The Heart of Midlothian (Oxford World's Classics)
 Bestselling from Philadelphia to St.Petersburg: The fact that this monster of a novel was a bestseller at its time (1818) possibly tells us that 'progress' has reduced the time that we are willing to spend on reading. So for me. I was looking for the [... more]
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Oliver Twist: Oxford World Classics
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The Iliad. Homer (oxford World's Classics)
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Pride & Prejudice: Oxford World Classics
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Gulliver's Travels (oxford World's Classics )
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Self-Help (Oxford World's Classics)
Victorian Britain's Statement on the Virtues of Hard Work: The following review is based on the Oxford World's Classics edition, edited bby Peter W. Sinnema. 'Self-Help' was published in 1859 in England, and became the instant bestseller, with 20,000 [... more]
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The Republic and the Laws (Oxford World's Classics)
"The Statesman's Handbook": Niall Rudd's edition of Cicero's two works The Republic and The Laws is the ideal handbook for the aspiring statesman; the accomplished politician should also be referred to use these two dialogues as a sort of [... more]
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Lord Byron: The Major Works (Oxford World's Classics)
the shining star of Romanticism: Lord Byron was perhaps the most dazzling and influential figure of the Romantic movement. He was certainly the most colorful, controversial, and celebrated poet of his time. His poetic style is controlled, yet the [... more]
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My Life (Oxford World's Classics)
Ian Myles Slater on: A Benvenuto (Welcome) New Version: This much-translated book is the story, in his own words, of a real person whose life seems more like fiction. For clarity, I am going to offer readers unfamiliar with the work some facts, before [... more]
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Gorgias (Oxford World's Classics)
A great introduction to Plato's philosophy: This is one of my favorite Socratic dialogues. The evidence suggests that Plato wrote it soon after the execution of Socrates, and while I would not say there is a bitter edge to this Gorgias dialogue, I can [... more]
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The Doctor's Wife (Oxford World's Classics)
Isn't life like a novel in 3 volumes?: The Doctor's Wife is the 4th of Mary Elizabeth Braddon's novels which I have had the good fortune to read. There are 76 more, so, Oxford World's Classics, bring them on! In this, my favorite so far, the heroine [... more]
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Emma (Oxford World's Classics)
Emma a masterpiece with nice supplemental material: For me, reading Jane Austen's novel Emma is a delight. However, not all readers have been in agreement with me over the years including Jane Austen herself who warned her family before publication " [... more]
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