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Jay Gatsby had once loved beautiful, spoiled Daisy Buchanan, then lost her to a rich boy. Now, mysteriously wealthy, he is ready to risk everything to woo her back. This is the definitive, textually accurate edition of a classic of twentieth-century literature, The Great Gatsby. The story of the fabulously wealthy Jay Gatsby and his love for the beautiful Daisy Buchanan has been acclaimed by generations of readers. But the first edition contained...
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Among Hemingway's best-known writings is The Old Man and the Sea. It's the tale of an elderly Cuban fisherman who's fallen on hard times and his last ordeal-a tireless, excruciating struggle with a massive marlin far out in the Gulf Stream-told in a language of amazing strength and simplicity.
This Audiobook is widely regarded as a classic and is often praised for its deep themes and concise storytelling.
Composed in 1952, this immensely popular...
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Hemingway's brilliant first novel is a poignant tale of love, loss, and the power to endure.
In his unforgettable first novel, Hemingway artfully illuminates the plight of the Lost Generation, weaving a poignant tale of love and loss in the aftermath of World War I. The story follows two expatriates living in Paris in the 1920s: Jake Barnes, an American war veteran and journalist, and Lady Brett Ashley, an independent Englishwoman exploring the...
6) White Fang
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The adventures in the northern wilderness of a dog who is part wolf and how he comes to make his peace with man.
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c1986
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xii, 272 p. ; 20 cm.
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In this classic, a mother's past complicates her daughter's future in 1920s New York.
Trapped in an unhappy marriage with a controlling husband, Kate Clephane began an affair with a wealthy man, only to lose her daughter, Anne, and be exiled from New York society. Years later, after their entanglement has ended, Kate meets Chris Fenno in France. Although he is a much younger man, Chris is the love of Kate's life. However, their difficult circumstances...