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Book Cover for: The Prophet, Kahlil Gibran

The Prophet

Kahlil Gibran
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"Say not, "I have found the path of the soul." Say rather, "I have found the soul walking upon my path." For the soul walks upon all paths." The Prophet (1923) Kahlil Gibran died #OTD in 1931. Books by Kahlil Gibran at PG: https://t.co/jfmUnJgNtZ https://t.co/LXMMJInLmj

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Book Cover for: Ulysses: Second Edition, James Joyce

Ulysses: Second Edition

James Joyce
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Ulysses: Celebrating James Joyce, 'the quintessential European' via ⁦@BBC⁩ https://t.co/rr9ekNlXKd

Paperback, 2022

$12.95$6.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Arrowsmith: Pulitzer Prize Winner, Sinclair Lewis

Arrowsmith: Pulitzer Prize Winner

Sinclair Lewis
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"Every compulsion is put upon writers to become safe, polite, obedient, and sterile." Letter declining the 1926 Pulitzer Prize for Arrowsmith Sinclair Lewis died #OTD in 1951. Books by Sinclair Lewis at PG: https://t.co/FxI0hRQTmu https://t.co/qaV0kg3u7x

Paperback, Mass Market, 2008

$7.95$3.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Canterbury Tales, Geoffrey Chaucer

The Canterbury Tales

Geoffrey Chaucer
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"What is this world? what asketh men to have? Now with his love, now in his colde grave Allone, withouten any compaignye." The Canterbury Tales Geoffrey Chaucer died #OTD in 1400. Books by Geoffrey Chaucer at PG: https://t.co/1CQcpjVQdm https://t.co/7yiFWfL817

Paperback, 2003

$11.00$5.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Ethan Frome, Edith Wharton

Ethan Frome

Edith Wharton
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Festive re-reads: Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton https://t.co/YXcNzW3Bs7 via @GuardianBooks

Paperback, 2005

$10.00$5.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Joseph Andrews, Henry Fielding

Joseph Andrews

Henry Fielding
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"It is a trite but true observation, that examples work more forcibly on the mind than precepts." Joseph Andrews (1742) Henry Fielding was born #OTD in 1707. Books by Henry Fielding at PG: https://t.co/adBaovUz3b https://t.co/pZRf01a65Q

Paperback, 2023

$22.00$11.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Life on the Mississippi, Mark Twain

Life on the Mississippi

Mark Twain
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Weekend Short: Mark Twain’s Life on the Mississippi via ⁦@NationalreviewG⁩ https://t.co/QzGe13afcQ

Paperback, 1985

$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Mill on the Floss, George Eliot

The Mill on the Floss

George Eliot
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The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot, was first published #OTD in three volumes in 1860 by William Blackwood. The first American edition was published by Harper & Brothers, Publishers, New York. The Mill on the Floss at PG: https://t.co/rMcgVLDSx5 https://t.co/gcC9iyJwR6

Paperback, 2003

$13.00$6.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Woman in White, Wilkie Collins

The Woman in White

Wilkie Collins
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#OTD in 1859. The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins was first published in serial form in 1859–60, appearing in Charles Dickens' magazine All the Year Round (UK) and Harper's Weekly (US). It was published in book form in 1860. The Woman in White at PG: https://t.co/ggPK6JwZOT https://t.co/WPI6Nzchcp

Paperback, 2003

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Book Cover for: The Tale of Peter Rabbit, Beatrix Potter

The Tale of Peter Rabbit

Beatrix Potter
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#OTD in 1902. The Tale of Peter Rabbit written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter was published. The Tale of Peter Rabbit at Project Gutenberg: https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/14838 https://t.co/medpfsGLJb

Paperback, 2004

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