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Pride and Prejudice is a masterpiece of wit and perception, ridiculing the superficial manners of Jane Austen's time. But it is more than just social satire. Notice, in particular, how the author's close attention to detail makes the events and characters so true to life. Above all, enjoy the story – its sheer narrative force and humour – and enter a world of snobbery, romance and uncertainty, in which people behave casually, indifferently
...A timeless Christmas poem brought to gorgeous life in a keepsake edition for the modern family, with gold foil details
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's beloved poem, I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day, captures an enduring message of peace and resilience. This edition pairs the poem with evocative artwork from Janna Steagall, offering families the opportunity to share and reflect on the true meaning of the season.
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Dive into this classic from the singular mind of Edgar Allan Poe, who is widely regarded as the master of short horror fiction. The Fall of the House of Usher recounts the terrible events that befall the last remaining members of the once-illustrious Usher clan before it is—quite literally—rent asunder. With amazing economy, Poe plunges the reader into a state of deliciously agonizing suspense. It's a must-read for fans of the
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From the most famous of the Beat writers and the author of On the Road and The Dharma Bums, Kerouac's intoxicating love story of two young bohemians, now reissued in the centenary year of his birth
Written over the course of three days and three nights, The Subterraneans was generated out of the same kind of ecstatic flash of inspiration that produced another one of Kerouac's early classics, On the Road.
...AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER
"Teaches us about dreams, destiny, and the reason we are all here."—Oprah Daily, "Best Self-Help Books of a Generation"
A stunning 25th anniversary edition of the extraordinary international bestseller, including a new foreword by Paulo Coelho and charming
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