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Unsatisfied with the expectations of Creole society and unhappy with her family life, Edna Pontellier begins to fall in love with the dapper Robert Lebrun. Lebrun's flirtations, along with the lifestyle of renowned musician Mademoiselle Reisz, rejuvenates Edna's sense of freedom and independence. However, an affair with the womanizer Alcee Arobin provides Edna with a taste of the danger that comes with living outside of social convention. Trapped...
3) Moby Dick
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?Call me Ishmael? is the iconic opening line of Herman Melville?s classic American novel, Moby-Dick. Ishmael is a seaman aboard the whaling vessel, Pequod, under the vengeful captain, Ahab. Maniacally seeking retribution from the great white sperm whale called Moby-Dick--the whale responsible for the captain?s missing leg--Ahab leads the crew on a quest to kill the infamous beast.
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"The fourth edition of Norton Critical Edition of Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is based on the 1885 edition of the text and features all original illustrations by Edward Windsor Kemble and John Harley. The story follows a young boy from a town on the Mississippi River and his adventures as he travels with a runaway slave in pursuit of freedom. The "Contexts and Sources" include Mark Twain's letters about Huckleberry Finn and other sources...