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1.Pride and Prejudice (Penguin Popular Classics) by: Jane Austen
February 24, 1994
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I really enjoyed this far more then I thought it would. Its lovely to step back into the world of Austen and see what love can be like at its most innocent. Beautifully written with comedy throughout, a must for all romance fans! I only wish I had read this sooner

2.Jane Eyre (Penguin Popular Classics) by: Charlotte Bronte
January 13, 1994
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This is one of my favourite books and one I constantly re-read. I love all the characters, especially the way they are neither beautiful or perfect people. But the main reason I love this book is the character of Rochester and the way he loves Jane. He is definitely my favourite hero of all time.

3.Wuthering Heights (Penguin Popular Classics) by: Emily Bronte
January 13, 1994
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I thought it was time to expand my reading horizons with some classic literature without blowing my budget, so this Penguin Popular Classic at £2 seemed the ideal choice, particularly as, when I used the 'Search Inside' facility, it showed in the list of contents a preface, chronology, introduction and further reading.

When I received the book, these 42 pages were missing, and on closer inspection I see the 'Search Inside' facility shows a completely different, more expensive Penguin edition.

This seems highly misleading to me - it's disappointing that a publisher with the status of Penguin would mislead customers like this.

5 stars for the story, reduced to 3 for cheating!!

4.The Handmaid's Tale (Contemporary Classics) by: Margaret Atwood
January 03, 1998
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What a wonderful book, written in the style of 1984 and Kazuo Ishiguro's Never let me go. I find Margaret Atwood's books hard to put down once I have started them, and cannot believe I only discovered her this year. I didn't read the notes at the end, as I thought they would ruin the chilling atmosphere set by the rest of the book. Moira is one of the best characters for me; she brings a little humour to the situation which is sorely needed. A great read.

5.Frankenstein: or, the Modern Prometheus: Or, the Modern Prometheus (Penguin Popular Classics) by: Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
February 24, 1994
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Anyone who thought that Frankenstein was the tall, slow, bolt-headed monster from the films will be very surprised by this gothic/horror story.
But, hopefully, like me, you will be pleasantly surprised. The story is about a young scientist named Frankenstein who becomes interested in creating life. He attempts to make a man out of acquired body parts. The result is a large, disfigured man. This "monster" is actually a sensitive and real human being. It is only after rejection by his creator that he starts to become more of a monster figure. 'Am I to be thought the only criminal, when all human kind sinned against me? I, the miserable and the abandoned, am an abortion, to be spurned, and kicked, and trampled on.' This is the thought process that comes from ... Read More:

6.The Complete Novels of Jane Austen (Special Editions) by: Jane Austen
February 05, 2005
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Anyone who thought that Frankenstein was the tall, slow, bolt-headed monster from the films will be very surprised by this gothic/horror story.
But, hopefully, like me, you will be pleasantly surprised. The story is about a young scientist named Frankenstein who becomes interested in creating life. He attempts to make a man out of acquired body parts. The result is a large, disfigured man. This "monster" is actually a sensitive and real human being. It is only after rejection by his creator that he starts to become more of a monster figure. 'Am I to be thought the only criminal, when all human kind sinned against me? I, the miserable and the abandoned, am an abortion, to be spurned, and kicked, and trampled on.' This is the thought process that comes from ... Read More:

7.Pride and Prejudice (Oxford World's Classics) by: Jane Austen
April 17, 2008
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Anyone who thought that Frankenstein was the tall, slow, bolt-headed monster from the films will be very surprised by this gothic/horror story.
But, hopefully, like me, you will be pleasantly surprised. The story is about a young scientist named Frankenstein who becomes interested in creating life. He attempts to make a man out of acquired body parts. The result is a large, disfigured man. This "monster" is actually a sensitive and real human being. It is only after rejection by his creator that he starts to become more of a monster figure. 'Am I to be thought the only criminal, when all human kind sinned against me? I, the miserable and the abandoned, am an abortion, to be spurned, and kicked, and trampled on.' This is the thought process that comes from ... Read More:

8.Pride and Prejudice (Penguin Classics) by: Jane Austen
January 30, 2003
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I really enjoyed this far more then I thought it would. Its lovely to step back into the world of Austen and see what love can be like at its most innocent. Beautifully written with comedy throughout, a must for all romance fans! I only wish I had read this sooner

9.Sense and Sensibility (Penguin Popular Classics) by: Jane Austen
March 31, 1994
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I finished this book on the train this morning, and the last 40 or so pages made it all worth it. I'd only read two Austens prior to this - Persuasion and the wonderful Pride and Prejudice which, coupled with the Colin Firth TV adaptation, is probably my all time favourite. I tried to keep and open mind and not try to compare them too much. However, this is a very different book. It has a much more serious, sombre tone - of course with Austen's trademark comedic characters thrown in! If you've never read an Austen before, I would recommend starting with this one.

The similarity in plot, at least, occurs at the beginning of the novel. Yet again we see the injustice of the period which dictated that family estates could not pass to female offspring, which ... Read More:

10.Wuthering Heights (Penguin Classics) by: Emily Bronte
February 16, 2004
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I thought it was time to expand my reading horizons with some classic literature without blowing my budget, so this Penguin Popular Classic at £2 seemed the ideal choice, particularly as, when I used the 'Search Inside' facility, it showed in the list of contents a preface, chronology, introduction and further reading.

When I received the book, these 42 pages were missing, and on closer inspection I see the 'Search Inside' facility shows a completely different, more expensive Penguin edition.

This seems highly misleading to me - it's disappointing that a publisher with the status of Penguin would mislead customers like this.

5 stars for the story, reduced to 3 for cheating!!

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