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Classics
A classic stands the test of time. The work is usually considered to be a representation of the period in which it was written; and the work merits lasting recognition. In other words, if the book was published in the recent past, the work is not a classic.
A classic has a certain universal appeal. Great works of literature touch us to our very core beings--partly because they integrate themes that are understood by readers from a wide range of backgrounds and levels of experience. Themes of love, hate, death, life, and faith touch upon some of our most basic emotional responses.
Although the ...more
A classic has a certain universal appeal. Great works of literature touch us to our very core beings--partly because they integrate themes that are understood by readers from a wide range of backgrounds and levels of experience. Themes of love, hate, death, life, and faith touch upon some of our most basic emotional responses.
Although the ...more
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Kalila y Dimna y otras fábulas del Panchatantra
by Ramsay Wood (Goodreads Author), Doris Lessing , Michael Wood , Nicole D'Amonville Alegria , Margaret Kilrenny , G.M. Withworth
by Ramsay Wood (Goodreads Author), Doris Lessing , Michael Wood , Nicole D'Amonville Alegria , Margaret Kilrenny , G.M. Withworth
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date: Apr 23, 2017
*AUTOGRAPHED COPY* of the "fabulous" April 2017 Acantilado First Spanish Edition — delightfully translated by Nicole d'Amonville Algeria. [401]
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Leo Tolstoy's 20 Greatest Short Stories Annotated
by Leo Tolstoy, Andrew Barger (Goodreads Author)
by Leo Tolstoy, Andrew Barger (Goodreads Author)
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date: May 01, 2009
Win an AUTOGRAPHED edition of Tolstoy’s best short stories, annotated by the editor of TOLSTOY’S 5 GREATEST NOVELLAS ANNOTATED. Also experience the Ru
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Giveaway dates: Jun 10 - Aug 07, 2017
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Middle Unearthed: The Best Fantasy Short Stories 1800-1849
by Andrew Barger (Goodreads Author) , Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Washington Irving, Charles Dickens, Wilhelm Hauff, Elizabeth Fries Ellet, George Soane, Joseph Holt Ingraham
by Andrew Barger (Goodreads Author) , Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Washington Irving, Charles Dickens, Wilhelm Hauff, Elizabeth Fries Ellet, George Soane, Joseph Holt Ingraham
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date: Aug 13, 2015
Win "Middle Unearthed: Best Fantasy Short Stories 1800-1849" Anthology Edited by Andrew Barger. It's a must-read for Fantasy Fans! http://www.andrewba
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Giveaway dates: Jul 15 - Aug 27, 2017
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nothing contributes so much to tranquilize the mind as a steady purpose
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― Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
― Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
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A man leaves his great house because he's bored With life at home, and suddenly returns, Finding himself no happier abroad. He rushes off to his villa driving like mad, You'ld think he's going to a house on fire, And yawns before he's put his foot inside, Or falls asleep and seeks oblivion, Or even rushes back to town again. So each man flies from himself (vain hope, because It clings to him the more closely against his will) And hates himself because he is sick in mind And does not know the cau
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― Titus Lucretius Carus
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