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Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk (Hesperus Classics)
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Thinking of the Russian literature produced in the XIX Century, Nikolai Leskov is one of the least known writers -- however he produced great works, like this "Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk". Starting with the Shakespearean allusion, the author created his own version of one of the most famous female characters from the theater.
This lady Macbet... »
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Axel's Castle: A Study of the Imaginative Literature of 1870-1930
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If great writers are hard to find, then it's safe to say great literary critics are as rare as wild white tigers who can juggle plates. Edmund Wilson (1895-1972) was one of America's most important critics, and Axel's Castle was the book that put him on the map. Few people outside graduate school read serious literary criticism, but a look into ... »
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Collected Shorter Fiction - Volume 2
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Both these volumes are a treasure. Volume 2 contains much of Tolstoy's later short works that emphasize a Christian simplicity. The Stories incude the famous "Where Love Is, God Is" sometimes refered to as Martin the Cobbler, as well as "How Much Land Does a Man Need?", "The Kruezer Sonata", and "The Death of Ivan Ilych", among many others. These st... »
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Time, Forward! (European Classics)
Alright, I had to give this book four stars despite the painfulness of reading it. In fact, the only thing keeping it from a five is the memory of that t... »
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