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Lexile measure
1360L
Language
English
Description
Often referred to but rarely read, The Communist Manifesto is one of the great documents of world history. Written by Marx and Engels and published in London in 1848 (in German originally), it presented a totally different view of social and political organization, as revolutionaary as Darwin's On the Origin of Species. The Manifesto's effect on world politics was incalculable, but though it might seem to have been discredited by the late 20th century,...
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Series
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Co
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
The Brothers Karamazov, his last and greatest novel, published just before his death in 1881, chronicles the bitter love-hate struggle between the outsized Fyodor Karamazov and his three very different sons. It is above all the story of a murder, told with hair-raising intellectual clarity and a feeling for the human condition unsurpassed in world literature.
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Series
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"This Norton Critical Edition features William Faulkner's astounding 1932 novel Light in August. Taking place in Mississippi during the Jim Crow era, the narrative confronts issues of race, religion, and sexuality that are still relevant to today's readers. The "Backgrounds and Contexts" section presents biographical information on the author, whereas "Reception and Influence" highlights past and present views of Faulkner and his work. "Historical...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
890L
Language
English
Description
Alice's adventures begin as she lies on a grassy bank one sunny afternoon. After following the White Rabbit down a rabbit hole she meets all kinds of strange and wonderful characters. She talks with the Cheshire Cat, swims with the Mouse, takes tea with the Mad Hatter and plays croquet with the Queen.
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Series
Publisher
W.W. Norton
Pub. Date
[1997]
Language
English
Description
The aristocratic vampire that haunts the Transylvanian countryside has captivated readers' imaginations since it was first published in 1897. Hindle asserts that Dracula depicts an embattled man's struggle to recover his "deepest sense of himself as a man", making it the "ultimate terror myth".
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