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Kim

(1 Ratings)
Author:Rudyard Kipling  Summary by:TelsCafe
"Kim" is a novel by Rudyard Kipling, considered his most successful. It was published in 1901. Read Summary
Published: March 26, 2009 Visits: 87 words : 600

Nicholas Nickleby

Author:Charles Dickens  Review by:TC Frye
Has society really changed so much? Or have we simply dressed up our darkness? Read Review
Published: March 23, 2009 Visits: 75 words : 300

The Old Man and the Sea

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Author:Ernest Hemingway  Abstract by:TelsCafe
"The Old Man and the Sea" is a novel by American writer Ernest Hemingway, published in 1952. It won him the 1954 Nobel Prize for literature. Read Abstract
Published: March 22, 2009 Visits: 195 words : 600

Northanger Abbey

(3 Ratings)
Author:Jane Austen  Summary by:TelsCafe
"Northanger Abbey" is a novel by Jane Austen. It was published posthumously in 1818, and her shortest major work. Read Summary
Published: March 18, 2009 Visits: 228 words : 600

The Scarlet Letter

Author:Nathaniel Hawthorne  Review by:Nickel
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Published: March 4, 2009 Visits: 91 words : 300

Silas Marner

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Author:George Eliot  Summary by:TelsCafe
"Silas Marner" is a novel by George Eliot, published in 1861. Read Summary
Published: March 2, 2009 Visits: 372 words : 600

Busting Bureaucracy

Author:kenneth Johnston  Summary by:auman
This book is intended for people who work in bureaucratic organizations. It is designed to be circulated among managers to stimulate dialog. Read Summary
Published: February 23, 2009 Visits: 81 words : 600

Daisy Miller

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Author:Henry James  Summary by:TelsCafe
"Daisy Miller" is a short novel by Henry James, published in 1879. It's a judgmental conflict between physical appearances and reality. Read Summary
Published: February 21, 2009 Visits: 276 words : 600

The Europeans

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Author:Henry James  Summary by:TelsCafe
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Published: February 21, 2009 Visits: 117 words : 300

The Enchanter

Author:Vladimir Nabokov  Summary by:JanJMadson
A novella written in 1939 (in Russian) about a middle-aged man's lust for a pubescent girl Read Summary
Published: February 17, 2009 Visits: 33 words : 900
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