English Language Learning : Listen & Read |
MISS LONELYHEARTS Behind a newspaper’s advice column, one man confronts a flood of desperate letters —and discovers that sympathy may not be enough. Miss Lonelyhearts is a short, dark, satirical novel that addresses loneliness, troubled relationships, social prejudice, and moments of violence, using the exaggerated style of its 1930s setting. |
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Let Him Roll
Novels and Short Stories |
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| Mark Twain : 'If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and a man.' | ||||||
| ANTI-AUTHORITARIAN NOVELS: various genres that explore themes of authoritarianism, resistance, and individual freedom. |
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Brave New World
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The Lost Cause |
The Handmaid's Tale
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Fahrenheit 451
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"Then the King will say - 'Come, you who are blessed, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.'" |
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The Plot Against America
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Little Brother
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It Can't Happen Here
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Alone in Berlin
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