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 | The Blithedale Romance
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
A group of Utopians, unhappy with a dissolute, mid-19th-century America, takes to the pastoral life; but instead of changing the world, they pursue self-centered paths, ultimately leading to tragedy.
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 | The Brothers Karamazov
by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Constance Garnett
Three brothers, involved in the brutal murder of their despicable father, find their lives irrevocably altered as they are driven by intense, uncontrollable emotions of rage and revenge.
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 | The Call of the Wild
by Jack London
A classic novel of adventure, drawn from London's own experiences as a Klondike adventurer, relating the story of a heroic dog caught in the brutal life of the Alaska Gold Rush. Note.
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 | Candide
by Voltaire, Francois-Marie Arouet
One of the world's great satires since its first publication in 1759. Witty, caustic skewering of romance, science, philosophy, religion, government — nearly all human ideals and institutions.
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 | The Canterville Ghost and Other Stories
by Oscar Wilde
Four of the Irish writer's finest works, among them "The Sphinx Without a Secret," "The Model Millionaire," "Lord Arthur Savile's Crime," and the title story, plus 6 "Poems in Prose."
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 | The Castle of Otranto
by Horace Walpole
In a realm where a villain reigns, mysterious events aid in fulfilling a prophecy that spells doom for the ruler and justice for the rightful heir. One of the first, great Gothic novels.
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 | Charles Dickens Book Club Set
by Charles Dickens
A Tale of Two Cities is a masterpiece of drama, adventure, and courage. In Great Expectations, an orphan is apprenticed to the dirty work of the forge but dreams of becoming a gentleman.
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 | Chelkash and Other Stories
by Maxim Gorky
Includes the title story, in which a thieving vagrant takes on a young apprentice; "Twenty-six Men and A Girl," in which wretched bakery workers destroy their only source of joy; and "Makar Chudra."
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 | A Christmas Carol
by Charles Dickens
This engrossing tale relates Ebenezer Scrooge's ghostly journeys through Christmases past, present, and future and his ultimate transformation from a harsh and grasping old miser to a charitable and compassionate human being.
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 | Civil War Short Stories and Poems
by Bob Blaisdell
Compiled by an expert on Civil War literature, this anthology offers an outstanding selection of short works. Includes stories and poems by Whitman, Melville, Longfellow, Bierce, Alcott, Twain, Whittier, and many others.
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 | Civil War Stories
by Ambrose Bierce
Sixteen dark and vivid tales by great satirist: "A Horseman in the Sky," "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge," "Chicakamauga," "A Son of the Gods," "What I Saw of Shiloh," more. Note.
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 | Classic Ghost Stories
by John Grafton
Eleven thrilling tales, featuring works by the finest masters of the genre: Mary E. Wilkins, Robert Louis Stevenson, Wilkie Collins, Charles Dickens, Henry James, J. S. LeFanu, Ralph Cram, Mrs. Henry Wood, and more.
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 | Classic Mystery Stories
by Douglas G. Greene
Thirteen classics devoted to genuine tales of ratiocination include Edgar Allan Poe's "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," Charles Dickens' "Three Detective Anecdotes," and Jack London's "The Leopard Man Story." Introduction. Notes.
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 | A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
by Mark Twain
Hank Morgan finds himself transported back to England's Dark Ages, where he is immediately captured and sentenced to death at Camelot. His quick wit saves his life and turns him into a celebrity.
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 | The Country of the Blind: and Other Science-Fiction Stories
by H. G. Wells, Martin Gardner
Entertaining tales from the foremost science-fiction writer of the early 20th century include the title tale, "The Star," "The New Accelerator," "The Remarkable Case of Davidson's Eyes," "Under the Knife," and others.
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 | The Country of the Pointed Firs
by Sarah Orne Jewett
A classic of American fiction, memorializing the traditions, manners and dialect of Maine coast natives at the turn of the 20th century, and presenting a warm, humorous, and compassionate vision of New England character.
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 | Cranford
by Elizabeth Gaskell
A sensitive and moving portrait of life and manners in an English country village during the 1830s, Cranford recounts the events and activities in the lives of a group of spinsters and widows.
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 | The Cricket on the Hearth: and Other Christmas Stories
by Charles Dickens
Written with Dickens's familiar flair for characterization and the picturesque, these three stories offer delightful evocations of a Victorian Christmas. Includes title story plus "The Holly-Tree" and "The Haunted House."
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 | Crime and Punishment
by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Constance Garnett
Supreme masterpiece tells the story of Raskolnikov, a student tormented by his own thoughts after he murders an old woman. Overwhelmed by guilt and terror, he confesses and goes to prison.
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