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Sentimental education

2004
While traveling from Paris to his home in Normandy, law student Frederic Moreau falls in love with Mme Arnoux, an older married woman, and through the years finds himself drawn to Mme Arnoux and her influential husband.

The ethics of Aristotle

the Nicomachean ethics
1976
Translation of ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle's lecture notes on the topic of ethics, in which he attempts to demonstrate how men become good, and discusses why happiness can, and should, be the goal of mankind.

The portable Beat reader

1992
Collection of poetry, prose and excerts from writers who were part of the "Beat Generation." Poets include Amiri Baraka, Gary Snyder, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Allen Ginsberg, and many others.

Great expectations

2008
The orphaned Pip is serving as a blacksmith's apprentice when an unknown benefactor supplies the means for him to be educated in London as a gentleman of "great expectations.".

Fathers and sons

2009
Ivan Turgenev's nineteenth-century Russian novel of generational conflict during a period of social revolution.

The picture of Dorian Gray

2008
A naive young man is lured into a life of depravity, which is reflected on his portrait while his face remains perfect.

Faust

the second part of the tragedy
2009
Presents the continued journey of Faust as he follows Mephistopheles through the mythology of ancient Greece, becoming enamored of and marrying Helen of Troy while constantly searching to fulfill his appetite for new experiences.

Faust

2005
After making a bargain with the devil, Faust is promiseda single moment of utter contentment in exchange for his soul, and after he regains his youth Faust travels in search of all forms of earthly pleasures.

Complete stories

2003
Collects the complete short fiction stories of early twentieth-century American author Dorothy Parker, including "Big Blonde," "A Telephone Call," "The Lovely Leave," and many others.

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