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Masterpieces of the Imaginative Mind: Literature's Most Fantastic Works

Masterpieces of the Imaginative Mind: Literature's Most Fantastic Works

Masterpieces of the Imaginative Mind: Literature's Most Fantastic Works

Explore classic masterpieces of the imaginative mind from famous authors such as Mary Shelley, Edgar Allan Poe, Virginia Woolf, Franz Kafka, Jules Verne, J. R. R. Tolkien, Robert A. Heinlein, Isaac Asimov, and more. From talking frogs to human robots, from Mad Hatters to mad scientists, Professor Rabkin helps you discover the magic, wonder, and profound significance of that literature.

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