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A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature
In a rapidly evolving cultural landscape, understanding the foundations of English and American lite...
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An Inland Voyage
Stevenson's travelogue offers timeless insights into adventure, observation, and embracing different...
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The Annals
The Annals offers insight into power, politics, and human nature, which remain relevant in understan...
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The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy
Laurence Sterne's 'Tristram Shandy' pushes the boundaries of narrative and challenges traditional no...
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The History of Henry Esmond
The novel offers insights into human nature, power dynamics, and social change, which remain relevan...
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New Arabian Nights
This collection of adventure stories highlights human ingenuity, curiosity, and the timeless appeal ...
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Familiar Studies of Men and Books
Stevenson's reflections on individuals and books reveal enduring questions about the role of literat...
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The History of Tom Jones
The themes of identity, class struggle, and the quest for belonging in 'Tom Jones' resonate today as...
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Prometheus Ill-Bound
The story of Prometheus continues to resonate as it symbolizes human innovation, resilience, and the...
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Far from the Madding Crowd
Hardy's novel explores timeless themes of love, social class, and rural life that remain relevant as...
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Beyond Good and Evil
Beyond Good and Evil challenges conventional morality and encourages readers to critically examine t...
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Annals of the Bodleian Library, Oxford, A.D. 1598-A.D. 1867
The Annals of the Bodleian Library highlights the importance of libraries as custodians of knowledge...
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The Canterbury Tales
The Canterbury Tales offers timeless insights into human nature, social structure, and morality, all...
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Eureka
Poe's 'Eureka' explores the universe's origins and destiny, a topic still debated in modern cosmolog...
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Notebooks
Samuel Butler's notebooks offer timeless insights into creativity, skepticism, and the nature of pro...
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Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes
Stevenson's travel memoir connects us to the enduring importance of self-discovery, resilience, and ...
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The Return of the Native
Thomas Hardy's 'The Return of the Native' explores timeless themes of love, fate, and societal expec...
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland explores themes of identity, absurdity, and the fluidity of reality...
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Howards End
Howards End explores class, inheritance, and social change, themes that remain relevant as societies...
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Jo's Boys
Jo's Boys illustrates the importance of moral character, education, and community in shaping individ...
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The Fortunes of Nigel
Understanding historical perspectives like those in 'The Fortunes of Nigel' helps us grasp the roots...
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The Twelve Caesars
Understanding how leaders can wield power, survive scandal, or fall from grace remains relevant toda...
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The U.P. Trail
Zane Grey’s 'The U.P. Trail' offers insights into the American frontier spirit, resilience, and the ...
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The Ebb-Tide
The story explores themes of human nature, adventure, and survival, which remain relevant as we face...
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Kidnapped
'Kidnapped' offers insights into issues of identity, loyalty, and morality amidst political upheaval...
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Peter Pan :
'Peter Pan' tackles themes of childhood, imagination, and the loss of innocence, relevant in a world...
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Serious Reflections of Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe explores themes of self-reliance, resilience, and human ingenuity that remain releva...
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Memories and Studies
William James's 'Memories and Studies' offers insights into human consciousness, memory, and the sci...
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Sanditon
Studying Sanditon reveals early ideas about social classes, language evolution, and societal change,...
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Life of Erasmus Darwin
Understanding Erasmus Darwin provides insights into the roots of evolutionary thought and the import...
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The Watsons
The Watsons explores themes of social mobility, gender roles, and personal integrity that resonate w...
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Middlemarch
Middlemarch addresses the enduring issues of human relationships, societal expectations, and the que...
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The Barrier
The story captures themes of perseverance, frontier spirit, and survival that resonate even today am...
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A Legend of Montrose
Understanding historical perspectives like Walter Scott's 'A Legend of Montrose' helps us see the ro...
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Royal Highness
The novel offers insights into power dynamics, social hierarchies, and human ambition that remain re...
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Theaetetus
Theaetetus tackles the nature of knowledge, a topic incredibly relevant today with debates over arti...
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Gulliver's Travels
Gulliver's Travels remains relevant as a biting satire on human nature and societal flaws, using fan...
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Wessex Poems
Thomas Hardy's 'Wessex Poems' offers timeless reflections on human life, nature, and change, connect...
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David Copperfield
David Copperfield explores themes of resilience, social mobility, and morality that remain relevant ...
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Bouvard and Pécuchet
Bouvard and Pécuchet satirizes the obsession with knowledge and the folly of blindly trusting author...
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Virginibus Puerisque and Other Papers
Stevenson's essays explore human nature, morality, and society—topics that remain relevant amid ongo...
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Childe Harold's Pilgrimage
Childe Harold's Pilgrimage explores themes of personal reflection, cultural identity, and the search...
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The Odyssey
The Odyssey explores timeless themes of resilience, adventure, and the search for identity, which re...
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The Rainbow Trail
Understanding frontier life and rugged individualism helps us appreciate resilience and simplicity i...
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A Child's History of England
Understanding history through Dickens' child-friendly lens helps us grasp societal change and the ro...
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Peter Camenzind
Hermann Hesse's 'Peter Camenzind' explores the journey of self-discovery and finding purpose, themes...
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Desert Gold
'Desert Gold' offers insights into human nature, resilience, and the complexities of morality, theme...
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The Road
Jack London's 'The Road' offers timeless insights into human resilience, survival, and the pursuit o...
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Essays
Montaigne's essays teach us to think critically about ourselves and society, emphasizing skepticism ...
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A Dictionary of the English Language
Samuel Johnson's dictionary is a foundational work that shaped how we understand and standardize the...