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Julius Caesar (Completed) by WilliamShakespeare
Julius Caesar (Completed)
WilliamShakespeare
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  • Parts 19
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar (First Folio title: The Tragedie of Iulius Cæsar) is a history play and tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1599. It is one of several plays written by Shakespeare based on true events from Roman history, which also include Coriolanus and Antony and Cleopatra. Although the play is named Julius Caesar, Brutus speaks more than four times as many lines as the title character; and the central psychological drama of the play focuses on Brutus' struggle between the conflicting demands of honour, patriotism, and friendship. Cover by the wonderful @SaadSohail_.
NINETEEN EIGHTY-FOUR [1984] (Completed) by GeorgeOrwell
NINETEEN EIGHTY-FOUR [1984] (Completed)
GeorgeOrwell
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  • Parts 23
Nineteen Eighty-Four, often published as 1984, is a dystopian novel published in 1949 by English author George Orwell. The novel is set in Airstrip One, formerly Great Britain, a province of the superstate Oceania, whose residents are victims of perpetual war, omnipresent government surveillance and public manipulation. Oceania's political ideology, euphemistically named English Socialism (shortened to "Ingsoc" in Newspeak, the government's invented language that will replace English or Oldspeak) is enforced by the privileged, elite Inner Party. Via the "Thought Police", the Inner Party persecutes individualism and independent thinking, which are regarded as "thoughtcrimes".
CRIME AND PUNISHMENT (Completed) by FydorDostoevsky
CRIME AND PUNISHMENT (Completed)
FydorDostoevsky
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  • Parts 42
Crime and Punishment is a novel by the Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky. It was first published in the literary journal 'The Russian Messenger' in twelve monthly installments during 1866. Later, it was published in a single volume. It is the second of Dostoevsky's full-length novels following his return from 5 years of exile in Siberia. Crime and Punishment is considered the first great novel of his "mature" period of writing. Crime and Punishment focuses on the mental anguish and moral dilemmas of Rodion Raskolnikov, an impoverished ex-student in Saint Petersburg who formulates a plan to kill an unscrupulous pawnbroker for her money. Before the killing, Raskolnikov believes that with the money he could liberate himself from poverty and go on to perform great deeds; but confusion, hesitation, and chance muddy his plan for a morally justifiable killing. Cover made by the amazing Amber @The3dreamers.
Old Greek Stories by OldTexts
Old Greek Stories
OldTexts
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  • Parts 17
By James Baldwin. Written in 1895.
The Great Gatsby by skoolsux21
The Great Gatsby
skoolsux21
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  • Votes 685
  • Parts 9
The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald's third book, stands as the supreme achievement of his career. This exemplary novel of the Jazz Age has been acclaimed by generations of readers. The story of the fabulously wealthy Jay Gatsby and his love for the beautiful Daisy Buchanan, of lavish parties on Long Island at a time when The New York Times noted "gin was the national drink and sex the national obsession," it is an exquisitely crafted tale of America in the 1920s.
White Nights by tzzkiuu
White Nights
tzzkiuu
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  • Parts 6
'It was a wonderful night, the kind of night that can perhaps only happen when we are young, dear reader.' With this sentence, Dostoyevsky opens his story of an incipient love that arises from the chance encounter between the lonely narrator and the young Nastenka. Over four nights, the two reveal their fears and longings to each other. But Nastenka's heart belongs to someone else. Dostoyevsky's 'sensitive novel' tells of unfulfilled love in a moving and sensitive way.
THE BROTHERS KARAMAZOV (Completed) by FydorDostoevsky
THE BROTHERS KARAMAZOV (Completed)
FydorDostoevsky
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  • Parts 96
The Brothers Karamazov, also translated as The Karamazov Brothers, is the final novel by the Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky. Dostoevsky spent nearly two years writing The Brothers Karamazov, which was published as a serial in The Russian Messenger from January 1879 to November 1880. The Brothers Karamazov is a passionate philosophical novel set in 19th-century Russia, that enters deeply into the ethical debates of God, free will, and morality. It is a spiritual drama of moral struggles concerning faith, doubt, judgment, and reason, set against a modernizing Russia, with a plot which revolves around the subject of patricide. Dostoevsky composed much of the novel in Staraya Russa, which inspired the main setting. Since its publication, it has been acclaimed as one of the supreme achievements in world literature.
Anne Of Ingleside √ (Project K.) by OttovBismarck
Anne Of Ingleside √ (Project K.)
OttovBismarck
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  • Parts 43
*ALL CREDITS TO L.M.MONTGOMERY* The sixth installment to the 'Anne' series. Cover by #itzmadii Anne is the mother of five, with never a dull moment in her lively home. And now with a new baby on the way and insufferable Aunt Mary visiting - and wearing out her welcome - Anne's life is full to bursting. Still, Mrs Doctor can't think of any place she'd rather be than her own beloved Ingleside. Until the day she begins to worry that her adored Gilbert doesn't love her anymore. How could that be? She may be a little older, but she's still the same irrepressible, irreplaceable redhead - the wonderful Anne of Green Gables, all grown up... She's ready to make her cherished husband fall in love with her all over again!* RATED 4 STARS BY GOODREADS RATED 4.3 STARS BY AMAZON #4 in Classics 9/10/17 #8 in Classics 11/10/17
George Orwell's 1984(Signet Classics) by CooperHChurch
George Orwell's 1984(Signet Classics)
CooperHChurch
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  • Parts 11
This is available in the contributive common in almost every country, but USA. This is available on Amazon. It's available for free on many websites. The year 1984 has come and gone, but George Orwell's prophetic. nightmarish vision in 1949 of the world we were becoming is timelier than ever. 1984 is still the great modern classic of "negative utopia" -- A startling original and haunting novel that creates an imaginary world that is completely convincing. No one can deny the novel's hold on the imagination from the first sentence to the last four words. No one can deny the novel's hold on the imaginations of whole generations, or the power of its admonitions- a power that seems to grow, not lessen, with the passage of time. I want this also to act as a discussion over current issues, please keep this peaceful, and do not get arguments over opinions. I don't want this to become a book.
Anne Of The Island √ (Project K.) by OttovBismarck
Anne Of The Island √ (Project K.)
OttovBismarck
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  • Parts 42
*ALL CREDITS TO L.M.MONTGOMERY* The third installment in the Anne series New adventures lie ahead as Anne Shirley packs her bags, waves good-bye to childhood, and heads for Redmond College. With old friend Prissy Grant waiting in the bustling city of Kingsport and frivolous new pal Philippa Gordon at her side, Anne tucks her memories of rural Avonlea away and discovers life on her own terms, filled with surprises...including a marriage proposal from the worst fellow imaginable, the sale of her very first story, and a tragedy that teaches her a painful lesson. But tears turn to laughter when Anne and her friends move into an old cottage and an ornery black cat steals her heart. Little does Anne know that handsome Gilbert Blythe wants to win her heart, too. Suddenly Anne must decide if she's ready for love... #6 in Classics 13/10/17 #9 in Classics 11/10/17 Summary from Goodreads. RATED 4.20 BY GOODREADS RATED 4.7 BY AMAZON