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The Annotated Sherlock Holmes
by Arthur Conan Doyle, William Stuart Baring-Gould

ISBN 0517564556 (0-517-56455-6)
Hardcover, C.N. Potter

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The complete texts of the four novels and fifty-six short stories that made the legendary detective famous are accompanied by an introduction, notes, maps, diagrams, photographs, and drawings in this oversized edition--an indispensable possession for all mystery fans. [via]
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The Annotated Sherlock Holmes : The Four Novels and the Fifty-Six Short Stories Complete
by Arthur Conan Doyle, William S. Baring-Gould

ISBN 0517481022 (0-517-48102-2)
Hardcover, Random House Value Publishing

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Chapter titles are: Two Doctors and A Detective, 2. The Early Holmes, 3. The Partnership to Dr. Watson's First Marriage, 4.From Dr. Watson's First Marriage to the Death of the First Mrs. Watson, 5. From Dr. Watson's Return to Baker Street to His Marriage to Mary Morstan.two volume set. good condition [via]
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The Annotated Thursday
by G. K. Chesterton, Martin Gardner

ISBN 0898707447 (0-89870-744-7)
Softcover, Ignatius Pr

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This edition of Chesterton's masterpiece, The Man Who Was Thursday, explicates and enriches the complete text with extensive footnotes, together with an introductory essay on the metaphysical meaning of Chesterton's profound allegory. Martin Gardner sees the novel's anarchists as symbols of our God-given free will, and the mysterious Sunday as representing Nature, with its strange mixture of good and evil when considered as distinct from God, as a mask hiding the transcendental face of the creator. The book also includes a bibliography listing the novel's many editions and stage dramatizations, as well as numerous illustrations that further illuminate the text. Gardner's annotating of Chesterton's famous novel is a delight. His notes bring Edwardian London to life, and he offers exciting new insights into the novel's meaning. - Joseph Pearce, Author, Tolkien: Man and Myth Gardner is a gift to anyone interested in genuine literary scholarship. He magnifies the fascinating pictures seen through the gorgeous window that is a Chesterton novel. - Michael Coren, Author, Gilbert: The Man Who Was G. K. Chesterton Gardner's annotations provide everything required for the study and enjoyment of Chesterton's best novel, a grand thriller. - John Peterson, Editor, Father Brown of the Church of Rome Martin Gardner's skill in combining math, science, philosophy and literature has produced more than sixty books of diverse natures, including two novels and a collection of short stories. Some of his other annotated works include The Annotated Alice and The Annotated Ancient Mariner. For 25 years he was the writer of mathematical games for Scientific American. [via]
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Busman's Honeymoon: A Love Story with Detective Interruptions
by Dorothy L. Sayers

ISBN 0380010763 (0-380-01076-3)
Softcover, Harpercollins

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They plan to have a quiet country honeymoon. Then Lord Peter Wimsey and his bride Harriet Vane find the previous owner's body in the cellar. Set in a country village seething with secrets and snobbery, this is Dorothy L. Sayers' last full-length detective novel. Variously described as a love story with detective interruptions and a detective story with romantic interruptions, it lives up to both descriptions with style. 'I admire her novels ...she has great fertility of invention, ingenuity and a wonderful eye for detail' P. D. James [via]
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Classic Books from the Library of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
by J. K. Rowling

ISBN 043932162X (0-439-32162-X)
Hardcover, Scholastic

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When first released to Muggles in March 2001, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and Quidditch Through the Ages further enlightened Harry Potter fans about the dangers and delights of the wizarding world. Now these two charming works of non-fiction ae available in hardcover - in a special keepsake slipcase edition! [via]
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Collected Works of G. K. Chesterton: The Club of Queer Trades The Man Who Was Thursday The Ball and the Cross
by G. K. Chesterton

ISBN 0898703654 (0-89870-365-4)
Softcover, Ignatius Pr

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Introduction by Dr. Denis Conlon, University of Antwerp
T.S. Eliot, Evelyn Waugh, C.S. Lewis and W.H. Auden all recognized Chesterton as a giant literary figure. This volume contains G.K. Chesterton's earliest and greatest novels. The reader will encounter characters that defend with great vigor the diginity of the person and fundamental Christian beliefs. This volume is graced with Chesterton's own drawings and photos, as well as maps. [via]
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The Complete Sherlock Holmes
by Arthur Conan Doyle

ISBN 0553328255 (0-553-32825-5)
Softcover, Bantam Classic & Loveswept

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This volume, authorized by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's estate, contains all 4 full-length novels and all 56 short stories featuring Sherlock Holmes. At over a thousand pages, the weighty tome is a perfect gift for budding amateur sleuths, and it is an ideal companion for a long stay on a desert island (or a leisurely trip through the English countryside). As the reader wades past the tense introductions of A Study in Scarlet and moves towards such classic tales as The Hound of the Baskervilles, "The Adventure of the Speckled Band," and "The Final Problem," she is sure to draw her own conclusions about Holmes's veiled past and his quirky relationship with his "Boswell," Watson. Doyle never revealed much about Holmes's early life, but the joy of reading the complete Holmes is assembling the trivia of each story into something like a portrait of the detective and his creator. By the end of the long journey through London and across Europe (with a long stopover at Reichenbach Falls), one is apt to have found a friend for life. --Patrick O'Kelley [via]
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Evelina
by Fanny Burney

ISBN 1404359893 (1-4043-5989-3)
Softcover, IndyPublish.com

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A novel that explores the causes and consequences of a power, disguise, subterfuge and performance, Evelina traces a young woman's growth into womanhood.
Fanny Burney's Evelina was written in secret and published anonymously in 1778. The story of a young woman entering a society that is seemingly designed to threaten her success, Evelina is an example of the epistolary genre popular in the 18th Century. [via]
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Evelina: Or the History of a Young Lady's Entrance into the World
by Fanny Burney

ISBN 1406800910 (1-4068-0091-0)
Softcover, Echo Library

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One of the first novels of manners ever written traces the adventures of country-born Evelina as she tries to make it in London pursued by cads, is used by boorish relatives, and, finally, is redeemed by the noble Lord Orville. Reprint. [via]
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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
by J. K. Rowling, Newt Scamander

ISBN 0439295017 (0-439-29501-7)
Softcover, Scholastic

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If you're a Harry Potter fan and are desperate to fill the gap between Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and the next instalment (sorry folks, no date as yet but as soon as we know we'll tell you), then this JK offering could be the answer to your Potter prayers.
JK Rowling takes her enviable ability to turn paper into gold to the next level by cleverly teaming up with Comic Relief 2001 to bring Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (a set text during Harry's first year at Hogwarts) and Quidditch Through the Ages (Harry's favourite book), to the masses--and all the money goes to charity.
To be one of the first to lay your hands on these books, simply order now. And on Friday, March 16 just watch as the money you pay goes into the Comic Relief coffers... --Susan Harrison [via]
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The Forsyte Saga
by John Galsworthy

ISBN 1404350578 (1-4043-5057-8)
Softcover, Indypublish.Com

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The three novels which make up The Forsyte Saga chronicle the ebbing social power of the commercial upper-middle class Forsyte family between 1886 and 1920. Galsworthy's masterly narrative examines not only their fortunes but also the wider developments within society, particularly the changing position of women. This is the only critical edition of the work available, with Notes that explain contemporary artistic and literary allusions and define the slang of the time. [via]
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Frontier Lawmen
by Lee Paul

ISBN 0965792951 (0-9657929-5-1)
Softcover, Jona Books

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Harry Potter Schoolbooks
by J. K. Rowling, Kennilworthy Whisp, Newt Scamander

ISBN 0439284031 (0-439-28403-1)
Softcover, Scholastic

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Now, the classic books from the library of the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry--Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them and Quidditch Through the Ages--are available in hardcover in a sturdy boxed gift set. (These books are written by J.K. Rowling herself under the pseudonyms Newt Scamander and Kennilworthy Whisp.) Finally, Muggles will have the chance to discover where the Quintaped lives, what the Puffskein eats, and why it is best not to leave milk out for a Knarl. The Quidditch textbook explains where the Golden Snitch came from, how the Bludgers came into existence, and why the Wigtown Wanderers have pictures of meat cleavers on their clothes. Both books, designed to look like Harry Potter's actual, used Hogwarts textbooks, feature silly scribblings from Harry, Ron, and Hermione. Proceeds from the sale of this gift set will go to improving and saving the lives of children around the world. Harry Potter fans, rejoice! (All ages) [via]
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Have His Carcase
by Dorothy L. Sayers

ISBN 0380009390 (0-380-00939-0)
Softcover, Harpercollins

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A young woman falls asleep on a deserted beach and wakes to discover the body of a man whose throat has been slashed from ear to ear ...The young woman is the celebrated detective novelist Harriet Vane, once again drawn against her will into a murder investigation in which she herself could be a suspect. Lord Peter Wimsey is only too eager to help her clear her name. 'She combined literary prose with powerful suspense, and it takes a rare talent to achieve that. A truly great storyteller.' Minette Walters [via]
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The Heart of the Matter
by Graham Greene

ISBN 061317271X (0-613-17271-X)
Hardcover, Bt Bound

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In this widely acclaimed modern classic, Graham Greene delves deep into character to tell the dramatic, suspenseful story of a good man's conflict between passion and faith. The Heart of the Matter is one of Graham Greene's most enduring and tragic novels.

A police commissioner in a British-governed, war-torn West African state, Scobie is bound by the strictest integrity and sense of duty both for his colonial responsibilities and for his wife, whom he deeply pities but no longer loves. Passed over for a promotion, he is forced to borrow money in order to send his despairing wife away on a holiday. When in her absence he develops a passion for a young widow, the scrupulously honest Catholic finds himself giving way to deceit and dishonor. Enmeshed in love and intrigue, he will betray everything he believes in, with tragic consequences. [via]
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The Heart of the Matter: Stamboul Train ; A Burnt-Out Case ; The Third Man ; The Quiet American ; Loser Takes All ; The Power and the Glory
by Graham Greene

ISBN 0905712013 (0-905712-01-3)
Hardcover, Heinemann/Octopus

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The Magus
by John Fowles

ISBN 0440351626 (0-440-35162-6)
Softcover, Bantam Books

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The Magus was originally published in 1965 and reissued in a revised version twelve years later. The story of Nicholas Urfe and his friendship with a demonic millionaire which leads to an elaborate series of staged hallucinations, riddles, and psychological traps, The Magus endures as the most enigmatic and magical novel in the Fowles canon, a work rich in symbols, conundrums, and labyrinthine twists of events. This Modern Library edition includes a new introduction by the author. [via]
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The Man of Property
by John Galsworthy

ISBN 0786286016 (0-7862-8601-6)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr

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The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare
by G. K. Chesterton

ISBN 1406510068 (1-4065-1006-8)
Softcover, Dodo Pr

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Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Pomona Press are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. [via]
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Master and Commander
by Patrick O'Brian

ISBN 0393307050 (0-393-30705-0)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc

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An attractive movie-tie-in jacket for the release of the motion picture Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World starring Russell Crowe: "The best sea story I have ever read."--Sir Francis Chichester This, the first in the splendid series of Jack Aubrey novels, establishes the friendship between Captain Aubrey, R.N., and Stephen Maturin, ship's surgeon and intelligence agent, against a thrilling backdrop of the Napoleonic wars. Details of a life aboard a man-of-war are faultless rendered: the conversational idiom of the officers in the ward room and the men on the lower deck, the food, the floggings, the mysteries of the wind and the rigging, and the roar of broadsides as the great ships close in battle. It is the dawn of the nineteenth century; Britain is at war with Napoleon's France. When Jack Aubrey, a young lieutenant in Nelson's navy, is promoted to captain, he inherits command of HMS Sophie , an old, slow brig unlikely to make his fortune. But Captain Aubrey is a brave and gifted seaman, his thirst for adventure and victory immense. With the aid of his friend Stephen Maturin, ship's surgeon and secret intelligence agent, Aubrey and his crew engage in one thrilling battle after another, their journey culminating in a stunning clash with a mighty Spanish frigate against whose guns and manpower the tiny Sophie is hopelessly outmatched. [via]
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Murder Must Advertise
by Dorothy L. Sayers

ISBN 0575008032 (0-575-00803-2)
Hardcover, Gollancz

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When advertising executive Victor Dean dies from a fall down the stairs at Pym's Publicity, Lord Peter Wimsey is asked to investigate. It seems that, before he died, Dean had begun a letter to Mr. Pym suggesting some very unethical dealings at the posh London ad agency. Wimsey goes undercover and discovers that Dean was part of the fast crowd at Pym's, a group taken to partying and doing drugs. Wimsey and his brother-in-law, Chief-Inspector Parker, rush to discover who is running London's cocaine trade and how Pym's fits into the picture--all before Wimsey's cover is blown. [via]
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Original Illustrated Sherlock Holmes
by Arthur Conan Doyle

ISBN 0890090572 (0-89009-057-2)
Hardcover, Book Sales

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1977 Castle Publishers HB. 356 illustrations by Sidney Paget from the Strand Magazine where the S. Holmes mysteries were originally published. Great gift for a Conan Doyle Fan!!! [via]
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Original Illustrated Strand Sherlock
by Arthur Conan Doyle

ISBN 0792454154 (0-7924-5415-4)
Hardcover, World Pubns

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It is more than a century since the ascetic, gaunt and enigmatic detective, Sherlock Holmes, made his first appearance in A Study in Scarlet. From 1891, beginning with The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, the now legendary and pioneering Strand Magazine began serialising Arthur Conan Doyle's matchless tales of detection, featuring the incomparable sleuth patiently assisted by his doggedly loyal and lovably pedantic friend and companion, Dr Watson. The stories are illustrated by the remarkable Sydney Paget from whom our images of Sherlock Holmes and his world derive and who first equipped Holmes with his famous deerstalker hat. The literary cult of Sherlock Holmes shows no sign of fading with time as each new generation comes to love and revere the penetrating mind and ruthless logic which were the undoing of so many Victorian master criminals. [via]
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The Pickwick Papers
by Charles Dickens, Fforde, Jasper (AFT)

ISBN 0451529383 (0-451-52938-3)
Softcover, New Amer Library Classics

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The Pickwick Papers is Dickens' first novel and widely regarded as one of the major classics of comic writing in English. Originally serialised in monthly instalments, it quickly became a huge popular success with sales reaching 40,000 by the final part. In the century and a half since its first appearance, the characters of Mr Pickwick, Sam Weller and the whole of the Pickwickian crew have entered the consciousness of all who love English literature in general, and the works of Dickens in particular. [via]
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The Pickwick Papers : The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club
by Charles Dickens, Steven Marcus

ISBN 0451517563 (0-451-51756-3)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated

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Relates the various activities and adventures of the members of the Pickwick Club. [via]
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The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club
by Charles Dickens

ISBN 1417917334 (1-4179-1733-4)
Softcover, Kessinger Pub Co

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1907. Dickens, English novelist, is considered by many to be the greatest of his country. His works were known to indict society's mistreatment and abuse of the poor, especially children. His first novel, The Pickwick Papers, follows the adventures of the Pickwick Club as they involve themselves in comic mishaps and misunderstandings. The introduction of Sam Weller, his greatest comic character, forever established Dickens' fame and popularity. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing. [via]
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Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary
by Simon Winchester

ISBN 0783885008 (0-7838-8500-8)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr

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The compilation of the Oxford English Dictionary, 70 years in the making, was an intellectually heroic feat with a twist worthy of the greatest mystery fiction: one of its most valuable contributors was a criminally insane American physician, locked up in an English asylum for murder. British stage actor Simon Jones leads us through this uncommon meeting of minds (the other belonging to self-educated dictionary editor James Murray) at full gallop. Ultimately, it's hard to say which is more remarkable: the facts of this amazingly well-researched story, or the sound of author Simon Winchester's erudite prose. Jones's reading smoothly transports listeners to the 19th century, reminding us why so many brilliant people obsessively set out to catalogue the English language. This unabridged version contains an interview between Winchester and John Simpson, editor of the Oxford dictionary. (Running time: 6.5 hours, 6 cassettes) --Lou Schuler [via]
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Rachel Papers
by Martin Amis

ISBN 0679734589 (0-679-73458-9)
Softcover, Random House Inc

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Sherlock Holmes: A Baker Street Dozen
by Arthur Conan Doyle

ISBN 0553212419 (0-553-21241-9)
Softcover, Bantam Classic & Loveswept

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Sherlock Holmes
The Complete Novels and Stories

Volume I

Since his first appearance in Beetons Christmas Annual in 1887, Sir Arthur Conan Doyles Sherlock Holmes has been one of the most beloved fictional characters ever created. Now, in two paperback volumes, Bantam presents all fifty-six short stories and four novels featuring Conan Doyles classic hero--a truly complete collection of Sherlock Holmess adventures in crime!

Volume I includes the early novel A Study in Scarlet, which introduced the eccentric genius of Sherlock Holmes to the world. This baffling murder mystery, with the cryptic word Rache written in blood, first brought Holmes together with Dr. John Watson. Next, The Sign of Four presents Holmess famous seven percent solution and the strange puzzle of Mary Morstan in the quintessential locked-room mystery.

Also included are Holmess feats of extraordinary detection in such famous cases as the chilling  The Adventure of the Speckled Band, the baffling riddle of The Musgrave Ritual, and the ingeniously plotted The Five Orange Pips, tales that bring to life a Victorian England of horse-drawn cabs, fogs, and the famous lodgings at 221B Baker Street, where Sherlock Holmes earned his undisputed reputation as the greatest fictional detective of all time. [via]
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Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Stories With Illustrations from the Strand Magazine
by Arthur Conan Doyle

ISBN 078819173X (0-7881-9173-X)
Softcover, Diane Pub Co

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The ascetic, gaunt & enigmatic detective, Sherlock Holmes, made his first appearance in A Study in Scarlet. From 1891, beginning with The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, the now legendary & pioneering Strand Magazine began serializing Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's matchless tales of detection, featuring the incomparable sleuth patiently assisted by his doggedly loyal & lovably pedantic friend & companion, Dr. Watson. The stories are illustrated by the remarkable Sydney Paget from whom our images of Sherlock Holmes & his world derive & who first equipped Holmes with his famous deerstalker hat. [via]
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Travels With My Aunt
by Graham Greene

ISBN 0670725242 (0-670-72524-2)
Hardcover, Viking Press

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Described by Graham Greene as "the only book I have written just for the fun of it." Travels with My Aunt is the story of Hanry Pulling, a retired and complacent bank manager, who meets his septuagenarian Aunt Augusta for the first time at what he supposes to be his mother's funeral. She soon persuades Henry to abandon his dull suburban existence to travel her wayto Brighton, Paris, Istanbul, Paraguay. Through Aunt Augusta, one of Greene's greatest comic creations, Henry joins a shiftless, twilight society; mixes with hippies, war criminals, and CIA men; smokes pot; and breaks all currency regulations.

Originally published in 1970, Travels with My Aunt gives us an intoxicating entertainment yet also confronts us with some of the most perplexing of human dilemmas.

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Ulysses
by James Joyce

ISBN 1404336877 (1-4043-3687-7)
Softcover, Indypublish.Com

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Considered the greatest 20th century novel written in English, in this edition Walter Gabler uncovers previously unseen text. It is a disillusioned study of estrangement, paralysis and the disintegration of society. [via]
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