A BIG GUY NAMED MOOSE – Marmaduke “Moose” Mason is a character in the Archie comics. Large, muscular, and athletic, the loyal Moose often protects his friends from bullies. (1.2)
A MARY – see Virgin Mary. (1.2)
A TALE OF TWO CITIES BY CHARLES DICKENS – an 1859 historical novel by Charles Dickens, set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. (1.2)
ACADEMIC-MINDED – adjective; excessively concerned with intellectual matters and lacking experience of practical affairs having an aptitude for study. (1.1)
ADROITNESS – noun; cleverness or skill, expertise. (1.2)
ALICE’S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND BY LEWIS CARROLL – an 1865 novel by English author Lewis Carroll. It tells of a young girl named Alice, who falls through a rabbit hole into a subterranean fantasy world populated by peculiar, anthropomorphic creatures. It is considered to be one of the best examples of the literary nonsense genre. (1.2)
AMISH – a group of traditionalist Christian church fellowships with Swiss German Anabaptist origins. They are closely related to, but a distinct branch off from Mennonite churches. (1.1)
ANNA KARENINA BY LEO TOLSTOY – a novel by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy, first published in book form in 1878. Many writers consider Anna Karenina the greatest work of literature ever and Tolstoy himself called it his first true novel. (1.2)
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