Don Quixote (Unabridged)
Author: Miguel de Cervantes

Don Quixote, the world’s first novel and by far the best-known book in Spanish literature. (Plus, I’ve heard from many reliable sources *ahem, past English teachers* that this is a wonderful book! I intend on reading it soon!!)

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The Short Stories of Anton Chekhov, Volume 1 (Unabridged)
Author: Anton Chekhov

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov, (1860-1904), was born in Russia at Taganrog on the Sea of Azov. His name has become synonymous with a certain literary style much admired and widely copied since his death. (So this one’s for all the history buffs out there!)

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The Canterbury Tales (Unabridged Selections)
Author: Geoffrey Chaucer

This modern English edition of Chaucer’s classic begins on a spring day in April. Sometime in the waning years of the 14th century, 29 travelers set out for Canterbury on a pilgrimage. (And what an adventurous tale is shall be!)

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Metamorphosis (Unabridged)
Author: Franz Kafka

Gregor Samsa wakes up one morning to find he has been transformed into a gigantic insect. (Oh my goodness! I can’t even imagine that!! This one is definitely going on my reading list!)

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Beowulf (Unabridged)
Author: Robert K. Gordon, translator

Beowulf is considered the finest heroic poem in Old English. (Its never interested me, but you never know for you!)

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Emma (Unabridged)
Author: Jane Austen

Emma, originally published in 1815 and deemed Jane Austen’s best novel, is a witty satire of English society set within the customary plot: young ladies finding proper husbands. (And wouldn’t we all want a proper hubby…btw the movie was great!)

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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Unabridged)
Author: Hunter S. Thompson

No book ever written has more perfectly captured the spirit of the 1960s counterculture. (So read it and see what the world thinks about your generation all you 60’s people!!)

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In Cold Blood (Unabridged)
Author: Truman Capote

On November 15, 1959, in the small town of Holcomb, Kansas, four members of the Clutter family were savagely murdered. (Ohhh! Sounds deadly amazing…get it?!)

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Animal Farm (Unabridged)
Author: George Orwell

George Orwell’s classic satire of the Russian Revolution is an intimate part of our contemporary culture…which means that you should read it. I did!

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The Maltese Falcon (Unabridged)
Author: Dashiell Hammett

Hard-boiled detective Sam Spade is hired to locate a client’s sister by tailing the sister’s companion. (How terrible…to be followed around as if you were a criminal!)

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