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The Prairie Wife

The Prairie Wife is a literary work by Arthur Stringer. Its themes and subject matter include life in Canada and Frontier and pioneer life Prairie Provinces. Together, these subjects provide the book with its main literary, historical, social, or intellectual context.

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Hamlet

Hamlet is a tragedy by William Shakespeare about a Danish prince confronting his father's death, his mother's remarriage, and a demand for revenge. The play examines grief, conscience, performance, political power, and mortality.

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Book · 1890

The Picture of Dorian Gray

The Picture of Dorian Gray is a novel by Oscar Wilde about a young man whose portrait bears the visible consequences of his choices. The book combines Gothic elements with questions about beauty, influence, pleasure, secrecy, and moral responsibility.

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Book · 1813

Pride and Prejudice

Pride and Prejudice is an 1813 novel by Jane Austen centered on Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy. Their changing judgments unfold within a comedy of manners about family, marriage, money, and social rank.

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Book · 1901

The Republic of Plato

The Republic of Plato is an English translation by Benjamin Jowett. Its themes and subject matter include Justice and Political science. Together, these subjects provide the book with its main literary, historical, social, or intellectual context.

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The Torrents of Spring

The Torrents of Spring is a short story by Ivan Turgenev. Its themes and subject matter include First loves and Man-woman relationships. Together, these subjects provide the book with its main literary, historical, social, or intellectual context.

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Book · 1894

The Great God Pan

The Great God Pan is an 1894 horror and fantasy novella by the Welsh writer Arthur Machen. Machen was inspired to write The Great God Pan by his experiences at the ruins of a pagan temple in Wales.

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Book · 1923

The Enchanted April

The Enchanted April is a 1922 novel by British-Australian writer Elizabeth von Arnim. The work was inspired by a month-long holiday to the Italian Riviera and was probably the most widely read of her novels.

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Book · 1902

On the Cross: A Romance of the Passion Play at Oberammergau

On the Cross: A Romance of the Passion Play at Oberammergau is a literary work by Wilhelmine von Hillern. Its themes and subject matter include Oberammergau (Germany) and Oberammergauer Passionsspiel.

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Book · 1909

Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ

Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ is a literary work by Aaron Bernstein. Its themes and subject matter include Christian converts from Judaism biographies and Missions to Jews. Together, these subjects provide the book with its main literary, historical, social, or intellectual context.

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Book · 1925

The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby is a 1925 novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald set on Long Island and in New York City during the Jazz Age. Through Nick Carraway's narration, it examines Jay Gatsby's longing, wealth, social performance, and disillusionment.

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Book · 1810

The Lady of the Lake

The Lady of the Lake is a narrative poem by Walter Scott, first published in 1810. Set in the Trossachs region of Scotland, it is composed of six cantos, each of which concerns the action of a single day.

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Book · 1934

A Martian Odyssey

"A Martian Odyssey" is a science fiction short story by American writer Stanley G. Weinbaum originally published in the July 1934 issue of Wonder Stories. It was Weinbaum's second published story, and remains his best known.

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