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The biographer proves an adept guide through this apocrypha — in particular, the multiple unfinished "mysterious stranger" manuscripts, so named for their impish, devil-like protagonist, whose exploits take him to a medieval Austrian village in one storyline, to a 19th-century American schoolhouse in another and to India in yet another.
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The biographer proves an adept guide through this apocrypha — in particular, the multiple unfinished "mysterious stranger" manuscripts, so named for their impish, devil-like protagonist, whose exploits take him to a medieval Austrian village in one storyline, to a 19th-century American schoolhouse in another and to India in yet another.
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The biographer proves an adept guide through this apocrypha — in particular, the multiple unfinished "mysterious stranger" manuscripts, so named for their impish, devil-like protagonist, whose exploits take him to a medieval Austrian village in one storyline, to a 19th-century American schoolhouse in another and to India in yet another.
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The longtime couple does that by making a deal with a devil-like villain — Mephisto — who, in exchange for Aunt May's life, wipes out all record of their lives together over the last 20 years.
Playin' the Field 2008
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He is very much seen as an evil old man in Oliver Twist (that's how I remember him), but throughout stage versions and film adaptations, he's depicted as a devil-like character who influences innocent young children to commit crimes and play with the law, a creature who lurks between Oliver's subconscious, thus blurring the line between reality and dreams for Oliver.
November 2006 2006
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They're always amazed that there are so many devil-like faces looking down on them (from building sconces) when they walk around, she says.
USATODAY.com - Torino's magic not as simple as black, white 2006
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He is very much seen as an evil old man in Oliver Twist (that's how I remember him), but throughout stage versions and film adaptations, he's depicted as a devil-like character who influences innocent young children to commit crimes and play with the law, a creature who lurks between Oliver's subconscious, thus blurring the line between reality and dreams for Oliver.
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That would leave Ledger's one performance to stand alone as the young and wild-haired, yet meticulously maninpulating devil-like Joker.
EXCLUSIVE: David Goyer Says He Knows The Theme For ‘Batman 3’ » MTV Movies Blog 2008
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They also encounter the Riim, a bird-like creature that has great hypnotic power; the Ixtl, a devil-like alien that is keen on breeding, by implanting his eggs in the stomach of the crew members; and Anabis, who is galaxy-wide and is waiting to take over planets.
Archive 2007-06-01 Stephanie 2007
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They also encounter the Riim, a bird-like creature that has great hypnotic power; the Ixtl, a devil-like alien that is keen on breeding, by implanting his eggs in the stomach of the crew members; and Anabis, who is galaxy-wide and is waiting to take over planets.
Classic Sci-Fi and the Basis for Alien Stephanie 2007
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