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1984
George Orwell • 2025
<p>In a world where Big Brother watches every move, where history is rewritten, and where even thoughts are policed, Winston Smith dares to rebel. Living in the totalitarian state of Oceania, Winston works at the Ministry of Truth, altering the past to fit the Party's ever-changing version of reality. But as he begins to question the system and falls in love with Julia, he risks everything for a taste of freedom.</p><p></p><p>A haunting vision of absolute power and control, 1984 is George Orwell's prophetic masterpiece-a chilling warning about surveillance, propaganda, and the loss of individuality. More relevant than ever, it remains one of the most influential and unsettling novels of all time.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p></p>
Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen • 2025
<p>"Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen is a timeless romantic comedy that explores the power of first impressions, the complexities of class, and the triumph of true love.</p><p></p><p>Elizabeth Bennet, quick-witted and independent, meets the proud and reserved Mr. Darcy-and sparks fly. As misunderstandings and social expectations threaten to keep them apart, both must confront their own flaws and prejudices to discover the truth about themselves and each other.</p><p></p><p>Filled with sharp dialogue, unforgettable characters, and Austen's signature wit, Pride and Prejudice is a masterful portrayal of love, family, and self-discovery that continues to captivate readers around the world."</p><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p></p>
Anne of Green Gables
Lucy Maud Montgomery • 2022
When the imaginative, outspoken orphan Anne Shirley arrives on Prince Edward Island, Matthew Cuthbert and his sister, Marilla, are surprised to say the least. After all, the Cuthberts had requested that the orphanage send a boy to help with the work around their farm. They certainly didn't bargain for talkative Anne's outlandish ideas and independent ways. Soon her high spirits win over Matthew and Marilla, even when these same traits lead Anne into mishap after mishap as she makes friends and discovers an exciting new life in the quirky town of Avonlea.
Frankenstein
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley • 2015
Crime and Punishment
Fyodor Dostoyevsky • 2002
Wuthering Heights
Emily Brontë • 2019
Wuthering Heights is a wild, passionate story of the intense and almost demonic love between Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff, a foundling adopted by Catherine's father. After Mr Earnshaw's death, Heathcliff is bullied and humiliated by Catherine's brother Hindley and wrongly believing that his love for Catherine is not reciprocated, leaves Wuthering Heights, only to return years later as a wealthy and polished man. He proceeds to exact a terrible revenge for his former miseries. The action of the story is chaotic and unremittingly violent, but the accomplished handling of a complex structure, the evocative descriptions of the lonely moorland setting and the poetic grandeur of vision combine to make this unique novel a masterpiece of English literature.
The Iliad
Homer • 2017
Heidi
Johanna Spyri • 2024
Peter Pan
James Matthew Barrie • 2018
The Diary of a Young Girl
Anne Frank • 2010
<b>THE DEFINITIVE EDITION <b>•</b> Discovered in the attic in which she spent the last years of her life, the remarkable diary that has become a world classic—a powerful reminder of the horrors of war and an eloquent testament to the human spirit.<br></b><br><b>Updated for the 75th Anniversary of the <i>Diary</i>’s first publication with a new introduction by Nobel Prize–winner Nadia Murad<br><br>“The single most compelling personal account of the Holocaust ... remains astonishing and excruciating.”—<i>The New York Times Book Review</i></b><br><br>In 1942, with Nazis occupying Holland, a thirteen-year-old Jewish girl and her family fled their home in Amsterdam and went into hiding. For the next two years, until their whereabouts were betrayed to the Gestapo, they and another family lived cloistered in the “Secret Annex” of an old office building. Cut off from the outside world, they faced hunger, boredom, the constant cruelties of living in confined quarters, and the ever-present threat of discovery and death. In her diary Anne Frank recorded vivid impressions of her experiences during this period. By turns thoughtful, moving, and amusing, her account offers a fascinating commentary on human courage and frailty and a compelling self-portrait of a sensitive and spirited young woman whose promise was tragically cut short.
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Oscar Wilde • 2021
Great Expectation
Charles Dickens • 2017
Great Expectations is the thirteenth novel by Charles Dickens and his penultimate completed novel; a bildungsroman that depicts the personal growth and personal development of an orphan nicknamed Pip. It is Dickens's second novel, after David Copperfield, to be fully narrated in the first person.[N 1] The novel was first published as a serial in Dickens's weekly periodical All the Year Round, from 1 December 1860 to August 1861.[1] In October 1861, Chapman and Hall published the novel in three volumes.
The Arabian Nights
Sir Richard Burton • 2011
<b>No library's complete without the classics! This new, enhanced leather-bound edition collects the beloved tales of <i>Arabian Nights</i>, translated by Sir Richard Burton.</b><br><br>They are ancient stories, but they still enchant our imaginations today: "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves," "Sinbad the Sailor," "Aladdin," and more. These and the other Middle Eastern stories collected in <i>Arabian Nights</i> are delightful, fascinating, and fun for fans and first-time readers alike. This beautiful, leather-bound edition collects the classic tales of <i>Arabian Nights</i> in a new, redesigned format. Specially designed end papers, gilded edges, a ribbon bookmark, and other decorative elements enhance the reading experience, while an expert introduction provides new information and context for these well-known stories.<i>Arabian Nights</i> is a compelling look at a long-gone culture—and the perfect addition to any home library.
The Taming of the Shrew
William Shakespeare • 2014
Love and marriage are the concerns of Shakespeare’s <i>The Taming of the Shrew</i>. Lucentio’s marriage to Bianca is prompted by his idealized love of an apparently ideal woman. Petruchio’s wooing of Katherine, however, is free of idealism. Petruchio takes money from Bianca’s suitors to woo her, since Katherine must marry before her sister by her father’s decree; he also arranges the dowry with her father. Petruchio is then ready to marry Katherine, even against her will.<BR> <BR>Katherine, the shrew of the play’s title, certainly acts much changed. But have she and Petruchio learned to love each other? Or is the marriage based on terror and deception?<BR> <BR>The authoritative edition of <i>The Taming of the Shrew</i> from The Folger Shakespeare Library, the trusted and widely used Shakespeare series for students and general readers, includes:<BR> <BR>-The exact text of the printed book for easy cross-reference<BR> -Hundreds of hypertext links for instant navigation<BR> -Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play<BR> -Newly revised explanatory notes conveniently linked to the text of the play<BR> -Scene-by-scene plot summaries<BR> -A key to the play’s famous lines and phrases<BR> -An introduction to reading Shakespeare’s language<BR> -An essay by a leading Shakespeare scholar providing a modern perspective on the play<BR> -Fresh images from the Folger Shakespeare Library’s vast holdings of rare books<BR> -An annotated guide to further reading<BR> <BR>Essay by Karen Newman<BR> <BR>The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, DC, is home to the world’s largest collection of Shakespeare’s printed works, and a magnet for Shakespeare scholars from around the globe. In addition to exhibitions open to the public throughout the year, the Folger offers a full calendar of performances and programs. For more information, visit Folger.edu.
Mythology (75th Anniversary Illustrated Edition) Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes
Edith Hamilton • 2017
Love and Friendship
Jane Austen • 2018
Little Lord Fauntleroy
Frances Hodgson Burnett • 2002
Animal Farm
George Orwell • 2023
The animals on the farm, led by the pigs, overthrow their human owner and establish their own government based on the principles of Animalism. However, over time, the pigs become increasingly corrupt and oppressive, and the other animals begin to realize that they are no better off under their new leaders than they were under the human owner. The book is a powerful critique of totalitarianism and the dangers of political corruption. Through its depiction of the rise of the pigs to power and their subsequent abuse of that power, "Animal Farm" shows how even the most well-intentioned revolutions can be corrupted and turned against the very people they were meant to liberate. "Animal Farm" has become a classic of political satire and is widely regarded as one of Orwell's greatest works. Its themes of power, corruption, and the manipulation of language and propaganda remain as relevant today as they were when the book was first published nearly 80 years ago.
The Thursday Murder Club
Richard Osman • 2020
<b>A <i>New York Times</i> bestseller | Soon to be a major motion picture from Steven Spielberg at Amblin Entertainment</b><br> <br> <b>"Witty, endearing and greatly entertaining." <i>--Wall Street Journal</i></b><br> <br> <b>"Don't trust anyone, including the four septuagenarian sleuths in Osman's own laugh-out-loud whodunit." --<i>Parade</i></b><br> <br> <b>Four septuagenarians with a few tricks up their sleeves</b><br> <b>A female cop with her first big case</b><br> <b>A brutal murder</b><br> <b>Welcome to...</b><br> <b>THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB</b><br> <br> In a peaceful retirement village, four unlikely friends meet weekly in the Jigsaw Room to discuss unsolved crimes; together they call themselves the Thursday Murder Club.<br> <br> When a local developer is found dead with a mysterious photograph left next to the body, the Thursday Murder Club suddenly find themselves in the middle of their first live case.<br> <br> As the bodies begin to pile up, can our unorthodox but brilliant gang catch the killer, before it's too late?
Macbeth
William Shakespeare • 2003
King Solomon Mines by H. Rider Haggard
Sir H Rider Haggard • 1885
Into the Gauntlet (The 39 Clues, Book 10)
Margaret Peterson Haddix • 2010
