The Bishop Orders His Tomb at Saint Praxed's Church
By: Robert Browning
3.33
Format: None pages, None
A brilliant expose of Renaissance hypocrisy.
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1. Wise Blood
By: Flannery O'Connor
3.83
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
(This is an alternate-cover edition for ISBN 9780374530631) The American short story master Flan… read more
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- classics
"Jesus died to redeem you,"-Flannery O'Connor, Wise Blood
"It's easier to bleed than sweat, Mr. Motes."-Flannery O'Connor, Wise Blood
"In yourself right now is all the place you've got."-Flannery O'Connor, Wise Blood
"If you want to get anywhere in religion, you got to keep it sweet."-Flannery O'Connor, Wise Blood
2. Annabel Lee
By: Edgar Allan Poe , Gilles Tibo
4.32
Format: 24 pages,
"Annabel Lee" is the last complete poem composed by American author Edgar Allan Poe. Like many of P… read more
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- poetry
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"I was a child and she was a child, In this kingdom by the sea, But we loved with a love that was more than love— I and my Annabel Lee—"-Edgar Allan Poe, Annabel Lee
"For the moon never beams without bringing me dreams Of the beautiful Annabel Lee; And the stars never rise but i feel the bright eyes Of the beautiful Annabel Lee."-Edgar Allan Poe, Annabel Lee
"But our love it was stronger by far than the love Of those who were older than we— Of many far wiser than we— And neither the angels in Heaven above Nor the demons down under the sea Can ever disseve…"-Edgar Allan Poe, Annabel Lee
"But our love was stronger by far than the love Of those who were older than we Of many far wiser than we And neither the angels in heaven above, Nor the demons down under the sea, Can ever dissever m…"-Edgar Allan Poe, Annabel Lee
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4. The lotos eaters. With designs by T.R.R.P
By: Alfred Tennyson
4.15
Format: None pages,
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5. The Black Cat
By: Edgar Allan Poe
3.40
Format: 300 pages,
"The Black Cat" is one of Edgar Allan Poe's most memorable stories. The tale centers around a black… read more
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- classics
6. The Prince
By: Niccolò Machiavelli , Adolph Caso , Rufus Goodwin , Benjamin Martinez
3.84
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
Machiavelli needs to be looked at as he really was. Hence: Can Machiavelli, who makes the following… read more
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"Is it better to be loved or feared?"-Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince
"He who wishes to be obeyed must know how to command"-Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince
"Never attempt to win by force what can be won by deception."-Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince
"It is a common fault of men not to reckon on storms in fair weather."-Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince
7. The Divine Comedy
By: Dante Alighieri , Eugenio Montale , Allen Mandelbaum
4.29
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
The Divine Comedy, translated by Allen Mandelbaum, begins in a shadowed forest on Good Friday in th… read more
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- poetry
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8. The Lottery
By: Shirley Jackson
4.05
Format: 30 pages, Paperback
In a small American town, the local residents are abuzz with excitement and nervousness when they w… read more
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"It's not the way it used to be... people ain't the way they used to be."-Shirley Jackson, The Lottery
"It isn't fair, it isn't right," Mrs. Hutchinson screamed, and then they were upon her."-Shirley Jackson, The Lottery
"The morning of June 27th was clear and sunny, with the fresh warmth of a full-summer day; the flowers were blossoming profusely and the grass was richly green."-Shirley Jackson, The Lottery
9. Bartleby the Scrivener
By: Herman Melville
3.93
Format: 80 pages, Paperback
Academics hail it as the beginning of modernism, but to readers around the world—even those daunted… read more
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"I would prefer not to."-Herman Melville, Bartleby the Scrivener
"To a sensitive being, pity is not seldom pain."-Herman Melville, Bartleby the Scrivener
"Bartleby in a singularly mild, firm voice, replied, “I would prefer not to."-Herman Melville, Bartleby the Scrivener
"At present I would prefer not to be a little reasonable,' was his mildly cadaverous reply."-Herman Melville, Bartleby the Scrivener
10. Bloodchild
By: Octavia E. Butler
5.00
Format: 398 pages, Kindle Edition
Contains the short story Bloodchild only. Years ago a group known as the Terrans left Earth in sear… read more
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11. Volpone
By: Ben Jonson
4.15
Format: None pages, Paperback
Bitter, satiric comedy in blank verse is one of the great Elizabethan dramatist's finest plays. The… read more
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12. The Tell-Tale Heart
By: Edgar Allan Poe , Byron Glaser , None
4.24
Format: 31 pages, Library Binding
A man confronts himself and an unknown listener with his desire to murder an old man. In this cl… read more
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"would a madman have been so wise as this?"-Edgar Allan Poe, The Tell-Tale Heart
"And have I not told you that what you mistake for madness is but over-acuteness of the sense?"-Edgar Allan Poe, The Tell-Tale Heart
"If you still think me mad, you will think so no longer when I describe the wise precautions I took for the concealment of the body."-Edgar Allan Poe, The Tell-Tale Heart
"Basta ya de fingir, malvados! -aullé-. ¡Confieso que lo maté! ¡Levanten esos tablones! ¡Ahí… ahí! ¡Donde está latiendo su horrible corazón!"-Edgar Allan Poe, The Tell-Tale Heart
13. The Betrothed
By: Alessandro Manzoni , Bruce Penman
3.85
Format: 720 pages, Paperback
Gyldendal-klassiker. Med utgivelsen av Alessandro Manzonis Dei trulovade i Gyldendals nye klassiker… read more
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- 19th century
- classics
"Costui, [...] un giorno osò rivolgerle il discorso. La sventurata rispose."-Alessandro Manzoni, The Betrothed
"One the advantages about this life is that you can hate someone without knowing him"-Alessandro Manzoni, The Betrothed
"He who utters falsehoods to the [lawyer] is a fool who will tell the truth to the judge."-Alessandro Manzoni, The Betrothed
"Non si può spiegare quanto sia grande l'autorità d'un dotto di professione, allorché vuol dimostrare agli altri le cose di cui sono già persuasi."-Alessandro Manzoni, The Betrothed
14. Endgame
By: Samuel Beckett
4.67
Format: 88 pages, Paperback
Samuel Beckett was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1969; his literary output of plays, no… read more
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15. In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom
By: Yeonmi Park , Maryanne Vollers
3.98
Format: 212 pages,
Human rights activist Park, who fled North Korea with her mother in 2007 at age 13 and eventually m… read more
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16. Antigone (The Theban Plays, #3)
By: Sophocles , J.E. Thomas
4.06
Format: None pages, Paperback
The curse placed on Oedipus lingers and haunts a younger generation in this new and brilliant trans… read more
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17. Ulysses
By: Alfred Tennyson
4.50
Format: 142 pages,
Facing old age, mythical hero Ulysses describes his discontent and restlessness upon returning to h… read more
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18. The Aeneid
By: Virgil , Robert Fitzgerald
4.50
Format: 228 pages, Paperback
The Aeneid (play /@'ni:Id/; Latin: Aeneis [aj'ne:is]--the title is Greek in form: genitive case Aen… read more
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20. The Tempest
By: William Shakespeare
4.27
Format: 127 pages,
In The Tempest, long considered one of Shakespeare's most lyrical plays, Prospero--a magician on an… read more
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21. Sula
By: Toni Morrison
3.97
Format: None pages,
This rich and moving novel traces the lives of two black heroines from their close-knit childhood i… read more
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23. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
By: Gustave Doré , Samuel Taylor Coleridge
1.75
Format: 134 pages, Paperback
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner(originally "The Rime of the Ancyent Marinere") is the longest major… read more
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24. Paradise Lost
By: John Milton , John Leonard
3.84
Format: 512 pages, Paperback
John Milton's Paradise Lost is one of the greatest epic poems in the English language. It tells the… read more
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"What hath night to do with sleep?"-John Milton, Paradise Lost
"Solitude sometimes is best society."-John Milton, Paradise Lost
"Awake, arise or be for ever fall’n."-John Milton, Paradise Lost
"Wild above rule or art, enormous bliss."-John Milton, Paradise Lost
25. A Grief Observed
By: C.S. Lewis
4.22
Format: 76 pages, Paperback
Written with love, humility, and faith, this brief but poignant volume was first published in 1961 … read more
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"Time itself is one more name for death."-C.S. Lewis, A Grief Observed
"The death of a beloved is an amputation."-C.S. Lewis, A Grief Observed
"I need Christ, not something that resembles Him."-C.S. Lewis, A Grief Observed
"No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear."-C.S. Lewis, A Grief Observed
26. A Swim in a Pond in the Rain: In Which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading, and Life
By: George Saunders
4.54
Format: 403 pages, Kindle Edition
For the last twenty years, George Saunders has been teaching a class on the Russian short story to … read more
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"Then do that again, over and over, until I'm pleased."-George Saunders, A Swim in a Pond in the Rain: In Which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading, and Life
"What transforms an anecdote into a story is escalation. Or, we might say: when escalation is suddenly felt to be occurring, it is a sign that our anecdote is transforming into a story."-George Saunders, A Swim in a Pond in the Rain: In Which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading, and Life
"There’s a vast underground network for goodness at work in this world—a web of people who’ve put reading at the center of their lives because they know from experience that reading makes them more ex…"-George Saunders, A Swim in a Pond in the Rain: In Which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading, and Life
"We tend, in discussion, to reduce stories to plot (what happens). We feel, correctly, that something of their meaning resides there. But stories also mean through their internal dynamics—the manner i…"-George Saunders, A Swim in a Pond in the Rain: In Which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading, and Life
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28. Psalms
By: Anonymous
4.48
Format: 292 pages, Kindle Edition
"In this rendering, the Psalms become once again what they were for Christian believers from the ve… read more
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"Bien des fois, le Seigneur les délivra, mais ils restaient obstinément rebelles et enfoncés dans leur faute."-Anonymous, Psalms
"Ne t'irrite pas contre les gens malfaisants, ne sois pas envieux de ceux qui font le mal : ils se faneront vite, comme l'herbe, comme la verdure ils se dessécheront."-Anonymous, Psalms
"کاش که مرا بالها مثل کبوتر میبود تا پرواز کرده، استراحت مییافتم. هرآینه بجای دور میپریدم و در صحرا مأوا میگزیدم؛ میشتافتم بسوی پناهگاهی، دور از باد تند و از طوفان شدید."-Anonymous, Psalms
"Le traître s'en prend à ses amis, il viole l'engagement qu'il a pris. Son discours est tout sucre et tout miel, mais il garde l'intention d'attaquer. Ses propos sont plus onctueux que l'huile, mais c…"-Anonymous, Psalms
29. These Violent Delights (These Violent Delights, #1)
By: Chloe Gong
3.83
Format: 449 pages, Hardcover
The year is 1926, and Shanghai hums to the tune of debauchery. A blood feud between two gangs ru… read more
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"It is never simple as one truth. Nothing ever is."-Chloe Gong, These Violent Delights (These Violent Delights, #1)
"No, he is mine to deal with. He is mine to destroy."-Chloe Gong, These Violent Delights (These Violent Delights, #1)
"You know me. Running around. Living life. Committing arson."-Chloe Gong, These Violent Delights (These Violent Delights, #1)
"I was raised in hatred, Roma. I could never be your lover, only your killer."-Chloe Gong, These Violent Delights (These Violent Delights, #1)
30. The Bishop Orders His Tomb at Saint Praxed's Church
By: Robert Browning
3.33
Format: None pages, None
A brilliant expose of Renaissance hypocrisy. read more
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31. The Life of Dr. John Donne
By: Izaak Walton
3.21
Format: None pages, Kindle Edition
The Life of Dr. John Donne [Hardcover] [Jan 01, 1988] Walton, Izaak; ward, Colin, Donne John … B001… read more
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