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The Classics Library

200 of the World's Most Enduring Books

200 Volume Set

Attention, bibliophiles! As a special offer, we are making a limited number of complete trade paperback sets of world classics available on a first-come-first-served basis — an extraordinary selection that draws in an entire literary universe from Beowulf to Virginia Woolf.

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If Sherwood Anderson Had Been French

Collected Stories of Guy de Maupassant (Barnes & Noble Classics Series)by Guy de Maupassant (Paperback)

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Book Cover Image. Title: Collected Stories of Guy de Maupassant (Barnes & Noble Classics Series), Author: by Guy de Maupassant

The 19th-century French writer Guy de Maupassant is one of the few writers whose short stories -- witty, economical, elegant, yet straightforward in style -- are so forceful that his literary reputation can rest on them alone. He brought the form to a pitch of perfection that rivals such masters as Chekhov and Anderson.

Roads to Freedom

From Bondage to Emancipation

Early African American Classics (Barnes & Noble Classics Series)by Barnes & Noble (Paperback)

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Book Cover Image. Title: Early African American Classics (Barnes & Noble Classics Series), Author: by   Barnes & Noble

Culled from the annals of early African-American history, these personal narratives recount the stories of men and women who survived the cruel injustice of slavery to become prominent leaders in the struggle for freedom and equality.

Boys Will Be Boys

Whopping Good Yarns

Classics for Boys (Barnes & Noble Classics Series)by Barnes & Noble (Paperback)

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Book Cover Image. Title: Classics for Boys (Barnes & Noble Classics Series), Author: by   Barnes & Noble

Transport children to a time when excitement seemed to lurk around every corner, with these classic tales of action, adventure, and exploration.

Enchanted Worlds

Through the Looking-Glass and More

Classics for Girls (Barnes & Noble Classics Series)by Barnes & Noble (Paperback)

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Book Cover Image. Title: Classics for Girls (Barnes & Noble Classics Series), Author: by   Barnes & Noble

These heartwarming tales from the canon of childhood classics remind us that, at any age, friendship is the most priceless and enduring gift of all.

Eternal Bestsellers

Six of the World's Greatest Stories

Great Novelsby Barnes & Noble (Paperback)

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Book Cover Image. Title: Great Novels: The Barnes & Noble Classics, Author: by   Barnes & Noble

Sample the richness of Barnes & Noble Classics with this specially priced set of the world’s great novels -- timeless works like War and Peace and Don Quixote that epitomize the storyteller’s art and transport readers to richly imagined realms.

Daredevil's Express

Eight Thrilling Rides

Tales of Adventureby Barnes & Noble (Paperback)

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Book Cover Image. Title: Tales of Adventure: The Barnes & Noble Classics, Author: by   Barnes & Noble

From Jules Verne's Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea to Jack London's Call of the Wild, Barnes & Noble Classics takes you to the edge in a roundup of timeless, action-packed adventures crackling with mystery, intrigue, and excitement.

Democracy & Politics

Book Cover Image. Title: Common Sense and Other Writings (Barnes & Noble Classics Series), Author: by Thomas  Paine

Common Sense and Other Writings (Barnes & Noble Classics Series)by Thomas Paine (Paperback)

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Book Cover Image. Title: Federalist (Barnes & Noble Classics Series), Author: by Alexander  Hamilton

Federalist (Barnes & Noble Classics Series)by Alexander Hamilton (Paperback)

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Book Cover Image. Title: Essays and Poems by Ralph Waldo Emerson (Barnes & Noble Classics Series), Author: by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Essays and Poems by Ralph Waldo Emerson (Barnes & Noble Classics Series)by Ralph Waldo Emerson (Paperback)

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Book Cover Image. Title: Founding America: Documents from the Revolution to the Bill of Rights (Barnes & Noble Classics Series), Author: by Jack N. Rakove

Founding Americaby Jack N. Rakove (Paperback)

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Book Cover Image. Title: Communist Manifesto and Other Writings (Barnes & Noble Classics Series), Author: by Karl  Marx

Communist Manifesto and Other Writings (Barnes & Noble Classics Series)by Karl Marx (Paperback)

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Book Cover Image. Title: Walden and Civil Disobedience (Barnes & Noble Classics Series), Author: by Henry David Thoreau

Walden and Civil Disobedience (Barnes & Noble Classics Series)by Henry David Thoreau (Paperback)

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