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Jacques the Fatalist and His Master

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Author:Denis Diderot  Summary by:marzio19yahooit
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Published: May 7, 2009 Visits: 67 words : 600

The Mistress of the Inn

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Author:Carlo Goldoni  Summary by:marzio19yahooit
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Published: May 6, 2009 Visits: 51 words : 900

Christopher Marlowe (World Dramatist Series)

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Author:Gerald M. Pinciss  Review by:CatherineGallagher
An excellent critical and historical work on Christopher Marlowe and his plays. Read Review
Published: April 30, 2009 Visits: 61 words : 300

James Joyce (Rev. Ed.) (#91 Writers and Their Work)

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Author:J. I. M. Stewart  Review by:CatherineGallagher
A book of literary criticism with an extensive bibliography. Read Review
Published: April 29, 2009 Visits: 15 words : 300

Fictions, by Jorge Luis Borges

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Author:Jorge Luis Borges  Summary by:marzio19yahooit
Reflections and content of Fictions by Jorge Luis Borges, a masterpiece of contemporary literature. Read Summary
Published: April 29, 2009 Visits: 229 words : 900

1984

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Author:George Orwell  Review by:Sameer_Kak
1984 – like Animal Farm – is an anti utopian novel. Read Review
Published: April 28, 2009 Visits: 39 words : 600

Far From the Madding Crowd

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Author:Thomas Hardy  Summary by:fasulia
A general summary of Thomas Hardy's novel, FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD. Read Summary
Published: April 25, 2009 Visits: 243 words : 900

The Virgin and the Gypsy

Author:D H Lawrence  Review by:arthurchappell
Short novella about a girl escaping from an oppressive family through romantic notions about a gypsy Read Review
Published: April 23, 2009 Visits: 225 words : 600

Tobacco Road

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Author:Erskine Caldwell  Review by:rapscallion_jones
A great novel by one of the U.S. South's greatest writers. Read Review
Published: April 20, 2009 Visits: 66 words : 300

Nightmare: The Birth of Horror - Frankenstein or the Modern Prometheus

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Author:Christopher Frayling  Summary by:fasulia
Although the story of Mary Shelley's FRANKENSTEIN is very commmon, many people probably do not know the origins of such a chilling tale. Read Summary
Published: April 20, 2009 Visits: 213 words : 900
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