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Anthem [MultiFormat]
by Ayn Rand
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This expanded edition of Ayn Rand's classic tale of a future dark age of the great "We"--in which individuals have no name, no independence, and no values--is a beautifully written, powerful novel that projects current social trends into the future, and anticipates such later Rand masterpieces as The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged.
Words: 19508 - Reading Time: 55-78 min.
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Dracula [MultiFormat]
by Bram Stoker
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More than a century after its first publication, Dracula remains the ultimate horror story, thrilling readers with its hair-raising portrait of a bloodthirsty vampire set loose on an English port town. Spawning countless film adaptations and literary spin-offs, Stoker's novel--a patchwork of letters, diary entries, and newspaper clippings--was the first to capture vampire mythology as we know it. We can still trace its abiding influence among the cinemas, bookstores, and television programs of t... more info>> (Published: 1897)
Words: 160520 - Reading Time: 458-642 min.
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Frankenstein [MultiFormat]
by Mary Shelley
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Classic tale of a scientist who learns the secrets of life and death--with horrifying results. (Published: 1818)
Words: 75505 - Reading Time: 215-302 min.
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The Sirens of Titan [Secure Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader/eReader (recommended)]
by Kurt Vonnegut
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 "His best book," Esquire wrote of Kurt Vonnegut's 1959 novel The Sirens of Titan, adding, "he dares not only to ask the ultimate question about the meaning of life, but to answer it." This novel fits into that aspect of the Vonnegut canon that might be classified as science fiction, a quality that once led Time to describe Vonnegut as "George Orwell, Dr. Caligari and Flash Gordon compounded into one writer ... a zany but moral mad scientist." The Sirens of Titan was perhaps the novel that began ... more info>> (Published: 2002)
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The Tell-Tale Heart [MultiFormat]
by Edgar Allan Poe
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Poe's classic tale of madness and murder.
Words: 2200 - Reading Time: 6-8 min.
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Siddhartha [MultiFormat]
by Hermann Hesse
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Siddhartha, a young man, leaves his family for a contemplative life, then, restless, discards it for one of the flesh. He conceives a son, but bored and sickened by lust and greed, moves on again. Near dispair, Siddhartha comes to a river where he hears a unique sound. This sound signals the true beginning of life--the beginning of suffering, rejection, peace and, finally, wisdom (Published: 1922)
Words: 39749 - Reading Time: 113-158 min.
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The Return of Tarzan [Tarzan Series #2] [MultiFormat]
by Edgar Rice Burroughs
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Tarzan had renounced his right to the woman he loved, and civilization held no pleasure for him. After a brief and harrowing period among men, he turned back to the African jungle where he had grown to manhood. It was there he first heard of Opar, the city of gold, left over from fabled Atlantis. It was a city of hideous men--and of beautiful, savage women, over whom reigned La, high priestess of the Flaming God. Its altars were stained with the blood of many sacrifices. Unheeding of the dangers... more info>> (Published: 1913)
Words: 89642 - Reading Time: 256-358 min.
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The Scarlet Letter [MultiFormat]
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
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When it first appeared in 1850, The Scarlet Letter enjoyed scandalous success. New England critics condemned its passionate subject matter. One critic complained that Nathaniel Hawthorne invested adultery with all the fascination of genius, and all the charms of a highly polished style. My preliminary chapter, wryly noted the author, has caused the greatest uproar that has happened here since witch-times. As she emerges from the prison of a Puritan New England town, Hester Prynne defies the dark... more info>> (Published: 1850)
Words: 83844 - Reading Time: 239-335 min.
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The Fountainhead [Secure Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader/eReader (recommended)]
by Ayn Rand
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When it was first published in 1943, The Fountainhead--containing Ayn Rand's daringly original literary vision with the seeds of her groundbreaking philosophy, Objectivism?won immediate worldwide acclaim. This instant classic is the story of an intransigent young architect, his violent battle against conventional standards, and his explosive love affair with a beautiful woman who struggles to defeat him. This centennial edition of The Fountainhead, celebrating the controversial and eduring lega... more info>>
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The Count of Monte Cristo [MultiFormat]
by Alexandre Dumas
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Set against the tumultuous years of the Post-Napoleonic era, Dumas's grand historical romance recounts the swashbuckling adventures of Edmond Dantes, a dashing young sailor falsely accused of treason. The story of his long imprisonment, dramatic escape, and carefully wrought revenge offers up a vision of France that has become immortal. (Published: 1845)
Words: 461653 - Reading Time: 1319-1846 min.
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The Picture of Dorian Gray [MultiFormat]
by Oscar Wilde
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An incredibly handsome young man in Victorian England retains his youthful appearance over the years while his portrait reflects both his age and evil soul as he pursues a life of decadence and corruption. (Published: 1890)
Words: 55646 - Reading Time: 158-222 min.
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Wuthering Heights [MultiFormat]
by Emily Bronte
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Emily Bronte's only novel, Wuthering Heights is one of the pinnacles of 19th century English literature. It's the story of Heathcliff, an orphan who falls inlove with a girl above his class, loses her, and devotes the rest of his life to wreaking revenge on her family. (Published: 1847)
Words: 116578 - Reading Time: 333-466 min.
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland [MultiFormat]
by Lewis Carroll
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Lewis Carroll is best remembered for this story, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel, Through the Looking-Glass, both of which are children's books with content and style that have often appealed as much to adult readers as to the young. It was published in 1865 and was in fact with a particular child in mind, Alice Liddell, and had the working title "Alice's Adventures Under Ground". As befits that title, the tale is indeed of a trip (with the additional psychedelic sense certainly ... more info>> (Published: 1865)
Words: 26649 - Reading Time: 76-106 min.
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Bleak House [MultiFormat]
by Charles Dickens
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The original idea for Bleak House, Dickens' attack on abuses in the Courts of Chancery, began with an article in Household Words entitled "Martyrs in Chancery." Modern criticism considers Bleak House one of the most important novels of nineteenth century England. Dickens creates a stable of unforgettable characters including Jo, the unfortunate street sweeper who inhabits the desolate monument to Chancery ineptitude, Tom-all-Alones; Miss Flite, the pathetic but hilarious Chancery lunatic; Mr. Tu... more info>> (Published: 1853)
Words: 355398 - Reading Time: 1015-1421 min.
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Crime and Punishment [MultiFormat]
by Fyodor Dostoevsky
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Crime and Punishment is the story of a murder committed on principle, of a killer who wishes by his action to set himself outside and above society. A novel of great physical and psychological tension, pervaded by Dostoevsky's sinister evocation of St Petersburg, it also has moments of wild humour. Dostoevsky's own harrowing experiences mark the novel. He had himself undergone interrogation and trial, and was condemned to death, a sentence commuted at the last moment to penal servitude. In priso... more info>> (Published: 1866)
Words: 207821 - Reading Time: 593-831 min.
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Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions [MultiFormat]
by Edwin A. Abbott
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With wry humor and penetrating satire, Flatland takes us on a mind-expanding journey into a different world to give us a new vision of our own. A. Square, the slightly befuddled narrator, is born into a place which is limited to two dimensions--irrevocably flat--and peopled by a hierarchy of geometrical forms. In a Gulliver-like tour of his bizarre homeland, A. Square spins a fascinating tale of domestic drama and political turmoil, from sex among consenting triangles to the intentional subjugat... more info>> (Published: 1884)
Words: 32307 - Reading Time: 92-129 min.
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Les Miserables [MultiFormat]
by Victor Hugo
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In this story of the trials of the peasant Jean Valjean--a man unjustly imprisoned, baffled by destiny, and hounded by his nemesis, the magnificently realized, ambiguously malevolent police detective Javert--Hugo achieves the sort of rare imaginative resonance that allows a work of art to transcend its genre. (Published: 1862)
Words: 564028 - Reading Time: 1611-2256 min.
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Moby-Dick [MultiFormat]
by Herman Melville
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Written by one of America's greatest authors, Moby-Dick is a work of tremendous power and depth--one of world literature's great poetic epics. In the novel, published in 1851 after sixteen months of writing, Herman Melville recounts the Promethean quest of Captain Ahab, who, having lost a leg in a earlier battle with White Whale, is determined to catch the beast and destroy it. By the time readers meet Ahab, he is a vengeful, crazed, and terror-provoking figure, for Moby-Dick has come to represe... more info>>
Words: 213741 - Reading Time: 610-854 min.
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Sense and Sensibility [MultiFormat]
by Jane Austen
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This first of Jane Austen's published novels is the story of two starkly different English sisters: Elinor Dashwood, the epitome of prudence and self-control, and her younger, more impetuous sister Marianne, who embodies emotion, openness, and sheer enthusiasm. Elinor's good sense and readiness to observe social forms contrast with Marianne's impulsive candor and warm but excessive sensibility. Both struggle to maintain their integrity and find happiness in the face of a competitive marriage mar... more info>> (Published: 1811)
Words: 119650 - Reading Time: 341-478 min.
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Slaughterhouse-Five [Secure Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader/eReader (recommended)]
by Kurt Vonnegut
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Unstuck in time, the hero of Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse Five--an unforgettable Everyman named Billy Pilgrim--is never sure what part of his life he is going to have to act in next. Vonnegut's wildly imaginative, witty and affecting novel tells Billy Pilgrim's story in just that fashion. It spins back and forth through time, layering in the elements of Billy's life, which begins, chronologically, in 1922 in the upstate New York town of Ilium, and ends over 50 years later, when he is a success... more info>> (Published: 2002)
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The Beasts of Tarzan [Tarzan Series #3] [MultiFormat]
by Edgar Rice Burroughs
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As the rich Lord Greystoke, Tarzan found himself the target of greedy, evil men. Stranded on a desert island, his wife and son kidnapped, Tarzan's plight seemed helpless. But with the help of Sheeta, the ferocious panther, and the great ape Akut, Tarzan crafted his escape with the giant Mugambi. Yet the trail of the kidnappers led deep into the interior--and it would take all of Tarzan's skills to reach his family in time. (Published: 1914)
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The Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe [Volume 2 of 5] [MultiFormat]
by Edgar Allan Poe
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Volume 2 Contents: The Purloined Letter--The Thousand-and-Second Tale of Scheherazade--A Descent into the Maelstrom--Von Kempelen and his Discovery--Mesmeric Revelation--The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar--The Black Cat--The Fall of the House of Usher--Silence--a Fable--The Masque of the Red Death--The Cask of Amontillado--The Imp of the Perverse--The Island of the Fay--The Assignation--The Pit and the Pendulum--The Premature Burial--The Domain of Arnheim--Landor's Cottage--William Wilson--The... more info>>
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The Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe [Volume 3 of 5] [MultiFormat]
by Edgar Allan Poe
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Volume 3 Contents: Narrative of A. Gordon Pym--Ligeia--Morella--A Tale of the Ragged Mountains--The Spectacles--King Pest--Three Sundays in a Week
Words: 100517 - Reading Time: 287-402 min.
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The Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe [Volume 4 of 5] [MultiFormat]
by Edgar Allan Poe
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Volume 4 Contents: The Devil in the Belfry--Lionizing--X-ing a Paragrab--Metzengerstein--The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether--How to Write a Blackwood Article--A Predicament--Mystification--Diddling--The Angel of the Odd--Mellonta Tauta--The Duc de l'Omelette--The Oblong Box--Loss of Breath--The Man That Was Used Up--The Business Man--The Landscape-Garden--Maelzel's Chess-Player--The Power of Words--The Colloquy of Monos and Una--The Conversation of Eiros and Charmion--Shadow: A Parab... more info>>
Words: 79863 - Reading Time: 228-319 min.
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The Divine Comedy [MultiFormat]
by Dante Alghieri
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Dante Alighieri's poetic masterpiece, The Divine Comedy, is a moving human drama, an unforgettable visionary journey through the infinite torment of Hell, up the arduous slopes of Purgatory, and on to the glorious realm of Paradise--the sphere of universal harmony and eternal salvation. [Translation by H. W. Longfellow.] (Published: 1472)
Words: 130570 - Reading Time: 373-522 min.
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