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Cliffsnotes study guides are written by real teachers and professors, so no matter what youre studying, cliffsnotes can ease your homework headaches and help you score high on exams. Get the best deals on cliff notes lot when you shop the largest online selection at. They set the book or play in some historical context and even offer sample. Cao xueqin, a member of an eminent family that had served the qing dynasty emperors but whose fortunes had begun to decline, began composing dream of the red chamber during the 1740s. In the 1600s, balthasar gracian, a jesuit priest wrote 300 aphorisms on living life called the art of worldly wisdom.
And lets face it the cliffs notes are pretty timeconsuming too. Below you will find the full list of 63 summaries we have in our database, listed alphabetically by associated author. Perhaps the question is not how to read a classic, but how to read any book. Read a plot overview of the entire book or a chapter by chapter summary and analysis.
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Half of those books dont even have discernible plots. Super short cliffsnotes for all classic novels mcsweeneys. Each is a chapter by chapter summary of the associated work. By simply reading you can be taken to the time of the american revolution with a book such as johnny tremain. The count of monte cristo is a novel by alexandre dumas that was first published in 1844. Having trouble understanding shakespeare or 1984, come to cliffsnotes literature study guides for help. By reading a few pages you can be transformed into a world that is completely different from our current world. Westerfeld is a great writer and im currently reading the midnighter series which will also have cliff notes soon once ive finished the entire series.
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William shakespeares julius caesar as never seen before. Founded in 1958 by clifton keith hillegass, cliffsnotes is the original company that produced study guides and book summaries ranging from. We have meticulously scoured the web to track down all of the free book notes, study guides, book summaries, chapter summaries, and analyses available for thousands of books, plays, and poems. Scroll down to start browsing top business and selfhelp book notes and book summaries.
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