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WEBMay 26, 2022 · Brave New World Aldous Huxley. Buy the book. 7. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (1932) We said: One of the greatest and most prescient dystopian novels ever written, this should be on everyone’s must-read list. You said: Given the exponential growth of AI, Machine Learning & Robotics, Huxley's vision acts as a warning.
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The 100 best-ever children’s books, as chosen by our readers
WEB77. Mrs Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien (1970) We said: Time is running out for Mrs Frisby, a widowed mouse whose home is about to be destroyed. Unfortunately, one of her children is sick and unlikely to survive the move – luckily, a mysterious band of rats comes to the rescue just in the nick of time.
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Penguin Classics: Complete List
WEBThe Rainbow Yasunari Kawabata. Botchan Natsume Soseki. Child of Fortune Yuko Tsushima. Japanese Ghost Stories Lafcadio Hearn. The Ark Sakura Kobo Abe. The Frolic of the Beasts Yukio Mishima. The Penguin Book of Elegy Stephen Regan, Andrew Motion. Collected Poems Laurie Lee. The Need for Roots Simone Weil.
The best short stories ever written - Penguin Books UK
WEBSep 23, 2021 · Many of history's finest novelists have tried their hand at the short story, and some are even best-known for their prowess in this form. Think of John Cheever, Katherine Mansfield and Tessa Hadley, all of whom appear on this list.Elsewhere, short stories offer unfamiliar readers an opportunity to dip their toe into a writer's style, or else see a …
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WEBBuy the book. The Burnout by Sophie Kinsella (2023) Sophie Kinsella has long been a trailblazer in the romantic comedy genre. Across all her work, you can’t help but laugh with (and sometimes at) her flawed, funny and relatable female protagonists. The Burnout is no exception. It follows Sasha, a woman who is exhausted by life and turns to a ...
What’s the perfect length for a book? - Penguin Books UK
WEBSep 22, 2020 · Ask Google ‘how long should a book be’ and the most popular search results nearly all say there’s a maximum of 100,000 words, with minimums varying from 60,000 to 90,000. Those figures (dependent on font and font size of course) give us that oft-cited length of 300 to 350 pages. Literary agent Juliet Mushens of Mushens …
11 must-read classics for 9 to 12-year-olds - Penguin Books UK
WEBChinese Cinderella Adeline Yen Mah. Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah (1989) Adeline Yen Mah’s autobiography makes for a difficult but triumphant read. Two weeks after she was born, her mother died causing the family to see Adeline as bad luck. Her father remarries a cruel woman who regards Adeline and her four older siblings with ...