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Camus, Albert
The Stranger
An ordinary man having carved out a simple life for himself in Algiers commits a murder and goes on trial for a pointless crime.
117 p. Adult Fiction Book CAMUS
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Chopin, Kate
The Awakening
An 1899 novel recounting one woman's awakening to passion outside of marriage.
221 p. Adult Fiction Book CHOPIN
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Conrad, Joseph
Heart of Darkness
Marlowe sails down the Congo in search of Kurtz, a company agent who has, according to rumors, become insane in the isolating jungle.
110 p. Adult Fiction Book CONRAD
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Crane, Stephen
The Red Badge of Courage
The glory, pride, horror, and cowardice that are associated with war are depicted in a classic account of a young soldier's Civil War experiences.
226 p. Adult Fiction Book CRANE
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Dostoyevsky, Fyodor
Notes from Underground
Written in 1864, this classic novel recounts the apology and confession of a minor nineteenth-century official, an almost comical account of the man's separation from society and his descent "underground".
136 p. Adult Fiction Book DOSTOYEVS
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Fitzgerald, F. Scott
The Great Gatsby
Amid the Jazz Age decadence of 1920s New York, an enigmatic millionaire, Jay Gatsby, is obsessed with the elusive, spoiled young Daisy Buchanan.
172 p. Adult Fiction Book
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Hemingway, Ernest
The Old Man and the Sea
This is the story of an old Cuban fisherman, down on his luck, and his supreme ordeal--a relentless, agonizing battle with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream.
127 p. Adult Fiction Book HEMINGWAY
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Hesse, Hermann
Siddhartha
Hesse blends elements of psychoanalysis and Asian religions to probe an Indian aristocrat's efforts to renounce sensual and material pleasures and discover ultimate spiritual truths.
129 p. Adult Fiction Book HESSE
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Hurston, Zora Neale
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Fair and long-legged, independent and articulate, Janie Crawford sets out to be her own person--no mean feat for a black woman in the 1930s. Janie's quest for identity takes her through three marriages and into a journey back to her roots.
219 p. Adult Fiction Book
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James, Henry
The Turn of the Screw
A governess tries to shield two orphans from the strange and evil atmosphere of an old estate.
190 p. Adult Fiction Book JAMES
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London, Jack
The Call of the Wild
An unusual dog, part St. Bernard, part Scotch shepherd, is forcibly taken to the Klondike gold fields where he eventually becomes leader of a wolf pack.
139 p. Adult Fiction Book LONDON
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Mann, Thomas
Death in Venice
An aging German writer, on holiday in Venice, becomes intrigued by a youth whose remote beauty embodies the classic ideal.
142 p. Adult Fiction Book MANN
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Orwell, George
Animal Farm
A satire on totalitarianism in which farm animals overthrow their human owner and set up their own government.
97 p. Adult Fiction Book ORWELL
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Rand, Ayn
Anthem
Rand's dystopian tale of a future Dark Age of that deprives individuals of their names, independence, and values.
253 p. Adult Fiction Book
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Steinbeck, John
Of Mice and Men
The tragic story of the friendship between two migrant workers, George and Lenny--who has a severe mental disability--and their dream of owning a farm.
103 p. Adult Fiction Book STEINBECK
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Steinbeck, John
The Pearl
A poor fisherman dreams of wealth and happiness for his family when he finds a priceless pearl.
97 p. Adult Fiction Book STEINBECK
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Steinbeck, John
Tortilla Flat
Danny, a mule skinner during the First World War, returns to Tortilla Flat to enjoy the carefree and amoral life of the paisano.
174 p. Adult Fiction Book STEINBECK
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Stevenson, Robert Louis
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Jekyll's experiments result in terrifying discoveries about the dual nature of man.
119 p. Adult Fiction Book STEVENSON
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Wells, H. G.
The Time Machine
A sci-fi thriller recounting the adventures of a time traveler as his fantastic invention carries him into the world of the future.
115 p. Adult SciFi Fantasy Book WELLS
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Wharton, Edith
Ethan Frome
A New England farmer must choose between his duty to care for his invalid wife and his love for his cousin.
150 p. Adult Fiction Book WHARTON
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