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The Three Musketeers
The story is set in 1625 during the reign of King Louis XIII and follows d'Artagnan, an ambitious, impoverished young nobleman from Gascony. Armed with a letter of introduction to M. de Tréville, the captain of the King's Musketeers, d'Artagnan leaves his family home in the countryside and rides to Paris to seek fame, fortune, and a career in the military. Upon arriving in Paris, d'Artagnan…
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Great Expectations
The story is set in mid-19th-century England and is narrated by Pip (Philip Pirrip), an orphan raised by his abusive, sharp-tongued older sister and her kindhearted husband, the humble village blacksmith Joe Gargery. While visiting the lonely churchyard marshes as a young boy, Pip has a terrifying encounter with Abel Magwitch, an escaped convict who forces Pip to steal food and a metal file …
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Great Expectations
The story is narrated by Philip Pirrip, known as Pip, an orphan living in the marshlands of Kent with his harsh sister and her kind-hearted, illiterate husband, the blacksmith Joe Gargery. One terrifying day in a graveyard, a young Pip is forced to help an escaped convict, Abel Magwitch, by bringing him food and a file to remove his shackles.
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The Iliad
The epic poem is set during the final, tenth year of the legendary Trojan War. The Greek (Achaean) army is camped outside the walls of Troy, fighting to rescue Helen, the wife of King Menelaus, who was abducted by the Trojan prince Paris. The story centers on Achilles, the greatest and fiercest warrior of the Greek army. Early in the campaign, a bitter dispute erupts between Achilles and Aga…
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The Jungle Books
The narrative centers on Mowgli, an Indian boy who, as a toddler, escapes from the clutches of Shere Khan, a fierce, man-eating Bengal tiger, during a jungle hunt. The child wanders into the territory of a wolf pack in the Seonee hills. Mother Wolf adopts the human toddler—whom she names Mowgli (meaning "The Frog")—and raises him alongside her own cubs. When the pack gathers at Council R…
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Wuthering Heights
The novel is set against the dark, isolated backdrop of the Yorkshire moors and is framed as a tale told by the housekeeper, Nelly Dean, to a new tenant named Mr. Lockwood. The story begins years earlier when Mr. Earnshaw, the owner of the remote estate Wuthering Heights, travels to Liverpool and returns home with a starving, dark-haired homeless orphan boy whom he names Heathcliff. Mr. Earn…
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The Prince
The Prince (Italian: Il Principe) is a 16th-century political treatise written by the Italian diplomat, philosopher, and historian Niccolò Machiavelli. Written in 1513 (though published posthumously in 1532), it is widely regarded as one of the most influential and controversial works of political philosophy ever created. Instead of offering an idealistic blueprint of how rulers should beha…
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Napoleon
Napoleon Bonaparte (1769–1821) was a French military commander, emperor, and political mastermind who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led a series of successful military campaigns across Europe. As Napoleon I, he ruled as Emperor of the French from 1804 to 1814, and briefly again in 1815. Widely considered one of the greatest military strategists in history, Napoleon re…
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Oliver Twist
The story begins in a bleak mid-19th-century English workhouse, where an impoverished young woman gives birth to a baby boy and dies moments later. The orphan is named Oliver Twist by the parish beadle, Mr. Bumble.
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Romeo and Juliet
The play is set in the sun-drenched Italian city of Verona, which is plagued by a bitter, bloody, generational feud between two noble families: the Capulets and the Montagues. Romeo, a young Montague, is initially lovesick over a woman named Rosaline who does not return his affections. To cheer him up, his cousin Benvolio and his flamboyant friend Mercutio convince Romeo to sneak into a gran…
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