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The Facts in the Case of Mr. Valdemar

Author: Edgar POE   Review: Prolix

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Published: Friday, May 17, 2013 Visits: 7 words : 300

The Picture of Dorian Gray

(4 Ratings)

Author: Oscar Wilde   Review: PreciousSanders

Summary of Oscar Wilde's novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray.

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Published: Tuesday, May 14, 2013 Visits: 25 words : 900

The Old Man and the Sea

(5 Ratings)

Author: Ernest Hemingway   Review: PreciousSanders

Summary of Ernest Hemingway's short novel, The Old Man and the Sea.

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Published: Sunday, May 12, 2013 Visits: 48 words : 900

The Great Gatsby

(8 Ratings)

Author: F. Scott Fitzgerald   Review: PreciousSanders

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Published: Saturday, May 11, 2013 Visits: 67 words : 900

Travels of Marco Polo

Author: Marco Polo   Review: SURY

The book, Travels of Marco Polo is a very interesting record of perhaps the greatest traveller of ancient times.

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Published: Saturday, May 11, 2013 Visits: 9 words : 600

Crime AND PUNISHMENT

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Author: Fiódor Dostoiévsk   Review: LudeMoraes

Critical view of the literary work of Dostoevsky''''s Crime and Punishment, which addresses the complexity, confusion and frailty of the human soul, but.

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Published: Friday, April 05, 2013 Visits: 52 words : 600

Kidnapped

(1 Ratings)

Author: stevenson   Review: pjthayil

review of the classic novel by r.l. stevenson- KIDNAPPED.

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Published: Tuesday, April 02, 2013 Visits: 40 words : 600

A Tale of Two Cities

Author: Charles Dickens   Review: VickieB

A Tale of Two Cities takes place in London and Paris in the time spanning the beginning and ending of the French Revolution.

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Published: Wednesday, March 20, 2013 Visits: 54 words : 600

Lord of the Flies

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Author: William Golding   Review: VickieB

Lord of the Flies by William Golding is filled with symbolism. Nearly every object and character represents a deeper ideal.

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Published: Tuesday, March 19, 2013 Visits: 58 words : 600

Captains Coureagous

Author: Rudyard Kipling   Review: ddaluz

Harvey, a youngster, only son of a wealthy New York family, traveled to Europe to complete what his parents considered a refined education.

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Published: Tuesday, March 19, 2013 Visits: 21 words : 600

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The Prince and the Pauper

(51 Ratings)

Author: Mark Twain   Review: Tyan Wyss

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Published: Friday, March 17, 2006 Visits: 4178 words : 900

The Prisoner of Zenda

(73 Ratings)

Author: Anthony Hope   Review: pennyforum

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Published: Saturday, March 11, 2006 Visits: 4132 words : 600

Sarah's Key

(8 Ratings)

Author: Tatiana de Rosnay   Review: Harper1776

This is a review of the book "Sarah's Key", by Tatiana de Rosnay.

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Published: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 Visits: 4068 words : 600

Hard Times

(65 Ratings)

Author: Charles Dickens   Review: TibbyAshden

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Published: Friday, February 08, 2008 Visits: 3983 words : 300

Les Miserables

(29 Ratings)

Author: Victor Hugo   Review: Suchaita

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Published: Thursday, July 07, 2005 Visits: 3975 words : 900

The picture of Dorian Grey

(41 Ratings)

Author: Oscar Wilde   Review: sweetisabel

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Published: Thursday, February 23, 2006 Visits: 3855 words : 600

An Abstract on Nani Palkhivala’S “the Ailing Planet”

(57 Ratings)

Author: Andy Kester Sawian   Review: akso6o175

The entire world now is concerned with environmental issues.

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Published: Friday, February 18, 2011 Visits: 3840 words : 600

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

(34 Ratings)

Author: Mark Twain   Review: TibbyAshden

Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" is a classic novel, published in 1884. It is a conceived sequel to "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.".

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Published: Sunday, March 29, 2009 Visits: 3706 words : 600

Young Goodman Brown

(21 Ratings)

Author: Nathaniel Hawthorne   Review: DrAntolic

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Published: Friday, January 11, 2008 Visits: 3683 words : 900

Summary on P.B Shelly's-'Ode to the West Wind'

(34 Ratings)

Author: Andy Kester Sawian   Review: akso6o175

In his shorter poems, Shelly achieves a blending of idealistic message,precision of imagery and a captivating melody.

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Published: Friday, June 11, 2010 Visits: 3628 words : 900

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The Old Man and the Sea

(5 Ratings)

Author: Ernest Hemingway   Review: PreciousSanders

Summary of Ernest Hemingway's short novel, The Old Man and the Sea.

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Published: Sunday, May 12, 2013 Visits: 48 words : 900

THE CANTERBURY TALES – THE PHYSICIAN’S TALE

(4 Ratings)

Author: GEOFFREY CHAUCER   Review: arthurchappell

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Published: Monday, October 01, 2007 Visits: 688 words : 600

Codex Hammer

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Author: Leonardo do Vinci   Review: zoyakhalid

The Codex Hammer ,previously called the Codex Leicester was sold in New York in 1994 for $28 800 000.It was bought by Bill Gates the founder of.

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Published: Friday, January 07, 2011 Visits: 184 words : 300

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