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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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The Count of Monte Cristo
by Alexandre Dumas, Luc Sante
by Alexandre Dumas, Luc Sante
Release
date: Jun 17, 2003
This is a giveaway for a hardcover copy of The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas. This is the Borders Classics publication, abridged edition. T
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Availability: 1 copy available, 4112 people requesting
Giveaway dates: Sep 16 - Sep 24, 2017
Countries available: US
Kalila et Dimna #1, Fables indiennes de Bidpai
by Ramsay Wood (Goodreads Author)
by Ramsay Wood (Goodreads Author)
Release
date: Sep 01, 2006
1 *EXEMPLAIRE DÉDICACÉS PAR L'AUTEUR* avec une Préface de Doris Lessing, Prix Nobel de Littérature, 2007
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Availability: 1 copy available, 77 people requesting
Giveaway dates: Sep 02 - Dec 01, 2017
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British Library Jane Austen Daybook
by Freydis Welland
by Freydis Welland
Release
date: Feb 16, 2015
This daybook can be used year after year to journal or record special dates and anniversaries. It is illustrated with original silhouettes by Jane Aus
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Availability: 2 copies available, 869 people requesting
Giveaway dates: Aug 30 - Sep 20, 2017
Countries available: US and CA
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