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Prepare to be enthralled, fascinated, and even repulsed as you encounter the formidable antagonists who have left an indelible mark on the literary world. With each book in this curated collection, you will experience the mastery of renowned authors who have crafted villains that transcend the pages and become unforgettable cultural icons. Unleash your fascination with the darker side of human nature and embark on an unforgettable journey through the realms of literary villainy.
Victor Hugo | Fiction Classics
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The story of Quasimodo, the hunchback bellringer of Notre-Dame cathedral and his devotion to the beautiful gypsy dancer Esmeralda. When the demented archdeacon Frollo sets out to abduct Esmeralda, he uses Quasimodo to do the evil deed on his behalf. However, Quasimodo turns from captor to saviour.
William Shakespeare | Drama Classics
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After Hamlet's father is killed by his brother, Claudius, Hamlet struggles with his vow to seek revenge by murdering Claudius.
Victor Hugo | Fiction Classics
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Ex-convict Jean-Valjean struggles to find redemption after his release for a 19 year prison sentence for stealing food for his starving family.
Rudyard Kipling | Children's Classics
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After getting lost in the jungle, Mowgli is adopted into a family of wolves where he learns Jungle Law, the importance of loyalty, and survival skills.
Charles Dickens | Fiction Classics
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Oliver escapes from a miserable workhouse where he's spent his childhood, travels to London, and befriends Artful Dodger, Fagin, and their group of thieves.
Harriet Beecher Stowe | Fiction Classics
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In order to pay off his debts, farmer Arthur Shelby, so he makes the tough decision to sell two of his slaves.
Rafael Sabatini | Romance Classics
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Through a procession of vocations, the hero constantly opposes a villainous nobleman, the Marquis de la Tour d'Azyr. First as a lawyer, then as an actor, a swordsman, and finally a revolutionary politician, the hero finds himself confronted by d'Azyr, and finally faces an astounding revelation that changes his life.
Herman Melville | Fiction Classics
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Captain Ahab's is fueled by his desire to kill the great white whale that tore off his leg leads, but his attempts lead to disaster.
Joseph Conrad | Fiction Classics
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Captain Charles Marlow describes his experience transporting ivory along the Congo River in Africa where he encounters many instances of ruin and destruction.
Abhishek | Fiction Classics
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Macbeth - A play by William Shakespeare, summarized just in 10 pages.
Robert A. Albano | Classic Literature
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Shakespeare's great tragedy explained in plain and simple prose!"Macbeth" begins with spectacle. Just as movie audiences today may find elaborate special effects to be thrilling and exciting, so too did Renaissance theater audiences enjoy the stage effects that would accompany certain performances. Shakespeare immediately brings his audience into the supernatural world. ...
Mark Twain | Children's Classics
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Set on a 19th century Mississippi town, Tom Sawyer is a mischievous boy who skips school, witnesses to a crime, hunts for pirate treasure, and gets lost in a cave.
Bram Stoker | Horror Classics
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Count Dracula is a vampire who terrifies the countryside in his quest for human blood, but the residents soon learn his real identity and vow to destroy him.
Dante Alighieri | Poetry Classics
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A pilgrim named Dante receives help of the Roman poet, Virgil, on a journey through Purgatory, on their way to Heaven.
William Makepeace Thackeray | Fiction Classics
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During the time of Waterloo, Amelia Sedley begins a courtship and Becky Sharp utilizes her cleverness to avoid becoming a governess.
Charles Dickens | Fiction Classics
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This book unearths the life of David Copperfield from his childhood into adulthood.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle | Mystery Classics
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Twelve fascinating stories recount the investigations of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson as they try to solve crimes in Victorian London.
L. Frank Baum | Children's Classics
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The story of Dorothy and her dog, Toto, who are swept off the Kansas plains by a huge cyclone, and find themselves in the land of Oz. With color illustrations by Michael Foreman.
Robert Gates Sr. | Politics
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The misconceptions that some have about political parties and their followers, is astounding. One must understand that all countries are controlled by political parties with most of them elected into office, while some (dictators) usurp their power, and subscribe to an economic design that they feel will benefit the country (or themselves). It does not matter what they call themselves. It is the basic economic philosophy that they support that is important. This FREE e-Book is filled with information that has already been published in one form or another, but that has been arranged to be presented in a historical manner to show how in the beginning, man escaped slavery (serfdom), only to enter the realm of slavery again under the guise of Socialism. This march toward slavery is relentless. Download this FREE e-Book today!
Nathaniel Hawthorne | Fiction Classics
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In early colonial Massachusetts, a young woman experiences the results of adultery and must spend the remainder of her life atoning for her sins.
