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The Civil War

By Julius Caesar

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The Civil War is Julius Caesar's personal account of his war with Pompey the Great'the war that destroyed the five-hundred-year-old Roman Republic. Caesar the victor became Caesar the dictator. In... read more

Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant

By Ulysses S. Grant

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Among the autobiographies of great military figures, Ulysses S. Grant's is certainly one of the finest, and it is arguably the most notable literary achievement of any American president: a lucid,... read more

Augustus

By John Williams

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A brilliant and beautifully written novel in the tradition of Robert Graves' I, Claudius, Augustus is a sweeping narrative that brings vividly to life a compelling cast of historical figures... read more

Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions

By Edwin Abbott Abbott

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With this satirical novella, English schoolmaster Edwin A. Abbott provides both a mathematical fantasy and pointed observations on the social hierarchy of Victorian culture. The narrator, "a Square,"... read more

The Eighth Veil: A Jerusalem Mystery

By Frederick Ramsay

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The Eighth Veil is a mystery set in first-century Jerusalem during the Feast of Tabernacles. A murdered servant girl is found in the palace of King Herod Antipas. The prefect, Pontius Pilate, is... read more

Mark Twain's Mystery Tales

By Mark Twain

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Mark Twain is a master of adventure, mystery, and wit. This collection, containing three tales of mystery, offers a healthy dose of each-and more! In Tom Sawyer, Detective, a sequel to The Adventures... read more

Leaves of Grass

By Walt Whitman

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One of the great innovative figures in American letters, Walt Whitman created a daring new kind of poetry that became a major force in world literature. His poems have been woven into the very fabric... read more

The Aspern Papers

By Henry James

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Set in a crumbling Venetian villa, The Aspern Papers is a story about the heart's romantic ambitions and the pragmatic methods we use to pursue them. An American editor arrives in Venice on a quest... read more

Walden and On the Duty of Civil Disobedience

By Henry David Thoreau

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In the early spring of 1845, Henry David Thoreau built and lived in a cabin near the shore of Walden Pond in rural Massachusetts. For the next two years, he enacted his own Transcendentalist... read more

Three Plays: Night of January 16, Ideal, and Think Twice

By Ayn Rand

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Published together for the first time are three of Ayn Rand's compelling stage plays. The courtroom drama Night of January 16th, a 1935 Broadway success famous for leaving the verdict to the... read more