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PRIDE AND PREJUDICE – Jane Austen / eBook

PRIDE AND PREJUDICE – Jane Austen / eBook

Pride and Prejudice is a novel by Jane Austen, first published in 1813. The story charts the emotional development of the protagonist, Elizabeth Bennet, who learns the error of making hasty judgements and comes to appreciate the difference between the superficial and the essential….

Author: Jane Austen
Publisher: eBooks@Adelaide
Size: 469 p. / 3.79 Mb
License: Public Domain (Life+70 years)
Format: Online Pdf, ePUB, KindleMobi, AudioBook

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HAMLET – William Shakespeare / eBook

HAMLET – William Shakespeare / eBook

“Hamlet”, is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare at an uncertain date between 1599 and 1602. Set in Denmark, the play dramatises the revenge Prince Hamlet is called to wreak upon his uncle, Claudius, by the ghost of Hamlet’s father, King Hamlet. Claudius had murdered his own brother and seized the throne, also marrying his deceased brother’s widow….

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THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN – Mark Twain / eBook

THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN – Mark Twain / eBook

“The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” is a novel by Mark Twain, first published in the United Kingdom in December 1884. Commonly named among the Great American Novels, the work is among the first in major American literature to be written throughout in vernacular English, characterized by local color regionalism….

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JANE EYRE – Charlotte Brontë / eBook

JANE EYRE – Charlotte Brontë / eBook

“Jane Eyre” is a novel by English writer Charlotte Brontë. It was published on 16 October 1847, by Smith, Elder & Co. of London, England, under the pen name “Currer Bell”. Primarily of the Bildungsroman genre, Jane Eyre follows the emotions and experiences of its eponymous heroine…

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WUTHERING HEIGHTS – Emily Brontë / eBook

WUTHERING HEIGHTS – Emily Brontë / eBook

“Wuthering Heights” is Emily Brontë’s only novel and published in 1847 under the pseudonym “Ellis Bell”. Emily Brontë died the following year, aged 30. Wuthering Heights and Anne Brontë’s Agnes Grey were accepted by publisher Thomas Newby before the success of their sister….

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THE GREAT GATSBY – Francis Scott Fitzgerald / eBook

THE GREAT GATSBY – Francis Scott Fitzgerald / eBook

“The Great Gatsby” is a 1925 novel written by American author Francis Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940) that follows a cast of characters living in the fictional town of West Egg on prosperous Long Island in the summer of 1922. The story primarily concerns the young and mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby and his quixotic passion and obsession for the beautiful former debutante Daisy Buchanan…….

Author: F. Scott Fitzgerald
Publisher: eBooks@Adelaide
Size: 182 p. / 800 kb
License: Public Domain (Life+70 years)
Format: Online Pdf, ePUB, KindleMobi, AudioBook

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MACBETH – William Shakespeare / eBook

MACBETH – William Shakespeare / eBook

“Macbeth” is a tragedy by William Shakespeare; it is thought to have been first performed in 1606. It dramatises the damaging physical and psychological effects of political ambition on those who seek power for its own sake….

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