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Discover a new way to read classics with Quick Read.This Quick Read edition includes both the full text and a summary for each chapter.- Reading time of the complete text: about 6 hours- Reading time of the summarized text: 10 minutes"Meditations" is a collection of personal writings by Marcus Aurelius, the Roman Emperor from AD 161 to 180. The work consists of his private notes and ideas on Stoic philosophy. The books were not written in chronological order an...

Discover a new way to read classics with Quick Read.This Quick Read edition includes both the full text and a summary for each chapter.- Reading time of the complete text: about 17 hours- Reading time of the summarized text: 7 minutesThe Aeneid is a Latin epic poem written by Virgil, consisting of twelve books. The first six books tell the story of Aeneas' journey from Troy to Italy, while the second half describes the Trojans' victorious war against the Latins...

Discover a new way to read classics with Quick Read.This Quick Read edition includes both the full text and a summary for each chapter.- Reading time of the complete text: about 7 hours- Reading time of the summarized text: 16 minutesThe Enchanted April is a novel by Elizabeth von Arnim, published in 1922, which follows four women from 1920s England who leave their unhappy marriages to go on holiday in Italy. The women are Mrs. Arbuthnot, Mrs. Wilkins, Lady Car...

Discover a new way to read classics with Quick Read.This Quick Read edition includes both the full text and a summary for each chapter.- Reading time of the complete text: about 10 hours- Reading time of the summarized text: 18 minutes"Reminiscences of a Stock Operator" is a 1923 novel by Edwin Lefèvre, inspired by the life of stock trader Jesse Livermore. The book is divided into three parts, covering Livermore's experiences from 1890 to the 1920s. In the firs...

Discover a new way to read classics with Quick Read.This Quick Read edition includes both the full text and a summary for each chapter.- Reading time of the complete text: about 14 hours- Reading time of the summarized text: 24 minutes"The Jungle" is a fictional novel written by Upton Sinclair, an American muckraker author, in the early 20th century. The book exposes the corruption in government and business, particularly in the meatpacking industry. Sinclair s...

Discover a new way to read classics with Quick Read.This Quick Read edition includes both the full text and a summary for each chapter.- Reading time of the complete text: about 1 hour- Reading time of the summarized text: 3 minutes"The Happy Prince and Other Tales" is a collection of stories for children written by Oscar Wilde. It includes five stories: "The Happy Prince," "The Nightingale and the Rose," "The Selfish Giant," "The Devoted Friend," and "The Rema...

Discover a new way to read classics with Quick Read.This Quick Read edition includes both the full text and a summary for each chapter.- Reading time of the complete text: about 4 hours- Reading time of the summarized text: 9 minutes"Utopia" is a work of fiction and socio-political satire by Thomas More, written in Latin and published in 1516. The book is divided into two parts: "Book one: Dialogue of Council," and "Book two: Discourse on Utopia." The first boo...

Discover a new way to read classics with Quick Read.This Quick Read edition includes both the full text and a summary for each chapter.- Reading time of the complete text: about 4 hours- Reading time of the summarized text: 10 minutes

Discover a new way to read classics with Quick Read.This Quick Read edition includes both the full text and a summary for each chapter.- Reading time of the complete text: about 15 hours- Reading time of the summarized text: 35 minutes"The Mummy! A Tale of the Twenty-Second Century" is a three-volume novel written by Jane Webb in 1827. The story is set in the year 2126 and revolves around the reanimation of the Egyptian mummy of Cheops. Webb's inspiration for t...

Discover a new way to read classics with Quick Read.This Quick Read edition includes both the full text and a summary for each chapter.- Reading time of the complete text: about 2 hours- Reading time of the summarized text: 2 minutes"Ghosts" is a play written by Henrik Ibsen in 1881. It explores controversial topics such as religion, venereal disease, incest, and euthanasia, making it highly controversial at the time. The play revolves around Mrs. Helen Alving,...

Discover a new way to read classics with Quick Read.This Quick Read edition includes both the full text and a summary for each chapter.- Reading time of the complete text: about 1 hour- Reading time of the summarized text: 2 minutes"The Well of the Saints" is a three-act play written by J. M. Synge and first performed in 1905. The story is set in a lonely mountainous district in Ireland, several centuries ago. The main characters include Martin and Mary Doul, e...

Discover a new way to read classics with Quick Read.This Quick Read edition includes both the full text and a summary for each chapter.- Reading time of the complete text: about 2 hours- Reading time of the summarized text: 5 minutes"Captain January" is a children's novel written by Laura E. Richards and published in 1890. The story revolves around a lighthouse keeper named Januarius Judkins, also known as Captain January, and his adopted daughter, Star Bright....