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The Oresteia
Aeschylus
James Mustich
If you seek between covers an education in the trials and tribulations, the hopes and fears, the terrors and triumphs of the human spirit, the majestic tragedies of the ancient Greeks are the place to begin, and perhaps the place to end as well. In their beautiful, haunting, unsparing plays, Aeschyl...show more
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Emma
Jane Austen
Pat Costello
Everyone should read Emma by Jane Austen because this novel gives readers the clearest look into Austen's crystalline, cynical skewering of the superficial manners and standards of her place and time. Besides that, it is a lot of fun to read! Readers should compare what the characters say to what th...show more
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