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Editor's choice of the classics and modern classics
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
Controversial and compelling, In Cold Blood reconstructs the murder in 1959 of a Kansas farmer, his wife and both their children. Truman Capote's comprehensive study of the killings and subsequent investigation explores the circumstances surrounding this terrible crime and the effect it had on those involved. A seminal work of modern prose, a remarkable synthesis of journalistic skill and powerfully evocative narrative.
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
One freezing morning, a lone man wandering across the artic ice caps is rescued from starvation by a ship's captain. Victor Frankenstein's story is one of ambition, murder and revenge. As a young scientist he pushed moral boundaries in order to cross the final scientific frontier and create life. But his creation is a monster who has no place in the world, and his life can only lead to tragedy.
The best classics adaptations
Journey into Fear by Eric Ambler, et al.
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Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier, et al.
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The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, et al.
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Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens, et al.
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Breakfast at Tiffany's: WITH House of Flowers by Truman Capote
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On The Beach by Nevil Shute
After the war is over, a radioactive cloud begins...
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Emma by Jane Austen, et al.
'I wonder what will become of her!' So...
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Brighton Rock by Graham Greene, et al.
WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY J.M. COETZEE. A gang war is...
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The Quiet American by Graham Greene, et al.
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, et al.
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A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess, et al.
In this nightmare vision of a not-too-distant...
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Great Expectations by Charlotte Mitchell, et al.
'It was now too late and too far to go back,...
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Howards End by E. M. Forster, et al.
In "Howard's End", E.M. Forster...
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A Room with a View by E. M. Forster, et al.
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Brideshead Revisited: Sacred and Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder by Evelyn Waugh
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The Turn of the Screw and Other Stories by T.J. Lustig, et al.
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