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Quick Read, Virgil

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John Dryden

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...

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Quick Read, Marcus Aurelius

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...

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Quick Read, Elizabeth von Arnim

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...

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Quick Read, Edwin Lefevre

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...

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Quick Read, Upton Sinclair

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...

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Quick Read, Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards

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....

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Quick Read, Booker T. Washington

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: 15 minutes"Up from Slavery" is an autobiography written by Booker T. Washington, an American educator, in 1901. The book details Washington's journey from being enslaved as a child during the Civil War to becoming an influential figure in ed...

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Quick Read, Zane Grey

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 9 hours- Reading time of the summarized text: 19 minutes"The Rainbow Trail," also known as "The Desert Crucible," is a sequel to Zane Grey's "Riders of the Purple Sage." The novel is set twelve years after the events of the first book and revolves around the victimization of women in Mo...

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Quick Read, Walter Scott

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: about 1 hour"Kenilworth" is a historical romance novel by Sir Walter Scott, set in 1575 during the reception of Queen Elizabeth at Kenilworth Castle. The novel revolves around the murder of Amy Robsart by the Earl of Leicester, who is drive...

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Quick Read, Evelyn Sharp

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 3 hours- Reading time of the summarized text: 9 minutes"The Other Side of the Sun" is a collection of eight short children's stories penned by Evelyn Sharp. The stories included in the book are "The Weird Witch of the Willow-Herb," "The Magician's Tea-Party," "The Hundredth Princess," "...

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Quick Read, Mrs. Loudon

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...

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Quick Read, Saint Thomas More

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...