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The Kama Sutra of Vatsayayana

Vatsayana's classic does not come out altogether that well when translated into English.

10/03/2010

Sylvie and Bruno

Uneven work, which at its best, rivals and even exceeds the two Alice books in quality. However, at other times, it seems disjointed.

10/03/2010

The Hunting of the Snark

One of Carroll's best poems.

10/03/2010

The Arabian Nights Entertainments

An excellent translation which still glosses over some of the more risque portions of the book. Nevertheless, a great read and a superb collection of short stories.

10/03/2010

The Golden Bough

An excellent book - but it is a condensation of Frazer's entire work. One of the finest (but outdated) works on the origins and study of religion

10/03/2010

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

Goes over the top far too often; otherwise a pungent and penetrating book. However, one cannot and does not sympathise with the main character, i.e the Boss

10/03/2010

The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead

An excellent work on anthropology. It is of course, horribly outdated, but there's no doubting the range and depth of this book.

10/03/2010

The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead

An excellent work on anthropology. It is of course, horribly outdated, but there's no doubting the range and depth of this book.

10/03/2010

Balder the Beautiful, Volume I. A Study in Magic and Religion: the Golden Bough, Part VII

An excellent work on anthropology. It is of course, horribly outdated, but there's no doubting the range and depth of this book.

10/03/2010

Mary Barton

Almost alone among all major Victorian novelists, Ms. Gaskell deals with the lives of the poor and downtrodden - their lives, hopes, etc. While there have been better writers, few depict rural England in a more realistic manner than Elizabeth Gaskell.

10/03/2010

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