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  A Room with a View

  E.M. Forster

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  "A Room with a View" is a 1908 novel by English writer E. M. Forster, about a young woman in the restrained culture of Edwardian era England. The novel  is both a romance and a humorous critique of English society at the beginning of the 20th century.

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  Leaves of Grass

  Walt Whitman

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  Ralph Waldo Emerson issued a call for a great poet to capture and immortalize the unique American experience. 
  In 1855, an answer came with Leaves of Grass. 
  Today, this masterful collection remains not only a seminal event in American literature but also the incomparable achievement of one of America’s greatest poets—an exuberant, passionate man who loved his country and wrote of it as no other has ever done. Walt Whitman was a singer, thinker, visionary, and citizen extraordinaire. Thoreau called Whitman “probably the greatest democrat that ever lived,” and Emerson judged Leaves of Grass as “the most extraordinary piece of wit and wisdom America has yet contributed.” 
  The text presented here is that of the “Deathbed” or ninth edition of Leaves of Grass, published in 1892. The content and grouping of poems is the version authorized by Whitman himself for the final and complete edition of his masterpiece. 
  With a foreword by Billy Collins, an afterword by Peter Davison, and a new introduction by Elisabeth Panttaja Brink.

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  Hunchback of Notre-Dame Book 5...

  Victor Hugo

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  The Hunchback of Notre-Dame or Notre-Dame de Paris is a French Gothic novel by Victor Hugo, published in 1831.The story is set in Paris in 1482 during the reign of Louis XI. The gypsy Esmeralda (born as Agnes) captures the hearts of many men, including those of Captain Phoebus and Pierre Gringoire, but especially Quasimodo and his guardian Archdeacon Claude Frollo. Frollo is torn between his obsessive lust for Esmeralda and the rules of Notre Dame Cathedral. He orders Quasimodo to kidnap her, but Quasimodo is captured by Phoebus and his guards, who save Esmeralda. Gringoire, who attempted to help Esmeralda but was knocked out by Quasimodo, is about to be hanged by beggars when Esmeralda saves him by agreeing to marry him for four years.

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  The Golden Rendezvous

  Alistair MacLean

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  A timeless classic of modern-day piracy from the acclaimed master of action and suspense. 
  Aboard the SS Campari, all is not well. 
  For Johnny Carter, the Chief Officer, the voyage has already begun badly; but it’s only when the Campari sails that evening, after a succession of delays that he realises something is seriously wrong. 
  A member of the crew is suddenly missing and the stern-to-stern search only serves to increase tension. Then violence erupts and suddenly the whole ship is in danger. Is the Campari a victim of modern day piracy? And what of the strange cargo hidden below the decks? 
  The Golden Rendezvous by Alistair MacLean is a classic adventure that takes you on a thrilling journey of mystery and suspense. This top-tier piece of fiction is a testament to MacLean's mastery in crafting traditional thrillers. 
  For fans of Frederick Forsyth (The Veteran), Nevil Shute (Pastoral), Ken Follett (The Armour of Light), Edward Marston (Murder in Transit), and Eric Ambler (Judgment on Deltchev). 
  HarperCollins 2022

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  A Midsummer Night's Dream -...

  Charles Lamb, Mary Lamb, William...

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  Charles and Mary Lamb's version of A Midsummer Nights Dream from 'Tales from Shakespeare' aimed at children. Music supplied by David Moore and The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra performing Felix Mendelssohn's "A Midsummer Night's Dream"

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  The Scarlet Letter

  Nathaniel Hawthorne

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  In 1642, a pregnant Hester Prynne is found guilty of adultery, shunned by her neighbors, and forced to wear a scarlet letter 'A' on her dress. Meanwhile, Hester's husband - long thought to be lost at sea - has returned to Boston under the assumed name 'Roger Chillingworth' and plots to uncover her lover's identity. After her daughter Pearl is born, Hester is frequently visited by both Reverend Dimmesdale and Chillingworth, but always refuses to name her lover. As the years wear on and Pearl grows older, Hester's defiance - and her lover's silence - weighs heavily on the lives of all parties involved.

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