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| 1835. Written by a Rosicrucian adept, this fantastic tale is a masterful work of occult teachings. Not written for the masses, Seraphita was for those few lofty spirits who could discern Jacobs mysti...
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| Years after the Napoleonic wars have ended a soldier hunting in the forest with his companion gets lost and comes across a small town where they encounter a mad woman playing like a child. The soldie...
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| First published in January of 1776, this highly influential landmark document clearly and persuasively argued for American separation from Great Britain and paved the way for the Declaration of Indep...
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| Peacock's retelling of the legend of Robin Hood focuses on Maid Marian and contains a keen Victorian wit.
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| Influential philosophical treatise of 4th century BC chiefly concerns the idea of justice, plus Platonic theories of ideas, criticism of poetry, philosopher's role. Source of the cave myth. Jowett t...
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| One of two books Mary Shelley chose for the blind hermit to use for Frankenstein's monster's education and a principal source for Shakespeare. Originally comprised a series of books that gave an acco...
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| A short story by Edgar Allan Poe, which was first published in 1843 which follows an unnamed narrator who insists on his sanity after murdering an old man with a vulture eye. Suspense, fear and the s...
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| First published in the November 1846 issue of Godey's Lady's Book, the story is set in 19th century Italy and concerns the deadly revenge taken by the insane narrator on a friend who he claims has in...
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| This most famous narrative poem by Edgar Allan Poe was first published in January 1845. Noted for its musicality, stylized language and supernatural atmosphere, it tells of a talking raven's mysterio...
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| The collected tales of America's foremost master of mystery and the macabre in one handsome volume - - 67 tales and 30 poems in all. You'll find such classic tales as The Fall of the House of Usher,...
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| Written by Alexander Pope in 1734, Essay on Man is a rationalistic effort to use philosophy to justify the ways of God to Man. It is concerned with the part evil plays in the world and with the socia...
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| Written in the early 18th century, Pope's Essay on Criticism is a verse essay dealing with how writers and critics behave in the literary environment of his time. The poem covers a range of good crit...
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