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The complete fables

1998
Presents an annotated edition of the complete 358 fables of sixth-century moralist Aesop.

A tale of two cities

2000
Relates the adventures of a young Englishman who gives his life during the French Revolution to save the husband of the woman he loves.

A vocation and a voice

stories
1991
A collection of twenty-three stories by nineteenth-century American author Kate Chopin, telling tales of passion, decadence, and sensuality.

The histories

2003
Describes the battles, rulers, and political upheavals in the war between Sparta and Athens.

Jabberwocky and other nonsense

collected poems
2012
A collection of fantasy poetry.

The Canterbury tales

2005
A company of thirty-one pilgrims tell their stories on the way to the shrine of St. Thomas at Canterbury. Includes an introduction and notes.

The complete poems

2004
A complete collection of all of Walt Whitman's known poetic works including the "death bed" version of "Leaves of Grass" and early versions of many well-known poems.

Of mice and men

2011
Best friends Lennie and George take a job at the Tyler Ranch in Depression era California, but their simple world is ripped apart by tragedy when there is an accidental death.

The grapes of wrath

2011
The influential story of the Joad family amidst the Great Depression, illuminating their journey from disparaging Oklahoma to the deceptively promising fields of California.

The Bhagavad gita

2008
A spiritual work that explores the purpose of war and the importance of duty through a battle between the Pandava and Kaurava armies.

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