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1984 Nineteen Eighty-Four

George Orwell

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Nineteen Eighty-Four

George Orwell

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Thought Police. Big Brother. Orwellian. These words have entered our vocabulary because of George Orwell's classic dystopian novel, 1984. The story of one man's nightmare odyssey as he pursues a forbidden love affair through a world ruled by warring states and a power structure that controls not only information but also individual thought and memo...more

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Read Online All Editions	Martin Eden (Penguin Twentieth Century Classics) Jack London (43 reviews ) Description The one opened the door with a latch-key and went in- followed by a young fellow who awkwardly removed his cap. He wore rough clothes that smacked of the sea- and he was manifestly out of place in the spacious hall in which he found himself.' (Excerpt from Chapter 1) A reader's rating
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All Editions	Mistr a Markétka Michail Afanas'jevič Bulgakov , Alena Morávková (1 review ) A reader's rating
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Martin Eden - Jack London

Jack London

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Jack London was one of the first writers to write for fictional magazines. He was also one of the first American writers to earn a living just from his writing. Martin Eden is a writer who resembles London. When Eden sent a manuscript off in the mail he thought there was no human editor at the other end. There must be a machine designed to take ...more

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All Editions	Zorba the Greek Nikos Kazantzakis (8 reviews ) A reader's rating
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Read Online All Editions	The Invisible Man (Signet Classics) H.G. Wells (127 reviews ) Description This masterpiece of science fiction is the fascinating story of Griffin, a scientist who creates a serum to render himself invisible, and his descent into madness that follows. A reader's rating
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All Editions	Řek Zorbas Nikos Kazantzakis Write the first review.(See your review) Description Translation of: Bios kai politeia tou Alexē Zormpa. A reader's rating
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All Editions	REPORT TO GRECO Niko kazantzakis Write the first review.(See your review) A reader's rating
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Old Man and the Sea

Ernest Hemingway

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Here, for a change, is a fish tale that actually does honor to the author. In fact The Old Man and the Sea revived Ernest Hemingway's career, which was foundering under the weight of such postwar stinkers as Across the River and into the Trees. It also led directly to his receipt of the Nobel Prize in 1954 (an award Hemingway gladly accepted, desp...more

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