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Hamlet de WilliamShakespeare
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Set in the Kingdom of Denmark, "Hamlet" dramatizes the revenge Prince Hamlet exacts on his uncle Claudius for murdering King Hamlet, Claudius's brother and Prince Hamlet's father, and then succeeding to the throne and taking as his wife Gertrude, the old king's widow and Prince Hamlet's mother. Cover by @vkbloodgood
The Great Gatsby de skoolsux21
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The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald's third book, stands as the supreme achievement of his career. This exemplary novel of the Jazz Age has been acclaimed by generations of readers. The story of the fabulously wealthy Jay Gatsby and his love for the beautiful Daisy Buchanan, of lavish parties on Long Island at a time when The New York Times noted "gin was the national drink and sex the national obsession," it is an exquisitely crafted tale of America in the 1920s.
A Midsummer Night's Dream de WilliamShakespeare
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"A Midsummer Night's Dream" portrays the events surrounding the marriage of the Duke of Athens, Theseus, and Hippolyta. These include the adventures of four young Athenian lovers and a group of six amateur actors, who are controlled and manipulated by the fairies who inhabit the forest in which most of the play is set.
DEMIAN de itsJinnieBitch
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Emil Sinclair es un niño de familia profundamente religiosa, cuya vida transcurre en un mundo donde sólo vale lo correcto. Su encuentro con Max Demian, un jovencito solitario y muy diferente de él, lo ayudará a deshacerse de miedos injustificados y a recorrer el camino hacia la madurez, en un proceso que lo marcará para siempre. ❌ATENCION❌ ESTA OBRA LITERARIA NO ME PERTENECE, ESTE LIBRO LE PERTENECE A HERMANN HESSE, QUIEN ESCRIBIÓ ESTA MAGNIFICA OBRA EN 1919. Mi intención publicando este libro, como pueden ya saberlo, es que otras personas tengan el placer de deleitarse con una buena lectura sin la necesidad de gastar mucho. ¿A qué me refiero con esto? Hay personas en este mundo que no tienen la oportunidad de leer buenos libros clásicos por su costo, por eso yo quiero que no haya límites o fronteras para estas mismas, todos tenemos el derecho de superarnos y ser mejores a través de una buena lectura.
Frankenstein (1818) de MaryShelley
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"Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus" is about an eccentric scientist Victor Frankenstein, who creates a grotesque creature in an unorthodox scientific experiment.
Great Expectations (1861) de CharlesDickens
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On Christmas Eve, around 1812, Pip, an orphan who is about six years old, encounters an escaped convict in the village churchyard while visiting the graves of his mother, father, and siblings. The convict scares Pip into stealing food and a file to grind away his shackles, from the home he shares with his abusive older sister and her kind, passive husband Joe Gargery, a blacksmith. The next day, soldiers recapture the convict while he is engaged in a fight with another convict; the two are returned to the prison ships from which they escaped...
Romeo and Juliet de WilliamShakespeare
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Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare early in his career about two young star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately reconcile their feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular plays during his lifetime and along with Hamlet, is one of his most frequently performed plays. Today, the title characters are regarded as archetypal young lovers. Cover done by @zuko_42
The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890) de OscarWilde
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"The Picture of Dorian Gray" tells of a young man named Dorian Gray, the subject of a painting by artist Basil Hallward. Basil is impressed by Dorian's beauty and becomes infatuated with him, believing his beauty is responsible for a new mode in his art. Dorian meets Lord Henry Wotton, a friend of Basil's, and becomes enthralled by Lord Henry's world view. Espousing a new hedonism, Lord Henry suggests the only things worth pursuing in life are beauty and fulfilment of the senses.
The Importance of Being Earnest, A Trivial Comedy for Serious People de OscarWilde
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"The Importance of Being Earnest, A Trivial Comedy for Serious People" is a farcical comedy in which the protagonists maintain fictitious personæ in order to escape burdensome social obligations.
Dracula (1897) de BramStoker
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Famous for introducing the character of the vampire Count Dracula, "Dracula" tells the story of Dracula's attempt to move from Transylvania to England, and the battle between Dracula and a small group of men and women led by Professor Abraham Van Helsing.