Horse<br />
| Cover = Taylor Swift_-_White Horse.png<br />
| Border = yes<br />
| Artist = [[Taylor Swift]]<br />
| Album = [[Fearless (Taylor Swift album)|Fearless]]<br />
| Released = December 7, 2008<ref>http://gfa.radioandrecords.com/publishGFA/GFANextPage.asp?sDate=12/07/2008&Format=4</ref><br />
| Format = [[CD single]], [[music download|digital download]]<br />
| Recorded = 2008<br />
| Genre = [[Country pop]]<br />
| Length = 3:55<br />
| Label = [[Big Machine Records|Big Machine]]<br />
| Writer = Taylor Swift, [[Liz Rose]]<br />
| Producer = Taylor Swift, [[Nathan Chapman (record producer)|Nathan Chapman]]<br />
| Audio sample? = <br />
| Certification = <br />
| Last single = "[[Love Story (Taylor Swift song)|Love Story]]"<br />(2008)<br />
| This single = "'''White Horse'''"<br />(2008)<br />
| Next single = "[[You Belong with Me]]"<br />(2009)<br />
{{External music video|{{YouTube|D1Xr-JFLxik|"White Horse"}}}}<br />
}}<br />
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"'''White Horse'''" is a song performed by American singer-songwriter [[Taylor Swift]]. The song was written by Swift and [[Liz Rose]] and produced by [[Nathan Chapman (record producer)|Nathan Chapman]], with Swift's aid. The song was released on December 7, 2008 by [[Big Machine Records]], as the second [[single (music)|single]] from Swift's second studio album ''[[Fearless (Taylor Swift album)|Fearless]]'' (2008). Swift and Rose composed the song about one of Swift's ex-boyfriends, when Swift discovered he was not what she had perceived of him. It focused on the moment where Swift accepted that the relationship was over. "White Horse" is, musically, a [[country pop]] song and uses sparse production to emphasize vocals. Lyrically, the track speaks of disillusionment and pain in a relationship, drawing references to [[fairy tale|fairytales]].<br />
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Critically, "White Horse" garnered generally positive reception. At the [[2010 Grammy Awards]], "White Horse" won the Grammy Awards for [[Grammy Award for Best Country Song|Best Country Song]] and [[Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance|Best Female Country Vocal Performance]]. The song also performed well commercially, although it did not duplicate the success of its predecessor, "[[Love Story (Taylor Swift song)|Love Story]]". In the United States, it peaked at number thirteen in the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and number two on [[Hot Country Songs]]. It was later certified platinum by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA). The song's accompanying [[music video]] was directed by [[Trey Fanjoy]], who directed the majority of Swift's prior videos. The video features Swift as she decides to end a relationship via phone call. In the video, Swift recalls multiple memories with her love interest, both positive and negative. Swift promoted "Wxhite Horse" via live performances, including numerous during the [[Fearless Tour]] (2009–10).<br />
==Lyrics==<br />
Saw you're sorry<br />
That face of an Angel comes out just when you need it to<br />
All this time pacing back and forth cause I honestly believed in you<br />
Holding on the days drag on<br />
Silly girl I shoulda known<br />
I shoulda known<br />
(chorus)<br />
I'm not your princess<br />
This ain't a fairytale<br />
I'm not the one you'll sweep off her feet lead her up the the stairwell<br />
This isn't Hollywood this is a small town<br />
I was a dreamer before you went and let me down <br />
Now it's too late for you and your white horse to come around<br />
(end of chorus) <br />
Maybe I was naive got lost in your eyes <br />
Never really had a chance<br />
Silly girl I shoulda known to be in love you had to fight to have the upper hand<br />
I had so many dreams about you and me <br />
Happy endings now I know<br />
(repeat chorus)<br />
And there you are on your knees<br />
Begging for forgiveness begging for me<br />
Just like I always wanted<br />
But I'm so sorry<br />
Cause I'm not your princess<br />
This ain't a fairytale<br />
I'm gonna find someone someday who might actually treat me well<br />
This is a big world <br />
That was a small town<br />
In my rear view mirror disappearing now<br />
And it's too late for you and you and your white horse to catch me now<br />
Try and catch me now<br />
Catch me now<br />
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==Background==<br />
[[File:Taylor Swift Cavendish.JPG|thumb|left|180px|alt=|Swift performing "White Horse" at the 2010 [[Cavendish Beach Music Festival]] in Canada.]]<br />
Swift commenced composing "White Horse" almost a year before the release of ''Fearless'',<ref name="onsetwhitehorse">{{cite episode|title=On the Set Behind the Scenes 'White Horse'|minutes=22:00|series=Taylor Swift: On the Set|network=Great American Country|accessdate=February 16, 2011}}</ref> weeks after composing ''Fearless''{{'s}} lead single "[[Love Story (Taylor Swift song)|Love Story]]", songs which are quite disparate lyrically. Swift first solely wrote the first verse. She then made a phone call to [[Liz Rose]], co-writer of most tracks on Swift's eponymous debut studio album, ''[[Taylor Swift (album)|Taylor Swift]]'' (2006), asking for her aid in finishing the song; the two completed writing the song in approximately forty-five minutes.<ref name="cw">{{cite journal|last=Conaway|first=Alanna|date=June 1, 2009|title=Story Behind the Song: Love Story—Chapter 2|journal=[[Country Weekly]]|volume=16|issue=16|pages=21}}</ref> The song was inspired by a [[boyfriend]] of Swift's who she perceived to be a [[Prince Charming]] and, in the downfall of the relationship, then realized he was not.<ref name="onsetwhitehorse" /> She said he was the person who triggered the song, but, once in the midst of writing it, drifted in direction.<ref name="videoreplay">{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/videos/misc/339966/video-replay-taylor-swift-white-horse.jhtml|title=Taylor Swift : Video Replay: Taylor Swift - White Horse|work=[[Country Music Television|CMT]]|publisher=[[Viacom]]|accessdate=March 15, 2011}}</ref> It focused on the initial moment where she recognized the relationship was over. She said everything after that particular moment centered around recuperation and, because of that, considered it the most solemn aspect of a breakup: "To me, 'White Horse' is about what, in my opinion, is the most heart-breaking part of a break-up – that moment when you realize that all the dreams you had, all those visions you had of being with this person, all that disappears."<ref name="cutbycut">{{cite web|url=http://www.bigmachinerecords.com/taylorswift/index.cfm?id=110|title=Cut By But|first=Taylor|last=Swift|authorlink=Taylor Swift|work=''Bigmachinerecords.com''|publisher=[[Big Machine Records]]|accessdate=March 12, 2010|archivedate=July 27, 2010|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5rXkDwe4d}}</ref> About the difference in themes between "White Horse" and "Love Story", Swift explained that in divergent scenarios, she regarded [[fairy tale|fairytales]] in different manners. She attributed the fact that because she did not expect to go through the event, then she became more inclined to come in terms with reality.<ref name="cmtfairytale">{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1599049/taylor-swifts-fascination-with-fairy-tales-comes-through-on-new-album.jhtml|title=Taylor Swift's fascination with Fairy Tales comes through on new album|first=Lindsey|last=Roznovsky|date=November 10, 2008|work=[[CMT News]]|publisher=Viacom|accessdate=February 13, 2011}}</ref><br />
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{{quote|"When we're little girls, our parents read us [[storybook]]s. And we think that [[Prince Charming]]'s gonna come along, is gonna have a white cape on, is going to put us on a pedestal. And the [[villain|bad guy]] wears black and we always know who that guy is. But what we don't realize is that, in reality, the bad guy is wearing jeans. And he's cute. And he's charming, makes you laugh, and you believe him. You think he's the good guy. Then, you realize he's not."<ref name="videoreplay" />}}<br />
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The song was not originally intended to be included on ''Fearless'', due to Swift believing solemness was already represented accurately on the album; therefore, Swift was planning on including the track on her third studio album, what would become ''[[Speak Now]]'' in 2010.<ref name="cutbycut" /> However, when Swift's Los Angeles [[Talent manager|managing agency]] set up an appointment with the executive producers of her favorite television series, ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]'', [[Betsy Beers]] and [[Shonda Rhimes]], they discussed including Swift's music on the series. Swift chose to play them "White Horse" live with an [[acoustic guitar]].<ref name="cutbycut" /> Beers and Rhimes were very impressed and told Swift they would respond her via telephone as soon as they could. Swift decided to not include the track on ''Fearless'', until the producers responded, which they did not for some time. When ''Grey's Anatomy''{{'}}s representatives called, Swift and [[Nathan Chapman (record producer)|Nathan Chapman]] recorded the song immediately, sent a CD to them, and they decided to use it on the television series.<ref name="cutbycut" /> "White Horse" debuted on the [[Grey's Anatomy|fifth season]] premiere of ''Grey's Anatomy'', "[[Dream a Little Dream of Me (Grey's Anatomy)|Dream a Little Dream of Me]]", on September 25, 2008.<ref name="grey">{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/news/news-in-brief/1595321/taylor-swift-lands-song-on-greys-anatomy-premiere.jhtml|title=Taylor Swift Lands Song on Grey's Anatomy Premiere|date=September 22, 2008|work=CMT News|publisher=Viacom|accessdate=March 14, 2011}}</ref><br />
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==Composition==<br />
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"White Horse" is a [[country pop]] song with a length of three minutes and 55 seconds.<ref>{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r1436466|pure_url=yes}}|title=Fearless - Taylor Swift|work=[[Allmusic]]|publisher=[[Rovi Corporation]]|accessdate=August 28, 2010}}</ref> It is set in [[common time]] and has a [[tempo]] of 92 beats per minute.<ref name="sheet">{{cite web|title=Digital sheet music – Taylor Swift – White Horse|work=''Musicnotes.com''|publisher=[[Alfred Publishing]]}}</ref> Therefore, it is categorized as [[ballad (music)|ballad]].<ref name="billboardreview" /> It is written in the [[key (music)|key]] of [[C major]] and Swift's vocals span one [[octave]], from G<sub>3</sub> to A<sub>4</sub>.<ref name="sheet" /> "White Horse" follows the [[chord progression]] C<sub>5</sub>–F(add)<sub>2</sub>–Am<sub>7</sub>–F(add)<sub>2</sub>.<ref name="sheet" /> The song is based upon a pop [[hook (music)|hook]],<ref name="slant" /> and has an instrumentation mainly based on [[acoustic guitar]] and soft [[piano]], with accents of [[cello]].<ref name="grey" /><ref name="topabout" /> The production, however, is sparse, leaving an emphasis on Swift's soft<ref name="billboardreview" /> and breathy vocals.<ref name="slant" /><br />
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The lyrics of "White Horse" are written in [[first person narrative|first person]], with Swift reflecting on an occasion when a relationship, which seemed like a fairytale in the commence, fell apart: "I'm not a princess, this ain't a fairytale/ I'm not the one you'll sweep off her feet/ Lead her up the stairwell."<ref name="billboardreview" /><ref name="topabout" /> The track spoke about pain and disillusionment,<ref name="billboardreview" /> in the clear perspective of a reborn realist.<ref name="villagevoice" /> Due to the heartbreak, the protagonist escapes from the small town that she resided in.<ref name="popmatters2">{{cite web|url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/column/124985-things-will-change-what-taylor-swift-represents|title=So, Taylor Swift, How Far Do You Wanna Go?<br />
|first=Dave|last=Heaton|date=May 10, 2010|work=[[PopMatters]]|accessdate=March 25, 2011}}</ref> Several music critics, like Kate Kiefer of ''[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]'', noted the lyrical disparity between "White Horse" and Swift's previous single, "[[Love Story (Taylor Swift song)|Love Story]]", where Swift viewed fairytales in a positive light, with a [[happy ending]].<ref name="billboardreview" /><ref name="paste" /> Kiefer assumed that "White Horse" withdrew everything she said in "Love Story".<ref name="paste" /><br />
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==Critical reception==<br />
August Brown of ''[[The Los Angeles Times]]'' compared the song with [[Dolly Parton]]'s "[[Jolene (song)|Jolene]]" (1973), saying Parton would have recognized her own predicament in "White Horse" and may have congratulated Swift for attempting to move on.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2009/05/live-taylor-swift-at-the-staples-center.html#more|title=Live: Taylor Swift at the Staples Center|first=August|last=Brown|date=May 23, 2009|work=[[The Los Angeles Times]]|publisher=[[Tribune Company]]|accessdate=March 18, 2011}}</ref> Jonathan Keefe of [[Slant Magazine]] called "White Horse" a "lovely ballad" with a prominent hook and deemed it "easily the best song" on ''Fearless''. However, Keefer stated, "Even 'White Horse' [...] makes use of a well-worn, clichéd image that Swift doesn't use in any novel way."<ref name="slant">{{cite web|url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/taylor-swift-fearless/1574|first=Jonathan|last=Keefe|date=November 16, 2008|title=Taylor Swift: Fearless|work=[[Slant Magazine]]|accessdate=March 8, 2011}}</ref> Josh Love of ''[[The Village Voice]]'' thought "preternatural wisdom and inclusiveness" shined through the lyrics and theme of "White Horse"; Love also mentioned that it was one of ''Fearless''<nowiki>'</nowiki> "great songs".<ref name="villagevoice">{{cite web|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/2008-11-19/music/taylor-swift-s-teenage-country-star-tales-spiked-with-actual-wisdom/|title=Taylor Swift's Teenage Country-Star Tales, Spiked With Actual Wisdom|date=November 19, 2008|first=Josh|last=Love|work=[[The Village Voice]]|publisher=[[Village Voice Media]]|accessdate=March 12, 2011}}</ref> Lucy Davies of the [[BBC]] said it demonstrated how repetitive the lyrical themes on ''Fearless'' were. She noted Swift recycled the phrase "face of an angel" from the album's previous track, "Hey Stephen".<ref name="bbc">{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/r2xm|title=Fearless is now triple platinum. But will it fare similarly in the UK?|date=March 9, 2009|first=Lucy|last=Davies|work=[[BBC Online]]|publisher=[[BBC]]|accessdate=March 12, 2010}}</ref> An uncredited review from ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' stated, "The second single from Taylor Swift's top-selling CD is a beautiful, understated ballad that showcases her skill with a lyric and shines a spotlight on her signature tender, heart-on-her-sleeve vocals." The review stated that the latter was accomplished by the song's production, which made Swift's vocal performance more palpable and emotive. The review also complimented the song, as something everyone could relate to.<ref name="billboardreview">{{cite web|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2008/12/05/us-music-singles-idUSTRE4B47BQ20081205|title=Billboard single reviews of Taylor Swift, Jamie Foxx|work=[[Reuters]]|publisher=[[The Thomson Corporation]]|accessdate=March 15, 2011|date=December 9, 2008}}</ref> Kate Kiefer of ''Paste'' recognized it to be one of Swift's best songs.<ref name="paste">{{cite web|url=http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/lists/2009/06/six-great-taylor-swift-songs.html|work=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]|publisher=Paste Media Group LLC|date=June 4, 2009|accessdate=April 17, 2010|title=Six Great Taylor Swift Songs|first=Kate|last=Kiefer}}</ref> Sean Dooley of [[About.com]] attributed the track's effectiveness to be in how Swift captured the heartbreaking moment.<ref name="topabout">{{cite web|url=http://countrymusic.about.com/od/top10lists/tp/TaylorSwiftTop10Songs.htm|title=Top 10 Taylor Swift Songs|work=''About.com''|publisher=The New York Times Company|accessdate=March 15, 2010|first=Sean|last=Dooley}}</ref> While reviewing ''Fearless'', Dooley selected "White Horse" as one of the best tracks on the album.<ref name="about.com">{{cite web|url=http://countrymusic.about.com/od/cdreviewsmz/fr/TaylorSwiftFearlessReview.htm|title=The Blossoming of Taylor Swift – The Artist|first=Sean|last=Dooley|work=''About.com''|publisher=The New York Times Company|accessdate=March 8, 2011}}</ref> At the [[52nd Grammy Awards]], "White Horse" won the Grammy Awards for [[Grammy Award for Best Country Song|Best Country Song]] and [[Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance|Best Female Country Vocal Performance]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.grammy.com/nominees?year=2009&genre=8|title=2009 - 52nd Annual Grammy Awards: Country|work=[[Grammy Award]]|publisher=[[National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences]]|accessdate=March 16, 2011}}</ref><br />
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==Chart performance==<br />
On the week ending November 29, 2008, "White Horse" debuted and peaked at number thirteen on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]. Its appearance, along with six other songs, on the chart tied Swift with [[Hannah Montana (character)|Hannah Montana]] ([[Miley Cyrus]]) for the female act to have the most songs charting on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in the same week,<ref name="sixdebuts">{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1043448/taylor-swift-notches-six-hot-100-debuts|title=Taylor Swift Notches Six Hot 100 Debuts|last=Cohen|first=Jonathan|date=November 20, 2008|work=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc|accessdate=July 28, 2010}}</ref> a record later surpassed by Swift herself when she charted eleven songs at once in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/951777/taylor-swift-debuts-10-speak-now-songs-on-hot-100|title=Taylor Swift Debuts 10 'Speak Now' Songs on Hot 100|first=Silvio|last=Pietroluongo|date=November 4, 2010|work=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc|accessdate=March 15, 2011}}</ref> The following week, the song dropped to number fifty-six,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2008-12-06/hot-100|title=Hot 100 - Week of December 6, 2008|work=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc|accessdate=March 15, 2011}}</ref> and, on the week ending April 25, 2009, it spent its last week on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 at number forty-four, after a total of twenty-two weeks on the chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2009-04-25/hot-100|title=Hot 100 - Week of April 25, 2008|work=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc|accessdate=March 15, 2011}}</ref><ref name="billboard">{{cite web|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=taylor swift|chart=all}}|title=Taylor Swift - White Horse|work=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc|accessdate=March 15, 2011}}</ref> The song is one of thirteen songs from ''Fearless'' charted within the top forty of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, breaking the record for the most top forty entries from a single album.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/266734/rihannas-roulette-lands-in-hot-100s-top-10|title=Rihanna's 'Roulette' Lands In Hot 100's Top 10|last=Pietroluongo|first=Silvio|date=November 12, 2009|work=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc|accessdate=January 3, 2010}}</ref> The single was certified platinum by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] for shipments exceeding one million copies.<ref name="riaasingle">{{cite web|url=http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=Taylor%20Swift&format=&go=Search&perPage=50|title=RIAA &ndash; Gold & Platinum|work=''RIAA.com''|publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of America]]|accessdate=March 5, 2011}}</ref> As of November 2014, "White Horse" has sold 1.9 million copies in the United States.<ref name=sales>{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6312267/ask-billboard-all-taylor-swift-edition?page=0%2C1 |last=Trust |first=Gary |title=Ask Billboard: All-Taylor Swift Edition |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]] |date=November 11, 2014 |accessdate=November 11, 2014}}</ref><br />
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The single debuted at number thirty-seven on [[Hot Country Songs|''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs]] on the week-ending December 12, 2008. It jumped at number twenty-six on the following week, the biggest jump of the week.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2008-12-20/country-songs?order=gainer|title=Hot Country Songs: week-ending December 20, 2008|date=December 20, 2008|work=Billboard.com|publisher=Billboard.com|accessdate=December 20, 2008}}</ref> On the week ending February 14, 2009, it entered the top ten at number ten, scoring Swift's seventh consecutive top ten hit on the chart.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2009-02-14/country-songs|title=Hot Country Songs: week-ending February 14, 2009|date=February 14, 2009|work=Billboard.com|publisher=Billboard.com|accessdate=February 14, 2009}}</ref> It peaked at number two on the week-ending April 4, 2009 and held there on the following week before dropping at number seven.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2009-04-04/country-songs|title=Hot Country Songs: week-ending April 4, 2009|date=April 4, 2009|work=Billboard.com|publisher=Billboard.com|accessdate=April 11, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2009-04-11/country-songs|title=Hot Country Songs: week-ending April 11, 2009|date=April 11, 2009|work=Billboard.com|publisher=Billboard.com|accessdate=April 11, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2009-04-18/country-songs|title=Hot Country Songs: week-ending April 18, 2009|date=April 18, 2009|work=Billboard.com|publisher=Billboard.com|accessdate=April 18, 2009}}</ref> It charted for a total of twenty weeks on ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs.<br />
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"White Horse" debuted at number twenty-seven in [[Canadian Hot 100|Canada]] on the week ending November 29, 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2008-11-29/hot-100|title=Canadian Hot 100 - Week of November 29, 2008|work=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc|accessdate=March 15, 2011}}</ref> On the week ending January 24, 2009, "White Horse" peaked at number forty-three in Canada.<ref name="canada" /> It was certified gold by [[Music Canada]] for sales of 40,000 digital downloads.<ref name="musicanada">{{cite web|url=http://www.musiccanada.com/GoldPlatinum.aspx|title=Gold and Platinum|work=''Musiccanada.com''|publisher=[[Music Canada]]|accessdate=July 11, 2011}}</ref> In [[ARIA Charts|Australia]], the track entered at its peak at number forty-one on the week ending February 22, 2009.<ref name="aus"/> In [[UK Singles Chart|United Kingdom]], "White Horse" debuted and peaked at number sixty on the week ending March 21, 2009. It stayed on United Kingdom for two weeks.<ref name="uk"/><br />
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==Music video==<br />
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The accompanying [[music video]] for "White Horse" was directed by [[Trey Fanjoy]], who directed the majority of Swift's prior videos. Swift commented that Fanjoy was her first choice to film the video because she understood the direction Swift wanted to take and how to make the video different than the prior ones they filmed.<ref name="onsetwhitehorse" /> The video's plot centered on infidelity. However, because the theme had appeared on the video for "[[Picture to Burn]]", the scenario was reversed, rather than removed entirely, for Swift thought it was inevitable to include it. It was conceptualized so that Swift was the person who someone was unfaithful to, but the one who someone was unfaithful with: "This girl falls in love with this guy and he's perfect. He's adorable. He's charming. He's endearing. She falls in love with him. Then, she comes to realize that he's been leading a double life. He was already in a relationship years before he ever met her [...] You find out that I'm the one that was ruining a relationship without even knowing it."<ref name="onsetwhitehorse" /> Swift chose actor [[Stephen Colletti]] to portray the role of her love interest. She had previously seen him on the reality television series ''[[Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County]]'', where she acknowledged him to be "cute", and later on ''[[One Tree Hill (TV series)|One Tree Hill]]'', where she was impressed by his acting skills; thus, Colletti was contacted to portray the character.<ref name="onsetwhitehorse" /> Swift chose Colletti primarily because of his sweet and endearing demeanor. As a result, the character would seem very loyal, as though he would never betray his partner. Therefore, others did not expect for him to betray Swift either. "That's always the hardest thing, when someone has you fooled so much that you think they're never gonna hurt you. And then they do. That's when you get the worst heartbreak", Swift said.<ref name="onsetwhitehorse" /><br />
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The video was shot in one day in January 2009 in [[Nashville, Tennessee]].<ref name="onsetwhitehorse" /><ref name="mtvvideo">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1602658/taylor-swift-talks-about-emotional-new-video-white-horse.jhtml|title=Taylor Swift Talks About 'Emotional' New &#124;Video For 'White Horse'|first=Jocelyn|last=Vena|date=January 14, 2009|work=[[MTV News]]|publisher=Viacom|accessdate=March 15, 2011}}</ref> Frolicking scenes between Swift and Colletti were filmed first; the lunch, outdoor, and indoor scenes followed.<ref name="onsetwhitehorse" /> Coincidentally, on the day of filming, it rained heavily, something which Swift was enlightened by, since it corresponded to the video's gloomy and dark feel. Swift said it aided in making the video less colorful lighting-wise, and more fixated on muted tones.<ref name="onsetwhitehorse" /> The last scenes were more difficult for Swift because they involved crying. She attributed the difficulty to the number of people surrounding her and watching, something she was not accustomed to. However, Fanjoy, who was once an actress, guided her into thinking about what made her most solemn, and completing the scene effectively.<ref name="onsetwhitehorse" /> Fanjoy said the scenes demonstrated what an exceptional actress Swift was, adding she took direction very well.<ref name="onsetwhitehorse" /> The scene took approximately three hours to film.<ref name="mtvvideo" /><br />
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The video premiered on February 7, 2009 on [[Country Music Television|CMT]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/news/news-in-brief/1604409/taylor-swifts-white-horse-video-to-premiere-exclusively-on-cmt.jhtml|title=Taylor Swift's "White Horse" Video to Premiere Exclusively on CMT|date=February 5, 2009|work=CMT News|publisher=Viacom|accessdate=March 15, 2011}}</ref> The video commences with a close-ups of Swift's and Colletti's mouths as they speak via telephone. He begins, "All I want is you. Do you love me?" She affirms, and he asks for another chance. The video transitions to Swift sitting on the living room floor, next to a fireplace. She performs as she [[flashback (narrative)|flashbacks]] to memories with Colletti. The two frolic on a brown couch and play with a deck of cards. The video then transitions to Swift and her friend having lunch a restaurant, where Swift's friend informs her of Colletti's betrayal. The two converse and, then, Swift is seen walking on the streets during nighttime. She sees Colletti arriving at a house with groceries and, after staring at each other, a redheaded woman walks out of the house. In a panic, Swift runs away and the video transcends to the phone call, which commenced in the beginning of the video, with Colletti repeating, "Will you give me another chance?" A rapid flashback of cut-scenes is played and, after its conclusion, Swift denies his request, hangs up, and cries. Cut-scenes feature Swift and Colletti frolicking, Swift walking in the streets, and her sitting beside the fireplace.<br />
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==Live performances==<br />
On her first televised performance of "White Horse", on November 23, 2008, at the [[2008 American Music Awards]], Swift donned a white evening gown as she sat on floral-patterned couch.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/pictures/2008-american-music-awards/1600068/3402524/photo.jhtml|title=Swift Debuts "White Horse"|work=CMT|publisher=Viacom|accessdate=March 17, 2011}}</ref> While promoting the song, she later performed it at the Nomination Concert for the [[51st Grammy Awards]], where she coupled it in a [[medley (music)|medley]] with a cover of [[Brenda Lee]]'s "[[I'm Sorry (Brenda Lee song)|I'm Sorry]]",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://community.cmt.com/Video/Im-SorryWhite-Horse--Taylor-Swift-at-the-Grammy-Nomination-Concert-LIVE/0BEDCFFFF01B093BD001700B77698|title=I'm Sorry/White Horse - Taylor Swift at the Grammy Nomination Concert Live|work=CMT|publisher=Viacom|accessdate=March 15, 2011}}</ref> and the [[AOL Sessions]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://music.aol.com/sessions/taylor-swift-white-horse-sessions/|title=Taylor Swift, 'White Horse' (Sessions)|work=[[AOL]]|publisher=[[Time Warner]]|accessdate=March 17, 2011}}</ref> Since, Swift has performed the track at the Studio 330 Sessions,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/videos/studio-330-sessions/taylor-swift/422336/white-horse.jhtml|title=Taylor Swift – White Horse (Studio 330 Sessions)|work=CMT|publisher=Viacom|accessdate=April 17, 2010}}</ref> the 2009 [[CMA Music Festival]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gactv.com/gac/nw_headlines/article/0,,GAC_26063_5944079,00.html|title=Taylor Swift "Belongs" on GAC|date=June 15, 2009|work=[[Great American Country]]|publisher=[[Scripps Networks Interactive]]|accessdate=April 17, 2010}}</ref> the 2009 [[V Festival]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nme.com/news/nme/43140|accessdate=April 17, 2010|title=Oasis and Killers to headline V Festival|date=March 2, 2009|work=[[NME|The New Musical Express]]|publisher=[[IPC Media]]}}</ref> the Australian charity concert Sydney [[Sound Relief]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://soundrelief.com.au/sydlineup.php|accessdate=April 17, 2010|work=''Soundrelief.com.au''|publisher=[[Sound Relief]]|title=Sydney Relief: Sydney Info: Line-Up}}</ref> and on ''[[Dancing with the Stars]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/viral-videos/951862/taylor-swift-performs-on-dancing-with-the-stars|title=Taylor Swift Performs on 'Dancing With The Stars'|first=Megan|last=Vick|date=November 3, 2010|work=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc|accessdate=March 17, 2011}}</ref> Swift performed "White Horse" on all venues in 2009 and 2010 of her first headlining concert tour, the [[Fearless Tour]]. During the performances, Swift wore a pastel sundress as performed solely playing an [[acoustic guitar]], standing at the edge of the stage's runway.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/taylor-swift-performs-a-fearless-set-at-madison-square-garden-20090828|title=Taylor Swift Performs a "Fearless" Set at Madison Square Garden|date=August 28, 2009|work=[[Rolling Stone]]|publisher=[[Jann Wenner]]|accessdate=March 17, 2011}}</ref> In the concert on May 22, 2009, at [[Staples Center]] in [[Los Angeles, California]], Swift sang "White Horse" in duet with American singer [[John Mayer]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2009/05/taylor-swift-john-mayer-yay-or-nay-.html|title=Taylor Swift and John Mayer: Yay or nay?|first=Todd|last=Marttens|date=May 25, 2009|work=The Los Angeles Times|publisher=Tribune Company|accessdate=March 17, 2011}}</ref> Reviewing the June 2, 2010 concert at [[Verizon Center]] in [[Washington, D.C.]], Dave McKenna of ''[[The Washington Post]]'' reported, "On 'White Horse,' the chorus of believers also joined in, and threw their young fists in the air to yell Swift's esteem-free but cathartic climax, 'I'm gonna find someone someday who might actually treat me well!'"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/02/AR2010060201152.html|title=Concert review of Taylor Swift at Verizon Center|first=Dave|last=McKenna|date=June 3, 2010|work=[[The Washington Post]]|publisher=[[The Washington Post Company]]|accessdate=March 17, 2011}}</ref> Swift said in a 2012 interview with ''Cosmopolitan'' that White Horse is in fact her favorite song to sing live, "a song that I've always been proud of because it's about that really horrible feeling of a one-sided relationship that isn't balanced; it's one-sided. You clearly love him more than he loves you, and you know it. And it's a sinking feeling, but it's also a really intoxicating feeling. And a lot of times girls will end up in these relationships where he's not giving you anything so you'll take the crumbs. In my mind what hurts the most is what they didn't say. It's when they knew I needed to hear something and they wouldn't just say it. They knew I needed commitment or loyalty or reassurance, and they wouldn't give it."<br />
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*'''CD Single'''<br />
#"White Horse" <small>(Album Version)</small> – 3:55<br />
#"White Horse" <small>(Radio Edit)</small> – 3:22<br />
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{{small|{{sup|{{Dagger}}}} Since May 2013 RIAA certifications for digital singles include on-demand audio and/or video song streams in addition to downloads.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.riaa.com/newsitem.php?content_selector=riaa-news-gold-and-platinum&news_month_filter=5&news_year_filter=2013&id=C19496E7-CEC0-C453-D8A1-BD80E56E610F |title=RIAA Adds Digital Streams To Historic Gold & Platinum Awards|publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of America]]|date=May 9, 2013|accessdate=May 9, 2013}}</ref>}}<br />
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*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1Xr-JFLxik&ob=av2n "White Horse"] music video on [[YouTube]] (posted by [[Vevo]])<br />
*[http://taylorswift.com/releases#release-2822 Lyrics at Taylor Swift official site]<br />
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This isn't something that is really important, but you have really cool graphics and your username is in color and etc. If you could explain how to do that to me it would be great. Thanks.([[User:Pythonessofdelphi|PythonessofDelphi🐍]] ([[User talk:Pythonessofdelphi|talk]]) 02:45, 16 March 2015 (UTC))<br />
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I would like to be part of the Food and Drinks task force, bit their page is so big, I keep getting lost, and it won't let me add my name to the members list or show me the code so I can put the link on my page, if you could help me out and tell me how to get started that would be great!😁<br />
I was also wondering how you got so many tags likely "this user does this" I agree with a lot of them, bur have nothing clue where to find them! I am new to this and am very confused, and help would be highly appreciated! Thanks!😊 <small><span class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:The name BluJay is taken|The name BluJay is taken]] ([[User talk:The name BluJay is taken|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/The name BluJay is taken|contribs]]) 19:04, 15 March 2015 (UTC)</span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--><br />
:I've replied on [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:The_name_BluJay_is_taken&diff=651549274&oldid=651530001 your talk page]. '''[[User:Puffin|<font color="teal">Puffin</font>]]''' ''[[User talk:Puffin|<b><sup><small>Let's talk!</small></sup></b>]]'' 22:31, 15 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
I followed your advice on how to Join the project, but since I am using a kindled to do this, I believe the formatting is a bit different, and I cannot seem to edit the list, maybe when I get better at this, I will try again. <small><span class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:The name BluJay is taken|The name BluJay is taken]] ([[User talk:The name BluJay is taken|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/The name BluJay is taken|contribs]]) 01:56, 16 March 2015 (UTC)</span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--><br />
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* [[Child Soldiers]], a children's book on the survival of one british boy and a continental girl written by a [[Nigerian phantom publisher]]. ([http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/specials/1521_int_play_comp/], [https://books.google.com.ng/books?id=QsXyeGinNJIC&pg=PA187&lpg=PA187&dq=child+soldiers+book+waw&source=bl&ots=W6cr3-fqsm&sig=U20nt3k5IGu4pFrOX0T3pvCCGEI&hl=en&sa=X&ei=wpK_VIiIPIn0UqeYhKAJ&ved=0CCYQ6AEwAg]<br />
* [[The Accidental Superpower]], a book on the future by [[Peter Zeihan]]. ([http://www.wsj.com/articles/book-review-the-accidental-superpower-by-peter-zeihan-1417653112], [http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/fareed-zakaria-americas-prospects-are-promising-indeed/2014/11/20/eb91209a-70f3-11e4-ad12-3734c461eab6_story.html], [http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-4555-8366-9])<br />
*''[[The Animals' Lawsuit Against Humanity|The Animals' Lawsuit Against Humanity: An Illustrated 10th Century Iraqi Ecological Fable]]'' by [[Ikhwan al Safa]] (and others) ([http://www.amazon.com/The-Animals-Lawsuit-Against-Humanity/dp/1887752706], [http://www.themuslimtimes.org/2011/04/countries/netherlands/the-animals-lawsuit-against-humanity-10th-century-arabic-animals-rights-awareness-an-inspiration-for-modern-day-activists])<br />
*''[[A White Room]] by [[Stephanie Carroll]]. A women's historical fiction novel inspired by the classic [[The Yellow Wallpaper]] by [[Charlote Perkins Gilman]]. This novel touches on multiple historical women's health issues including [[hysteria]] and nineteenth century [[abortion]]. ([http://blog.bookfari.com/bookfari-review-a-white-room/], [http://blog.bookfari.com/bookfari-review-a-white-room/], [http://militaryspousebookreview.com/2014/09/02/book-review-stephanie-carrolls-a-white-room/], [https://hookofabook.wordpress.com/2013/06/19/a-white-room-debut-historical-novel-by-stephanie-carroll-takes-on-secrets-madness-gender-and-human-rights-in-1900s-america/], [http://historicalnovelreview.blogspot.com/2013/07/a-white-room-by-stephanie-carroll.html], [http://hanfordsentinel.com/ontap/arts/lemoore-author-publishes-debut-novel/article_9a7b8dfe-d553-11e2-b380-0019bb2963f4.html], [http://www.nevadaappeal.com/news/lahontanvalley/7124762-113/art-gallery-rising-studios], [http://auburnpub.com/lifestyles/auburn-s-electric-history/article_726f4a14-41f6-11e0-86ac-001cc4c03286.html])<br />
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==B==<br />
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* [[Book Citation Index]]<br />
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* [[the Book of the Wonders of India]] This is a famous book equal to in significance as ''Arabian Nights'' written in early India with 136 stories that are supposedly real stories but seem a little farfetched but, still an important book that deserves a page on Wikipedia.<br />
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==C==<br />
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* ''[[Casey Agonistes]]'', classic SF novel by [[Richard McKenna]] <br />
* [[Chad Grothkopf]], comic book illustrator, pioneer of the "funny animal" genre of anthropomorphic characters in comic books.<br />
* [[Chosen Girls series|''Chosen Girls'' series]]{{spaced ndash}}, a series of 8 books written in the 21st century by Cheryl Crouch and created/illustrated by G Studios<br />
* [[The Church Mice series|''The Church Mice'' series]]{{spaced ndash}}to date, a series of 12 books written and illustrated by [[Graham Oakley]]<br />
* ''[[The City Who Fought]]'' by [[Anne McCaffrey]] and [[S. M. Stirling]]<br />
* [[The Clockwork Man]] by [[E. V. Odle]] (1923) (#139 on James Wallace Harris' list: see http://io9.com/now-you-can-read-the-first-cyborg-novel-ever-published-458729406 for background -- but [http://checkyourfacts.wordpress.com/2010/10/20/the-influential-science-fiction-of-virginia-woolf/ the claim that] E. V. Odle was actually Virginia Woolf [http://io9.com/5987513/virginia-woolfs-secret-career-as-a-science-fiction-writer-who-inspired-attack-of-the-50-foot-woman appears to be unfounded]. See [http://www.depauw.edu/sfs/notes/notes25/notes25.html here] for E. V. Odle's real identity: Edwin Vincent Odle (1890-1942))<br />
* ''[[Country Diary of Garden Lore]]''<br />
* [[The Child (short story)]] short story written by [[Guy de Maupassant]]<br />
* [[Champion (novel)]] by [[Marie Lu]]<br />
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* [[Coming Out To Play]] written by [[[[Robbie_Rogers|Robbie Rogers]]]]<br />
* [[Childhood of Famous Americans]] by [[Kathryn Kilby Borland]]<br />
* [[The Cole Sage Mystery Series]] by [[Micheal Maxwell]]<br />
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==D==<br />
* [[Diary of a Freedom Writer]] [[ Biographies & Memoirs]] ISBN-13: 978-1625635808 [http://www.amazon.com/Diary-Freedom-Writer-Darrius-Garrett/dp/162563580X/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1421574496&sr=8-1] This book was written by One of the original Freedom Writers from the group of students that the 2007 movie Freedom Writers starring Hilary Swank was about. <br />
* [[Dataclysm]]: Who We Are (When We Think No One's Looking)[[Christian Rudder]] ISBN-13: 978-0385347372 [http://www.amazon.com/Dataclysm-When-Think-Ones-Looking/dp/0385347375 Amazon page with many reviews]<br />
* [[Deephaven (story)]] Written by [[Sarah Orne Jewett]]<br />
* [[Detective Kids]] Written By David Licht, published January 28,2014 Detective Kids is about Jake Conway and Kevin Broxporch, two 10 year olds who solve mysteries that take them throughout the world, as they work with the FBI and other law enforcement agencies. The series is filled with real world situations and international intrigue, making use of modern crime fighting techniques and technology. <br />
* [[DragonArt]] by [[Jessica Peffer]]<br />
* [[Dreamless (novel)]] - a young adult novel written by [[Josephine Angelini]]<br />
* [[Driftwood (book)]] by [[Richard M. Waring]],a book converted into a motion picture in 1997 by the same name.<br />
* [[The Drowning of Stephan Jones]] by [[Bette Greene]], a book inspired by the murder of [[Charlie Howard]]<br />
* [[Dust City]] by Robert Paul Weston, a young adult novel featuring anthropomorphic characters and based on a fairy tale<br />
* [[David Daglish - American Author]]<br />
* [[The Disappearing Spoon]] by [[Sam Kean]]<br />
* [[Dangerous Creatures (novel)]] - spinoff series to Beautiful Creatures<br />
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* Elsewhere by John Eric Buckley<br />
* [[Elven Bard(series]] by [[Kitty Caulfield]]<br />
* [[Elissa's Quest]] by [[Erica Verrilo]]<br />
* [[Epilegomena]] by Jane Harrison ([http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1016/S0191-6599%2802%2900014-1?journalCode=rhei20#.VG2tAjTF_A0])<br />
* [[The Blue Feather]]- written by [[Gary Crew]] with [[Michael O'Hara]]<br />
* [[Ex-Heroes]], published by Random House, a novel about superheroes in Los Angeles trying to save the survivors of a zombie apocalypse, by [[Peter Clines]]; author of [[Ex-Patriots]], also published by Random House, [[The Junkie Quatrain]], the [[mashup]] novel [[The Eerie Adventures of the Lycanthrope Robinson Crusoe]], and the Lovecraftian modern mystery novel [[14]], which was named Best Science Fiction book of 2012 by Audible.com.<br />
* ''[[The Embedding]]'', classic SF novel by [[Ian Watson]]<br />
* [[Encyklopedia kościelna]] -- a multivolume Polish encyclopedia from 1873-1933; see [[:pl:Encyklopedia_kościelna]] <br />
* [[End of Days (book)]] --Adult fiction book written by Eric Walters<br />
* [[Extended Stay]] -- A published novel by [[Bradley Cannon]] about what would happen if people couldn't die; see http://www.bradleycannon.com/#!extended-stay/c1hme and http://www.bradleycannon.com/#!bio/c1ktj<br />
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==F== <br />
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*[[Fates Forsaken series]] by [[Shae Ford (this page needs to be created as well)]] http://www.fatesforsaken.com/ ([http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21732092-harbinger], [http://www.shaeford.com/], [http://podiumpublishing.com/book/fates-forsaken/])<br />
* [[Falling Kingdoms series]] by [[Morgan Rhodes (this page needs to be created as well)]] http://www.fallingkingdoms.com/ ([https://www.justinemagazine.com/content/exclusive-cover-reveal-morgan-rhodes-gathering-darkness], [https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/morgan-rhodes/falling-kingdoms/])<br />
* [[Farm Boy (book)]]{{spaced ndash}}children's book by [[Michael Morpurgo]] ([http://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2012/aug/10/review-farm-boy-michael-morpurgo], [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/edinburgh-festival-reviews/7979368/Farm-Boy-Assembly-Rooms-Edinburgh-review.html], [http://www.childrenslaureate.org.uk/previous-laureates/books/3/30168/])<br />
* [[FDR: The First Hundred Days]]{{spaced ndash}}non-fiction book by [[Tony Badger]] ([http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2009/feb/12/a-revolutionary-president/], [http://rrp.sagepub.com/content/42/3/414.refs])<br />
* [[Follow Your Heart (novel)]] by [[Susanna Tamaro]] ([http://www.worldcat.org/title/study-guide-to-susanna-tamaros-follow-your-heart/oclc/222311689], [https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/susanna-tamaro/follow-your-heart/], [http://variety.com/1996/film/reviews/follow-your-heart-1200445497/])<br />
* From Bananas to Buttocks: The Latina Body in Popular Film and Culture. Editor, Myra Mendible, University of Texas Press, 2007. ([http://search.library.vcu.edu/primo_library/libweb/action/display.do;jsessionid=2888ED160A66C36075C11B0A3D402F8F?frbrVersion=5&tabs=viewOnlineTab&ct=display&fn=search&doc=TN_gale_litrc217042212&indx=7&recIds=TN_gale_litrc217042212&recIdxs=6&elementId=6&renderMode=poppedOut&displayMode=full&frbrVersion=5&dscnt=0&vl(12965624UI0)=any&query=any%2Ccontains%2C%22From+Bananas+to+Buttocks%22&scp.scps=scope%3A%28VCU_CONTENTDM%29%2Cscope%3A%28VCU%29%2Cscope%3A%28VCU_ALMA%29%2Cprimo_central_multiple_fe&tab=all&dstmp=1416762150070&dym=true&search_scope=all_scope&vl(freeText0)=%22From%20Bananas%20to%20Buttocks%22&vid=VCU&institution=VCU], [http://search.library.vcu.edu/primo_library/libweb/action/display.do;jsessionid=2888ED160A66C36075C11B0A3D402F8F?frbrVersion=4&tabs=viewOnlineTab&ct=display&fn=search&doc=TN_duke10.1215%2f00182168-2009-125&indx=2&recIds=TN_duke10.1215%2f00182168-2009-125&recIdxs=1&elementId=1&renderMode=poppedOut&displayMode=full&frbrVersion=4&dscnt=0&vl(12965624UI0)=any&query=any%2Ccontains%2C%22From+Bananas+to+Buttocks%22&scp.scps=scope%3A%28VCU_CONTENTDM%29%2Cscope%3A%28VCU%29%2Cscope%3A%28VCU_ALMA%29%2Cprimo_central_multiple_fe&tab=all&dstmp=1416762150070&dym=true&search_scope=all_scope&vl(freeText0)=%22From%20Bananas%20to%20Buttocks%22&vid=VCU&institution=VCU], [http://search.library.vcu.edu/primo_library/libweb/action/display.do;jsessionid=2888ED160A66C36075C11B0A3D402F8F?frbrVersion=5&tabs=viewOnlineTab&ct=display&fn=search&doc=TN_nature_a10.1057%2flst.2009.36&indx=4&recIds=TN_nature_a10.1057%2flst.2009.36&recIdxs=3&elementId=3&renderMode=poppedOut&displayMode=full&frbrVersion=5&dscnt=0&vl(12965624UI0)=any&query=any%2Ccontains%2C%22From+Bananas+to+Buttocks%22&scp.scps=scope%3A%28VCU_CONTENTDM%29%2Cscope%3A%28VCU%29%2Cscope%3A%28VCU_ALMA%29%2Cprimo_central_multiple_fe&tab=all&dstmp=1416762150070&dym=true&search_scope=all_scope&vl(freeText0)=%22From%20Bananas%20to%20Buttocks%22&vid=VCU&institution=VCU])<br />
* [[From the Journal of a Leper]] by [[John Updike]] An autobiography by John Updike, published 1978 in small numbers, for sale at $250 and up, not generall available in any library. A bit of a mystery book by a major American Author. http://www.abebooks.com/DIARY-LEPER-UPDIKE-John-Lord-Press/38179015/bd ([http://litmed.med.nyu.edu/Annotation?action=view&annid=981], [http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/3509384?uid=3739936&uid=2&uid=4&uid=3739256&sid=21104631222041], [http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1976/07/19/from-the-journal-of-a-leper])<br />
* [[Four Meetings]] by [[Henry James]] ([http://www.mantex.co.uk/2011/11/24/four-meetings-a-study-guide/], [http://www2.newpaltz.edu/~hathawar/fourmeetings.html], [http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/literary-criticism/7134741/narrators-retreat-jamess-four-meetings])<br />
* [[Forty-Five]] by [[Andi Ewington]] Graphic Novel (Comic Book) cited on the following wikipages [[Jock]] | [[Frazer Irving]] | [[Lee Carter]] | [[Matt Timson]] | [[Com.x]] ([http://techland.time.com/2010/02/01/interview-with-45-creator-andi-ewington/], [http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=23554], [http://www.wired.com/2010/02/45-superheroe/])<br />
* [[Fool's Assassin]] by [[Robin Hobb]] ([http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/sep/10/fools-assassin-robin-hobb-review-fantasy-novel], [http://io9.com/fools-assassin-is-a-triumphant-return-to-robin-hobbs-fa-1620403562], [http://www.tor.com/blogs/2014/08/book-review-the-fools-assassin-robin-hobb])<br />
* [[Frostborn]] by [[Lou Anders]] reference: [http://www.amazon.com/Frostborn-Thrones-Bones-Lou-Anders/dp/0385387784 Amazon link: Frostborn (Thrones and Bones)] ([https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/lou-anders/frostborn/], [http://www.sfsignal.com/archives/2014/11/book-review-frostborn-by-lou-anders/], [http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-385-38778-1], [http://io9.com/frostborn-is-the-fantasy-adventure-book-i-wish-id-had-w-1655356810])<br />
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==G==<br />
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* Ghost dog australian childrens book by Edel Wignell<br />
* [[GN Braun]] - author of [[Hammered: Memoir of a Junkie]], past president of the [[Australian Horror Writers Association]] (as [[Geoff Brown]])<br />
* [[Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth]] by [[James Lovelock]]<br />
* [[The Graduation of Jake Moon]] by [[Barbara Park]], a novel about a boy who must deal with his grandfather's Alzheimer's Disease<br />
* [[Gene Chords]] by [[Daniel Henry]]; a supernatually gifted musician has the power to hypnotize his audience with his music<br />
* [[Get the Hell off My Porch]]; a collection of short stories by [[the Brothers Boyce]], collectively, [[Chet Boyce]] and [[Scott Boyce]]<br />
* [[Ghosts Don't Die]] by [[William Alexander]]; FBI agent on vacation Proctor Ridgeway must solve the murder of Gettysburg, PA's most despised tour guide. [http://www.amazon.com/Ghosts-Dont-Die-William-Alexander/dp/1490445269/] [http://www.derrynews.com/calendar/x1750260646/sthash.YPsxrJ7K.gbpl]<br />
* [[The Gift of Cochise]] short story by [[Louis L'Amour]]<br />
* ''[[The Girl in the Golden Atom]]''. classic SF novel by [[Ray Cummings]]<br />
* [[A Girl Named Sooner]], by Suzanne Clauser. ([http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/125844/A-Girl-Named-Sooner/overview movie based on book], [https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/suzanne-clauser/a-girl-named-sooner/])<br />
* [[Golem (Series)]] by Elvire, Lorris and [[Marie-Aude Murail]]<br />
* [[The Good Neighbors]], a graphic novel trilogy by [[Holly Black]]; illustrated by [[Ted Naifeh]]<br />
* [[The Great Abraham Lincoln Pocket Watch Conspiracy]] by [[Jacopo della Quercia]] (pseud.) Described by [[Ripley's Believe It or Not!]] as "one of the best reads of the year."[http://www.pocketwatchconspiracy.com/the-reviews.html] ([http://www.timesunion.com/living/article/History-with-a-twist-5797262.php], [http://www.avclub.com/review/great-abraham-lincoln-pocket-watch-conspiracy-embr-207664], [https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/jacopo-della-quercia/great-abraham-lincoln-pocket-watch-conspiracy/])<br />
* [[Grimpow: The Invisible Road]] by [[Rafael Ábalos]] ([http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-7393-5963-1], [http://www.latimes.com/style/la-bkw-park2dec02-story.html#page=1], [http://www.yalsa.ala.org/thehub/2013/09/24/ya-fiction-for-hispanic-heritage-month/])<br />
* [[Gu-Su-Ryak]] an ancient Korean mathematics text by the aristocrat and mathematician [[Seok-jeong Choi]], which contains the [[Hexagonal tortoise problem]]<br />
* [[Girl in translation]] by [[Jean Kwok]]<br />
* Grumpy in Belgrade by Chris Farmer, published by Komshe d.o.o., November 2014, [[Belgrade]] [[Serbia]]<br />
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==H==<br />
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* [[Handbuch der Physik]] (55-volume Physics compendium)<br />
* [[Heartbreak Tango]] by [[Manuel Puig]]; fiction novel originally published in Spanish in 1969, translated to English in 1973<br />
* [[Heat (book)]] by [[Mike Lupica]]; describes the experiences of [[Michael Arroyo]]<br />
* [[Heidi R. Kling]] -- American Author; Author with [[Coliloquy]]<br />
* [[History of the United States from the Compromise of 1850]] by [[James Ford Rhodes]]; series documents the history of the United States in the latter half of the 19th century<br />
* [[Homer for the Holidays]] by [[Nancy Levine]] ([http://books.usatoday.com/book/nancy-levine-homer-for-the-holidays-the-further-adventures-of-wilson-the-pug/r106970], [http://www.sfgate.com/homeandgarden/article/Not-the-least-bit-pugnacious-What-Lao-tzu-might-2637892.php])<br />
* [[How to Disappear: Erase Your Digital Footprint, Leave False Trails, And Vanish Without A Trace]] by [[Frank M. Ahearn]] published by Globe Pequot Press; First Edition edition, September 1, 2010<br />
* [[How to Disappear From Big Brother: Avoid Surveillance, Prevent Unwanted Intrusion and Create Privacy in an Era of Global Spying]] by [[Frank M. Ahearn]] published 2014<br />
* [[How to Run: An Advanced Guide to Managing Role-playing Games]] by [[Alexis D. Smolensk]] published 2014 ([http://www.amazon.ca/How-Run-Alexis-D-Smolensk-ebook/dp/B00MENQP8C/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1407437182&sr=8-1&keywords=Alexis+Smolensk])<br />
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==I==<br />
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* [[It Had to Be You]] by [[Anuj Tiwari]] ([http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6522204.Anuj_Tiwari]<br />
* [[In Search Of April Raintree]] by [[Beatrice Culleton Mosionier]] ([http://www.amazon.ca/Search-Raintree-Beatrice-Culleton-Mosionier/dp/1894110439], [http://www.umanitoba.ca/cm/vol6/no11/april.html], [http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.5250/studamerindilite.24.1.0015?uid=2&uid=4&sid=21105260869733])<br />
* [[International Development of China, The]] by [[Sun Yat-Sen]]<br />
* [[I, Michael Bennett]] by [[James Patterson]]<br />
* [[The Infinite Moment of Us]] by [[Lauren Myracle]]<br />
* [[In the Matter J. Robert Oppenheimer]] very well known book, can be translated from: [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_der_Sache_J._Robert_Oppenheimer]<br />
* [[In the Spring, Father Got Wings]] by [[Tomi Kontio]]<br />
* [[The Interrogative Mood]] by [[Padgett Powell]]<br />
*[[Invisibility (Cremer and Levithan novel)]]; A 2013 YA novel by [[Andrea Cremer]] and [[David Levithan]]. ISBN 978-0399257605<br />
* [[It Chicks (novel)]] by [[Tia Williams]] which chronicles the lives of black students attending an elite performing arts academy. ([https://www.commonsensemedia.org/book-reviews/the-it-chicks], [http://books.google.com/books?id=rSUEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT4&lpg=PT4&dq=It+Chicks+%28novel%29+by+Tia+Williams&source=bl&ots=7CwTlwdofi&sig=Wz6zFIc-piFEHjdEMgv0RUgaFzQ&hl=en&sa=X&ei=NfpuVPOEO8mqgwTW0ILoAw&ved=0CCgQ6AEwAjge#v=onepage&q=It%20Chicks%20(novel)%20by%20Tia%20Williams&f=false])<br />
* [[Iron Fey]] by [[Julie Kagawa]]<br />
* [[I'll Be There (book)]] by [[Holly Goldberg Sloan]] ([http://www.theguardian.com/books/2012/apr/29/ill-be-there-holly-goldberg-sloan-review], [http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-316-12279-5], [https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/holly-goldberg-sloan/ill-be-there-sloan/])<br />
* [[Influx_(novel)|Influx]] by [[Daniel Suarez]]<br />
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[[Icons]] by [[Margaret Stohl]] 2013 novel- http://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/margaret-stohl/icons/9780316205184/, http://www.book-swoon.com/blog/2013/7/8/book-review-icons-by-margaret-stohl<br />
The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place<br />
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==J==<br />
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* [[Jason (novel)]] by [[Laurell K. Hamilton]] ([http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23129684-jason]<br />
* [[Jean Johnson (writer)]] author of over 20 published books ([http://www.jeanjohnson.net/]<br />
* [[Journey of Two Hearts]] by [[Anuj Tiwari]] ([http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6522204.Anuj_Tiwari]<br />
* [[Journey to Heading 270 Degrees]] by [[Ahmad Dihqan]] ([http://www.amazon.com/Journey-Heading-Degrees-Ahmad-Dihqan/dp/1568591969])<br />
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==K==<br />
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* [[Kalyug by Sreeram | Kalyug (2014)]] by [[R. Sreeram]] ([https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23462595-kalyug], [http://www.flipkart.com/kalyug-english/p/itmeywzxanwbvh9h?pid=9789384030650&otracker=from-search&srno=t_1&query=kalyug&ref=ef381db5-acf4-4d56-8111-a0ca4555817d])<br />
* [[The Kathu Journals out of Lovecraft's Providence]] by [[August Moldenhauer]] ([http://www.amazon.com/The-Kathu-Journals-Lovecrafts-Providence/dp/1312497815],[http://nereusmedia.blogspot.com/2014/10/cthulu-rising-in-kathu-journals-out-of.html])<br />
* [[Kings of Colorado (book)]] by [[David E. Hilton]] ([http://www.dallasnews.com/entertainment/headlines/20110109-book-review-kings-of-colorado_by-david-e.-hilton.ece], [http://www.statesman.com/news/entertainment/books-literature/book-review-kings-of-colorado-a-novel-by-david-e-h/nRXM7/], [http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-4391-8382-3], [https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/david-e-hilton/kings-colorado/], [http://blogs.slj.com/adult4teen/2011/03/18/kings-of-colorado/])<br />
* [[Knights of Alfheim]] by [[Seika Nakayama]] ([https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=19333])<br />
* [[Korea and Her Neighbours]] by [[Isabella Bird]] [[s:Korea %26 Her Neighbours]]<br />
* [[Kranti Ki Laptain]] by [[Chandramani Brahmdutt]]<br />
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* [[Keeper of The Lost Cities]] by [[Shannon Messenger]]<br />
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==L==<br />
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* [[La Salute é in Voi (The Health is Within You)]] by [[Carlo Valdonoci]]<br />
* [[Laments for the Living]] by [[Dorothy Parker]]<br />
* [[The Last Secret of the Temple]] by [[Paul Sussman]]<br />
* [[The Latte Rebellion(novel)]] by [[Sarah Jamila Stevenson]] ([http://www.npr.org/2011/07/15/138161210/youth-experiences-blend-in-latte-rebellion], [https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/sarah-jamila-stevenson/latte-rebellion/], [http://blogs.slj.com/teacozy/2011/01/27/review-the-latte-rebellion/])<br />
* [[Leonardo's Laptop]] ([http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg17623696.500-leonardos-laptop-human-needs-and-the-new-computing-technologies-by-ben-shneiderman.html])<br />
* [[Les Babouches du Brahmane]] by [[Theodore Pavie]]<br />
* [[Letters to a Young Pug]] by [[Nancy Levine]]<br />
* [[Level Zero Heroes]] by [[Michael Golembesky]]<br />
* [[Lies (The Gone Series)]] by [[Michael Grant]]<br />
* [[The Literary Conference]] or [[el congreso de literatrura]] (original Spanish title) of what is perhap's [[Cesar Aira]]'s most significant work.<br />
* [[The Literary World (magazine)]] 19th century weekly magazine that published articles about books, literature, as well as book reviews. Edited by [[Evert Augustus Duyckinck]], [[John Timbs]], [[Charles Fenno Hoffman]]. Contributors included [[Herman Melville]], [[Thomas Wentworth Higginson]] [http://books.google.com/books?id=5a9GAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA383#v=onepage], [[Finley Peter Dunne]], [[Edwin Percy Whipple]], [[Edward Sherman Gould]], and [[Henry Thomas Mackenzie Bell]].<br />
* [[List of highest-grossing books]] - To go with the [[List of highest-grossing films]] page.<br />
* [[Little Big Man (book)]] by Thomas Berger (there's only an article on the film)<br />
* [[The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P.]] by Adelle Waldman. From her website, "Named a best book of the year by The New Yorker, NPR, Slate, The Economist, The New Republic, Bookforum, The Daily Beast, National Journal, Cosmopolitan, Elle and others. A New York Times Editors’ Choice & A Washington Post Notable Book" .. http://adellewaldman.com/ ; http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/05/books/in-love-affairs-of-nathaniel-p-women-flummox-a-writer.html?pagewanted=all ; http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/books/2013/07/love-actually.html . I'm also requesting a page for the author.<br />
* [[Loving Will Shakespeare]] by [[Carolyn Meyer]] ([https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/carolyn-meyer/loving-will-shakespeare/], [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-181672843.html], [http://search.library.vcu.edu/primo_library/libweb/action/display.do;jsessionid=1B36889AE2243EBDC4D4E685FFC754DC?frbrVersion=2&tabs=viewOnlineTab&ct=display&fn=search&doc=TN_gale_litrc162469805&indx=2&recIds=TN_gale_litrc162469805&recIdxs=1&elementId=1&renderMode=poppedOut&displayMode=full&frbrVersion=2&dscnt=0&vl(12965624UI0)=any&query=any%2Ccontains%2C%22Loving+Will+Shakespeare%22+Meyer&scp.scps=scope%3A%28VCU_CONTENTDM%29%2Cscope%3A%28VCU%29%2Cscope%3A%28VCU_ALMA%29%2Cprimo_central_multiple_fe&tab=all&dstmp=1416647065628&dym=true&search_scope=all_scope&vl(freeText0)=%22Loving%20Will%20Shakespeare%22%20Meyer&vid=VCU&institution=VCU], [http://search.library.vcu.edu/primo_library/libweb/action/display.do;jsessionid=1B36889AE2243EBDC4D4E685FFC754DC?frbrVersion=2&tabs=viewOnlineTab&ct=display&fn=search&doc=TN_gale_litrc152761000&indx=3&recIds=TN_gale_litrc152761000&recIdxs=2&elementId=2&renderMode=poppedOut&displayMode=full&frbrVersion=2&dscnt=0&vl(12965624UI0)=any&query=any%2Ccontains%2C%22Loving+Will+Shakespeare%22+Meyer&scp.scps=scope%3A%28VCU_CONTENTDM%29%2Cscope%3A%28VCU%29%2Cscope%3A%28VCU_ALMA%29%2Cprimo_central_multiple_fe&tab=all&dstmp=1416647065628&dym=true&search_scope=all_scope&vl(freeText0)=%22Loving%20Will%20Shakespeare%22%20Meyer&vid=VCU&institution=VCU])<br />
* [[Lost in the Taiga]] by [[Vasily Peskov]]; Russian family who lives isolated in the Russian Taiga for over thirty years<br />
* ''[[The Long Road Home: A Story of War and Family]]'' by [[Martha Raddatz]] (note: there is a disambiguation page)<br />
* [[Liar and Spy]] by [[Rebecca Stead]]<br />
* [[Lost In Babylon]] by [[Peter Lerangis]]<ref>http://www.sevenwondersbooks.com</ref><br />
* [[Lost Worlds (Novel)]] by [[Andrew Lane]]<br />
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==M==<br />
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* [[Mad Love and a Raging Bull]] by [[James U. Hammond]]<br />
* [[The Madness Season]] by [[C.S. Friedman]]<br />
* [[The Magic Island]] by [[William Seabrook]], account of the author's travels in Haiti, 1929<br />
*[[The Marked]] by [[Ricky Castorena]]; A novel about four brothers (Aaric Mitchell, twins Conley and Caleb Mitchell, and Daniel Mitchell) who possess angelic abilities and must stop Lucifer from being freed from Hell. Book two expected to be released in 2016-2017 year.<br />
* [[Makers of Modern India]] by [[Ramchandra Guha]]<br />
* [[Make Lemonade]] by [[Virginia E. Wolff]]<br />
* [[Malka (book)]] by [[Mirjam Pressler]] (also known as Malka Mai, [http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-399-23984-7], [https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/mirjam-pressler/malka/], [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-24647544.html], [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-111305346.html], [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-22579358.html], [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-88998344.html], [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-107228530.html], [http://www.beltz.de/fileadmin/beltz/leseproben/9783407625687.pdf mentions awards])<br />
* [[The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit]] by [[Sloan Wilson]] Wikipedia article on the film of this novel exists, but there is no article on the novel itself.<br />
* [[The Marbury Lens Series]] by [[Andrew Smith]] A series about a sixteen year old boy named Jack, who after getting drunk and almost raped after his friend's (Conner's) party, starts trying to get away from himself and his thoughts. After travelling to England with Conner, he gets given a mysterious pair of purple glasses that give him the abilit to go to a world called Marbury, a hell that swallows Jack whole. A haunting and scary book meant for older teens. <br />
* [[The March of Folly]] by [[Barbara W. Tuchman]]; details four decisive turning points in history that illustrate the very heights of folly in government: the Trojan War, the breakup of the Holy See provoked by the Renaissance Popes, the loss of the American colonies by Britain's George III, and the United States' persistent folly in Vietnam.<br />
* [[Michael Bennett series]] A series by [[James Patterson]]<br />
* [[The Midnight Eye Guide to New Japanese Film]] by Tom Mes and Jasper Sharp. ([http://www.asianreporter.com/reviews/2005/22-05mightyeye.htm asianreporter.com] <em title='Kovalsky, Justin. "The Midnight Eye Guide to New Japanese Film". Newtype USA. 4 (2) p. 161. February 2005. ISSN 1541-4817.'>Newtype USA</em> [http://www.protoculture.ca/PA/PA83Pk.htm protoculture.ca] [http://www.stonebridge.com/shopexd.asp?id=89 stonebridge.com] [http://www.sequentialtart.com/reports.php?ID=4263&issue=2005-12-01 sequentialtart.com]/<em title="No bots report: All bots are disallowed.">robots.txt</em>, [http://smithsonianapa.org/bookdragon/the-midnight-eye-guide-to-new-japanese-film-by-tom-mes-and-jasper-sharp-foreword-by-hideo-nakata/])<br />
* [[The Milagro Beanfield War (novel)]] by [[John Nichols]]; here's a page for the movie, but not the book<br />
* [[The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari]] by [[Robin Sharma]]; a life-changing book about a miraculous transformation of a business man<br />
* [[My Basmati Bat Mitzvah]] by Paula J. Freedman; a middle-grade novel about a Indian-Jewish-American girl considering diverse aspects of her identity in the months leading up to her Bat Mitzvah. Published by Amulet Books, an imprint of Abrams ([http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/10/books/review/my-basmati-bat-mitzvah-and-mira-in-the-present-tense.html], [https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/paula-j-freedman/my-basmati-bat-mitzvah/], [http://www.jewishbookcouncil.org/book/my-basmati-bat-mitzvah], [http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-4197-0806-0])<br />
* [[My Mamie Rose]] by Owen (Frawley) Kildare; a 1908 novel inspired by Kildare's early life [http://books.google.com/books?id=Ok5_5dLg3LkC&lpg=PA20&dq=%22My%20Mamie%20Rose%22&pg=PA20#v=onepage&q=%22My%20Mamie%20Rose%22&f=false], adapted into [[Regeneration (1915 film)]]<br />
* [[My Own Two Feet]] by [[Beverly Cleary]]; memoir of Clearly's life<br />
* [[The Mango Season]] by [[Amulya Malladi]] ([http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-345-45030-2], [http://smithsonianapa.org/bookdragon/the-mango-season-by-amulya-malladi/], [https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/amulya-malladi/the-mango-season/], [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P<br />
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==N==<br />
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* ''[[Nabi: The Prototype]]'' - a manhwa by Yeon-Joo Kim (Original: [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=10471 나비 - NABI], [http://www.ign.com/articles/2007/11/03/nabi-the-prototype-vol-1-review])<br />
* [[New Year Island (novel)]]{{spaced ndash}}a fiction thriller by [[Paul Draker]] ([https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/paul-draker/new-year-island/])<br />
* [[Nightshade (series)]] by [[Andrea Cremer]]. Contains [[Nightshade (2010 novel)]], [[Wolfsbane (novel)]], [[Bloodrose]], and [[Rift (novel)]]. ([http://www.nightshadebook.com/], [http://articles.latimes.com/2010/oct/17/entertainment/la-ca-andrea-cremer-20101017], [http://www.csmonitor.com/Books/2011/1017/10-top-favorite-teen-books-of-2011/Nightshade-by-Andrea-Cremer], [http://shelf-life.ew.com/2011/12/16/bloodrose-trailer-andrea-cremer/], [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-276301527.html], [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-301566835.html])<br />
* [[The Night Tourist]] by [[Katherine Marsh]] ([http://www.mysterywriters.org/?q=Edgars-Winners], [http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-545-02465-5], [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-21272165.html])<br />
* [[Now It's Funny: How I Survived Cancer, Divorce and Other Looming Disasters]]{{spaced ndash}}nonfiction by[[Michael Solomon]] ([https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/michael-solomon/now-its-funny/], [http://www.seattlepi.com/lifestyle/blogcritics/article/Book-Review-Now-It-s-Funny-How-I-Survived-4291433.php], [http://www.hudsonreporter.com/view/full_story/19922844/article-Cancer--and-other-funny-tales-Local-writer-recounts-how-he-came-back-from-lymphoma-?instance=more_page])<br />
* [[The Norton Shakespeare]] by [[Stephen Greenblatt]] ([http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/2871259?uid=2&uid=4&sid=21105267434053], [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-54064286.html])<br />
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==O==<br />
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* "[[October in the Chair]]"{{spaced ndash}}short story by [[Neil Gaiman]]; collected in his book ''[[Fragile Things]]'' ([http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/01/theater/october-in-the-chair-and-other-fragile-things.html], [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/95940486/october-in-the-chair-and-other-fragile-thingsthis])<br />
* ''[[The Open Classroom]]''{{spaced ndash}}nonficiton by [[Herbert Kohl (educator)|Herbert Kohl]]; about alternative education, seems to have been very influential ([http://jte.sagepub.com/content/24/1/44.full.pdf], [http://books.google.com/books?id=Nb8AlOMTdtoC&pg=PA138&lpg=PA138&dq=%22Open+Classroom%22+Kohl&source=bl&ots=4XlQe-LTfL&sig=XiTg0Gh3Vt-6tcSW3IrRVgYKmoQ&hl=en&sa=X&ei=BFpwVKa_BoqyggTFqIOQCQ&ved=0CC4Q6AEwAzgK#v=onepage&q=%22Open%20Classroom%22%20Kohl&f=false])<br />
* ''[[Our Enemy, The State]]'' by [[Albert Jay Nock]] ([http://fff.org/explore-freedom/article/revisiting-libertarian-classic-nocks-enemy-state/ asserts that it is a classic])<br />
*[[Olive the Other Reindeer (book)]] by Vivian Walsh, the Xmas special is based off of this book ([https://www.commonsensemedia.org/book-reviews/olive-the-other-reindeer])<br />
* Ocean Roads by James George ([http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/jlc/summary/v004/4.3.carrigan.html], [http://www.bookcouncil.org.nz/Writers/Profiles/George,%20James])<br />
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* "Off to Be the Wizard" by Scott Meyer, geek fiction. See http://www.amazon.com/Off-Be-Wizard-Magic-2-0/dp/1612184715<br />
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==P==<br />
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* [[The Palace of Dreams]] by [[Ismail Kadare]] ([http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-688-11183-0], [http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/book-review--from-the-land-of-plots-the-palace-of-dreams--ismail-kadare-trs-barbara-bray-harvill-1499-pounds-1474354.html], [http://www.theparisreview.org/interviews/1105/the-art-of-fiction-no-153-ismail-kadare])<br />
* [[The Palace of Song]] by [[George Frederick Root]] ([http://books.google.com/books?id=2QsDAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA491&lpg=PA491&dq=%22Palace+of+Song%22+George+Frederick+Root&source=bl&ots=V63VPeyugD&sig=iqpPhU6UrcKxlZHiGVCV2F_FDLo&hl=en&sa=X&ei=oVxwVLPkBsGmgwTU44DIBg&ved=0CDkQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=%22Palace%20of%20Song%22%20George%20Frederick%20Root&f=false])<br />
* [[Pandemonium (book)]] by [[Daryl Gregory]], won a [[Crawford Award]] ([http://www.sfsignal.com/archives/2008/09/review_pandemonium_by_daryl_gregory/])<br />
* [[The Paper Bag Principle]] by [[Audrey Elisa Kerr]] ([http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/book-reviews/29324665/paper-bag-principle-class-colorism-rumor-case-black-washington-d-c])<br />
* [[The Paper Magician]] by [[Charlie Holmberg]] ([http://charlienholmberg.com/])<br />
* ''[[Parallel Journeys]] by [[Eleanor Ayer]] with [[Helen Waterford]] and [[Alfons Heck]] ([http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-689-31830-6], [http://mandelproject.us/wood_rev.htm])<br />
* [[Pay It Forward (novel)]] by [[Catherine Ryan Hyde]]<br />
* [[Phatik Chand]] by [[Satyajit Ray]]<br />
* [[The Piper's Son]] by [[Melina Marchetta]] ([http://blogs.slj.com/teacozy/2011/02/01/review-the-pipers-son/])<br />
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* [[Pyramid Lake (novel)]]{{spaced ndash}}a fiction thriller by [[Paul Draker]] ([https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/paul-draker/pyramid-lake/])<br />
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==Q==<br />
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*[[The Queen's Twin]] Written by [[Sarah Orne Jewett]]<br />
*[[Quest of the Holy Grail]], a thirteenth-century French book by an anonymous author that fuses Arthurian legend and Christian symbolism [http://www.amazon.com/Quest-Holy-Grail-Penguin-Classics/dp/0140442200]<br />
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==R==<br />
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* [[Rage of A Demon King]] by [[Raymond E. Feist]]; third book in the serpentwar saga ([http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-380-97473-3], [https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/raymond-e-feist/rage-of-a-demon-king/], [https://www.sfsite.com/03b/rage29.htm])<br />
* [[Reconstructing Amelia]] by [[Kimberly McCreight]] ([http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20685797,00.html], [https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/kimberly-mccreight/reconstructing-amelia/], [http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music-arts/kimberly-mccreight-finds-success-amelia-article-1.1306747], [http://www.slj.com/2013/04/authors-illustrators/interviews/the-debut-kimberly-mccreight-reconstructing-amelia/], [http://www.post-gazette.com/ae/book-reviews/2013/06/23/Reconstructing-Amelia-Kimberly-McCreight-s-debut-novel-shines-a-light-on-teen-girl-culture/stories/201306230171])<br />
* [[Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More]] by [[Janet Mock]] ([http://www.slate.com/blogs/outward/2014/02/03/janet_mock_on_redefining_realness_an_interview_with_the_transgender_author.html], [http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/trans-advocate-janet-mock-dreams-bigger-after-redefining-realness/2014/02/13/dec331fa-94cb-11e3-b46a-5a3d0d2130da_story.html], [http://jezebel.com/trans-activist-janet-mocks-book-is-all-about-redefini-1512723959])<br />
* [[Red Riding Quartet]] by [[David Peace]], made into [[Red Riding]]<br />
* [[Russell Blake (author)]] an author of several books including the Jet series and Black, wrote with Clive Cussler ([http://online.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702303640604579298604044404682], [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeff-rivera/indie-author-russell-blak_b_4623828.html])<br />
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* Revue de l'art chrétien, old publishing from Desclee De Brouwer<br />
* [[Resolution: Bad Star]] by [[M.L. Wulff]]; First book in Resolution series. ([https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24172236-resolution-bad-star])<br />
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==S==<br />
*Spiritual Lessons along the Camino by Kim Brown. July 2013 Information & Reviews at http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_1_18?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=spiritual+lessons+along+the+camino&sprefix=spiritual+lessons+%2Caps%2C358<br />
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*[[Samurai Awakening]] by Benjamin Martin (born 1984). Winner of the 2013 [[Crystal_Kite_Awards]] published by [[Tuttle_Publishing]]<br />
* [[Siege and Storm]] by [[Leigh Bardugo]] sequel to Shadow and Bone ([http://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2013/jul/10/review-seige-and-storm-leigh-bardugo], [http://www.tor.com/blogs/2013/06/book-review-siege-and-storm-leigh-bardugo], [http://io9.com/5987924/leigh-bardugo-reveals-the-cover-to-siege--storm-but-refuses-to-tell-us-the-secret-to-young-adult-writing])<br />
* [[Siege of Mithila]] by [[Ashok Banker]] ([http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/india-today-review-ashok-banker-seige-of-mithila-book-two-of-ramayana/1/196546.html], [http://www.thehindu.com/lr/2005/08/07/stories/2005080700190400.htm])<br />
* [[Salt on the Snow]] by [[Rukhsana Smith]] ([http://www.amazon.com/York-Notes-Rukshana-Smiths-Salt/dp/0582368391])<br />
* [[The Secret series]] by Enid Blyton. A series of five books, starting in 1938, which preceded all her other series', made into a [http://www.tv.com/shows/the-enid-blyton-secret-series/ tv series]<br />
* [[The Seer King Trilogy]] by Chris Bunch. ISBN-10: 1857234901 ([https://www.sfsite.com/revus/wayne04.htm], [http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-446-67282-5])<br />
* [[Sex at Dusk: Lifting the Shiny Wrapping from Sex at Dawn]] by Lynn Saxon. ISBN-10: 1477697284<br />
* [[Shadows of Your Black Memory]] by Donato Ndongo, a book about the Equatorial New Guinea on the road to independence and its conflicts with Spain. ([http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/shadows-of-your-black-memory-by-donato-ndongotrs-michael-ugarte-789155.html], [https://muse.jhu.edu/login?auth=0&type=summary&url=/journals/transition/v103/103.epps.pdf])<br />
* [[Shards of A Broken Crown]] by [[Raymond E. Feist]]; fourth book in the Serpentwar Saga ([https://www.sfsite.com/03b/shard29.htm], [https://www.sfsite.com/01a/shard24.htm])<br />
* [[Shrimp (book)]] by [[Rachel Cohn]], sequel to Gingerbread ([http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-130568788.html], [https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/rachel-cohn/shrimp/])<br />
* [[Sing Down the Moon]] by [[Scott O'Dell]] ([http://www.csun.edu/~pjs44945/moon.html])<br />
* [[The Sky Fisherman]]{{spaced ndash}}novel by [[Craig Lesley]]; [http://www.craiglesley.com/books/sky-fisherman/index.php] ([http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-395-67724-7], [http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1995-08-20/news/1995232044_1_sky-fisherman-craig-lesley-young-man])<br />
* [[Speech-less: Tales of a White House Survivor]] by [[Matt Latimer]] ([http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113055346], [http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2009/10/top-line-book-corner-matt-latimers-speechless/], [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/discussion/2009/09/29/DI2009092901601.html])<br />
* [[Stone Mattress]] by [[Margaret Atwood]] ([http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/oct/10/stone-mattress-margaret-atwood-review-short-story-collection], [http://www.npr.org/2014/09/24/348709868/margaret-atwoods-stone-mattress-is-full-of-sharp-and-jabbing-truths], [http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/21/books/review/stone-mattress-by-margaret-atwood.html])<br />
* [[The Summer Prince]] by [[Alaya Dawn Johnson]]; Neither author nor book have pages yet, but there are lovely reviews from NPR, Kirkus, Publishers Weekly & Entertainment Weekly: [http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-545-41779-2][http://www.npr.org/2013/03/07/172878955/samba-spiderbots-and-summer-love-in-far-future-brazil][http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20677798,00.html][https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/alaya-dawn-johnson/summer-prince/]<br />
*[[Shopaholic to the Stars]] by [[Sophie Kinsella]] The 7th book in the bestselling Shopaholic series published in 2014.ISBN: 978-0-8129-9386-8 ([http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books-and-media/book-reviews/confessions-of-a-shopaholic-aholic-why-its-okay-to-love-sophie-kinsellas-anti-heroine/article21289034/], [http://www.metro.us/entertainment/sophie-kinsella-talks-feminism-and-the-return-of-shopaholic/tmWnjm---6dskl1HDjBlYc/])<br />
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==T==<br />
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* [[The Future Lasts Forever]] by [[Louis Pierre Althusser]] ([http://articles.latimes.com/1994-03-13/books/bk-33244_1_louis-althusser], [http://books.google.com/books?id=jOtJAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA140&lpg=PA140&dq=%22Future+Lasts+Forever%22+Louis+Pierre+Althusser&source=bl&ots=VoWy5cuyax&sig=izz1phv6v_SmIpQgyW1DUVSGwBE&hl=en&sa=X&ei=DnlwVJvnGoKqNs2ZhPAF&ved=0CDwQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=%22Future%20Lasts%20Forever%22%20Louis%20Pierre%20Althusser&f=false])<br />
* [[The Dinner (novel)]] by [[Herman Koch]] ([http://www.npr.org/2013/02/20/169069526/the-dinner-offers-food-for-thought], [http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/10/books/review/the-dinner-by-herman-koch.html?pagewanted=all], [http://www.theguardian.com/books/2012/jul/29/the-dinner-herman-koch-review], [http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/the-dinner-by-herman-koch/2013/02/21/c7640d2e-760c-11e2-aa12-e6cf1d31106b_story.html])<br />
* [[The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks]] by [[E. Lockhart]] ([http://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2013/jun/01/review-disreputable-history-frankie-landau-banks-e-lockhart], [http://www.ala.org/yalsa/booklistsawards/bookawards/printzaward/previouswinners/printz09], [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=105156475)<br />
* [[The Time of the End]] by [[Francis M. Darter]] ([http://books.google.com/books?id=t2U-gAZnSnMC&pg=PA97&dq=%22Time+of+the+End%22+Darter&hl=en&sa=X&ei=qHlwVIbqBIGrNu2JgOgP&ved=0CCcQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=%22Time%20of%20the%20End%22%20Darter&f=false])<br />
*[[The Hammer and Cycle Messenger Service]] by [[Charles M. Fraser]] [http://www.hammerandcyclemessengerservice.com] [ http://www.amazon.com/Hammer-Cycle-Messenger-Service-Kaleidoscopic/dp/0985045442] [http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/128713/20130806-1200/www.hammerandcyclemessengerservice.com/index.html] [http://pandora.nla.gov.au/tep/128713] [http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2013-01-21/news/os-lk-author-charles-fraser-20130120_1_pens-book-bicycle-messenger-capitalism] [http://www.iowastatedaily.com/ames247/article_173a7c14-7360-11e4-acfa-9f202c4bc1d0.html?mode=comments#comment-84a0bb9e-b251-11e4-a0b9-abfe59d3eb80] [http://www.quailbellmagazine.com/the-real/on-writing-from-the-brain-to-the-page]<br />
* [[The Tailor of Panama]] by [[John le Carré]], had a movie adaptation<br />
* [[They Cage the Animals at Night]] by [[Jennings Michael Burch]], was to have been made into a film ([http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/267979/the-michael-jackson-movie-you-never-saw])<br />
* [[The Mystery of the Aleph: Mathematics, the Kabbalah, and the Search for Infinity]] by [[Amir D. Aczel]] ([http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/books/chap1/mysteryaleph.htm], [http://www.nytimes.com/2000/11/15/books/books-of-the-times-a-mathematical-trip-to-the-inner-recesses-of-infinity.html], [http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-56858-105-7])<br />
* [[The Singing Fir Tree]] by [[Marti Stone]]; a Swiss folktale ([http://reviews.publishersweekly.com/978-0-399-22207-8], [http://books.google.com/books?id=i-MCAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA132&lpg=PA132&dq=Singing+Fir+Tree+by+Marti+Stone;&source=bl&ots=3-AYCqn7tb&sig=Fq8EJ3YqFx5PSOkwOoDGyJUcTeY&hl=en&sa=X&ei=0XpwVMW8O4SogwTMwICABw&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAjgK#v=onepage&q=Singing%20Fir%20Tree%20by%20Marti%20Stone%3B&f=false])<br />
* [[The Talented Saga]] by [[Sophie Davis]]; bestselling young adult series ([https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/5753331.Sophie_Davis)], [(http://www.SophieDavisBooks.com)]<br />
*[[The Tawny Scrawny Lion]] by [[Gustaf Tenggren]]; [[Little Golden Books]], adapted into a cartoon<br />
* [[The Thief Who Came to Dinner (novel)]]{{spaced ndash}}we have the movie; we need the original novel<br />
* [[The Three Doors]] by [[Jennifer Rowe]] <br />
* [[Theuerdank]] (Teuerdank), [[Weisskunig]] (Der Weisskunig) and [[Freydal]]; three volumes of romantic fantasy-autobiography by [[Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor]]. You could use info and sources from the extensive German Wikipedia entries: [https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theuerdank], [https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wei%C3%9Fkunig] if you ''sprechen sie Deutsch'', which I don't.<br />
* [[Trilby, ou Le lutin d'Argail]] by [[Charles Nodier]]; Story that several ballets, operas, and other works were based on and reference for example http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Sylphide There is a French Wikipedia synopsis that doesn't translate well http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trilby_ou_le_Lutin_d'Argail<br />
* [[The Zombie Autopsies]] ([http://www.denofgeek.us/books-comics/5986/the-zombie-autopsies-secret-notebooks-from-the-apocalypse-review], [http://www.slashfilm.com/george-romero-adapting-zombie-zombie-autopsies/], [http://io9.com/5851502/why-george-romero-rejected-the-walking-dead-to-make-the-zombie-autopsies])<br />
* [[Ties that Bind, Ties that Break]] by [[Lensey Namoika]]<br />
* [[The 9/11 Wars]] by [[Jason Burke]] ([http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/8734817/The-911-Wars-by-Jason-Burke-review.html], [http://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/sep/11/911-books-round-up-review], [http://www.economist.com/node/21528225], [http://www.foreignaffairs.com/features/collections/bookshelf-the-911-wars-by-jason-burke])<br />
* [[The Tradition of the New]] by [[Harold Rosenberg]] ([http://www.commentarymagazine.com/article/the-tradition-of-the-new-by-harold-rosenberg/], [http://www.neh.gov/humanities/2008/julyaugust/feature/the-critical-moment])<br />
* [[Then (novel)]] by [[Morris Gleitzman]] ([https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/morris-gleitzman/then/], [http://www.theguardian.com/books/2009/feb/21/booksforchildrenandteenagers-holocaust], [http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/booksandartsdaily/morris-gleitzman27s-children27s-books-on-the-holocaust/4227178])<br />
* [[The Ultimate Kauai Guidebook]] by [[Andrew Doughty]]; there are seven editions ([http://online.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704821704576271100676136050], [http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/14011008/beautiful-but-private-bills-aim-at-visitor-guidebooks-that-may-encourage-trespassing], [http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2004/May/23/ln/ln01a.html])<br />
* [[The Case of Lucy Bending]] by [[ Lawrence Sanders]] ([http://www.nytimes.com/1982/08/22/books/fiction-in-brief-097289.html], [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/8385795.stm])<br />
* [[The Necessary Beggar]] by [[Susan Palwick]], won an [[Alex Award]] ([http://www.tor.com/blogs/2010/07/immigrant-fantasy-susan-palwicks-the-necessary-beggar])<br />
* [[The Year of Fog]] by [[Michelle Richmond]] ([http://www.sfgate.com/books/article/Girl-vanishes-and-a-couple-loses-its-way-2558527.php], [https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/michelle-richmond/the-year-of-fog/])<br />
* [[Thick as Thieves (biography)]] by [[Steve Geng]] ([http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/06/books/review/Bentley.t.html?pagewanted=all], [http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-8050-8056-8], [https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/steve-geng/thick-as-thieves-2/])<br />
* [[Triumph of Hope]] by [[Ruth Elias]] ([http://articles.philly.com/1998-10-12/living/25763627_1_mengele-auschwitz-high-tea], [http://www.ushmm.org/research/publications/academic-publications/full-list-of-academic-publications/triumph-of-hope-from-theresienstadt-and-auschwitz-to-israel], [https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/ruth-elias/triumph-of-hope/], [http://www.jweekly.com/article/full/10330/survivor-triumphs-over-mengele-to-create-life-in-israel/])<br />
* [[The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden]] by [[Jonas Jonasson]] ([http://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2014/oct/26/review-girl-saved-king-sweden-jonas-jonasson], [https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/jonas-jonasson/girl-who-saved-king-of-sweden/])<br />
* [[The Warhole Economy]] by [[Elizabeth Currid]] ([http://www.economist.com/node/9762770], [http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1467-9787.2008.00604_5.x/abstract])<br />
* [[The Colossus Rises]] by [[Peter Lerangis]] ([http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/kidspost/kidspost-summer-book-club-seven-wonders-the-colossus-rises/2014/07/01/e885b9b2-fd42-11e3-8176-f2c941cf35f1_story.html], [https://www.commonsensemedia.org/book-reviews/seven-wonders-book-1-the-colossus-rises], [http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-06-207040-1])<br />
* [[This Dark Endeavour]] by [[Kenneth Oppel]] ([http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books-and-media/this-dark-endeavor-by-kenneth-oppel/article596246/], [https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/kenneth-oppel/dark-endeavor/], [http://www.quillandquire.com/review/this-dark-endeavour-the-apprenticeship-of-victor-frankenstein/], [http://arts.nationalpost.com/2011/12/16/book-review-this-dark-endeavour-by-kenneth-oppel/])<br />
* This Song Will Save Your Life by Leila Sales ([http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/10/books/review/this-song-will-save-your-life-by-leila-sales.html], [http://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2014/jan/19/review-leila-sales-this-song-will-save-your-life], [https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/leila-sales/this-song-will-save-your-life/], [http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-374-35138-0])<br />
*[[The Testing]] by [[Joelle Charbonneau]] the first book in The Testing trilogy ([https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/joelle-charbonneau/testing/], [http://www.tor.com/stories/2013/04/the-testing-excerpt], [http://deadline.com/2013/06/paramount-acquires-joelle-charbonneau-novel-the-testing-515036/], [http://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2013/jul/04/review-joelle-charbonneau-testing])<br />
*[[The World House]] by [[Guy Adams]] ([http://angryrobotbooks.com/our-authors/guy-adams/the-world-house-guy-adams], [http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7405143-the-world-house])<br />
* ''[[To-Morrow's Yesterday]]'' by [[John Gloag]] ([http://books.google.com/books?id=dxerBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA55&lpg=PA55&dq=To-Morrow%27s+Yesterday+by+John+Gloag&source=bl&ots=2n07Je_bpE&sig=rIy_Q_K_gS61UZDArDoavZhGgBk&hl=en&sa=X&ei=__dxVPLeJ87HsQSDioLYAQ&ved=0CEYQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=To-Morrow's%20Yesterday%20by%20John%20Gloag&f=false])<br />
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* ''[[The Atlantis Plague]]'' by [[A. G. Riddle]]<br />
*"[[The Kiera Hudson Series]]" by [[Tim O'Rourke]]<br />
*"[[The Hound of Rowan]]" by [[Henry H. Neff]]<br />
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* [[Visitors (novel)|Visitors]] by [[Orson Scott Card]], the 3<sup>rd</sup> book in [[The Pathfinder series]].<br />
* [[The Verdict (novel)|''The Verdict'' (novel)]] by [[Barry Reed (author)|Barry Reed]]; made into film ''[[The Verdict]]'' (1982)<br />
* [[ViVa (poetry collection)]] by [[e.e. cummings]] ([http://books.google.com/books?id=aSBtzHoXVl0C&pg=PA83&dq=%22ViVa+%22+e.e.+cummings&hl=en&sa=X&ei=0GpwVJPJLsOrgwS2iIP4Cg&ved=0CCsQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22ViVa%20%22%20e.e.%20cummings&f=false], [http://books.google.com/books?id=dv1CjIIRWd0C&pg=PA62&dq=%22ViVa+%22+e.e.+cummings&hl=en&sa=X&ei=0GpwVJPJLsOrgwS2iIP4Cg&ved=0CDAQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=%22ViVa%20%22%20e.e.%20cummings&f=false])<br />
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*The Worst of Times by John Eric Buckley<br />
* [[Wake (book)]] by [[Lisa McMann]]<br />
* [[Wake of the Nightshade (novel)]] by [[Steven G. Williams]]<br />
* [[Wallach Theresa (writer, adventure motorcyclist)]]{{spaced ndash}}born in 1909 in England; [http://motorcyclemuseum.org/halloffame/detail.aspx?racerid=309]<br />
* [[War (book)]] by [[Gwynne Dyer]]; covers all aspects of warfare<br />
* [[The Wardstone Chronicals]] by [[Joseph Delaney]]<br />
* [[We Die Alone]] by [[David Howarth]]<br />
* ''[[The Weigher of Souls]]'' by [[Andre Maurois]]<br />
* [[The Weight of Silence (novel)]] by [[Heather Gudenkauf]] <br />
* [[The Weight of All things (novel)]] by [[Sandra Benitez]]<br />
* [[Whatever After (novel) ]] by Sarah Mylnowski]]<br />
* [[Ever After High (novel) ]] by [[Shannon Hale]]<br />
* [[What I've Learned: An Encyclopedia of Perpetual Bullshit]] by [[Christopher T. Heist]]<br />
* What's Left of Me, a young adult novel by Kat Zhang<br />
* [[Wheat Belly: Lose the Wheat, Lose the Weight, and Find Your Path Back to Health (book)]] by [[William Davis, MD]]<br />
* [[When I Was Five I Killed Myself]], a.k.a. ''Burt'', by Howard Buten. Unusual and significant that it is an English-language novel, written by an American, that nevertheless became a cultural landmark in France.<br />
* ''[[Where Have All the Bullets Gone?]]'' by [[Spike Milligan]]. Goes between ''[[Mussolini: His Part in My Downfall]]'' and ''[[Goodbye Soldier]]''<br />
* [[Where the Lilies Bloom (novel)|''Where the Lilies Bloom'' (novel)]] (req. pre-2012-10-15){{spaced ndash}} the novel by Bill Cleaver; the film ''[[Where the Lilies Bloom]]'' (1974) is an adaptation of the novel<br />
* [[Where the Truth Lies (novel)|''Where the Truth Lies'' (novel)]] (ISBN 0-8129-7223-6){{spaced ndash}} the 2003 novel by [[Rupert Holmes]]; the film ''[[Where the Truth Lies]]'' (2005) is an adaptation of the novel<br />
* [[Willow (novel)]] by Julia Hoban, The title character is the designated driver for her parents when she gets into an accident. She survives, but her parents are killed.<br />
* [[Witness (autobiography)]] an autobiography by [[Whittaker Chambers]]<br />
* [[The Wolves of Time series]] by [[William Horwood]], containing [[Journey to the Heartland]] and [[Seekers at the Wulfrock]].<br />
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* [[Wolves of the Beyond]] by [[Kathryn Lasky]]; series contains [[Lone Wolf (Book)]], [[Shadow Wolf (Book)]], [[Watch Wolf (Book)]], and [[Frost Wolf (Book)]].<br />
* [[White Lilacs (book)]] by [[Carolyn Meyer]]; see [http://blbooks.blogspot.com/2008/02/white-lilacs.html]<br />
* [[Wolven (series)]] by [[Di Toft]]; containing [[Wolven (book)]], [[Wolven 2: Twilight Circus]]<br />
* [[Womanthology: Heroic]] by [[Renae De Liz et al]]<br />
* [[The Way of Zen]] by [[Alan Watts]] <br />
* [[Wagner the Wehr-Wolf]] book<br />
* [[Wonky Donkey]] by [[Craig Smith]] Best selling children's book in New Zealand and Australia for past 4 years. http://www.amazon.com/The-Wonky-Donkey-Craig-Smith/dp/0545261244<br />
* [[The Wedding (Queffélec)]] (1985){{spaced ndash}}novel [[Les Noces barbares]] by [[Yann Queffélec]] (winner of [[Prix Goncourt]])<br />
* [[Wilder Mann: The Image of the Savage]] Photographs by [[Charles Fréger]]<br />
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* [[Wild Boy(2013 novel)]] by [[Rob Lloyd Jones]] and the website is http://www.roblloydjones.com/wild-boy/the-book/<br />
*[[World After]] by [[Susan Ee]]<br />
* Will Solvit book series by Zed Storm: 12 book series about a 10 year old boy who comes from a long line of adventurers. Links: [http://www.will-solvit.com Official Site], [https://thesolvits.wikia.com Wikia], [https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.174221349257973.46612.170727326274042&type=3 Facebook Page by Parragon books].<br />
* [[We Were Flying to Chicago (book)]] short story collection by [[Kevin Clouther]].<br />
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'''Castell''' is a small [[unincorporated area|unincorporated riverside town]] in [[Llano County, Texas|Llano County]], [[Texas]], [[United States]]. The population was 104 at the 2010 census. Located in the heart of the [[Texas Hill Country]], its northern border is formed by the [[Llano River]]. Designated a [[Recorded Texas Historic Landmark]] in 1964, Marker number 9440.<ref>{{cite web|title=Castell, Texas|url=http://www.9key.com/markers/marker_detail.asp?atlas_number=5299009440|work=Recorded Texas Historic Landmark|publisher=William Nienke, Sam Morrow|accessdate=14 February 2011}}</ref><br />
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==Founding==<br />
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Castell began in 1847 as a land grant in [[Comanche]] territory settled by German [[Abolitionism in the United States|abolitionists]] and [[Free-Soil]]ers.<ref name="HILL"/> The unsettled land had formerly been part of the [[Fisher-Miller Land Grant]]. <br />
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It was part of a series of five immigrant settlements sponsored by a group of prominent Germans known as the [[Adelsverein]], including Count Emil von Kriewitz,<ref name="HANDBOOK">[http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/CC/hnc23.html Castell, Texas] by James B. Heckert-Greene in the ''Handbook of Texas Online''. Accessed August 7, 2007.</ref> [[John O. Meusebach]], [[Prince Carl of Solms-Braunfels]], [[Hermann Spiess]], [[Gustav Schleicher]], [[Ferdinand Ludwig Herff]] and Count Carl Frederick Christion of [[Counts of Castell|Castell-Castell]] (1801–1850). Count Castell was the Vice President and Business Manager from the beginning of the Adelsverein until about the time of Castel's founding. The other communities were Schoenburg, Meerholz, Leiningen, and [[Bettina, Texas|Bettina]]. The first two were unsuccessful from the start. Leiningen and Bettina had brief lives, Bettina lasting only a year. Only Castell remains.<ref name="HILL"/><br />
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Describing conditions in Castell in the mid-19th century, a tour guide has written {{cquote|Life here was not easy. For the first couple of years, Castellites depended heavily on supplies and support from the people of Fredericksburg, who had problems enough of their own. A round trip to Fredericksburg—about 50 miles—took 4 days.<ref name="HILL"/>}}<br />
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==Mormonism==<br />
Castell briefly experienced an influx of about 20 [[Mormon]] pioneer families under the leadership of [[Lyman Wight]]. They had settled in [[Zodiac, Texas]], in 1847, in [[Morman Mill, Burnet County, Texas|Mormon Mill]] in 1851, and then settled in Castell briefly before moving south in 1854 to [[Bandera, Texas]]. Wight died on March 31, 1858, and his body was returned to Zodiac for burial.<ref name="HILL">[http://www.io.com/~xeke/mormons2.htm Lyman Wight's Mormon Colony in Texas] excerpt from "Mormon Trails" chapter in ''Hill Country'' travel guide by Richard Zelade (2001). Accessed August 6, 2007.</ref><ref>{{Find a Grave|6295384|Lyman Wight}}</ref> Due to the Mormon custom of sending out missionaries, the [[WIKTIONARY:Castellite|Castellite]] congregations of 19th-century [[North Carolina]] possibly took their name from the Mormons who lived briefly in Castell, Texas.<br />
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The community was originally on the north bank of the Llano River but now is on the south bank in the western part of Llano County near the Mason County line.<br />
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Castell had a population of 72 people in 1972 and again in 2000.<ref name="HANDBOOK"/> In 2007, a Castell promotional site claims a population of only 23.<ref name="ZIP">[http://www.castelltexas.com/ Castell, Texas — 76831], basic information about the town. Accessed August 7, 2007.</ref><br />
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Castell is in the [[Central Time Zone]] and is assigned [[ZIP code]] 76831 and [[area code]] 325.<br />
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Castell has several small businesses, mainly centering around camping and hospitality as a result of the flyfishing and kayaking opportunities there.<ref name="CASTELL">[http://www.castelltexas.com/index.html Castell, Texas]</ref><br />
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Randy Leifeste and his family operate the general store of Castell, which offers [[barbecue]] and [[Bloody Mary (cocktail)|Bloody Mary]]s on Saturday evenings and Hamburgers on Thursday and Friday nights and Steak on Sunday nights, and was also home to the legendary Castell rooster.<br />
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*[[Emil Kriewitz]] lived with the Penateka Comanche, and served as guide for [[Fisher-Miller Land Grant]] settlers. He was the Llano County justice of the peace in 1870, Llano County election judge in 1871, and postmaster of Castell from 1876 to 1883. He was buried in the Llano City Cemetery.<ref>{{Find a Grave|42266320|Emil Kriewitz}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Hadeler|first=Glenn|title=Emil von Kriewitz de Czepry|url=http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fkr12|work=Handbook of Texas Online|publisher=Texas State Historical Association|accessdate=17 February 2011}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Fredericksburg, Texas]]<br />
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==Climate==<br />
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Castell has a [[humid subtropical climate]], abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=125114&cityname=Castell%2C+Texas%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Castell, Texas]</ref><br />
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* [http://www.hometownlocator.com/City/Castell-Texas.cfm Castell, Texas Community Profile] includes numerous links to various Castell maps, aerial photos, Census data, local government offices. Accessed August 7, 2007.<br />
*[http://www.castelltexas.com/ Castell, Texas — 76831], a reference to the area's zip code, with information about the town's business community and photo of plaque commemorating the founding of Castell, Bettina, and Leiningen. Accessed August 7, 2007.<br />
* [http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/CC/fcaap.html Biography] (English) of Count Carl of Castell-Castell<br />
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I want to thank you for Recognize me.<br />
I am very commerce studying Wikipedia. I have been able to edit articles but could you let me know How to deal with{Citation needed|March2015} Please help me.Your help can motive me in editing an article.<br />
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:Hello, [[User:Rowdy srezan|Rowdy srezan]]! {Citation needed|March2015} means that you need to put a source for that sentence so that the source shows up under the "References" section at the bottom. Once you have added a source you can remove {Citation needed|March2015}. ~ [[User:Missionedit|Anastasia &#91;Missionedit&#93;]] ([[User talk:Missionedit#top|talk]]) 02:47, 4 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
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Hi!Anastasia its me Rowdy srezan again.I would to suggest that if you had made more than 75000 edit why dont you nominate for admins.ill be there to support you.And Happy holi<br />
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:{{Ping|Rowdy srezan}} Oh, that's so nice of you! Thank you for the compliment. The main reason I haven't tried to become an administrator is that I really don't have the time to be one. It is a very complicated and rigorous process to become an admin, for which you need to meet lots of specific requirements. I appreciate your support, though :) ~ [[User:Missionedit|Anastasia &#91;Missionedit&#93;]] ([[User talk:Missionedit#top|talk]]) 03:50, 5 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
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::{{Ping|Rowdy srezan}} Thank you, but I am not interested in a relationship. My interactions on Wikipedia are strictly professional. ~ [[User:Missionedit|Anastasia &#91;Missionedit&#93;]] ([[User talk:Missionedit#top|talk]]) 18:11, 5 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
:::hi Anastasia Cold you let me know how to add image in user infobox?Rowdy srezan 03:47, 8 March 2015 (UTC) <small><span class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signature.s|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Rowdy srezan|Rowdy srezan]] ([[User talk:Rowdy srezan|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Rowdy srezan|contribs]]) </span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--><br />
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::::{{Ping|Rowdy srezan}} Yes, what image would you like to use? Don't forget to sign your posts. ~ [[User:Missionedit|Anastasia &#91;Missionedit&#93;]] ([[User talk:Missionedit#top|talk]]) 19:32, 8 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
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:::::Let it go I have uploaded file which is my real pic.At last I want you to edit my navigation bar as you have done in your user page.The link is [[User:Rowdy srezan/navbar]]Rowdy srezan 09:47, 9 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
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::::::{{Ping|Rowdy srezan}} Ok, good for you :) If you want, there are lots of navigation bars to choose from besides mine at [[Wikipedia:User page design center/Menus and subpages]]. You might want to take a look at that first. ~ [[User:Missionedit|Anastasia &#91;Missionedit&#93;]] ([[User talk:Missionedit#top|talk]]) 17:03, 9 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
:::::::After looking all the menus I would like to use Menu#15.Rowdy srezan 04:34, 10 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
::::::::{{Ping|Rowdy srezan}} Would you like help with anything? ~ [[User:Missionedit|Anastasia &#91;Missionedit&#93;]] ([[User talk:Missionedit#top|talk]]) 01:22, 11 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
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:{{ping|Pythonessofdelphi}} 1. If a page has been patrolled, that means someone else besides the creator has checked it over and thinks it is OK to include on Wikipedia. <br />
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Thanks for the help, I often get things confused and patrolled was one of those things up until now. I will be looking forward to starting a new page. Also with the [[Wikipedia:Co-op]] whenever I type my username into the box that says 'type username here' and click find mentor, it redirects me to a blank page that says 'you are creating a new page on Wikipedia'.How do I fix that?([[User:Pythonessofdelphi|PythonessofDelphi🐍]] ([[User talk:Pythonessofdelphi|talk]]) 01:19, 16 March 2015 (UTC))</div>Pythonessofdelphihttps://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Meggie_Folchart&diff=651520928Meggie Folchart2015-03-15T19:14:34Z<p>Pythonessofdelphi: /* Character biography */</p>
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== Description ==<br />
Meggie is described as a tall and slim girl with bright, smooth blonde hair and blue eyes. People say she looks just like her mother, except her mother's hair has darkened during the time of slavery to Mortola. Meggie generally wears casual clothing, described as jeans, sweaters and occasionally dresses. She is very laid-back. She loves reading books, especially ones with happy endings, and they are her closest friends. She loves a boy named Farid but, in Inkdeath, gradually her feelings for him became distant as he thought only about Dustfinger's death. In the third book, she shown signs of feeling for Doria (The Strongman's half brother)during Farid's absence. In the end, she choose to stay with Doria instead of travelling with Farid. She confesses that her heart beats stronger for Doria than Farid. Meggie gave the nickname "Mo" to her father, and has never called him anything else. She also has the talent to read characters out of books. She is a very brave girl but can sometimes be rather obstinate.<br />
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== Character biography ==<br />
*In the first book [[Inkheart]], Meggie learns that her father can bring stories to life and is being chased by a man called [[Capricorn (Inkworld)|Capricorn]] for this. She gets captured by Capricorn and Mo comes to save her. Together with her great-aunt Elinor, [[Dustfinger]] - a fire-eater, [[Farid (Inkworld)|Farid]] - a boy called from the book ''Arabian Nights'', [[Fenoglio]] - the writer of [[Inkheart]] and a horned marten named Gwin, Meggie and Mo try to destroy Capricorn and his evil army. She learns that she too has inherited her father's gift, and is forced to read for Capricorn, but Mo helps her defeat him.<br />
*In ''[[Inkspell]]'', Meggie and Farid jump into the book and try to save Mo from an execution. Meggie has a romantic relationship with Farid.<br />
*In ''[[Inkdeath]]'', Meggie follows the strolling players under the leadership of the Black Prince. The romantic relationship with Farid is shattered as Meggie feels betrayed by his inability to come see her due to his service to Orpheus and when he ignores her due to Dustfinger's return. Meggie accompanies the Bluejay [Mo] into Ombra Castle, begins a new relationship with a boy named Doria who she later falls in love with, and helps the strolling players to fend off an attack by the Milksop. She later marries Doria, and forgets all about Farid, who no longer pays attention to Meggie but Dustfinger. Farid, at the end of the book, before leaving to be a fire-dancer, asks Meggie to come with him on the adventures and they can re-create their romantic relationship. She rejects him and her and Doria start dating and then get married later.<br />
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*Meggie's father is Mortimer Folchart and he has the ability to read characters and creatures out of books, just like the power Meggie found of herself. Mo (also called Bluejay or Silvertongue) read his wife, Resa, into Inkheart and ever since has tried to read her back out of it again. If something, or someone, goes into the book, then something has to come out. Then Capricorn, Basta, Dustfinger, and a marten come out. Mo suspects that their two cats which were sitting on Resa's lap substituted for Basta and Dustfinger and a fly substituted for the marten. This was when Inkheart took off and the mysteries and the story unfolded of this magical land.<br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.corneliafunke.de/en/index.html The World of Cornelia Funke]<br />
*[http://www.corneliafunkefans.com/ Official Cornelia Funke website]<br />
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| name = Meggie Folchart<br />
| series = [[Inkheart trilogy]]<br />
| image = [[Image:Meggie Folchart.jpg|250px]]<br />
| caption = [[Eliza Bennett]] as Meggie Folchart in ''[[Inkheart (film)|Inkheart]]''<br />
| first = ''[[Inkheart]]''<br />
| last = ''[[Inkdeath]]''<br />
| creator = [[Cornelia Funke]]<br />
| portrayer = [[Eliza Bennett]] <br />
| family = [[Mortimer Folchart]] <small>(father)</small> <br>[[Resa Folchart]] <small>(mother)</small><br> [[Elinor Loredan (Inkworld)|Elinor Loredan]] <br><small>(great-aunt)</small> <br />
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'''Meggie Folchart''' is a character in the [[Inkheart trilogy|''Inkheart'' trilogy]], by [[Cornelia Funke]]. She is the only daughter to [[Mortimer Folchart|Mo]] and his wife [[Teresa Folchart|Teresa ("Resa")]]. Meggie serves as one of the [[protagonist]]s of the series.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0037262/ Meggie Folchart]</ref> In the Inkheart Films, Meggie is played by [[Eliza Bennett]].<br />
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== Description ==<br />
Meggie is described as a tall and slim girl with bright, smooth blonde hair and blue eyes. People say she looks just like her mother, except her mother's hair has darkened during the time of slavery to Mortola. Meggie generally wears casual clothing, described as jeans, sweaters and occasionally dresses. She is very laid-back. She loves reading books, especially ones with happy endings, and they are her closest friends. She loves a boy named Farid but, in Inkdeath, gradually her feelings for him became distant as he thought only about Dustfinger's death. In the third book, she shown signs of feeling for Doria (The Strongman's half brother)during Farid's absence. In the end, she choose to stay with Doria instead of travelling with Farid. She confesses that her heart beats stronger for Doria than Farid. Meggie gave the nickname "Mo" to her father, and has never called him anything else. She also has the talent to read characters out of books. She is a very brave girl but can sometimes be rather obstinate.<br />
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== Character biography ==<br />
*In the first book [[Inkheart]], Meggie learns that her father can bring stories to life and is being chased by a man called [[Capricorn (Inkworld)|Capricorn]] for this. She gets captured by Capricorn and Mo comes to save her. Together with her great-aunt Elinor, [[Dustfinger]] - a fire-eater, [[Farid (Inkworld)|Farid]] - a boy called from the book ''Arabian Nights'', [[Fenoglio]] - the writer of [[Inkheart]] and a horned marten named Gwin, Meggie and Mo try to destroy Capricorn and his evil army. She learns that she too has inherited her father's gift, and is forced to read for Capricorn, but Mo helps her defeat him.<br />
*In ''[[Inkspell]]'', Meggie and Farid jump into the book and try to save Mo from an execution. Meggie has a romantic relationship with Farid.<br />
*In ''[[Inkdeath]]'', Meggie follows the strolling players under the leadership of the Black Prince. The romantic relationship with Farid is shattered as Meggie feels betrayed by his inability to come see her due to his service to Orpheus and when he ignores her due to Dustfinger's return. Meggie accompanies the Bluejay [Mo] into Ombra Castle, begins a new relationship with a boy named Doria who she later falls in love with, and helps the strolling players to fend off an attack by the Milksop. She later marries Doria, and forgets all about Farid, who no longer pays attention to Meggie but Dustfinger. Farid, at the end of the book, before leaving to be a fire-dancer, asks Meggie to come with him on the adventures and they can re-create their romantic relationship. She rejects him and her and Doria start dating and then get married later.<br />
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*Meggie's father is Mortimer Folchart and he has the ability to read characters and creatures out of books, just like the power Meggie found of herself. Mo (also called Bluejay or Silvertongue) read his wife, Resa, into Inkheart and ever since has tried to read her back out of it again. If something, or someone, goes into the book, then something has to come out. Then Capricorn, Basta, and Dustfinger come out. Mo suspects that their two cats which were sitting on Resa's lap substituted for Basta and Dustfinger. This was when Inkheart took off and the mysteries and the story unfolded of this magical land.<br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.corneliafunke.de/en/index.html The World of Cornelia Funke]<br />
*[http://www.corneliafunkefans.com/ Official Cornelia Funke website]<br />
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{{Infobox deity<br />
| type = Egyptian<br />
| name = Isis<br />
| image = Isis.svg<br />
| image_size = 200px<br />
| alt = <br />
| caption = The goddess Isis portrayed as a woman, wearing a headdress shaped like a throne and with an Ankh in her hand<br />
| god_of = '''Goddess of health, marriage, and wisdom'''<br />
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| cult_center = [[Philae]], [[Abydos, Egypt|Abydos]]<br />
| symbol = the throne, the sun disk with cow's horns, sparrow, cobra, vulture, sycamore tree,kite<br />
| parents = [[Geb]] and [[Nut (goddess)|Nut]]<br />
| siblings = [[Osiris]], [[Set (mythology)|Set]], [[Nephthys]] and [[Horus the Elder|Haroeris]]<br />
| consort = [[Osiris]]<br />
| offspring = [[Horus]]<br />
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'''Isis''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|aɪ|s|ɪ|s}}; {{lang-grc|Ἶσις}}; original [[Egyptian language|Egyptian]] pronunciation more likely "Aset" or "Iset"<ref name=HED/>) is a goddess from the [[polytheism|polytheistic]] [[pantheon (religion)|pantheon]] of [[Ancient Egypt|Egypt]]. She was first worshiped in [[Ancient Egyptian religion]], and later her worship spread throughout the [[Religion in ancient Rome#Roman Empire|Roman empire]] and the greater [[Greco-Roman world]]. Isis is still widely worshiped by many [[Modern paganism|pagans]] today in diverse religious contexts; including a number of distinct [[List of Modern pagan movements|pagan religions]], the modern [[Goddess movement]], and interfaith organizations such as the [[Fellowship of Isis]].<br />
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Isis was worshipped as the ideal mother and wife as well as the patroness of nature and magic. She was the friend of [[slave]]s, [[sin]]ners, [[artisan]]s and the downtrodden, but she also listened to the prayers of the wealthy, maidens, aristocrats and rulers.<ref name="R.E Witt p7">R.E Witt, ''Isis in the Ancient World'', p. 7, 1997, ISBN 978-0-8018-5642-6</ref> Isis is often depicted as the mother of [[Horus]], the falcon-headed deity associated with king and kingship (although in some traditions Horus's mother was [[Hathor]]). Isis is also known as protector of the dead and goddess of children.<br />
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The name Isis means "Throne".<ref name="">{{cite web|url=http://isiopolis.wordpress.com/2011/11/07/how-do-you-pronounce-isis-egyptian-name|title=Isiopolis essay by M. Isidora Forrest (Isis Magic, M. Isidora Forrest, Abiegnus House, 2013, ISBN 978-1-939112-00-2) on Isis' name origin and pronunciation}}</ref> Her headdress is a throne. As the personification of the throne, she was an important representation of the pharaoh's power. The pharaoh was depicted as her child, who sat on the throne she provided. Her [[Cult (religious practice)|cult]] was popular throughout Egypt, but her most important [[Egyptian temple|temples]] were at Behbeit El-Hagar in the [[Nile delta]], and, beginning in the reign with Nectanebo I (380–362 BCE), on the island of [[Philae]] in Upper Egypt.<br />
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In the typical form of her myth, Isis was the first daughter of [[Geb]], god of the Earth, and [[Nut (goddess)|Nut]], goddess of the Sky, and she was born on the fourth [[intercalary day]]. She married her brother, [[Osiris]], and she conceived Horus with him. Isis was instrumental in the resurrection of Osiris when he was murdered by [[Set (mythology)|Set]]. Using her magical skills, she restored his body to life after having gathered the body parts that had been strewn about the earth by Set.<ref name="Veronica Ions 1968">Veronica Ions, ''Egyptian Mythology'', Paul Hamlyn, 1968, ISBN 978-0-600-02365-4</ref><br />
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This myth became very important during the Greco-Roman period. For example it was believed that the [[Nile River]] flooded every year because of the tears of sorrow which Isis wept for Osiris. Osiris's death and rebirth was relived each year through rituals. The worship of Isis eventually spread throughout the Greco-Roman world, continuing until the suppression of [[paganism]] in the Christian era.<ref>Henry Chadwick, ''The Church in Ancient Society: From Galilee to Gregory the Great'', Oxford University Press, 2003, p. 526, ISBN 978-0-19-926577-0</ref> The popular motif of Isis suckling her son Horus, however, lived on in a Christianized context as the popular image of [[Mary (mother of Jesus)|Mary]] suckling her infant son [[Jesus]] from the fifth century onward.<ref name="Loverance-2007">Loverance, Rowena (2007). [http://books.google.com/books?id=FgQ2tHIgXZEC&pg=PA117#v=onepage&q&f=false ''Christian Art'']. Cambridge, MA: [[Harvard University Press]]. p. 117. ISBN 978-0-674-02479-3</ref><br />
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==Etymology==<br />
{{Hiero|Isis|<hiero>Q1-t-B1</hiero> '''OR''' <hiero>Q1-X1:H8</hiero>|align=left|era=egypt}}<br />
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The Greek name version of Isis is surprisingly close to her original, Egyptian name spelling (namely ''Aset'').<ref name=HED/> Isis' name was originally written with the signs of a throne seat (Gardiner sign ''Q1'', pronounced "as" or "is"), a bread loaf (Gardiner sign ''X1'', pronounced "t" or "tj") and with an unpronounced [[determinative]] of a sitting woman. A second version of the original was also written with the throne seat and the bread loaf, but ended with an egg symbol (Gardiner sign ''H8'') which was normally read "set", but here it was used as a determinative to promote the correct reading. The grammar, spelling and used signs of Isis' name never changed during time in any way, making it easy to recognize her any time.<ref name=HED>Harry Eilenstein: ''ISIS: Die Geschichte der Göttin von der Steinzeit bis heute''. BOD, Norderstedt 2011, ISBN 3-8423-8189-1, p. 9 - 10.</ref><br />
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However, the symbolic and metaphoric meaning of Isis' name remains unclear. The throne seat sign in her name might point to a functional role as a goddess of kingship, as the maternal protector of the ruling king. Thus, her name could mean "she of the kings' throne". But all other Egyptian deities have names that point to clear cosmological or nature elemental roles (''Râ'' = the sun; ''Ma'at'' = justice and world order), thus the name of Isis shouldn't be connected to the king himself.<ref name=HED/> The throne seat symbol might alternatively point to a meaning as "throne-mother of the gods", making her the highest and most powerful goddess before all other gods. This in turn would supply a very old existence of Isis, long before her first mentioning during the late Old Kingdom, but this hypothesis remains unproven.<ref name=HED/> A third possible meaning might be hidden in the egg-symbol, that was also used in Isis' name. The egg-symbol always represented motherhood, implying a maternal role of Isis. Her name could mean "mother goddess", pointing to her later, mythological role as the mother of Horus. But this remains problematic, too: the initial mother-goddess of Horus was Hathor, not Isis.<ref name=HED/><br />
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==Principal features of the cult==<br />
===Origins===<br />
[[Image:Ägyptischer Maler um 1360 v. Chr. 001.jpg|thumb|Isis depicted with outstretched wings (wall painting, c. 1360 BCE)]]<br />
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Most Egyptian deities were first worshipped by very local cults, and they retained those local centres of worship even as their popularity spread, so that most major cities and towns in Egypt were known as the home of a particular deity. However, the origins of the cult of Isis are very uncertain. In fact, Egyptologists such as [[Maria Münster]]<ref name=MMU>Maria Münster: ''Untersuchungen zur Göttin Isis: vom Alten Reich bis zum Ende des Neuen Reiches. Mit hieroglyphischem Textanhang'' (= ''Münchner ägyptologische Studien'', Vol. 11). Hessling, Berlin 1968, p. 158 - 164.</ref> and [[Jan Assmann]]<ref name=JAI>Jan Assmann: ''Tod und Jenseits im Alten Ägypten''. Beck, München 2003, ISBN 3-406-49707-1, p. 56 - 59.</ref> point to the lack of archaeological evidences for a goddess 'Isis' before the time of the late Old Kingdom of Egypt.<ref name=MMU/><br />
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The first secure references to Isis date back to the [[Fifth dynasty of Egypt|5th dynasty]], when her name appears in the sun temple of king [[Niuserre]] and on the statue of a [[priest]] named ''Pepi-Ankh'', who worshipped at the very beginning of [[Sixth Dynasty of Egypt|6th dynasty]] and bore the title "high priest of Isis and Hathor".<ref name=MMU/><br />
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Also, according to Veronica Ions book "Egyptian Mythology" from 1981 on page 56, "Isis (or Eset) was also originally an independent and popular deity whose<br />
followers were established in pre- dynastic times in the northern Delta, at<br />
Sebennytos."<br />
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===Classical Egyptian period===<br />
[[Image:Egypte louvre 029.jpg|thumb|upright|Isis nursing Horus ([[Louvre]])]]<br />
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During the [[Old Kingdom of Egypt|Old Kingdom]] period, Isis was represented as the wife or assistant to the deceased pharaoh. Thus she had a funerary association, her name appearing over eighty times in the pharaoh's funereal texts (the [[Pyramid Texts]]). This association with the pharaoh's wife is consistent with the role of Isis as the spouse of Horus, the god associated with the pharaoh as his protector, and then later as the deification of the pharaoh himself.<br />
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But in addition, Isis was also represented as the mother of the "four sons of Horus", the four deities who protected the [[canopic jar]]s containing the pharaoh's internal organs. More specifically, Isis was viewed as the protector of the [[liver]]-jar-deity, [[Imsety]].<ref name = "Penguin">Joyce Tyldesley (2011), ''The Penguin Book of Myths and Legends of Ancient Egypt''.</ref> By the [[Middle Kingdom of Egypt|Middle Kingdom]] period, as the funeral texts began to be used by members of Egyptian society other than the royal family, the role of Isis as protector also grew, to include the protection of nobles and even commoners.{{citation needed|date=December 2011}}<br />
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By the [[New Kingdom]] period, in many places, Isis was more prominent than her spouse. She was seen as the mother of the pharaoh, and was often depicted breastfeeding the pharaoh. It is theorized that this displacement happened through the merging of cults from the various cult centers as Egyptian religion became more standardized.{{citation needed|date=December 2011}} When the cult of [[Ra]] rose to prominence, with its cult center at [[Heliopolis (ancient)|Heliopolis]], Ra was identified with the similar deity, Horus. But Hathor had been paired with Ra in some regions, as the mother of the god. Since Isis was paired with Horus, and Horus was identified with Ra, Isis began to be merged with Hathor as ''Isis-Hathor''. By merging with Hathor, Isis became the mother of Horus, as well as his wife. Eventually the mother role displaced the role of spouse. Thus, the role of spouse to Isis was open and in the Heliopolis pantheon, Isis became the wife of Osiris and the mother of Horus/Ra. This reconciliation of themes led to the evolution of the [[Legend of Osiris and Isis|myth of Isis and Osiris]].<ref name = "Penguin"/><br />
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===Temples and priesthood===<br />
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File:Temple of Isis at Philae. The Court. 1893.jpg|''Temple of Isis at Philae''. The Court. 1893. Wilbour Library of Egyptology, [[Brooklyn Museum]]<br />
File:S10.08 Philae, image 9654.jpg|[[Philae]], Egypt. Temple of Isis., n.d. [[Brooklyn Museum]] Archives<br />
File:S10.08 Philae, image 9650.jpg|[[Philae]]. Temple of Isis. Columns., n.d. Brooklyn Museum Archives<br />
File:S10.08 Philae, image 9661.jpg|[[Philae]]. Temple of Isis., n.d., Brooklyn Museum Archives<br />
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In Egypt, Isis would have received the same sort of rituals as other Egyptian Deities, including daily offerings. She was served by both priests and priestesses throughout the history of her cult. By the Greco-Roman era, many of her priests and priestesses had a reputation for wisdom and healing, and were said to have other special powers, including dream interpretation and the ability to control the [[weather]], which they did by braiding or not combing their hair.{{citation needed|date=December 2011}} The latter was believed because the Egyptians considered [[knot]]s to have magical powers.<br />
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The cult of Isis and Osiris continued up until the 6th century CE on the island of Philae in Upper Nile. The [[Theodosian decree]] (about 380 CE) banning all pagan religions was not enforced there until the time of [[Justinian]]. This toleration was due to an old treaty made between the Blemyes-Nobadae and the emperor [[Diocletian]]. Every year they visited Elephantine and at certain intervals took the image of Isis up river to the land of the Blemyes for [[oracular]] purposes before returning it. Justinian sent [[Narses]] to destroy the sanctuaries, with the priests being arrested and the divine images taken to Constantinople.<ref>John Bagnell Bury, "History of the Later Roman Empire from the Death of Theodosius I. to the Death of Justinian", ''The Suppression of Paganism'', ch22, p. 371, Courier Dover Publications, 1958, ISBN 0-486-20399-9</ref> [[Philae]] was the last of the ancient Egyptian temples to be closed.<br />
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==Iconography==<br />
===Associations===<br />
{{Hiero|"[[tyet]]"<br />Knot of Isis|<hiero>V39</hiero>|align=right|era=egypt}}<br />
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Due to the association between knots and magical power, a symbol of Isis was the ''tiet'' or ''[[tyet]]'' (meaning ''welfare''/''life''), also called the ''Knot of Isis'', ''Buckle of Isis'', or the ''[[Blood]] of Isis'', which is shown to the right. In many respects the ''tyet'' resembles an [[ankh]], except that its arms point downward, and when used as such, seems to represent the idea of [[Immortality|eternal life]] or [[resurrection]]. The meaning of ''Blood of Isis'' is more obscure, but the ''tyet'' often was used as a funerary [[amulet]] made of red [[wood]], [[Rock (geology)|stone]], or [[glass]], so this may simply have been a description of the appearance of the materials used.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/00.4.39 |title=Tyet sign [Egyptian; Abydos, Cemetery D, Tomb 33&#93; (00.4.39) &#124; Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History &#124; The Metropolitan Museum of Art |publisher=Metmuseum.org |date=2014-06-02 |accessdate=2014-06-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/tyet |title=Tyet &#124; Define Tyet at Dictionary.com |publisher=Dictionary.reference.com |date= |accessdate=2014-06-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bmimages.com/preview.asp?image=00033225001 |title=Red jasper tit amulet of Nefer at The British Museum Images |publisher=Bmimages.com |date= |accessdate=2014-06-15}}</ref><br />
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The star [[Sopdet]] ([[Sirius]]) is associated with Isis. The appearance of the star signified the advent of a new year and Isis was likewise considered the goddess of rebirth and reincarnation, and as a protector of the dead. The Book of the Dead outlines a particular ritual that would protect the dead, enabling travel anywhere in the underworld, and most of the titles Isis holds signify her as the goddess of protection of the dead.<br />
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===Depictions===<br />
[[Image:Egypt.IsisHorus.01.png|thumb|upright|Isis nursing [[Horus]], wearing the headdress of [[Hathor]].]]<br />
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In art, originally Isis was pictured as a woman wearing a long sheath dress and crowned with the [[hieroglyph]]ic sign for a ''throne''. Sometimes she is depicted as holding a [[Nymphaea caerulea|lotus]], or, as a [[sycamore fig|sycamore]] tree. One pharaoh, [[Thutmose III]], is depicted in his tomb as nursing from a sycamore tree that has a breast.<br />
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After she assimilated many of the roles of Hathor, Isis's headdress was replaced with that of Hathor: the horns of a cow on her head, with the solar disk between them, and often with her original throne symbol atop the solar disk. Sometimes she also is represented as a cow, or with a cow's head. She is often depicted with her young child, Horus (the pharaoh), with a [[Crown (headgear)|crown]], and a [[vulture]]. Occasionally she is represented as a [[kite (bird)|kite]] flying above the body of Osiris or with the dead Osiris she works her magic to bring him back to life.<br />
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Most often Isis is seen holding an [[ankh]] (the sign for "life") and a simple lotus staff, but in late images she is sometimes seen with the sacred [[sistrum]] rattle and the fertility-bearing ''[[menat]]'' [[necklace]], items usually associated with Hathor. In ''[[Egyptian Book of the Dead|The Book of Coming Forth By Day]]'' Isis is depicted standing on the prow of the [[Solar Barque]] with her arms outstretched.<ref name="R.E Witt p7"/><br />
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==Mythology==<br />
===Sister-wife to Osiris===<br />
[[Image:Egyptian - Isis Nursing Horus - Walters 481530.jpg|left|thumb|upright|''Isis Nursing Horus'',<ref>{{cite web |publisher= [[The Walters Art Museum]] |url= http://art.thewalters.org/detail/15782 |title=Isis Nursing Horus}}</ref> the [[Walters Art Museum]]]]<br />
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During the [[Old Kingdom]] period, the pantheons of individual Egyptian cities varied by region. During the [[Fifth dynasty of Egypt|5th dynasty]], Isis entered the pantheon of the city of [[Heliopolis (ancient)|Heliopolis]]. She was represented as a daughter of Nut and Geb, and sister to Osiris, [[Nephthys]], and Set. The two sisters, Isis and Nephthys, often were depicted on coffins, with wings outstretched, as protectors against evil. As a funerary deity, she was associated with Osiris, lord of the underworld, and was considered his wife.<br />
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[[Image:GD-FR-LouvreEG126.JPG|thumb|upright|Rare [[terracotta]] image of Isis [[lament]]ing the loss of [[Osiris]] (eighteenth dynasty) [[Musée du Louvre]], [[Paris]]]]<br />
A later myth, when the cult of Osiris gained more authority, tells the story of [[Anubis]], the god of the underworld. The tale describes how Nephthys was denied a child by Set and disguised herself as her twin, Isis, to seduce him. The plot succeeded, resulting in the birth of Anubis.<br />
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In fear of Set's retribution, Nephthys persuaded Isis to adopt Anubis, so that Set would not find out and kill the child. The tale describes both why Anubis is seen as an underworld deity (he becomes the adopted son of Osiris), and why he could not inherit Osiris's position (as he was not actually the son of Osiris but of his brother Set), neatly preserving Osiris's position as lord of the underworld.<br />
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The most extensive account of the Isis-Osiris story known today is Plutarch's Greek description written in the 1st century CE, usually known under its Latin title ''De Iside et Osiride''.<ref name=RichterTotAPA /><br />
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In that version, Set held a banquet for Osiris in which he brought in a beautiful box and said that whoever could fit in the box perfectly would get to keep it. Set had measured Osiris in his sleep and made sure that he was the only one who could fit the box. Several tried to see whether they fit. Once it was Osiris's turn to see if he could fit in the box, Set closed the lid on him so that the box was now a coffin for Osiris. Set flung the box in the Nile so that it would drift far away. Isis went looking for the box so that Osiris could have a proper burial. She found the box in a tree in [[Byblos]], a city along the Phoenician coast, and brought it back to Egypt, hiding it in a swamp. But Set went hunting that night and found the box. Enraged, Set chopped Osiris's body into fourteen pieces and scattered them all over Egypt to ensure that Isis could never find Osiris again for a proper burial.<ref>Mercantante, Anthony S. ''Who's What in Egyptian Mythology'' MetroBooks (NY); 2nd edition (March 2002) ISBN 978-1-58663-611-1 p.114</ref><ref name="books.google.co.uk">{{cite book |last=Pinch |first=Geraldine |title=Handbook of Egyptian Mythology |publisher= ABC-CLIO Ltd |date=August 31, 2002 |isbn= 978-1-57607-242-4 |page= 79 |url=http://books.google.com/?id=N-mTqRTrimgC&pg=PA79&dq=isis+fourteen+pieces+penis}}</ref><br />
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Isis and her sister Nephthys went looking for these pieces, but could only find thirteen of the fourteen. Fish had swallowed the last piece, his [[phallus]]. With Thoth's help she created a golden phallus, and attached it to Osiris’s body. She then transformed into a [[Kite (bird)|kite]], and with the aid of Thoth’s magic conceived Horus the Younger. The number of pieces is described on temple walls variously as fourteen and sixteen, and occasionally [[42 (number)|forty-two]], one for each [[nome (Egypt)|nome]] or district.<ref name="books.google.co.uk"/><br />
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===Mother/Sister of Horus===<br />
Yet another set of late myths detail the adventures of Isis after the birth of Osiris's posthumous son, [[Horus]]. Isis was said to have given birth to Horus at Khemmis, thought to be located on the Nile Delta.<ref>[[J. Gwyn Griffiths|Griffiths, J. Gwyn]]. (2002). "Isis". In D. B. Redford (Ed.), ''The ancient gods speak: A guide to Egyptian religion''. p. 169. New York: Oxford University Press.</ref> Many dangers faced Horus after birth, and Isis fled with the newborn to escape the wrath of [[Set (mythology)|Set]], the murderer of her husband. In one instance, Isis heals Horus from a lethal scorpion sting; she also performs other miracles in relation to the ''[[cippi]]'', or the plaques of Horus. Isis protected and raised Horus until he was old enough to face Set, and subsequently become the pharaoh of Egypt. In some stories. Isis is referred to as Horus' sister.<br />
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===Magic===<br />
It was said that Isis tricked [[Ra]] into telling her his "secret name" by causing a [[Serpent (symbolism)|snake]] to bite him, the antidote to whose venom only Isis possessed. Knowing his secret name thus gave her power over him. The use of secret names became central in many late Egyptian magic spells. By the late Egyptian historical period, after the occupations by the Greeks and the Romans, Isis became the most important and most powerful deity of the Egyptian pantheon because of her magical skills. [[Magic (paranormal)|Magic]] is central to the entire mythology of Isis, arguably more so than any other Egyptian deity.<br />
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Isis had a central role in Egyptian magic spells and ritual, especially those of protection and healing. In many spells her powers are merged with those of her son Horus. His power accompanies hers whenever she is invoked. In Egyptian history the image of a wounded Horus became a standard feature of Isis's healing spells, which typically invoked the curative powers of Isis' milk.<ref>Silverman, ''Ancient Egypt'', 135</ref><br />
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==Greco-Roman world==<br />
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[[File:Pompeii - Temple of Isis - Io and Isis - MAN.jpg|thumb|Isis ''(seated right)'' welcoming the [[Greek hero]]ine [[Io (mythology)|Io]] as she is borne into Egypt on the shoulders of the personified Nile, as depicted in a Roman wall painting from [[Pompeii]]]]<br />
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Using the comparative methodology known as ''[[interpretatio graeca]]'', the Greek historian [[Herodotus]] (5th century BCE) described Isis by comparison with the Greek goddess [[Demeter]], whose [[mystery religions|mysteries]] at [[Eleusinian mysteries|Eleusis]] offered initiates guidance in the afterlife and a vision of rebirth. Herodotus says that Isis was the only goddess worshiped by all Egyptians alike.<ref>[[Herodotus]], ''Histories''. 2.42 and 156.</ref><br />
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[[File:Isis-Aphrodite Louvre E28004.jpg|thumb|left|upright=.5|Terracotta figure of Isis-Aphrodite from [[Ptolemaic Egypt]]]]<br />
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After the conquest of Egypt by [[Alexander the Great]] and the [[Hellenization]] of the Egyptian culture initiated by [[Ptolemy I Soter]], Isis became known as ''[[Queen of heaven (antiquity)|Queen of Heaven]]''.<ref name="R.E Witt, 1997">R.E Witt, ''Isis in the Ancient World'', 1997, ISBN 0-8018-5642-6</ref> Other Mediterranean goddesses, such as Demeter, [[Astarte]], and [[Aphrodite]], became identified with Isis, as did the Arabian goddess [[Al-‘Uzzá]] through a similarity of name, since etymology was thought to reveal the essential or primordial nature of the thing named.<ref>This is particularly characteristic of [[Stoic philosophy]]. See in general Davide Del Bello, ''Forgotten Paths: Etymology and the Allegorical Mindset'' (Catholic University of America Press, 2007).</ref> An alabaster statue of Isis from the 3rd century BCE, found in [[Ohrid]], in the [[Republic of Macedonia]], is depicted on the [[Obverse and reverse|obverse]] of the Macedonian 10 [[Macedonian denar|denar]] banknote, issued in 1996.<ref>[http://www.nbrm.mk/default.asp?ItemID=A82826138490824E874DC0F6B8BCE3DE "Banknotes in circulation: 10 Denars"]. National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia. Retrieved 20 November 2013.</ref><br />
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===Isis in the Roman Empire===<br />
[[File:Isis Musei Capitolini MC744.jpg|thumb|upright|Roman Isis holding a sistrum and [[oinochoe]] and wearing a garment tied with a characteristic knot, from the time of [[Hadrian]] (117–138 CE)]]<br />
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[[Tacitus]] writes that after the [[assassination of Julius Caesar]], a temple in honour of Isis had been decreed, but was suspended by Augustus as part of his program to restore [[Religion in ancient Rome|traditional Roman religion]]. The emperor [[Caligula]], however, was open to Eastern religions, and the ''[[Navigium Isidis]]'', a procession in honor of Isis, was established in Rome during his reign.<ref name="R.E Witt, p. 235">R.E Witt, ''Isis in the Ancient World'', Ch17: "The Goddess Darling of the Roman Emperors", p. 235, 1997, ISBN 0-8018-5642-6</ref> According to the Jewish historian [[Josephus]], Caligula donned female garb and took part in the mysteries he instituted. [[Vespasian]], along with [[Titus]], practised [[Incubation (ritual)|incubation]] in the Roman [[Campus Martius|Iseum]]. [[Domitian]] built another Iseum along with a [[Serapeum]]. In a [[relief]] on the Arch of Trajan in Rome, the emperor appears before Isis and Horus, presenting them with votive offerings of wine.<ref name="R.E Witt, p. 235"/> [[Hadrian]] decorated his villa at [[Tibur]] with Isiac scenes. [[Galerius]] regarded Isis as his protector.<ref>R.E Witt, ''Isis in the Ancient World'', p.51, 1997, ISBN 0-8018-5642-6</ref><br />
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[[File:Temple of Isis, Delos 02.jpg|thumb|left|Ruins of the Temple of Isis in Delos]]<br />
The religion of Isis thus spread throughout the [[Roman Empire]] during the formative centuries of Christianity. Wall paintings and objects reveal her pervasive presence at [[Pompeii]], preserved by the [[eruption of Vesuvius]] in 79 CE. In Rome, temples were built and obelisks erected in her honour. In Greece, the cult of Isis was introduced to traditional centres of worship in [[Delos]], [[Delphi]], [[Eleusis]] and [[ancient Athens|Athens]], as well as in northern Greece. Harbours of Isis were to be found on the Arabian Sea and the Black Sea. Inscriptions show followers in Gaul, Spain, Pannonia, Germany, Arabia, Asia Minor, Portugal and many shrines even in Britain.<ref>R.E Witt, [http://books.google.ie/books?id=WpOTnGH6X9wC&pg=PA7&lpg=PA7&dq=isis+temples+list&source=web&ots=M9i96VmWah&sig=4FfzV78P7y-w9PepvsRyusoB6BM&hl=en#PPA44,M1 ''Isis in the Ancient World''], 1997, ISBN 0-8018-5642-6</ref> Tacitus interprets a goddess among the Germanic [[Suebi]] as [["Isis" of the Suebi|a form of Isis]] whose symbol ''(signum)'' was a ship.<ref>Tacitus, ''Germania'' 9.</ref> [[Bruce Lincoln]] regards the identity of this Germanic goddess as "elusive."<ref>Bruce Lincoln, ''Gods and Demons, Priests and Scholars: Critical Explorations in the History of Religions'' (University of Chicago Press, 2012), p. 21.</ref><br />
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The Greek antiquarian [[Plutarch]] wrote a treatise on ''Isis and Osiris'',<ref>[http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Plutarch/Moralia/Isis_and_Osiris*/home.html "Plutarch: Isis and Osiris"]. [[Loeb Classical Library]].</ref> a major source for Imperial theology concerning Isis.<ref name=RichterTotAPA>D.S. Richter, "Plutarch On Isis and Osiris: Text, Cult, and Cultural Appropriation", ''Transactions of the American Philological Association'' (2001) 131:191–216</ref> Plutarch describes Isis as "a goddess exceptionally wise and a lover of wisdom, to whom, as her name at least seems to indicate, knowledge and understanding are in the highest degree appropriate... ." The statue of Athena in [[Sais]] was identified with Isis, and according to Plutarch was inscribed "I am all that has been, and is, and shall be, and my robe no mortal has yet uncovered."<ref>[[Plutarch]], translated by Frank Cole Babbitt, [http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Plutarch/Moralia/Isis_and_Osiris*/A.html ''Isis and Osiris''], 1936, vol. 5 [[Loeb Classical Library]]</ref> At Sais, however, the patron goddess of the ancient cult was [[Neith]], many of whose traits had begun to be attributed to Isis during the Greek occupation.<br />
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The Roman writer [[Apuleius]] recorded aspects of the cult of Isis in the 2nd century CE, including the ''Navigium Isidis,'' in his novel ''[[The Golden Ass]]''. The protagonist Lucius prays to Isis as ''Regina Caeli'', "Queen of Heaven":<br />
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{{quote|You see me here, Lucius, in answer to your prayer. I am nature, the universal Mother, mistress of all the elements, primordial child of time, sovereign of all things spiritual, queen of the dead, queen of the ocean, queen also of the immortals, the single manifestation of all gods and goddesses that are, my nod governs the shining heights of Heavens, the wholesome sea breezes. Though I am worshipped in many aspects, known by countless names ... the Egyptians who excel in ancient learning and worship call me by my true name...Queen Isis.<ref>[[Apuleius]], ''[[The Golden Ass|Metamorphoses]]'' 11.2.</ref>}}<br />
[[File:Wien KHM Isis I 158.jpg|thumb|upright|Isis in black and white marble (Roman, 2nd century CE)]]<br />
According to Apuleius, these other names include manifestations of the goddess as [[Ceres (mythology)|Ceres]], "the original nurturing parent"; Heavenly Venus ''(Venus Caelestis)''; the "sister of [[Phoebus]]", that is, Diana or [[Artemis]] as she is [[Temple of Artemis|worshipped at Ephesus]]; or [[Proserpina]] (Greek [[Persephone]]) as the triple goddess of the underworld.<ref>Stephen Benko, ''The Virgin Goddess: Studies in the Pagan and Christian roots of Mariology'' (Brill, 2004), pp. 112–114: see also pp. 31, 51.</ref> From the middle Imperial period, the title ''Caelestis'', "Heavenly" or "Celestial", is attached to several goddesses embodying aspects of a single, supreme Heavenly Goddess. The ''Dea Caelestis'' was identified with the [[Virgo (constellation)|constellation Virgo (the Virgin)]], who holds the [[Libra (constellation)|divine balance of justice]].<br />
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===Greco-Roman temples===<br />
On the Greek island of [[Delos]] a [[Doric order|Doric]] Temple of Isis was built on a high over-looking hill at the beginning of the Roman period to venerate the familiar trinity of Isis, the Alexandrian [[Serapis]] and [[Harpocrates]]. The creation of this temple is significant as Delos is particularly known as the birthplace of the Greek gods [[Artemis]] and [[Apollo]] who had temples of their own on the island long before the temple to Isis was built.<br />
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In the Roman Empire, a well-preserved example was discovered in [[Temple of Isis (Pompeii)|Pompeii]]. The only sanctuary of Isis ''([[fanum]] Isidis'') identified with certainty in [[Roman Britain]] is located in [[Londinium]] (present-day London).<ref>Martin Henig, ''Religion in Roman Britain'' (Taylor & Francis, 1984, 2005), p. 100.</ref><br />
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===Late antiquity===<br />
The cult of Isis was part of the [[syncretism|syncretic]] tendencies of religion in the Greco-Roman world of [[late antiquity]]. The names Isidoros and Isidora in Greek mean "gift of Isis" (similar to "[[Theodore (name)|Theodoros]]", "God's gift").<br />
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The sacred image of Isis with the Horus Child in Rome often became a model for the Christian [[Mary (mother of Jesus)|Mary]] carrying her child [[Jesus]] and many of the epithets of the Egyptian Mother of God came to be used for her.<ref>National Geographic Video Mysteries of the Bible: [http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/national-geographic-channel/shows/mysteries-of-the-bible/ngc-rivals-of-jesus.html Rivals of Jesus]. See 28 min 50s</ref><br />
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==Notes==<br />
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==References==<br />
===Primary sources===<br />
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* [[Ovid]], ''[[Metamorphoses]]'' i.588–747''<br />
* [[Eusebius]], ''[[Chronicon (Eusebius)|Chronicon]]'' 32.9–13, 40.7–9, 43.12–16<br />
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===Secondary sources===<br />
* [[Ian Shaw (Egyptologist)|Ian Shaw]] (2000) ''The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt''<br />
* Rosalie David (1998) ''Handbook to Life in Ancient Egypt''<br />
* [[Lewis Spence]] (1990) ''Ancient Egyptian Myths and Legends''<br />
* Plutarch, (1936) ''De Iside et Osiride'', edited by Frank C. Babbitt<br />
* [[Richard H. Wilkinson]] (2003) ''The Complete Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt''<br />
* Ian Shaw & Paul T. Nicholson (1995) ''The British Museum Dictionary of Ancient Egypt''<br />
* Holger Kockelmann, ''Praising the goddess: a comparative and annotated re-edition of six demotic hymns and praises addressed to Isis'' (Berlin; New York: Walter de Gruyter, 2008).<br />
* {{cite book |first=M. Isidora |last=Forrest |title=Isis Magic: Cultivating a Relationship with the Goddess of 10,000 Names |publisher=[[Llewellyn Publications]]|location=St. Paul, MN|year= 2001 |page=624 |isbn=9781567182866}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
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* [http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/295449/Isis Britannica Online Encyclopedia]<br />
* [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0104%3Aentry%3Disis-bio-1 Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology]<br />
* [[s:The Golden Bough/Isis|The Golden Bough by James Frazer]]<br />
* [[s:The Laments of Isis and Nephthys|The Laments of Isis and Nephthys]]<br />
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{{Infobox deity<br />
| type = Egyptian<br />
| name = Isis<br />
| image = Isis.svg<br />
| image_size = 200px<br />
| alt = <br />
| caption = The goddess Isis portrayed as a woman, wearing a headdress shaped like a throne and with an Ankh in her hand<br />
| god_of = '''Goddess of health, marriage, and wisdom'''<br />
| hiro = <br />
| cult_center = [[Philae]], [[Abydos, Egypt|Abydos]]<br />
| symbol = the throne, the sun disk with cow's horns, sparrow, cobra, vulture, sycamore tree<br />
| parents = [[Geb]] and [[Nut (goddess)|Nut]]<br />
| siblings = [[Osiris]], [[Set (mythology)|Set]], [[Nephthys]] and [[Horus the Elder|Haroeris]]<br />
| consort = [[Osiris]]<br />
| offspring = [[Horus]]<br />
}}<br />
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'''Isis''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|aɪ|s|ɪ|s}}; {{lang-grc|Ἶσις}}; original [[Egyptian language|Egyptian]] pronunciation more likely "Aset" or "Iset"<ref name=HED/>) is a goddess from the [[polytheism|polytheistic]] [[pantheon (religion)|pantheon]] of [[Ancient Egypt|Egypt]]. She was first worshiped in [[Ancient Egyptian religion]], and later her worship spread throughout the [[Religion in ancient Rome#Roman Empire|Roman empire]] and the greater [[Greco-Roman world]]. Isis is still widely worshiped by many [[Modern paganism|pagans]] today in diverse religious contexts; including a number of distinct [[List of Modern pagan movements|pagan religions]], the modern [[Goddess movement]], and interfaith organizations such as the [[Fellowship of Isis]].<br />
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Isis was worshipped as the ideal mother and wife as well as the patroness of nature and magic. She was the friend of [[slave]]s, [[sin]]ners, [[artisan]]s and the downtrodden, but she also listened to the prayers of the wealthy, maidens, aristocrats and rulers.<ref name="R.E Witt p7">R.E Witt, ''Isis in the Ancient World'', p. 7, 1997, ISBN 978-0-8018-5642-6</ref> Isis is often depicted as the mother of [[Horus]], the falcon-headed deity associated with king and kingship (although in some traditions Horus's mother was [[Hathor]]). Isis is also known as protector of the dead and goddess of children.<br />
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The name Isis means "Throne".<ref name="">{{cite web|url=http://isiopolis.wordpress.com/2011/11/07/how-do-you-pronounce-isis-egyptian-name|title=Isiopolis essay by M. Isidora Forrest (Isis Magic, M. Isidora Forrest, Abiegnus House, 2013, ISBN 978-1-939112-00-2) on Isis' name origin and pronunciation}}</ref> Her headdress is a throne. As the personification of the throne, she was an important representation of the pharaoh's power. The pharaoh was depicted as her child, who sat on the throne she provided. Her [[Cult (religious practice)|cult]] was popular throughout Egypt, but her most important [[Egyptian temple|temples]] were at Behbeit El-Hagar in the [[Nile delta]], and, beginning in the reign with Nectanebo I (380–362 BCE), on the island of [[Philae]] in Upper Egypt.<br />
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In the typical form of her myth, Isis was the first daughter of [[Geb]], god of the Earth, and [[Nut (goddess)|Nut]], goddess of the Sky, and she was born on the fourth [[intercalary day]]. She married her brother, [[Osiris]], and she conceived Horus with him. Isis was instrumental in the resurrection of Osiris when he was murdered by [[Set (mythology)|Set]]. Using her magical skills, she restored his body to life after having gathered the body parts that had been strewn about the earth by Set.<ref name="Veronica Ions 1968">Veronica Ions, ''Egyptian Mythology'', Paul Hamlyn, 1968, ISBN 978-0-600-02365-4</ref><br />
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This myth became very important during the Greco-Roman period. For example it was believed that the [[Nile River]] flooded every year because of the tears of sorrow which Isis wept for Osiris. Osiris's death and rebirth was relived each year through rituals. The worship of Isis eventually spread throughout the Greco-Roman world, continuing until the suppression of [[paganism]] in the Christian era.<ref>Henry Chadwick, ''The Church in Ancient Society: From Galilee to Gregory the Great'', Oxford University Press, 2003, p. 526, ISBN 978-0-19-926577-0</ref> The popular motif of Isis suckling her son Horus, however, lived on in a Christianized context as the popular image of [[Mary (mother of Jesus)|Mary]] suckling her infant son [[Jesus]] from the fifth century onward.<ref name="Loverance-2007">Loverance, Rowena (2007). [http://books.google.com/books?id=FgQ2tHIgXZEC&pg=PA117#v=onepage&q&f=false ''Christian Art'']. Cambridge, MA: [[Harvard University Press]]. p. 117. ISBN 978-0-674-02479-3</ref><br />
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==Etymology==<br />
{{Hiero|Isis|<hiero>Q1-t-B1</hiero> '''OR''' <hiero>Q1-X1:H8</hiero>|align=left|era=egypt}}<br />
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The Greek name version of Isis is surprisingly close to her original, Egyptian name spelling (namely ''Aset'').<ref name=HED/> Isis' name was originally written with the signs of a throne seat (Gardiner sign ''Q1'', pronounced "as" or "is"), a bread loaf (Gardiner sign ''X1'', pronounced "t" or "tj") and with an unpronounced [[determinative]] of a sitting woman. A second version of the original was also written with the throne seat and the bread loaf, but ended with an egg symbol (Gardiner sign ''H8'') which was normally read "set", but here it was used as a determinative to promote the correct reading. The grammar, spelling and used signs of Isis' name never changed during time in any way, making it easy to recognize her any time.<ref name=HED>Harry Eilenstein: ''ISIS: Die Geschichte der Göttin von der Steinzeit bis heute''. BOD, Norderstedt 2011, ISBN 3-8423-8189-1, p. 9 - 10.</ref><br />
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However, the symbolic and metaphoric meaning of Isis' name remains unclear. The throne seat sign in her name might point to a functional role as a goddess of kingship, as the maternal protector of the ruling king. Thus, her name could mean "she of the kings' throne". But all other Egyptian deities have names that point to clear cosmological or nature elemental roles (''Râ'' = the sun; ''Ma'at'' = justice and world order), thus the name of Isis shouldn't be connected to the king himself.<ref name=HED/> The throne seat symbol might alternatively point to a meaning as "throne-mother of the gods", making her the highest and most powerful goddess before all other gods. This in turn would supply a very old existence of Isis, long before her first mentioning during the late Old Kingdom, but this hypothesis remains unproven.<ref name=HED/> A third possible meaning might be hidden in the egg-symbol, that was also used in Isis' name. The egg-symbol always represented motherhood, implying a maternal role of Isis. Her name could mean "mother goddess", pointing to her later, mythological role as the mother of Horus. But this remains problematic, too: the initial mother-goddess of Horus was Hathor, not Isis.<ref name=HED/><br />
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==Principal features of the cult==<br />
===Origins===<br />
[[Image:Ägyptischer Maler um 1360 v. Chr. 001.jpg|thumb|Isis depicted with outstretched wings (wall painting, c. 1360 BCE)]]<br />
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Most Egyptian deities were first worshipped by very local cults, and they retained those local centres of worship even as their popularity spread, so that most major cities and towns in Egypt were known as the home of a particular deity. However, the origins of the cult of Isis are very uncertain. In fact, Egyptologists such as [[Maria Münster]]<ref name=MMU>Maria Münster: ''Untersuchungen zur Göttin Isis: vom Alten Reich bis zum Ende des Neuen Reiches. Mit hieroglyphischem Textanhang'' (= ''Münchner ägyptologische Studien'', Vol. 11). Hessling, Berlin 1968, p. 158 - 164.</ref> and [[Jan Assmann]]<ref name=JAI>Jan Assmann: ''Tod und Jenseits im Alten Ägypten''. Beck, München 2003, ISBN 3-406-49707-1, p. 56 - 59.</ref> point to the lack of archaeological evidences for a goddess 'Isis' before the time of the late Old Kingdom of Egypt.<ref name=MMU/><br />
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The first secure references to Isis date back to the [[Fifth dynasty of Egypt|5th dynasty]], when her name appears in the sun temple of king [[Niuserre]] and on the statue of a [[priest]] named ''Pepi-Ankh'', who worshipped at the very beginning of [[Sixth Dynasty of Egypt|6th dynasty]] and bore the title "high priest of Isis and Hathor".<ref name=MMU/><br />
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Also, according to Veronica Ions book "Egyptian Mythology" from 1981 on page 56, "Isis (or Eset) was also originally an independent and popular deity whose<br />
followers were established in pre- dynastic times in the northern Delta, at<br />
Sebennytos."<br />
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===Classical Egyptian period===<br />
[[Image:Egypte louvre 029.jpg|thumb|upright|Isis nursing Horus ([[Louvre]])]]<br />
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During the [[Old Kingdom of Egypt|Old Kingdom]] period, Isis was represented as the wife or assistant to the deceased pharaoh. Thus she had a funerary association, her name appearing over eighty times in the pharaoh's funereal texts (the [[Pyramid Texts]]). This association with the pharaoh's wife is consistent with the role of Isis as the spouse of Horus, the god associated with the pharaoh as his protector, and then later as the deification of the pharaoh himself.<br />
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But in addition, Isis was also represented as the mother of the "four sons of Horus", the four deities who protected the [[canopic jar]]s containing the pharaoh's internal organs. More specifically, Isis was viewed as the protector of the [[liver]]-jar-deity, [[Imsety]].<ref name = "Penguin">Joyce Tyldesley (2011), ''The Penguin Book of Myths and Legends of Ancient Egypt''.</ref> By the [[Middle Kingdom of Egypt|Middle Kingdom]] period, as the funeral texts began to be used by members of Egyptian society other than the royal family, the role of Isis as protector also grew, to include the protection of nobles and even commoners.{{citation needed|date=December 2011}}<br />
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By the [[New Kingdom]] period, in many places, Isis was more prominent than her spouse. She was seen as the mother of the pharaoh, and was often depicted breastfeeding the pharaoh. It is theorized that this displacement happened through the merging of cults from the various cult centers as Egyptian religion became more standardized.{{citation needed|date=December 2011}} When the cult of [[Ra]] rose to prominence, with its cult center at [[Heliopolis (ancient)|Heliopolis]], Ra was identified with the similar deity, Horus. But Hathor had been paired with Ra in some regions, as the mother of the god. Since Isis was paired with Horus, and Horus was identified with Ra, Isis began to be merged with Hathor as ''Isis-Hathor''. By merging with Hathor, Isis became the mother of Horus, as well as his wife. Eventually the mother role displaced the role of spouse. Thus, the role of spouse to Isis was open and in the Heliopolis pantheon, Isis became the wife of Osiris and the mother of Horus/Ra. This reconciliation of themes led to the evolution of the [[Legend of Osiris and Isis|myth of Isis and Osiris]].<ref name = "Penguin"/><br />
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===Temples and priesthood===<br />
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File:Temple of Isis at Philae. The Court. 1893.jpg|''Temple of Isis at Philae''. The Court. 1893. Wilbour Library of Egyptology, [[Brooklyn Museum]]<br />
File:S10.08 Philae, image 9654.jpg|[[Philae]], Egypt. Temple of Isis., n.d. [[Brooklyn Museum]] Archives<br />
File:S10.08 Philae, image 9650.jpg|[[Philae]]. Temple of Isis. Columns., n.d. Brooklyn Museum Archives<br />
File:S10.08 Philae, image 9661.jpg|[[Philae]]. Temple of Isis., n.d., Brooklyn Museum Archives<br />
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In Egypt, Isis would have received the same sort of rituals as other Egyptian Deities, including daily offerings. She was served by both priests and priestesses throughout the history of her cult. By the Greco-Roman era, many of her priests and priestesses had a reputation for wisdom and healing, and were said to have other special powers, including dream interpretation and the ability to control the [[weather]], which they did by braiding or not combing their hair.{{citation needed|date=December 2011}} The latter was believed because the Egyptians considered [[knot]]s to have magical powers.<br />
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The cult of Isis and Osiris continued up until the 6th century CE on the island of Philae in Upper Nile. The [[Theodosian decree]] (about 380 CE) banning all pagan religions was not enforced there until the time of [[Justinian]]. This toleration was due to an old treaty made between the Blemyes-Nobadae and the emperor [[Diocletian]]. Every year they visited Elephantine and at certain intervals took the image of Isis up river to the land of the Blemyes for [[oracular]] purposes before returning it. Justinian sent [[Narses]] to destroy the sanctuaries, with the priests being arrested and the divine images taken to Constantinople.<ref>John Bagnell Bury, "History of the Later Roman Empire from the Death of Theodosius I. to the Death of Justinian", ''The Suppression of Paganism'', ch22, p. 371, Courier Dover Publications, 1958, ISBN 0-486-20399-9</ref> [[Philae]] was the last of the ancient Egyptian temples to be closed.<br />
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==Iconography==<br />
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{{Hiero|"[[tyet]]"<br />Knot of Isis|<hiero>V39</hiero>|align=right|era=egypt}}<br />
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Due to the association between knots and magical power, a symbol of Isis was the ''tiet'' or ''[[tyet]]'' (meaning ''welfare''/''life''), also called the ''Knot of Isis'', ''Buckle of Isis'', or the ''[[Blood]] of Isis'', which is shown to the right. In many respects the ''tyet'' resembles an [[ankh]], except that its arms point downward, and when used as such, seems to represent the idea of [[Immortality|eternal life]] or [[resurrection]]. The meaning of ''Blood of Isis'' is more obscure, but the ''tyet'' often was used as a funerary [[amulet]] made of red [[wood]], [[Rock (geology)|stone]], or [[glass]], so this may simply have been a description of the appearance of the materials used.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/00.4.39 |title=Tyet sign [Egyptian; Abydos, Cemetery D, Tomb 33&#93; (00.4.39) &#124; Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History &#124; The Metropolitan Museum of Art |publisher=Metmuseum.org |date=2014-06-02 |accessdate=2014-06-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/tyet |title=Tyet &#124; Define Tyet at Dictionary.com |publisher=Dictionary.reference.com |date= |accessdate=2014-06-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bmimages.com/preview.asp?image=00033225001 |title=Red jasper tit amulet of Nefer at The British Museum Images |publisher=Bmimages.com |date= |accessdate=2014-06-15}}</ref><br />
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The star [[Sopdet]] ([[Sirius]]) is associated with Isis. The appearance of the star signified the advent of a new year and Isis was likewise considered the goddess of rebirth and reincarnation, and as a protector of the dead. The Book of the Dead outlines a particular ritual that would protect the dead, enabling travel anywhere in the underworld, and most of the titles Isis holds signify her as the goddess of protection of the dead.<br />
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[[Image:Egypt.IsisHorus.01.png|thumb|upright|Isis nursing [[Horus]], wearing the headdress of [[Hathor]].]]<br />
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In art, originally Isis was pictured as a woman wearing a long sheath dress and crowned with the [[hieroglyph]]ic sign for a ''throne''. Sometimes she is depicted as holding a [[Nymphaea caerulea|lotus]], or, as a [[sycamore fig|sycamore]] tree. One pharaoh, [[Thutmose III]], is depicted in his tomb as nursing from a sycamore tree that has a breast.<br />
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After she assimilated many of the roles of Hathor, Isis's headdress was replaced with that of Hathor: the horns of a cow on her head, with the solar disk between them, and often with her original throne symbol atop the solar disk. Sometimes she also is represented as a cow, or with a cow's head. She is often depicted with her young child, Horus (the pharaoh), with a [[Crown (headgear)|crown]], and a [[vulture]]. Occasionally she is represented as a [[kite (bird)|kite]] flying above the body of Osiris or with the dead Osiris she works her magic to bring him back to life.<br />
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Most often Isis is seen holding an [[ankh]] (the sign for "life") and a simple lotus staff, but in late images she is sometimes seen with the sacred [[sistrum]] rattle and the fertility-bearing ''[[menat]]'' [[necklace]], items usually associated with Hathor. In ''[[Egyptian Book of the Dead|The Book of Coming Forth By Day]]'' Isis is depicted standing on the prow of the [[Solar Barque]] with her arms outstretched.<ref name="R.E Witt p7"/><br />
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==Mythology==<br />
===Sister-wife to Osiris===<br />
[[Image:Egyptian - Isis Nursing Horus - Walters 481530.jpg|left|thumb|upright|''Isis Nursing Horus'',<ref>{{cite web |publisher= [[The Walters Art Museum]] |url= http://art.thewalters.org/detail/15782 |title=Isis Nursing Horus}}</ref> the [[Walters Art Museum]]]]<br />
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During the [[Old Kingdom]] period, the pantheons of individual Egyptian cities varied by region. During the [[Fifth dynasty of Egypt|5th dynasty]], Isis entered the pantheon of the city of [[Heliopolis (ancient)|Heliopolis]]. She was represented as a daughter of Nut and Geb, and sister to Osiris, [[Nephthys]], and Set. The two sisters, Isis and Nephthys, often were depicted on coffins, with wings outstretched, as protectors against evil. As a funerary deity, she was associated with Osiris, lord of the underworld, and was considered his wife.<br />
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[[Image:GD-FR-LouvreEG126.JPG|thumb|upright|Rare [[terracotta]] image of Isis [[lament]]ing the loss of [[Osiris]] (eighteenth dynasty) [[Musée du Louvre]], [[Paris]]]]<br />
A later myth, when the cult of Osiris gained more authority, tells the story of [[Anubis]], the god of the underworld. The tale describes how Nephthys was denied a child by Set and disguised herself as her twin, Isis, to seduce him. The plot succeeded, resulting in the birth of Anubis.<br />
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In fear of Set's retribution, Nephthys persuaded Isis to adopt Anubis, so that Set would not find out and kill the child. The tale describes both why Anubis is seen as an underworld deity (he becomes the adopted son of Osiris), and why he could not inherit Osiris's position (as he was not actually the son of Osiris but of his brother Set), neatly preserving Osiris's position as lord of the underworld.<br />
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The most extensive account of the Isis-Osiris story known today is Plutarch's Greek description written in the 1st century CE, usually known under its Latin title ''De Iside et Osiride''.<ref name=RichterTotAPA /><br />
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In that version, Set held a banquet for Osiris in which he brought in a beautiful box and said that whoever could fit in the box perfectly would get to keep it. Set had measured Osiris in his sleep and made sure that he was the only one who could fit the box. Several tried to see whether they fit. Once it was Osiris's turn to see if he could fit in the box, Set closed the lid on him so that the box was now a coffin for Osiris. Set flung the box in the Nile so that it would drift far away. Isis went looking for the box so that Osiris could have a proper burial. She found the box in a tree in [[Byblos]], a city along the Phoenician coast, and brought it back to Egypt, hiding it in a swamp. But Set went hunting that night and found the box. Enraged, Set chopped Osiris's body into fourteen pieces and scattered them all over Egypt to ensure that Isis could never find Osiris again for a proper burial.<ref>Mercantante, Anthony S. ''Who's What in Egyptian Mythology'' MetroBooks (NY); 2nd edition (March 2002) ISBN 978-1-58663-611-1 p.114</ref><ref name="books.google.co.uk">{{cite book |last=Pinch |first=Geraldine |title=Handbook of Egyptian Mythology |publisher= ABC-CLIO Ltd |date=August 31, 2002 |isbn= 978-1-57607-242-4 |page= 79 |url=http://books.google.com/?id=N-mTqRTrimgC&pg=PA79&dq=isis+fourteen+pieces+penis}}</ref><br />
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Isis and her sister Nephthys went looking for these pieces, but could only find thirteen of the fourteen. Fish had swallowed the last piece, his [[phallus]]. With Thoth's help she created a golden phallus, and attached it to Osiris’s body. She then transformed into a [[Kite (bird)|kite]], and with the aid of Thoth’s magic conceived Horus the Younger. The number of pieces is described on temple walls variously as fourteen and sixteen, and occasionally [[42 (number)|forty-two]], one for each [[nome (Egypt)|nome]] or district.<ref name="books.google.co.uk"/><br />
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===Mother/Sister of Horus===<br />
Yet another set of late myths detail the adventures of Isis after the birth of Osiris's posthumous son, [[Horus]]. Isis was said to have given birth to Horus at Khemmis, thought to be located on the Nile Delta.<ref>[[J. Gwyn Griffiths|Griffiths, J. Gwyn]]. (2002). "Isis". In D. B. Redford (Ed.), ''The ancient gods speak: A guide to Egyptian religion''. p. 169. New York: Oxford University Press.</ref> Many dangers faced Horus after birth, and Isis fled with the newborn to escape the wrath of [[Set (mythology)|Set]], the murderer of her husband. In one instance, Isis heals Horus from a lethal scorpion sting; she also performs other miracles in relation to the ''[[cippi]]'', or the plaques of Horus. Isis protected and raised Horus until he was old enough to face Set, and subsequently become the pharaoh of Egypt. In some stories. Isis is referred to as Horus' sister.<br />
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===Magic===<br />
It was said that Isis tricked [[Ra]] into telling her his "secret name" by causing a [[Serpent (symbolism)|snake]] to bite him, the antidote to whose venom only Isis possessed. Knowing his secret name thus gave her power over him. The use of secret names became central in many late Egyptian magic spells. By the late Egyptian historical period, after the occupations by the Greeks and the Romans, Isis became the most important and most powerful deity of the Egyptian pantheon because of her magical skills. [[Magic (paranormal)|Magic]] is central to the entire mythology of Isis, arguably more so than any other Egyptian deity.<br />
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Isis had a central role in Egyptian magic spells and ritual, especially those of protection and healing. In many spells her powers are merged with those of her son Horus. His power accompanies hers whenever she is invoked. In Egyptian history the image of a wounded Horus became a standard feature of Isis's healing spells, which typically invoked the curative powers of Isis' milk.<ref>Silverman, ''Ancient Egypt'', 135</ref><br />
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==Greco-Roman world==<br />
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[[File:Pompeii - Temple of Isis - Io and Isis - MAN.jpg|thumb|Isis ''(seated right)'' welcoming the [[Greek hero]]ine [[Io (mythology)|Io]] as she is borne into Egypt on the shoulders of the personified Nile, as depicted in a Roman wall painting from [[Pompeii]]]]<br />
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Using the comparative methodology known as ''[[interpretatio graeca]]'', the Greek historian [[Herodotus]] (5th century BCE) described Isis by comparison with the Greek goddess [[Demeter]], whose [[mystery religions|mysteries]] at [[Eleusinian mysteries|Eleusis]] offered initiates guidance in the afterlife and a vision of rebirth. Herodotus says that Isis was the only goddess worshiped by all Egyptians alike.<ref>[[Herodotus]], ''Histories''. 2.42 and 156.</ref><br />
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[[File:Isis-Aphrodite Louvre E28004.jpg|thumb|left|upright=.5|Terracotta figure of Isis-Aphrodite from [[Ptolemaic Egypt]]]]<br />
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After the conquest of Egypt by [[Alexander the Great]] and the [[Hellenization]] of the Egyptian culture initiated by [[Ptolemy I Soter]], Isis became known as ''[[Queen of heaven (antiquity)|Queen of Heaven]]''.<ref name="R.E Witt, 1997">R.E Witt, ''Isis in the Ancient World'', 1997, ISBN 0-8018-5642-6</ref> Other Mediterranean goddesses, such as Demeter, [[Astarte]], and [[Aphrodite]], became identified with Isis, as did the Arabian goddess [[Al-‘Uzzá]] through a similarity of name, since etymology was thought to reveal the essential or primordial nature of the thing named.<ref>This is particularly characteristic of [[Stoic philosophy]]. See in general Davide Del Bello, ''Forgotten Paths: Etymology and the Allegorical Mindset'' (Catholic University of America Press, 2007).</ref> An alabaster statue of Isis from the 3rd century BCE, found in [[Ohrid]], in the [[Republic of Macedonia]], is depicted on the [[Obverse and reverse|obverse]] of the Macedonian 10 [[Macedonian denar|denar]] banknote, issued in 1996.<ref>[http://www.nbrm.mk/default.asp?ItemID=A82826138490824E874DC0F6B8BCE3DE "Banknotes in circulation: 10 Denars"]. National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia. Retrieved 20 November 2013.</ref><br />
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===Isis in the Roman Empire===<br />
[[File:Isis Musei Capitolini MC744.jpg|thumb|upright|Roman Isis holding a sistrum and [[oinochoe]] and wearing a garment tied with a characteristic knot, from the time of [[Hadrian]] (117–138 CE)]]<br />
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[[Tacitus]] writes that after the [[assassination of Julius Caesar]], a temple in honour of Isis had been decreed, but was suspended by Augustus as part of his program to restore [[Religion in ancient Rome|traditional Roman religion]]. The emperor [[Caligula]], however, was open to Eastern religions, and the ''[[Navigium Isidis]]'', a procession in honor of Isis, was established in Rome during his reign.<ref name="R.E Witt, p. 235">R.E Witt, ''Isis in the Ancient World'', Ch17: "The Goddess Darling of the Roman Emperors", p. 235, 1997, ISBN 0-8018-5642-6</ref> According to the Jewish historian [[Josephus]], Caligula donned female garb and took part in the mysteries he instituted. [[Vespasian]], along with [[Titus]], practised [[Incubation (ritual)|incubation]] in the Roman [[Campus Martius|Iseum]]. [[Domitian]] built another Iseum along with a [[Serapeum]]. In a [[relief]] on the Arch of Trajan in Rome, the emperor appears before Isis and Horus, presenting them with votive offerings of wine.<ref name="R.E Witt, p. 235"/> [[Hadrian]] decorated his villa at [[Tibur]] with Isiac scenes. [[Galerius]] regarded Isis as his protector.<ref>R.E Witt, ''Isis in the Ancient World'', p.51, 1997, ISBN 0-8018-5642-6</ref><br />
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[[File:Temple of Isis, Delos 02.jpg|thumb|left|Ruins of the Temple of Isis in Delos]]<br />
The religion of Isis thus spread throughout the [[Roman Empire]] during the formative centuries of Christianity. Wall paintings and objects reveal her pervasive presence at [[Pompeii]], preserved by the [[eruption of Vesuvius]] in 79 CE. In Rome, temples were built and obelisks erected in her honour. In Greece, the cult of Isis was introduced to traditional centres of worship in [[Delos]], [[Delphi]], [[Eleusis]] and [[ancient Athens|Athens]], as well as in northern Greece. Harbours of Isis were to be found on the Arabian Sea and the Black Sea. Inscriptions show followers in Gaul, Spain, Pannonia, Germany, Arabia, Asia Minor, Portugal and many shrines even in Britain.<ref>R.E Witt, [http://books.google.ie/books?id=WpOTnGH6X9wC&pg=PA7&lpg=PA7&dq=isis+temples+list&source=web&ots=M9i96VmWah&sig=4FfzV78P7y-w9PepvsRyusoB6BM&hl=en#PPA44,M1 ''Isis in the Ancient World''], 1997, ISBN 0-8018-5642-6</ref> Tacitus interprets a goddess among the Germanic [[Suebi]] as [["Isis" of the Suebi|a form of Isis]] whose symbol ''(signum)'' was a ship.<ref>Tacitus, ''Germania'' 9.</ref> [[Bruce Lincoln]] regards the identity of this Germanic goddess as "elusive."<ref>Bruce Lincoln, ''Gods and Demons, Priests and Scholars: Critical Explorations in the History of Religions'' (University of Chicago Press, 2012), p. 21.</ref><br />
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The Greek antiquarian [[Plutarch]] wrote a treatise on ''Isis and Osiris'',<ref>[http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Plutarch/Moralia/Isis_and_Osiris*/home.html "Plutarch: Isis and Osiris"]. [[Loeb Classical Library]].</ref> a major source for Imperial theology concerning Isis.<ref name=RichterTotAPA>D.S. Richter, "Plutarch On Isis and Osiris: Text, Cult, and Cultural Appropriation", ''Transactions of the American Philological Association'' (2001) 131:191–216</ref> Plutarch describes Isis as "a goddess exceptionally wise and a lover of wisdom, to whom, as her name at least seems to indicate, knowledge and understanding are in the highest degree appropriate... ." The statue of Athena in [[Sais]] was identified with Isis, and according to Plutarch was inscribed "I am all that has been, and is, and shall be, and my robe no mortal has yet uncovered."<ref>[[Plutarch]], translated by Frank Cole Babbitt, [http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Plutarch/Moralia/Isis_and_Osiris*/A.html ''Isis and Osiris''], 1936, vol. 5 [[Loeb Classical Library]]</ref> At Sais, however, the patron goddess of the ancient cult was [[Neith]], many of whose traits had begun to be attributed to Isis during the Greek occupation.<br />
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The Roman writer [[Apuleius]] recorded aspects of the cult of Isis in the 2nd century CE, including the ''Navigium Isidis,'' in his novel ''[[The Golden Ass]]''. The protagonist Lucius prays to Isis as ''Regina Caeli'', "Queen of Heaven":<br />
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{{quote|You see me here, Lucius, in answer to your prayer. I am nature, the universal Mother, mistress of all the elements, primordial child of time, sovereign of all things spiritual, queen of the dead, queen of the ocean, queen also of the immortals, the single manifestation of all gods and goddesses that are, my nod governs the shining heights of Heavens, the wholesome sea breezes. Though I am worshipped in many aspects, known by countless names ... the Egyptians who excel in ancient learning and worship call me by my true name...Queen Isis.<ref>[[Apuleius]], ''[[The Golden Ass|Metamorphoses]]'' 11.2.</ref>}}<br />
[[File:Wien KHM Isis I 158.jpg|thumb|upright|Isis in black and white marble (Roman, 2nd century CE)]]<br />
According to Apuleius, these other names include manifestations of the goddess as [[Ceres (mythology)|Ceres]], "the original nurturing parent"; Heavenly Venus ''(Venus Caelestis)''; the "sister of [[Phoebus]]", that is, Diana or [[Artemis]] as she is [[Temple of Artemis|worshipped at Ephesus]]; or [[Proserpina]] (Greek [[Persephone]]) as the triple goddess of the underworld.<ref>Stephen Benko, ''The Virgin Goddess: Studies in the Pagan and Christian roots of Mariology'' (Brill, 2004), pp. 112–114: see also pp. 31, 51.</ref> From the middle Imperial period, the title ''Caelestis'', "Heavenly" or "Celestial", is attached to several goddesses embodying aspects of a single, supreme Heavenly Goddess. The ''Dea Caelestis'' was identified with the [[Virgo (constellation)|constellation Virgo (the Virgin)]], who holds the [[Libra (constellation)|divine balance of justice]].<br />
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On the Greek island of [[Delos]] a [[Doric order|Doric]] Temple of Isis was built on a high over-looking hill at the beginning of the Roman period to venerate the familiar trinity of Isis, the Alexandrian [[Serapis]] and [[Harpocrates]]. The creation of this temple is significant as Delos is particularly known as the birthplace of the Greek gods [[Artemis]] and [[Apollo]] who had temples of their own on the island long before the temple to Isis was built.<br />
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In the Roman Empire, a well-preserved example was discovered in [[Temple of Isis (Pompeii)|Pompeii]]. The only sanctuary of Isis ''([[fanum]] Isidis'') identified with certainty in [[Roman Britain]] is located in [[Londinium]] (present-day London).<ref>Martin Henig, ''Religion in Roman Britain'' (Taylor & Francis, 1984, 2005), p. 100.</ref><br />
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===Late antiquity===<br />
The cult of Isis was part of the [[syncretism|syncretic]] tendencies of religion in the Greco-Roman world of [[late antiquity]]. The names Isidoros and Isidora in Greek mean "gift of Isis" (similar to "[[Theodore (name)|Theodoros]]", "God's gift").<br />
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The sacred image of Isis with the Horus Child in Rome often became a model for the Christian [[Mary (mother of Jesus)|Mary]] carrying her child [[Jesus]] and many of the epithets of the Egyptian Mother of God came to be used for her.<ref>National Geographic Video Mysteries of the Bible: [http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/national-geographic-channel/shows/mysteries-of-the-bible/ngc-rivals-of-jesus.html Rivals of Jesus]. See 28 min 50s</ref><br />
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===Primary sources===<br />
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* [[Ovid]], ''[[Metamorphoses]]'' i.588–747''<br />
* [[Eusebius]], ''[[Chronicon (Eusebius)|Chronicon]]'' 32.9–13, 40.7–9, 43.12–16<br />
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===Secondary sources===<br />
* [[Ian Shaw (Egyptologist)|Ian Shaw]] (2000) ''The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt''<br />
* Rosalie David (1998) ''Handbook to Life in Ancient Egypt''<br />
* [[Lewis Spence]] (1990) ''Ancient Egyptian Myths and Legends''<br />
* Plutarch, (1936) ''De Iside et Osiride'', edited by Frank C. Babbitt<br />
* [[Richard H. Wilkinson]] (2003) ''The Complete Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt''<br />
* Ian Shaw & Paul T. Nicholson (1995) ''The British Museum Dictionary of Ancient Egypt''<br />
* Holger Kockelmann, ''Praising the goddess: a comparative and annotated re-edition of six demotic hymns and praises addressed to Isis'' (Berlin; New York: Walter de Gruyter, 2008).<br />
* {{cite book |first=M. Isidora |last=Forrest |title=Isis Magic: Cultivating a Relationship with the Goddess of 10,000 Names |publisher=[[Llewellyn Publications]]|location=St. Paul, MN|year= 2001 |page=624 |isbn=9781567182866}}<br />
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* [http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/295449/Isis Britannica Online Encyclopedia]<br />
* [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0104%3Aentry%3Disis-bio-1 Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology]<br />
* [[s:The Golden Bough/Isis|The Golden Bough by James Frazer]]<br />
* [[s:The Laments of Isis and Nephthys|The Laments of Isis and Nephthys]]<br />
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== The Mythicist Position ==<br />
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Many of us would like to see the mythicist position worked into the article here.<br />
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Acharya S has created the first succinct, clearly explained comprehensive position for mythicists in her book, Christ in Egypt (2009):<br />
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"Mythicism represents the perspective that many gods, goddesses and other heroes and legendary figures said to possess extraordinary and/or supernatural attributes are not "real people" but are in fact mythological characters. Along with this view comes the recognition that many of these figures personify or symbolize natural phenomena, such as the sun, moon, stars, planets, constellations, etc., constituting what is called "astrotheology." <br />
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As a major example of the mythicist position, various biblical characters such as Adam and Eve, Satan, Noah, Abraham, Moses, Joshua, King David, Solomon & Jesus Christ, among other figures, in reality represent mythological characters along the same lines as the Egyptian, Sumerian, Phoenician, Indian, Greek, Roman and other godmen, who are all presently accepted as myths, rather than historical figures."<br />
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- [http://www.amazon.com/Christ-Egypt-Horus-Jesus-Connection-Murdock/dp/0979963117/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpi_3 Christ in Egypt: The Horus-Jesus Connection, page 11-12]<br />
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[http://www.stellarhousepublishing.com/mythicist.html "What is a Mythicist?" article]<br />
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[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKW9sbJ3v2w The Mythicist Position video]<br />
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:Hi, Jose. Thanks for your suggestion. However, I think this is the wrong article for your proposal. This article is simply titled [[Mythology]]; thus, it should contain only a very general overview of the basic characteristics of myths and a very cursory summary of major approaches to studying myth. At most, the "mythicist position" should get a one-sentence summary in the section on the study of myth. A more appropriate place for a discussion of the mythicist position would be [[Jesus myth hypothesis]] or perhaps a separate article titled [[The mythicist position]]. If you have any more questions, let me know. --[[User:Phatius McBluff|Phatius McBluff]] ([[User talk:Phatius McBluff|talk]]) 21:11, 6 July 2011 (UTC)<br />
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Phatius is right. A mere "see also" is more than enough. <br />
In my view, this article needs to remain completely off-limits to the Christ myth nerds. It is enough that they cause havoc at the dedicated [[Christ myth theory]] (now unhappily called "[[Jesus myth theory]]") article. It is unacceptable that this red herring should have even the slightest influence on the main "mythology" article. <br />
A definition of "Mythicism" as, essentially "Mythicism represents the perspective that mythological characters are mythological characters" is idiotic. <br />
"Mythicism" in the Christ-mythers sense of the term is "the perspective that Christ is a mythological character". Period. <br />
[[Acharya S]] cannot be cited as a relevant source to anything other than Acharya S. This is [[Adventures Unlimited Press|pulp literature]] on what would be a serious topic. But since it is clearly impossible to turn the "Christ myth" topic into something encyclopedic without going insane, I prefer to turn a blind eye to such stuff being discussed there as if it was "literature". But I cannot see myself agreeing to any such stuff being submitted to [[mythology]]. There is enough good literature on the topic to make this [[WP:UNDUE]] by several orders of magnitude. --[[User:Dbachmann|dab]] <small>[[User_talk:Dbachmann|(𒁳)]]</small> 11:34, 7 July 2011 (UTC)<br />
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This article should at least acknowledge the existence of modern religions, or non-modern religions that have survived modern times, and how the only thing that separates these religions from the notions of mythology is that many people still believe these modern notions. The article should not act like modern religion doesn't exist or that it's something completely different from mythology. At least make mention why modern religion is not discussed in the article, rather than acting like it is completely irrelevant to mythology. Modern religions and mythology are essentially identical and should not be treated as though they are completely different. [[User:Pulseczar|Pulseczar]] ([[User talk:Pulseczar|talk]]) 14:23, 29 February 2012 (UTC)<br />
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== Lead as summary ==<br />
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The lead does not adequately summarize the article. Because of prior editing cycles it is primarily an apologetic "usage" section to ensure readers don't argue over the word usage later. I will add to and rearrange the lead with the view of demoting some of its current text to the "related concepts" section (which would be better titled "terminology") at a later date. [[User:John J. Bulten/Friends|JJB]] 17:01, 29 April 2012 (UTC)<br />
:Are you sure it's a good idea to split the 2 examples (comparative mythology and Greek mythology) off into their own paragraph? While reworking the article a while back, I specifically wanted those examples to illustrate the fact that "mythology" can mean either the study of myths (as in comparative mythology) or a body of myths (as in Greek mythology). Removing them to a separate paragraph makes it less clear what specific point they're supposed to illustrate. (I also think that the phrase "As examples" should be changed to "For example", but apparently people disagree with me.) I won't press the point, because I don't think it's that important. But I thought I'd put in my two cents. By the way, I think your edits, overall, are a step in the right direction. --[[User:Phatius McBluff|Phatius McBluff]] ([[User talk:Phatius McBluff|talk]]) 18:20, 29 April 2012 (UTC)<br />
::Yes and no, and thank you. That paragraph indicates text that is overweighted on a single point and can be demoted from the lead to its own section. But I think you'll like how I do so. [[User:John J. Bulten/Friends|JJB]] 15:35, 30 April 2012 (UTC)<br />
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"Because it is not the job of science to define human morality, a religious experience is an attempt to connect with a perceived moral past...". Ummm, dont tell that to the secular humanist, the humanist secularist, the agnostic, the athiest. We dont need religion to make us humane.<br />
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== "Mankind" versus "Humankind" ==<br />
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An IP keeps edit-warring removing "Humankind" and replacing it with "Mankind". I think "Humankind" is a gender-neutral term and so it has to stay in the article. [[User:Dr.K.|Δρ.Κ.]]&nbsp;<small><sup style="position:relative">[[User talk:Dr.K.|λόγος]]<span style="position:relative;bottom:-2.0ex;left:-5.2ex;*left:-5.5ex">[[Special:Contributions/Dr.K.|πράξις]]</span></sup></small> 01:11, 23 July 2013 (UTC)<br />
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::He is also edit-warring on [[Mythology]] with mocking edit-summaries to the effect that "the SPI went well". [[User:Dr.K.|Δρ.Κ.]]&nbsp;<small><sup style="position:relative">[[User talk:Dr.K.|λόγος]]<span style="position:relative;bottom:-2.0ex;left:-5.2ex;*left:-5.5ex">[[Special:Contributions/Dr.K.|πράξις]]</span></sup></small> 00:51, 30 July 2013 (UTC)<br />
:::You´re the one pointedly edit warring over a minor edit. The summary was in response to your last revert in which you gave the reason as socking on my part. In response to Sound, I think humanity sounds much better. I don´t see anything wrong with it while humankind has several problems which have already been said. [[User:Edgth|Edgth]] ([[User talk:Edgth|talk]]) 00:59, 30 July 2013 (UTC)<br />
::::You are edit-warring without discussing your edit on the talkpage of [[Mythology]]. If you had bothered to read the many edit-warring notices on your talk, before you blanked all of them, you would have noticed that you are not following the "Bold, Revert, Discuss" cycle [[WP:BRD]] but you are blindly reverting without discussion. I opened a discussion on the talkpage of Mythology, you are invited to participate there. Otherwise you have no consensus. [[User:Dr.K.|Δρ.Κ.]]&nbsp;<small><sup style="position:relative">[[User talk:Dr.K.|λόγος]]<span style="position:relative;bottom:-2.0ex;left:-5.2ex;*left:-5.5ex">[[Special:Contributions/Dr.K.|πράξις]]</span></sup></small> 01:06, 30 July 2013 (UTC)<br />
:::::The discussion you opened was in response to the mankind edit in which you say the gender neutral word is preferable. It´s now humanity which cannot be controversial and doesn´t need discussion. [[User:Edgth|Edgth]] ([[User talk:Edgth|talk]]) 01:09, 30 July 2013 (UTC)<br />
::::::Yes it does. For the same reasons we are having the discussion here. You cannot go on different articles unchecked and keep replacing "humankind" with "humanity". This needs either a centralised discussion or at least consensus on the talkpage of the article as we are doing here. Not an opportunistic, edit-war assisted, replacement of the word every time you feel like it. [[User:Dr.K.|Δρ.Κ.]]&nbsp;<small><sup style="position:relative">[[User talk:Dr.K.|λόγος]]<span style="position:relative;bottom:-2.0ex;left:-5.2ex;*left:-5.5ex">[[Special:Contributions/Dr.K.|πράξις]]</span></sup></small> 01:43, 30 July 2013 (UTC)<br />
:::::::No it doesn´t. ´´Do not revert verifiable changes that may be an improvement just to maintain status quo or to comply with the "discuss all changes first" approach, which may run counter to the Wikipedia be bold policy.´´ You still haven´t provided a reason why mythology shouldn´t say humanity. Unless humanity contains some controversy I haven´t heard of, then there´s no reason to revert the change on mythology. [[User:Edgth|Edgth]] ([[User talk:Edgth|talk]]) 01:58, 30 July 2013 (UTC)<br />
::::::::Being bold does not give you the license to edit-war in multiple articles to impose your POV and to reignite edit-wars on the same two articles using [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bah%C3%A1%27%C3%AD_Faith&diff=566355760&oldid=566355380 deceptive edit summaries that there is no consensus], especially after being blocked for the disruption you caused in round 1. And you still have not proved that "humanity" is a more apt or more frequently used word in Mythology-related literature and why it should be preferred over the word "humankind". Therefore you cannot come here and demand that the word "humankind" be replaced with the term "humanity" without a serious review of the literature to establish the superior usage and more suitable meaning of the latter term as applied to [[Mythology]]. [[User:Dr.K.|Δρ.Κ.]]&nbsp;<small><sup style="position:relative">[[User talk:Dr.K.|λόγος]]<span style="position:relative;bottom:-2.0ex;left:-5.2ex;*left:-5.5ex">[[Special:Contributions/Dr.K.|πράξις]]</span></sup></small> 02:47, 30 July 2013 (UTC)<br />
:::::::::It´s not a deceptive edit summary. When three users express dissaproval of humankind, there has to be many more to support it for there to be consensus. There were not many more. I don´t have to prove that humanity is used more in mythology related literature. I feel that humanity sounds better and so I changed it. It would be a huge pain to edit Wikipedia if we had to follow your made up rules. [[User:Edgth|Edgth]] ([[User talk:Edgth|talk]]) 02:57, 30 July 2013 (UTC)<br />
::::::::::Just because [[WP:IJUSTDONTLIKEIT|you don't like it]] is not an excuse to erase a word that has wide usage in Mythology-related literature. And these are not "my made-up rules". This is common sense and relates to the currency and common usage of the term. {{xt|I feel that humanity sounds better}} is not sufficient. You have to prove it. [[User:Dr.K.|Δρ.Κ.]]&nbsp;<small><sup style="position:relative">[[User talk:Dr.K.|λόγος]]<span style="position:relative;bottom:-2.0ex;left:-5.2ex;*left:-5.5ex">[[Special:Contributions/Dr.K.|πράξις]]</span></sup></small> 03:07, 30 July 2013 (UTC)<br />
{{od}} Google results: [https://www.google.com/search?q=%22creation+of+humanity%22+myths&hl=en&authuser=0#hl=en&authuser=0&sclient=psy-ab&q=%22The+creation+of+humanity%22+&oq=%22The+creation+of+humanity%22+&gs_l=serp.12..0i30j0i5i30l2j0i8i30.116689.117428.10.120076.3.3.0.0.0.0.195.459.0j3.3.0....0.0..1c.1.20.psy-ab.Mw_rBZPI9KU&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_cp.r_qf.&fp=6fc4513fc8bbd795&biw=960&bih=528&bvm=pv.xjs.s.en_US.jOYpRJj4zMA.O "The creation of humanity"] About 307,000 results (0.14 seconds) vs. [https://www.google.com/search?q=%22creation+of+humanity%22+myths&hl=en&authuser=0#hl=en&authuser=0&sclient=psy-ab&q=%22The+creation+of+humankind%22+&oq=%22The+creation+of+humankind%22+&gs_l=serp.12..0i22i30l2j0i22i10i30j0i22i30.81365.81365.9.84637.1.1.0.0.0.0.146.146.0j1.1.0....0.0..1c.1.20.psy-ab.--5ovo1tOQg&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_cp.r_qf.&fp=6fc4513fc8bbd795&biw=960&bih=528&bvm=pv.xjs.s.en_US.jOYpRJj4zMA.O "The creation of humankind"] About 331,000 results (0.17 seconds). Conclusion: When combined with the noun "creation", "humankind" is the preferred term. [[User:Dr.K.|Δρ.Κ.]]&nbsp;<small><sup style="position:relative">[[User talk:Dr.K.|λόγος]]<span style="position:relative;bottom:-2.0ex;left:-5.2ex;*left:-5.5ex">[[Special:Contributions/Dr.K.|πράξις]]</span></sup></small> 03:57, 30 July 2013 (UTC)<br />
::I´m replacing humankind with humanity. Both words mean the same thing so I can change it just because I don´t like the word humankind. I don´t need to follow all those conditions you laid out. Your combination of creation and the words don´t prove that humankind is preferred in sources discussing mythology, just that a certain combination of words is slightly more popular than another combination. [[User:Edgth|Edgth]] ([[User talk:Edgth|talk]]) 04:17, 30 July 2013 (UTC)<br />
::Mankind gets double those hits but you edit warred to keep that out of the article so I don´t think you value Google hits too much. [[User:Edgth|Edgth]] ([[User talk:Edgth|talk]]) 04:21, 30 July 2013 (UTC)<br />
:::Wikipedia is a community and just because you don't like something doesn't mean you have to get your way. [[WP:CONSENSUS|Consensus]] also doesnt' mean that everyone has to agree, but in this case the vast majority of people (everyone but you) is ok with the current version of the article. Your comment "so I can change it just because I don´t like the word humankind" doesn't abide by Wikipedia's policies, and if you are going to be a useful contributer to Wikipedia, you have to learn to play within the rules. Regards, -- [[User:Jeff3000|Jeff3000]] ([[User talk:Jeff3000|talk]]) 04:26, 30 July 2013 (UTC)<br />
:::{{ec}} What Jeff3000 said. Also {{xt|Both words mean the same thing so I can change it just because I don´t like the word humankind.}}: Unacceptable. Please read [[WP:IJUSTDONTLIKEIT]]. Mythology deals chiefly with the creation of humankind. Google results just established that the common term when dealing with creation is "humankind" and not "humanity". Google easily trumps your IJUSTDONTLIKEIT response. You have submitted no valid reasons for keeping your massive edit-warring-imposed edit on [[Mythology]]. [[User:Dr.K.|Δρ.Κ.]]&nbsp;<small><sup style="position:relative">[[User talk:Dr.K.|λόγος]]<span style="position:relative;bottom:-2.0ex;left:-5.2ex;*left:-5.5ex">[[Special:Contributions/Dr.K.|πράξις]]</span></sup></small> 04:28, 30 July 2013 (UTC)<br />
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:::{{xt|Mankind gets double those hits but you edit warred to keep that out of the article so I don´t think you value Google hits too much.}} Not so. There is the added restriction as you have been told many times that it must also be a gender-neutral term. This discussion is about the two alternatives. [[User:Dr.K.|Δρ.Κ.]]&nbsp;<small><sup style="position:relative">[[User talk:Dr.K.|λόγος]]<span style="position:relative;bottom:-2.0ex;left:-5.2ex;*left:-5.5ex">[[Special:Contributions/Dr.K.|πράξις]]</span></sup></small> 04:30, 30 July 2013 (UTC)<br />
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:::I think you are actually enjoying the way this has been going round in circles. Forgive me if you really are concerned about the quality of the articles you have been attacking but that is not the impression anyone would get from reading your comments. Read [[WP:EW]] - YOU are the one edit warring - the people you are accusing of "edit-warring back" (???) have been doing no more than defending a sensible compromise consensus. --[[User:Soundofmusicals|Soundofmusicals]] ([[User talk:Soundofmusicals|talk]]) 04:35, 30 July 2013 (UTC)<br />
::::I´m not, I hope he´ll drop this pointless conflict. We´re discussing the mythology article, not this one. On the mythology article he is pointlessly edit warring to keep humankind when there´s nothing wrong with humanity. [[User:Edgth|Edgth]] ([[User talk:Edgth|talk]]) 04:56, 30 July 2013 (UTC)<br />
::::I didn´t see the other text amongst this jumble. To Jeff I was talking about the mythology article in which there´s nothing wrong with using humanity instead of humankind, so I can change it just because I prefer humanity. To Dr.K, humankind beats humanity by just a few percent and it just proved that a combination of words gets that few percent more, not that humankind is used more in mythology sources. [[User:Edgth|Edgth]] ([[User talk:Edgth|talk]]) 05:01, 30 July 2013 (UTC)<br />
:::::I have proved to you using Google that "humankind" is the preferred term in creation-related accounts which is exactly what Mythology covers. End of story. No amount of obfuscation on your part or [[WP:IJUSTDONTLIKEIT|I just don't like it]] or [[WP:IDIDNTHEARTHAT|I didn't hear that]] arguments can refute this fact. [[User:Dr.K.|Δρ.Κ.]]&nbsp;<small><sup style="position:relative">[[User talk:Dr.K.|λόγος]]<span style="position:relative;bottom:-2.0ex;left:-5.2ex;*left:-5.5ex">[[Special:Contributions/Dr.K.|πράξις]]</span></sup></small> 05:05, 30 July 2013 (UTC)<br />
::::::The mythology article is broad and here is a more relevant result: [https://www.google.com/search?q=%22creation+of+humanity%22+myths&hl=en&authuser=0#hl=en&authuser=0&sclient=psy-ab&q=%22mythology%22+%22humanity%22+&oq=%22mythology%22+%22humanity%22+&gs_l=serp.12..0i7i30j0i5i30j0i7i5i30l2j0i8i30l6.60737.76277.1.77709.15.12.0.0.0.5.592.4746.2-4j3j2j3.12.0....0...1c.1.23.serp..8.7.2301.V8B67jc61T8&psj=1&bav=on.2,or.r_qf.&fp=a1af827144b8d4b8&biw=1280&bih=633] over 7 million for humanity while humankind has less than 10% of that: [https://www.google.com/search?q=%22creation+of+humanity%22+myths&hl=en&authuser=0#hl=en&authuser=0&sclient=psy-ab&q=%22mythology%22+%22humankind%22+&oq=%22mythology%22+%22humankind%22+&gs_l=serp.12..0i8i10i30.26827.39012.2.40581.2.2.0.0.0.0.323.517.0j1j0j1.2.0....0...1c..23.serp..19.6.1749.u9-gbI-igBc&psj=1&bav=on.2,or.r_qf.&fp=a1af827144b8d4b8&biw=1280&bih=633]. [[User:Edgth|Edgth]] ([[User talk:Edgth|talk]]) 05:14, 30 July 2013 (UTC)<br />
{{od}} Wrong, these are unconnected occurrences of the two terms. Your edit-warring addition to [[Mythology]] is connected to the "creation of humankind", not just "humankind". This combination of terms is important: {{xt|usually explaining how the world or humanity '''came to be''' in its present form}} [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mythology&diff=566359240&oldid=566359180], i.e. "was created". [[User:Dr.K.|Δρ.Κ.]]&nbsp;<small><sup style="position:relative">[[User talk:Dr.K.|λόγος]]<span style="position:relative;bottom:-2.0ex;left:-5.2ex;*left:-5.5ex">[[Special:Contributions/Dr.K.|πράξις]]</span></sup></small> 05:21, 30 July 2013 (UTC)<br />
Also: [https://www.google.com/search?q=%22humanity+was+created%22&sourceid=ie7&rls=com.microsoft:en-US:%7Breferrer:source%7D&ie=UTF-8&oe=&gws_rd=cr&redir_esc=&ei=EU_3UafhFIaVrgHAtYCgDg#rls=com.microsoft:en-US%3A%7Breferrer%3Asource%7D&sclient=psy-ab&q=%22humankind+was+created%22&oq=%22humankind+was+created%22&gs_l=serp.12..0i30l2j0i8i10i30l2.7498.8324.0.11722.4.4.0.0.0.3.1292.3718.5-1j1j2.4.0....0.0..1c.1.20.psy-ab.c1l2dDWmcN0&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_cp.r_qf.&bvm=bv.49967636%2Cd.aWM%2Cpv.xjs.s.en_US.jOYpRJj4zMA.O&fp=7df4008877d838d5&biw=1120&bih=616 "humankind was created"] About 303,000 results (0.30 seconds) vs. [https://www.google.com/search?q=%22humanity+was+created%22&sourceid=ie7&rls=com.microsoft:en-US:%7Breferrer:source%7D&ie=UTF-8&oe=&gws_rd=cr&redir_esc=&ei=EU_3UafhFIaVrgHAtYCgDg "humanity was created"] About 270,000 results (0.31 seconds). [[User:Dr.K.|Δρ.Κ.]]&nbsp;<small><sup style="position:relative">[[User talk:Dr.K.|λόγος]]<span style="position:relative;bottom:-2.0ex;left:-5.2ex;*left:-5.5ex">[[Special:Contributions/Dr.K.|πράξις]]</span></sup></small> 05:33, 30 July 2013 (UTC)<br />
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::Well the article doesn´t use those words ´´creation of...´´ so how many other sources haven´t used that exact language you typed into Google? Your Google hits are pointless because it just compares a specific combination of words. My hits accurately show that humanity is preferred when discussing mythology while, again, yours doesn´t show anything like that. [[User:Edgth|Edgth]] ([[User talk:Edgth|talk]]) 05:35, 30 July 2013 (UTC)<br />
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:::No, that's not correct. We don't have to use the exact language. But when the Gods "create" something, that something is described more often as "humankind" not "humanity". Therefore when your refer to "creation" or equivalent terms, the more popular term associated with them is "humankind". However let's wait for other editors to chime in because I can see there is no way you will accept these results. [[User:Dr.K.|Δρ.Κ.]]&nbsp;<small><sup style="position:relative">[[User talk:Dr.K.|λόγος]]<span style="position:relative;bottom:-2.0ex;left:-5.2ex;*left:-5.5ex">[[Special:Contributions/Dr.K.|πράξις]]</span></sup></small> 05:47, 30 July 2013 (UTC)<br />
::::It is correct. This article doesn´t use the word create, it says came to be. Your hits don´t count that and many other sources that similarly don´t use that exact language you typed in. Sure, let´s waste the time of others on this ridiculous debate. [[User:Edgth|Edgth]] ([[User talk:Edgth|talk]]) 05:51, 30 July 2013 (UTC)<br />
:::::[http://io9.com/5962243/think-twice-before-using-mankind-to-mean-all-humanity-say-scholars] may prove interesting to all concerned in this discussion. ```[[User: Buster7|'''<em style="font-family:Bradley Hand ITC;color:black">Buster Seven</em>''']]<small>[[User talk:Buster7|'''<em style="font-family:Bradley Hand ITC;color:black"> Talk</em>''']]</small> 05:57, 30 July 2013 (UTC)<br />
::::::We´re debating humankind and humanity now. I compromise on mankind with humanity but for some {{rpa}} reason, that wasn´t good enough for Dr.K and we have this long and very, very boring discussion. [[User:Edgth|Edgth]] ([[User talk:Edgth|talk]]) 06:01, 30 July 2013 (UTC)<br />
:::::::''for some OCD reason''....Be careful, thin ice ahead. Do not personally attack a fellow collaborator. Perhaps you should discontinue your input into this "boring discussion". Read the article. It deals with all 3 words. ```[[User: Buster7|'''<em style="font-family:Bradley Hand ITC;color:black">Buster Seven</em>''']]<small>[[User talk:Buster7|'''<em style="font-family:Bradley Hand ITC;color:black"> Talk</em>''']]</small> 06:16, 30 July 2013 (UTC)<br />
Dr.K would you be happy if it read ´´the human race´´ instead? [[User:Edgth|Edgth]] ([[User talk:Edgth|talk]]) 06:21, 30 July 2013 (UTC)<br />
:Well, I find "the human race" a bit dramatic in its tone, but this is just a personal opinion with no encyclopedic value. However, given Buster7's input and the paper he linked to about the two previous terms and also your constructive proposal, I'll let this go. I will not contest the presence of the word in the article any longer. [[User:Dr.K.|Δρ.Κ.]]&nbsp;<small><sup style="position:relative">[[User talk:Dr.K.|λόγος]]<span style="position:relative;bottom:-2.0ex;left:-5.2ex;*left:-5.5ex">[[Special:Contributions/Dr.K.|πράξις]]</span></sup></small> 06:34, 30 July 2013 (UTC)<br />
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:As [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3AEdgth&diff=566390782&oldid=566386481 I already explained on your talk] your latest edit was not what I agreed to and I asked you if you could revert back to the previous state. What I said above was: {{xt| I will not contest the presence of the word in the article any longer.}}, which meant "I will not contest the word 'humanity'". [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mythology&diff=566389142&oldid=566359240 Your edit removed not only the word "humanity" but also the last remaining occurrence of "humankind" and replaced them with the phrase"human race"], a result which removes one occurrence of each term from the article and replaces them with two occurrences of the phrase "human race". This is unnecessary repetition and it is not what I had agreed to. [[User:Dr.K.|Δρ.Κ.]]&nbsp;<small><sup style="position:relative">[[User talk:Dr.K.|λόγος]]<span style="position:relative;bottom:-2.0ex;left:-5.2ex;*left:-5.5ex">[[Special:Contributions/Dr.K.|πράξις]]</span></sup></small> 13:15, 30 July 2013 (UTC)<br />
::Okay it´s now humanity, hopefully that pleases everybody. [[User:Edgth|Edgth]] ([[User talk:Edgth|talk]]) 21:25, 30 July 2013 (UTC)<br />
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:::To avoid repetition and return to the status quo before your "human race" edit I replaced one "humanity" with "humankind". Now everyone should be happy. [[User:Dr.K.|Δρ.Κ.]]&nbsp;<small><sup style="position:relative">[[User talk:Dr.K.|λόγος]]<span style="position:relative;bottom:-2.0ex;left:-5.2ex;*left:-5.5ex">[[Special:Contributions/Dr.K.|πράξις]]</span></sup></small> 21:41, 30 July 2013 (UTC)<br />
::::I'm satisfied. ```[[User: Buster7|'''<em style="font-family:Bradley Hand ITC;color:black">Buster Seven</em>''']]<small>[[User talk:Buster7|'''<em style="font-family:Bradley Hand ITC;color:black"> Talk</em>''']]</small> 21:49, 30 July 2013 (UTC)<br />
:::::I am too. But Edth has started the edit-warring as soon as he was released from a 48 hour edit-warring block because now he insists that "humanity" must be at lead. I see no good reason why this should be so, especially given the Google results discussion, and in fact I agree with Paul August that both occurrences should be "humankind" but as a compromise I am ok with one of each, but "humankind" is better to be at the lead, since I agree with Paul that it is also less ambigupous. [[User:Dr.K.|Δρ.Κ.]]&nbsp;<small><sup style="position:relative">[[User talk:Dr.K.|λόγος]]<span style="position:relative;bottom:-2.0ex;left:-5.2ex;*left:-5.5ex">[[Special:Contributions/Dr.K.|πράξις]]</span></sup></small> 02:31, 3 August 2013 (UTC)<br />
:::::::Actually, the satisfied is in response to the lead containing humanity. As that is what this whole discussion was about, your pretend compromise is transparent. Also, the google results show that humanity is far more common when combined with mythology, rather than yours which is just a certain combination of words which is useless. [[User:Edgth|Edgth]] ([[User talk:Edgth|talk]]) 02:42, 3 August 2013 (UTC)<br />
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::::::::There was never a consensus for "humanity" to be explicitly at the lead. {{u|Paul August}} prefers both words to be "humankind" anyway and I agree with him. So overall the present arrangement is a fair compromise. Let's wait also for {{u|Buster7}} to clarify his position. [[User:Dr.K.|Δρ.Κ.]]&nbsp;<small><sup style="position:relative">[[User talk:Dr.K.|λόγος]]<span style="position:relative;bottom:-2.0ex;left:-5.2ex;*left:-5.5ex">[[Special:Contributions/Dr.K.|πράξις]]</span></sup></small> 02:51, 3 August 2013 (UTC)<br />
::::::::::Yes there was. In fact, you explicitly said so, claiming that it only included the lead and not the rest of the article. Besides, what else could it be? This whole discussion revolved around our edit war in the lead. [[User:Edgth|Edgth]] ([[User talk:Edgth|talk]]) 02:55, 3 August 2013 (UTC)<br />
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::::::::::::No, not really. Here is [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mythology&diff=566483193&oldid=566478568 you removing] <u>all</u> occurrences of "humankind". [[User:Dr.K.|Δρ.Κ.]]&nbsp;<small><sup style="position:relative">[[User talk:Dr.K.|λόγος]]<span style="position:relative;bottom:-2.0ex;left:-5.2ex;*left:-5.5ex">[[Special:Contributions/Dr.K.|πράξις]]</span></sup></small> 03:00, 3 August 2013 (UTC)<br />
:::::::::::::That was after the discussion when I realised that there was another humankind.... so irrelevant. [[User:Edgth|Edgth]] ([[User talk:Edgth|talk]]) 03:03, 3 August 2013 (UTC)<br />
::::::::::::::No it is not. It is still edit-warring and you had no consensus to remove it. Neither do you have consensus now. [[User:Dr.K.|Δρ.Κ.]]&nbsp;<small><sup style="position:relative">[[User talk:Dr.K.|λόγος]]<span style="position:relative;bottom:-2.0ex;left:-5.2ex;*left:-5.5ex">[[Special:Contributions/Dr.K.|πράξις]]</span></sup></small> 03:08, 3 August 2013 (UTC)<br />
:::::::::::::::I don´t need consensus every time I make an edit. The discussion and consensus was for the lead to be humanity, not also for all other humankinds to stay in the article. [[User:Edgth|Edgth]] ([[User talk:Edgth|talk]]) 03:11, 3 August 2013 (UTC)<br />
::::::::::::::::Yes you do. You cannot go about replacing the word "humankind" with "humanity" in every occurrence. You have some sort of POV ideological opposition to the word "humanity" and you have no consensus to keep replacing it. None. Zero. [[User:Dr.K.|Δρ.Κ.]]&nbsp;<small><sup style="position:relative">[[User talk:Dr.K.|λόγος]]<span style="position:relative;bottom:-2.0ex;left:-5.2ex;*left:-5.5ex">[[Special:Contributions/Dr.K.|πράξις]]</span></sup></small> 03:15, 3 August 2013 (UTC)<br />
:::::::::::::::::No I don´t. I can go about replacing humankind with humanity. They both mean the same thing so unless there is a good reason for a specific article to have humankind instead, I can change it. Please begin a fruitless search for a policy or guideline that says otherwise. [[User:Edgth|Edgth]] ([[User talk:Edgth|talk]]) 03:17, 3 August 2013 (UTC)<br />
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::::::::::::::::::You have already got two blocks for doing just that. If that doesn't tell you something I cannot advise you any further. Plus, as I said before, let's wait for some othe people to chime in, including Buster7. It is fruitless to keep going around in circles just between the two of us. [[User:Dr.K.|Δρ.Κ.]]&nbsp;<small><sup style="position:relative">[[User talk:Dr.K.|λόγος]]<span style="position:relative;bottom:-2.0ex;left:-5.2ex;*left:-5.5ex">[[Special:Contributions/Dr.K.|πράξις]]</span></sup></small> 03:22, 3 August 2013 (UTC)<br />
:::::::::::::::::::A policy or guideline could advise me further. So after the long and boring discussion we had that resulted in humanity, you want to have another discussion to come up with humankind. You´re depressing me. [[User:Edgth|Edgth]] ([[User talk:Edgth|talk]]) 03:27, 3 August 2013 (UTC)<br />
{{od}}There seems to still be a misunderstanding. [[WP:DR]] tells us: "Most situations are not urgent. Give both yourself and the other party some time. Often it helps to just take a deep breath and sleep on it. Don't worry! Because there are no deadlines, you can always fix the problem later." It really amounts to composition and creating a well written article. Using the same word throughout when others are available detracts from the overall interest of the reader.```[[User: Buster7|'''<em style="font-family:Bradley Hand ITC;color:black">Buster Seven</em>''']]<small>[[User talk:Buster7|'''<em style="font-family:Bradley Hand ITC;color:black"> Talk</em>''']]</small> 06:10, 3 August 2013 (UTC) Consider: Optimizing the flow of our writing is an important aspect of article editing. Flow comprises a number of aspects. The continuous use of the same word when other words are available ruins flow. Flow can make our writing smooth, and therefore clear and enjoyable to read; a lack of flow can make it bumpy and disjointed.```[[User: Buster7|'''<em style="font-family:Bradley Hand ITC;color:black">Buster Seven</em>''']]<small>[[User talk:Buster7|'''<em style="font-family:Bradley Hand ITC;color:black"> Talk</em>''']]</small> 06:43, 3 August 2013 (UTC)<br />
:I agree with you Buster7. By the way, are you ok with the present balance and location of "humanity", "humankind" and "mankind"? [[User:Dr.K.|Δρ.Κ.]]&nbsp;<small><sup style="position:relative">[[User talk:Dr.K.|λόγος]]<span style="position:relative;bottom:-2.0ex;left:-5.2ex;*left:-5.5ex">[[Special:Contributions/Dr.K.|πράξις]]</span></sup></small> 07:05, 3 August 2013 (UTC)<br />
::Yes. I support the present balanced use of the 3 choices. ```[[User: Buster7|'''<em style="font-family:Bradley Hand ITC;color:black">Buster Seven</em>''']]<small>[[User talk:Buster7|'''<em style="font-family:Bradley Hand ITC;color:black"> Talk</em>''']]</small> 07:14, 3 August 2013 (UTC)<br />
:::Thank you very much Buster7 for taking the time. [[User:Dr.K.|Δρ.Κ.]]&nbsp;<small><sup style="position:relative">[[User talk:Dr.K.|λόγος]]<span style="position:relative;bottom:-2.0ex;left:-5.2ex;*left:-5.5ex">[[Special:Contributions/Dr.K.|πράξις]]</span></sup></small> 07:47, 3 August 2013 (UTC)<br />
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I see the article managed to get protected, and I see [[User:Nishidani|Nishidani]] resorting to poety at [[User talk:EdJohnston]], but for those without the patience to work it out for themselves, would someone please outline the current state of play? I gather the article is in its "established" state (how it has been in recent weeks)? And someone proposes {{diff|Mythology|prev|566936678|this edit}} to the lead to change "humankind" to "humanity"? My dictionary is quite happy with "humankind"—why would it need to be changed? [[User:Johnuniq|Johnuniq]] ([[User talk:Johnuniq|talk]]) 01:48, 4 August 2013 (UTC)<br />
:We currently have had two discussions and consensuses. The first is humanity in the lead and the second is one use of humanity, one of humankind and one of mankind in the entire article. The reason for the change to humanity is that few readers will have ever seen the word humankind before and google hits show that humanity is far more commonly used, both by itself and in conjunction with mythology. That´s why I find having a single use of humankind pointless when we have humanity to replace it. [[User:Edgth|Edgth]] ([[User talk:Edgth|talk]]) 02:31, 4 August 2013 (UTC)<br />
::Currently there are two humanities, two mankinds and one humankind. It is not redundant. It doesn't repeat itself. A fair distribution of descriptive words. Maybe it's time to Call for a [[WP:RfC|request for comment]] if that simple fact isn't obvious. ```[[User: Buster7|'''<em style="font-family:Bradley Hand ITC;color:black">Buster Seven</em>''']]<small>[[User talk:Buster7|'''<em style="font-family:Bradley Hand ITC;color:black"> Talk</em>''']]</small> 03:24, 4 August 2013 (UTC)<br />
:::No it´s fine, I can live with a humankind buried somewhere in the article like the terminology section. [[User:Edgth|Edgth]] ([[User talk:Edgth|talk]]) 03:43, 4 August 2013 (UTC)<br />
::::Words are not "buried" somewhere in Wikipedia articles. They are used to convey meaning and clarity to our reader. Aside from that, are you now saying that you support the use of the word humankind in the terminology section? ```[[User: Buster7|'''<em style="font-family:Bradley Hand ITC;color:black">Buster Seven</em>''']]<small>[[User talk:Buster7|'''<em style="font-family:Bradley Hand ITC;color:black"> Talk</em>''']]</small> 04:02, 4 August 2013 (UTC)<br />
:::::I´m betting you write poetry :). Support would be a bit strong, but I can live with it, as long as the previous discussion and consensus is finally implemented and it is no longer in the lead. [[User:Edgth|Edgth]] ([[User talk:Edgth|talk]]) 04:09, 4 August 2013 (UTC)<br />
::::::No. Concensus is that humankind is in the lead. That's where it stays based on the consensus of every editor except you. What I'm asking is if you now want to change the "humanity" in technology to now be "humankind"? ```[[User: Buster7|'''<em style="font-family:Bradley Hand ITC;color:black">Buster Seven</em>''']]<small>[[User talk:Buster7|'''<em style="font-family:Bradley Hand ITC;color:black"> Talk</em>''']]</small> 04:17, 4 August 2013 (UTC)<br />
:::::::After the long discussion, as seen above, humanity was to be in the lead. Why is it now to be humankind? No, I obviously don´t want more humankinds in the article. [[User:Edgth|Edgth]] ([[User talk:Edgth|talk]]) 04:20, 4 August 2013 (UTC)<br />
::::::::Thanks for answering my question, but I have yet to see a response to "My dictionary is quite happy with "humankind" [in the lead]—why would it need to be changed?". [[User:Johnuniq|Johnuniq]] ([[User talk:Johnuniq|talk]]) 04:30, 4 August 2013 (UTC)<br />
:::::::::It´s just below your comment: ´´The reason for the change to humanity is that few readers will have ever seen the word humankind before and google hits show that humanity is far more commonly used, both by itself and in conjunction with mythology.´´ [[User:Edgth|Edgth]] ([[User talk:Edgth|talk]]) 04:58, 4 August 2013 (UTC)<br />
{{od}} {{xt|The reason for the change to humanity is that few readers will have ever seen the word humankind before and google hits show that humanity is far more commonly used, both by itself and in conjunction with mythology.}} Both statements are demonstrably wrong. The term "humankind" is a very widely used and understood term of the English language so the claim that {{xt|few readers will have ever seen the word humankind before.}} is patently absurd, meanwhile the Google results claim is also wrong because I demonstrated exactly the opposite with my search as outlined above. You have some ideological opposition to the word "humanity" and you have declared multiple times that you don't "like it". You have also issued some weird manifesto under which {{quotation|No I don´t. I can go about replacing humankind with humanity. They both mean the same thing so unless there is a good reason for a specific article to have humankind instead, I can change it. Please begin a fruitless search for a policy or guideline that says otherwise. [[User:Edgth|Edgth]] ([[User talk:Edgth|talk]]) 03:17, 3 August 2013 (UTC)}} I think your POV-driven ideological bias against the term "humankind" speaks for itself. [[User:Dr.K.|Δρ.Κ.]]&nbsp;<small><sup style="position:relative">[[User talk:Dr.K.|λόγος]]<span style="position:relative;bottom:-2.0ex;left:-5.2ex;*left:-5.5ex">[[Special:Contributions/Dr.K.|πράξις]]</span></sup></small> 05:49, 4 August 2013 (UTC) <br />
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{{ping|Johnuniq}} This story started on 20 July 2013 (UTC) with this edit [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mythology&diff=prev&oldid=565002702 where IP 190.43.168.63 replaced the stable version "humankind" at the lead with mankind] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mythology&diff=next&oldid=565002702 got reverted by me]. Then [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mythology&diff=next&oldid=565003721 a similar IP 190.235.46.44] came into the fray and reverted me. IP 190.235.46.44 then started an edit-war and finally replaced the longstanding "humankind" with "humanity" as a compromise. IP 190.235.46.44 is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:190.235.46.44&action=history self-admitted sock of Edgth]. Conclusion: the logstanding stable version had <s>"humanity"</s> "humankind" at the lead and it was only changed recently by IP edit-warring and Edgth, before it was restored in the present version. Please see also [[Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Edgth]]. [[User:Dr.K.|Δρ.Κ.]]&nbsp;<small><sup style="position:relative">[[User talk:Dr.K.|λόγος]]<span style="position:relative;bottom:-2.0ex;left:-5.2ex;*left:-5.5ex">[[Special:Contributions/Dr.K.|πράξις]]</span></sup></small> 05:35, 4 August 2013 (UTC)<br />
::No, that was my IP, not a sock that I used once and decided to continue using on this article so that it wouldn´t appear as though two users were in favour of my edit, as that would be socking. But of course this has been explained many times to you. Also, your results do not show that, it shows that you came up with a specific combination of words and humankind managed to come out first. Whilst my hits are useful as they are not an exact combination of words. They show that humanity and the word mythology got 7 million hits on google while humankind got less than 10% of that. [[User:Edgth|Edgth]] ([[User talk:Edgth|talk]]) 21:25, 4 August 2013 (UTC)<br />
:'{{xt|''stable version had "humanity" at the lead''}}' I think you mean, had "humankind"? [[User:Johnuniq|Johnuniq]] ([[User talk:Johnuniq|talk]]) 06:12, 4 August 2013 (UTC)<br />
::Sorry. With all these edit-conflicts I had to write fast. Corrected. Thank you very much for pointing this out. [[User:Dr.K.|Δρ.Κ.]]&nbsp;<small><sup style="position:relative">[[User talk:Dr.K.|λόγος]]<span style="position:relative;bottom:-2.0ex;left:-5.2ex;*left:-5.5ex">[[Special:Contributions/Dr.K.|πράξις]]</span></sup></small> 06:15, 4 August 2013 (UTC)<br />
:::Understandable. Good catch. ```[[User: Buster7|'''<em style="font-family:Bradley Hand ITC;color:black">Buster Seven</em>''']]<small>[[User talk:Buster7|'''<em style="font-family:Bradley Hand ITC;color:black"> Talk</em>''']]</small> 06:17, 4 August 2013 (UTC)<br />
::::Thank you Buster. [[User:Dr.K.|Δρ.Κ.]]&nbsp;<small><sup style="position:relative">[[User talk:Dr.K.|λόγος]]<span style="position:relative;bottom:-2.0ex;left:-5.2ex;*left:-5.5ex">[[Special:Contributions/Dr.K.|πράξις]]</span></sup></small> 06:20, 4 August 2013 (UTC)<br />
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== RfC ==<br />
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Should the descriptive words "humankind", "humanity", and "mankind" (as they stand in the current version) all be used in the article rather than using only the word "humanity"?<br />
[[User: Buster7|'''<em style="font-family:Bradley Hand ITC;color:black">Buster Seven</em>''']]<small>[[User talk:Buster7|'''<em style="font-family:Bradley Hand ITC;color:black"> Talk</em>''']]</small> 05:49, 4 August 2013 (UTC)<br />
*'''Clarification to RfC:''' The phrase {{gi|(as they stand in the current version)}} means that "humankind" remains at the lead, "humanity" remains in the "Terminology" section and the word "mankind" remains inside the quotes of the verbatim [[Joseph Campbell]] definition. '''When commenting please comment on both the RfC and the clarification'''. [[User:Dr.K.|Δρ.Κ.]]&nbsp;<small><sup style="position:relative">[[User talk:Dr.K.|λόγος]]<span style="position:relative;bottom:-2.0ex;left:-5.2ex;*left:-5.5ex">[[Special:Contributions/Dr.K.|πράξις]]</span></sup></small> 00:11, 6 August 2013 (UTC) <br />
==='''Survey'''===<br />
*'''Support''' (as they stand in the current version). Also per Johnuniq, "mankind" must be in quotes. Rigidly and robotically repeating "humanity" on every occasion and avoiding the word "humankind" is absurd POV-smacking ideological bias against the word "humankind", a well-used and accepted literary word of the English language. Mechanical repetition of the term "humanity" to the exclusion of the word "humankind" also results in stilted prose. Ideological POV-driven removals of words do not belong in an encyclopaedia and are counter-intellectual. We are not in the business of banning words. Period. [[User:Dr.K.|Δρ.Κ.]]&nbsp;<small><sup style="position:relative">[[User talk:Dr.K.|λόγος]]<span style="position:relative;bottom:-2.0ex;left:-5.2ex;*left:-5.5ex">[[Special:Contributions/Dr.K.|πράξις]]</span></sup></small> 06:01, 4 August 2013 (UTC)<br />
*I also '''support''' the clarification. [[User:Dr.K.|Δρ.Κ.]]&nbsp;<small><sup style="position:relative">[[User talk:Dr.K.|λόγος]]<span style="position:relative;bottom:-2.0ex;left:-5.2ex;*left:-5.5ex">[[Special:Contributions/Dr.K.|πράξις]]</span></sup></small> 00:13, 6 August 2013 (UTC)<br />
*'''Support'''. If we just consider the flow of language and our desire to keep the reader interested, we editors should choose a variety of words that may mean the same thing. Constant use of the same word is redundant. ```[[User: Buster7|'''<em style="font-family:Bradley Hand ITC;color:black">Buster Seven</em>''']]<small>[[User talk:Buster7|'''<em style="font-family:Bradley Hand ITC;color:black"> Talk</em>''']]</small> 06:08, 4 August 2013 (UTC)Note: I support "(as they stand in the current version)" addendum to this RfC [[User: Buster7|'''<em style="font-family:Bradley Hand ITC;color:black">Buster Seven</em>''']]<small>[[User talk:Buster7|'''<em style="font-family:Bradley Hand ITC;color:black"> Talk</em>''']]</small><br />
*I also '''support''' the clarification. [[User: Buster7|'''<em style="font-family:Bradley Hand ITC;color:black">Buster Seven</em>''']]<small>[[User talk:Buster7|'''<em style="font-family:Bradley Hand ITC;color:black"> Talk</em>''']]</small> 00:19, 6 August 2013 (UTC)<br />
*'''Support''' I want to address the "few readers will have ever seen the word humankind before" comment that was given in earlier discussions as a reason to remove "humankind". We have no way of knowing whether that suggestion is correct, but we do know that the word "humankind" is commonly used in written works, and this is not [[:simple:]], and Wikipedia should and does use words that are not part of a limited vocabularly. I hope no one wants to use "mankind" (other than in quotes) as that kind of expression is not part of modern writing, but naturally the article will use a variety of terms as part of good written expression. [[User:Johnuniq|Johnuniq]] ([[User talk:Johnuniq|talk]]) 06:44, 4 August 2013 (UTC)<br />
**Also '''support''' clarification. There would need to be plausible reason for changing things, other than the degree of familiarity individual editors may have with a particular word. [[User:Johnuniq|Johnuniq]] ([[User talk:Johnuniq|talk]]) 01:16, 6 August 2013 (UTC)<br />
*'''Weak support''' because other options than just the three offered exist as well. Sentences could be structured in such a way as to allow other options as well, such as "peoples," "ethnic groups," etc. I might myself find the word "humankind" to somewhat strike a somewhat jarring note, and think that other options, like the ones I suggested and others, might be somewhat preferable. [[User:John Carter|John Carter]] ([[User talk:John Carter|talk]]) 19:35, 4 August 2013 (UTC)<br />
*'''Support''' - We ABSOLUTELY should not change what is in quotes, and the the difference between humankind and humanity is stylistic in this case. [[User:ReformedArsenal|ReformedArsenal]] ([[User talk:ReformedArsenal|talk]]) 12:08, 6 August 2013 (UTC)<br />
* '''Disagree'''. "Humankind" should be avoided since it's rarely used, "Mankind" is traditional and is not "sexist." "Humanity" should be used carefully since it has multiple meanings. [[User:BiologistBabe|BiologistBabe]] ([[User talk:BiologistBabe|talk]]) 15:52, 9 August 2013 (UTC)<br />
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*'''Comment''' It would´ve been nice if the RFC question was actually on the dispute, which is should the lead be humankind or humanity. The currently worded RFC is obviously going to pass, despite bypassing the actual dispute. [[User:Edgth|Edgth]] ([[User talk:Edgth|talk]]) 22:08, 4 August 2013 (UTC)<br />
:::::@ Editor Edgth. I wrote this RfC to resolve the dispute that I saw. If you see another dispute (what you call ''the actual dispute''), you are free to create your own RfC to resolve that one. There was no attempt to bury anything or cleverly disguise anything. Wikipedia editors are collaborators not adversaries. No one is trying to trick you. ```[[User: Buster7|'''<em style="font-family:Bradley Hand ITC;color:black">Buster Seven</em>''']]<small>[[User talk:Buster7|'''<em style="font-family:Bradley Hand ITC;color:black"> Talk</em>''']]</small> 04:00, 5 August 2013 (UTC)<br />
::::::Nevertheless, it isn´t directly on the dispute and should probably end. I may do an RFC on the dispute, not sure. [[User:Edgth|Edgth]] ([[User talk:Edgth|talk]]) 17:02, 5 August 2013 (UTC)<br />
*:The RFC wording covers that specifically: {{xt|Should the descriptive words "humankind", "humanity", and "mankind" '''(as they stand in the current version)'''}}. [[User:Dr.K.|Δρ.Κ.]]&nbsp;<small><sup style="position:relative">[[User talk:Dr.K.|λόγος]]<span style="position:relative;bottom:-2.0ex;left:-5.2ex;*left:-5.5ex">[[Special:Contributions/Dr.K.|πράξις]]</span></sup></small> 22:16, 4 August 2013 (UTC)<br />
:::The main point of the question is should a diverse range of words be used. Who´s going to bother checking the article for the placement of those words? [[User:Edgth|Edgth]] ([[User talk:Edgth|talk]]) 22:28, 4 August 2013 (UTC)<br />
*::Given the apparent attempt to limit the dicussion to the words in the lead, I would suggest mankind or humanity be used first, the other word second (if repetition is a concern) and possibly alter any remaining duplication by altering the sentence structure to allow other commonly used phrases to be used, "humankind" probably, given its somewhat rare usage, being perhaps one of the last alternatives should there be excessive repetition. [[User:John Carter|John Carter]] ([[User talk:John Carter|talk]]) 22:36, 4 August 2013 (UTC)<br />
::::{{ec}}{{ping|Edgth}} I think the qualification {{gi|(as they stand in the current version)}} is clear enough. Anyone who wants to comment on this RFC is assumed to have read all of it carefully before deciding. In addition our current comments will also help clarify that the expression {{gi|(as they stand in the current version)}} means that the RfC participant agrees with the locations in which the words are placed in the current version of the article. [[User:Dr.K.|Δρ.Κ.]]&nbsp;<small><sup style="position:relative">[[User talk:Dr.K.|λόγος]]<span style="position:relative;bottom:-2.0ex;left:-5.2ex;*left:-5.5ex">[[Special:Contributions/Dr.K.|πράξις]]</span></sup></small> 22:41, 4 August 2013 (UTC)<br />
:::::No, it cleverly disguises the actual dispute which is over humankind or humanity being in the lead. [[User:Edgth|Edgth]] ([[User talk:Edgth|talk]]) 22:59, 4 August 2013 (UTC)<br />
*:::{{ping|John Carter}} "Mankind" is not an option because per Wikipedia MOS gender-neutral words are preferred. Please see also relevant discussion at Bahá'í Faith. Also Google searches have established that the usage of "humankind" is actually preferred over "humanity" when combined with "creation" or similar words. [[User:Dr.K.|Δρ.Κ.]]&nbsp;<small><sup style="position:relative">[[User talk:Dr.K.|λόγος]]<span style="position:relative;bottom:-2.0ex;left:-5.2ex;*left:-5.5ex">[[Special:Contributions/Dr.K.|πράξις]]</span></sup></small> 22:52, 4 August 2013 (UTC)<br />
:::::Mankind is gender-neutral as it refers to men and women. Just like woman is not sexist just because it has the letters m a n in the word. No, your Google search shows that a specific combination of words resulted in humankind being slightly more popular just for that combination. A Google search of mythology and humanity and mythology and humankind show that humanity got over 7 million hits while humankind got less than 10% of that. [[User:Edgth|Edgth]] ([[User talk:Edgth|talk]]) 22:59, 4 August 2013 (UTC)<br />
::::::"Mankind" is not gender-neutral. It is definitely sexist and its not because it contains the letters m, a, and n. Its sexist because it connotes all the historical and social dominance of men over women. ```[[User: Buster7|'''<em style="font-family:Bradley Hand ITC;color:black">Buster Seven</em>''']]<small>[[User talk:Buster7|'''<em style="font-family:Bradley Hand ITC;color:black"> Talk</em>''']]</small> 03:48, 5 August 2013 (UTC)<br />
:::::::That´s a depressing connotation. The word man is derived from the original word meaning person, ie human; somewhat ironic given the present dispute. Thus any connotation like that is not the fault of the word. Anyway, per my orginal comment, this RFC is useless and we should stop wasting people´s time. I may start an RFC that addresses the dispute directly, though whether I can be bothered remains to be seen. [[User:Edgth|Edgth]] ([[User talk:Edgth|talk]]) 16:55, 5 August 2013 (UTC)<br />
::::::::As you can see the default duration for a RfC is 30 days. I agree that we should stop wasting peoples time, but I'm not sure "we" is the correct pronoun. ```[[User: Buster7|'''<em style="font-family:Bradley Hand ITC;color:black">Buster Seven</em>''']]<small>[[User talk:Buster7|'''<em style="font-family:Bradley Hand ITC;color:black"> Talk</em>''']]</small> 19:19, 5 August 2013 (UTC)<br />
{{od}} RfC's work best when the question is as specific as possible. The endeavor is to eliminate disagreements, one at a time. If the RfC is too broad-based, at the end there is still confusion. ```[[User: Buster7|'''<em style="font-family:Bradley Hand ITC;color:black">Buster Seven</em>''']]<small>[[User talk:Buster7|'''<em style="font-family:Bradley Hand ITC;color:black"> Talk</em>''']]</small> 19:36, 5 August 2013 (UTC)<br />
:Yes, and I´ll make an RfC as specific and direct as possible to finally put this to rest. So can we close this one now? [[User:Edgth|Edgth]] ([[User talk:Edgth|talk]]) 19:44, 5 August 2013 (UTC)<br />
::No. Not yet. Maybe in two weeks as per instructions at [[WP:RfC]]. ```[[User: Buster7|'''<em style="font-family:Bradley Hand ITC;color:black">Buster Seven</em>''']]<small>[[User talk:Buster7|'''<em style="font-family:Bradley Hand ITC;color:black"> Talk</em>''']]</small> 19:53, 5 August 2013 (UTC)<br />
::It says the original poster can withdraw it at any time. As this RfC won´t solve anything, can you exercise that right? [[User:Edgth|Edgth]] ([[User talk:Edgth|talk]]) 20:13, 5 August 2013 (UTC)<br />
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:::Since editors have already !voted this cannot be withdrawn. We don't have to jump through hoops by opening another RfC. I have added a clarification so I will simply add that I accept the clarification to my comment above. Buster can do the same. I'll inform Johnuniq and John Carter. [[User:Dr.K.|Δρ.Κ.]]&nbsp;<small><sup style="position:relative">[[User talk:Dr.K.|λόγος]]<span style="position:relative;bottom:-2.0ex;left:-5.2ex;*left:-5.5ex">[[Special:Contributions/Dr.K.|πράξις]]</span></sup></small> 00:11, 6 August 2013 (UTC)<br />
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*I have informed both John Carter and Johnuniq of the clarification and invited them to comment on their acceptance of it or not. Meanwhile I indicated my support for the clarification and so has Buster7. [[User:Dr.K.|Δρ.Κ.]]&nbsp;<small><sup style="position:relative">[[User talk:Dr.K.|λόγος]]<span style="position:relative;bottom:-2.0ex;left:-5.2ex;*left:-5.5ex">[[Special:Contributions/Dr.K.|πράξις]]</span></sup></small> 00:25, 6 August 2013 (UTC)<br />
:*...and now Editor Johnuniq. @ Editor Edgth. I notice you have not participated in the survey. ```[[User: Buster7|'''<em style="font-family:Bradley Hand ITC;color:black">Buster Seven</em>''']]<small>[[User talk:Buster7|'''<em style="font-family:Bradley Hand ITC;color:black"> Talk</em>''']]</small> 06:03, 6 August 2013 (UTC)<br />
:::I don´t plan to, as the clarification doesn´t make the RfC question direct or neutral to the dispute. Besides, see below for the proposed version that´s going to require another RfC. [[User:Edgth|Edgth]] ([[User talk:Edgth|talk]]) 23:07, 6 August 2013 (UTC)<br />
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* I was randomly selected for the RFC commentary and mythology is a subject I studied a great deal in High School, Greek, Roman, and Christian mostly since they hold significant consequences in Western civilizations today.<br />
: My suggestion is that the textual usages of the word "mankind" is traditional and should be retained as the primary term since male-specific shading of the English language '''is''' part of the English language, after all. The word "humankind" is not often used here on Earth. After all, we don't use the word "Dolpiniuskind" to describe the family of dolphins, so I would suggest that "humankind" not be the primary term, it is rarely used. Finally the word "humanity" has several meanings (such as when describing humanitarian emotive, such as "oh the humanity!",) so care must be taken when applying the term. <br />
: Also it is suggested that "mankind" is "sexist." That's complete bullshit. The English language is what it is. Let's not neutralize or feminize the English language. [[User:BiologistBabe|BiologistBabe]] ([[User talk:BiologistBabe|talk]]) 15:44, 9 August 2013 (UTC)<br />
::Please see [[Wikipedia:Gender-neutral language]]. [[User:Dr.K.|Δρ.Κ.]]&nbsp;<small><sup style="position:relative">[[User talk:Dr.K.|λόγος]]<span style="position:relative;bottom:-2.0ex;left:-5.2ex;*left:-5.5ex">[[Special:Contributions/Dr.K.|πράξις]]</span></sup></small> 09:51, 10 August 2013 (UTC)<br />
*'''Comment''' Didn't [[Neil Armstrong]] say "That's one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind" when he first landed on the moon, on July 21, 1969? [[User:warshy|warshy]][[User talk:warshy|<sup style="font-variant: small-caps; color: #129dbc!important;">¥¥</sup>]] 16:26, 9 August 2013 (UTC)<br />
:*'''Comment''' What does that have to do with Mythology? I thought the Moon landing actually happened. [[User:Dr.K.|Δρ.Κ.]]&nbsp;<small><sup style="position:relative">[[User talk:Dr.K.|λόγος]]<span style="position:relative;bottom:-2.0ex;left:-5.2ex;*left:-5.5ex">[[Special:Contributions/Dr.K.|πράξις]]</span></sup></small> 09:45, 10 August 2013 (UTC)<br />
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===30 days?===<br />
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*The RfC process is voluntary and designed to bring in viewpoints from outside the dispute to attempt to negotiate a solution. ```[[User: Buster7|'''<em style="font-family:Bradley Hand ITC;color:black">Buster Seven</em>''']]<small>[[User talk:Buster7|'''<em style="font-family:Bradley Hand ITC;color:black"> Talk</em>''']]</small> 14:55, 6 August 2013 (UTC)<br />
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I´d like the clause that contains humanity in the terminology section to be removed, as it is just a repeat with one word changed of the clause in the lead. Thus, the lead would then be changed to humanity and there would be no repitition problems with humanity and the current repitition would be removed. I suspect that would require a different RfC, as you´d be eagre to revert that. [[User:Edgth|Edgth]] ([[User talk:Edgth|talk]]) 04:19, 6 August 2013 (UTC)<br />
:Invalid concern. Per [[WP:LEAD]], the lead is supposed to provide an overview of the article contents, including details of the definition. [[User:Dr.K.|Δρ.Κ.]]&nbsp;<small><sup style="position:relative">[[User talk:Dr.K.|λόγος]]<span style="position:relative;bottom:-2.0ex;left:-5.2ex;*left:-5.5ex">[[Special:Contributions/Dr.K.|πράξις]]</span></sup></small> 04:35, 6 August 2013 (UTC)<br />
::Valid concern, as the lead is supposed to be a ´´summary of its most important aspects´´, not replicate them. This in the terminology section: ´´Alan Dundes defines myth as a sacred narrative which explains how the world and humanity evolved into their present form, "a story that serves to define the fundamental worldview of a culture by explaining aspects of the natural world and delineating the psychological and social practices and ideals of a society".´´ I would remove ´´a sacred narrative which explains how the world and humanity evolved into their present form,´´ as it is unneeded due to the quote that follows and it repeats the sentence in the lead. [[User:Edgth|Edgth]] ([[User talk:Edgth|talk]]) 04:44, 6 August 2013 (UTC)<br />
:::Not really. The terminology section expands on the definition and explains it, while the lead, quite properly, just borrows the short definition and presents it at the beginning of the article. No reason or need to obliterate it. [[User:Dr.K.|Δρ.Κ.]]&nbsp;<small><sup style="position:relative">[[User talk:Dr.K.|λόγος]]<span style="position:relative;bottom:-2.0ex;left:-5.2ex;*left:-5.5ex">[[Special:Contributions/Dr.K.|πράξις]]</span></sup></small> 04:55, 6 August 2013 (UTC)<br />
::::I´m sure there´s a sentence in some guideline that we shouldn´t repeat things exactly in an article. As the lead already contains a summary of Alan´s views, the terminology should just show his quote, as the quote doesn´t need to be explained. The article is essentially saying that same thing three times, first in the lead then twice in the terminology section. [[User:Edgth|Edgth]] ([[User talk:Edgth|talk]]) 22:57, 6 August 2013 (UTC)<br />
== Linguists like humankind ==<br />
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:::A trip to my bookshelf found this,<br />
::::*From '''Garner's Modern American Usage''': "Humankind, a 17th Century creation, is unexceptionable, while mankind is, to many people, a sexist word. The prudent writer will therefore resort to humankind". <br />
::::*From '''The New Fowler's Modern English Usage''': "First used in the 17th century as an ocassional variant of ''the human race'' or of ''mankind'', the term (humankind) has gathered strength in the 20th century, sometimes written as two words the word is also favored by those who judge ''mankind'' to be unacceptable in our politically correct times". ```[[User: Buster7|'''<em style="font-family:Bradley Hand ITC;color:black">Buster Seven</em>''']]<small>[[User talk:Buster7|'''<em style="font-family:Bradley Hand ITC;color:black"> Talk</em>''']]</small> 05:21, 7 August 2013 (UTC)<br />
:::::That´s only relevant if we´re debating between mankind and humankind. [[User:Edgth|Edgth]] ([[User talk:Edgth|talk]]) 20:27, 7 August 2013 (UTC)<br />
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Is this statement :"''However, modern-day scholars tend to be more suspicious of comparative approaches, avoiding overly general or universal statements about mythology''"<br />
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is generally representative of all views or its only according to Northup? (Northup, Lesley. "Myth-Placed Priorities: Religion and the Study of Myth") --[[User:PLNR|PLNR]] ([[User talk:PLNR|talk]]) 18:24, 4 September 2013 (UTC)<br />
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(quoted from [[Talk:The Death of Koschei the Deathless#garble]]):<br><br />
The underlined clause, in [[The Death of Koschei the Deathless#Plot]], is garbled:<br />
:Soon after Ivan finds out that Koschei took Marya Morevna away, and chases him. When he gets him for the first time, <u>Koschei tells Ivan he lets him go</i>, but Ivan doesn't give in, and Koschei kills him, puts his remains into a barrel and throws it into the sea. <br />
I have no idea what's meant, so I'm going to mention it on the pages of the three projects that claim interest in the page. --[[User:Thnidu|Thnidu]] ([[User talk:Thnidu|talk]]) 15:53, 27 March 2014 (UTC)<br />
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== Page Link for hyperbolic ==<br />
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Hi,<br />
In second paragraph, the link to the word "hyperbolic" (phenomena to truthful or hyperbolic accounts of historical events) taking us to the page "Euhemerism" where there is no definition for hyperbolic. <br />
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*[[User:Badbilltucker|Badbilltucker]] 23:04, 22 December 2006 (UTC) - because I see how some articles directly relating to religions are titled mythology (witness [[List of religions#Indigenous religions]], and want to be able to assist on those articles without the appearance of conflict. [[User:Badbilltucker|Badbilltucker]] 23:04, 22 December 2006 (UTC)<br />
*[[User:SatuSuro|SatuSuro]] 23:15, 22 December 2006 (UTC)<br />
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*[[User:Tetobigbro|Tetobigbro]] ([[User talk:Tetobigbro|talk]]) 06:34, 31 May 2010 (UTC)<br />
*[[user:randfan|Rand]][[user talk:randfan|fan]]~:52, 3 January 2007 (UTC)<br />
*[[User:Parammon|Parammon]] 02:51, 14 January 2007 (UTC)<br />
*[[User:Captain panda|Captain panda]] 03:19, 14 January 2007 (UTC)<br />
* [[User:Warlordjohncarter|John Carter]] 00:19, 30 January 2007 (UTC)<br />
* [[User:Nellinha|Nellinha]] 01:32, 31 January 2007 (UTC)<br />
*[[User:Charleenmerced|Charleenmerced]] 19:16, 13 February 2007 (UTC)Charleenmerced<br />
*[[User:Yksin|Yksin]] 20:59, 20 February 2007 (UTC) -- particularly interested in improving articles/stubs on Finnish & Finno-Ugric related mythology<br />
*[[User:NeilEvans|NeilEvans]] I have a few encyclopedias here so I'll see what I can add to.<br />
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*[[User:Arithmia|Arithmia]] 23:06, 3 March 2007 (UTC)<br />
*[[User:Speedman336|Speedman336]] 05:50, 6 March 2007 (UTC)<br />
*[[User:Deacon of Pndapetzim|Deacon of Pndapetzim]] ([[User talk:Deacon of Pndapetzim|talk]]) 21:09, 6 March 2007 (UTC)<br />
*[[User:Silverthorn|Silverthorn]] 11:53, 11 March 2007 (UTC)<br />
*[[User:Pengwiin|Pengwiin]] 3:11, March 17, 2007 (UTC) Mainly working on articles/stubs on classical mythology<br />
*[[User:Mycroft7|Mycroft7]] 19:05, 2 April 2007 (UTC)<br />
*[[User:Samurai3|Samurai3]] 14:10, 14 April 2007 (UTC)<br />
*[[User:Elderleo|Elderleo]]<br />
*[[User:Primoris Sanctus Ordo Of Sanctus Omnimodus Mens|Primoris Sanctus Ordo Of Sanctus Omnimodus Mens]] 00:46, 8 May 2007 (UTC)<br />
*[[User:Peter cohen|Peter cohen]]<br />
*[[User:Hundred-Man|Hundred-Man]] 14:00, 13 May 2007 (UTC)<br />
*[[User:Viriditas|Viriditas]] 02:37, 25 May 2007 (UTC)<br />
*[[User:Reddi|J. D. Redding]] 23:04, 5 June 2007 (UTC)<br />
*[[User:Phatius McBluff|Phatius McBluff]] 21:35, 7 June 2007 (UTC)<br />
*[[User:Strothatynhe|Strothatynhe]] 20:11, 10 June 2007 (UTC)<br />
*<span style="border: 3px solid #90ade3;">[[User:Dangerousnerd|<span style="background: #bad1fb; color: #000000;">&nbsp;DangerousNerd&nbsp;</span>]][[User_talk:Dangerousnerd|<span style="background: #90ade3; color: #FFFFFF;">&nbsp;talk</span>]]</span> 00:43, 14 June 2007 (UTC)<br />
*[[User:Mordicai|mordicai.]] 15:19, 25 June 2007 (UTC)<br />
*[[User:CaveatLector|CaveatLector]]<sup>[[User talk:CaveatLector|Talk]]</sup> 11:05, 6 July 2007 (UTC)<br />
*[[User:MegaMom|MegaMom]] 04:36, 7 July 2007 (UTC)<br />
*[[User:Niels H.L.N.|Niels H.L.N.]] 21:45, 28 July 2007 (UTC)<br />
*[[User:Tovojolo|Tovojolo]] 16:42, 26 August 2007 (UTC)<br />
* [[User talk:Helios89|<span style="color:orange">'''Helios'''</span>]] 09:14, 30 August 2007 (UTC)<br />
*[[User:Ange Noir|Ange Noir]] 22:01, 3 September 2007 (UTC)<br />
*[[User:WDavis1911|WDavis1911]] 20:32, 12 September 2007 (UTC)<br />
* [[User:GLKeeney|GLKeeney]] 19:24, 18 September 2007 (UTC)<br />
* [[User:ZjarriRrethues|ZjarriRrethues]]<br />
*[[User:Cerdic|Cerdic]] 22:43, 5 October 2007 (UTC)<br />
*[[User:Pishogue|Pishogue]] 03:33, 22 October 2007 (UTC)<br />
*<font color="00A813">[[User:jennylen|Jenny]]</font><sup><font color="00551BB3">[[User_talk:Jennylen|Len]]</font></sup>☤ 14:07, 22 October 2007 (UTC)<br />
* {{User|Abluescarab}}<br />
* [[User:Canutethegreat|Canutethegreat]] ([[User talk:Canutethegreat|talk]]) 22:34, 26 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
* [[User:Morningstar2651|Morningstar2651]] ([[User talk:Morningstar2651|talk]]) 19:55, 15 December 2007 (UTC)<br />
* [[User:Lantonov|Lantonov]] ([[User talk:Lantonov|talk]]) 10:33, 28 January 2008 (UTC)<br />
*[[User:France3470|France3470]] ([[User talk:France3470|talk]]) 22:50, 6 February 2008 (UTC)<br />
*[[User:Sutherland4l|Sutherland4l]] ([[User talk:Sutherland4l|talk]]) 01:38, 15 February 2008 (UTC)<br />
*[[User:Bkwrmgrl1|Bkwrmgrl1]] ([[User talk:Bkwrmgrl1|talk]]) 23:00, 3 April 2008 (UTC)<br />
* [[User:Harshael|Harshael]] ([[User talk:Harshael|talk]]) 01:23, 17 April 2008 (UTC)<br />
*[[User:themoridian|<big><span style="font-family: chiller"><span style="color:black">The</span><span style="color:blue">Moridian</span></span></big>]] 09:22, 24 April 2008 (UTC)<br />
*[[User:Erik the Red 2|Erik the <font color="red">Red</font> 2]] <small>(<font color= "maroon">[[User Talk:Erik the Red 2|AVE]]</font>·<font color= "orange">[[Special:Contributions/Erik the Red 2|CAESAR]]</font>)</small> 17:03, 5 May 2008 (UTC)<br />
*[[User:Mdebets|Mdebets]] ([[User talk:Mdebets|talk]]) 08:04, 16 May 2008 (UTC)<br />
*[[User:FrogofTime|FrogofTime]] ([[User talk:FrogofTime|talk]]) 08:53, 9 June 2008 (UTC)<br />
*--[[User:1000Faces|1000Faces]] ([[User talk:1000Faces|talk]]) 09:41, 13 June 2008 (UTC)<br />
* –'''[[User:thedemonhog|<span style="color:#B22222">thedemonhog</span>]]''' <small>''[[User talk:thedemonhog|<span style="color:green">talk</span>]] • [[Special:Contributions/thedemonhog|<span style="color:green">edits</span>]]''</small> 18:16, 15 June 2008 (UTC)<br />
* [[User:Trippz|Trippz]] ([[User talk:Trippz|talk]]) 06:07, 1 July 2008 (UTC)<br />
* [[User:IWantDeanBACK|IWantDeanBACK]] ([[User talk:IWantDeanBACK|talk]]) 07:29, 12 July 2008 (UTC)iWantDeanBACK<br />
* [[User:Omnipedian|Omnipedian]] ([[User talk:Omnipedian|talk]]) 17:32, 9 October 2008 (UTC) Working on articles/stubs on both Classical Mythology and the Mythologies of Sub-Saharan Africa, Oceania, and the Americas<br />
* [[User:Soxwon|Soxwon]] ([[User talk:Soxwon|talk]]) 18:43, 28 October 2008 (UTC)<br />
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* --[[User:Themis-Athena|Themis-Athena]] ([[User talk:Themis-Athena|talk]]) 20:51, 16 December 2008 (UTC)<br />
* [[User:Secisek|Secisek]] ([[User talk:Secisek|talk]]) 08:37, 19 December 2008 (UTC)<br />
* [[User:H2ostra|H2ostra]] ([[User talk:H2ostra|talk]]) 20:09, 30 December 2008 (UTC)<br />
* [[User:Simon Burchell|Simon Burchell]] ([[User talk:Simon Burchell|talk]]) 13:04, 20 February 2009 (UTC) Mainly working on Mesoamerican mythology articles<br />
* [[User:Goldenrowley|Goldenrowley]] <br />
* [[User:Merpin|Merpin]] ([[User talk:Merpin|talk]]) 17:20, 24 February 2009 (UTC)<br />
* <sup>[[User:Suzumebachisecret|<font color="#07BFFF">suzumebachi</font>]]</sup>٭<sub>[[User talk:Suzumebachisecret|<font color="#87CEEB">secret</font>]]</sub>~ ~ ~ 22:55, 18 April 2009 (UTC)<br />
*[[User:Queen_Rhana|<font color="#00BFFF">~<u>'''Rђαηα'''</u>~</font>]]<font color="1E90FF">{♦}</font color>[[User talk:Queen_ Rhana|<font color="#00CED1">'''<i><sup>talk {♥} page</sup></i>'''</font>]]23:11, 18 April 2009 (UTC)<br />
*[[User:Drew R. Smith|Drew R. Smith]] ([[User talk:Drew R. Smith|talk]]) 12:37, 26 April 2009 (UTC)<br />
*[[User:Kpstewart|Kpstewart]] ([[User talk:Kpstewart|talk]]) 04:08, 17 May 2009 (UTC)<br />
*[[User:TownDown|TownDown]] <sup>[[User Talk:TownDown#top|How's it going?]]</sup> 04:44, 9 June 2009 (UTC)<br />
*[[User:Nepaheshgar|Nepaheshgar]]--[[User:Nepaheshgar|Nepaheshgar]] ([[User talk:Nepaheshgar|talk]]) 22:10, 23 July 2009 (UTC)<br />
*[[User:Tulpa|Tulpa]] ([[User talk:Tulpa|talk]]) 15:47, 14 August 2009 (UTC)<br />
*[[User:JanderVK|JanderVK]] ([[User talk:JanderVK|talk]]) 16:55, 24 December 2009 (UTC) Mostly Germanic, Slavic, and Latin (European) mythology.<br />
* [[User:Babassu|Babassu]] ([[User talk:Babassu|talk]]) 19:32, 7 January 2010 (UTC)<br />
*[[User:Opusarchives|Opusarchives]] ([[User talk:Opusarchives|talk]]) 19:33, 26 May 2010 (UTC)<br />
*--[[User:Soumit ban|Soumit Banerjee]] ([[User talk:Soumit ban|talk]]) 14:45, 20 July 2010 (UTC)<br />
* [[User:Gwyn-ap-Nudd|Gwyn-ap-Nudd]] 12:09 8 August 2010 (GMT) Welsh Mythology<br />
* [[User:Roryrory31|Roryrory31]] ([[User talk:Roryrory31|talk]]) 21:21, 20 August 2010 (UTC)<br />
* &nbsp;— [[User:AnnaKucsma|<font color="#0047AB">'''AnnaKucsma'''</font>]] &nbsp;[[User Talk:AnnaKucsma|<font color="#708090">''Speak!''</font>]] 20:25, 1 October 2010 (UTC)<br />
*[[User:Gregorius the Brown|Gregorius the Brown]] ([[User talk:Gregorius the Brown|talk]]) 19:52, 16 November 2010 (UTC)<br />
*[[User:Mottenen|Mottenen]] ([[User talk:Mottenen|talk]]) 23:39, 14 January 2011 (UTC)<br />
*'''<font color="dodgerblue" face="book antiqua">[[User:Pumagirl7|Pumagirl7]]</font>''' <sup>''' [[User talk:Pumagirl7|Meow]] · [[Special:Contributions/Pumagirl7|Follow]]'''</sup> 21:32, 10 July 2011 (UTC) Celtic<br />
* [[User:LCrepsley210|LCrepsley210]] ([[User talk:LCrepsley210|talk]]) 13:20, 12 August 2011 (UTC)<br />
* [[User:Francoferret|Francoferret]] ([[User talk:francoferret|talk]]) 1:18, 11 Novermber 2011 (UTC)Fairy lore, mythological creatures, south American mythology.<br />
*[[User:Braincricket|Braincricket]] ([[User talk:Braincricket|talk]]) 01:50, 21 November 2011 (UTC)<br />
*[[User:Dchmelik|Dchmelik]] ([[User talk:Dchmelik|talk]]) 07:44, 25 December 2011 (UTC)<br />
*[[User:Alphaomega29|Alphaomega29]] ([[User talk:Alphaomega29|talk]]) 12:13, 5 January 2012 (UTC)<br />
*[[User:ChrisGualtieri|ChrisGualtieri]] ([[User talk:ChrisGualtieri|talk]]) 17:38, 15 April 2012 (UTC)<br />
*[[User:Knight of Gloucestershire]] ([[User talk:Knight of Gloucestershire|talk]])30 June 2012<br />
* [[User:Lilithmoon1|Lilithmoon1]] ([[User talk:Lilithmoon1|talk]]) 16:24, 30 June 2012 (UTC) Mermaid research, ancient Roman, Greek, Norse, Egyptian, Celtic<br />
*<sup>'''''[[User:Epicurus B.|<font color="green">Epicurus </font><font color="green">B.</font>]] [[User talk:Epicurus B.|<font color="maroon">talk</font>]]'''''</sup> 08:35, 21 August 2012 (UTC) I will mainly focus on [[Albanian mythology]] seeing as it is poorly represented in wikipedia<br />
*[[User:Sowlos|Sowlos]] ([[User talk:Sowlos|talk]]) 17:34, 24 August 2012 (UTC)<br />
*[[User:Giggette|Giggette]] ([[User talk:Giggette|talk]]) 06:46, 24 September 2012 (UTC)<br />
*[[User:Seonookim]], focusing only on [[Korean mythology]]<br />
*[[User:Iamthecheese44|Iamthecheese44]] ([[User talk:Iamthecheese44|talk]]) 20:26, 25 November 2012 (UTC)<br />
*[[User:Rainbow Shifter|Rainbow Shifter]] ([[User talk:Rainbow Shifter|talk]]) Mainly focus on Greek, Japanese and Chinese mythology.<br />
* [[User:KierraF|KierraF]] ([[User talk:KierraF|talk]]) 18:04, 31 July 2013 (UTC) Primary focus on [[Egyptian mythology]]<br />
* [[User:Dcattell|Dcattell]] ([[User talk:Dcattell|talk]]) 01:12, 22 October 2013 (UTC) Mostly Chinese & related.<br />
*[[User:Rwenonah|Rwenonah]] ([[User talk:Rwenonah|talk]]) 21:02, 21 January 2014 (UTC)<br />
*ùser:ῬὶΈrrΈ Kunkel 22 May 2014<br />
*[[User: Sigurdrifa]] Norse (and Nordic in general) and Germanic [[User:Sigurdrifa|Sigurdrifa]] ([[User talk:Sigurdrifa|talk]]) 11:43, 14 August 2014 (UTC)<br />
*[[User:Kiyoweap|Kiyoweap]] ([[User talk:Kiyoweap|talk]]) Germanic, Celtic, etc. (bestiary, supernatural beings, magical items). You can consult me on Japanese matters. 04:59, 14 October 2014 (UTC)<br />
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# Thanks for signing mine. Good luck with editing <span style="border:1px solid green;padding:0px;">[[User:Umais Bin Sajjad|<font style="color:#008000;background:white;">UBS</font>]][[User talk:Umais Bin Sajjad|<font style="color:#ffffff;background:green;">talk</font>]]</span> 01:46, 10 February 2014 (UTC)<br />
#Hello! :) [[User:IsisAthenaArtemis|<font color="green">Isis</font><font color="limegreen">Athena</font><font color="palegreen">Artemis</font>]] [[User talk: IsisAthenaArtemis|Talk]] 23:16, 4 April 2014 (UTC)<br />
# Hola!, I saw you had such a great page, and was wondering if you could help me with mine. Thanks, [[User:The Dracommunist|The Dracommunist]] ([[User talk:The Dracommunist|talk]]) 18:16, 5 April 2014 (UTC)<br />
# Thanks for signing. ¿Cómo estás? Dios es el Todopoderoso! Que Dios los bendiga! ¡Aleluya! Amén! Impressed by my Spanish, muchos gracias!;Translation:How are you? God is the Almighty One! May God bless you! Hallejuah! Amen!- Thank you! '''Cheers!'''--<span style="border:1px solid #00007f;background:#07ffff"><font face="Times New Roman">[[User: Crab rangoons |''' Allied Rangoon''']]‧[[User talk: Crab rangoons |'''talk''']] </font></span> 02:09, 9 May 2014 (UTC)<br />
#It's been a while since I signed a guest book. [[User:The Utahraptor|<font color="green">The Utahraptor</font>]][[User talk:The Utahraptor|<sup>Talk</sup>]]/[[Special:Contributions/The Utahraptor|<sub>Contribs</sub>]] 02:49, 25 May 2014 (UTC)<br />
# Hello! --[[User:Fauzan|<font color="2F4F4F">Fauzan</font>]]<sup style="margin-left:+0.5ex">[[User talk:Fauzan#top|<font color="BDB76B">✆ talk</font>]]</sup><sub style="margin-left:-4.6ex">[[Special:EmailUser/Fauzan|<font color="BDB76B">✉ mail</font>]]</sub> 14:48, 16 June 2014 (UTC)<br />
# Yours isn't bad either! Thanks for signing mine :) ❀[[User:Larksky12358|<span style="color:purple;text-shadow:silver 0.3em 0.3em 0.3em;font-family:Palatino Linotype">Larksky12358</span>]]❀<sup>[[User:Larksky12358/Guestbook|<span style="color:purple">Guestbook</span>]]</sup> 03:24, 17 June 2014 (UTC)<br />
#Hello! --[[User:AmaryllisGardener|'''<span style="color:#E0115F">Amaryllis</span><span style="color:#74C365">Gardener</span>''']] <sup>[[User talk:AmaryllisGardener|'''talk''']]</sup> 21:36, 17 June 2014 (UTC)<br />
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#Hello! Thank you for welcoming! --[[User:SanamBh|SanamBh]] ([[User talk:SanamBh|talk]]) 11:54, 26 June 2014 (UTC)<br />
#Thanks for signing mine! Cheers, [[User:Romtam|<b style="font-family:Helvetica Neue;color:#FF4500">Romtam</b>]]<sup>[[User talk:Romtam|<b style="font-family:Helvetica Neue;color:#FF8C00">TalkToMe</b>]]</sup> 07:04, 24 August 2014 (UTC)<br />
#Thanks for the help, I tried to give you a badge, but that will have to wait for another time...once I figure it out! :-)[[User:Molly&#39;s Mind|Ask Molly]] ([[User talk:Molly&#39;s Mind|talk]]) 07:53, 26 August 2014 (UTC)<br />
#THANK YOU FOR SIGNING IN MY GUESTBOOK! HERE, YOUR RETURN! :) [[User:Nahnah4|<span style="color:red">DEW.</span>]] [[User talk:Nahnah4|<span style="color:blue">Adrenaline</span>]] ([[Special:Contributions/Nahnah4|<span style="color:green">Nahnah4</span>]]) 04:50, 19 September 2014 (UTC)<br />
#Thanks for the Teahouse badge! <span style="font-family: sylfaen">[[User:Eman235|<font color="green">E'''man'''</font><font color="#6643d1">2'''35'''</font>]]/[[User talk:Eman235|<font color="brown">''talk''</font>]]</span> 20:37, 1 October 2014 (UTC)<br />
#Hello!!![[User:Rijinatwiki|<span style="color:black;font-family:Monotype Corsiva">'''''Rijin'''''</span>]]&nbsp;[[User Talk:Rijinatwiki|<span style="text-shadow:gray;"><sup><font color="green">''Talk''</font></sup></span>]] 09:31, 4 November 2014 (UTC)<br />
#Hello,nice to meet u--[[User:Bhootrina|Bhootrina]] ([[User talk:Bhootrina|talk]]) 13:28, 2 January 2015 (UTC)<br />
#I am the FFFFFIIIIRRRSSTTTTT to sign today..--<span style="white-space:nowrap;text-shadow:#F8F8FF 0em 0em 0.8em,#FF4500 -0.8em -0.8em 0.9em,#90EE90 0.7em 0.7em 0.8em;color:#696969">[[User:The Herald|'''The Herald''']] : [[User talk:The Herald|''here I am'']]</span> 14:57, 10 January 2015 (UTC)<br />
#Hi from the [[WP:GOCE]].--[[User:Dthomsen8|DThomsen8]] ([[User talk:Dthomsen8|talk]]) 16:30, 24 January 2015 (UTC)<br />
#You patrolled me! I don't know what that means but I hope it means I'm secure! :p Hope you are having a good day! [[User:Rotund but Reasonable|Rotund but Reasonable]] ([[User talk:Rotund but Reasonable|talk]]) 18:41, 6 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
# Thank you for welcoming me to wikipedia ... looking forward to learning as I go along. Best wishes, Kelly ~ [[User:kjhathome]] <br />
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*'''Graphic design work is nearing completion''' and '''development work is coming along slowly but surely'''. The main components of the space, profiles, the landing page, and the mentor landing page have all been built, and we're basically just putting the pieces together. We have close-to-final draft of the landing page, which is currently at [[User:Slalani/Landing_page]], and in the thumbnail to the right. You can check out other components over at [[:User:Slalani]] if you're curious. {{noping|Soni}}, {{noping|Slalani}}, and I are working together on some of the front page elements. We've also been doing some testing on [http://test.wikipedia.org/ test.wikipedia.org] for profile building and matching. If you're curious about checking that out, let me know.<br />
*'''We've finished up a survey for newer editors''' to assess their experiences of using existing help spaces (e.g. [[WP:REFDESK|Reference Desk]], [[WP:TEAHOUSE|Teahouse]], [[WP:IRC|IRC]], [[WP:TWA|The Wikipedia Adventure]]) on en.wikipedia. {{u|Gabrielm199}} is putting together a summary of that survey, and in the meantime, some findings from that survey of 45 newer editors include:<br />
**On average, editors found contributing to Wikipedia to be easier after using the help space compared to before.<br />
***However, after using one or more help spaces, only half of editors reported that editing, addressing social challenges, and resolving technical issues were easy or very easy. The other half of editors were either neutral, or reported that these matters were difficult or very difficult.<br />
**Just under 30% (11 of 38 editors) of newer editors said they probably would have stopped editing entirely had they not received support from the help space they used.<br />
**Editors frequently reported either 1) that they would not have been learn what they needed without the help space, or 2) That they could have found it, but admitted that it would have been difficult or taken much longer.<br />
*'''We will be making one final move of the pilot start date to March 4th, 2015.''' This is the last move (I promise), because we can't afford to run the pilot any later than that. So there it is: '''March 4th or bust!''' But we won't bust, because there are just a few things left on our plate before we can run our pilot successfully. '''I'll be alerting you about when you will be able to make mentor profiles soon''', so when you get a message about that, please take a minute or two to create your profile here (otherwise, you won't get matched to any editors!).<br />
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A belated thank you for the welcome and the badge. I am very slowly leaning.[[User:Lbhiggin|Lbhiggin]] ([[User talk:Lbhiggin|talk]]) 19:54, 16 February 2015 (UTC)<br />
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I'm confused as to why the entry Jeff Cavins is being held up. All of the criteria for notability has been met. A biography has been written about his life, He has created the largest bible study in American History for the Catholic Church. He is a celebrated author and sought after media host and guest. Many people who are far less notable have been accepted. I just don't get it. Can you help me out with this? <small class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/12.130.116.140|12.130.116.140]] ([[User talk:12.130.116.140|talk]]) 05:37, 18 February 2015 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:Unsigned IP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--><br />
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:Hi, [[User:MKHarden03|MKHarden03]]! [[Draft:Jeff Cavins (Biblical scholar)]] not declined because he is not notable. It was declined because '''the sources in the article''' do not show that he is notable. The only sources you cited are publications written by Jeff Cavins. Anyone can write a book. In order for your article to be accepted, you must include some reliable, independent sources that ''someone else'' has written about this man. See [[Wikipedia:Reliable sources]] for what kind of sources you need. <br><br />
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Hello Missionedit ! <br />
I want to thank you for Recognize me.<br />
I am very commerce studying Wikipedia. I have been able to edit articles but could you let me know How to deal with{Citation needed|March2015} Please help me.Your help can motive me in editing an article.<br />
[[User:Rowdy srezan|Rowdy srezan]] ([[User talk:Rowdy srezan|talk]]) 11:43, 3 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
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:Hello, [[User:Rowdy srezan|Rowdy srezan]]! {Citation needed|March2015} means that you need to put a source for that sentence so that the source shows up under the "References" section at the bottom. Once you have added a source you can remove {Citation needed|March2015}. ~ [[User:Missionedit|Anastasia &#91;Missionedit&#93;]] ([[User talk:Missionedit#top|talk]]) 02:47, 4 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
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Hi!Anastasia its me Rowdy srezan again.I would to suggest that if you had made more than 75000 edit why dont you nominate for admins.ill be there to support you.And Happy holi<br />
[[User:Rowdy srezan|Rowdy srezan]] ([[User talk:Rowdy srezan|talk]]) 02:31, 5 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
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:{{Ping|Rowdy srezan}} Oh, that's so nice of you! Thank you for the compliment. The main reason I haven't tried to become an administrator is that I really don't have the time to be one. It is a very complicated and rigorous process to become an admin, for which you need to meet lots of specific requirements. I appreciate your support, though :) ~ [[User:Missionedit|Anastasia &#91;Missionedit&#93;]] ([[User talk:Missionedit#top|talk]]) 03:50, 5 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
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::{{Ping|Rowdy srezan}} Thank you, but I am not interested in a relationship. My interactions on Wikipedia are strictly professional. ~ [[User:Missionedit|Anastasia &#91;Missionedit&#93;]] ([[User talk:Missionedit#top|talk]]) 18:11, 5 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
:::hi Anastasia Cold you let me know how to add image in user infobox?Rowdy srezan 03:47, 8 March 2015 (UTC) <small><span class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signature.s|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Rowdy srezan|Rowdy srezan]] ([[User talk:Rowdy srezan|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Rowdy srezan|contribs]]) </span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--><br />
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::::{{Ping|Rowdy srezan}} Yes, what image would you like to use? Don't forget to sign your posts. ~ [[User:Missionedit|Anastasia &#91;Missionedit&#93;]] ([[User talk:Missionedit#top|talk]]) 19:32, 8 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
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:::::Let it go I have uploaded file which is my real pic.At last I want you to edit my navigation bar as you have done in your user page.The link is [[User:Rowdy srezan/navbar]]Rowdy srezan 09:47, 9 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
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::::::{{Ping|Rowdy srezan}} Ok, good for you :) If you want, there are lots of navigation bars to choose from besides mine at [[Wikipedia:User page design center/Menus and subpages]]. You might want to take a look at that first. ~ [[User:Missionedit|Anastasia &#91;Missionedit&#93;]] ([[User talk:Missionedit#top|talk]]) 17:03, 9 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
:::::::After looking all the menus I would like to use Menu#15.Rowdy srezan 04:34, 10 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
::::::::{{Ping|Rowdy srezan}} Would you like help with anything? ~ [[User:Missionedit|Anastasia &#91;Missionedit&#93;]] ([[User talk:Missionedit#top|talk]]) 01:22, 11 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
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Hello The name BluJay is taken! You gave me first Thank it was so exciting!([[User:Pythonessofdelphi|Pythonessofdelphi]] ([[User talk:Pythonessofdelphi|talk]]) 15:04, 15 March 2015 (UTC)) If you ever need help with anything my two favorite sources are the Teahouse and Missionedit(Anastasia) -([[User:Pythonessofdelphi|Pythonessofdelphi]] ([[User talk:Pythonessofdelphi|talk]]) 15:40, 15 March 2015 (UTC))</div>Pythonessofdelphihttps://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Castell,_Texas&diff=651488650Castell, Texas2015-03-15T15:07:34Z<p>Pythonessofdelphi: /* Modern era */</p>
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'''Castell''' is a small [[unincorporated area|unincorporated riverside town]] in [[Llano County, Texas|Llano County]], [[Texas]], [[United States]]. The population was 104 at the 2010 census. Located in the heart of the [[Texas Hill Country]], its northern border is formed by the [[Llano River]]. Designated a [[Recorded Texas Historic Landmark]] in 1964, Marker number 9440.<ref>{{cite web|title=Castell, Texas|url=http://www.9key.com/markers/marker_detail.asp?atlas_number=5299009440|work=Recorded Texas Historic Landmark|publisher=William Nienke, Sam Morrow|accessdate=14 February 2011}}</ref><br />
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==Founding==<br />
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Castell began in 1847 as a land grant in [[Comanche]] territory settled by German [[Abolitionism in the United States|abolitionists]] and [[Free-Soil]]ers.<ref name="HILL"/> The unsettled land had formerly been part of the [[Fisher-Miller Land Grant]]. <br />
{{details|List of Darmstadt Society of Forty}}<br />
It was part of a series of five immigrant settlements sponsored by a group of prominent Germans known as the [[Adelsverein]], including Count Emil von Kriewitz,<ref name="HANDBOOK">[http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/CC/hnc23.html Castell, Texas] by James B. Heckert-Greene in the ''Handbook of Texas Online''. Accessed August 7, 2007.</ref> [[John O. Meusebach]], [[Prince Carl of Solms-Braunfels]], [[Hermann Spiess]], [[Gustav Schleicher]], [[Ferdinand Ludwig Herff]] and Count Carl Frederick Christion of [[Counts of Castell|Castell-Castell]] (1801–1850). Count Castell was the Vice President and Business Manager from the beginning of the Adelsverein until about the time of Castel's founding. The other communities were Schoenburg, Meerholz, Leiningen, and [[Bettina, Texas|Bettina]]. The first two were unsuccessful from the start. Leiningen and Bettina had brief lives, Bettina lasting only a year. Only Castell remains.<ref name="HILL"/><br />
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Describing conditions in Castell in the mid-19th century, a tour guide has written {{cquote|Life here was not easy. For the first couple of years, Castellites depended heavily on supplies and support from the people of Fredericksburg, who had problems enough of their own. A round trip to Fredericksburg—about 50 miles—took 4 days.<ref name="HILL"/>}}<br />
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==Mormonism==<br />
Castell briefly experienced an influx of about 20 [[Mormon]] pioneer families under the leadership of [[Lyman Wight]]. They had settled in [[Zodiac, Texas]], in 1847, in [[Morman Mill, Burnet County, Texas|Mormon Mill]] in 1851, and then settled in Castell briefly before moving south in 1854 to [[Bandera, Texas]]. Wight died on March 31, 1858, and his body was returned to Zodiac for burial.<ref name="HILL">[http://www.io.com/~xeke/mormons2.htm Lyman Wight's Mormon Colony in Texas] excerpt from "Mormon Trails" chapter in ''Hill Country'' travel guide by Richard Zelade (2001). Accessed August 6, 2007.</ref><ref>{{Find a Grave|6295384|Lyman Wight}}</ref> Due to the Mormon custom of sending out missionaries, the [[WIKTIONARY:Castellite|Castellite]] congregations of 19th-century [[North Carolina]] possibly took their name from the Mormons who lived briefly in Castell, Texas.<br />
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==Modern era==<br />
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The community was originally on the north bank of the Llano River but now is on the south bank in the western part of Llano County near the Mason County line.<br />
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Castell had a population of 72 people in 1972 and again in 2000.<ref name="HANDBOOK"/> In 2007, a Castell promotional site claims a population of only 23.<ref name="ZIP">[http://www.castelltexas.com/ Castell, Texas — 76831], basic information about the town. Accessed August 7, 2007.</ref><br />
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Castell is in the [[Central Time Zone]] and is assigned [[ZIP code]] 76831 and [[area code]] 325.<br />
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Castell has several small businesses, mainly centering around camping and hospitality as a result of the flyfishing and kayaking opportunities there.<ref name="CASTELL">[http://www.castelltexas.com/index.html Castell, Texas]</ref><br />
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Randy Leifeste and his family operate the general store of Castell, which offers [[barbecue]] and [[Bloody Mary (cocktail)|Bloody Mary]]s on weekend mornings and Hamburgers on Thursday and Friday nights, and was also home to the legendary Castell rooster.<br />
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==Notable people==<br />
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*[[Emil Kriewitz]] lived with the Penateka Comanche, and served as guide for [[Fisher-Miller Land Grant]] settlers. He was the Llano County justice of the peace in 1870, Llano County election judge in 1871, and postmaster of Castell from 1876 to 1883. He was buried in the Llano City Cemetery.<ref>{{Find a Grave|42266320|Emil Kriewitz}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Hadeler|first=Glenn|title=Emil von Kriewitz de Czepry|url=http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fkr12|work=Handbook of Texas Online|publisher=Texas State Historical Association|accessdate=17 February 2011}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Fredericksburg, Texas]]<br />
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==Climate==<br />
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Castell has a [[humid subtropical climate]], abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=125114&cityname=Castell%2C+Texas%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Castell, Texas]</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.hometownlocator.com/City/Castell-Texas.cfm Castell, Texas Community Profile] includes numerous links to various Castell maps, aerial photos, Census data, local government offices. Accessed August 7, 2007.<br />
*[http://www.castelltexas.com/ Castell, Texas — 76831], a reference to the area's zip code, with information about the town's business community and photo of plaque commemorating the founding of Castell, Bettina, and Leiningen. Accessed August 7, 2007.<br />
* [http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/CC/fcaap.html Biography] (English) of Count Carl of Castell-Castell<br />
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'''Castell''' is a small [[unincorporated area|unincorporated riverside town]] in [[Llano County, Texas|Llano County]], [[Texas]], [[United States]]. The population was 104 at the 2010 census. Located in the heart of the [[Texas Hill Country]], its northern border is formed by the [[Llano River]]. Designated a [[Recorded Texas Historic Landmark]] in 1964, Marker number 9440.<ref>{{cite web|title=Castell, Texas|url=http://www.9key.com/markers/marker_detail.asp?atlas_number=5299009440|work=Recorded Texas Historic Landmark|publisher=William Nienke, Sam Morrow|accessdate=14 February 2011}}</ref><br />
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==Founding==<br />
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Castell began in 1847 as a land grant in [[Comanche]] territory settled by German [[Abolitionism in the United States|abolitionists]] and [[Free-Soil]]ers.<ref name="HILL"/> The unsettled land had formerly been part of the [[Fisher-Miller Land Grant]]. <br />
{{details|List of Darmstadt Society of Forty}}<br />
It was part of a series of five immigrant settlements sponsored by a group of prominent Germans known as the [[Adelsverein]], including Count Emil von Kriewitz,<ref name="HANDBOOK">[http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/CC/hnc23.html Castell, Texas] by James B. Heckert-Greene in the ''Handbook of Texas Online''. Accessed August 7, 2007.</ref> [[John O. Meusebach]], [[Prince Carl of Solms-Braunfels]], [[Hermann Spiess]], [[Gustav Schleicher]], [[Ferdinand Ludwig Herff]] and Count Carl Frederick Christion of [[Counts of Castell|Castell-Castell]] (1801–1850). Count Castell was the Vice President and Business Manager from the beginning of the Adelsverein until about the time of Castel's founding. The other communities were Schoenburg, Meerholz, Leiningen, and [[Bettina, Texas|Bettina]]. The first two were unsuccessful from the start. Leiningen and Bettina had brief lives, Bettina lasting only a year. Only Castell remains.<ref name="HILL"/><br />
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Describing conditions in Castell in the mid-19th century, a tour guide has written {{cquote|Life here was not easy. For the first couple of years, Castellites depended heavily on supplies and support from the people of Fredericksburg, who had problems enough of their own. A round trip to Fredericksburg—about 50 miles—took 4 days.<ref name="HILL"/>}}<br />
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==Mormonism==<br />
Castell briefly experienced an influx of about 20 [[Mormon]] pioneer families under the leadership of [[Lyman Wight]]. They had settled in [[Zodiac, Texas]], in 1847, in [[Morman Mill, Burnet County, Texas|Mormon Mill]] in 1851, and then settled in Castell briefly before moving south in 1854 to [[Bandera, Texas]]. Wight died on March 31, 1858, and his body was returned to Zodiac for burial.<ref name="HILL">[http://www.io.com/~xeke/mormons2.htm Lyman Wight's Mormon Colony in Texas] excerpt from "Mormon Trails" chapter in ''Hill Country'' travel guide by Richard Zelade (2001). Accessed August 6, 2007.</ref><ref>{{Find a Grave|6295384|Lyman Wight}}</ref> Due to the Mormon custom of sending out missionaries, the [[WIKTIONARY:Castellite|Castellite]] congregations of 19th-century [[North Carolina]] possibly took their name from the Mormons who lived briefly in Castell, Texas.<br />
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==Modern era==<br />
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The community was originally on the north bank of the Llano River but now is on the south bank in the western part of Llano County near the Mason County line.<br />
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Castell had a population of 72 people in 1972 and again in 2000.<ref name="HANDBOOK"/> In 2007, a Castell promotional site claims a population of only 23.<ref name="ZIP">[http://www.castelltexas.com/ Castell, Texas — 76831], basic information about the town. Accessed August 7, 2007.</ref><br />
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Castell is in the [[Central Time Zone]] and is assigned [[ZIP code]] 76831 and [[area code]] 325.<br />
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Castell has several small businesses, mainly centering around camping and hospitality as a result of the flyfishing and kayaking opportunities there.<ref name="CASTELL">[http://www.castelltexas.com/index.html Castell, Texas]</ref><br />
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Randy Leifeste and his family operate the general store of Castell, which offers [[barbecue]] and [[Bloody Mary (cocktail)|Bloody Mary]]s on weekend mornings and hamburgers on Thursday and Friday nights, and was also home to the legendary Castell rooster.<br />
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==Notable people==<br />
<br />
*[[Emil Kriewitz]] lived with the Penateka Comanche, and served as guide for [[Fisher-Miller Land Grant]] settlers. He was the Llano County justice of the peace in 1870, Llano County election judge in 1871, and postmaster of Castell from 1876 to 1883. He was buried in the Llano City Cemetery.<ref>{{Find a Grave|42266320|Emil Kriewitz}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Hadeler|first=Glenn|title=Emil von Kriewitz de Czepry|url=http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fkr12|work=Handbook of Texas Online|publisher=Texas State Historical Association|accessdate=17 February 2011}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Fredericksburg, Texas]]<br />
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==Climate==<br />
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Castell has a [[humid subtropical climate]], abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=125114&cityname=Castell%2C+Texas%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Castell, Texas]</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.hometownlocator.com/City/Castell-Texas.cfm Castell, Texas Community Profile] includes numerous links to various Castell maps, aerial photos, Census data, local government offices. Accessed August 7, 2007.<br />
*[http://www.castelltexas.com/ Castell, Texas — 76831], a reference to the area's zip code, with information about the town's business community and photo of plaque commemorating the founding of Castell, Bettina, and Leiningen. Accessed August 7, 2007.<br />
* [http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/CC/fcaap.html Biography] (English) of Count Carl of Castell-Castell<br />
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* [[Child Soldiers]], a children's book on the survival of one british boy and a continental girl written by a [[Nigerian phantom publisher]]. ([http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/specials/1521_int_play_comp/], [https://books.google.com.ng/books?id=QsXyeGinNJIC&pg=PA187&lpg=PA187&dq=child+soldiers+book+waw&source=bl&ots=W6cr3-fqsm&sig=U20nt3k5IGu4pFrOX0T3pvCCGEI&hl=en&sa=X&ei=wpK_VIiIPIn0UqeYhKAJ&ved=0CCYQ6AEwAg]<br />
* [[The Accidental Superpower]], a book on the future by [[Peter Zeihan]]. ([http://www.wsj.com/articles/book-review-the-accidental-superpower-by-peter-zeihan-1417653112], [http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/fareed-zakaria-americas-prospects-are-promising-indeed/2014/11/20/eb91209a-70f3-11e4-ad12-3734c461eab6_story.html], [http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-4555-8366-9])<br />
*''[[The Animals' Lawsuit Against Humanity|The Animals' Lawsuit Against Humanity: An Illustrated 10th Century Iraqi Ecological Fable]]'' by [[Ikhwan al Safa]] (and others) ([http://www.amazon.com/The-Animals-Lawsuit-Against-Humanity/dp/1887752706], [http://www.themuslimtimes.org/2011/04/countries/netherlands/the-animals-lawsuit-against-humanity-10th-century-arabic-animals-rights-awareness-an-inspiration-for-modern-day-activists])<br />
*''[[A White Room]] by [[Stephanie Carroll]]. A women's historical fiction novel inspired by the classic [[The Yellow Wallpaper]] by [[Charlote Perkins Gilman]]. This novel touches on multiple historical women's health issues including [[hysteria]] and nineteenth century [[abortion]]. ([http://blog.bookfari.com/bookfari-review-a-white-room/], [http://blog.bookfari.com/bookfari-review-a-white-room/], [http://militaryspousebookreview.com/2014/09/02/book-review-stephanie-carrolls-a-white-room/], [https://hookofabook.wordpress.com/2013/06/19/a-white-room-debut-historical-novel-by-stephanie-carroll-takes-on-secrets-madness-gender-and-human-rights-in-1900s-america/], [http://historicalnovelreview.blogspot.com/2013/07/a-white-room-by-stephanie-carroll.html], [http://hanfordsentinel.com/ontap/arts/lemoore-author-publishes-debut-novel/article_9a7b8dfe-d553-11e2-b380-0019bb2963f4.html], [http://www.nevadaappeal.com/news/lahontanvalley/7124762-113/art-gallery-rising-studios], [http://auburnpub.com/lifestyles/auburn-s-electric-history/article_726f4a14-41f6-11e0-86ac-001cc4c03286.html])<br />
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* ''[[Casey Agonistes]]'', classic SF novel by [[Richard McKenna]] <br />
* [[Chad Grothkopf]], comic book illustrator, pioneer of the "funny animal" genre of anthropomorphic characters in comic books.<br />
* [[Chosen Girls series|''Chosen Girls'' series]]{{spaced ndash}}, a series of 8 books written in the 21st century by Cheryl Crouch and created/illustrated by G Studios<br />
* [[The Church Mice series|''The Church Mice'' series]]{{spaced ndash}}to date, a series of 12 books written and illustrated by [[Graham Oakley]]<br />
* ''[[The City Who Fought]]'' by [[Anne McCaffrey]] and [[S. M. Stirling]]<br />
* [[The Clockwork Man]] by [[E. V. Odle]] (1923) (#139 on James Wallace Harris' list: see http://io9.com/now-you-can-read-the-first-cyborg-novel-ever-published-458729406 for background -- but [http://checkyourfacts.wordpress.com/2010/10/20/the-influential-science-fiction-of-virginia-woolf/ the claim that] E. V. Odle was actually Virginia Woolf [http://io9.com/5987513/virginia-woolfs-secret-career-as-a-science-fiction-writer-who-inspired-attack-of-the-50-foot-woman appears to be unfounded]. See [http://www.depauw.edu/sfs/notes/notes25/notes25.html here] for E. V. Odle's real identity: Edwin Vincent Odle (1890-1942))<br />
* ''[[Country Diary of Garden Lore]]''<br />
* [[The Child (short story)]] short story written by [[Guy de Maupassant]]<br />
* [[Champion (novel)]] by [[Marie Lu]]<br />
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* [[Coming Out To Play]] written by [[[[Robbie_Rogers|Robbie Rogers]]]]<br />
* [[Childhood of Famous Americans]] by [[Kathryn Kilby Borland]]<br />
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==D==<br />
* [[Diary of a Freedom Writer]] [[ Biographies & Memoirs]] ISBN-13: 978-1625635808 [http://www.amazon.com/Diary-Freedom-Writer-Darrius-Garrett/dp/162563580X/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1421574496&sr=8-1] This book was written by One of the original Freedom Writers from the group of students that the 2007 movie Freedom Writers starring Hilary Swank was about. <br />
* [[Dataclysm]]: Who We Are (When We Think No One's Looking)[[Christian Rudder]] ISBN-13: 978-0385347372 [http://www.amazon.com/Dataclysm-When-Think-Ones-Looking/dp/0385347375 Amazon page with many reviews]<br />
* [[Deephaven (story)]] Written by [[Sarah Orne Jewett]]<br />
* [[Detective Kids]] Written By David Licht, published January 28,2014 Detective Kids is about Jake Conway and Kevin Broxporch, two 10 year olds who solve mysteries that take them throughout the world, as they work with the FBI and other law enforcement agencies. The series is filled with real world situations and international intrigue, making use of modern crime fighting techniques and technology. <br />
* [[DragonArt]] by [[Jessica Peffer]]<br />
* [[Dreamless (novel)]] - a young adult novel written by [[Josephine Angelini]]<br />
* [[Driftwood (book)]] by [[Richard M. Waring]],a book converted into a motion picture in 1997 by the same name.<br />
* [[The Drowning of Stephan Jones]] by [[Bette Greene]], a book inspired by the murder of [[Charlie Howard]]<br />
* [[Dust City]] by Robert Paul Weston, a young adult novel featuring anthropomorphic characters and based on a fairy tale<br />
* [[David Daglish - American Author]]<br />
* [[The Disappearing Spoon]] by [[Sam Kean]]<br />
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==E==<br />
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* [[Elven Bard(series]] by [[Kitty Caulfield]]<br />
* [[Elissa's Quest]] by [[Erica Verrilo]]<br />
* [[Epilegomena]] by Jane Harrison ([http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1016/S0191-6599%2802%2900014-1?journalCode=rhei20#.VG2tAjTF_A0])<br />
* [[The Blue Feather]]- written by [[Gary Crew]] with [[Michael O'Hara]]<br />
* [[Ex-Heroes]], published by Random House, a novel about superheroes in Los Angeles trying to save the survivors of a zombie apocalypse, by [[Peter Clines]]; author of [[Ex-Patriots]], also published by Random House, [[The Junkie Quatrain]], the [[mashup]] novel [[The Eerie Adventures of the Lycanthrope Robinson Crusoe]], and the Lovecraftian modern mystery novel [[14]], which was named Best Science Fiction book of 2012 by Audible.com.<br />
* ''[[The Embedding]]'', classic SF novel by [[Ian Watson]]<br />
* [[Encyklopedia kościelna]] -- a multivolume Polish encyclopedia from 1873-1933; see [[:pl:Encyklopedia_kościelna]] <br />
* [[End of Days (book)]] --Adult fiction book written by Eric Walters<br />
* [[Extended Stay]] -- A published novel by [[Bradley Cannon]] about what would happen if people couldn't die; see http://www.bradleycannon.com/#!extended-stay/c1hme and http://www.bradleycannon.com/#!bio/c1ktj<br />
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==F== <br />
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*[[Fates Forsaken series]] by [[Shae Ford (this page needs to be created as well)]] http://www.fatesforsaken.com/ ([http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21732092-harbinger], [http://www.shaeford.com/], [http://podiumpublishing.com/book/fates-forsaken/])<br />
* [[Falling Kingdoms series]] by [[Morgan Rhodes (this page needs to be created as well)]] http://www.fallingkingdoms.com/ ([https://www.justinemagazine.com/content/exclusive-cover-reveal-morgan-rhodes-gathering-darkness], [https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/morgan-rhodes/falling-kingdoms/])<br />
* [[Farm Boy (book)]]{{spaced ndash}}children's book by [[Michael Morpurgo]] ([http://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2012/aug/10/review-farm-boy-michael-morpurgo], [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/edinburgh-festival-reviews/7979368/Farm-Boy-Assembly-Rooms-Edinburgh-review.html], [http://www.childrenslaureate.org.uk/previous-laureates/books/3/30168/])<br />
* [[FDR: The First Hundred Days]]{{spaced ndash}}non-fiction book by [[Tony Badger]] ([http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2009/feb/12/a-revolutionary-president/], [http://rrp.sagepub.com/content/42/3/414.refs])<br />
* [[Follow Your Heart (novel)]] by [[Susanna Tamaro]] ([http://www.worldcat.org/title/study-guide-to-susanna-tamaros-follow-your-heart/oclc/222311689], [https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/susanna-tamaro/follow-your-heart/], [http://variety.com/1996/film/reviews/follow-your-heart-1200445497/])<br />
* From Bananas to Buttocks: The Latina Body in Popular Film and Culture. Editor, Myra Mendible, University of Texas Press, 2007. ([http://search.library.vcu.edu/primo_library/libweb/action/display.do;jsessionid=2888ED160A66C36075C11B0A3D402F8F?frbrVersion=5&tabs=viewOnlineTab&ct=display&fn=search&doc=TN_gale_litrc217042212&indx=7&recIds=TN_gale_litrc217042212&recIdxs=6&elementId=6&renderMode=poppedOut&displayMode=full&frbrVersion=5&dscnt=0&vl(12965624UI0)=any&query=any%2Ccontains%2C%22From+Bananas+to+Buttocks%22&scp.scps=scope%3A%28VCU_CONTENTDM%29%2Cscope%3A%28VCU%29%2Cscope%3A%28VCU_ALMA%29%2Cprimo_central_multiple_fe&tab=all&dstmp=1416762150070&dym=true&search_scope=all_scope&vl(freeText0)=%22From%20Bananas%20to%20Buttocks%22&vid=VCU&institution=VCU], [http://search.library.vcu.edu/primo_library/libweb/action/display.do;jsessionid=2888ED160A66C36075C11B0A3D402F8F?frbrVersion=4&tabs=viewOnlineTab&ct=display&fn=search&doc=TN_duke10.1215%2f00182168-2009-125&indx=2&recIds=TN_duke10.1215%2f00182168-2009-125&recIdxs=1&elementId=1&renderMode=poppedOut&displayMode=full&frbrVersion=4&dscnt=0&vl(12965624UI0)=any&query=any%2Ccontains%2C%22From+Bananas+to+Buttocks%22&scp.scps=scope%3A%28VCU_CONTENTDM%29%2Cscope%3A%28VCU%29%2Cscope%3A%28VCU_ALMA%29%2Cprimo_central_multiple_fe&tab=all&dstmp=1416762150070&dym=true&search_scope=all_scope&vl(freeText0)=%22From%20Bananas%20to%20Buttocks%22&vid=VCU&institution=VCU], [http://search.library.vcu.edu/primo_library/libweb/action/display.do;jsessionid=2888ED160A66C36075C11B0A3D402F8F?frbrVersion=5&tabs=viewOnlineTab&ct=display&fn=search&doc=TN_nature_a10.1057%2flst.2009.36&indx=4&recIds=TN_nature_a10.1057%2flst.2009.36&recIdxs=3&elementId=3&renderMode=poppedOut&displayMode=full&frbrVersion=5&dscnt=0&vl(12965624UI0)=any&query=any%2Ccontains%2C%22From+Bananas+to+Buttocks%22&scp.scps=scope%3A%28VCU_CONTENTDM%29%2Cscope%3A%28VCU%29%2Cscope%3A%28VCU_ALMA%29%2Cprimo_central_multiple_fe&tab=all&dstmp=1416762150070&dym=true&search_scope=all_scope&vl(freeText0)=%22From%20Bananas%20to%20Buttocks%22&vid=VCU&institution=VCU])<br />
* [[From the Journal of a Leper]] by [[John Updike]] An autobiography by John Updike, published 1978 in small numbers, for sale at $250 and up, not generall available in any library. A bit of a mystery book by a major American Author. http://www.abebooks.com/DIARY-LEPER-UPDIKE-John-Lord-Press/38179015/bd ([http://litmed.med.nyu.edu/Annotation?action=view&annid=981], [http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/3509384?uid=3739936&uid=2&uid=4&uid=3739256&sid=21104631222041], [http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1976/07/19/from-the-journal-of-a-leper])<br />
* [[Four Meetings]] by [[Henry James]] ([http://www.mantex.co.uk/2011/11/24/four-meetings-a-study-guide/], [http://www2.newpaltz.edu/~hathawar/fourmeetings.html], [http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/literary-criticism/7134741/narrators-retreat-jamess-four-meetings])<br />
* [[Forty-Five]] by [[Andi Ewington]] Graphic Novel (Comic Book) cited on the following wikipages [[Jock]] | [[Frazer Irving]] | [[Lee Carter]] | [[Matt Timson]] | [[Com.x]] ([http://techland.time.com/2010/02/01/interview-with-45-creator-andi-ewington/], [http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=23554], [http://www.wired.com/2010/02/45-superheroe/])<br />
* [[Fool's Assassin]] by [[Robin Hobb]] ([http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/sep/10/fools-assassin-robin-hobb-review-fantasy-novel], [http://io9.com/fools-assassin-is-a-triumphant-return-to-robin-hobbs-fa-1620403562], [http://www.tor.com/blogs/2014/08/book-review-the-fools-assassin-robin-hobb])<br />
* [[Frostborn]] by [[Lou Anders]] reference: [http://www.amazon.com/Frostborn-Thrones-Bones-Lou-Anders/dp/0385387784 Amazon link: Frostborn (Thrones and Bones)] ([https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/lou-anders/frostborn/], [http://www.sfsignal.com/archives/2014/11/book-review-frostborn-by-lou-anders/], [http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-385-38778-1], [http://io9.com/frostborn-is-the-fantasy-adventure-book-i-wish-id-had-w-1655356810])<br />
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==G==<br />
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* Ghost dog australian childrens book by Edel Wignell<br />
* [[GN Braun]] - author of [[Hammered: Memoir of a Junkie]], past president of the [[Australian Horror Writers Association]] (as [[Geoff Brown]])<br />
* [[Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth]] by [[James Lovelock]]<br />
* [[The Graduation of Jake Moon]] by [[Barbara Park]], a novel about a boy who must deal with his grandfather's Alzheimer's Disease<br />
* [[Gene Chords]] by [[Daniel Henry]]; a supernatually gifted musician has the power to hypnotize his audience with his music<br />
* [[Get the Hell off My Porch]]; a collection of short stories by [[the Brothers Boyce]], collectively, [[Chet Boyce]] and [[Scott Boyce]]<br />
* [[Ghosts Don't Die]] by [[William Alexander]]; FBI agent on vacation Proctor Ridgeway must solve the murder of Gettysburg, PA's most despised tour guide. [http://www.amazon.com/Ghosts-Dont-Die-William-Alexander/dp/1490445269/] [http://www.derrynews.com/calendar/x1750260646/sthash.YPsxrJ7K.gbpl]<br />
* [[The Gift of Cochise]] short story by [[Louis L'Amour]]<br />
* ''[[The Girl in the Golden Atom]]''. classic SF novel by [[Ray Cummings]]<br />
* [[A Girl Named Sooner]], by Suzanne Clauser. ([http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/125844/A-Girl-Named-Sooner/overview movie based on book], [https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/suzanne-clauser/a-girl-named-sooner/])<br />
* [[Golem (Series)]] by Elvire, Lorris and [[Marie-Aude Murail]]<br />
* [[The Good Neighbors]], a graphic novel trilogy by [[Holly Black]]; illustrated by [[Ted Naifeh]]<br />
* [[The Great Abraham Lincoln Pocket Watch Conspiracy]] by [[Jacopo della Quercia]] (pseud.) Described by [[Ripley's Believe It or Not!]] as "one of the best reads of the year."[http://www.pocketwatchconspiracy.com/the-reviews.html] ([http://www.timesunion.com/living/article/History-with-a-twist-5797262.php], [http://www.avclub.com/review/great-abraham-lincoln-pocket-watch-conspiracy-embr-207664], [https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/jacopo-della-quercia/great-abraham-lincoln-pocket-watch-conspiracy/])<br />
* [[Grimpow: The Invisible Road]] by [[Rafael Ábalos]] ([http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-7393-5963-1], [http://www.latimes.com/style/la-bkw-park2dec02-story.html#page=1], [http://www.yalsa.ala.org/thehub/2013/09/24/ya-fiction-for-hispanic-heritage-month/])<br />
* [[Gu-Su-Ryak]] an ancient Korean mathematics text by the aristocrat and mathematician [[Seok-jeong Choi]], which contains the [[Hexagonal tortoise problem]]<br />
* [[Girl in translation]] by [[Jean Kwok]]<br />
* Grumpy in Belgrade by Chris Farmer, published by Komshe d.o.o., November 2014, [[Belgrade]] [[Serbia]]<br />
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==H==<br />
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* [[Handbuch der Physik]] (55-volume Physics compendium)<br />
* [[Heartbreak Tango]] by [[Manuel Puig]]; fiction novel originally published in Spanish in 1969, translated to English in 1973<br />
* [[Heat (book)]] by [[Mike Lupica]]; describes the experiences of [[Michael Arroyo]]<br />
* [[Heidi R. Kling]] -- American Author; Author with [[Coliloquy]]<br />
* [[History of the United States from the Compromise of 1850]] by [[James Ford Rhodes]]; series documents the history of the United States in the latter half of the 19th century<br />
* [[Homer for the Holidays]] by [[Nancy Levine]] ([http://books.usatoday.com/book/nancy-levine-homer-for-the-holidays-the-further-adventures-of-wilson-the-pug/r106970], [http://www.sfgate.com/homeandgarden/article/Not-the-least-bit-pugnacious-What-Lao-tzu-might-2637892.php])<br />
* [[How to Disappear: Erase Your Digital Footprint, Leave False Trails, And Vanish Without A Trace]] by [[Frank M. Ahearn]] published by Globe Pequot Press; First Edition edition, September 1, 2010<br />
* [[How to Disappear From Big Brother: Avoid Surveillance, Prevent Unwanted Intrusion and Create Privacy in an Era of Global Spying]] by [[Frank M. Ahearn]] published 2014<br />
* [[How to Run: An Advanced Guide to Managing Role-playing Games]] by [[Alexis D. Smolensk]] published 2014 ([http://www.amazon.ca/How-Run-Alexis-D-Smolensk-ebook/dp/B00MENQP8C/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1407437182&sr=8-1&keywords=Alexis+Smolensk])<br />
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==I==<br />
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* [[It Had to Be You]] by [[Anuj Tiwari]] ([http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6522204.Anuj_Tiwari]<br />
* [[In Search Of April Raintree]] by [[Beatrice Culleton Mosionier]] ([http://www.amazon.ca/Search-Raintree-Beatrice-Culleton-Mosionier/dp/1894110439], [http://www.umanitoba.ca/cm/vol6/no11/april.html], [http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.5250/studamerindilite.24.1.0015?uid=2&uid=4&sid=21105260869733])<br />
* [[International Development of China, The]] by [[Sun Yat-Sen]]<br />
* [[I, Michael Bennett]] by [[James Patterson]]<br />
* [[The Infinite Moment of Us]] by [[Lauren Myracle]]<br />
* [[In the Matter J. Robert Oppenheimer]] very well known book, can be translated from: [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_der_Sache_J._Robert_Oppenheimer]<br />
* [[In the Spring, Father Got Wings]] by [[Tomi Kontio]]<br />
* [[The Interrogative Mood]] by [[Padgett Powell]]<br />
*[[Invisibility (Cremer and Levithan novel)]]; A 2013 YA novel by [[Andrea Cremer]] and [[David Levithan]]. ISBN 978-0399257605<br />
* [[It Chicks (novel)]] by [[Tia Williams]] which chronicles the lives of black students attending an elite performing arts academy. ([https://www.commonsensemedia.org/book-reviews/the-it-chicks], [http://books.google.com/books?id=rSUEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT4&lpg=PT4&dq=It+Chicks+%28novel%29+by+Tia+Williams&source=bl&ots=7CwTlwdofi&sig=Wz6zFIc-piFEHjdEMgv0RUgaFzQ&hl=en&sa=X&ei=NfpuVPOEO8mqgwTW0ILoAw&ved=0CCgQ6AEwAjge#v=onepage&q=It%20Chicks%20(novel)%20by%20Tia%20Williams&f=false])<br />
* [[Iron Fey]] by [[Julie Kagawa]]<br />
* [[I'll Be There (book)]] by [[Holly Goldberg Sloan]] ([http://www.theguardian.com/books/2012/apr/29/ill-be-there-holly-goldberg-sloan-review], [http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-316-12279-5], [https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/holly-goldberg-sloan/ill-be-there-sloan/])<br />
* [[Influx_(novel)|Influx]] by [[Daniel Suarez]]<br />
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[[Icons]] by [[Margaret Stohl]] 2013 novel- http://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/margaret-stohl/icons/9780316205184/, http://www.book-swoon.com/blog/2013/7/8/book-review-icons-by-margaret-stohl<br />
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==J==<br />
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* [[Jason (novel)]] by [[Laurell K. Hamilton]] ([http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23129684-jason]<br />
* [[Journey of Two Hearts]] by [[Anuj Tiwari]] ([http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6522204.Anuj_Tiwari]<br />
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==K==<br />
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* [[Kalyug by Sreeram | Kalyug (2014)]] by [[R. Sreeram]] ([https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23462595-kalyug], [http://www.flipkart.com/kalyug-english/p/itmeywzxanwbvh9h?pid=9789384030650&otracker=from-search&srno=t_1&query=kalyug&ref=ef381db5-acf4-4d56-8111-a0ca4555817d])<br />
* [[Kings of Colorado (book)]] by [[David E. Hilton]] ([http://www.dallasnews.com/entertainment/headlines/20110109-book-review-kings-of-colorado_by-david-e.-hilton.ece], [http://www.statesman.com/news/entertainment/books-literature/book-review-kings-of-colorado-a-novel-by-david-e-h/nRXM7/], [http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-4391-8382-3], [https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/david-e-hilton/kings-colorado/], [http://blogs.slj.com/adult4teen/2011/03/18/kings-of-colorado/])<br />
* [[Knights of Alfheim]] by [[Seika Nakayama]] ([https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=19333])<br />
* [[Korea and Her Neighbours]] by [[Isabella Bird]] [[s:Korea %26 Her Neighbours]]<br />
* [[Kranti Ki Laptain]] by [[Chandramani Brahmdutt]]<br />
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==L==<br />
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* [[La Salute é in Voi (The Health is Within You)]] by [[Carlo Valdonoci]]<br />
* [[Laments for the Living]] by [[Dorothy Parker]]<br />
* [[The Last Secret of the Temple]] by [[Paul Sussman]]<br />
* [[The Latte Rebellion(novel)]] by [[Sarah Jamila Stevenson]] ([http://www.npr.org/2011/07/15/138161210/youth-experiences-blend-in-latte-rebellion], [https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/sarah-jamila-stevenson/latte-rebellion/], [http://blogs.slj.com/teacozy/2011/01/27/review-the-latte-rebellion/])<br />
* [[Leonardo's Laptop]] ([http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg17623696.500-leonardos-laptop-human-needs-and-the-new-computing-technologies-by-ben-shneiderman.html])<br />
* [[Les Babouches du Brahmane]] by [[Theodore Pavie]]<br />
* [[Letters to a Young Pug]] by [[Nancy Levine]]<br />
* [[Level Zero Heroes]] by [[Michael Golembesky]]<br />
* [[Lies (The Gone Series)]] by [[Michael Grant]]<br />
* [[The Literary Conference]] or [[el congreso de literatrura]] (original Spanish title) of what is perhap's [[Cesar Aira]]'s most significant work.<br />
* [[The Literary World (magazine)]] 19th century weekly magazine that published articles about books, literature, as well as book reviews. Edited by [[Evert Augustus Duyckinck]], [[John Timbs]], [[Charles Fenno Hoffman]]. Contributors included [[Herman Melville]], [[Thomas Wentworth Higginson]] [http://books.google.com/books?id=5a9GAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA383#v=onepage], [[Finley Peter Dunne]], [[Edwin Percy Whipple]], [[Edward Sherman Gould]], and [[Henry Thomas Mackenzie Bell]].<br />
* [[List of highest-grossing books]] - To go with the [[List of highest-grossing films]] page.<br />
* [[Little Big Man (book)]] by Thomas Berger (there's only an article on the film)<br />
* [[The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P.]] by Adelle Waldman. From her website, "Named a best book of the year by The New Yorker, NPR, Slate, The Economist, The New Republic, Bookforum, The Daily Beast, National Journal, Cosmopolitan, Elle and others. A New York Times Editors’ Choice & A Washington Post Notable Book" .. http://adellewaldman.com/ ; http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/05/books/in-love-affairs-of-nathaniel-p-women-flummox-a-writer.html?pagewanted=all ; http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/books/2013/07/love-actually.html . I'm also requesting a page for the author.<br />
* [[Loving Will Shakespeare]] by [[Carolyn Meyer]] ([https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/carolyn-meyer/loving-will-shakespeare/], [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-181672843.html], [http://search.library.vcu.edu/primo_library/libweb/action/display.do;jsessionid=1B36889AE2243EBDC4D4E685FFC754DC?frbrVersion=2&tabs=viewOnlineTab&ct=display&fn=search&doc=TN_gale_litrc162469805&indx=2&recIds=TN_gale_litrc162469805&recIdxs=1&elementId=1&renderMode=poppedOut&displayMode=full&frbrVersion=2&dscnt=0&vl(12965624UI0)=any&query=any%2Ccontains%2C%22Loving+Will+Shakespeare%22+Meyer&scp.scps=scope%3A%28VCU_CONTENTDM%29%2Cscope%3A%28VCU%29%2Cscope%3A%28VCU_ALMA%29%2Cprimo_central_multiple_fe&tab=all&dstmp=1416647065628&dym=true&search_scope=all_scope&vl(freeText0)=%22Loving%20Will%20Shakespeare%22%20Meyer&vid=VCU&institution=VCU], [http://search.library.vcu.edu/primo_library/libweb/action/display.do;jsessionid=1B36889AE2243EBDC4D4E685FFC754DC?frbrVersion=2&tabs=viewOnlineTab&ct=display&fn=search&doc=TN_gale_litrc152761000&indx=3&recIds=TN_gale_litrc152761000&recIdxs=2&elementId=2&renderMode=poppedOut&displayMode=full&frbrVersion=2&dscnt=0&vl(12965624UI0)=any&query=any%2Ccontains%2C%22Loving+Will+Shakespeare%22+Meyer&scp.scps=scope%3A%28VCU_CONTENTDM%29%2Cscope%3A%28VCU%29%2Cscope%3A%28VCU_ALMA%29%2Cprimo_central_multiple_fe&tab=all&dstmp=1416647065628&dym=true&search_scope=all_scope&vl(freeText0)=%22Loving%20Will%20Shakespeare%22%20Meyer&vid=VCU&institution=VCU])<br />
* [[Lost in the Taiga]] by [[Vasily Peskov]]; Russian family who lives isolated in the Russian Taiga for over thirty years<br />
* ''[[The Long Road Home: A Story of War and Family]]'' by [[Martha Raddatz]] (note: there is a disambiguation page)<br />
* [[Liar and Spy]] by [[Rebecca Stead]]<br />
* [[Lost In Babylon]] by [[Peter Lerangis]]<ref>http://www.sevenwondersbooks.com</ref><br />
* [[Lost Worlds (Novel)]] by [[Andrew Lane]]<br />
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==M==<br />
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* [[Mad Love and a Raging Bull]] by [[James U. Hammond]]<br />
* [[The Madness Season]] by [[C.S. Friedman]]<br />
* [[The Magic Island]] by [[William Seabrook]], account of the author's travels in Haiti, 1929<br />
*[[The Marked]] by [[Ricky Castorena]]; A novel about four brothers (Aaric Mitchell, twins Conley and Caleb Mitchell, and Daniel Mitchell) who possess angelic abilities and must stop Lucifer from being freed from Hell. Book two expected to be released in 2016-2017 year.<br />
* [[Makers of Modern India]] by [[Ramchandra Guha]]<br />
* [[Make Lemonade]] by [[Virginia E. Wolff]]<br />
* [[Malka (book)]] by [[Mirjam Pressler]] (also known as Malka Mai, [http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-399-23984-7], [https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/mirjam-pressler/malka/], [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-24647544.html], [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-111305346.html], [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-22579358.html], [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-88998344.html], [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-107228530.html], [http://www.beltz.de/fileadmin/beltz/leseproben/9783407625687.pdf mentions awards])<br />
* [[The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit]] by [[Sloan Wilson]] Wikipedia article on the film of this novel exists, but there is no article on the novel itself.<br />
* [[The Marbury Lens Series]] by [[Andrew Smith]] A series about a sixteen year old boy named Jack, who after getting drunk and almost raped after his friend's (Conner's) party, starts trying to get away from himself and his thoughts. After travelling to England with Conner, he gets given a mysterious pair of purple glasses that give him the abilit to go to a world called Marbury, a hell that swallows Jack whole. A haunting and scary book meant for older teens. <br />
* [[The March of Folly]] by [[Barbara W. Tuchman]]; details four decisive turning points in history that illustrate the very heights of folly in government: the Trojan War, the breakup of the Holy See provoked by the Renaissance Popes, the loss of the American colonies by Britain's George III, and the United States' persistent folly in Vietnam.<br />
* [[Michael Bennett series]] A series by [[James Patterson]]<br />
* [[The Midnight Eye Guide to New Japanese Film]] by Tom Mes and Jasper Sharp. ([http://www.asianreporter.com/reviews/2005/22-05mightyeye.htm asianreporter.com] <em title='Kovalsky, Justin. "The Midnight Eye Guide to New Japanese Film". Newtype USA. 4 (2) p. 161. February 2005. ISSN 1541-4817.'>Newtype USA</em> [http://www.protoculture.ca/PA/PA83Pk.htm protoculture.ca] [http://www.stonebridge.com/shopexd.asp?id=89 stonebridge.com] [http://www.sequentialtart.com/reports.php?ID=4263&issue=2005-12-01 sequentialtart.com]/<em title="No bots report: All bots are disallowed.">robots.txt</em>, [http://smithsonianapa.org/bookdragon/the-midnight-eye-guide-to-new-japanese-film-by-tom-mes-and-jasper-sharp-foreword-by-hideo-nakata/])<br />
* [[The Milagro Beanfield War (novel)]] by [[John Nichols]]; here's a page for the movie, but not the book<br />
* [[The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari]] by [[Robin Sharma]]; a life-changing book about a miraculous transformation of a business man<br />
* [[My Basmati Bat Mitzvah]] by Paula J. Freedman; a middle-grade novel about a Indian-Jewish-American girl considering diverse aspects of her identity in the months leading up to her Bat Mitzvah. Published by Amulet Books, an imprint of Abrams ([http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/10/books/review/my-basmati-bat-mitzvah-and-mira-in-the-present-tense.html], [https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/paula-j-freedman/my-basmati-bat-mitzvah/], [http://www.jewishbookcouncil.org/book/my-basmati-bat-mitzvah], [http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-4197-0806-0])<br />
* [[My Mamie Rose]] by Owen (Frawley) Kildare; a 1908 novel inspired by Kildare's early life [http://books.google.com/books?id=Ok5_5dLg3LkC&lpg=PA20&dq=%22My%20Mamie%20Rose%22&pg=PA20#v=onepage&q=%22My%20Mamie%20Rose%22&f=false], adapted into [[Regeneration (1915 film)]]<br />
* [[My Own Two Feet]] by [[Beverly Cleary]]; memoir of Clearly's life<br />
* [[The Mango Season]] by [[Amulya Malladi]] ([http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-345-45030-2], [http://smithsonianapa.org/bookdragon/the-mango-season-by-amulya-malladi/], [https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/amulya-malladi/the-mango-season/], [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P<br />
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==N==<br />
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* ''[[Nabi: The Prototype]]'' - a manhwa by Yeon-Joo Kim (Original: [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=10471 나비 - NABI], [http://www.ign.com/articles/2007/11/03/nabi-the-prototype-vol-1-review])<br />
* [[New Year Island (novel)]]{{spaced ndash}}a fiction thriller by [[Paul Draker]] ([https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/paul-draker/new-year-island/])<br />
* [[Nightshade (series)]] by [[Andrea Cremer]]. Contains [[Nightshade (2010 novel)]], [[Wolfsbane (novel)]], [[Bloodrose]], and [[Rift (novel)]]. ([http://www.nightshadebook.com/], [http://articles.latimes.com/2010/oct/17/entertainment/la-ca-andrea-cremer-20101017], [http://www.csmonitor.com/Books/2011/1017/10-top-favorite-teen-books-of-2011/Nightshade-by-Andrea-Cremer], [http://shelf-life.ew.com/2011/12/16/bloodrose-trailer-andrea-cremer/], [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-276301527.html], [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-301566835.html])<br />
* [[The Night Tourist]] by [[Katherine Marsh]] ([http://www.mysterywriters.org/?q=Edgars-Winners], [http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-545-02465-5], [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-21272165.html])<br />
* [[Now It's Funny: How I Survived Cancer, Divorce and Other Looming Disasters]]{{spaced ndash}}nonfiction by[[Michael Solomon]] ([https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/michael-solomon/now-its-funny/], [http://www.seattlepi.com/lifestyle/blogcritics/article/Book-Review-Now-It-s-Funny-How-I-Survived-4291433.php], [http://www.hudsonreporter.com/view/full_story/19922844/article-Cancer--and-other-funny-tales-Local-writer-recounts-how-he-came-back-from-lymphoma-?instance=more_page])<br />
* [[The Norton Shakespeare]] by [[Stephen Greenblatt]] ([http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/2871259?uid=2&uid=4&sid=21105267434053], [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-54064286.html])<br />
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==O==<br />
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* "[[October in the Chair]]"{{spaced ndash}}short story by [[Neil Gaiman]]; collected in his book ''[[Fragile Things]]'' ([http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/01/theater/october-in-the-chair-and-other-fragile-things.html], [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/95940486/october-in-the-chair-and-other-fragile-thingsthis])<br />
* ''[[The Open Classroom]]''{{spaced ndash}}nonficiton by [[Herbert Kohl (educator)|Herbert Kohl]]; about alternative education, seems to have been very influential ([http://jte.sagepub.com/content/24/1/44.full.pdf], [http://books.google.com/books?id=Nb8AlOMTdtoC&pg=PA138&lpg=PA138&dq=%22Open+Classroom%22+Kohl&source=bl&ots=4XlQe-LTfL&sig=XiTg0Gh3Vt-6tcSW3IrRVgYKmoQ&hl=en&sa=X&ei=BFpwVKa_BoqyggTFqIOQCQ&ved=0CC4Q6AEwAzgK#v=onepage&q=%22Open%20Classroom%22%20Kohl&f=false])<br />
* ''[[Our Enemy, The State]]'' by [[Albert Jay Nock]] ([http://fff.org/explore-freedom/article/revisiting-libertarian-classic-nocks-enemy-state/ asserts that it is a classic])<br />
*[[Olive the Other Reindeer (book)]] by Vivian Walsh, the Xmas special is based off of this book ([https://www.commonsensemedia.org/book-reviews/olive-the-other-reindeer])<br />
* Ocean Roads by James George ([http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/jlc/summary/v004/4.3.carrigan.html], [http://www.bookcouncil.org.nz/Writers/Profiles/George,%20James])<br />
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==P==<br />
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* [[The Palace of Dreams]] by [[Ismail Kadare]] ([http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-688-11183-0], [http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/book-review--from-the-land-of-plots-the-palace-of-dreams--ismail-kadare-trs-barbara-bray-harvill-1499-pounds-1474354.html], [http://www.theparisreview.org/interviews/1105/the-art-of-fiction-no-153-ismail-kadare])<br />
* [[The Palace of Song]] by [[George Frederick Root]] ([http://books.google.com/books?id=2QsDAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA491&lpg=PA491&dq=%22Palace+of+Song%22+George+Frederick+Root&source=bl&ots=V63VPeyugD&sig=iqpPhU6UrcKxlZHiGVCV2F_FDLo&hl=en&sa=X&ei=oVxwVLPkBsGmgwTU44DIBg&ved=0CDkQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=%22Palace%20of%20Song%22%20George%20Frederick%20Root&f=false])<br />
* [[Pandemonium (book)]] by [[Daryl Gregory]], won a [[Crawford Award]] ([http://www.sfsignal.com/archives/2008/09/review_pandemonium_by_daryl_gregory/])<br />
* [[The Paper Bag Principle]] by [[Audrey Elisa Kerr]] ([http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/book-reviews/29324665/paper-bag-principle-class-colorism-rumor-case-black-washington-d-c])<br />
* [[The Paper Magician]] by [[Charlie Holmberg]] ([http://charlienholmberg.com/])<br />
* ''[[Parallel Journeys]] by [[Eleanor Ayer]] with [[Helen Waterford]] and [[Alfons Heck]] ([http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-689-31830-6], [http://mandelproject.us/wood_rev.htm])<br />
* [[Pay It Forward (novel)]] by [[Catherine Ryan Hyde]]<br />
* [[Phatik Chand]] by [[Satyajit Ray]]<br />
* [[The Piper's Son]] by [[Melina Marchetta]] ([http://blogs.slj.com/teacozy/2011/02/01/review-the-pipers-son/])<br />
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* [[Pyramid Lake (novel)]]{{spaced ndash}}a fiction thriller by [[Paul Draker]] ([https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/paul-draker/pyramid-lake/])<br />
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==Q==<br />
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*[[The Queen's Twin]] Written by [[Sarah Orne Jewett]]<br />
*[[Quest of the Holy Grail]], a thirteenth-century French book by an anonymous author that fuses Arthurian legend and Christian symbolism [http://www.amazon.com/Quest-Holy-Grail-Penguin-Classics/dp/0140442200]<br />
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==R==<br />
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* [[Rage of A Demon King]] by [[Raymond E. Feist]]; third book in the serpentwar saga ([http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-380-97473-3], [https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/raymond-e-feist/rage-of-a-demon-king/], [https://www.sfsite.com/03b/rage29.htm])<br />
* [[Reconstructing Amelia]] by [[Kimberly McCreight]] ([http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20685797,00.html], [https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/kimberly-mccreight/reconstructing-amelia/], [http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music-arts/kimberly-mccreight-finds-success-amelia-article-1.1306747], [http://www.slj.com/2013/04/authors-illustrators/interviews/the-debut-kimberly-mccreight-reconstructing-amelia/], [http://www.post-gazette.com/ae/book-reviews/2013/06/23/Reconstructing-Amelia-Kimberly-McCreight-s-debut-novel-shines-a-light-on-teen-girl-culture/stories/201306230171])<br />
* [[Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More]] by [[Janet Mock]] ([http://www.slate.com/blogs/outward/2014/02/03/janet_mock_on_redefining_realness_an_interview_with_the_transgender_author.html], [http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/trans-advocate-janet-mock-dreams-bigger-after-redefining-realness/2014/02/13/dec331fa-94cb-11e3-b46a-5a3d0d2130da_story.html], [http://jezebel.com/trans-activist-janet-mocks-book-is-all-about-redefini-1512723959])<br />
* [[Red Riding Quartet]] by [[David Peace]], made into [[Red Riding]]<br />
* [[Russell Blake (author)]] an author of several books including the Jet series and Black, wrote with Clive Cussler ([http://online.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702303640604579298604044404682], [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeff-rivera/indie-author-russell-blak_b_4623828.html])<br />
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* Revue de l'art chrétien, old publishing from Desclee De Brouwer<br />
* [[Resolution: Bad Star]] by [[M.L. Wulff]]; First book in Resolution series. ([https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24172236-resolution-bad-star])<br />
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==S==<br />
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*[[Samurai Awakening]] by Benjamin Martin (born 1984). Winner of the 2013 [[Crystal_Kite_Awards]] published by [[Tuttle_Publishing]]<br />
* [[Siege and Storm]] by [[Leigh Bardugo]] sequel to Shadow and Bone ([http://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2013/jul/10/review-seige-and-storm-leigh-bardugo], [http://www.tor.com/blogs/2013/06/book-review-siege-and-storm-leigh-bardugo], [http://io9.com/5987924/leigh-bardugo-reveals-the-cover-to-siege--storm-but-refuses-to-tell-us-the-secret-to-young-adult-writing])<br />
* [[Siege of Mithila]] by [[Ashok Banker]] ([http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/india-today-review-ashok-banker-seige-of-mithila-book-two-of-ramayana/1/196546.html], [http://www.thehindu.com/lr/2005/08/07/stories/2005080700190400.htm])<br />
* [[Salt on the Snow]] by [[Rukhsana Smith]] ([http://www.amazon.com/York-Notes-Rukshana-Smiths-Salt/dp/0582368391])<br />
* [[The Secret series]] by Enid Blyton. A series of five books, starting in 1938, which preceded all her other series', made into a [http://www.tv.com/shows/the-enid-blyton-secret-series/ tv series]<br />
* [[The Seer King Trilogy]] by Chris Bunch. ISBN-10: 1857234901 ([https://www.sfsite.com/revus/wayne04.htm], [http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-446-67282-5])<br />
* [[Sex at Dusk: Lifting the Shiny Wrapping from Sex at Dawn]] by Lynn Saxon. ISBN-10: 1477697284<br />
* [[Shadows of Your Black Memory]] by Donato Ndongo, a book about the Equatorial New Guinea on the road to independence and its conflicts with Spain. ([http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/shadows-of-your-black-memory-by-donato-ndongotrs-michael-ugarte-789155.html], [https://muse.jhu.edu/login?auth=0&type=summary&url=/journals/transition/v103/103.epps.pdf])<br />
* [[Shards of A Broken Crown]] by [[Raymond E. Feist]]; fourth book in the Serpentwar Saga ([https://www.sfsite.com/03b/shard29.htm], [https://www.sfsite.com/01a/shard24.htm])<br />
* [[Shrimp (book)]] by [[Rachel Cohn]], sequel to Gingerbread ([http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-130568788.html], [https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/rachel-cohn/shrimp/])<br />
* [[Sing Down the Moon]] by [[Scott O'Dell]] ([http://www.csun.edu/~pjs44945/moon.html])<br />
* [[The Sky Fisherman]]{{spaced ndash}}novel by [[Craig Lesley]]; [http://www.craiglesley.com/books/sky-fisherman/index.php] ([http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-395-67724-7], [http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1995-08-20/news/1995232044_1_sky-fisherman-craig-lesley-young-man])<br />
* [[Speech-less: Tales of a White House Survivor]] by [[Matt Latimer]] ([http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113055346], [http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2009/10/top-line-book-corner-matt-latimers-speechless/], [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/discussion/2009/09/29/DI2009092901601.html])<br />
* [[Stone Mattress]] by [[Margaret Atwood]] ([http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/oct/10/stone-mattress-margaret-atwood-review-short-story-collection], [http://www.npr.org/2014/09/24/348709868/margaret-atwoods-stone-mattress-is-full-of-sharp-and-jabbing-truths], [http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/21/books/review/stone-mattress-by-margaret-atwood.html])<br />
* [[The Summer Prince]] by [[Alaya Dawn Johnson]]; Neither author nor book have pages yet, but there are lovely reviews from NPR, Kirkus, Publishers Weekly & Entertainment Weekly: [http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-545-41779-2][http://www.npr.org/2013/03/07/172878955/samba-spiderbots-and-summer-love-in-far-future-brazil][http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20677798,00.html][https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/alaya-dawn-johnson/summer-prince/]<br />
*[[Shopaholic to the Stars]] by [[Sophie Kinsella]] The 7th book in the bestselling Shopaholic series published in 2014.ISBN: 978-0-8129-9386-8 ([http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books-and-media/book-reviews/confessions-of-a-shopaholic-aholic-why-its-okay-to-love-sophie-kinsellas-anti-heroine/article21289034/], [http://www.metro.us/entertainment/sophie-kinsella-talks-feminism-and-the-return-of-shopaholic/tmWnjm---6dskl1HDjBlYc/])<br />
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==T==<br />
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* [[The Future Lasts Forever]] by [[Louis Pierre Althusser]] ([http://articles.latimes.com/1994-03-13/books/bk-33244_1_louis-althusser], [http://books.google.com/books?id=jOtJAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA140&lpg=PA140&dq=%22Future+Lasts+Forever%22+Louis+Pierre+Althusser&source=bl&ots=VoWy5cuyax&sig=izz1phv6v_SmIpQgyW1DUVSGwBE&hl=en&sa=X&ei=DnlwVJvnGoKqNs2ZhPAF&ved=0CDwQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=%22Future%20Lasts%20Forever%22%20Louis%20Pierre%20Althusser&f=false])<br />
* [[The Dinner (novel)]] by [[Herman Koch]] ([http://www.npr.org/2013/02/20/169069526/the-dinner-offers-food-for-thought], [http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/10/books/review/the-dinner-by-herman-koch.html?pagewanted=all], [http://www.theguardian.com/books/2012/jul/29/the-dinner-herman-koch-review], [http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/the-dinner-by-herman-koch/2013/02/21/c7640d2e-760c-11e2-aa12-e6cf1d31106b_story.html])<br />
* [[The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks]] by [[E. Lockhart]] ([http://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2013/jun/01/review-disreputable-history-frankie-landau-banks-e-lockhart], [http://www.ala.org/yalsa/booklistsawards/bookawards/printzaward/previouswinners/printz09], [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=105156475)<br />
* [[The Time of the End]] by [[Francis M. Darter]] ([http://books.google.com/books?id=t2U-gAZnSnMC&pg=PA97&dq=%22Time+of+the+End%22+Darter&hl=en&sa=X&ei=qHlwVIbqBIGrNu2JgOgP&ved=0CCcQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=%22Time%20of%20the%20End%22%20Darter&f=false])<br />
* [[The Tailor of Panama]] by [[John le Carré]], had a movie adaptation<br />
* [[They Cage the Animals at Night]] by [[Jennings Michael Burch]], was to have been made into a film ([http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/267979/the-michael-jackson-movie-you-never-saw])<br />
* [[The Mystery of the Aleph: Mathematics, the Kabbalah, and the Search for Infinity]] by [[Amir D. Aczel]] ([http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/books/chap1/mysteryaleph.htm], [http://www.nytimes.com/2000/11/15/books/books-of-the-times-a-mathematical-trip-to-the-inner-recesses-of-infinity.html], [http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-56858-105-7])<br />
* [[The Singing Fir Tree]] by [[Marti Stone]]; a Swiss folktale ([http://reviews.publishersweekly.com/978-0-399-22207-8], [http://books.google.com/books?id=i-MCAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA132&lpg=PA132&dq=Singing+Fir+Tree+by+Marti+Stone;&source=bl&ots=3-AYCqn7tb&sig=Fq8EJ3YqFx5PSOkwOoDGyJUcTeY&hl=en&sa=X&ei=0XpwVMW8O4SogwTMwICABw&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAjgK#v=onepage&q=Singing%20Fir%20Tree%20by%20Marti%20Stone%3B&f=false])<br />
* [[The Talented Saga]] by [[Sophie Davis]]; bestselling young adult series ([https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/5753331.Sophie_Davis)], [(http://www.SophieDavisBooks.com)]<br />
*[[The Tawny Scrawny Lion]] by [[Gustaf Tenggren]]; [[Little Golden Books]], adapted into a cartoon<br />
* [[The Thief Who Came to Dinner (novel)]]{{spaced ndash}}we have the movie; we need the original novel<br />
* [[The Three Doors]] by [[Jennifer Rowe]] <br />
* [[Theuerdank]] (Teuerdank), [[Weisskunig]] (Der Weisskunig) and [[Freydal]]; three volumes of romantic fantasy-autobiography by [[Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor]]. You could use info and sources from the extensive German Wikipedia entries: [https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theuerdank], [https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wei%C3%9Fkunig] if you ''sprechen sie Deutsch'', which I don't.<br />
* [[Trilby, ou Le lutin d'Argail]] by [[Charles Nodier]]; Story that several ballets, operas, and other works were based on and reference for example http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Sylphide There is a French Wikipedia synopsis that doesn't translate well http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trilby_ou_le_Lutin_d'Argail<br />
* [[The Zombie Autopsies]] ([http://www.denofgeek.us/books-comics/5986/the-zombie-autopsies-secret-notebooks-from-the-apocalypse-review], [http://www.slashfilm.com/george-romero-adapting-zombie-zombie-autopsies/], [http://io9.com/5851502/why-george-romero-rejected-the-walking-dead-to-make-the-zombie-autopsies])<br />
* [[Ties that Bind, Ties that Break]] by [[Lensey Namoika]]<br />
* [[The 9/11 Wars]] by [[Jason Burke]] ([http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/8734817/The-911-Wars-by-Jason-Burke-review.html], [http://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/sep/11/911-books-round-up-review], [http://www.economist.com/node/21528225], [http://www.foreignaffairs.com/features/collections/bookshelf-the-911-wars-by-jason-burke])<br />
* [[The Tradition of the New]] by [[Harold Rosenberg]] ([http://www.commentarymagazine.com/article/the-tradition-of-the-new-by-harold-rosenberg/], [http://www.neh.gov/humanities/2008/julyaugust/feature/the-critical-moment])<br />
* [[Then (novel)]] by [[Morris Gleitzman]] ([https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/morris-gleitzman/then/], [http://www.theguardian.com/books/2009/feb/21/booksforchildrenandteenagers-holocaust], [http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/booksandartsdaily/morris-gleitzman27s-children27s-books-on-the-holocaust/4227178])<br />
* [[The Ultimate Kauai Guidebook]] by [[Andrew Doughty]]; there are seven editions ([http://online.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704821704576271100676136050], [http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/14011008/beautiful-but-private-bills-aim-at-visitor-guidebooks-that-may-encourage-trespassing], [http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2004/May/23/ln/ln01a.html])<br />
* [[The Case of Lucy Bending]] by [[ Lawrence Sanders]] ([http://www.nytimes.com/1982/08/22/books/fiction-in-brief-097289.html], [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/8385795.stm])<br />
* [[The Necessary Beggar]] by [[Susan Palwick]], won an [[Alex Award]] ([http://www.tor.com/blogs/2010/07/immigrant-fantasy-susan-palwicks-the-necessary-beggar])<br />
* [[The Year of Fog]] by [[Michelle Richmond]] ([http://www.sfgate.com/books/article/Girl-vanishes-and-a-couple-loses-its-way-2558527.php], [https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/michelle-richmond/the-year-of-fog/])<br />
* [[Thick as Thieves (biography)]] by [[Steve Geng]] ([http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/06/books/review/Bentley.t.html?pagewanted=all], [http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-8050-8056-8], [https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/steve-geng/thick-as-thieves-2/])<br />
* [[Triumph of Hope]] by [[Ruth Elias]] ([http://articles.philly.com/1998-10-12/living/25763627_1_mengele-auschwitz-high-tea], [http://www.ushmm.org/research/publications/academic-publications/full-list-of-academic-publications/triumph-of-hope-from-theresienstadt-and-auschwitz-to-israel], [https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/ruth-elias/triumph-of-hope/], [http://www.jweekly.com/article/full/10330/survivor-triumphs-over-mengele-to-create-life-in-israel/])<br />
* [[The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden]] by [[Jonas Jonasson]] ([http://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2014/oct/26/review-girl-saved-king-sweden-jonas-jonasson], [https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/jonas-jonasson/girl-who-saved-king-of-sweden/])<br />
* [[The Warhole Economy]] by [[Elizabeth Currid]] ([http://www.economist.com/node/9762770], [http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1467-9787.2008.00604_5.x/abstract])<br />
* [[The Colossus Rises]] by [[Peter Lerangis]] ([http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/kidspost/kidspost-summer-book-club-seven-wonders-the-colossus-rises/2014/07/01/e885b9b2-fd42-11e3-8176-f2c941cf35f1_story.html], [https://www.commonsensemedia.org/book-reviews/seven-wonders-book-1-the-colossus-rises], [http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-06-207040-1])<br />
* [[This Dark Endeavour]] by [[Kenneth Oppel]] ([http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books-and-media/this-dark-endeavor-by-kenneth-oppel/article596246/], [https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/kenneth-oppel/dark-endeavor/], [http://www.quillandquire.com/review/this-dark-endeavour-the-apprenticeship-of-victor-frankenstein/], [http://arts.nationalpost.com/2011/12/16/book-review-this-dark-endeavour-by-kenneth-oppel/])<br />
* This Song Will Save Your Life by Leila Sales ([http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/10/books/review/this-song-will-save-your-life-by-leila-sales.html], [http://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2014/jan/19/review-leila-sales-this-song-will-save-your-life], [https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/leila-sales/this-song-will-save-your-life/], [http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-374-35138-0])<br />
*[[The Testing]] by [[Joelle Charbonneau]] the first book in The Testing trilogy ([https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/joelle-charbonneau/testing/], [http://www.tor.com/stories/2013/04/the-testing-excerpt], [http://deadline.com/2013/06/paramount-acquires-joelle-charbonneau-novel-the-testing-515036/], [http://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2013/jul/04/review-joelle-charbonneau-testing])<br />
*[[The World House]] by [[Guy Adams]] ([http://angryrobotbooks.com/our-authors/guy-adams/the-world-house-guy-adams], [http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7405143-the-world-house])<br />
* ''[[To-Morrow's Yesterday]]'' by [[John Gloag]] ([http://books.google.com/books?id=dxerBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA55&lpg=PA55&dq=To-Morrow%27s+Yesterday+by+John+Gloag&source=bl&ots=2n07Je_bpE&sig=rIy_Q_K_gS61UZDArDoavZhGgBk&hl=en&sa=X&ei=__dxVPLeJ87HsQSDioLYAQ&ved=0CEYQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=To-Morrow's%20Yesterday%20by%20John%20Gloag&f=false])<br />
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* ''[[The Atlantis Plague]]'' by [[A. G. Riddle]]<br />
*"[[The Kiera Hudson Series]]" by [[Tim O'Rourke]]<br />
*"[[The Hound of Rowan]]" by [[Henry H. Neff]]<br />
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* [[Visitors (novel)|Visitors]] by [[Orson Scott Card]], the 3<sup>rd</sup> book in [[The Pathfinder series]].<br />
* [[The Verdict (novel)|''The Verdict'' (novel)]] by [[Barry Reed (author)|Barry Reed]]; made into film ''[[The Verdict]]'' (1982)<br />
* [[ViVa (poetry collection)]] by [[e.e. cummings]] ([http://books.google.com/books?id=aSBtzHoXVl0C&pg=PA83&dq=%22ViVa+%22+e.e.+cummings&hl=en&sa=X&ei=0GpwVJPJLsOrgwS2iIP4Cg&ved=0CCsQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22ViVa%20%22%20e.e.%20cummings&f=false], [http://books.google.com/books?id=dv1CjIIRWd0C&pg=PA62&dq=%22ViVa+%22+e.e.+cummings&hl=en&sa=X&ei=0GpwVJPJLsOrgwS2iIP4Cg&ved=0CDAQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=%22ViVa%20%22%20e.e.%20cummings&f=false])<br />
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* [[Wake (book)]] by [[Lisa McMann]]<br />
* [[Wake of the Nightshade (novel)]] by [[Steven G. Williams]]<br />
* [[Wallach Theresa (writer, adventure motorcyclist)]]{{spaced ndash}}born in 1909 in England; [http://motorcyclemuseum.org/halloffame/detail.aspx?racerid=309]<br />
* [[War (book)]] by [[Gwynne Dyer]]; covers all aspects of warfare<br />
* [[The Wardstone Chronicals]] by [[Joseph Delaney]]<br />
* [[We Die Alone]] by [[David Howarth]]<br />
* ''[[The Weigher of Souls]]'' by [[Andre Maurois]]<br />
* [[The Weight of Silence (novel)]] by [[Heather Gudenkauf]] <br />
* [[The Weight of All things (novel)]] by [[Sandra Benitez]]<br />
* [[Whatever After (novel) ]] by Sarah Mylnowski]]<br />
* [[Ever After High (novel) ]] by [[Shannon Hale]]<br />
* [[What I've Learned: An Encyclopedia of Perpetual Bullshit]] by [[Christopher T. Heist]]<br />
* What's Left of Me, a young adult novel by Kat Zhang<br />
* [[Wheat Belly: Lose the Wheat, Lose the Weight, and Find Your Path Back to Health (book)]] by [[William Davis, MD]]<br />
* [[When I Was Five I Killed Myself]], a.k.a. ''Burt'', by Howard Buten. Unusual and significant that it is an English-language novel, written by an American, that nevertheless became a cultural landmark in France.<br />
* ''[[Where Have All the Bullets Gone?]]'' by [[Spike Milligan]]. Goes between ''[[Mussolini: His Part in My Downfall]]'' and ''[[Goodbye Soldier]]''<br />
* [[Where the Lilies Bloom (novel)|''Where the Lilies Bloom'' (novel)]] (req. pre-2012-10-15){{spaced ndash}} the novel by Bill Cleaver; the film ''[[Where the Lilies Bloom]]'' (1974) is an adaptation of the novel<br />
* [[Where the Truth Lies (novel)|''Where the Truth Lies'' (novel)]] (ISBN 0-8129-7223-6){{spaced ndash}} the 2003 novel by [[Rupert Holmes]]; the film ''[[Where the Truth Lies]]'' (2005) is an adaptation of the novel<br />
* [[Willow (novel)]] by Julia Hoban, The title character is the designated driver for her parents when she gets into an accident. She survives, but her parents are killed.<br />
* [[Witness (autobiography)]] an autobiography by [[Whittaker Chambers]]<br />
* [[The Wolves of Time series]] by [[William Horwood]], containing [[Journey to the Heartland]] and [[Seekers at the Wulfrock]].<br />
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* [[Wolves of the Beyond]] by [[Kathryn Lasky]]; series contains [[Lone Wolf (Book)]], [[Shadow Wolf (Book)]], [[Watch Wolf (Book)]], and [[Frost Wolf (Book)]].<br />
* [[White Lilacs (book)]] by [[Carolyn Meyer]]; see [http://blbooks.blogspot.com/2008/02/white-lilacs.html]<br />
* [[Wolven (series)]] by [[Di Toft]]; containing [[Wolven (book)]], [[Wolven 2: Twilight Circus]]<br />
* [[Womanthology: Heroic]] by [[Renae De Liz et al]]<br />
* [[The Way of Zen]] by [[Alan Watts]] <br />
* [[Wagner the Wehr-Wolf]] book<br />
* [[Wonky Donkey]] by [[Craig Smith]] Best selling children's book in New Zealand and Australia for past 4 years. http://www.amazon.com/The-Wonky-Donkey-Craig-Smith/dp/0545261244<br />
* [[The Wedding (Queffélec)]] (1985){{spaced ndash}}novel [[Les Noces barbares]] by [[Yann Queffélec]] (winner of [[Prix Goncourt]])<br />
* [[Wilder Mann: The Image of the Savage]] Photographs by [[Charles Fréger]]<br />
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* [[Wild Boy(2013 novel)]] by [[Rob Lloyd Jones]] and the website is http://www.roblloydjones.com/wild-boy/the-book/<br />
*[[World After]] by [[Susan Ee]]<br />
* Will Solvit book series by Zed Storm: 12 book series about a 10 year old boy who comes from a long line of adventurers. Links: [http://www.will-solvit.com Official Site], [https://thesolvits.wikia.com Wikia], [https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.174221349257973.46612.170727326274042&type=3 Facebook Page by Parragon books].<br />
* [[We Were Flying to Chicago (book)]] short story collection by [[Kevin Clouther]].<br />
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