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Frankenstein

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Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, is a novel written by English author Mary Shelley about the young student of science...

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Pygmalion and My Fair Lady

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Two classic George Bernard Shaw plays together in one book. The ancient Greeks tell the legend of the sculptor Pygmalion,...

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Persuasion

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Introduction and Notes by Elaine Jordan, Reader in Literature, University of Essex. What does persuasion mean - a firm belief,...

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