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The Small House at Allington - Thryft
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Julian F. Thompson, Anthony Trollope  | Penguin Classics

The Small House at Allington

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Goodreads rating: 4.06

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The Small House at Allington could be a good read for lovers of classic romantic literature. The novel stands out for its portrayal of Lily Dale, a young woman who defies social conventions and finds strength in her independence, even as she struggles with heartbreak and societal pressures. Trollope's deft portrayal of the complexities of personal relationships and societal expectations makes this a must-read for fans of Victorian literature.
He Knew He Was Right - Thryft
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Frank Kermode, Anthony Trollope  | Penguin Classics

He Knew He Was Right

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Goodreads rating: 3.88

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Recommended for fans of Victorian psychological thrillers. The novel explores the challenges of marriage and obsession, while providing a compelling portrait of the 19th-century society. Trollope's writing style and characterization are highly engaging, making this a must-read classic for those who enjoy period dramas.
Siegfried's Murder - Thryft
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Anonymous, A.T. Hatto  | Penguin Classics

Siegfried's Murder

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Recommended for readers who enjoy epic tragedies and tales of heroic figures undone by their human flaws. Siegfried's Murder takes the reader on a journey through ancient Germany, immersing them in the world of the Nibelungenlied and its tragic tale of love, betrayal, and violence. The book's most unique and distinctive feature is its exploration of Siegfried's vulnerability, revealing the human weakness that brings about his downfall.
Anna Karenina
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Larissa Volokhonsky, Leo Tolstoy, Richard Pevear  | Penguin Classics

Anna Karenina

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For readers seeking a timeless classic with vividly drawn characters, complex themes, and a sweeping plot that explores the heights and depths of human experience. With its passionate romance, searing social commentary, and profound insights into the challenges of existence, Anna Karenina is a book that will stay with you long after you turn the final page.
The Playboy of the Western World and Two Other Irish Plays - Thryft
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Seán O'Casey, W.B. Yeats, William Arthur Armstrong  | Penguin Classics

The Playboy of the Western World and Two Other Irish Plays

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The Playboy of the Western World is a must-read for those who appreciate bold and subversive writing that challenges societal norms. J.M. Synge's play portrays the story of a charming murderer who becomes a sensation in his village, and his charm seems to make up for his heinous crime. The play was met with moral outrage and even rioting in Ireland, but it represents a new age of Irish drama that arose from the country's social upheavals. The lessons of the play still hold true to this day and make it a riveting read.
The Canterbury Tales: A Retelling by Peter Ackroyd
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Peter Ackroyd, Geoffrey Chaucer, Ted Stearn  | Penguin Classics

The Canterbury Tales: A Retelling by Peter Ackroyd

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The Canterbury Tales is a beloved classic that showcases the best of medieval storytelling, with a diverse cast of characters on a pilgrimage to Canterbury. Peter Ackroyd's retelling in modern prose makes it a perfect read for those who want to experience the hilarity and wit of Chaucer's original work without struggling to understand the old English. Ackroyd retains the essence of Chaucer's style and humor while making it approachable and enjoyable for a contemporary audience.
On the Beach at Night Alone - Thryft
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Walt Whitman | Penguin Classics

On the Beach at Night Alone

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'All nations, colors, barbarisms, civilizations, languages...' A selection taken from Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries. They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th century California and the Russian steppe. Here are stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions. Walt Whitman (1819-1892). Whitman's works available in Penguin Classics are Leaves of Grass and The Complete Poems.
The Merchant of Venice - Thryft
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William Shakespeare | Penguin Classics

The Merchant of Venice

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Goodreads rating: 3.78

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The Merchant of Venice is one of Shakespeare’s most popular comedies, but it remains deeply controversial. The text may seem anti-Semitic; yet repeatedly, in performance, it has revealed a contrasting nature. Shylock, though vanquished in the law-court, often triumphs in the theatre. In his intensity he can dominate the play, challenging abrasively its romantic and lyrical affirmations. What results is a bitter-sweet drama.Though The Merchant of Venice offers some of the traditional pleasures of romantic comedy, it also exposes the operations of prejudice. Thus Shakespeare remains our contemporary.
The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and Other Tales of Terror
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Robert Mighall, Robert Louis Stevenson  | Penguin Classics

The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and Other Tales of Terror

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If the darker aspects of humanity intrigue you, this classic by Stevenson wouldn't disappoint. Its timeless themes resonate with contemporary discussions of identity and morality. Follow Dr. Jekyll's harrowing journey as it unfolds into a tale that explores the depths of human evil—it's a story that stays with you, whispering questions about our dual natures and the masks we wear.
The Life of Samuel Johnson - Thryft
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Christopher Hibbert, James Boswell  | Penguin Classics

The Life of Samuel Johnson

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The most celebrated English biography is a group portrait in which extraordinary man paints the picture of a dozen moreAt the centre of a brilliant circle which included Burke, Reynolds, Garrick, Fanny Burney and even George III, Boswell captures the powerful, troubled and witty figure of Samuel Johnson, who towers above them all. Yet this is also an intimate picture of domestic life, which mingles the greatest talkers of a talkative age with the hero's humbler friends in a picture which is, before all things, humane.As a young man about London, James Boswell was obsessed by literature, and, on a fateful day in 1763, he attached himself with unswerving tenacity to the dominant literary figure of his age—the splendidly rotund, articulate, and humane Dr Samuel Johnson. What followed was the most famous of friendships between writers and the bais for the remarkable documentation contained in Boswell's Life of Samuel Johnson , the greatest and most compelling of all biographies.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
The Female Quixote - Thryft
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Amanda Gilroy, Wil Verhoeven, Charlotte Lennox  | Penguin Classics

The Female Quixote

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A young woman is caught up in her ideas about romance and valor in this celebrated eighteenth-century parody of  Don Quixote  Beautiful and independent, Arabella has been brought up in rural seclusion by her widowed father. Devoted to reading French romances, the sheltered young woman imagines all sorts of misadventures that can befall a heroine such as herself. As she makes forays into fashionable society in Bath and London, many scrapes and mortifications ensue - all men seem like predators wishing to ravish her, she mistakes a cross-dressing prostitute for a distressed gentlewoman, and she risks her life by throwing herself into the Thames to avoid a potential seducer. Can Arabella be cured of her romantic delusions? An immediate success when it first appeared in 1752, The Female Quixote is a wonderfully high-spirited parody of the style of Cervantes, and a telling and comic depiction of eighteenth-century English society.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
The Day of the Triffids - Thryft
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John Wyndham | Penguin Modern Classics

The Day of the Triffids

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When Bill Masen wakes up blindfolded in hospital, there is a bitter irony in his situation. Carefully removing his bandages, he realises that he is the only person who can see: everyone else, doctors and patients alike, have been blinded by a meteor shower. Now, with civilization in chaos, the triffids – huge, venomous, large-rooted plants able to 'walk', feeding on human flesh – can have their day.The Day of the Triffids, published in 1951, expresses many of the political concerns of its time: the Cold War, the fear of biological experimentation and the man-made apocalypse. However, with its terrifyingly believable insights into the genetic modification of plants, the book is more relevant today than ever before.
Three Lives - Thryft
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Ann Charters, Gertrude Stein  | Penguin Classics

Three Lives

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The literary theories of American expatriate Gertrude Stein (1874–1946) strongly influenced a generation of young American writers (notably Hemingway), and her ideas about writing still provoke and stimulate.Although much of her own work embodies innovative experimentation with language and sound, the present volume is fairly conventional in style and quite accessible. Regarded by some critics as a minor masterpiece, Three Lives was Stein's first published book. In it she tells the stories of three working class women — Anna, a conscientious but rigid serving woman; Melanctha, a worldly-wise and sensitive black girl; and Lena, a gentle but feeble-minded maid.Although these are relatively ordinary women, in Stein's hands their lives and minds take on extraordinary interest. Told in clear, carefully crafted prose, these storeis are not only memorable works in themselves but an excellent entree to Stein's later work.
Metamorphosis and Other Stories - Thryft
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Michael Hofmann, Franz Kafka  | Penguin Classics

Metamorphosis and Other Stories

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In the bizarre world of Franz Kafka, salesmen turn into giant bugs, apes give lectures at college academies, and nightmares probe the mysteries of modern humanity’s unhappiness. More than any other modern writer in world literature, Kafka captures the loneliness and misery that fill the lives of 20th-century humanity. The Metamorphosis and Other Stories reveals the author’s extraordinary talent in a variety of forms—prose poems, short stories, sketches, allegories, and novelettes—and showcases the straight–faced humor, startling psychological insight, and haunting imagination for which he is revered as a modern master. This collection of new translations brings together the small proportion of Kafka's works that he thought worthy of publication. It includes "Metamorphosis", his most famous work, an exploration of horrific transformation and alienation; "Meditation", a collection of his earlier studies; "The Judgement", written in a single night of frenzied creativity; "The Stoker", the first chapter of a novel set in America and a fascinating occasional piece, and "The Aeroplanes at Brescia", Kafka's eyewitness account of an air display in 1909. Together, these stories reveal the breadth of Kafka's literary vision and the extraordinary imaginative depth of his thought.
The Politics - Thryft
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Aristotle, Trevor J. Saunders, T.A. Sinclair  | Penguin Classics

The Politics

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An alternate cover for this isbn can be found here.‘Man is by nature a political animal'In The Politics Aristotle addresses the questions that lie at the heart of political science. How should society be ordered to ensure the happiness of the individual? Which forms of government are best and how should they be maintained? By analysing a range of city constitutions – oligarchies, democracies and tyrannies – he seeks to establish the strengths and weaknesses of each system to decide which are the most effective, in theory and in practice. A hugely significant work, which has influenced thinkers as diverse as Aquinas and Machiavelli, The Politics remains an outstanding commentary on fundamental political issues and concerns, and provides fascinating insights into the workings and attitudes of the Greek city-state.The introductions by T. A. Sinclair and Trevor J. Saunders discuss the influence of The Politics on philosophers, its modern relevance and Aristotle’s political beliefs. This edition contains Greek and English glossaries, and a bibliography for further reading.
The Nicomachean Ethics
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Hugh Tredennick, Aristotle, J.A.K. Thomson  | Penguin Classics

The Nicomachean Ethics

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If you've ever pondered what makes a life truly fulfilling and ethical, "The Nicomachean Ethics" might provide some timeless insight. Aristotle's examination of virtue, happiness, and the soul's activity is not just philosophically rich but also practically relevant, offering a foundation for modern thought on personal well-being and moral development. It's a text that nudoespenses with wisdom that has steered Western ideology for centuries, inviting a deep dive into concepts that still resonate today.
The Ramayana : A Shortened Modern Prose Version Of The Indian Epic - Thryft
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R.K. Narayan, John Lee, Pankaj Mishra  | Penguin Classics

The Ramayana : A Shortened Modern Prose Version Of The Indian Epic

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The Ramayana is, quite simply, the greatest of Indian epics - and one of the world's supreme masterpieces of storytelling 'Almost every individual living in India,' writes R. K. Narayan in the Introduction to this new interpretation, 'is aware of the story of The Ramayana. Everyone of whatever age, outlook, education or station in life knows the essential part of the epic and adores the main figures in it - Rama and Sita. Every child is told the story at bedtime . . . The Ramayana pervades our cultural life.' Although the Sanskrit original was composed by Valmiki, probably around the fourth century BC, poets have produced countless variant versions in different languages. Here, drawing his inspiration from the work of an eleventh-century Tamil poet called Kamban, Narayan has used the talents of a master novelist to recreate the excitement and joy he has found in the original. It can be enjoyed and appreciated, he suggests, for its psychological insight, its spiritual depth and its practical wisdom - or just as a thrilling tale of abduction, battle and courtship played out in a universe thronged with heroes, deities and demons.
Leaves of Grass - Thryft
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Walt Whitman, Malcolm Cowley  | Penguin Classics

Leaves of Grass

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Goodreads rating: 4.1

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“I am large, I contain multitudes”A Penguin Classic When Walt Whitman self-published his Leaves of Grass in July 1855, he altered the course of literary history. One of the greatest masterpieces of American literature, it redefined the rules of poetry while describing the soul of the American character. Throughout his great career, Whitman continuously revised, expanded, and republished Leaves of Grass , but many critics believe that the book that matters most is the 1855 original. Penguin Classics proudly presents that text in its original and complete form, with an introductory essay by the writer and poet Malcolm Cowley.“I celebrate myself, and sing myself,And what I assume you shall assume,For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you.”For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
The Moon and Sixpence - Thryft
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W. Somerset Maugham, Robert Calder  | Penguin Classics

The Moon and Sixpence

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One of the novels that galvanized W. Somerset Maugham’s reputation as a literary masterThe Moon and Sixpence follows the life of one Charles Strickland, a bourgeois city gent whose dull exterior conceals the soul of a genius. Compulsive and impassioned, he abandons his home, wife, and children to devote himself slavishly to painting. In a tiny studio in Paris, he fills canvas after canvas, refusing to sell or even exhibit his work. Beset by poverty, sickness, and his own intransigent, unscrupulous nature, he drifts to Tahiti, where, even after being blinded by leprosy, he produces some of his most extraordinary works of art. Inspired by the life of Paul Gauguin, The Moon and Sixpence is an unforgettable study of a man possessed by the need to create—regardless of the effect on himself and to others.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
Selected Writings - Thryft
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Ralph McInerny, Thomas Aquinas  | Penguin Classics

Selected Writings

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In his reflections on Christianity, Saint Thomas Aquinas forged a unique synthesis of ancient philosophy and medieval theology. Preoccupied with the relationship between faith and reason, he was influenced both by Aristotle's rational world view and by the powerful belief that wisdom and truth can ultimately only be reached through divine revelation. Thomas's writings, which contain highly influential statements of fundamental Christian doctrine, as well as observations on topics as diverse as political science, anti-Semitism and heresy, demonstrate the great range of his intellect and place him firmly among the greatest medieval philosophers.
Crime and Punishment - Thryft
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Fyodor Dostoevsky, Oliver Ready  | Penguin Classics

Crime and Punishment

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'Will I really - I mean, really - actually take an axe, start bashing her on the head, smash her skull to pieces? . . . Will I really slip in sticky, warm blood, force the lock, steal, tremble, hide, all soaked in blood . . .axe in hand? . . . Lord, will I really?' A troubled young man commits the perfect crime - the murder of a vile pawnbroker whom no one will miss. Raskolnikov is desperate for money, but convinces himself that his motive for the murder is to benefit mankind. So begins one of the greatest novels ever written, a journey into the criminal mind, a police thriller, and a philosophical meditation on morality and redemption.Oliver Ready's new translation of Dostoevsky's 'psychological record of a crime' gives his dark masterpiece of murder and pursuit a renewed vitality, expressing its jagged, staccato urgency and fevered atmosphere as never before.
The Bacchae And Other Plays - Thryft
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Euripides, John Davie, Richard Rutherford  | Penguin Classics

The Bacchae And Other Plays

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Euripides (c.484-406 B.C.) was the most controversial of the three great Greek tragedians and the most modern. His major themes- religious scepticism, the injustices suffered by women and the destructive folly of war-are issues still vitally important today.
The Aeneid
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Virgil, Bernard Knox, Robert Fagles  | Penguin Classics

The Aeneid

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"The Aeneid" isn't just a tale; it's an emblem of cultural identity and the eternal human struggle between duty and desire. Robert Fagles' translation will likely enchant you with its poetic rhythm that captures the grandeur of the ancient world. If you’re drawn to classic literature and stories that blend the mortal with the divine, imagine immersing yourself in Virgil’s masterpiece that has shaped literary and historical thought for millennia.
Notes On The State Of Virginia - Thryft
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Frank Shuffelton, Thomas Jefferson  | Penguin Classics

Notes On The State Of Virginia

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Jefferson’s chronicle of the natural, social, and political history of Virginia is at once a scientific discourse, an attempt to define America, and a brilliant examination of the idea of freedom.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
Meditations and Other Metaphysical Writings - Thryft
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René Descartes, Desmond M. Clarke  | Penguin Classics

Meditations and Other Metaphysical Writings

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'I shall imagine myself as if I had no hands, no eyes, no flesh, no blood, no senses at all'Descartes was prepared to go to any lengths in his search for certainty – even to deny those things that seemed most self-evident. In his Meditations of 1641, and in the Objections and Replies that were included with the original publication, he set out to dismantle and then reconstruct the idea of the individual self and its existence. In doing so, Descartes developed a language of subjectivity that has lasted to this day and also took his first steps towards the view that would eventually be expressed in the epigram Cogito, ergo sum ('I think, therefore I am'), one of modern philosophy's most famous – and most fiercely controversial – claims.The first part of a two-volume edition of Descartes' works in Penguin Classics, this edition includes extensive selections from the Objections and Replies, Part One of The Principles of Philosophy, Comments on a Certain Manifesto and related correspondence from 1643 to 1649.
Either/Or: A Fragment of Life
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Søren Kierkegaard, Alastair Hannay, Victor Eremita  | Penguin Classics

Either/Or: A Fragment of Life

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"Either/Or" could be a treasure for you if you're drawn to the depths of existential contemplation. Kierkegaard's dialogue between two perspectives offers a rich exploration of life's meaning and the choices we face. The interplay between indulgent pleasures and moral virtue is not only thought-provoking but also a reflection of our own inner conflicts. Dive into this classic to understand the tug-of-war between living passionately and living rightly.
Wives And Daughters - Thryft
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Elizabeth Gaskell, Laurence D. Lerner, Frank Glover Smith  | Penguin Classics

Wives And Daughters

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Gaskell s last novel, widely considered her masterpiece, follows the fortunes of two families in nineteenth century rural England. At its core are family relationships father, daughter and step-mother, father and sons, father and step-daughter all tested and strained by the romantic entanglements that ensue. Despite its underlying seriousness, the prevailing tone is one of comedy. Gaskell vividly portrays the world of the late 1820 s and the forces of change within it, and her vision is always humane and progressive. The story is full of acute observation and sympathetic character-study: the feudal squire clinging to old values, his naturalist son welcoming the new world of science, the local doctor and his scheming second wife, the two girls brought together by their parents marriage...
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman - Thryft
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Laurence Sterne, Joan New, Melvyn New  | Penguin Classics

The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman

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Grand roman moderne du XVIIIe siècle anglais, considéré comme l''un des sommets de la littérature universelle, à l''égal des œuvres de Rabelais ou de Cervantes, et curieusement mal connu en France, Tristram Shandy ― littéralement Tristram Tête-Fêlée ― renaît aujourd''hui dans la nouvelle traduction intégrale de Guy Jouvet.D''une force comique et subversive incomparable, cette chronique d''une maisonnée campagnarde ― où l''on assiste aux déboires et aux débats véhéments et passionnés des membres de la famille Shandy, de leurs amis, voisins et domestiques, dans des domaines aussi variés que l''obstétrique, la religion, l''amour ou l''art de la guerre ― apparaît d''abord comme le roman de la liberté absolue de l''écrivain : « Il faudrait savoir à la fin si c''est à nous autres écrivains de suivre les règles ― ou aux règles de nous suivre ! » disait Laurence Sterne.Cette édition de La Vie et les opinions de Tristram Shandy, qui entend renouer point par point avec l''esprit de l''auteur, respecte notamment au plus près son usage révolutionnaire de la typographie et de la ponctuation, contribuant ainsi à redonner au texte toute son extraordinaire vélocité.
A Room of One's Own/Three Guineas - Thryft
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Virginia Woolf, Michèle Barrett  | Penguin Classic

A Room of One's Own/Three Guineas

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A Room of One's Own , based on a lecture given at Girton College Cambridge, is one of the great feminist polemics, ranging in its themes from Jane Austen and Charlotte Bronte to the silent fate of Shakespeare's gifted (imaginary) sister and the effects of poverty and sexual constraint on female creativity. Three Guineas was published almost a decade later and breaks new ground in its discussion of men, militarism and women's attitudes towards war. These two pieces reveal Virginia Woolf's fiery spirit and sophisticated wit and confirm her status as a highly inspirational essayist.
The Guide : A Novel - Thryft
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R.K. Narayan | Penguin Classics

The Guide : A Novel

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Recently released from prison and living in an abandoned temple, Raju is mistaken for a holy man and decides to play the part
Summer Crossing - Thryft
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Truman Capote | Penguin Classics

Summer Crossing

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Thought to be lost for over 50 years, here is the first novel by one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century.Set in New York during the summer of 1945, this is the story of a young carefree socialite, Grady, who must make serious decisions about the romance she is dangerously pursuing and the effect it will have on everyone involved.Fans of Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Capote’s short stories will be thrilled to read Summer Crossing .
Thousand Cranes - Thryft
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Yasunari Kawabata | Penguin Classics

Thousand Cranes

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Kikuji has been invited to a tea ceremony by a mistress of his dead father. He is shocked to find there the mistress's rival and successor, Mrs. Ota, and that the ceremony has been awkwardly arranged for him to meet his potential future bride. But he is most shocked to be drawn into a relationship with Mrs. Ota - a relationship that will bring only suffering and destruction to all of them. Thousand Cranes reflects the tea ceremony's poetic precision with understated, lyrical style and beautiful prose.
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
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Carson McCullers | Penguin Classic

The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter

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"The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter" might resonate deeply with you if you've ever felt disconnected or out of step with the world around you. Carson McCullers vividly portrays the internal landscapes of her characters, showcasing their yearnings for connection, their struggles with isolation, and their search for beauty in a world that often seems indifferent. Her young protagonist, Mick Kelly, and the assorted townsfolk reveal the human condition through their interactions with the deaf-mute John Singer, creating a tapestry of emotional depth that is both poignant and timeless.
Life for Sale - Thryft
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Yukio Mishima | Penguin Classics

Life for Sale

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'Life for sale. Use me as you wish. I am a twenty-seven-year-old male. Discretion guaranteed. Will cause no bother at all.'When Hanio Yamada realizes the future holds nothing of worth to him, he puts his life for sale in a Tokyo newspaper, thus unleashing a series of unimaginable exploits.A world of revenge, murderous mobsters, hidden cameras, a vampire woman, poisonous carrots, espionage and code-breaking, a junkie heiress, home-made explosives and decoys reveals itself to the unwitting Hanio. Is there anything he can do to stop it?
Anna Karenina : (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) - Thryft
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Larissa Volokhonsky, Richard Pevear, Leo Tolstoy  | Penguin Classics

Anna Karenina : (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

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Acclaimed by many as the world's greatest novel, Anna Karenina provides a vast panorama of contemporary life in Russia and of humanity in general. In it Tolstoy uses his intense imaginative insight to create some of the most memorable characters in literature. Anna is a sophisticated woman who abandons her empty existence as the wife of Karenin and turns to Count Vronsky to fulfil her passionate nature - with tragic consequences. Levin is a reflection of Tolstoy himself, often expressing the author's own views and convictions.Throughout, Tolstoy points no moral, merely inviting us not to judge but to watch. As Rosemary Edmonds comments, 'He leaves the shifting patterns of the kaleidoscope to bring home the meaning of the brooding words following the title, 'Vengeance is mine, and I will repay.
Seven Pillars of Wisdom - Thryft
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T.E. Lawrence | Penguin Classic

Seven Pillars of Wisdom

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Recommendation: - If you are seeking a thrilling and immersive journey through the complex world of war and revolution, Seven Pillars of Wisdom is the perfect read for you. T.E. Lawrence's autobiographical account of his service in the Arab Revolt during World War I is not just a military chronicle; it is a profound exploration of human emotions, philosophies, and dreams. With extraordinary vividness, Lawrence recreates epic events and offers unparalleled portraits, descriptions, and adventures that will leave you captivated from beginning to end. Get ready to embark on an unforgettable adventure and discover why Lawrence is one of the most fascinating figures of the twentieth century.
A Midsummer Night's Dream : The Pelican Shakespeare - Thryft
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Stephen Orgel, A.R. Braunmuller, William Shakespeare  | Penguin Classics

A Midsummer Night's Dream : The Pelican Shakespeare

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The acclaimed Pelican Shakespeare series, now in a dazzling new series designThis edition of A Midsummer Night’s Dream is edited with an introduction by Russ McDonald and was recently repackaged with cover art by Manuja Waldia. Waldia received a Gold Medal from the Society of Illustrators for the Pelican Shakespeare series. The legendary Pelican Shakespeare series features authoritative and meticulously researched texts paired with scholarship by renowned Shakespeareans. Each book includes an essay on the theatrical world of Shakespeare’s time, an introduction to the individual play, and a detailed note on the text used. Updated by general editors Stephen Orgel and A. R. Braunmuller, these easy-to-read editions incorporate over thirty years of Shakespeare scholarship undertaken since the original series, edited by Alfred Harbage, appeared between 1956 and 1967. With stunning new covers, definitive texts, and illuminating essays, the Pelican Shakespeare will remain a valued resource for students, teachers, and theater professionals for many years to come.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
Little Women - Thryft
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Louisa May Alcott | Penguin Classic

Little Women

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'Rich or poor, we will keep together and be happy in one another.'     Christmas won't be the same this year for Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy, as their father is away fighting in the Civil War, and the family has fallen on hard times. But though they may be poor, life for the four March sisters is rich with colour, as they play games, put on wild theatricals, make new friends, argue, grapple with their vices, learn from their mistakes, nurse each other through sickness and disappointments, and get into all sorts of trouble.
Meditations - Thryft
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Marcus Aurelius, Martin Hammond, Coralie Bickford-Smith  | Penguin Classics

Meditations

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Originally written only for his personal consumption, Marcus Aurelius's Meditations has become a key text in the understanding of Roman Stoic philosophy. This Penguin Classics edition is translated with notes by Martin Hammond and an introduction by Diskin Clay.Written in Greek by an intellectual Roman emperor without any intention of publication, the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius offer a wide range of fascinating spiritual reflections and exercises developed as the leader struggled to understand himself and make sense of the universe. Spanning from doubt and despair to conviction and exaltation, they cover such diverse topics as the question of virtue, human rationality, the nature of the gods and Aurelius's own emotions. But while the Meditations were composed to provide personal consolation, in developing his beliefs Marcus also created one of the greatest of all works of philosophy: a series of wise and practical aphorisms that have been consulted and admired by statesmen, thinkers and ordinary readers for almost two thousand years.Martin Hammond's new translation fully expresses the intimacy and eloquence of the original work, with detailed notes elucidating the text. This edition also includes an introduction by Diskin Clay, exploring the nature and development of the Meditations, a chronology, further reading and full indexes.Marcus Aelius Aurelius Antoninus (121-80) was adopted by the emperor Antoninus Pius and succeeded him in 161, (as joint emperor with adoptive brother Lucius Verus). He ruled alone from 169, and spent much of his reign in putting down various rebellions, and was a persecutor of Christians. His fame rest, above all, on his Meditations, a series of reflections, strongly influenced by Epictetus, which represent a Stoic outlook on life. He was succeeded by his natural son, thus ending the period of the adoptive emperors.If you enjoyed Meditations, you might like Seneca's Letters from a Stoic, also available in Penguin Classics.
Metamorphosis and Other Stories - Thryft
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Michael Hofmann, Franz Kafka  | Penguin Classics

Metamorphosis and Other Stories

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In the bizarre world of Franz Kafka, salesmen turn into giant bugs, apes give lectures at college academies, and nightmares probe the mysteries of modern humanity’s unhappiness. More than any other modern writer in world literature, Kafka captures the loneliness and misery that fill the lives of 20th-century humanity. The Metamorphosis and Other Stories reveals the author’s extraordinary talent in a variety of forms—prose poems, short stories, sketches, allegories, and novelettes—and showcases the straight–faced humor, startling psychological insight, and haunting imagination for which he is revered as a modern master. This collection of new translations brings together the small proportion of Kafka's works that he thought worthy of publication. It includes "Metamorphosis", his most famous work, an exploration of horrific transformation and alienation; "Meditation", a collection of his earlier studies; "The Judgement", written in a single night of frenzied creativity; "The Stoker", the first chapter of a novel set in America and a fascinating occasional piece, and "The Aeroplanes at Brescia", Kafka's eyewitness account of an air display in 1909. Together, these stories reveal the breadth of Kafka's literary vision and the extraordinary imaginative depth of his thought.
The Ultimate Ambition in the Arts of Erudition - Thryft
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Shihab al-Din al-Nuwayri, Elias Muhanna  | Penguin Classics

The Ultimate Ambition in the Arts of Erudition

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For the first time in English, a catalog of the world through fourteenth-century Arab eyes—a kind of Schott’s Miscellany for the Islamic Golden Age An astonishing record of the knowledge of a civilization, The Ultimate Ambition in the Arts of Erudition catalogs everything known to exist from the perspective of a fourteenth-century Egyptian scholar and litterateur. More than 9,000 pages and thirty volumes—here abridged to one volume, and translated into English for the first time—it contains entries on everything from medieval moon-worshipping cults, sexual aphrodisiacs, and the substance of clouds, to how to get the smell of alcohol off one’s breath, the deliciousness of cheese made from buffalo milk, and the nesting habits of flamingos. Similar works by Western authors, including Pliny’s Natural History and Diderot’s  Encyclopédie,  have been available in English for centuries. This groundbreaking translation of a remarkable Arabic text—expertly abridged and annotated—offers a look at the world through the highly literary and impressively knowledgeable societies of the classical Islamic world. Meticulously arranged and delightfully eclectic, it is a compendium to be treasured—a true monument of erudition.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
Jane Eyre
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Stevie Davies, Charlotte Brontë  | Penguin Classics

Jane Eyre

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"Jane Eyre" isn't just a classic—it's an immersive journey through a woman's indomitable spirit in the face of relentless adversities. You'll find yourself rooting for Jane Eyre as she navigates the stark Victorian social landscape, making her desires for freedom and genuine love not only a personal struggle but also a radical stand for women's independence. The depth of emotion and intelligence with which Charlotte Brontë crafts Jane's story makes it a profoundly affecting read that resonates long after the final page.
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E.F. Watling, Sophocles  | Penguin Classics

The Theban Plays

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For anyone with an appreciation for classical literature and the enduring themes of fate and morality, "The Theban Plays" by Sophocles will resonate powerfully. Your journey through these plays will not only immerse you in ancient Greek tragedy but also present timeless questions about human nature and leadership. Sophocles' profound storytelling has a way of reaching into the soul, making it as relevant today as it was over two millennia ago.
Metamorphosis and Other Stories - Thryft
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Franz Kafka | Penguin Classics

Metamorphosis and Other Stories

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Goodreads rating: 3.9

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This collection of new translations brings together the small proportion of Kafka's works that he himself thought worthy of publication. It includes Metamorphosis, his most famous work, an exploration of horrific transformation and alienation; Meditation, a collection of his earlier studies; The Judgement, written in a single night of frenzied creativity; The Stoker, the first chapter of a novel set in America and a fascinating occasional piece, and The Aeroplanes at Brescia, Kafka's eyewitness account of an air display in 1909. Together, these stories reveal the breadth of Kafka's literary vision and the extraordinary imaginative depth of his thought.
The Republic - Thryft
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Desmond Lee, Plato  | Penguin Classics

The Republic

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Presented in the form of a dialogue between Socrates and three different interlocutors, this classic text is an enquiry into the notion of a perfect community and the ideal individual within it. During the conversation, other questions are raised: what is goodness?; what is reality?; and what is knowledge? The Republic also addresses the purpose of education and the role of both women and men as guardians of the people. With remarkable lucidity and deft use of allegory, Plato arrives at a depiction of a state bound by harmony and ruled by philosopher kings.
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Hannah Arendt, Amos Elon  | Penguin Classics

Eichmann in Jerusalem

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Sparking a flurry of heated debate, Hannah Arendt’s authoritative and stunning report on the trial of German Nazi leader Adolf Eichmann first appeared as a series of articles in The New Yorker in 1963. This revised edition includes material that came to light after the trial, as well as Arendt’s postscript directly addressing the controversy that arose over her account. A major journalistic triumph by an intellectual of singular influence, Eichmann in Jerusalem is as shocking as it is informative — an unflinching look at one of the most unsettling (and unsettled) issues of the twentieth century.
The Merchant of Venice
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William Shakespeare, A.R. Braunmuller, Stephen Orgel  | Penguin Classics

The Merchant of Venice

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If you're intrigued by the complexities of human emotion and the weight of justice versus mercy, "The Merchant of Venice" is a compelling choice. With its rich and controversial characters like Shylock and Portia, this Pelican Shakespeare edition brings a blend of authoritative text with insightful scholarship, ideal for both newcomers and seasoned readers of the Bard’s work. Whether you're studying for class or exploring Shakespeare for pleasure, the contextual essays and notes will deepen your appreciation of this classic drama.
Romeo And Juliet - Thryft
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Stephen Orgel, A.R. Braunmuller, William Shakespeare  | Penguin Classics

Romeo And Juliet

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This classic tale of Romeo and Juliet captures the essence of tragic love. From its iconic balcony scene to the heart-wrenching ending, Shakespeare's eloquent language and passionate storytelling will immerse you in the captivating world of forbidden love. Experience the beauty and complexity of this timeless masterpiece that continues to resonate with readers of all ages.
The Diamond as Big as the Ritz and Other Stories
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F. Scott Fitzgerald | Penguin Classics

The Diamond as Big as the Ritz and Other Stories

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Dive into the glitz of the Jazz Age with F. Scott Fitzgerald's masterful storytelling. These six short stories capture an era's extravagance and its underlying moral complexities. Reading Fitzgerald is like watching a Gatsby party unfold—glamorous, sharp, and always a little critique of the American Dream. If you want a taste of 1920s America with all its highs and lows, this collection will transport you there in true Fitzgerald fashion.
The Sheltering Sky - Thryft
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Paul Bowles | Penguin Classics

The Sheltering Sky

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In this classic work of psychological terror, Paul Bowles examines the ways in which Americans apprehend an alien culture--and the ways in which their incomprehension destroys them. The story of three American travelers adrift in the cities and deserts of North Africa after World War II, The Sheltering Sky is at once merciless and heartbreaking in its compassion. It etches the limits of human reason and intelligence--perhaps even the limits of human life --when they touch the unfathomable emptiness and impassive cruelty of the dessert.