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The seminal (1915) feminist utopian novel, written in an attempt to transform the role of women in American life. In Herland, there have been no men for 2000 years, freeing women to develop a humane and independent civilization. Three men happen upon Herland. One is a relentless womanizer, one a romantic who idealizes women, the third--Vandyke, the narrator--a proto-feminist willing to entertain new and even radical ideas. Their experiences there, the difficulty of their re-education, the emotional ties that are forged, and Gilman's thoughts on the differences between men and women and the societies they would create, form the basis for this innovative and influential work. Issues of dress, work, child-raising, and recreation in Herland are set in satirical contrast to the restrictive, unfair, or just plain absurd practices of American society. AUTHOR: Ann J. Lane, Charlotte Perkins Gilman
PUBLISHER: Knopf Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Fiction 
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 | Agape Agape by Joseph Tabbi, William Gaddis
Description not available.A dying man lies in bed thinking about how he will write a book and grumbling about the pending fall of civilization, in the final novel by the late, National Book Award-winning author of A Frolic of His Own. 40,000 first printing. AUTHOR: Joseph Tabbi, William Gaddis
PUBLISHER: Viking Penguin
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Fiction
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 | Tales of Mystery & Terror by Edgar Allan Poe, Malvina Vogel, Marjorie P. Katz, Mary Shelley, W. W. Jacobs
/Poe/Edgar Allan This anthology includes thirteen stories of the supernatural from the master of the macabre. Some of Poe's most famous tales of terror are featured, including The Pit and the Pendulum , The Tell-Tale Heart , and The Fall of the House of Usher . AUTHOR: Edgar Allan Poe, Malvina Vogel, Marjorie P. Katz, Mary Shelley, W. W. Jacobs
PUBLISHER: Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Fiction
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 | The Ratcatcher by Marina I. Tsvetaeva
Here, the major Russian poet Tsvetaeva lyrically retells a German legend in which a mystical rat catcher is promised a reward for ridding the town of its rats. Denied his prize, the rat catcher lures the town`s children into the side of a mountain. Tsvetaeva`s satiric version of this folktale points a critical finger at post-revolutionary Russia and utilizes many of the recurrent themes of her career, including the role of the artist and the dilemma of determining honesty from hypocrisy. AUTHOR: Marina I. Tsvetaeva
PUBLISHER: Northwestern University Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Fiction
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 | Lord of the Flies by Cliffs Notes Staff
Description not available.Offers critical commentaries, character analyses, essays, and review questions on The Lord of the Flies. AUTHOR: Cliffs Notes Staff
PUBLISHER: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Fiction
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 | The Passion by Nicole Jordan
Fierce pirate Nicholas Sabine and young aristocrat Aurora Demming meet in very unlikely circumstances: he is being escorted to the brig by several naval officers, and Aurora intercedes when she sees him being savagely beaten by his captors. It turns out that Aurora and Nicholas have something to offer one another. If Aurora marries the condemned man, she will inherit his fortune when he is executed. By becoming a woman of independent means, she will be able to avoid marriage to the detestable older man her father has selected for her. Nicholas, for his part, will secure a place in society for his beloved sister, Raven, by marrying into the Demming family. So Aurora and Nicholas marry--on the day before Nicholas's execution. They spend one unforgettable night together, and then Aurora is widowed--left to spend the rest of her life dreaming of the strong, handsome, dashing Nicholas, who has affected her so unexpectedly in such a brief period of time. But then, suddenly, Nicholas returns. Having faked his death, the brigand is back to claim his bride. But how can the genteel Aurora live her life as a pirate's wife? AUTHOR: Nicole Jordan
PUBLISHER: Ballantine Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Fiction
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