Oxford Classics Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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The Natural History of Selborne
Gilbert White
Join Gilbert White as he explores the wildlife around the rural Hampshire parish of Selborne, in our beautifully illustrated edition of ‘The Natural History of Selborne’. More here: https://t.co/95EZrbCRhV https://t.co/o4GfIe64TX
Hardcover, 2020
$24.99$12.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
William Lloyd Garrison
Frederick Douglass was an abolitionist who not only fought against the institution of slavery, but the 'spirit of slavery' itself. Learn more about his final autobiography here: https://t.co/BBA6KObIqQ https://t.co/D8CnMSBvDJ
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Leviathan
Thomas Hobbes
‘Leviathan’ is both a literary achievement and one of the greatest works of political philosophy in the English language. Learn more about Thomas Hobbes and social contract theory on our website: https://bit.ly/38weEw4 https://t.co/YxImgg9cfh
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Uncle Silas: A Tale of Bartram-Haugh
Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Would you consider Sheridan Le Fanu's 'Uncle Silas' to be an Irish or an English novel? Editor @claireconnollys tackles this question in this thought provoking OUPblog post. Let us know what you think in the comments! https://t.co/gKo7lgcCj9
Paperback, 2001
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Republic
Plato
Why should we read Plato’s ‘Republic’? Editor Robin Waterfield gives us several reasons in the video below: https://t.co/HuTt7axaOC
Paperback, 2012
$13.00$6.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Almayer's Folly
Joseph Conrad
Despite his initial ignorance of English (French was his first foreign language), Joseph Conrad wrote 'Almayer's Folly' (1895) while still at sea. #ClassicsinContext Explore Conrad's work: https://t.co/atKCqr6EMZ https://t.co/felGjQLp19
Paperback, 2016
$5.68$2.84 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Thoughts on the Education of Daughters
Mary Wollstonecraft
Wollstonecraft wrote her first book, ‘Thoughts on the Education of Daughters’, in which she argued that women must be educated rationally and must learn to support themselves economically, in order to promote her school for girls. #ClassicsinContext https://bit.ly/3vcaosh https://t.co/GQpcsqaQ6Q
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Phaedrus
Plato
Browse all the Plato titles in our Oxfords World’s Classics series, from ‘Selected Myths’ to ‘Phaedrus’, and learn more about Plato, the founder of Western Philosophy here: https://t.co/CzuAC5gO01 https://t.co/p1Nmm63CLG
Paperback, 2005
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Jezebel's Daughter
Wilkie Collins
Did you know Wilkie Collins’ novel ‘Jezebel’s Daughter’ was inspired by a play he wrote called ‘The Red Vial’? Find out more interesting facts about this classic novel with our audio guide: https://t.co/mZHRiTh6jf https://t.co/WYPcSultj2
Paperback, 2016
$13.95$6.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Published three years before 'The Great Gatsby', 'The Beautiful and Damned' is the novel that cemented F. Scott Fitzgerald's status as the young American writer of his time. Enter our @goodreads giveaway for the chance to win a copy (US entrants only): https://t.co/9uhxhEySAe
Paperback, 2004
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book