The Count of Monte Cristo  |
| Alexandre Dumas (1802 - 1870) |
A classic adventure story often considered, along with The Three Musketeers, as Dumas' best work and one of the best novels of all time. Amazingly the plot is based on a true story. |
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| The Federalist Papers |
| Anonymous ( - ) |
The Federalist Papers are a series of 85 articles arguing for the ratification of the United States Constitution. They were published in New York City newspapers beginning in October 1787 and outline the philosophy and motivation of the proposed system of government. According to historian Richard Morris, they are an "incomparable exposition of the Constitution, a classic in political science unsurpassed in both breadth and depth by the product of any later American writer." |
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| The Hound of the Baskervilles |
| Arthur Conan Doyle (1859 - 1930) |
Thrilling Sherlock Holmes mystery. Sir Charles Baskerville is found dead on the English Moors. Footprints of a giant hound are found nearby. Family Curse or something even more sinister? |
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| The Picture of Dorian Gray |
| Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900) |
Eternal youth and beauty is a temptation hard to resist. But at what price? .The subject of a painting and admired for his beauty, Dorian Gray trades his soul for eternal youth and beauty. Amidst a lifestyle of hedonism and secret lives, he nonetheless manages to maintain the persona of a very proper gentleman in the eyes of society. But his portrait tells a very different story.... Brilliant. Very interesting reading. |
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| The Portrait of a Lady Vol 2 |
| Henry James (1843 - 1916) |
Generally regarded as the masterpiece of his early writing The Portrait of a Lady has young American Isabel inheriting a large amount of money and gaining freedom to travel the continent. Here she falls under the influence of two expatriate Americans who want her money. The work has met continuing critical acclaim and remains the most popular of James' longer works. |
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| The Return of Sherlock Holmes |
| Arthur Conan Doyle (1859 - 1930) |
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| The Woman in White |
| Wilkie Collins (1824 - 1889) |
One of the first and finest "sensation novels", the story begins when the protagonist, Walter Hartright, encounters a mysterious woman dressed all in white on a moonlit road in Hampstead. She is confused and in distress, and Hartright helps her to find her way back to London. In return she gives him a warning. Soon after, Hartright learns that she might have escaped from an asylum. The story is told by a succession of character, each with different motivations and agendas. |
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