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1) Agnes Grey
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1995
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Originally quite scandalous and based on the author's own troubled life, this biting social commentary reveals the hardships of a governess's life.
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1968
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The adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are recounted in selected short stories and in two longer works, "A Study in Scarlet" and "The Hound of the Baskervilles."
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2005
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This magnificent new novel has a similarly extraordinary scope and the same capacity to amaze, entertain, and bewitch the reader. A tour de force of metaphysical reality, it is powered by two remarkable characters: a teenage boy, Kafka Tamura, who runs away from home either to escape a gruesome oedipal prophecy or to search for his long-missing mother and sister; and an aging simpleton called Nakata, who never recovered from a wartime affliction and...
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2008
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2010
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The thrilling debut of the Four Just Men, the world's most sophisticated vigilantes In a time of turmoil and intrigue, with governments around the world buffeted by the winds of radical change, four men vow to do whatever it takes to ensure that justice prevails. They kill without remorse, their victims powerful men and women guilty of the vilest of crimes: rape, embezzlement, extortion, murder. Now the British foreign secretary finds himself in...
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1991
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The Good Soldier is a compelling exploration of deception, moral ambiguity, and the fragility of human relationships. Ford Madox Ford intricately dissects the complexities of love, betrayal, and the illusions people construct to maintain a semblance of stability. Set against the backdrop of aristocratic European society in the early 20th century, the novel follows the intertwined lives of two seemingly respectable couples, revealing the hidden tensions...
7) The Odyssey
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1919
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"A landmark new translation of Homer's most popular epic by distinguished author and classicist Daniel Mendelsohn. In 1961, the University of Chicago Press published Richmond Lattimore's translation of Homer's The Iliad. For more than sixty years, it has served to introduce readers to the ancient Greek world of gods and heroes and has been one of the most popular and respected versions of the work. Yet through all those decades, Chicago never published...
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2008
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Merlyn instructs Arthur and his brother Sir Kay in the ways of the world. One of them will need it-- the king has died leaving no heir, and a rightful one must be found by pulling a sword from an anvil resting on a stone. In the second and their parts of the novel, Arthur has become king and the kingdom is threatened from the north. In the final two books, the ageing king faces his greatest challenge, when his own son threatens to overthrow him. I...
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1958
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This is the author's retelling of the saga of King Arthur, a fantasy classic as legendary as Excalibur and Camelot, and a poignant story of adventure, romance and magic that has enchanted readers for generations. The complete saga is made up of five books: The Sword in the Stone, The Witch in the Wood, The Ill-Made Knight, The Candle in the Wind, and The Book of Merlyn. In the first book, Merlyn instructs Arthur and his brother Sir Kay in the ways...
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1939
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Summary: The extraordinary story of a boy called Wart - ignored by everyone except his tutor, Merlyn - who goes on to become King Arthur. Collins Modern Classics are re-launched with gorgeous new covers bringing these timeless story to a new generation. "Come, sword," said the Wart. He took hold of the handles with both hands, and strained against the stone . . . but nothing moved. . . When the wizard Merlyn comes to tutor Sir Ector's sons, Kay and...
11) War and peace
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1898
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Set in the years leading up to and culminating in Napoleon's disastrous Russian invasion, this novel focuses upon an entire society torn by conflict and change. Here is humanity in all its innocence and corruption, its wisdom and folly.
