Word: 12th
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Historical novelty is a widespread preoccupation of mystery writers, whether to vary their stories or display newly found erudition or simply to write off a vacation trip on their tax returns. Ellis Peters offers her 14th chronicle of Brother Cadfael, a resolutely logical monk who is a 12th century forerunner of G.K. Chesterton's Father Brown, in The Hermit of Eyton Forest (Mysterious Press; 224 pages; $15.95). Peters' narratives suffer from cuteness and rarely make medieval people come alive as convincingly as, say, the ancient Greeks and Persians in the novels of Mary Renault. But she weaves a plot ably...
...VISIT to the Bourglinster castle, a 12th century fortress, provided one of the more memorable cultural experiences for the Harvard troupe...
...Costello, the school record-holder in the breaststroke events, has started the year impressively, posting early times far ahead of last year's pace. The Anchorage, Alaska native hopes to repeat her winning performance in last year's Eastern 200-yd. breaststroke as well as improve on her 12th place showing at NCAAs...
...brute strength rarely found at this level of college football," 12th-year coach Clemens says. "He is an integral part of a group [defensive line] that, collectively, is the best unit I've seen here...
After the disappointing loss to Princeton, Harvard rebounded with a three-set triumph over Dartmouth. The Crimson's victory was the 12th of the year, which ties a Harvard record...