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Critical Literature - Rediscover the
Magic . . .
When all else fails and you just
can't find something new that sparks
your reading interest, it's time to turn
to the Classics!
For visitors that have forgotten the
magic of the classics of times past and
for those who have yet to discover them,
we offer a selection of Critical
Literature for anyone who enjoys reading
a good book. The list is being built.
Come back and visit as it grows. Be sure
to look for your favorite. If you don't
see it, let us know and we will try to
include it too.
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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthurs...
Twain's social satire transports Hank
Morgan of nineteenth-century Connecticut
to 528, the year of a solar eclipse and
the zenith of power for King Arthur and
his court. The juxtaposition of two
civilizations is Twain's vehicle for
delightful humor and searing commentary
on society and the nature of man.
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Jane Eyre In Bront''s classic tale,
the passionate, strong-willed orphan
falls in love with the mysterious,
brooding Mr. Rochester. She leaves him
after discovering the secret locked away
in his mansion, but can their love
survive such a discovery? |
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Journey to the Center of the Earth
With the silent Hans as their guide,
Professor Lindebrock and his nephew Axel
enter an extinct volcano and embark on
an astonishing expedition through the
subterranean world, a perilous and
enlightening exploration of the living
past and the origins of man.
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Includes the major works by one of the
greatest names in literature. Namely,
Great Expectations, Hard Times, A
Christmas Carol and
A Tale of Two
Cities. This Library of Literary
Classics edition is bound in padded
leather with luxurious gold-stamping on
the front and spine, satin ribbon marker
and gilded edges. Other titles in this
Library of Literary Classics series
include: Charlotte & Emily Bronte: The
Complete Novels; Edgar Allan Poe:
Selected Works; Mark Twain: Selected
Works; Jane Austen: The Complete Novels:
Lewis Carroll: The Complete, Fully
Illustrated Works; and William
Shakespeare: The Complete Works |
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The
Complete C.S. Lewis Signature Classics
(Paperback) A gorgeous
one-volume gift edition containing the
most important works of acclaimed writer
C. S. Lewis. For the first time ever,
the essential volumes by one of the most
celebrated literary figures of our time
are available in one deluxe gift
edition. The Complete C. S. Lewis
Signature Classics includes: Mere
Christianity, The Screwtape Letters, The
Great Divorce, The Problem of Pain,
Miracles, A Grief Observed, plus The
Abolition of Man. The collection
features a detailed index covering all 7
works, as well as an elegant ribbon
marker and beautiful line art in-text
and between each volume.
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Treasure Island Climb aboard for the swashbuckling
adventure of a lifetime. Treasure Island
has enthralled (and caused slight
seasickness) for decades. The names Long
John Silver and Jim Hawkins are destined
to remain pieces of folklore for as long
as children want to read Robert Louis
Stevenson's most famous book. With it's
dastardly plot and motley crew of rogues
and villains, it seems
unlikely that children will ever say no
to this timeless classic.
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Gulliver's Travels
Jonathan Swift's satirical novel was
first published in 1726, yet it is still
valid today. Gulliver's Travels
describes the four fantastic voyages of
Lemuel Gulliver, a kindly ship's
surgeon. Swift portrays him as an
observer, a reporter, and a victim of
circumstance. His travels take him to
Lilliput where he is a giant observing
tiny people. In Brobdingnag, the tables
are reversed and he is the tiny person
in a land of giants where he is
exhibited as a curiosity at markets and
fairs. The flying island of Laputa is
the scene of his next voyage. The people
plan and plot as their country lies in
ruins. It is a world of illusion and
distorted values. The fourth and final
voyage takes him to the home of the
Houyhnhnms, gentle horses who rule the
land.
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Robinson Crusoe
This book is about adventure and
survival. About 300years ago, a man
called Robinson Crusoe was shipwrecked
on a desert island. This book tells
about how he lived there for about 30
years. The character, Robinson Crusoe,
is very clever and resourceful. The book
describes how he hunts goats and how he
built a house and how he makes a boat. |
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The War of the Worlds This is the
granddaddy of all alien invasion
stories, first published by H.G. Wells
in 1898. The novel begins ominously, as
the lone voice of a narrator tells
readers that "No one would have believed
in the last years of the nineteenth
century that this world was being
watched keenly and closely by
intelligences greater than man's..."
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The Time Machine This story is about
a man who studys about the 4th dimension
(time). He comes up with a remarkable
idea and decides to build a time
machine! With this machine, he is able
to travel forwards or backwards in time.
He travels way into the distant future,
about 803 thousand years from now. He
lands in a mystical place with gentle,
little inhabitants called the "Eloi."
They are human-like people that have
evolved over time.
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