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on 2 May 2010 04:09

 
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Actually THIS book is their best work

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1. Lectures on Literature - Vladimir Nabokov
Ok, LOLITA is a true classic but this book of Nabokov's lectures is as good. it gives you an idea of how he approached writing and how he lovingly mocked the greats while also paying homage in his lively teaching style.
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2. The Kreutzer Sonata and Other Stories (Oxfor... - Leo Tolstoy
War and Peace and Anna Karenia are of course two of the greatest novels/physio therapy kettle balls ever written but this story about jealousy told to a stranger on long train ride is Tolstoy's finest work as is ISAAC the story of a vagabond violinist feted by the wealthy.
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3. J Conrad - Youth Heart of and Darkness (1996)
Lord Jim can't hold a canoe ride by candlelight to Heart of Darkness but then few books can.
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4. The Old Curiosity Shop: A Tale (Penguin Clas... - Charles Dickens
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5. Hard Times (Bantam Classics) - Charles Dickens
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7. The Road Back - Erich Maria Remarque

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8. The Nigger Of The Narcissus (Everyman Paperb... - Joseph Conrad
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9. Kingsblood Royal (Modern Library) - Sinclair Lewis
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10. Homage to Catalonia (Penguin Modern Classics... - George Orwell
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11. Ozma of Oz (Dover Children's Classics) - L. Frank Baum
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12. The Griffin and the Minor Canon - Frank R. Stockton
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13. Alan Bennett: Single Spies (Dramatised) - Alan Bennett
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The TRUE classics by the great writers are not what you read in High School or even university nor are they the titles that we see constantly remade into films year after year. THESE literary gems display the true genius of some of histories greatest writers.

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Posted: 8 months, 3 weeks ago at Aug 25 21:30
wow man, some of these are my favorites!

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