Books to read before sleeping to expand your dreamscapes

A Listmania! list by Holly B "HB" (bognor regis)
 
Metamorphoses: A New Verse Translation (Penguin Classics)
1.  Metamorphoses: A New Verse Translation (Penguin Classics) by Ovid
The list author says:
  "Surprisingly non-heavy going. If you read nothing else, the words of the Sibyl at Cumae are a must for a dark night with red wine and candles."
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Titus Andronicus (Penguin Shakespeare)
2.  Titus Andronicus (Penguin Shakespeare) by William Shakespeare
The list author says:
  "Shakespeare's Tarantino phase."
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The Magic Toyshop (Virago Modern Classics)
3.  The Magic Toyshop (Virago Modern Classics) by Angela Carter
The list author says:
  "Fairy tale for big girls"
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The Complete Short Stories (Vintage classics)
4.  The Complete Short Stories (Vintage classics) by Franz Kafka
The list author says:
  "For the best in nightmares"
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The Berlin Novels: "Mr Norris Changes Trains", "Goodbye to Berlin"
5.  The Berlin Novels: "Mr Norris Changes Trains", "Goodbye to Berlin" by Christopher Isherwood
The list author says:
  "The inspiration behind "Cabaret". And cabaret is really just dream in theatre form."
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Frankenstein: Or, the Modern Prometheus (Penguin Popular Classics)
6.  Frankenstein: Or, the Modern Prometheus (Penguin Popular Classics) by Mary Shelley
The list author says:
  "Came to Mary Shelley in a waking dream."
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Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
7.  Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Suskind
The list author says:
  "Ugly-beautiful writing"
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The Waste Land, Prufrock, and Other Poems (Dover Thrift)
8.  The Waste Land, Prufrock, and Other Poems (Dover Thrift) by T. S. Eliot
The list author says:
  "Eliot once said "True poetry can communicate before it is understood""
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2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

Venus in Furs
9.  Venus in Furs by Leopold von Sacher-Masoch
The list author says:
  "De Sade is over-rated. Read this instead."
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Goblin Market (Dover Thrift)
10.  Goblin Market (Dover Thrift) by Christina Rossetti
The list author says:
  "An unconcious masterpiece of repressed desire."
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In a Glass Darkly (Wordsworth Classics)
11.  In a Glass Darkly (Wordsworth Classics) by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
The list author says:
  "vampire lesbians old-stylee!"
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