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  The Remarkable Rocket

  Oscar Wilde

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  This story concerns a firework, who is one of many to be let off at the wedding of a prince and princess. The rocket is extremely pompous and self-important, and denigrates all the other fireworks, eventually bursting into tears to demonstrate his "sensitivity." As this makes him wet, he fails to ignite and, the next day, is thrown away into a ditch.

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  Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr...

  Robert Louis Stevenson, Classic...

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  The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is a dark and gripping novella by Robert Louis Stevenson that explores the duality of human nature. Set in Victorian London, it tells the story of the respectable Dr. Jekyll, who creates a potion to separate the good and evil within himself. The result is the terrifying Mr. Hyde, a man who embodies his darkest impulses. As Hyde begins to take control, Jekyll finds himself in a desperate struggle for his soul.This haunting tale is both a psychological thriller and a moral allegory, raising timeless questions about identity, repression, and the battle between good and evil. Stevenson's masterful storytelling and atmospheric writing make it one of the most enduring classics of Gothic literature.

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  Penguin Island

  Anatole France

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  'Believe me, the best proof is to have none at all. That is the only evidence one cannot debate.' 
   
  Anatole France's 1908 novel Penguin Island offers a thinly veiled lampoon of French history and of human civilization. When a wayward Christian missionary monk lands on an island off the northern coast of Europe, he perceives the island's seabirds, a colony of upright, unafraid auks, as a sort of pre-Christian society of noble pagans and baptizes them. This causes a problem for God, who normally only allows humans to be baptized. He resolves the dilemma by converting the baptized birds to humans and giving them each a soul. The ensuing history of Penguinia presents a comic send-up of the foibles and frailty of humanity. 
   
  The novel's centerpiece is an immensely skillful and scathing parody of the Dreyfus Affair, which stands alongside Émile Zola's 'J'accuse' for its humanity and intellectual bravery. This new translation, more than a century after the first and only English version, offers a full introduction to the novel, setting it in its historical and literary context, including France's life and rich literary legacy.

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  Far From the Madding Crowd -...

  Thomas Hardy

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  Set in rural Victorian England, Far from the Madding Crowd describes the life and relationships of a woman Farmer, Bathsheba Everdene. First with the faithful shepherd Gabriel Oak, then her lonely neighbor William Boldwood, and finally, the prodigal soldier Sergeant Frank Troy. Set in Thomas’s imaginary county of Wessex, it deals with themes of love, honor, and betrayal, against a backdrop of the idyllic, though the idyllic was often harsh in a farming community in Victorian England. Far from the Madding Crowd is Thomas Hardy’s fourth published novel and his first major literary success. Published in 1874, he revised it extensively in 1895 (as the original appeared as a monthly serial in Cornhill Magazine, and he felt it needed altering to make it smoother and more of a continuous novel). In 1901 he revised it again. This recording is of the first 1895 revision. The novel has often been adapted for stage and screen, the most notable being the 1967 Oscar-nominated film directed by John Schlesinger. It is widely regarded as one of the most powerful romance novels of all time.

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  Sanshiro - A Modern English...

  Natsume Sōseki

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  Sanshiro begins with a young man's journey from rural Kyushu to Tokyo, where university life, friendship, love, and intellectual uncertainty draw him into the unsettled modern city. The novel captures the delicate unease of arrival: the sense of being educated, seduced, and left behind all at once. Through subtle scenes and luminous encounters, Sōseki portrays youth at the threshold of adulthood and a country at the threshold of modern identity. This modern English translation is designed for clear digital reading.

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  Clarissa Harlowe Volume 1

  Samuel Richardson

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  In "Clarissa Harlowe," Samuel Richardson unfolds the intricate narrative of Clarissa, a virtuous young woman facing societal constraints. Imprisoned by familial expectations, Clarissa navigates love, betrayal, and societal scrutiny, revealing a poignant portrayal of 18th-century England's moral complexities and gender dynamics.

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