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Adventures of Huck Finn 511 reviews
Mark Twain
Highbridge Audio, 2003
Great book! When addressing controversy think of context.
+ Finn & Sawyer Part 2
+ Exceptional edition
+ Huckleberry Finn
+ Huck Finn
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She: A History of Adventure (Modern Library Classics) 15 reviews
H. Rider Haggard
Modern Library, 2002
Life and Death and the Eternal Feminine.
+ Stepping into another world, very exciting.
+ Nineteenth Century fantasy at its best
+ Five Stars for the Modern Library edition, but
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Moby-Dick or, The Whale (Penguin Classics)326 reviews
Herman Melville
Penguin Classics, 2002
Classic for a reason
+ Very Deep
+ a challenge to read and understand; requires some pondering...
+ Get back to the Pequad please!
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Adrift in the Pacific: Two Years Holiday 2 reviews
Jules Verne
Fredonia Books (NL), 2003
Not just a "child's version of Mysterious Island"
+ Lost In Adrift Titles--Yet Jugo Shonen Hyouryuki Worked
I know best the title of this book as "A Long Vacation". In English, other variants are "Boy Castaways", "Two Year Holiday", "Two Year's Vacation", "A Two Years' Vacation", "Adrift in the Pacific", etc. The "Adrift" part is misleading, since most of the book the boys are actually on land. I have ...
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Around the World in 80 Days7 reviews
Jules Verne
Listening Library (Audio), 2005
Wonderful story
+ Great book for a road trip
+ Fantastic
+ Around the World in 80 Days
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Robinson Crusoe (Modern Library Classics)58 reviews
Daniel Defoe
Modern Library, 2001
A Classic
+ I guess I'm one of those obnoxious lovers of adventure
+ Captivating
+ Rich at many levels
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J.R.R. Tolkien Boxed Set (The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings)1244 reviews
J.R.R. Tolkien
Del Rey, 2001
"The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings", book set by J.R.R. Tolkien
+ I love "The Hobbit" and "LOTR".
+ Box set (The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings)
+ Good Book
+ Great books but too descriptive
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Signet Classics)6 reviews
Mark Twain
Signet Classics, 2002
Nietzsche's choice
+ Building a classic library for a granddaughter
+ Duo of Mark Twain classics
+ A Trip back
+ Alvin Bruce
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King Solomon's Mines (Modern Library Classics)52 reviews
H. Rider Haggard
Modern Library, 2002
A Diamond with many facets
+ Birth of a Genre
+ A good romp!
+ Super Reader
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Ivanhoe (Penguin Classics)53 reviews
Walter Scott
Penguin Classics, 2000
PERHAPS THE GREATEST NOVEL ABOUT KNIGHTS AND KNIGHTHOOD EVER
+ Worth The Effort
+ And, for my love, I pray you wrong me not
+ Better late than never
+ waterlilly
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The Mysterious Island (Modern Library Classics)15 reviews
Jules Verne
Modern Library, 2004
A Wondrous Adventure!
+ The ideal island: Verne underestimated the difficulties
+ The Mysterious Island
+ A Classic
+ I'll Be A Castaway On This Island
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Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell: A Novel728 reviews
Susanna Clarke
Tor Books, 2006
Instant Classic
+ Wonderfully Clever Book
+ The Line Between the Mystical and the Physical
This evocative tale of English magicians who become associates and eventual rivals/enemies is one of the most impressive literary debut-novels in any genre, ever. Every atmospheric detail is rich and crucial; there is nothing that is not essential to this mesmerizing, often frightening tale. ...
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Ivanhoe (Penguin Classics)53 reviews
Walter Scott
Penguin Classics, 2000
PERHAPS THE GREATEST NOVEL ABOUT KNIGHTS AND KNIGHTHOOD EVER
+ Worth The Effort
+ And, for my love, I pray you wrong me not
+ Better late than never
+ waterlilly
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Moby-Dick or, The Whale (Penguin Classics)326 reviews
Herman Melville
Penguin Classics, 2002
Classic for a reason
+ Very Deep
+ a challenge to read and understand; requires some pondering...
+ Get back to the Pequad please!
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King Solomon's Mines (Modern Library Classics)52 reviews
H. Rider Haggard
Modern Library, 2002
A Diamond with many facets
+ Birth of a Genre
+ A good romp!
+ Super Reader
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Around the World in 80 Days7 reviews
Jules Verne
Listening Library (Audio), 2005
Wonderful story
+ Great book for a road trip
+ Fantastic
+ Around the World in 80 Days
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Adrift in the Pacific: Two Years Holiday2 reviews
Jules Verne
Fredonia Books (NL), 2003
Not just a "child's version of Mysterious Island"
+ Lost In Adrift Titles--Yet Jugo Shonen Hyouryuki Worked
I know best the title of this book as "A Long Vacation". In English, other variants are "Boy Castaways", "Two Year Holiday", "Two Year's Vacation", "A Two Years' Vacation", "Adrift in the Pacific", etc. The "Adrift" part is misleading, since most of the book the boys are actually on land. I have ...
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J.R.R. Tolkien Boxed Set (The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings)1244 reviews
J.R.R. Tolkien
Del Rey, 2001
"The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings", book set by J.R.R. Tolkien
+ I love "The Hobbit" and "LOTR".
+ Box set (The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings)
+ Good Book
+ Great books but too descriptive
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Signet Classics)6 reviews
Mark Twain
Signet Classics, 2002
Nietzsche's choice
+ Building a classic library for a granddaughter
+ Duo of Mark Twain classics
+ A Trip back
+ Alvin Bruce
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The Mysterious Island (Modern Library Classics)15 reviews
Jules Verne
Modern Library, 2004
A Wondrous Adventure!
+ The ideal island: Verne underestimated the difficulties
+ The Mysterious Island
+ A Classic
+ I'll Be A Castaway On This Island
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