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  The Georgics

  Virgil

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  "The Georgics" by Virgil, a poetic masterpiece of ancient Rome, extolls the virtues of farming, nature, and the land's divine bounty. Comprising four books, it delves into agricultural practices, the cultivation of crops, the care of livestock, and the art of beekeeping, weaving practical guidance with rich allegory and mythology. Beyond its surface, Virgil celebrates the timeless connection between man and earth, advocating for peace and prosperity through harmony with nature. This work is both a tribute to pastoral life and a profound reflection on human existence.

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  The Ages of Man

  William Shakespeare

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  Ages of Man is a one-man play performed by John Gielgud of a collection of speeches from Shakespeare's plays. The speeches show the journey of life from birth to death. Gielgud gave the first experimental performance of Ages of Man in a house in St. James Square in London. It premiered at the Freemason's Hall at the 1957 Edinburgh Festival to a sold-out house and an overwhelming success. He then went on to perform the recital for the next ten years all over the world, winning Gielgud a special Tony Award for "for contribution to theatre for his extraordinary insight into the writings of Shakespeare".

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  The Song of Justice - From their...

  Rainer Maria Rilke

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  René Karl Wilhelm Johann Josef Maria Rilke was born into a troubled marriage on the 4th December 1875 in Prague, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.  His mother, having previously lost a baby girl, would dress the young boy up in girl’s clothing.   
  Later his father dispatched him to a military academy at age 10 but after a miserable 5 years the young Rilke left due to illness and instead entered first Prague and then Munich and finally Berlin university to study art history, philosophy and literature. 
  His initial forays into literature was in poetry.  His intense, mystical and lyrical style was much admired and over time inspired many in succeeding generations.    
  His short prose collection ‘Stories of God’, written in an impassioned burst over several nights was published in 1900 and offers a beguiling view of much of Rilke’s influences and outlook.  
  The following year he married the pioneering sculptor and artist Clara Westhoff.  The union produced one child, a daughter Ruth.   
  He lived in Paris for most of the Century’s first decade where he mixed with many great minds of the time.  Although he continued to write he also worked as a secretary to the sculptor, Rodin.   
  It was only after they settled in Switzerland in 1919 that his writing output was in full flow.  Here he wrote profusely in both German and French, which included much on his previous travels, his left-wing sympathies, his religious and existential thoughts, all part of a unique and consummate style. 
  From 1923 on, Rilke increasingly struggled with his health which was now in constant decline and often spent time rehabilitating at a sanatorium.   
  Rainer Maria Rilke died of leukaemia on the 29th December 1926 in Montreux, Switzerland.  He was 51.

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  All Gold Canyon

  Jack London

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  Set in the beauty of the Sierra Nevada mountains, "All Gold Canyon" is at once a depiction of the quotidian realities of a hard-working gold miner's life, a meditation on the fragility of nature in the face of man's ambition, and a thrilling, no-holds-barred tale of Wild West violence.

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  Sherlock Holmes: The Red-Headed...

  Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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  The Red-Headed League was the second of Arthur Conan Doyle's 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories to be published in Strand Magazine. 
  Doyle ranked The Red-Headed League second in his list of his twelve favorite Holmes stories. It was first published in August of 1891, and was, later, the first of the stories collected in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes in 1892. 
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  War and Peace (Book Three: 1805)

  Leo Tolstoy

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  War and Peace is a literary work mixed with chapters on history and philosophy by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy. It was first published serially, then published in its entirety in 1869. It is regarded as one of Tolstoy's finest literary achievements and remains an internationally praised classic of world literature.
  Book 3: 1805: Prince Vasíli was not a man who deliberately thought out his plans. Still less did he think of injuring anyone for his own advantage. He was merely a man of the world who had got on and to whom getting on had become a habit.

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