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Through the story of the brilliant but conflicted young Raskolnikov and the murder he commits, Fyodor Dostoevsky explores the theme of redemption through suffering. Crime and Punishment put Dostoevsky at the forefront of Russian writers when it appeared in 1866.

A famous legend surrounding the creation of Anna Karenina tells us that Tolstoy began writing a cautionary tale about adultery and ended up by falling in love with his magnificent heroine. It is rare to find a reader of the book who doesn't experience the same kind of emotional upheaval: Anna Karenina is filled with major and minor characters who exist in their own right and fully embody their mid-nineteenth-century Russian milieu, but it still belongs...

The Avengers battle the Defenders in comics' first great crossover battle royal! It's hero against hero in the sensational summer hit of 1973. Cap vs. Namor! Thor vs. Hulk! It's the original and there's never been another one like it. Also featuring the origin of Mantis; an all-hands-on-deck battle with the Zodiac; the Avengers vs. Thanos and the Cosmic Cube; a Giant-Size adventure including the Golden Age heroes Miss America and the Whizzer; the...

"When Steve Rogers refuses to become a government operative, he's stripped of his uniform and shield -- and a new Captain America is appointed! John Walker, formerly known as the Super-Patriot, does his best to fill the big shoes that Rogers left behind. But can the volatile Walker handle the pressure, especially after his parents are caught in the crossfire? Meanwhile, Rogers reinvents himself with a new black costume and the identity of The Captain!...

"Daredevil and the Black Widow ditch New York City and are going out West get some peace, love and appreciation. No, scratch that: It's new challenges and classic villains alike— Electro, Killgrave the Purple Man and Mr. Fear, just to new a few. The Dark Messiah and Angar the Screamer lead the charge until Stilt-Man comes to strut his way across the Golden Gate. Topped off with a crossover adventure co-starring the Avengers and X-Men, a Spidey team-up...

War and Peace is a vast epic centred on Napoleons war with Russia. While it expresses Tolstoys view that history is an inexorable process which man cannot influence, he peoples his great novel with a cast of over five hundred characters. Three of these, the artless and delightful Natasha Rostov, the world-weary Prince Andrew Bolkonsky and the idealistic Pierre Bezukhov illustrate Tolstoys philosophy in this novel of unquestioned mastery.