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Jane Eyre (Canon Classics Worldview Edition)
"Bronte reached the highest romance through the lowest realism." -G.K. Chesterton"Brontë introduced the literary world to a sphere it had yet to see and, ironically, one larger …
Canterbury Tales, the (Canon Classic Worldview Edition)
" Chaucer] is not only the father of all our poets, but the grandfather of all our hundred million novelists." -G.K. Chesterton"Spring has arrived, prompting folks from all …
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Canon Classics Worldview Edition)
"There is a moral in Dorian Gray-a moral which the prurient will not be able to find in it, but which will be revealed to all whose minds are healthy. Is this an error? I fear it …
The Aeneid (Canon Classics Worldview Edition)
The Odyssey (Canon Classics Worldview Edition)
"In The Odyssey one may liken Homer to the setting sun, of which the grandeur remains without the integrity." -Longinus, On the Sublime"If the Iliad is the first tragedy ever …
Heart of Darkness (Canon Classics Worldview Edition)
"From nothing else that I have ever read have I gotten what every book of Conrad has given me." -Ernest Hemingway, Transatlantic Review, 1924"What does it mean to give oneself to a …
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Canon Classics Worldview Edition)
"Ah, childhood. Boys. Long summer days, barefoot, fishing, swimming, laughter, pocket knives, dirty hands, dirty faces, sweaty brows, trouble, joy. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is …
Much Ado about Nothing (Canon Classics Worldview Edition)
"Some Cupid kills with arrows, some with traps." -Hero, Leonato's daughter"If a theatrical performance is primarily seen and heard, the main action in Much Ado About Nothing is …
The Inferno (Canon Classics Worldview Edition)
"I love Dante almost as much as the Bible. He is my spiritual food, the rest is ballast." -James Joyce"Many authors have taken their readers on fascinating journeys into the …
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Canon Classics Worldview Edition)
"All of us know somehow that there is a Mr. Hyde and a Dr. Jekyll in us... There's a tension at the heart of human nature. And whenever we set out to dream our dreams and to build …
The Iliad (Canon Classics Worldview Edition)
"I have always from my earliest youth had an awe and love of Homer which even now makes the words falter on my lips, for he seems to be the great captain and teacher of the whole …
Othello (Canon Classics Worldview Edition)
"O, beware, my lord, of jealousy; it is the green-ey'd monster which doth mock the meat it feeds on." -Iago"Have you ever sat through a show, movie, or play that was intensely …