Stuff that changed my life

Discover life-changing books that redefine perspective—from Seamus Heaney’s epic *Beowulf* to Orwell’s *Nineteen Eighty-Four* and Shakespeare’s *Hamlet*. Explore curated reads on books that changed my life, featuring essential poetry, drama, and timeless wisdom in this transformative reading list.

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King Lear (New Folger Library Shakespeare)

 

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Hamlet

by William Shakespeare

Folger's Shakespeare Library presents these definitive editions of Shakespeare's classic tragedies, featuring scene-by-scene plot summaries, full explanatory notes, and much more. Original. (Plays/Drama)
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Nineteen Eighty-Four

 

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Beowulf

by Seamus Heaney

Presents a new translation of the Anglo-Saxon epic chronicling the heroic adventures of Beowulf, the Scandinavian warrior who saves his people from the ravages of the monster Grendel and Grendel's mother.
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Seven pillars of wisdom

 

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