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Books about India

September 15, 2019

“India is the One land that all men desire to see, and having seen once, by even a glimpse, would not give that glimpse for all the shows of all the rest of the globe combined.” – Mark Twain … More Books about India

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David Copperfield – Charles Dickens

March 6, 2019

“It’s in vain to recall the past, unless it works some influence upon the present.” … More David Copperfield – Charles Dickens

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Les Miserables – Victor Hugo

November 30, 2018

“To love or have loved, that is enough. Ask nothing further. There is no other pearl to be found in the dark folds of life.” … More Les Miserables – Victor Hugo

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Far from the Madding Crowd – Thomas Hardy

July 1, 2018

“It is difficult for a woman to define her feelings in language which is chiefly made by men to express theirs.” … More Far from the Madding Crowd – Thomas Hardy

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