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ISBN 9781582790374 (1-58279-037-X, 158279037X)

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The Adventures of Oliver Twist

by Charles Dickens

ISBN 158279037X (1-58279-037-X)
Hardcover, Trident Reference Pub

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One of a series of classic novels. [via]

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The Adventures of Oliver Twist: ISBN 046087490X (0-460-87490-X)
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ISBN 9781593083113 (1-59308-311-4, 1593083114)

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Bleak House

by Charles Dickens, Tatiana M. Holway

ISBN 1593083114 (1-59308-311-4)
Softcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc

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Bleak House is a satirical look at the Byzantine legal system in London as it consumes the minds and talents of the greedy and nearly destroys the lives of innocents--a contemporary tale indeed. Dickens's tale takes us from the foggy dank streets of London and the maze of the Inns of Court to the peaceful countryside of England. Likewise, the characters run from murderous villains to virtuous girls, from a devoted lover to a "fallen woman," all of whom are affected by a legal suit in which there will, of course, be no winner. The first-person narrative related by the orphan Esther is particularly sweet. The articulate reading by the acclaimed British actor Paul Scofield, whose distinctive broad English accent lends just the right degree of sonority and humor to the text, brings out the color in this classic social commentary disguised as a Victorian drama. However, to abridge Dickens is, well, a Dickensian task, the results of which make for a story in which the author's convoluted plot lines and twists of fate play out in what seems to be a fast-forward format. Listeners must pay close attention in order to keep up with the multiple narratives and cast of curious characters, including the memorable Inspector Bucket and Mr. Guppy. Fortunately, the publisher provides a partial list of characters on the inside jacket. (Running time: 3 hours; 2 cassettes) [via]

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Bleak House

by Peter Ackroyd

ISBN 074930765X (0-7493-0765-X)
Softcover, Heinemann

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ISBN 9780822009580 (0-8220-0958-7, 0822009587)

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Cliffsnotes Oliver Twist

by Harry Kaste

ISBN 0822009587 (0-8220-0958-7)
Softcover, Cliff Notes

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The original CliffsNotes study guides offer expert commentary on major themes, plots, characters, literary devices, and historical background. The latest generation of titles in the series also feature glossaries and visual elements that complement the classic, familiar format.

In CliffsNotes on Oliver Twist, youll meet a dear, grateful, gentle orphan who, instead of possessing too little feeling, possessed rather too much. The CliffsNotes commentaries, summaries, and character analysis will show you why this sweet, sad, and moving story is considered to be one of Dickens' greatest works (and one of his more politically-charged ones). Youll also find

Life and background of the author, Charles Dickens
A short introduction to the novel
A list of characters
Essays about symbolism, style, setting, and more
A review section that tests your knowledge

Classic literature or modern modern-day treasure you'll understand it all with expert information and insight from CliffsNotes study guides.

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ISBN 9783829053853 (3-8290-5385-1, 3829053851)

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David Copperfield

by Charles Dickens

ISBN 3829053851 (3-8290-5385-1)
Hardcover, Konemann

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ISBN 9781840460278 (1-84046-027-X, 184046027X)

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E.M. Forster: A Passage to India

by Betty Jay

ISBN 184046027X (1-84046-027-X)
Softcover, Palgrave Macmillan

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In this Readers' Guide, Betty Jay considers the establishment of Forster's reputation and the various attempts of critics to decipher the complex codes that are a feature of his novel. Successive chapters focus on debates around Forster's liberal-humanism, with essays from F. R. Leavis, Lionel Trilling and Malcolm Bradbury; on the indeterminacy and ambiguity of the text, with extracts from essays by Gillian Beer, Robert Barratt, Wendy Moffat and Jo-Ann Hoeppner Moran; and on the sexual politics of Forster's work, with writings from Elaine Showalter, Frances L. Restuccia and Eve Dawkins Poll. The Guide concludes with essays from Jeffrey Meyers and Jenny Sharpe, who read A Passage to India in terms of its engagement with British imperialism.

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ISBN 9788420634296 (84-206-3429-8, 8420634298)

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El Corazon De Las Tinieblas

by Joseph Conrad

ISBN 8420634298 (84-206-3429-8)
Softcover, Alianza Editorial Sa

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Esta es la novela en la que Francis Ford Coppola se basÃ³ para escribir Apocalypse Now. Marlow, agente comercial britÃ¡nico, se ve obligado a remontar el rÃo Congo en busca de su compaÃ±ero Kurtz. A medida que el barco avance por territorios cada vez mÃ¡s inhÃ³spitos, Marlow se irÃ¡ construyendo una imagen mitificada de Kurtz. En realidad, encontrarÃ¡ un mundo apocalÃptico y tenebroso, gobernado por un cÃnico que simboliza la degradaciÃ³n moral y las contradicciones de un hombre ante la fuerza indÃ³mita de la naturaleza. / Woven around a minimal plot Marlows trip on the Congo river to replace Kurtz, a commercial agent who is gravelly ill Heart of Darkness is a tense moral reflection about solitude and mans struggle against the uncontainable forces of nature. Joseph Conrad (1857-1924) introduces the reader to a hallucinating world where the darkness of the African jungle and the eeriness of forgotten instincts merge, creating a trap of annihilating power to which the characters will ultimately submit. [via]

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ISBN 9780140382402 (0-14-038240-2, 0140382402)

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Gulliver's Travels

by Jonathan Swift

ISBN 0140382402 (0-14-038240-2)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA

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Combining travel narrative and powerful satire, GULLIVER'S TRAVELS was an immediate success when it was published in 1726. As soon as Lemuel Gulliver is shipwrecked on the island of Lilliput, Swift's distortion of reality begins and man is seen as a diminished, magnified, abstracted, and finally bestial species. Whether expurgated and adapted for children, or read as a biting and incisive satire on humanity, the novel continues to appeal to readers on a variety of levels. [via]

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ISBN 9781551113074 (1-55111-307-4, 1551113074)

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The Heart of Darkness

by Joseph Conrad

ISBN 1551113074 (1-55111-307-4)
Softcover, Broadview Pr

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Introduction and Notes by Gene M. Moore, Universiteit van Amsterdam Heart of Darkness is a chilling tale of horror which, as the author intended, is capable of many interpretations. Set in the Congo during the period of rapid colonial expansion in the 19th century, the story deals with the highly disturbing effects of economic, social and political exploitation of European and African societies and the cataclysmic behaviour this induced in some individuals. [via]

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ISBN 9781593080211 (1-59308-021-2, 1593080212)

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Heart Of Darkness And Selected Short Fiction

by Joseph Conrad, George Stade, A. Michael Matin, Michael Matin

ISBN 1593080212 (1-59308-021-2)
Softcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc

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Heart of Darkness and Selected Short Fiction, by Joseph Conrad, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics:

New introductions commissioned from today's top writers and scholars Biographies of the authors Chronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events Footnotes and endnotes Selective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work Comments by other famous authors Study questions to challenge the reader's viewpoints and expectations Bibliographies for further reading Indices & Glossaries, when appropriateAll editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. Barnes & Noble Classics pulls together a constellation of influencesbiographical, historical, and literaryto enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works.

One of the most haunting stories ever written, Joseph Conrads Heart of Darkness follows Marlow, a riverboat captain, on a voyage into the African Congo at the height of European colonialism. Astounded by the brutal depravity he witnesses, Marlow becomes obsessed with meeting Kurtz, a famously idealistic and able man stationed farther along the river. What he finally discovers, however, is a horror beyond imagining. Heart of Darkness is widely regarded as a masterpiece for its vivid study of human nature and the greed and ruthlessness of imperialism.

This collection also includes three of Conrads finest short stories: Youth, the authors largely autobiographical tale of a young mans ill-fated sea voyage, in which Marlow makes his first appearance, The Secret Sharer, and Amy Forster.

Features a map of the Congo Free State.

A. Michael Matin is a professor in the English Department of Warren Wilson College in Asheville, North Carolina. He has published articles on various twentieth-century British and postcolonial writers.

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ISBN 9780451526571 (0-451-52657-0, 0451526570)

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Heart of Darkness and the Secret Sharer

by Joseph Conrad

ISBN 0451526570 (0-451-52657-0)
Softcover, New Amer Library Classics

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Heart Of Darkness. The story of the civilized, enlightened Mr. Kurtz who embarks on a harrowing "night journey" into the savage heart of Africa, only to find his dark and evil soul. The Secret Sharer. The saga of a young, inexperienced skipper forced to decide the fate of a fugitive sailor who killed a man in self-defense. As he faces his first moral test the skipper discovers a terrifying truth -- and comes face to face with the secret itself. Heart Of Darkness and The Secret Sharer draw on actual events and people that Conrad met or heard about during his many far-flung travels. In portraying men whose incredible journeys on land and at sea are also symbolic voyages into their own mysterious depths, these two masterful works give credence to Conrad's acclaim as a major psychological writer. [via]

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ISBN 9781551117584 (1-55111-758-4, 1551117584)

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Oliver Twist

by Charles Dickens

ISBN 1551117584 (1-55111-758-4)
Softcover, Broadview Pr

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Oliver Twist, by Charles Dickens, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics:

New introductions commissioned from today's top writers and scholars Biographies of the authors Chronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events Footnotes and endnotes Selective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work Comments by other famous authors Study questions to challenge the reader's viewpoints and expectations Bibliographies for further reading Indices & Glossaries, when appropriateAll editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. Barnes & Noble Classics pulls together a constellation of influencesbiographical, historical, and literaryto enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works.

One of Dickenss most popular novels, Oliver Twist is the story of a young orphan who dares to say, "Please, sir, I want some more." After escaping from the dark and dismal workhouse where he was born, Oliver finds himself on the mean streets of Victorian-era London and is unwittingly recruited into a scabrous gang of scheming urchins. In this band of petty thieves Oliver encounters the extraordinary and vibrant characters who have captured readers imaginations for more than 150 years: the loathsome Fagin, the beautiful and tragic Nancy, the crafty Artful Dodger, and perhaps one of the greatest villains of all timethe terrifying Bill Sikes.

Rife with Dickenss disturbing descriptions of street life, the novel is buoyed by the purity of the orphan Oliver. Though he is treated with cruelty and surrounded by coarseness for most of his life, his pious innocence leads him at last to salvationand the shocking discovery of his true identity.

Features illustrations by George Cruikshank.

Jill Muller was born in England and educated at Mercy College and Columbia University, and currently teaches at Mercy College and Columbia University. She is working on a book on the Victorian poet Gerard Manley Hopkins, to be published by Routledge.

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ISBN 9780764134906 (0-7641-3490-6, 0764134906)

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Oliver Twist

by Penko Gelev, John Malam

ISBN 0764134906 (0-7641-3490-6)
Softcover, Barrons Juveniles

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Oliver, an orphan in 19th-century London, falls into a den of thieves, but is finally rescued by Mr. Brownlow, a wealthy benefactor. In each of Barron's Graphic Classics, an English literary classic is transformed into a dramatic graphic novel with superb, atmospheric color illustrations and a finely-paced narrative. The tale--chosen from among important novels in the literary canon-- will keep young readers fascinated from first page to last. Graphic Classics make fine introductions for young readers to the riches of English literature. Books are available in both paperback and hardcover editions. In addition to the stories, each title features a brief biography and time line of its author, a list of his important works, a glossary, and an index. As such, these books are suitable for classroom use on junior and senior high school levels. [via]

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ISBN 9781577595540 (1-57759-554-8, 1577595548)

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Oliver Twist

by Dalmatian Press Staff

ISBN 1577595548 (1-57759-554-8)
Hardcover, Dalmatian Press

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ISBN 9781840024272 (1-84002-427-5, 1840024275)

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Oliver Twist

by Neil Bartlett, Charles Dickens

ISBN 1840024275 (1-84002-427-5)
Softcover, Oberon Books, Limited

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Taking their inspiration from the vivid world of the Victorian music-hall, a company of 13 actors conjure up a host of unforgettable charactersFagin, Nancy, Bill Sykes, the Artful Dodger and, of course, little Oliver himself. Neil Bartlett is artistic director of the Lyric Theatre Hammersmith and has adapted and translated numerous plays for the stage, many of which are published by Oberon Books.

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ISBN 9780582419490 (0-582-41949-2, 0582419492)

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Oliver Twist

by Penguin

ISBN 0582419492 (0-582-41949-2)
Softcover, Prentice Hall

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"Penguin Readers" is a series of simplified novels, film novelizations and original titles that introduce students at all levels to the pleasures of reading in English. Originally designed for teaching English as a foreign language, the series' combination of high interest level and low reading age makes it suitable for both English-speaking teenagers with limited reading skills and students of English as a second language. Many titles in the series also provide access to the pre-20th century literature strands of the National Curriculum English Orders. "Penguin Readers" are graded at seven levels of difficulty, from "Easystarts" with a 200-word vocabulary, to Level 6 (Advanced) with a 3000-word vocabulary. In addition, titles fall into one of three sub-categories: "Contemporary", "Classics" or "Originals". At the end of each book there is a section of enjoyable exercises focusing on vocabulary building, comprehension, discussion and writing. Some titles in the series are available with an accompanying audio cassette, or in a book and cassette pack. Additionally, selected titles have free accompanying "Penguin Readers Factsheets" which provide stimulating exercise material for students, as well as suggestions for teachers on how to exploit the Readers in class. [via]

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ISBN 9780866851381 (0-86685-138-0, 0866851380)

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Oliver Twist / Arabic

by Charles Dickens

ISBN 0866851380 (0-86685-138-0)
Softcover, Intl Book Centre

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ISBN 9780706416718 (0-7064-1671-6, 0706416716)

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Oliver Twist ; Great Expectations ; A Tale of Two Cities

by Charles Dickens

ISBN 0706416716 (0-7064-1671-6)
Hardcover, Octopus Books

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Collectable Leather padded hardcover [via]

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ISBN 9781402726651 (1-4027-2665-1, 1402726651)

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Oliver Twist: Retold From The Charles Dickens Original

by Charles Dickens, Kathleen Olmstead, Dan Andreasen

ISBN 1402726651 (1-4027-2665-1)
Hardcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc

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Dickens timeless novel transports young readers to a colorful Victorian England filled with mistreated orphans, grim workhouses, and gangs of thieving children. The hero finds himself in dire circumstances after he dares to beg for more food in the orphanage. Determined to make his way in the world, he escapes to London, where he becomes involved with criminalsand finally finds a real home.

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ISBN 9780140043129 (0-14-004312-8, 0140043128)

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One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest

by Ken Kesey

ISBN 0140043128 (0-14-004312-8)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA

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"Powerful, poetic realism...makes the tired old subject of life in a mental hospital into an absorbing Orwellian microcosm of all humanity."- Life . An international bestseller and the basis for a hugely successful film, Ken Kesey 's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest was one of the defining works of the 1960s. This Viking Critical Library edition is accompanied by essays, discussion topics, a chronology, and a bibliography. A mordant, wickedly subversive parable set in a mental ward, the novel chronicles the head-on collision between its hell-raising, life-affirming hero Randle Patrick McMurphy and the totalitarian rule of Big Nurse. McMurphy swaggers into the mental ward like a blast of fresh air and turns the place upside down, starting a gambling operation, smuggling in wine and women, and egging on the other patients to join him in open rebellion. But McMurphy's revolution against Big Nurse and everything she stands for quickly turns from sport to a fierce power struggle with shattering results. With One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest , Kesey created a work without precedent in American literature, a novel at once comic and tragic that probes the nature of madness and sanity, authority and vitality. Greeted by unanimous acclaim when it was first published, the book has become and enduring favorite of readers. [via]

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ISBN 9780679405498 (0-679-40549-6, 0679405496)

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A Passage to India: Library Edition

by E. M. Forster

ISBN 0679405496 (0-679-40549-6)
Hardcover, Random House Inc

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What really happened in the Marabar caves? This is the mystery at the heart of E.M. Forster's 1924 novel, A Passage to India, the puzzle that sets in motion events highlighting an even larger question: Can an Englishman and an Indian be friends?

"It is impossible here," an Indian character tells his friend, Dr. Aziz, early in the novel.

"They come out intending to be gentlemen, and are told it will not do.... Why, I remember when Turton came out first. It was in another part of the Province. You fellows will not believe me, but I have driven with Turton in his carriage--Turton! Oh yes, we were once quite intimate. He has shown me his stamp collection.
"He would expect you to steal it now. Turton! But red-nosed boy will be far worse than Turton!
"I do not think so. They all become exactly the same, not worse, not better. I give any Englishman two years, be he Turton or Burton. It is only the difference of a letter. And I give any Englishwoman six months. All are exactly alike."

Written while England was still firmly in control of India, Forster's novel follows the fortunes of three English newcomers to India--Miss Adela Quested, Mrs. Moore, and Cyril Fielding--and the Indian, Dr. Aziz, with whom they cross destinies. The idea of true friendship between the races was a radical one in Forster's time, and he makes it abundantly clear that it was not one that either side welcomed. If Aziz's friend, Hamidullah, believed it impossible, the British representatives of the Raj were equally discouraging.

"Why, the kindest thing one can do to a native is to let him die," said Mrs. Callendar.
"How if he went to heaven?" asked Mrs. Moore, with a gentle but crooked smile.
"He can go where he likes as long as he doesn't come near me. They give me the creeps."

Despite their countrymen's disapproval, Miss Quested, Mrs. Moore, and Mr. Fielding are all eager to meet Indians, and in Dr. Aziz they find a perfect companion: educated, westernized, and open-minded. Slowly, the friendships ripen, especially between Aziz and Fielding. Having created the possibility of esteem based on trust and mutual affection, Forster then subjects it to the crucible of racial hatred: during a visit to the famed Marabar caves, Miss Quested accuses Dr. Aziz of sexually assaulting her, then later recants during the frenzied trial that follows. Under such circumstances, affection proves to be a very fragile commodity indeed.

Arguably Forster's greatest novel, A Passage to India limns a troubling portrait of colonialism at its worst, and is remarkable for the complexity of its characters. Here the personal becomes the political and in the breach between Aziz and his English "friends," Forster foreshadows the eventual end of the Raj. --Alix Wilber [via]

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The Scarlet Letter

by Nathaniel Hawthorne

ISBN 0030098602 (0-03-009860-2)
Softcover, Harcourt College Pub

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Hailed by Henry James as "the finest piece of imaginative writing yet put forth in the country, " Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter" reaches to our nation's historical and moral roots for the material of great tragedy. Set in an early New England colony, the novel shows the terrible impact a single, passionate act has on the lives of three members of the community: the defiant Hester Prynne; the fiery, tortured Reverend Dimmesdale; and the obsessed, vengeful Chillingworth. With "The Scarlet Letter," Hawthorne became the first American novelist to forge from our Puritan heritage a universal classic, a masterful exploration of humanity's unending struggle with sin, guilt and pride. [via]

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ISBN 9780140430523 (0-14-043052-0, 0140430520)

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The Scarlet Letter and Selected Tales

by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Thomas E. Connolly

ISBN 0140430520 (0-14-043052-0)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA

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ISBN 9780020518709 (0-02-051870-6, 0020518706)

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The Sun Also Rises

by Ernest Hemingway

ISBN 0020518706 (0-02-051870-6)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster

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The Sun Also Rises first appeared in 1926, and yet it's as fresh and clean and fine as it ever was, maybe finer. Hemingway's famously plain declarative sentences linger in the mind like poetry: "Brett was damned good-looking. She wore a slipover jersey sweater and a tweed skirt, and her hair was brushed back like a boy's. She started all that." His cast of thirtysomething dissolute expatriates--Brett and her drunken fiancé, Mike Campbell, the unhappy Princeton Jewish boxer Robert Cohn, the sardonic novelist Bill Gorton--are as familiar as the "cool crowd" we all once knew. No wonder this quintessential lost-generation novel has inspired several generations of imitators, in style as well as lifestyle.

Jake Barnes, Hemingway's narrator with a mysterious war wound that has left him sexually incapable, is the heart and soul of the book. Brett, the beautiful, doomed English woman he adores, provides the glamour of natural chic and sexual unattainability. Alcohol and post-World War I anomie fuel the plot: weary of drinking and dancing in Paris cafés, the expatriate gang decamps for the Spanish town of Pamplona for the "wonderful nightmare" of a week-long fiesta. Brett, with fiancé and ex-lover Cohn in tow, breaks hearts all around until she falls, briefly, for the handsome teenage bullfighter Pedro Romero. "My God! he's a lovely boy," she tells Jake. "And how I would love to see him get into those clothes. He must use a shoe-horn." Whereupon the party disbands.

But what's most shocking about the book is its lean, adjective-free style. The Sun Also Rises is Hemingway's masterpiece--one of them, anyway--and no matter how many times you've read it or how you feel about the manners and morals of the characters, you won't be able to resist its spell. This is a classic that really does live up to its reputation. --David Laskin [via]

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