* The Interpretation of Cultures, by Clifford Geertz;

* The Armada or Katherine of Aragon, by Garett Mattingly;

* The Daughter of Time, by Josephine Tey.

Garber adds that she plans to read the sonnets herself, along with other Renaissance poetry, mystery novels she hasn't yet read and some of Rebecca West's essays and novels.

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Although he has no definite reading plans for the summer. Dillon Professor of the Civilization of France Stanley Hoffmann says that he has always wanted to consume the works of Proust and Musset some time. But, for students, he recommends that this be the year for.

* The Fall, by Albert Camus;

* Sentimental Education, by Gustav Flaubert;

* Trial, by Franz Kafka:

* Fin de La Siecle Vienna, by Carl Schorske;

* War and Peace, by Leo Tolstoy.

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When asked for his selections, Robert J. Kiely said "This is barely one notch above asking professors what they want for Christmas." He then relented, suggesting:

* Letters from the Desert, by Carlo Carretto;

* The Professor's House, by Willa Cather;