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Lizzie Borden
Biographies: Lizzie Borden by Betty Carew The headlines in the newspaper of "The Fall River Herald" screamed out the news of murder most foul at number 62 Second Street and sent the community into shock. It was the murder of Lizzie Borden's parents. Her father Andrew J. Borden lay dead alon... More> A look at why Lizzie Borden may have murdered her parents by Melinda Clayton "Lizzie Borden took an axe, and gave her mother forty whacks....When she saw what she had done, she gave her father forty-one." What school child hasn't shivered with delightful fear at the story of Lizzie Borden? Lizzy's story is a staple at campou... More>
	Understanding the Lizzie Borden trial by Shari Brodsky Lizzie Borden took an ax We all know how that rhyme goes, and wouldn't it be nice if it were so simple? Well, not nice but easier to understand? The crime, and the trial were anything but simple. The trial, the treatment of Lizzie Borden, the scanda... More> The haunted Lizzie Borden house, Massachusetts by Lori Cox Few, if any, of us have never heard the old sing-song rhyme: "Lizzie Borden took an ax, And gave her mother forty whacks. When she saw what she had done, She gave her father forty one." That fateful day occurred on August 4, 1892 in Fall River, Mass... More>
The legend of Lizzie Borden by Dean Traylor “Lizzie Borden took an axe, And gave her mother forty whacks, When she saw what she had done, She gave her father forty-one.” &nb... More> Conformity in literature by Athena Garner During the twentieth and nineteenth centuries, the emphasis on conformity was at its height. Works of literature from this time period have often reflected a fascination and frustration with this phenomenon. Florence King's work "A Wasp Looks at Liz... More>
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