Abridged Classics: Summaries of Books You Were Supposed to Read (But Probably Didn’t)

Want to read more than 100 famous works of literature in no time? John Atkinson, the cartoonist at Wrong Hands, has the perfect book for you. In Abridged Classics, just published by HarperCollins, he compiles super-succinct summaries of literary classics in the light-hearted, humorous style that his blog readers have grown to love. Here’s a sample of what you’ll find in these pages.

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Visit John’s site, Wrong Hands, or buy the book, Abridged Classics: Brief Summaries of Books You Were Supposed to Read but Probably Didn’t.

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