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1984
4.5 out of 5 stars based on 185 reviews
2020
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Nineteen Eighty-Four, often published as 1984, is a dystopian novel published in 1949 by English author George Orwell. The novel is set in the year 1984 when most of the world population have become victims of perpetual war, omnipresent government surveillance and propaganda. (Wikipedia)
1984
4.5 out of 5 stars based on 185 reviews
2020
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Nineteen Eighty-Four, often published as 1984, is a dystopian novel published in 1949 by English author George Orwell. The novel is set in the year 1984 when most of the world population have become victims of perpetual war, omnipresent government surveillance and propaganda. (Wikipedia)
Animal Farm
4.5 out of 5 stars based on 43 reviews
2020
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Animal Farm is an allegorical novella by George Orwell, first published in England on 17 August 1945. According to Orwell, the book reflects events leading up to the Russian Revolution of 1917 and then on into the Stalinist era of the Soviet Union. (Wikipedia)
Animal Farm
4.5 out of 5 stars based on 43 reviews
2020
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Animal Farm is an allegorical novella by George Orwell, first published in England on 17 August 1945. According to Orwell, the book reflects events leading up to the Russian Revolution of 1917 and then on into the Stalinist era of the Soviet Union. (Wikipedia)
Why I killed Gandhi
4 out of 5 stars based on 41 reviews
2020
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Godse approached Gandhi on January 30, 1948 during the evening prayer at 5:15PM. When Godse bowed, one of the girls flanking and supporting Gandhi, said to Godse, "Brother, Bapu is already late" and tried to put him off, but he pushed her aside and shot Gandhi in the chest three times at point-blank range with a semi-automatic pistol. Gandhi was taken to Birla-House, where he later died. This is the autobiography of Gandhi's killer. (Excerpt from Wikipedia)
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4 out of 5 stars based on 41 reviews
2020
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Godse approached Gandhi on January 30, 1948 during the evening prayer at 5:15PM. When Godse bowed, one of the girls flanking and supporting Gandhi, said to Godse, "Brother, Bapu is already late" and tried to put him off, but he pushed her aside and shot Gandhi in the chest three times at point-blank range with a semi-automatic pistol. Gandhi was taken to Birla-House, where he later died. This is the autobiography of Gandhi's killer. (Excerpt from Wikipedia)
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The Doors of Perception
4.5 out of 5 stars based on 18 reviews
2020
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The Doors of Perception is a book by Aldous Huxley. Published in 1954, it details his taking mescaline in May 1953. The book takes its title from a phrase in William Blake's 1793 poem The Marriage of Heaven and Hell. Huxley recalls the insights he experienced, which range from the "purely aesthetic" to "sacramental vision". He also incorporates later reflections on the experience and its meaning for art and religion. (Wikipedia)
The Doors of Perception
4.5 out of 5 stars based on 18 reviews
2020
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The Doors of Perception is a book by Aldous Huxley. Published in 1954, it details his taking mescaline in May 1953. The book takes its title from a phrase in William Blake's 1793 poem The Marriage of Heaven and Hell. Huxley recalls the insights he experienced, which range from the "purely aesthetic" to "sacramental vision". He also incorporates later reflections on the experience and its meaning for art and religion. (Wikipedia)
Gone With The Wind
4 out of 5 stars based on 6 reviews
2020
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Written from the perspective of the slaveholder, Gone with the Wind is Southern plantation fiction. Its portrayal of slavery and African Americans has been considered controversial, especially by succeeding generations, as well as its use of a racial epithet and ethnic slurs common to the period. However, the novel has become a reference point for subsequent writers of the South, both black and white. Scholars at American universities refer to, interpret, and study it in their writings. Th...
Gone With The Wind
4 out of 5 stars based on 6 reviews
2020
EN
Written from the perspective of the slaveholder, Gone with the Wind is Southern plantation fiction. Its portrayal of slavery and African Americans has been considered controversial, especially by succeeding generations, as well as its use of a racial epithet and ethnic slurs common to the period. However, the novel has become a reference point for subsequent writers of the South, both black and white. Scholars at American universities refer to, interpret, and study it in their writings. Th...
Right Ho, Jeeves
4.5 out of 5 stars based on 6 reviews
2020
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Bertie returns to London from several weeks in Cannes spent in the company of his Aunt Dahlia Travers and her daughter Angela. In Bertie's absence, Jeeves has been advising Bertie's old school friend, Gussie Fink-Nottle, who is in love with Madeline Bassett. (Excerpt from Wikipedia)
Right Ho, Jeeves
4.5 out of 5 stars based on 6 reviews
2020
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Bertie returns to London from several weeks in Cannes spent in the company of his Aunt Dahlia Travers and her daughter Angela. In Bertie's absence, Jeeves has been advising Bertie's old school friend, Gussie Fink-Nottle, who is in love with Madeline Bassett. (Excerpt from Wikipedia)
Death at the Excelsior And Other Stories
4.5 out of 5 stars based on 6 reviews
2015
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"Death at the Excelsior and Other Stories" is a collection of short stories by P. G. Wodehose.
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2015
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"Death at the Excelsior and Other Stories" is a collection of short stories by P. G. Wodehose.
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The Story of My Experiments With Truth
4.5 out of 5 stars based on 4 reviews
2015
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"The Story of My Experiment With Truth" is the autobiography of Mohandas K. Gandhi, covering his life from early childhood through to 1921. It was written in weekly instalments and published in his journal Navjivan from 1925 to 1929. Its eng translation also appeared in instalments in his other journal Young India. It was initiated at the insistence of Swami Anand and other close co-workers of Gandhi, for him to explain the background of his public campaigns. In 1999, the book was designat...
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2015
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"The Story of My Experiment With Truth" is the autobiography of Mohandas K. Gandhi, covering his life from early childhood through to 1921. It was written in weekly instalments and published in his journal Navjivan from 1925 to 1929. Its eng translation also appeared in instalments in his other journal Young India. It was initiated at the insistence of Swami Anand and other close co-workers of Gandhi, for him to explain the background of his public campaigns. In 1999, the book was designat...
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Something New
4.5 out of 5 stars based on 5 reviews
2020
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The novel introduces Lord Emsworth of Blandings Castle, whose home and family reappear in many of Wodehouse's later short stories and novels. (Excerpt from Wikipedia)
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2020
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The novel introduces Lord Emsworth of Blandings Castle, whose home and family reappear in many of Wodehouse's later short stories and novels. (Excerpt from Wikipedia)
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Collections of George Orwell Essays
4 out of 5 stars based on 1 reviews
2020
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One of the most thought-provoking and vivid essayists of the twentieth century, George Orwell fought the injustices of his time with singular vigour through pen and paper. In this selection of essays, he ranges from reflections on his boyhood schooling and the profession of writing to his views on the Spanish Civil War and British imperialism. The pieces collected here include the relatively unfamiliar and the more celebrated, making it an ideal compilation for both new and dedicated reade...
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4 out of 5 stars based on 1 reviews
2020
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One of the most thought-provoking and vivid essayists of the twentieth century, George Orwell fought the injustices of his time with singular vigour through pen and paper. In this selection of essays, he ranges from reflections on his boyhood schooling and the profession of writing to his views on the Spanish Civil War and British imperialism. The pieces collected here include the relatively unfamiliar and the more celebrated, making it an ideal compilation for both new and dedicated reade...
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The Riddle of the Sands
4.5 out of 5 stars based on 6 reviews
2016
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Robert Erskine Childers DSC (25 June 1870 – 24 November 1922), universally known as Erskine Childers, was the author of the influential novel The Riddle of the Sands and an Irish nationalist who smuggled guns to Ireland in his sailing yacht Asgard. He was executed by the authorities of the nascent Irish Free State during the Irish Civil War. “The Riddle of the Sands: A Record of Secret Service” is a 1903 novel by Erskine Childers. The book, which enjoyed immense popularity in the years bef...
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4.5 out of 5 stars based on 6 reviews
2016
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Robert Erskine Childers DSC (25 June 1870 – 24 November 1922), universally known as Erskine Childers, was the author of the influential novel The Riddle of the Sands and an Irish nationalist who smuggled guns to Ireland in his sailing yacht Asgard. He was executed by the authorities of the nascent Irish Free State during the Irish Civil War. “The Riddle of the Sands: A Record of Secret Service” is a 1903 novel by Erskine Childers. The book, which enjoyed immense popularity in the years bef...
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KamaSutra
2.5 out of 5 stars based on 7 reviews
2020
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The "Kama Sutra" is an ancient Indian Hindu text widely considered to be the standard work on human sexual behaviour in Sanskrit literature written by Vãtsyãyana. A portion of the work consists of practical advice on sexual intercourse. It is largely in prose, with many inserted poetry verses. (Excerpt from Wikipedia)
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2.5 out of 5 stars based on 7 reviews
2020
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The "Kama Sutra" is an ancient Indian Hindu text widely considered to be the standard work on human sexual behaviour in Sanskrit literature written by Vãtsyãyana. A portion of the work consists of practical advice on sexual intercourse. It is largely in prose, with many inserted poetry verses. (Excerpt from Wikipedia)
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