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On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection

Author:Charles Robert Darwin  Abstract by:HibernianScribe
Darwin's theory of evolution was published 24th November 1859. We celebrate its 150th anniversary in 2009. Read Abstract
Published: April 6, 2009 Visits: 19 words : 600

The Mayor of Casterbridge

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Author:Thomas Hardy  Review by:BhavyaJeena
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Published: April 3, 2009 Visits: 76 words : 300

Geisha: The Life, the Voices

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Author:Jodi Cobb  Review by:phokus
“Geisha: The Life, the Voices” is an icon of Japanese culture and custom- the geisha in her role as human work of art and perfect woman. Read Review
Published: April 2, 2009 Visits: 68 words : 600

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

(7 Ratings)
Author:Mark Twain  Summary by:TelsCafe
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." Read Summary
Published: March 29, 2009 Visits: 1117 words : 600

Possession, a Romance

Author:A.S. Byatt  Abstract by:Insomniac23
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Published: March 28, 2009 Visits: 113 words : 600

Kim

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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: 92 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: 77 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: 210 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: 246 words : 600

The Scarlet Letter

Author:Nathaniel Hawthorne  Review by:Nickel
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Published: March 4, 2009 Visits: 93 words : 300
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