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A summer selection of engaging books in English

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A Farewell to Arms

Ernest Hemingway, who himself lived through three wars, published this novel in 1929. Set on the Italian front of World War I, it follows American lieutenant Frederic Henry serving with the Italian ambulance corps. When he meets English nurse Catherine Barkley, a passionate romance unfolds amid the brutality of war. As the fighting intensifies and their relationship deepens, the lovers face a hard choice that will test whether their feelings can survive the chaos around them.

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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was written by L. Frank Baum in 1900. When a cyclone carries young Dorothy and her dog Toto from Kansas to the magical land of Oz, she discovers there is only one way home: she must defeat the Wicked Witch. Dorothy meets new friends. With the Scarecrow, who wants a brain, the Tin Woodman, who needs a heart, and the Cowardly Lion, who needs courage, she travels the yellow brick road to seek help from the mysterious Wizard of Oz.

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The Secret of Chimneys

An early-20th-century thriller by Agatha Christie about charming Anthony Cade, drawn into a web of intrigue involving royal secrets and political machinations in the fictional Balkan country of Herzoslovakia. Sent to deliver a manuscript of memoirs, he enters a world of blackmail, missing persons, the possible restoration of a monarchy, and potential hired killers...

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Moby-Dick

Moby-Dick; or, The Whale by Herman Melville is an epic novel published in 1851. Sailor Ishmael narrates Captain Ahab’s obsession as he commands the whaling ship Pequod in pursuit of Moby Dick, the giant white sperm whale that took his leg. Driven by revenge, Ahab drives the ship and its diverse crew across the world’s oceans. This cornerstone of American literature blends realistic whaling detail with a deep exploration of good, evil, fate, and human nature.

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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Mark Twain’s 1876 novel about a restless boy growing up on the banks of the Mississippi in the 1830s–1840s. Tom Sawyer and his friend Huckleberry Finn share adventures that grow increasingly dangerous. They witness a murder in a graveyard. Bound by a secret and living in fear, the boys must decide whether to tell the truth—while an innocent man faces trial and a vengeful killer remains free.

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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll is a children’s book published in 1865. When a curious girl named Alice spots a white rabbit with a pocket watch, she falls down a rabbit hole into a fantastical world filled with unusual anthropomorphic creatures. It is a pioneering work where nonsense plays with logic and language, creating a whimsical tale that delights both children and adults.

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