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Dombey and Son
Dombey and Son (originally published under the lengthy title Dealings with the Firm of Dombey and Son: Wholesale, Retail, and for Exportation) is Charles Dickens’s seventh novel. Marking a major turning point in his literary career toward greater psychological depth and complex plotting, the novel is a scathing critique of corporate pride, unbridled capitalism, and emotional neglect within th…
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- 3.823.0297.B.U
The Old Curiosity Shop
The Old Curiosity Shop is Charles Dickens’s fourth novel, originally serialized in his weekly periodical Master Humphrey’s Clock. It became a massive, unprecedented cultural phenomenon in Victorian England, driving readers to frantic desperation as they awaited installments. Part gothic fairy tale, part picaresque journey, and part social satire, the novel contrasts innocent virtue against …
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- 4.823.0450.B.U
Mathilda & Other Stories
Mathilda & Other Stories (frequently published as Mathilda) is a collection showcasing the short fiction and lesser-known novellas of Mary Shelley, best known as the author of Frankenstein. Written shortly after Frankenstein and the tragic deaths of several of her children, Shelley's short fiction dives deep into Gothic conventions, psychological isolation, forbidden passions, and the supernatu…
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- 4.823.0496.B.U
Candide and Other Works
Candide, ou l'Optimisme is the masterwork of the French Enlightenment philosopher Voltaire (François-Marie Arouet). Formatted as a conte philosophique (philosophical tale), it is a fast-paced, highly biting satire directed primarily against the philosophical optimism popularized by thinkers like Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz—the notion that "all is for the best in this best of all possible world…
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The Best Short Stories
Because "The Best Short Stories" can refer to several foundational anthologies—such as historic collections curated by editor Edward O'Brien or sweeping multi-author literature compendiums—it generally represents the pinnacle of compact narrative art. Rather than a single unified book, it encompasses the definitive short fiction of the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries, capturing moments of pr…
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Ben Hur
Ben-Hur is an epic historical adventure novel written by General Lew Wallace. Upon its publication, it became an unprecedented bestseller, eventually surpassing Uncle Tom's Cabin as the best-selling American novel of the 19th century. Set primarily during the height of the Roman Empire against the backdrop of the early days of Christianity, the novel weaves a sweeping tale of betrayal, revenge,…
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- 4.823.0038.B.U
Selected Short Stories
Because "Selected Short Stories" is a title shared by many classic anthologies and single-author collections (such as those by H.G. Wells, Guy de Maupassant, Rabindranath Tagore, Virginia Woolf, or Saki), it generally serves as a gateway to the finest compact fiction of the 19th and 20th centuries. These collections span genres from psychological realism and social satire to early science ficti…
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Hard Times
The story opens in a dreary classroom run by Thomas Gradgrind, a wealthy, retired merchant and a fanatical believer in utilitarianism and empirical data. He believes that children should be taught strictly through cold facts, rejecting poetry, wonder, fancy, and emotion. He raises his own two eldest children, Louisa and Tom, under this merciless philosophical system.
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Around The World in Eighty Days & Five Weeks in a Ballon
The story follows Phileas Fogg, a wealthy, impeccably precise, and unflappably calm English gentleman living in London. One evening at his gentlemen’s club, a debate arises over a newly opened railway section in India, leading to a bold assertion: it is now possible to travel around the entire world in just eighty days. Fogg wagers half his fortune (£20,000) that he can pull it off, and imme…
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Pride and Prejudice
The story is set in rural England and follows the Bennet family, which consists of a nervous, status-obsessed mother, a dryly sarcastic father, and five unmarried daughters. Because of historical inheritance laws, their estate is entailed away to a pompous distant cousin, meaning the daughters must marry well to secure their futures. The plot kicks into gear when the wealthy, amiable Mr. Cha…
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