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Brave New World

Dystopian social science fiction novel by English author Aldous Huxley, written in 1931 and published in 1932. Largely set in a futuristic World State, whose citizens are environmentally engineered into an intelligence-based social hierarchy, the novel anticipates huge scientific advancements in reproductive technology, sleep-learning, psychological manipulation and classical conditioning that are combined to make a dystopian society which is challenged by only a single individual: the story’s protagonist

The Fatal Shore

History of the early years of British colonisation of Australia, and especially the history and social effects of Britain’s convict transportation system

Les Miserables

French historical novel by Victor Hugo, first published in 1862, that is considered one of the greatest novels of the 19th century

Rogue Male

See: Man Hunt (1941 film) Rogue Male (1976 film) Rogue Male (band) Rogue Male (novel) Talk:Rogue Male Help:Disambiguation Source:Wikipedia

A High Wind in Jamaica

A High Wind in Jamaica is a 1929 novel by the Welsh writer Richard Hughes, which was made into a film of the same name in 1965. The book was initially titled The Innocent Voyage and published by Harper & Brothers in the spring of that year. Several months later Hughes renamed his novel in …

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