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The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers
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A group of people have little in common except that they are all hopelessly lonely. A young girl, a drunken socialist and a black doctor are drawn to a gentle, sympathetic deaf mute, whose presence changes their lives.
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon
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Edward Gibbon's six-volume History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (1776-88) is among the most magnificent and ambitious narratives in European literature. Its subject is the fate of one of the world's greatest civilizations over thirteen centuries - its rulers, wars and society, and the eve ...Show more
The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoyevsky; David McDuff (Translator)
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Category: No Category | Series: Penguin Modern Classics Translated Texts Ser.
The most autobiographical novel by the author of Crime and Punishment and The Brothers Karamazov – and the namesake of Elif Batuman's debut novel, The Idiot. Returning to St Petersburg from a Swiss sanatorium, the gentle and naive epileptic Prince Myshkin – known as the "idiot" – pays a visit to his ...Show more
The Iliad by Homer
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Category: Classic Fiction | Series: Penguin Classics Ser.
An accessible Iliad for twenty-first-century readers A classic of Western literature for three millennia, Homer's Iliad captivates modern readers--as it did ancient listeners--with its tale of gods and warriors at the siege of Troy. Now Herbert Jordan's line-for-line translation brilliantly renders the ...Show more
The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells
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Depicting one man's transformation and descent into brutality, H.G. Wells's The Invisible Man is a riveting exploration of science's power to corrupt With his face swaddled in bandages, his eyes hidden behind dark glasses and his hands covered even indoors, Griffin - the new guest at The Coach and Horse ...Show more
The Lady with the Little Dog and Other Stories, 1896-1904 by Anton Chekhov, Anton Chekhov
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An enchanting collection of tales which showcase Anton Chekhov at the height of his power as a writer In the final years of his life, Chekhov produced some of the stories that rank among his masterpieces, and some of the most highly-regarded works in Russian literature. The poignant 'The Lady with the L ...Show more
The Last Days of Socrates - Plato: Translated by Tredennick & Tarrant. Introd. & Notes by Tarrant - Penguin Classics by Plató; Hugh Tredennick (Translator); Harold Tarrant (Editor)
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The trial and death of Socrates (469-399 BCE) have almost as central a place in Western consciousness as the trial and death of Jesus. In four superb dialogues, Plato provides the classic account. Euthyphro finds Socrates outside the court-house, debating the nature of piety, while the Apology is his ro ...Show more
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman by Laurence Sterne
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Endlessly digressive, boundlessly imaginative and unmatched in its absurd and timeless wit, Laurence Sterne's "The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman" is edited with an introduction by Melvin New and Joan New, and includes a critical essay by Christopher Ricks in "Penguin Classics". Laurenc ...Show more
The Lottery and Other Stories by Shirley Jackson
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Category: Classic Fiction | Series: Penguin Modern Classics Ser.
This is the definitive collection of Shirley Jackson's short stories, including 'The Lottery' - one of the most terrifying and iconic stories of the twentieth century, and an influence on writers such as Neil Gaiman and Stephen King. "Shirley Jackson's stories are among the most terrifying ever written" ...Show more
The Making of the English Working Class by E. P. Thompson
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Fifty years since first publication, E. P. Thompson's revolutionary account of working-class culture and ideals is published in Penguin Modern Classics, with a new introduction by historian Michael Kenny. This classic and imaginative account of working-class society in its formative years, 1780 to 1832, ...Show more
The Metaphysics by Aristotle
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"All men by nature are actuated with the desire of knowledge," declared Aristotle. The philosopher's works are foundational to the history of science, and his treatise on metaphysics, or "first philosophy," is divided into sections of previous philosophical thought and theories; a refutation of skeptici ...Show more
The Monkey Wrench Gang by Edward Abbey
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Category: Modern Fiction | Series: Penguin Modern Classics Ser.
Audacious, controversial and hilarious, The Monkey Wrench Gang is Edward Abbey's masterpiece - a big, boisterous and unforgettable novel about freedom and commitment that ignited the flames of environmental activism. Throughout the vast American West, nature is being victimized by a Big Government / Big ...Show more