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The Stranger

by Albert Camus
- Rated 0 stars
“First published in French in 1942, the narrator of Albert Camus' existential masterpiece is an autobiographical figue who does not conform to religious morality or social convention. FIC CAM”

MrsB wrote this review Thursday, May 8 2008. ( reply | permalink )
The Sound and the Fury

by William Faulkner
- Rated 4 stars
“The moral decay of the Old South is presented through the eyes of four members of the once prominent Compson family of Jackson, Mississippi. PB FAULKNER”

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Silas Marner

by George Eliot, Mary, Anne Evans
- Rated 0 stars
“This classic story shows redemption for a lonely and bitter man in the form of a child who brings love and hope. FIC ELI”

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A Separate Peace

by John Knowles
- Rated 0 stars
“Fifteen years later, the narrator remembers his boarding school roommate. The rivalry that tinged their friendship eventually leads to tragedy. FOC KNO”

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The Scarlet Letter

by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Susan M. Cockcroft
- Rated 0 stars
“Hawthorne's novel is a study of sin, guilt, and revenge. Adultress Hester Prynne must bear public humiliation but Roger Chillingsworth and Arthur Dimmesdale suffer equally.”

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Robinson Crusoe

by Daniel Defoe
- Rated 0 stars
“Defoe's novel about a castaway marooned for twenty-four years on a deserted island is an engrossing story of survival, civilization, and barbarism. PB D”

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The Red Badge of Courage

by Stephen Crane
- Rated 0 stars
“Through the eyes of Henry Fleming, a young Civil War soldier, we see the fears of battle and the inexplicable courage that comes when soldiers unite in a wartime machine. TEM”

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Pride and Prejudice (Audio Education Study Guides)

by Jane Austen
- Rated 0 stars
“A delightful comedy of marriage traces the courtship of Elizabeth and Darcy as they overcome his pride and her prejudice and fall in love.”

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The Old Man and the Sea

by Ernest Hemingway
- Rated 0 stars
“Santiago realizes the dream of catching a giant marlin, but he must battle the sharks for two days to bring his prize home. FIC HEM”

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Of Human Bondage

by W. Somerset Maugham
- Rated 0 stars
“Afflicted with a club foot, Philip Carey suffers through life, struggling to free himself from a destructive love affair and finally finding contentment as a country doctor.FIC MAU”

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