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Washington Irving was an 18th century American short story writer, historian, and diplomat. He was born into a merchant family of Scottish/English descent and was the youngest of 11 children. Irving was one of the first American writers to become popular in Europe. He was admired by some of the best-known British writers, including Charles Dickens, Lord Byron, and Walter Scott.

The Epic of Beowulf dates back to CE 1000 and is considered the oldest surviving piece of work in English literature. Although written in Britain, the story of Beowulf is set in Scandinavia. The epic poem is composed in Old English and consists of 3,182 lines. It is written in the alliterative verse style, which is common for Old English poetry. The poem is about the legendary hero, Beowulf, a nobleman of the Geats. They were a North Germanic people inhabiting modern-day Gotaland in Southern Sweden.

He lives a disjointed life in an unforgiving world, where crime has gone wild. A carnivore with a problem. A hunter with a past. A hero with a badge. After a lab accident, a K-9 police officer discovers that he has uncontrollable raptor-like powers and must rescue a kidnapped research chemist who holds the only key to unlocking the mystery of his condition.

A jewelry store clerk is devoured by a mass of flesh-eating worms. It’s just another heist for Willie “The Worm” Pitts and his gang. There is a strong suspicion that the police cannot control crime in the city. The entire department is on the edge. Against this backdrop of crime gone wild, Stan Pocaroba, a K9 police officer, keeps his unit of dogs ready to go and emotionally attached like a close-knit family.

The past is never truly gone. For Alan Foster, it is a living, breathing force that has followed him from the streets of Summerfield to the present day. When a tragic loss forces him to return home for a funeral that never should have happened, he is thrust back into a world of buried secrets, long-lost friendships, and painful memories. As Alan navigates the gritty streets of 1980s Queens, New York, he relives the friendships, love, and betrayals that shaped his life.