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Ambition.

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Frankenstein

Frankenstein

A scientist's reckless ambition births a sentient being—one whose loneliness curdles into rage.

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The Creators

The Creators

A novel about the lives, loves, and rivalries of writers and artists, exploring the demands of the creative vocation.

$8.50

The Candidate

The Candidate

A novel that turns its gaze on ambition, public life and the compromises of seeking office or standing.

$9.50

Vanity Fair

Vanity Fair

Two women, one scheming and one sweet, make their way through a glittering, mercenary society during the Napoleonic era.

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The Mayor of Casterbridge

The Mayor of Casterbridge

Thomas Hardy's tragic masterpiece explores guilt, pride, fate, and ruin in one of the great character studies of Victorian fiction.

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David Copperfield

David Copperfield

Charles Dickens follows an orphaned boy from a cruel childhood to hard-won maturity, in the sweeping, deeply personal novel its author called his favorite child, filled with unforg

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Macbeth

Macbeth

A Scottish general’s ambition curdles into tyranny after a prophecy twists his fate.

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