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Bulfinch's Mythology
Thomas Bulfinch
4.14 average rating, · 12.3k ratings
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The Complete Guide to Middle-Earth
Robert Foster
4.19 average rating, · 11.9k ratings
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1984: George Orwell
SparkNotes
4.30 average rating, · 10.1k ratings
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The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary
Ambrose Bierce
4.05 average rating, · 11.2k ratings
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The Book of Imaginary Beings
Jorge Luis Borges
4.04 average rating, · 10k ratings
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The Lord Of The Rings: A Reader's Companion
Wayne G. Hammond
4.39 average rating, · 4.9k ratings
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Into the Woods: A Five Act Journey Into Story
John Yorke
4.18 average rating, · 4.6k ratings
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On Writing
Ernest Hemingway
4.02 average rating, · 4.9k ratings
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The Norton Anthology of Poetry, 4th Edition
Margaret Ferguson
4.31 average rating, · 4k ratings
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The Ode Less Travelled: Unlocking the Poet Within
Stephen Fry
4.06 average rating, · 4k ratings
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The Treason of Isengard: The History of The Lord of the Rings, Part Two
J.R.R. Tolkien
4.17 average rating, · 3.7k ratings
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The Norton Anthology of English Literature, Volume 2: The Romantic Period through the Twentieth Century
M.H. Abrams
4.22 average rating, · 3.6k ratings
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Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human
Harold Bloom
4.03 average rating, · 3.7k ratings
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The Return of the Shadow: The History of The Lord of the Rings, Part One
J.R.R. Tolkien
4.10 average rating, · 3.5k ratings
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On Becoming a Novelist
John Gardner
4.10 average rating, · 3.2k ratings
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Ulysses Annotated: Notes for James Joyce's Ulysses
Don Gifford
4.21 average rating, · 2.8k ratings
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Morgoth's Ring
J.R.R. Tolkien
4.18 average rating, · 2.5k ratings
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The Art of the Personal Essay: An Anthology from the Classical Era to the Present
Phillip Lopate
4.20 average rating, · 2.4k ratings
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The Outlaw Bible of American Poetry
Alan Kaufman
4.25 average rating, · 2.3k ratings
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The Magical Worlds of Lord of the Rings: The Amazing Myths, Legends and Facts Behind the Masterpiece
David Colbert
4.06 average rating, · 2.5k ratings
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A Gentle Madness: Bibliophiles, Bibliomanes, and the Eternal Passion for Books
Nicholas A. Basbanes
4.04 average rating, · 2.3k ratings
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Characters, Emotion & Viewpoint: Techniques and Exercises for Crafting Dynamic Characters and Effective Viewpoints
Nancy Kress
4.05 average rating, · 2.2k ratings
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The Norton Anthology of Theory and Criticism
Vincent B. Leitch
4.13 average rating, · 2.1k ratings
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The Madman's Library: The Strangest Books, Manuscripts and Other Literary Curiosities from History
Edward Brooke-Hitching
4.23 average rating, · 2k ratings
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