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  2. List of fictional schools - Wikipedia

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    St Trinnean's Academy for Young Ladies was one of the real-life inspirations for the fictional girls' school of St Trinian's The squalid Dotheboys Hall in Dickens' Nicholas Nickleby was inspired by a real school in Bowes. [1] This is a list of fictional schools as portrayed in various media.

  3. Down a Dark Hall - Wikipedia

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    Kit Gordy is forced to go to a boarding school in Upstate New York named the Blackwood School for Girls. She arrives at her home for the school year with her new stepfather and her mother, who are ready to go on their honeymoon. Madame Duret is in charge of the school, having previously run schools in France and England before moving to the ...

  4. Gothic name - Wikipedia

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    The Onomastics of the Gothic language (Gothic personal names) are an important source not only for the history of the Goths themselves, but for Germanic onomastics in general and the linguistic and cultural history of the Germanic Heroic Age of c. the 3rd to 6th centuries. Gothic names can be found in Roman records as far back as the 4th ...

  5. 175 old-fashioned baby names that are ready for a refresh

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    75 Old-Fashioned Boys Names The top names for boys in the early 20th century included John, William, James, George, Robert and Richard. In 2021, the name Mac rose in popularity 260 spots and ...

  6. Lolita (term) - Wikipedia

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    "Lolita" is an English-language term defining a young girl as "precociously seductive." [1] It originates from Vladimir Nabokov's 1955 novel Lolita, which portrays the narrator Humbert's sexual obsession with and victimization of a 12-year-old girl whom he privately calls "Lolita", the Spanish nickname for Dolores (her given name). [2]

  7. This high school English teacher's gothic novel has roots in ...

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    Bradford, N.Y. English teacher Richard Leise, a prolific short story author, is gaining acclaim for his haunting first novel, "Being Dead."

  8. Gothic names - Wikipedia

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    Pages for logged out editors learn more. Contributions; Talk; Gothic names

  9. The Hex Girls - Wikipedia

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    The Hex Girls is a fictional gothic rock band created by writers Rick Copp and David A. Goodman. The members are portrayed by Jennifer Hale , Jane Wiedlin , and Kimberly Brooks . They write and perform original songs for the band.