Selected Poems by Rumi
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Thirteenth-century Persian philosopher, mystic, scholar and founder of the order of the Whirling Dervishes, Rumi was also a poet of transcendental power. His inspirational verse speaks with the universal voice of the human soul and brims with exuberant energy and passion. Rich in natural imagery from ho ...Show more
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
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Category: Penguin Black Classics | Series: Penguin Classics | Reading Level: very good
Charles Dickens' "A Tale of Two Cities" portrays a world on fire, split between Paris and London during the brutal and bloody events of the French Revolution. This "Penguin Classics" edition of is edited with an introduction and notes by Richard Maxwell. 'It was the best of times, it was the worst of ti ...Show more
The Iliad by Homer
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READ THE STORY BEHIND THE NEW BBC/NETFLIX EPIC SERIES, TROY- FALL OF A CITYHigh on Olympus, Zeus and the assembled deities look down on the world of men, to the city of Troy where a bitter and bloody war has dragged into its tenth year, and a quarrel rages between a legendary warrior and his commander. ...Show more
Ethics by Benedict Spinoza
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A profoundly beautiful and uniquely insightful description of the universe, Benedict de Spinoza's Ethics is one of the masterpieces of Enlightenment-era philosophy. Published shortly after his death, the Ethics is undoubtedly Spinoza's greatest work - an elegant, fully cohesive cosmology derived from ...Show more
The Metaphysics by Aristotle
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"All men by nature are actuated with the desire of knowledge," declared Aristotle. The philosopher's works are foundational to the history of science, and his treatise on metaphysics, or "first philosophy," is divided into sections of previous philosophical thought and theories; a refutation of skeptici ...Show more
Paradise Lost by John Milton
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John Milton's celebrated epic poem exploring the cosmological, moral and spiritual origins of man's existence, "Paradise Lost" has been fully revised with an introduction by John Leonard in "Penguin Classics". In "Paradise Lost" Milton produced poem of epic scale, conjuring up a vast, awe-inspiring cosm ...Show more
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
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Thrown in prison for a crime he has not committed, Edmond Dantes is confined to the grim fortress of If. There he learns of a great hoard of treasure hidden on the Isle of Monte Cristo and becomes determined not only to escape but to unearth the treasure and use it to plot the destruction of the three m ...Show more
The Histories by Herodotus
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"The Histories" describes how a small band of Greek city states united to repel the might of the Persian empire. But while this epic struggle forms the core of his work, Herodotus' natural curiosity frequently gives rise to colourful digressions: a description of the natural wonders of Egypt; an account ...Show more
City Of God by St Augustine
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St Augustine, bishop of Hippo, was one of the central figures in the history of Christianity, and "City of God" is one of his greatest theological works. Written as an eloquent defence of the faith at a time when the Roman Empire was on the brink of collapse, it examines the ancient pagan religions of R ...Show more
David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
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Drawing on Charles Dickens's own, often difficult childhood, to create a compelling story of personal success, "David Copperfield" is edited with an introduction and notes by Jeremy Tambling in "Penguin Classics". "David Copperfield" is the story of a young man's adventures on his journey from an unhapp ...Show more
The Birth of Tragedy: Out of the Spirit of Music by Friedrich Nietzsche
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The first book by the author of the classic philosophical text Beyond Good and Evil. The youthful faults of this work were exposed by the author himself in the brilliant Attempt at a Self-Criticism, which he added to the new edition of 1886. But the book, whatever its excesses, remains one of the most ...Show more
The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoyevsky; David McDuff (Translator)
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The most autobiographical novel by the author of Crime and Punishment and The Brothers Karamazov – and the namesake of Elif Batuman's debut novel, The Idiot. Returning to St Petersburg from a Swiss sanatorium, the gentle and naive epileptic Prince Myshkin – known as the "idiot" – pays a visit to his ...Show more