Life and Writings of John Milton
By: Seth Lerer
3.88
Format: 6 pages, Audio CD
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2. Wise Blood
By: Flannery O'Connor
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3. Great Masters: Liszt His Life & Music
By: Robert Greenberg
4.49
Format: 338 pages, Audio Cassette
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4. The Marquise of O— and Other Stories
By: Heinrich von Kleist , None , Nigel Reeves
3.54
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In The Marquise of O-, a virtuous widow finds herself unaccountably pregnant. And although the baff… read more
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5. A Preface to Paradise Lost
By: C.S. Lewis
4.27
Format: 143 pages, Paperback
Examines the style, content, structure, and themes of Milton's classic within the context of Wester… read more
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7. Common Sense
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By: Elizabeth Vandiver
4.61
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4.00
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4.04
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4.18
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4.02
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21. Paradise Lost
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3.84
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29. Life and Writings of John Milton
By: Seth Lerer
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Format: 6 pages, Audio CD
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30. Tocqueville and the American Experiment
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