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The Golden Bough: Abridged Edition (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics) 31 reviews James Frazer
Penguin Classics, 1998
An influential work on four 20th century seminal works
+ The Golden Bough - A Classic Study in Magic and Religion. + Fascinating yet slow + a century later and still going strong
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O Pioneers! (Penguin Classics) 91 reviews Willa Cather
Penguin Classics, 1994
The Perfect Novel
+ O Fantastic! + A Wonderful Surprise + O Willa Cather!
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The Razor's Edge (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics) 137 reviews W. Somerset Maugham
Penguin Classics, 1992
A Masterful Literary Creation
+ Full with the colors of the 1920's flamboyance + Amazon product + Making Our Way In the World + Enlightment journey very current today
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Vera Brittain: Testament of Youth: An Autobiographical Study of the Years 1900-1925 (Penguin ... 31 reviews Vera Brittain
Penguin Classics, 1994
Testamony
+ Testament of Youth is a beautifully written,poignant memoir of youth facing tragedy in the hell of World War I + Indispensable autobiography + Deserves Wider Readership
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The Ministry of Fear: An Entertainment (Penguin Twentieth Century Classics) 11 reviews Graham Greene
Penguin Classics, 1993
A complex entertainment
+ London and sanity, crumbling together + A gripping story set during the Blitz
Arthur Rowe, an inhabitant of wartime London during the Blitz with a terrible secret, visits a fair one day on a lark, setting in motion a chain of events that will thrust him into a shadowy world where nobody, not even oneself, is quite what they seem. Graham Greene is an extraordinary writer, ...
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A Room with a View (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics) 115 reviews E. M. Forster
Penguin Classics, 2000
Make room in your heart for Forster's delightfully frothy "A Room With a View"
+ Adventure in Italy + Surprisingly philosophical-a romance for the unromantic + Delightful! + Book review
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The Manticore (Penguin Twentieth Century Classics) 12 reviews Robertson Davies
Penguin Books, 2001
A Jungian perspective
+ Great stuff if read as part of the trilogy + Intelligent and beautifully written + Complex & interesting!
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The Complete Saki (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics) 29 reviews H. H. Munro
Penguin Classics, 1998
A Fine Collection
+ very funny book + A great joy to read + Master of the Sublime - H.H. Munro - aka Saki + -
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Cakes and Ale (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics) 16 reviews W. Somerset Maugham
Penguin Classics, 1993
Truth, Art and Artifice
+ The Muse of Youth + Well Developed
In the late 1920's, an aged literary lion, a venerated late Victorian novelist, Edward Driffield, has died and his widow thinks his life should be written down. She appeals to a younger novelist, Alroy Kear, who had attached himself to their society. In turn, he appeals to a friend who he knows ...
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Collected Short Stories: Volume 1 (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics) 16 reviews W. Somerset Maugham
Penguin Classics, 1992
Essential for the Maugham reader
+ Each one a Gem + Great + Fall or accomplishment ? + Collected Short Stories Volume One W Somerset Maugham
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Angle of Repose (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics) 149 reviews Wallace Stegner
Penguin Classics, 2000
"For lack of a keystone...
+ A Great American Novel + Intriguing, but not maybe not for every reader + It's difficult but worth it
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JR (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics) 18 reviews William Gaddis
Penguin Classics, 1993
Recognize a Work of Real Genius?
+ Great American Novel + one of my top 5 favorites + JR + American Masterpiece
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Passing (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics) 24 reviews Nella Larsen
Penguin Classics, 1997
More that appears on the surface
+ Passing + Interesting subject matter + good price, good product + A view of the past
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Twenty Years at Hull House (Penguin Twentieth Century Classics) 16 reviews Jane Addams
Penguin Classics, 1998
A true pioneer of social reform!
+ Spoiled rich kid seeking attention + America's Secular Saint + Hull HOuse + Such a strong woman
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On the Road (Penguin Twentieth Century Classics) 623 reviews Jack Kerouac
Viking Penguin Inc, 1991
The Day After Superman Died
+ Great book about youth
I began this book with weary thoughts, suspecting some Beatles, hippie mumbo jumbo about life, love and drugs. I was right but also dead wrong. After reading it I can fully understand why this is thought of as the definitive read from the beat generation.
It's basically a crazed story on life on ...
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O Pioneers! (Penguin Classics) 91 reviews Willa Cather
Penguin Classics, 1994
The Perfect Novel
+ O Fantastic! + A Wonderful Surprise + O Willa Cather!
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The Golden Bough: Abridged Edition (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics) 31 reviews James Frazer
Penguin Classics, 1998
An influential work on four 20th century seminal works
+ The Golden Bough - A Classic Study in Magic and Religion. + Fascinating yet slow + a century later and still going strong
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Collected Short Stories: Volume 1 (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics) 16 reviews W. Somerset Maugham
Penguin Classics, 1992
Essential for the Maugham reader
+ Each one a Gem + Great + Fall or accomplishment ? + Collected Short Stories Volume One W Somerset Maugham
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A Room with a View (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics) 115 reviews E. M. Forster
Penguin Classics, 2000
Make room in your heart for Forster's delightfully frothy "A Room With a View"
+ Adventure in Italy + Surprisingly philosophical-a romance for the unromantic + Delightful! + Book review
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On the Road (Penguin Twentieth Century Classics) 623 reviews Jack Kerouac
Viking Penguin Inc, 1991
The Day After Superman Died
+ Great book about youth
I began this book with weary thoughts, suspecting some Beatles, hippie mumbo jumbo about life, love and drugs. I was right but also dead wrong. After reading it I can fully understand why this is thought of as the definitive read from the beat generation.
It's basically a crazed story on life on ...
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