Classic (98)
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Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe DE
EnglandDescription:
Nach einem Schiffbruch landet Robinson Crusoe auf einer einsamen Insel. Gemeinsam mit seinem Gefährten Freitag meistert er das Leben in der Wildnis. Der Roman basiert auf einem Tatsachenbericht eines schottischen Seemanns. (Verlagstext).
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Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare EN
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In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare creates a violent world, in which two young people fall in love. It is not simply that their families disapprove; the Montagues and the Capulets are engaged in a blood feud.In this death-filled setting, the movement from love at first sight to the lovers' final union in death seems almost inevitable. And yet, this play set in an extraordinary world has become the quintessential story of young love. In part because of its exquisite language, it is easy to respond as if it were about all young lovers.The authoritative edition of Romeo and Juliet from The Folger S... continue
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Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen EN
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Jane Austen's first published work, meticulously constructed and sparkling with her unique wit Marianne Dashwood wears her heart on her sleeve, and when she falls in love with the dashing but unsuitable John Willoughby she ignores her sister Elinor's warning that her impulsive behaviour leaves her open to gossip and innuendo. Meanwhile Elinor, always sensitive to social convention, is struggling to conceal her own romantic disappointment, even from those closest to her. Through their parallel experience of love - and its threatened loss - the sisters learn that sense must mix with sensibility ... continue
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Sons and Lovers by D. H. Lawrence EN
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Widely regarded as D.H. Lawrence's masterpiece, Sons and Lovers is a sprawling, multi-generational look at family relationships, class dynamics, and the intimate ties with others that pull young adults toward independence. This largely autobiographical novel made Lawrence's reputation as a writer -- it's a must read for fans of classic literary fiction.
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Száz év magány by Gabriel García Márquez HU
Country: South America / 
Colombia
Colombia
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Latin-Amerika nemcsak leghíresebb, de egyben legreprezentatívabb regényének színhelye Macondó, egy képzeletbeli, szinte meseszerű városka az őserdők mélyén, ahol a Buendíák évszázados történetét kísérhetjük figyelemmel. A városka előbb felvirágzik, majd elpusztul, de a Buendíák sorsa lényegében változatlan marad: gazdagon vagy nyomorral küzdve egyaránt a társtalanság, az egyhangúság ellen lázadnak, amelyből a család minden tagja csak egy kivezető utat talál: a szenvedély és a szerelem megváltó lehetőségét. Az eposzként hömpölygő mesében végül kipusztulnak ugyan a Buendíák, kihal a család, de a... continue
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The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton EN
Country: North America / 
United States of America
United States of America
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Winner of the 1921 Pulitzer Prize, The Age of Innocence is Edith Wharton's masterful portrait of desire and betrayal during the sumptuous Golden Age of Old New York, a time when society people "dreaded scandal more than disease." This is Newland Archer's world as he prepares to marry the beautiful but conventional May Welland. But when the mysterious Countess Ellen Olenska returns to New York after a disastrous marriage, Archer falls deeply in love with her. Torn between duty and passion, Archer struggles to make a decision that will either courageously define his life--or mercilessly destroy ... continue
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ChinaDescription:
Sun Tzu said: The art of war is of vital importance to the State. It is a matter of life and death, a road either to safety or to ruin. Hence it is a subject of inquiry which can on no account be neglected. The art of war, then, is governed by five constant factors, to be taken into account in one's deliberations, when seeking to determine the conditions obtaining in the field. These are: (1) The Moral Law; (2) Heaven; (3) Earth; (4) The Commander; (5) Method and discipline.
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The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A PARADE BEST BOOK OF ALL TIME • From the acclaimed Nobel Prize winner—a powerful examination of our obsession with beauty and conformity that asks questions about race, class, and gender with characteristic subtlety and grace. In Morrison’s acclaimed first novel, Pecola Breedlove—an 11-year-old Black girl in an America whose love for its blond, blue-eyed children can devastate all others—prays for her eyes to turn blue: so that she will be beautiful, so that people will look at her, so that her world will be different. This is the story of the nightmare at the heart of h... continue
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The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer EN
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Nevill Coghill’s masterly and vivid modern English verse translation with all the vigor and poetry of Chaucer’s fourteenth-century Middle English A Penguin Classic In The Canterbury Tales Chaucer created one of the great touchstones of English literature, a masterly collection of chivalric romances, moral allegories and low farce. A story-telling competition between a group of pilgrims from all walks of life is the occasion for a series of tales that range from the Knight’s account of courtly love and the ebullient Wife of Bath’s Arthurian legend, to the ribald anecdotes of the Miller and the ... continue
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The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
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The "brilliant, funny, meaningful novel" (The New Yorker) that established J. D. Salinger as a leading voice in American literature--and that has instilled in millions of readers around the world a lifelong love of books. "If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you'll probably want to know is where I was born, and what my lousy childhood was like, and how my parents were occupied and all before they had me, and all that David Copperfield kind of crap, but I don't feel like going into it, if you want to know the truth." The hero-narrator of The Catcher in the Rye is an ancient chi... continue