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A Tale of Two Cities is Charles Dickens's great historical novel, set against the violent upheaval of the French Revolution. The most famous and perhaps the most popular of his works, it compresses an event of immense complexity to the scale of a family history, with a cast of characters that includes a bloodthirsty ogress and an antihero as believably flawed as any in modern fiction. Though the least typical of the author's novels, A Tale...
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Completed only a few months before the author's death, The Brothers Karamazov is Dostoyevsky's largest, most expansive, most life-embracing work. Filled with human passions ― lust, greed, love, jealousy, sorrow, and humor ― the book is also infused with moral issues and the issue of collective guilt.
As in many of Dostoyevsky's novels, the plot centers on a murder. Three brothers, different in character but bound by their ancestry,...
As in many of Dostoyevsky's novels, the plot centers on a murder. Three brothers, different in character but bound by their ancestry,...
3) Rebecca
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The classic Gothic suspense novel by Daphne du Maurier — winner of the Anthony Award for Best Novel of the Century — is now a Netflix film starring Lily James and Armie Hammer.
Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again . . .
The novel begins in Monte Carlo, where our heroine is swept off her feet by the dashing widower Maxim de Winter and his sudden proposal of marriage. Orphaned and working as a lady's maid,...
Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again . . .
The novel begins in Monte Carlo, where our heroine is swept off her feet by the dashing widower Maxim de Winter and his sudden proposal of marriage. Orphaned and working as a lady's maid,...
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Both a thrilling page-turner and a moral allegory, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde depicts the struggle between good and evil, vying for the soul of one man. Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic endures as one of the most engrossing and thought-provoking novels of all time.
Included in this special edition is a sneak preview of Daniel Levine’s reimagining, Hyde. Told from the perspective of one...
Included in this special edition is a sneak preview of Daniel Levine’s reimagining, Hyde. Told from the perspective of one...
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David Copperfield is considered to be Charles Dickens's most autobiographical novel. He said of it: "Like many fond parents, I have in my heart of hearts a favourite child. And his name is David Copperfield." It is a Bildungsroman, a tale which follows the development into maturity of its narrator, David Copperfield. The Russian greats Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky both greatly admired the novel, as did Kafka, Joyce and James. Freud called it
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Disney
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2019
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1 videodisc (ca. 79 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Pongo, Perdita and their super-adorable puppies are in for thrills, hilarious spills and an epic action-packed adventure when they face off with Cruella De Vil, Disney's most fabulously outrageous villainess. When Cruella dognaps all of the Dalmatian puppies in London, brave animal heroes launch a daring plan to save all puppies from Cruella's clutches! Unleash all the excitement and suspense of a beloved classic you'll want to share with your family...
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The final, unfinished novel of Charles Dickens that is in many ways his most intriguing—a gripping, haunting masterpiece that foreshadows the detective stories of Conan Doyle and the nightmarish novels of Kafka.
The Mystery of Edwin Drood is a highly atmospheric tale of murder. Central to the plot is John Jasper: in public he is a man of integrity and benevolence; in private he is an opium addict....
The Mystery of Edwin Drood is a highly atmospheric tale of murder. Central to the plot is John Jasper: in public he is a man of integrity and benevolence; in private he is an opium addict....
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"A ... retelling of the Trojan War from the perspectives of the many women involved in its causes and consequences ... In the middle of the night, a woman wakes to find her beloved city engulfed in flames. Ten seemingly endless years of conflict between the Greeks and the Trojans are over. Troy has fallen. From the Trojan women whose fates now lie in the hands of the Greeks, to the Amazon princess who fought Achilles on their behalf, to Penelope...
11) Northanger Abbey
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In this spirited comedy of manners, Catherine Morland falls in love with a young clergyman while vacationing in Bath, and his father, thinking her wealthy, invites her to be a guest at Northanger Abbey, the family's country estate. But things take a turn for the worse when it's discovered that she is not wealthy.
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Blackstone Publishing
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[2020]
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7 audio discs (8 hr.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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In The Shining Pyramid, Vaughn discovers a mysterious arrangement of stones on his doorstep in the remote hills of old England. With the help of his old friend and investigator Dyson, they work to unravel the mysterious truth about the changing symbols and discover underground dwellers best left untouched. The Three Impostors is Machen's famous collection of "weird tales"--a string of short stories woven together with a fine narrative thread. The...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 12
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At their holiday home in Cornwall, a distant lighthouse holds a haunting attraction for the members of an Edwardian family as disillusionment, turmoil, and a world on the brink of war plague the family's relationships.
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HarperCollins
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[2021]
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5 audio discs (5 1/2 hr.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Author, poet, screenwriter and outstanding member of the legendary Algonquin Round Table, Dorothy Parker was known for her quick wit, keen observations, and remarkable insight into the human condition. This collection includes a selection of Parker's short stories and reviews.
15) The Iliad
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An epic tale of love and betrayal, war and hope The Iliad is the first of two legendary ancient poems attributed to the Greek bard Homer. Typically dated between the 8th and 7th centuries BC it is believed by many to be the earliest extant piece of European literature. The poem deals with the exploits of Agamemnon, Odysseus, Achilles, Ajax and their comrades in the final year of their siege of the city of Troy.
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Brilliance Audio
Pub. Date
[2018]
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2 audio discs (1 hr., 43 min.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
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Español
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La vida de los Bennet transcurre con relativa calma en la gran casa de Netherfield Park, hasta que esta se ve interrumpida por la llegada de dos apuestos y adinerados jóvenes ingleses, Bingley y Darcy. Los deseos de la señora Bennet por casar a alguna de sus cinco hijas se disparan. El orgullo y la distancia social, la astucia y la hipocresía, los malentendidos y los juicios apresurados llevan a sus personajes al escándalo y al dolor, pero también...
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NYR Children's Collection
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2015.
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564 pages ; 23 cm
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English
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"How to introduce kids to Shakespeare--not just to the stories behind the plays but to the richness of his language and the depth of his characters. That's the challenge that Leon Garfield, a wonderful children's book writer, undertook to meet in his monumental and delightful Shakespeare Stories. Here are twenty-one of the Bard's plays, presented in what is not a series of dry retellings, but rather a refashioning of the dramas as stories, in a way...
18) Marley: a novel
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"From the acclaimed author of 'Finn' comes a masterful re-imagining of Charles Dickens's classic, A Christmas Carol, in this darkly entertaining and moving exploration of the twisted relationship between Ebenezer Scrooge and Jacob Marley."--
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Brilliance Audio
Pub. Date
[2018]
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3 audio discs (2 hr., 39 min.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
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Español
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Es la historia de Edmond Dantès, joven marinero, quien el dia de ser nombrado capitan del buque El Pharaon y de planear casarse con su amada Mercedes, es injustamente puesto prisionero por traicion, por una conspiracion tramada por personas quienes le tenian celos y envidia. Despues de varios anos de prision en el Château d'If conoce a un sacerdote, el Abbé Faria, quien le impartio conocimientos y sabiduria, y le mostro el camino para un gran tesoro....
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When Tess Durbeyfield is driven by family poverty to claim kinship with the wealthy D'Urbervilles and seek a portion of their family fortune, meeting her 'cousin' Alec proves to be her downfall. A very different man, Angel Clare, seems to offer her love and salvation, but Tess must choose whether to reveal her past or remain silent in the hope of a peaceful future.
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