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ABSALOM,
ABSALOM
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FAULKNER
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2
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| ADAM BEDE | GEORGE ELLIOT | 1 |
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AGE
OF INNOCENCE
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WHARTON
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2
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AGNES
OF GOD
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PIELMEIER
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1
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ALIAS
GRACE
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ATWOOD
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2
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ALL
MY SONS
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MILLER
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2
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ALL
THE KING’S MEN
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PENN
WARREN
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2
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ALL
THE PRETTY HORSES
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MCCARTHY
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2
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AMERICAN
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JAMES
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1
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AMERICA
IS IN THE HEART
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BULOSAN
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1
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AMERICAN
TRAGEDY
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DREISER
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3
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ANNA
KARENINA
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TOLSTOY
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5
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ANOTHER
COUNTRY
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BALDWIN
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1
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ANTHONY
AND CLEOPATRA
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SHAKESPEARE
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2
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ANTIGONE
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SOPHOCLES
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6
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APPRENTICESHIP
OF DUDDY KRAVITZ
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RICHLER
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1
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ARMIES
OF THE NIGHT
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MAILER
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1
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AS
I LAY DYING
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FAULKNER
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6
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AS
YOU LIKE IT
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SHAKESPEARE
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3
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| AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF AN EX-COLORED MAN | WELDON-JOHNSON |
1
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AWAKENING
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CHOPIN
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7
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BALLAD
OF READING GAOL
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WILDE
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1
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BARCHESTER
TOWERS
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TROLLOPE
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1
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BEAR
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FAULKNER
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2
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BELOVED
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MORRISON
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4
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BENITO
CERENO
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MELVILLE
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1
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BILLY
BUDD
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MELVILLE
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7
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BIRTHDAY
PARTY
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PINTER
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2
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| BLACK BOY | WRIGHT | 1 |
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BLEAK
HOUSE
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DICKENS
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2
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BLESS
ME ULTIMA
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ANAYA
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4
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BLUEST
EYE
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MORRISON
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1
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| BONESETTER'S DAUGHTER | TAN | 1 |
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BRAVE
NEW WORLD
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HUXLEY
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2
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BRIGHTON
ROCK
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GREENE
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1
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BROTHERS
KARAMAZOV
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DOSTOEVSKY
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1
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CANDIDA
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SHAW
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1
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CANDIDE
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VOLTAIRE
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5
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CANTERBURY
TALES
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CHAUCER
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1
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CARETAKER
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PINTER
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1
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CAT
ON A HOT TIN ROOF
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WILLIAMS
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1
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CATCH-22
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HELLER
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7
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CATCHER
IN THE RYE
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SALINGER
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1
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CAT'S
EYE
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ATWOOD
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1
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CENTAUR
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UPDIKE
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1
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CEREMONY
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SILKO
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6
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CHERRY
ORCHARD
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CHECKOV
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3
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CIVIL
DISOBEDIENCE
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THOREAU
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1
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COLOR
PURPLE
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WALKER
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6
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COMING
THROUGH SLAUGHTER
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ONDAATJE
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1
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CRIME
AND PUNISHMENT
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DOSTOEVSKY
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11
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CRISIS
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CHURCHILL
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1
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CRUCIBLE
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MILLER
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4
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CRY,
BELOVED COUNTRY
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PATTON
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5
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DAISY
MILLER
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JAMES
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1
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DANCING
AT LUGHNASA
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FRIEL
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1
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DAVID
COPPERFIELD
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DICKENS
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3
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DEAD
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JOYCE
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1
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DEATH
OF A SALESMAN
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MILLER
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6
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DEATH
OF IVAN ILYICH
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TOLSTOY
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1
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DELTA
WEDDING
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WELTY
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1
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DESIRE
UNDER THE ELMS
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O'NEILL
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1
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DINNER
AT HOMESICK RESTAURANT
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TYLER
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1
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DIVINERS
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LAURENCE
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2
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DOCTOR
FAUSTUS
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MARLOWE
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2
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DOLLMAKER
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ARNOW
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1
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DOLL'S
HOUSE
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IBSEN
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6
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DON
JUAN
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BYRON
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1
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DON
QUIXOTE
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CERVANTES
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4
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DR.
FAUSTUS
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GOETHE
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2
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| EAST OF EDEN | STEINBECK | 1 |
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EMMA
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AUSTIN
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1
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ENEMY
OF THE PEOPLE
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IBSEN
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5
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EQUUS
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SHAFFER
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4
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ETHAN
FROME
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WHARTON
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5
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EUMENIDES
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AESCHYLUS
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1
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EXCELLENT
WOMEN
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PYM
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1
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FALL
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CAMUS
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1
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FAREWELL
TO ARMS
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HEMINGWAY
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2
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THE
FATHER
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DE MAUPASSANT
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1
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FATHER
AND SONS
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TURGENEV
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1
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| FAUST | GOETHE |
1
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FEDERALIST
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JEFFERSON
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1
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| FENCES | WILSON |
1
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FIFTH
BUSINESS
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DAVIES
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1
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| FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS | HEMINGWAY |
2
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FRANKENSTEIN
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SHELLEY
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4
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GATHERING
OF OLD MEN
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GAINES
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1
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| GESTURE LIFE | RAE-LEE |
2
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GHOSTS
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IBSEN
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2
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GLASS
MENAGERIE
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WILLIAMS
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5
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GO
TELL IT ON THE MOUNTAIN
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BALDWIN
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3
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GOING
AFTER CACCIATO
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O’BRIEN
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1
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GOOD
SOLDIER
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MADDOX
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1
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GRAPES
OF WRATH
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STEINBECK
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5
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GREAT
EXPECTATIONS
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DICKENS
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10
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GREAT
GATSBY
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FITZGERALD
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8
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GULIVER'S
TRAVELS
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SWIFT
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4
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HAIRY
APE
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O'NEILL
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1
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HAMLET
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SHAKESPEARE
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6
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HANDMAID'S
TALE
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ATWOOD
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1
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HARD
TIMES
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DICKENS
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2
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HEART
OF DARKNESS
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CONRAD
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9
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HEART
OF THE MATTER
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GREENE
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1
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HEDDA
GABLER
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IBSEN
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4
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HENRY
IV
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SHAKESPEARE
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2
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HOME
SWEET HOME
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RICHLER
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1
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HOMECOMING
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PINTER
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2
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HOUSE
MADE OF DAWN
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MOMADAY
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1
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HOUSE
OF THE SEVEN GABLES
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HAWTHORNE
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1
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| HOUSE MADE OF DAWN | MOMADAY | 1 |
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HUCKLEBERRY
FINN
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TWAIN
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11
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ILIAD
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HOMER
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1
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IN
COUNTRY
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MASON
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1
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IN
THE LAKE OF THE WOODS
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O’BRIEN
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1
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INVISIBLE
MAN
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ELLISON
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17
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J.
ALFRED PROOFROCK
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ELIOT
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1
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J.B.
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MACLEISH
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2
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JANE
EYRE
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BRONTE
C.
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11
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JASMINE
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MUKHERJEE
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1
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JOE
TURNER’S COME AND GONE
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WILSON
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2
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JOSEPH
ANDREWS
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FIELDING
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1
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JOY
LUCK CLUB
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TAN
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1
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JUDE
THE OBSCURE
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HARDY
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7
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JULIUS
CAESAR
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SHAKESPEARE
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2
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JUNGLE
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SINCLAIR
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1
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KING
LEAR
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SHAKESPEARE
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12
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LETTERS
FROM AN AMERICAN FARMER
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CREVECOEUR
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1
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LIGHT
IN AUGUST
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FAULKNER
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9
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LITTLE
FOXES
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HELLMAN
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2
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LOLITA
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NABOKOV
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1
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LONG
DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT
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O'NEILL
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2
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LORD
JIM
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CONRAD
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6
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LORD
OF FLIES
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GOLDING
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2
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LOVE
MEDICINE
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ERDICH
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1
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LOVED
ONE
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WAUGH
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1
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LYSISTRATA
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ARISTOPHENES
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1
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M.
BUTTERFLY
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WANG
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1
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MACBETH
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SHAKESPEARE
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3
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MADAME
BOVARY
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FLAUBERT
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3
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MAIN
STREET
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LEWIS
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1
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MAJOR
BARBARA
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SHAW
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3
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MAN
AND SUPERMAN
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SHAW
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1
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MANSFIELD
PARK
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AUSTIN
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2
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MAYOR
OF CASTERBRIDGE
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HARDY
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3
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MEDEA
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EURIPIDES
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5
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MEMBER
OF THE WEDDING
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MCCULLERS
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1
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MERCHANT
OF VENICE
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SHAKESPEARE
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3
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METAMORPHOSIS
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KAFKA
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2
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MIDDLEMARCH
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ELIOT
GEORGE
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3
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MIDSUMMER
NIGHT'S DREAM
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SHAKESPEARE
|
2
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MILL
AND THE FLOSS
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ELIOT
G.
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2
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MISANTHROPE
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MOLIERE
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1
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MISS
LONELYHEARTS
|
WEST
|
1
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MOBY
DICK
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MELVILLE
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11
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MOLL
FLANDERS
|
FIELDING
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5
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MONKEY
BRIDGE
|
CAO
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1
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MOTHER
COURAGE
|
BRECHT
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2
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MRS.
DALLOWAY
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WOOLF
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3
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MRS.
WARREN'S PROFESSION
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SHAW
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2
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MUCH
ADO ABOUT NOTHING
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SHAKESPEARE
|
1
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MURDER
IN THE CATHEDRAL
|
ELIOT
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4
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MY
LAST DUCHESS
|
BROWNING
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1
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NATIVE
SON
|
WRIGHT
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6
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NATIVE
SPEAKER
|
LEE
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1
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NINETEEN
EIGHTY-FOUR
|
ORWELL
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4
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NO
EXIT
|
SARTE
|
1
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NO-NO
BOY
|
OKADA
|
1
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NOTES
FROM THE UNDERGROUND
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DOSTOEVSKY
|
1
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OBASAN
|
KOGAWA
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5
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ODYSSEY
|
HOMER
|
1
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OEDIPUS
REX
|
SOPHOCLES
|
7
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OF
MICE AND MEN
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STEINBECK
|
1
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| ONE DAY IN THE LIFE... | SOLZHENITSYN | 1 |
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ONE
FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST
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KESEY
|
1
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ONE
HUNDRED YEARS OF SOLITUDE
|
MARQUEZ
|
1
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| O PIONEERS | CATHER | 1 |
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OPTIMIST'S
DAUGHTER
|
WELTY
|
1
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ORESTEIA
|
AESCHYLUS
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1
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| ORLANDO | WOOLF |
1
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OTHELLO
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SHAKESPEARE
|
5
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OUR
MUTUAL FRIEND
|
DICKENS
|
1
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OUR
TOWN
|
WILDER
|
2
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| OUT OF AFRICA | DINESEN | 1 |
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PALE
FIRE
|
NABOKOV
|
1
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PAMELA
|
RICHARDSON
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1
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PARADISE
LOST
|
MILTON
|
2
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PASSAGE
TO INDIA
|
FORSTER
|
6
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PERSUASION
|
AUSTIN
|
2
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PHEDRE
|
RACINE
|
1
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PIANO
LESSON
|
WILSON
|
3
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PNIN
|
NABOKOV
|
1
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PORTRAIT
OF A LADY
|
JAMES
|
4
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PORTRAIT
OF AN ARTIST
|
JOYCE
|
10
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POWER
AND THE GLORY
|
GREENE
|
1
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PRAISESONG
FOR THE WIDOW
|
MARSHALL
|
1
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PRIDE
AND PREJUDICE
|
AUSTIN
|
4
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PRIME
OF MISS JEAN BRODIE
|
SPARK
|
1
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PYGMALION
|
SHAW
|
1
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| RAGTIME | DOCTOROW |
1
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RAISIN
IN THE SUN
|
HANSBERRY
|
7
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RAPE
OF THE LOCKE
|
POPE
|
1
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REDBURN
|
MELVILLE
|
1
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REMAINS
OF THE DAY
|
ISHIGURO
|
1
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RICHARD
III
|
SHAKESPEARE
|
1
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ROMEO
AND JULIET
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SHAKESPEARE
|
3
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ROOM
OF ONE'S OWN
|
WOOLF
|
1
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ROSENCRANTZ
AND GUILDENSTEIN
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STOPPARD
|
5
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SAINT
JOAN
|
SHAW
|
1
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SANDBOX
|
ALBEE
|
1
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SCARLET
LETTER
|
HAWTHORNE
|
10
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| SENT FOR YOU YESTERDAY | WIDEMAN |
1
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SEPARATE
PEACE
|
KNOWLES
|
1
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SHIPPING
NEWS
|
PROULX
|
1
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SISTER
CARRIE
|
DREISER
|
2
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SLAUGHTERHOUSE
FIVE
|
VONNEGUT
|
1
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SNOW
FALLING ON CEDARS
|
GUTTERSON
|
1
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SONG
OF SOLOMON
|
MORRISON
|
4
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SONS
AND LOVERS
|
LAURENCE,
D.H.
|
2
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SOUND
AND FURY
|
FAULKNER
|
4
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STONE
ANGEL
|
LAWRENCE,
M
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1
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STRANGER
|
CAMUS
|
3
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STREETCAR
NAMED DESIRE
|
WILLIAMS
|
3
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SULA
|
MORRISON
|
3
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SUN
ALSO RISES
|
HEMINGWAY
|
5
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SURFACING
|
ATWOOD |
1
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TALE
OF TWO CITIES
|
DICKENS
|
2
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TARTUFFE
|
MOLIERE
|
1
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|
TEMPEST
|
SHAKESPEARE
|
3
|
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TESS
OF D'URBERVILLLES
|
HARDY
|
4
|
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THANATOS
SYNDROME
|
PERCY
|
1
|
|
THEIR
EYES WERE WATCHING GOD
|
HURSTON
|
7
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|
THINGS
FALL APART
|
ACHUBE
|
3
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| THINGS THEY CARRIED | O'BRIEN |
1
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| A THOUSAND ACRES | SMILEY | 1 |
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TO
A LIGHTHOUSE
|
WOOLF
|
3
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|
TOM
JONES
|
FIELDING
|
3
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TRIAL
|
KAFKA
|
2
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TRIFLES
|
GLASPELL
|
1
|
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TRISTRAM
SHANTY
|
STERNE
|
1
|
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TURN
OF THE SCREW
|
JAMES
|
4
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TWELFTH
NIGHT
|
SHAKESPEARE
|
3
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TYPICAL
AMERICAN
|
GISH JEN |
1
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UNCLE
TOM'S CABIN
|
STOWE
|
1
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| VICAR OF WAKEFIELD | GOLDSMITH | 1 |
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VICTORY
|
CONRAD
|
1
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VOLPONE
|
JONSON
|
1
|
|
WAITING
FOR GODOT
|
BECKETT
|
6
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WARDEN
|
TROLLOPE
|
1
|
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WASHINGTON
SQUARE
|
JAMES
|
1
|
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WASTE
LAND
|
ELIOT
T.S.
|
1
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WATCH
ON THE RHINE
|
HELLMAN
|
1
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WATCH
THAT ENDS THE NIGHT
|
MACLENNAN
|
1
|
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WAY
OF THE WORLD
|
CONGREVE
|
1
|
| WAY WE LIVE NOW | TROLLOPE | 1 |
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WHO'S
AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF
|
ALBEE
|
3
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WIDE
SARGASSO SEA
|
RHYS
|
2
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WILD
DUCK
|
IBSEN
|
1
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WINTER
IN THE BLOOD
|
WELCH
|
1
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WINTER'S
TALE
|
SHAKESPEARE
|
3
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WISEBLOOD
|
O'CONNOR
|
3
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WOMAN
WARRIOR
|
KINGSTON
|
1
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WOMEN
OF BREWSTER PLACE
|
NAYLOR
|
1
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WUTHERING
HEIGHTS
|
BRONTE
E.
|
16
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ZOO
STORY
|
ALBEE
|
2
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ZOOT
SUIT
|
VALDEZ
|
1
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