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I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" and "She dwelt among the untrodden ways
William Wordsworth
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William Wordsworth
I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" and "She dwelt among the untrodden ways
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I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" and "She dwelt among the untrodden ways
Poems celebrating the healing power of nature and mourning the quiet death of an idealized, solitary young woman. - The daffodils one
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Poems celebrating the healing power of nature and mourning the quiet death of an idealized, solitary young woman. - The daffodils one
I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" and "She dwelt among the untrodden ways
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The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
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Samuel Taylor Coleridge
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
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The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
A supernatural ballad about a sailor cursed after killing an albatross, exploring sin, penance, and respect for nature.
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A supernatural ballad about a sailor cursed after killing an albatross, exploring sin, penance, and respect for nature.
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
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Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen
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Jane Austen
Pride and Prejudice
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Pride and Prejudice
A witty romantic comedy tracking the relationship between Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy, critiquing class and quick judgments.
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A witty romantic comedy tracking the relationship between Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy, critiquing class and quick judgments.
Pride and Prejudice
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Frankenstein
Mary Shelley
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Mary Shelley
Frankenstein
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Frankenstein
A Gothic masterpiece about a scientist who creates and abandons a living monster, exploring isolation and the limits of science.
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A Gothic masterpiece about a scientist who creates and abandons a living monster, exploring isolation and the limits of science.
Frankenstein
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Ode to the West Wind
P. B. Shelley
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P. B. Shelley
Ode to the West Wind
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Ode to the West Wind
An impassioned poem addressing the wind as a force of destruction and preservation, calling for political and spiritual rebirth
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An impassioned poem addressing the wind as a force of destruction and preservation, calling for political and spiritual rebirth
Ode to the West Wind
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La Belle Dame sans Merci
John Keats
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John Keats
La Belle Dame sans Merci
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La Belle Dame sans Merci
A haunting ballad about a knight-at-arms seduced and ultimately abandoned by a mysterious, supernatural woman.
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A haunting ballad about a knight-at-arms seduced and ultimately abandoned by a mysterious, supernatural woman.
La Belle Dame sans Merci
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Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage
George Gordon Byron
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George Gordon Byron
Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage
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Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage
A travel poem following a disillusioned young man, introducing the moody, rebellious, and deeply passionate "Byronic hero."
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A travel poem following a disillusioned young man, introducing the moody, rebellious, and deeply passionate "Byronic hero."
Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage
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Wuthering Heights
Emily Brontë
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Emily Brontë
Wuthering Heights
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Wuthering Heights
A dark, turbulent tale of passion and revenge set on the Yorkshire moors. It focuses on the intense, destructive love between the orphan Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw, which echoes across generations.
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A dark, turbulent tale of passion and revenge set on the Yorkshire moors. It focuses on the intense, destructive love between the orphan Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw, which echoes across generations.
Wuthering Heights
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The Lady of Shalott
Alfred Tennyson
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Alfred Tennyson
The Lady of Shalott
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The Lady of Shalott
A Victorian ballad about an isolated, cursed woman who leaves her tower
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A Victorian ballad about an isolated, cursed woman who leaves her tower
The Lady of Shalott
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The Blessed Damozel
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
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Dante Gabriel Rossetti
The Blessed Damozel
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The Blessed Damozel
A Pre-Raphaelite poem written from the perspective of a deceased young woman leaning out from the gold bar of Heaven, yearning for her lover who is still alive on Earth.
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A Pre-Raphaelite poem written from the perspective of a deceased young woman leaning out from the gold bar of Heaven, yearning for her lover who is still alive on Earth.
The Blessed Damozel
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"Sonnet 43
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
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Elizabeth Barrett Browning
"Sonnet 43
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Sonnet 43
A deeply personal sonnet that explores the boundless, eternal, and spiritual nature of true love, written to her husband Robert Browning.
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A deeply personal sonnet that explores the boundless, eternal, and spiritual nature of true love, written to her husband Robert Browning.
Sonnet 43
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Great Expectations
Charles Dickens
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Charles Dickens
Great Expectations
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Great Expectations
A classic coming-of-age novel following Pip, an orphan boy who receives a mysterious fortune. It critiques class snobbery and examines how wealth can corrupt personal morals and true loyalty.
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A classic coming-of-age novel following Pip, an orphan boy who receives a mysterious fortune. It critiques class snobbery and examines how wealth can corrupt personal morals and true loyalty.
Great Expectations
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The Picture of Dorian Gray
Oscar Wilde
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Oscar Wilde
The Picture of Dorian Gray
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The Picture of Dorian Gray
A philosophical novel about a beautiful young man who wishes his portrait would age instead of him. As he sinks into a life of sin and hedonism, his face remains perfect while the portrait grows hideous.
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A philosophical novel about a beautiful young man who wishes his portrait would age instead of him. As he sinks into a life of sin and hedonism, his face remains perfect while the portrait grows hideous.
The Picture of Dorian Gray
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The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock
T. S. Eliot
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T. S. Eliot
The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock
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The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock
An interior monologue of an insecure, middle-aged man paralyzed by social anxiety and existential dread, capturing the fragmentation and alienation of early 20th-century life.
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An interior monologue of an insecure, middle-aged man paralyzed by social anxiety and existential dread, capturing the fragmentation and alienation of early 20th-century life.
The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock
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Dulce Et Decorum Est
Wilfred Owen
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Wilfred Owen
Dulce Et Decorum Est
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Dulce Et Decorum Est
A harrowing, anti-war poem detailing a horrific gas attack in WWI. It violently refutes the traditional lie that it is sweet and honorable to die for one's country.
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A harrowing, anti-war poem detailing a horrific gas attack in WWI. It violently refutes the traditional lie that it is sweet and honorable to die for one's country.
Dulce Et Decorum Est
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Easter 1916
William Butler Yeats
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William Butler Yeats
Easter 1916
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Easter 1916
A complex poem reacting to the failed Irish uprising against British rule. It captures Yeats' mixed emotions toward the leaders and concludes that a tragic, "terrible beauty is born."
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A complex poem reacting to the failed Irish uprising against British rule. It captures Yeats' mixed emotions toward the leaders and concludes that a tragic, "terrible beauty is born."
Easter 1916
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Lord of the Flies
William Golding
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William Golding
Lord of the Flies
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Lord of the Flies
An allegorical novel about a group of British schoolboys stranded on a deserted island. Their attempts to govern themselves collapse into savagery, exploring the inherent evil within human nature.
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An allegorical novel about a group of British schoolboys stranded on a deserted island. Their attempts to govern themselves collapse into savagery, exploring the inherent evil within human nature.
Lord of the Flies
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Mrs. Dalloway
Virginia Woolf
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Virginia Woolf
Mrs. Dalloway
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Mrs. Dalloway
A stream-of-consciousness novel spanning a single day in post-WWI London as Clarissa Dalloway prepares for a party. It explores themes of mental illness, time, and the inner lives of women.
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A stream-of-consciousness novel spanning a single day in post-WWI London as Clarissa Dalloway prepares for a party. It explores themes of mental illness, time, and the inner lives of women.
Mrs. Dalloway
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