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A List of The Essential Man's Library: 100 Must-Read Books - Art of Manliness. Hamlet. First performed between the years 1600-01, first printed in 1603.

Hamlet

Throughout Shakespeare's plays, the maintenance of identity is a very common conflict, as it was shown in Macbeth and now in Hamlet. In this play Shakespeare has portrayed young Hamlet to convey the two sides to him; one side shows his insane behaviour towards his family, the other side determines his thoughts of either doing right or wrong according to what he has seen. The Metamorphosis. Franz Kafka The Metamorphosis [This translation by Ian Johnston of Malaspina University-College, Nanaimo, BC (now Vancouver Island University) has certain copyright restrictions.

The Metamorphosis

For information please use the following link: Copyright. For comments or questions please contact Ian Johnston.. The Picture of Dorian Gray. Oscar, Oscar, Oscar, Forever is a long time...

The Picture of Dorian Gray

I get bored at cocktail parties! --Submitted by Tequila Mockingbird. Oscar Wilde's perfectly charming and witty manner of expression will enchant you in more ways than one. He is a master storyteller and drifts through the story like a gentle summer breeze through odour filled roses, giving you the feeling that you can literally smell the flower he is describing. 1984.