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March 30, 2020 • Classics, Fiction: Horror & Paranormal
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Prices subject to change.
Catch up on the classics with these fresh spins on some of the world's favorite tales, discounted and in e-book format for you to enjoy while you're at home!
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November 8, 2019 • Classics, Fiction: Horror & Paranormal
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This November, we're featuring Quirk's best e-book discounts! Keep reading for this month's assortment of Quirk Classics titles:
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July 6, 2017 • Classics, Geek Girl
“Since the invention of the kiss there have been five kisses that were rated the most passionate, the most pure. This one left them all behind.” That line comes at the end of William Goldman’s seminal novel The Princess Bride, and it is a wonderful capstone on the adventures of Buttercup and Wesley. But it also brings up the question, what were the other five kisses? Mr. Goldman was no help at all with this—we had to dig up the other five on our own.
Grok & Oog
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July 5, 2017 • Classics, Fiction
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From amateurs to policeman to private investigators, we’re a bit obsessed with detectives in pop culture. After questioning witnesses and examining the evidence, we’ve compiled a list of six of our favorite detectives. The results are in, and they are random and strange and possibly not the ones you would’ve chosen.
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May 31, 2017 • Classics, Fiction, Humor
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Happy Save Your Hearing Day! In honor of this obscure and bizarre holiday, we've compiled a list of literature’s loudest characters. You know, so you can avoid them if you see them on the street (or on your bookshelf).
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May 17, 2017 • Classics, Fiction, Humor, Quirk Poetry
Who has time to read a whole novel these days? With expediency in mind, here are classic works of literature condensed to that most indispensable of poetic forms, the limerick.
Les Miserables
Val Jean, who stole a baguette
Leaves prison without paying his debt
During the French Revolution
He finds a solution:
Be a good dad to his daughter, Cosette
Oliver Twist
Oliver was a boy who was born poor
And caused a row when he asked for more
