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The Wind in the Willows summary

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The Wind in the Willows

The Wind in the Willows summary: "The Wind in the Willows" is a charming tale about the adventures and mishaps of four anthropomorphic animal friends - Mole, Rat, Toad, and Badger - in the English countryside.

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The Name of the Rose

The Name of the Rose summary: The Name of the Rose is a historical murder mystery set in an Italian monastery in the year 1327, where a Franciscan friar and his apprentice investigate a series of mysterious deaths, navigating religious politics, heresy, and forbidden knowledge.

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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer summary: "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" is a novel by Mark Twain that follows the mischievous childhood escapades and experiences of Tom Sawyer, a young boy growing up along the Mississippi River.

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The Complete Fairy Tales summary

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The Complete Fairy Tales

The Complete Fairy Tales summary: The Complete Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen is a collection of whimsical, moral, and sometimes dark stories that include well-known classics such as "The Little Mermaid," "The Ugly Duckling," "The Snow Queen," and "The Emperor's New Clothes."

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Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions summary

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Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions

Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions summary: Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions is a satirical novella by Edwin A. Abbott that explores the concept of multiple dimensions through the experiences of a square living in a two-dimensional world who encounters beings from one-dimensional, three-dimensional, and even zero-dimensional worlds.

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The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales summary

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The Complete Grimm’s Fairy Tales

The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales summary: The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales is a collection of classic, often dark, folk tales and fairy tales from German culture, including well-known stories like "Cinderella," "Snow White," and "Hansel and Gretel," compiled by the Brothers Grimm.

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A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet

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A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet, #1)

A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet, #1) summary: A Wrinkle in Time is a science fantasy novel about a young girl named Meg Murry, who, along with her younger brother Charles Wallace and friend Calvin O'Keefe, embarks on a dangerous journey through space and time, aided by three mysterious beings, to rescue her father from the evil forces that hold him prisoner on another planet.

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The Little Prince summary

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The Little Prince

The Little Prince summary: The Little Prince is a philosophical tale about a young prince who travels from planet to planet, meeting various inhabitants, and learns about the absurdities of adult behavior, the importance of friendship, and the power of genuine love.

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The Old Man and the Sea summary

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The Old Man and the Sea

The Old Man and the Sea summary: The Old Man and the Sea is a story about an aging Cuban fisherman named Santiago who, after an extended period of bad luck, embarks on a grueling and solitary fishing expedition where he catches a massive marlin, only to have it eaten by sharks during his return home.

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The Hobbit (The Lord of the Rings

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The Hobbit (The Lord of the Rings, #0)

The Hobbit (The Lord of the Rings, #0) summary: The Hobbit is a fantasy novel about Bilbo Baggins, a comfort-loving hobbit, who embarks on a dangerous adventure with a group of dwarves to reclaim their homeland and treasure from the dragon Smaug.

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