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1984

by Orwell, George

Audiobook CD - 2002

"It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen." "It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen." Show less

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The Bell Jar

A Novel

by Plath, Sylvia

eBook - 2015

"It was a queer, sultry summer, the summer they electrocuted the Rosenbergs, and I didn't know what I was doing in New York." "It was a queer, sultry summer, the summer they electrocuted the Rosenbergs, and I didn't know what I was doing in New York." Show less

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The Scarlet Pimpernel

by Orczy, Emmuska Orczy

Unknown - 2007

"A surging, seething, murmuring crowd of beings that are human only in name, for to the eye and ear they seem naught but savage creatures, animated by vile passions and by the lust of vengeance and of hate." "A surging, seething, murmuring crowd of beings that are human only in name, for to the eye and ear they seem naught but savage creatures, animated by vile passions and by the lust of vengeance and of hate." Show less

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Half of A Yellow Sun

by Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi

Book - 2006

"Master was a little crazy; he had spent too many years reading books overseas, talked to himself in his office, did not always return greetings, and...Show more "Master was a little crazy; he had spent too many years reading books overseas, talked to himself in his office, did not always return greetings, and had too much hair. Ugwu's aunty said this in a low voice as they walked on the path. "But he is a good man," she added." Show less

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The Phantom of the Opera

by Leroux, Gaston

Book - 2016

“The Opera ghost really existed. He was not, as was long believed, a creature of the imagination of the artists, the superstition of the managers, or a product of the absurd and impressionable brains of the young ladies of the ballet...” “The Opera ghost really existed. He was not, as was long believed, a creature of the imagination of the artists, the superstition of the managers, or a product of the absurd and impressionable brains of the young ladies of the ballet...” Show less

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The Alchemist

by Coelho, Paulo

eBook - 2015

"'Dusk was falling as the boy arrived with his herd at the abandoned church. The roof had fallen in long ago, and an enormous sycamore had grown on the spot where sacristy had once stood." "'Dusk was falling as the boy arrived with his herd at the abandoned church. The roof had fallen in long ago, and an enormous sycamore had grown on the spot where sacristy had once stood." Show less

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The Wolf of Wall Street (Movie Tie-in Edition)

by Belfort, Jordan

Downloadable Audiobook - 2013

“You’re lower than pond scum,” said my new boss, leading me through the boardroom of LF Rothschild for the first time. “You got a problem with that, Jordan?” “You’re lower than pond scum,” said my new boss, leading me through the boardroom of LF Rothschild for the first time. “You got a problem with that, Jordan?” Show less

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The Corrections

by Franzen, Jonathan

Book - 2002

"The madness of an autumn prairie cold front coming through. You could feel it: something terrible was going to happen.” "The madness of an autumn prairie cold front coming through. You could feel it: something terrible was going to happen.” Show less

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Something Wicked This Way Comes

by Bradbury, Ray

Book - 1999

"First of all, it was October, a rare month for boys. Not that all months aren't rare.But there be bad and good, as the pirates say. Take September, a bad month: school begins" "First of all, it was October, a rare month for boys. Not that all months aren't rare.But there be bad and good, as the pirates say. Take September, a bad month: school begins" Show less

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The Night Circus

[a Novel]

by Morgenstern, Erin

Unknown - 2011

"The Circus arrives without warning. No announcements precede it, no paper notices on downtown posts and billboards, no mentions or advertisements in local newspapers. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not." "The Circus arrives without warning. No announcements precede it, no paper notices on downtown posts and billboards, no mentions or advertisements in local newspapers. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not." Show less

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The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

by Díaz, Junot

Book - 2008

"Our hero was not one of those Dominican cats everybody’s always going on about--" "Our hero was not one of those Dominican cats everybody’s always going on about--" Show less

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The Princess Bride

by Goldman, William

eBook - 2007

This is my favorite book in all the world, though I have never read it. This is my favorite book in all the world, though I have never read it. Show less

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The Pillars of the Earth

The Pillars of the Earth Series, Book 1

by Follett, Ken

Downloadable Audiobook - 2007

"The small boys came early to the hanging." "The small boys came early to the hanging." Show less

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The Hobbit

by Tolkien, J.R.R.

Downloadable Audiobook - 2009

"In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell, nor yet a dry, bare, sa...Show more "In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell, nor yet a dry, bare, sandy hole with nothing in it to sit down on or to eat: it was a hobbit-hole, and that means comfort." Show less

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The Invention of Hugo Cabret

A Novel in Words and Pictures

by Selznick, Brian

Book - 2007

"From his perch behind the clock, Hugo could see everything." "From his perch behind the clock, Hugo could see everything." Show less

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The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

The Chronicles of Narnia, Book 5

by Lewis, C. S.

Downloadable Audiobook - 2005

"There was a boy called Eustace Clarence Scrubb, and he almost deserved it." "There was a boy called Eustace Clarence Scrubb, and he almost deserved it." Show less

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A Tale of Two Cities

by Dickens, Charles

eBook - 2021

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the...Show more "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair…" Show less

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The Name of the Wind

Vol. 1

by Rothfuss, Patrick

Book - 2007

"IT WAS NIGHT AGAIN. The Waystone Inn lay in silence, and it was a silence of three parts." "IT WAS NIGHT AGAIN. The Waystone Inn lay in silence, and it was a silence of three parts." Show less

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Fahrenheit 451

by Bradbury, Ray

Downloadable Audiobook - 2005

"It was a pleasure to burn." "It was a pleasure to burn." Show less

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A Wrinkle in Time

Vol. 1

by L'Engle, Madeleine

Book - 2007

“It was a dark and stormy night…” “It was a dark and stormy night…” Show less

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Back When We Were Grownups

by Tyler Anne

Downloadable Audiobook - 2001

"Once upon a time, there was a woman who discovered that she had turned into the wrong person." "Once upon a time, there was a woman who discovered that she had turned into the wrong person." Show less

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Pride and Prejudice

by Austen, Jane

eBook - 2021

“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.” “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.” Show less

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Moby Dick

by Melville, Herman

Downloadable Audiobook - 2009

"Call me Ishmael" "Call me Ishmael" Show less

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