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  The Great Gatsby

  F. Scott Fitzgerald

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  "So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
  
  A timeless classic, The Great Gatsby explores themes of wealth, class, and the corruption that lies beneath the golden surface of the American Dream.
  
  Narrated by the introspective Nick Carraway, the story follows the enigmatic Jay Gatsby—a self-made millionaire obsessed with reuniting with his former lover—whose lavish parties mask a yearning for the past and a dream that refuses to die. As the summer unfolds in Long Island's West Egg, Fitzgerald paints a portrait of a society chasing pleasure while teetering on the edge of moral collapse and warns of the dangers of sacrificing our lives in service of a dream and the cost of dehumanising both ourselves and those around us.
  F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896–1940) is widely regarded as one of the greatest American authors of the 20th century. Best known for capturing the spirit of the Jazz Age, his lyrical prose and sharp social commentary made him one of the defining voices of his generation, but despite early success, he struggled with personal and financial difficulties throughout his life and died aged 44, leaving behind a legacy that has widely influenced generations of writers.

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  The Baront

  Katherine Mansfield

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  The Baron is a short story by Katherine Mansfield: "Who is he?" I said. "And why does he sit always alone, with his back to us, too?" - "Ah!" whispered the Frau Oberregierungsrat, "he is a Baron." - She looked at me very solemnly, and yet with the slightest possible contempt - a "fancy-not-recognising-that-at-the-first-glance" expression.

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  Young Goodman Brown

  Nathaniel Hawthorne

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  Nathaniel Hawthorne’s classic tale of faith, temptation, and moral conflict comes to life in this haunting new narration by Christopher Mireider. 
  On a mysterious night in 17th-century Salem, young Goodman Brown ventures into the dark forest, leaving behind his wife Faith and his seemingly pious life. What he encounters on his journey challenges everything he believes about his neighbors, his faith, and even his own soul. Is it a dream, a vision, or a glimpse into the hidden sin of humanity? 
  A masterpiece of American Gothic literature, Young Goodman Brown explores the shadowy line between innocence and corruption, belief and despair. Perfect for fans of classic literature, allegorical fiction, and dark moral tales.

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  Madame de Treymes and Two Novellas

  Edith Wharton

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  Madame de Treymes follows the fortunes of two innocents abroad: Fanny Frisbee of New York, unhappily married to the dissolute Marquis de Malrive, scion of a great house of the Faubourg St. Germain; and John Durham, her childhood friend, who arrives in Paris intent on persuading Fanny to divorce her husband and marry him instead. A scintillating picture of American and French society at the turn of the century, it is also a subtle investigation of the clash of cultures and the role of women in the social hierarchy. 
  This edition also includes the novellas Sanctuary and Bunner Sisters, two short works rich in the social satire and cunning insight that characterized Wharton’s acclaimed novels The House of Mirth and The Age of Innocence.

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  Some Words with a Mummy

  Edgar Allan Poe

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  "Some Words with a Mummy" is a satirical short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe. It was first published in The American Review: A Whig Journal of Politics, Literature, Art and Science in April 1845. It is an important early portrayal of a revived Egyptian mummy.
  The narrator eats a very large amount of Welsh rabbit, accompanied by "brown stout", and then goes to bed for a night's sleep. However, he is soon awakened and taken to Doctor Ponnonner's home to witness the unwrapping of a mummy.

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  Von Kempelen and His Discovery

  Edgar Allan Poe

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  Von Kempelen and his Discovery (1849). First published in The Flag of Our Union, April 14, 1849. Created as a hoax during the California Gold Rush.
  After the very minute and elaborate paper by Arago, to say nothing of the summary in ‘Silliman’s Journal,’ with the detailed statement just published by Lieutenant Maury, it will not be supposed, of course, that in offering a few hurried remarks in reference to Von Kempelen’s discovery, I have any design to look at the subject in a scientific point of view. My object is simply, in the first place, to say a few words of Von Kempelen himself (with whom, some years ago, I had the honor of a slight personal acquaintance), since everything which concerns him must necessarily, at this moment, be of interest; and, in the second place, to look in a general way, and speculatively, at the results of the discovery.

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