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The King in Yellow
Robert W. Chambers' linked collection of decadent and uncanny stories centered on a forbidden play and its aftermath.
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War and Peace
Leo Tolstoy's panoramic novel of war, society, and family life during the Napoleonic era.
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Don Quixote
Cervantes' landmark novel of idealism, satire, and adventure across La Mancha.
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Democracy in America
Alexis de Tocqueville's study of democracy, institutions, and social life in the early United States.
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The Iliad
Homer's epic of the Trojan War in a contemporary-language edition based on Samuel Butler's English prose translation.
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Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes
Robert Louis Stevenson's walking journey through the Cevennes with Modestine the donkey, presented as a concise travel classic.
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Travels in West Africa
Mary Henrietta Kingsley's travel account of West Africa, including river journeys, local encounters, and natural observation.
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Through the Brazilian Wilderness
Theodore Roosevelt's account of exploration, natural history, and hardship during the Roosevelt-Rondon expedition.
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The Secret Garden
Frances Hodgson Burnett's classic novel of grief, renewal, and discovery on the Yorkshire moors.
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The Three Musketeers
The opening swashbuckling novel introducing D'Artagnan and the Musketeers' enduring bond.
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A Tale of Two Cities
Charles Dickens' revolutionary-era novel set between London and Paris at the height of upheaval.
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Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions
Edwin A. Abbott's mathematical satire, exploring hierarchy, perception, and dimensional imagination.
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