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Somebody else could do their own list of 100 mustread modern classics that has absolutely no overlap with mine, and it would probably be a good list too. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. New introduction by bestselling author of the jane austen book club karen joy fowler. Plato five great dialogues classics club cloth hardcover by plato. Penguin classics is the largest and bestknown classics imprint in the world. The penguin classics book by henry eliot, hardcover. Set in depressionera america, a breathtaking story of five extraordinary women and their remarkable journey through the mountains of kentucky and beyond, from the author of me before you and the peacock emporium. For over sixtyfive years, penguin classics have been making works that were once the sole preserve of academics accessible to everyone. Well announce the next pick ahead of each new season to give you enough time to get a copy before we start exploring it. Penguin popular classics publisher series librarything.
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