I've noticed that barons more often are portrayed negatively in comparison to lords or royalty (though the latter is a mixed bag). Come to think of it, I can't think of a baron portrayed in a positive light. Examples include: Baron Vengeous from Skullduggery pleasant Baron Zemo from Marvel Comic...

I'm looking for poetry books covering a geographic or time period, or some specific poets, with commentary to give relevant context. What I'm looking for is for the context of the poem to assist with understanding the time period, or the author's background, or circumstances for writing the piece...

I first read this in the late 90's, and it was even then a purple mimeographed copy. My memory is that the speaker offers coffee to the "client" and then they talk for some time about the "client's" intended victim, which the reader discovers near the end is to give time for the poison in the co...

I live in the US and don't know where to buy chinese books from. One of the more notable sites like barnes and nobles naturally focuses on English. Can someone suggest me websites that sell chinese books? (Not ebook)

The poem is fairly self explanatory, but I can not place the "grey" hanging off of "This is the Throne of Mammon:" I rose up at the dawn of day— `Get thee away! get thee away! Pray'st thou for riches? Away! away! This is the Throne of Mammon grey.' Is the throne grey? Or..?