The Complete Novels of Jane Austen (1): Volume 1 (Timeless Classics)

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Here, in the deep American South of the 1930s, John meets an assortment of people and acts as the silent, kind keeper of their stories — right up until an unforgettable ending that will blow you away. Meg’s brief conversation with her mother and younger brother in A Wrinkle in Time also portrays an instance of realism throughout the book. One of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature, "The Dream of the Red Chamber" was finally published in 1791 when Gao E and Cheng Weiyun collected the manuscripts and finished the novel. All he's got to do is practice, and nothing's going to stop him - not his clumsiness, not his overprotective mum, nothing.

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A true publishing treasure, the splendid cover illustrations with gold embossing, inspired by exuberant naturalistic motifs of the period, spill across the front and back covers and spine, transforming each book into a unique and beautiful object. Set against sweeping landscapes and wind-torn fields, Tess of the D’Urbervilles focuses on the life of young Tess Durbeyfield, who, by her family’s great poverty, is forced to claim kinship with the wealthy D’Urberville family.By the time she pens her final entry, she has “captured the castle”—and the heart of the reader—in one of literature’s most enchanting entertainments.

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With new editions illustrated by Caldecott Honor-winning artist Sal Murdocca, readers will be transported to different places and times as they follow along with Jack and Annie’s mesmerizing escapades. An intelligent critique of the way the Western world perceives the East, Orientalism argues that the West’s racist, oppressive, and backward representation of the Eastern world is tied to imperialism. Whether you're looking for an intense Great Depression story or one of the first novels ever published, this list of can't-miss classic books has a read you'll love. These new friends take James on a series of surreal adventures that are sometimes frightening but always full of excitement. In this 1949 novel that predicted a dystopian future, political satirist George Orwell introduced the concept of "Big Brother,'' the idea of an all-seeing government that aims to control not only the narrative of the public, but of individuals.Depending on only each other while their father fights in the war and their mother struggles to support them, the girls can think of little else but their father's safety in this story of love, sisterhood, war, and identity. For example, The Chronicles of Narnia ’s first novel The Lion , t he Witch , and the Wardrobe uses fantasy tropes in a real-world setting to highlight the fantasticism of Narnia and its many mythical creatures. This story is set in 1327, when a rich Italian abbey sees some of its Franciscans accused of heresy. It is a captivating family story of the rise and fall of a wealthy and significant ho The Ware Collection of Blaschka Glass Models of Plants consists of around four thousand painstakingly accurate fire-blown glass and hand-painted specimens.