The Classics You Still Haven't Read

by Bradbury, Ray

Book - 2013

Ray Bradbury's internationally acclaimed novel "Fahrenheit 451" is a masterwork of twentieth-century literature set in a bleak, dystopian future...Show more Ray Bradbury's internationally acclaimed novel "Fahrenheit 451" is a masterwork of twentieth-century literature set in a bleak, dystopian future. Guy Montag is a fireman. In his world, where television rules and literature is on the brink of extinction, firemen start fires rather than put them out. His job is to destroy the most illegal of commodities, the printed book, along with the houses in which they are hidden. Show less

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The Red Badge of Courage

by Crane, Stephen

Paperback - 2014

Eighteen-year-old Henry Fleming is a private in the Union Army's 304th New York Regiment. Having enlisted despite his mother's protest, Henry internally questions if his bravery will hold true in the face of battle. Eighteen-year-old Henry Fleming is a private in the Union Army's 304th New York Regiment. Having enlisted despite his mother's protest, Henry internally questions if his bravery will hold true in the face of battle. Show less

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Lord of the Flies

A Novel

by Golding, William

Paperback - 1954

At the dawn of the next world war, a plane crashes on an uncharted island, stranding a group of schoolboys. At first, with no adult supervision, their fr...Show more At the dawn of the next world war, a plane crashes on an uncharted island, stranding a group of schoolboys. At first, with no adult supervision, their freedom is something to celebrate; this far from civilization, the boys can do anything they want. Anything. Show less

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The Scarlet Letter

by Hawthorne, Nathaniel

Paperback - 2014

In 18th century Boston, a Puritan girl is condemned to wear the letter "A" for bearing an illegitimate daughter. In 18th century Boston, a Puritan girl is condemned to wear the letter "A" for bearing an illegitimate daughter. Show less

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To Kill A Mockingbird

by Lee, Harper

Book - 2010

Through the young eyes of Scout and Jem Finch, with rich humor and unswerving honesty, Harper Lee explores the irrationality of adult attitudes toward rac...Show more Through the young eyes of Scout and Jem Finch, with rich humor and unswerving honesty, Harper Lee explores the irrationality of adult attitudes toward race and class in the deep South of the 1930s. The conscience of a town steeped in prejudice, violence, and hypocrisy is pricked by the stamina and quiet heroism of one man's struggle for justice--but the weight of history will only tolerate so much. Show less

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Brave New World

by Huxley, Aldous

Book - 2013

Ranked one of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century, this dystopian satire is a brilliant and terrifying vision of a soulless society--and of one man who discovers the human costs of mindless conformity. Ranked one of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century, this dystopian satire is a brilliant and terrifying vision of a soulless society--and of one man who discovers the human costs of mindless conformity. Show less

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Moby Dick

by Melville, Herman

eBook - 2015

Widely considered one of the great American novels, Herman Melville’s masterpiece went largely unread during his lifetime and was out of print at the time...Show more Widely considered one of the great American novels, Herman Melville’s masterpiece went largely unread during his lifetime and was out of print at the time of his death in 1891. The story, loosely based on a real whaling shipwreck, features the unforgettable, vengeful Captain Ahab, who obsessively hunts the great white whale who bit his leg off below the knee. Show less

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The Bell Jar

by Plath, Sylvia

Book - 2013

Sylvia Plath's shocking, realistic, and intensely emotional novel about a woman falling into the grip of insanity Sylvia Plath's shocking, realistic, and intensely emotional novel about a woman falling into the grip of insanity Show less

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Frankenstein

Or, The Modern Prometheus

by Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft

Book - 2013

In trying to create life, the young student, Victor Frankenstein, unleashes forces beyond his control, setting into motion a long and tragic chain of events that brings Victor himself to the very brink. In trying to create life, the young student, Victor Frankenstein, unleashes forces beyond his control, setting into motion a long and tragic chain of events that brings Victor himself to the very brink. Show less

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The Complete Stories

by Poe, Edgar Allan

Book - 1992

Edgar Allan Poe's gift for the macabre--his genius in finding the strangeness lurking at the heart of things--creates his psychologically profound stories of encounters with the marvelous, the uncanny, and the dreadful. Edgar Allan Poe's gift for the macabre--his genius in finding the strangeness lurking at the heart of things--creates his psychologically profound stories of encounters with the marvelous, the uncanny, and the dreadful. Show less

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