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Moby Dick or the Whale by Herman Melville

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The original 'Great American Novel', Herman Melville's "Moby-Dick" is a masterful study of obsession. This "Penguin Classics" edition contains an introduction by Andrew Delblanco, with explanatory commentary by Tom Quirk. 'Call me Ishmael.' So begins Herman Melville's masterpiece, one of the greatest wo rks of imagination in literary history. As Ishmael is drawn into Captain Ahab's obsessive quest to slay the white whale Moby-Dick, he finds himself engaged in a metaphysical struggle between good and evil. More than just a novel of adventure, more than an paean to whaling lore and legend, "Moby-Dick" is a haunting social commentary, populated by some of the most enduring characters in literature; the crew of the Pequod, from stern, Quaker First Mate Starbuck, to the tattooed Polynesian harpooner Queequeg, are a vision of the world in microcosm, the pinnacle of Melville's lifelong meditation on America. Written with wonderfully redemptive humour, "Moby-Dick" is a profound, poetic inquiry into character, faith, and the nature of perception. Based on the Northwestern University Press edition, this "Penguin Classics" edition includes a critical introduction by Andrew Delbanco, as well as valuable explanatory notes, maps, illustrations and a glossary of nautical terms. Herman Melville is now regarded as one of America's greatest novelists. Much of the material for his novels was drawn from his own experience as a seaman aboard whaling ships. He wrote his masterpiece "Moby-Dick" in 1851, and died in 1891. If you enjoyed "Moby-Dick", you may like Miguel de Cervantes' "Don Quixote", also available in "Penguin Classics". "After reading "Moby-Dick", you will have enhanced your sense of wonder, you will have increased the size of your universe". (E. M. Forster). "One of the strangest and most wonderful books in the world...It moves awe in the soul". (D. H. Lawrence). ...Show more

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The Invisible Man (Popular Penguin) by H. G. Wells

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Category: Classics | Series: Popular Penguins

With his face swaddled in bandages, his eyes hidden behind dark glasses and his hands covered even indoors, Griffin, the new guest at The Coach and Horses, is at first assumed to be a shy accident-victim. But the true reason for his disguise is far more chilling: he has developed a process that has made him invisible, and is locked in a struggle to discover the antidote. Forced from the village, and driven to murder, he seeks the aid of an old friend, Kemp. The horror of his fate has affected his mind, however and when Kemp refuses to help, he resolves to wreak his revenge. ...Show more

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Animal Farm by George Orwell

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Renowned urban artist Shepard Fairey's new look for Orwell's timeless satire'All animals are equal. But some animals are more equal than others.'Mr Jones of Manor Farm is so lazy and drunken that one day he forgets to feed his livestock. The ensuing rebellion under the leadership of the pigs Napoleon an d Snowball leads to the animals taking over the farm. Vowing to eliminate the terrible inequities of the farmyard, the renamed Animal Farm is organised to benefit all who walk on four legs. But as time passes, the ideals of the rebellion are corrupted, then forgotten. And something new and unexpected emerges. . . Animal Farm- the history of a revolution that went wrong - is George Orwell's brilliant satire on the corrupting influence of power. ...Show more

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To Have & Have Not by Ernest Hemingway

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Harry Morgan is a tough guy making his living during the Depression from his motor boat in Key West, Florida. Although he normally takes out fishing parties, sometimes his boat can be put to other uses. If the money offered is worth his while, Harry will run guns, rum and men to and from Cuba. But he is playing a dicey game. Hemingway's hardest hero risks not just his living, but his life. ...Show more

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Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank

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Category: Classics | Reading Level: good

Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl is not just a true story but also a piece of history. Written by Anne Frank for herself, at the age of 13, the diary contains candid and intimate details of Anne's thoughts and feelings during the two years of the Second World War she and her family and friends stay ed hidden. Anne and her family were eventually arrested and sent to the concentration camps, but her diary remains a testament of youthful experiences in times of war. ...Show more

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On the Road by Jack Kerouac

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Category: Classics | Series: Penguin Essentials

'What's your road, man - holyboy road, madman road, rainbow road, guppy road, any road. It's an anywhere road for anybody anyhow'. Sal Paradise, young and innocent, joins the slightly crazed Dean Moriarty on a breathless, exuberant ride back and forth across the United States. Their hedonistic search fo r release or fulfilment through drink, sex, drugs and jazz becomes an exploration of personal freedom, a test of the limits of the American Dream. A brilliant blend of fiction and autobiography, Jack Kerouac's exhilarating novel defined the new 'Beat' generation and became the bible of the counter culture. ...Show more

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The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway

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Category: Classics | Series: Vintage Classics Ser.

The Old Man and the Sea is a short novel written by: Ernest Hemingway

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The First Forty-Nine Stories by Ernest Hemingway

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Category: Classics | Series: An\Arrow Classic Ser.

A collection of Hemingway's first forty-nine short stories, including Up in Michigan, Fifty Grand, and The Light of the World, and the Snows of Kilimanjaro, Winner Take Nothing and Men Without Women collections.

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To Have and Have Not by Ernest Hemingway

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Harry Morgan was hard, the classic Hemingway hero, rum-running, gun-running and man-running from Cuba to the Florida Keys in the depression. He ran risks, too, from stray coastguard bullets and sudden double-crosses. But it was the only way he could keep his boat, keep his independence, and keep his bel ly full. ...Show more

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Islands in the Stream by Ernest Hemingway

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This is the last book Hemingway wrote before he died, the story of Thomas Hudson, an artist and adventurer. Living a bacherlor's life on an island in the Gulf Stream during the thirties, Hudson's existence is dictated by the waves and tides. But when his sons come to visit, Hudson must grapple with the role of father and the unfamiliar demands of family. A late work by one of America's greatest writers. ...Show more

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Across the River and into the Trees by Ernest Hemingway

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In the fall of 1948, Ernest Hemingway made his first extended visit to Italy in thirty years. His reacquaintance with Venice, a city he loved, provided the inspiration for Across the River and into the Trees, the story of Richard Cantwell, a war-ravaged American colonel stationed in Italy at the close o f the Second World War, and his love for a young Italian countess. A poignant, bittersweet homage to love that overpowers reason, to the resilience of the human spirit, and to the worldweary beauty and majesty of Venice, Across the River and into the Trees stands as Hemingway's statement of defiance in response to the great dehumanizing atrocities of the Second World War. Hemingway's last full-length novel published in his lifetime, it moved John O'Hara in The New York Times Book Review to call him 'the most important author since Shakespeare.' ...Show more

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Jane Eyre (Popular Penguin) by Charlotte Brontë (Bronte)

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Category: Classics | Series: Popular Penguins Ser. | Reading Level: near fine

Charlotte Bronte (21 April 1816 - 31 March 1855) was an English novelist and poet, the eldest of the three Bronte sisters who survived into adulthood and whose novels have become classics of English literature.The literary heritage of the Bronte sisters entered the treasury of national English culture g aining recognition far beyond England. Particular success fell on the novel written by Charlotte Bronte Jane Eyre which was subsequently filmed. Written with sincerity and passion, the novel does not age and does not lose its charm. This novel is still one of the most popular classical works of the XIX century. The strength of his influence lies in the truth of the senses, in their truth, in the combination of the real with the romantic, in the captivating fascination of history, a simple little governess capable of great and faithful love, having managed, having overcome all the vicissitudes of fate in order to find her own happiness. ...Show more

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