whats the best book out of this list?
AeschylusAgamemnonDramaA modern translation of the first in an ancient Greek trilogy which traces the chain of murder and revenge within the royal family of Argos Allende, IsabelHouse of SpiritsFictionThe epic story of the passionate Trueba family which begins at the turn of the century in South America Anderson, SherwoodWinesburg, OhioFictionSmall town life in the twenties provides the people and the action for this profile of the American character AnonymousSong of RolandFictionEpic poem about France's medieval national hero AristophanesAny PlayDramaAncient Greek comic plays Atwood, MargaretHandmaiden's TaleFictionIn the futuristic Republic of Gilead, which is ruled and policed by men, women are divided into classes based on their household functions Austen, JaneEmmaFictionFiction of manners, this novel of Regency England centers upon a self-assured young lady who is determined to arrange her life and the lives of those around her into a pattern dictated by her romantic fancy. Austen, JanePride and PrejudiceFictionIn early 19th century England, a spirited young woman copes with the courtship of a snobbish gentleman as well as the romantic entanglements of her four sisters Baldwin, JamesGo Tell It on the MountainFictionFourteen year-old John struggles against the environmental influences of Harlem Beerbohm, MaxZuleika DobsonFictionSparklingly wicked satire concerns the unlikely events that occur when a femme fatale briefly enters the supremely privileged, all-male domain of Judas College, Oxford Bellow, SaulHenderson and the Rain King  FictionHenderson, a middle-aged American millionaire, travels to Africa in search of a more rewarding life, and finds himself regarded as a messiah when he manages to bring rain to a drought-stricken tribe Bellow, SaulAdventures of Augie MarchFictionDescribes the life of Augie March, a poor Chicago boy growing up during the Depression, and his search for a career  Bolt, RobertA Man for All SeasonsDramaHistorical play about Sir Thomas More, who was executed for refusing to acknowledge Henry VIII as head of the English Church Bowen, ElizabethThe Death of the HeartFictionPortia, an orphan comes to live in London with her half-brother, Thomas, and his wife, Anna.  A child of sin raised in a series of shabby French hotels, Portia is possessed of a kind of terrible innocence - she literally can't comprehend evil or unkind motives. Unfortunately for her, she falls in with Anna's friend, Eddie, who seems to be made entirely of bad motives. Bowles, PaulThe Sheltering SkyFictionExamines the ways in which Americans respond to foreign cultures through the story of three American travelers adrift in the cities and deserts of North Africa in the aftermath of World War II Bradbury, RayDandelion WineFictionIn a small town in 1928, a twelve year-old boy savors the magic of childhood and the wonders of summer Bradbury, RayThe Martian ChroniclesScience FictionThe first Earth people to attempt the colonization of Mars try to build their new world in the image of the civilization they left behind Bradford, RichardRed Sky in the MorningFictionStory of a 17 year-old boy in New Mexico at the beginning of World War II Brecht, BertoltMother CourageDramaChronicles Mother Courage as she trails the armies back and forth across Europe selling provisions and liquor from her canteen wagon during the Thirty Years War Buck, Pearl S.The Good EarthFictionDescribes the cycle of birth, marriage, and death of a Chinese peasant family in the early 1900's. Bunyan, JohnPilgrim's ProgressFictionDescribes the life of John Bunyan, itinerant English Puritan preacher and author of many religious books and sermons, including "Pilgrim's Progress" Cain, James M.The Postman Always Rings TwiceFictionThis novel is about a drifter who embarks on a course of destruction when he falls for the wife of Nick, the genial owner of a roadside cafe Caldwell, ErskineTobacco RoadFictionThe story of Georgia sharecropper, Jeeter Lester, and his family who are trapped by the bleak economic conditions of the Depression as well as by their own limited intelligence and destructive behavior Camus, AlbertThe StrangerFictionThe story of a man who commits a pointless murder Carroll, LewisAlice in WonderlandFictionFanciful tale of Alice, who falls down the rabbit hole into a land of adventure Cather, WillaDeath Comes for the ArchbishopFictionThe literal and spiritual journey of two French priests who come to the American Southwest as missionaries in the mid-1800's Cather, WillaMy AntoniaFictionA New York lawyer remembers his boyhood in Nebraska and his friendship with a simple Bohemian girl Cervantes, MiguelDon QuixoteFictionTales of the misadventures of a mixed-up knight Cheever, JohnThe Wapshot ChronicleFictionBased in part on Cheever's adolescence in New England. This comic no Im really sorry that it turned out this was :(
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Answer 1 :
Pride and Prejudice is my favorite out of this list. I love Austen. :)
Answer 2 :
the (lewis carrol) alice in wonderland books are nice but jane austen's collection is best!!
Answer 3 :
That is a very good list of books, and it is difficult for me to choose just one. Probably my favorites would be Pride and Prejudice, Dandelion Wine, The Good Earth, and Willa My Antonia. All those are really really good books. Good luck with your reading
AeschylusAgamemnonDramaA modern translation of the first in an ancient Greek trilogy which traces the chain of murder and revenge within the royal family of Argos Allende, IsabelHouse of SpiritsFictionThe epic story of the passionate Trueba family which begins at the turn of the century in South America Anderson, SherwoodWinesburg, OhioFictionSmall town life in the twenties provides the people and the action for this profile of the American character AnonymousSong of RolandFictionEpic poem about France's medieval national hero AristophanesAny PlayDramaAncient Greek comic plays Atwood, MargaretHandmaiden's TaleFictionIn the futuristic Republic of Gilead, which is ruled and policed by men, women are divided into classes based on their household functions Austen, JaneEmmaFictionFiction of manners, this novel of Regency England centers upon a self-assured young lady who is determined to arrange her life and the lives of those around her into a pattern dictated by her romantic fancy. Austen, JanePride and PrejudiceFictionIn early 19th century England, a spirited young woman copes with the courtship of a snobbish gentleman as well as the romantic entanglements of her four sisters Baldwin, JamesGo Tell It on the MountainFictionFourteen year-old John struggles against the environmental influences of Harlem Beerbohm, MaxZuleika DobsonFictionSparklingly wicked satire concerns the unlikely events that occur when a femme fatale briefly enters the supremely privileged, all-male domain of Judas College, Oxford Bellow, SaulHenderson and the Rain King  FictionHenderson, a middle-aged American millionaire, travels to Africa in search of a more rewarding life, and finds himself regarded as a messiah when he manages to bring rain to a drought-stricken tribe Bellow, SaulAdventures of Augie MarchFictionDescribes the life of Augie March, a poor Chicago boy growing up during the Depression, and his search for a career  Bolt, RobertA Man for All SeasonsDramaHistorical play about Sir Thomas More, who was executed for refusing to acknowledge Henry VIII as head of the English Church Bowen, ElizabethThe Death of the HeartFictionPortia, an orphan comes to live in London with her half-brother, Thomas, and his wife, Anna.  A child of sin raised in a series of shabby French hotels, Portia is possessed of a kind of terrible innocence - she literally can't comprehend evil or unkind motives. Unfortunately for her, she falls in with Anna's friend, Eddie, who seems to be made entirely of bad motives. Bowles, PaulThe Sheltering SkyFictionExamines the ways in which Americans respond to foreign cultures through the story of three American travelers adrift in the cities and deserts of North Africa in the aftermath of World War II Bradbury, RayDandelion WineFictionIn a small town in 1928, a twelve year-old boy savors the magic of childhood and the wonders of summer Bradbury, RayThe Martian ChroniclesScience FictionThe first Earth people to attempt the colonization of Mars try to build their new world in the image of the civilization they left behind Bradford, RichardRed Sky in the MorningFictionStory of a 17 year-old boy in New Mexico at the beginning of World War II Brecht, BertoltMother CourageDramaChronicles Mother Courage as she trails the armies back and forth across Europe selling provisions and liquor from her canteen wagon during the Thirty Years War Buck, Pearl S.The Good EarthFictionDescribes the cycle of birth, marriage, and death of a Chinese peasant family in the early 1900's. Bunyan, JohnPilgrim's ProgressFictionDescribes the life of John Bunyan, itinerant English Puritan preacher and author of many religious books and sermons, including "Pilgrim's Progress" Cain, James M.The Postman Always Rings TwiceFictionThis novel is about a drifter who embarks on a course of destruction when he falls for the wife of Nick, the genial owner of a roadside cafe Caldwell, ErskineTobacco RoadFictionThe story of Georgia sharecropper, Jeeter Lester, and his family who are trapped by the bleak economic conditions of the Depression as well as by their own limited intelligence and destructive behavior Camus, AlbertThe StrangerFictionThe story of a man who commits a pointless murder Carroll, LewisAlice in WonderlandFictionFanciful tale of Alice, who falls down the rabbit hole into a land of adventure Cather, WillaDeath Comes for the ArchbishopFictionThe literal and spiritual journey of two French priests who come to the American Southwest as missionaries in the mid-1800's Cather, WillaMy AntoniaFictionA New York lawyer remembers his boyhood in Nebraska and his friendship with a simple Bohemian girl Cervantes, MiguelDon QuixoteFictionTales of the misadventures of a mixed-up knight Cheever, JohnThe Wapshot ChronicleFictionBased in part on Cheever's adolescence in New England. This comic no Im really sorry that it turned out this was :(
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People's Answers, Critics, Comments, Opinions :
Answer 1 :
Pride and Prejudice is my favorite out of this list. I love Austen. :)
Answer 2 :
the (lewis carrol) alice in wonderland books are nice but jane austen's collection is best!!
Answer 3 :
That is a very good list of books, and it is difficult for me to choose just one. Probably my favorites would be Pride and Prejudice, Dandelion Wine, The Good Earth, and Willa My Antonia. All those are really really good books. Good luck with your reading
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