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The Jungle Book: Kipling's Wonderful Collection of Stories (Timeless Classic Books)
Author: Rudyard Kipling
ISBN-10: 1453851941
ISBN-13: 9781453851944
Published: 2010-10-01
Publisher: CreateSpace
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The Jungle Book (1894) is a collection of stories by British Nobel laureate Rudyard Kipling. The Jungle Book, because of its moral tone, came to be used as a motivational book by the Cub Scouts, a junior element of the Scouting movement. This use of the book's universe was approved by Kipling after a direct petition of Robert Baden-Powell, founder of the Scouting movement, who had originally asked for the author's permission for the use of the Memory Game from Kim in his scheme to develop the morale and fitness of working-class youths in cities. Akela, the head wolf in The Jungle Book, has become a senior figure in the movement, the name being traditionally adopted by the leader of each Cub Scout pack. In The Jungle Book, we are introduced to a cast of fabulous characters. The main character is the young jungle boy named Mowgli. Raksha is the Mother wolf who raised Mowgli as her own cub along with her mate, Father Wolf. We meet Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, the Indian mongoose who protects the family against Nag and Nagina, the male and female cobras. We meet Baloo the sloth bear and Bagheera the black panther who have to rescue Mowgli, as well as Akela the Indian wolf, Hathi the Ind
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Crime and Punishment (Dover Thrift Editions)
Author: Fyodor Dostoyevsky
ISBN-10: 0486454118
ISBN-13: 9780486415871
Published: 2001-08-22
Publisher: Dover Publications
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Supreme masterpiece recounts in feverish, compelling tones the story of Raskolnikov, an impoverished student tormented by his own thoughts after he brutally murders an old woman. Overwhelmed afterwards by guilt and terror, Raskolnikov confesses and goes to prison. There he realizes that happiness and redemption can only be achieved through suffering.
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Frankenstein (Dover Thrift Editions)
Author: Mary Shelley
ISBN-10: 0486282112
ISBN-13: 9780486282114
Published: 1994-10-21
Publisher: Dover Publications
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Few creatures of horror have seized readers' imaginations and held them for so long as the anguished monster of Shelley's Frankenstein. The story of Victor Frankenstein's monstrous creation and the havoc it caused has enthralled generations of readers and inspired countless writers of horror and suspense. Includes the author's own 1831 introduction.
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Frankenstein (Penguin Classics)
Author: Mary Shelley
ISBN-10: 0141439475
ISBN-13: 9780141439471
Published: 2003-05
Publisher: Penguin Classics
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The epic battle between man and monster reaches its greatest pitch in the famous story of Frankenstein. 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. How he tries to destroy his creation, as it destroys everything Victor loves, is a powerful story of love, friendship …and horror. @NotoriousDOC Just did a bit-torrent-style grave robbery. My new ‘man’ will be an artful collage. Also, good conversation starter. It’s alive! I’d better beat it over the head repeatedly with a fire extinguisher. So sometimes you build something, and it gets away. They’re gonna can me at the university if they find out about this. From Twitterature: The World's Greatest Books in Twenty Tweets or Less
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Water For Elephants
Author: Sara Gruen
ISBN-10: 0002007770
ISBN-13: 9780002007771
Published: 2006
Publisher: The Easton Press
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The Legends of King Arthur and His Knights
Author: Sir James Knowles
ISBN-10: 0554336839
ISBN-13: 9780554336831
Published: 2008-08-18
Publisher: BiblioLife
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This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.
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Anna Karenina
Author: Leo Tolstoy
ISBN-10: 0143035002
ISBN-13: 9780143035008
Published: 2004-05
Publisher: Penguin Classics
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Anna Karenina tells of the doomed love affair between the sensuous and rebellious Anna and the dashing officer, Count Vronsky. Tragedy unfolds as Anna rejects her passionless marriage and must endure the hypocrisies of society. Set against a vast and richly textured canvas of nineteenth-century Russia, the novel's seven major characters create a dynamic imbalance, playing out the contrasts of city and country life and all the variations on love and family happiness. While previous versions have softened the robust, and sometimes shocking, quality of Tolstoy's writing, Pevear and Volokhonsky have produced a translation true to his powerful voice. This award-winning team's authoritative edition also includes an illuminating introduction and explanatory notes. Beautiful, vigorous, and eminently readable, this Anna Karenina will be the definitive text for generations to come. @DoTheLocomotion Some gentleman danced with me the whole night. We got a little grinding on, but not too much. This is formal Russian society, mind you. Apparently by dancing with Vronsky I pussy-blocked a girl called Kitty. I suppose that’s ironic. You’d think with a name like that… From Twitterature: The World's Greatest Books in Twenty Tweets or Less
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Heart of Darkness (Case Studies in Contemporary Criticism)
Author: Joseph Conrad
ISBN-10: 0333657071
ISBN-13: 9780333657072
Published: 1996-04-22
Publisher: Non Basic Stock Line
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Now in its second edition, this popular case-study of Conrad's classic short novel reprints an authoritative text together with five essays (four of which are newly-commissioned or revised) written from a range of contemporary critical perspectives.
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Gulliver's Travels
Author: Jonathan Swift
ISBN-10: 0543902625
ISBN-13: 9780543902627
Published: 2000-07-31
Publisher: Adamant Media Corporation
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This Elibron Classics book is a reprint of a 1909 edition by Cassell and Company, Ltd., London, Toronto, Melbourne, New York. In this breezy and impudent satire, Lemuel Gulliver embarks on a series of journeys to distant lands, encountering entire societies oflittle people, giants, and talking horses. Making astonishing use of this premise, Swift manages to write a story whose fantastical elements delight children, yet whose ironic depictions of English life are fascinating to the most learned and intelligent adults.
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A Christmas Carol (the original illustrated edition)
Author: Charles Dickens
ISBN-10: 1440495149
ISBN-13: 9781440495144
Published: 2009-01-12
Publisher: CreateSpace
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A CHRISTMAS CAROL is what Charles Dickens described as his "little Christmas Book" and was first published on December 19, 1843 with illustrations by John Leech, which are here reproduced. The story was instantly successful, selling over six thousand copies in one week. The tale has become one of the most popular and enduring Christmas stories of all time. Contemporaries noted that the story's popularity played a critical role in redefining the importance of Christmas and the major sentiments associated with the holiday. A Christmas Carol was written during a time of decline in the old Christmas traditions. This is a large 6 x 9 size edition, beautifully illustrated with many wonderful pictures which add greatly to important and dramatic scenes in the story.
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