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The Count of Monte Cristo
- Author: Dumas père Alexandre
- Genre: Action & Adventure
A dramatic story of Alexandre Dumas is a classic novel of French literature. The line of the narration stretches through several years of the first half of the 19th century. During this period of time the hero, Edmond Dantes, betrayed and shut up in a secret dungeon, forced to rely only on his wit, courage, and luck. He goes through unbearable years of imprisonment, escapes, returns to life under the name of a mysterious noble Count of Monte Cristo; and takes revenge. The reader is undoubtedly caught by the characters, act of vengeance and the lines of the narration that brings everyone back together. The success of this novel surpassed all the previous works of the author.
shakespeare lexicon and quotation dictionary a complete dictionary of all the
- Author: alexander schmidt
- Genre: Classics
Approximately 50 000 quotations, both wide spread and uncommon, are collected from numerous Shakespeare’s work, both plays and poems. Two volumes combines full definitions, nuances of word meanings and quotations, organized by topic. Moreover, the author references any play or poem in which a given words is found.
A Crystal Age
- Author: Hudson William Henry
- Genre: Contemporary
Story about truth and lie, false and natural, love and affection… The author in his wonderful, thoughtful manner tells us that affection is not enough, that love should burn in your life like a fire… without it the only way out is plunging into darkness and death…
Smith fell in love with a young woman, but then realized that she would never love him the way he wanted to and wished he would never discovered that fact… through his words and emotions the author expresses to us his point of view – that it’s better to always strive for impossible, dream, hope… than find out the horrible truth that leaves only emptiness inside…
Eugenics and Other Evils
- Author: Chesterton Gilbert Keith
- Genre: British & Irish
In the first part of the previous century the new science aiming at researching the methods of improving the human race appeared. It got the name of eugenics and immediately became very popular among scientists, writers and educators. In the 1920s most of schoolchildren learned its principles at schools. Even lawyers and doctors were seriously interested in eugenics. In 1924 the Congress passed the law that would not allow people from Eastern and Southern Europe immigrate to the U.S. There were even thoughts about sterilizing unwanted people. Despite the popularity of eugenics in the English-speaking countries, Chesterton was against it. And he expressed his protest in his outstanding book that is still popular all over the world called Eugenics and Other Evils. The author claims that eugenics is one of the greatest evils of his society. As it turned out later with notorious experience of the Nazi ideas of purifying the German nation and eliminating the whole nations, especially Jews and Slavs. In this book, however, the author addresses not only eugenics but other evils of his society. Chesterton believes that socialism which was developing at that time gaining more and more popularity is one of them. As the book shows, the author has a wonderful sense of humor applying it in his story. At the same time it is scientific and in many ways rebelling. This edition contains fifty pages of extracts from the works of Chesterton's opponents to strengthen the value of the author's arguments.
a vagabond journey around the world a narrative of personal experience
- Author: Franck Harry Alverson
- Genre: Classics
A Vagabond Journey Around the World was published for the first time in 1910. This is one of the most popular books by Harry A. Franck who was a famous traveler and for his travels was called as the Prince of Vagabonds. He was fond of traveling for his whole life taking a camera with him and taking pictures since he was a student because he always was attracted by the beauty of the landscapes. When traveling, he used to take notes, write down the tourists' tracks and his own impressions about enjoying traveling even without money or baggage. At a certain time of his life he felt that he should share his experience with other travelers. And in this way wonderful notes of his adventures in Vagabondia illustrated with his photographs appeared. The book is recommended for everyone who enjoys traveling and who likes stories about adventures, distant places and the beauty of the nature.
Colonel Chabert
- Author: Balzac Honoré de
- Genre: Classics
This book is a Carol Cosman's translation of Balzac's French 'Colonel Chabert' into the English. It is very felicitous translation that retains the style of the original French book.
It tells the story of a French military hero of the Napoleonic Wars, long thought to be dead, tries to recover his fortune and former wife through the help of a famous lawyer. He finds his wife remarried, and his pension gone. He employs a young, well-known lawyer to at least reclaim his pension. But first he has to convince the lawyer that he is the man that officially doesn’t exist…
The message is very amazing: having lost his ego through losing his “existence” in the society he acquires freedom…
In Freedom's Cause : a Story of Wallace and Bruce
- Author: Henty George Alfred
- Genre: Literature & Fiction
In 1296, after crushing the Scottish forces, Edward I proclaimed himself King of Scotland. A gifted heroic William Wallace led the people in a rebellion to set his homeland free from new terrible, cruel ruler; later, in 1306, Robert the Bruce continued the Wallace's battle and claimed the crown of Scotland. This novel relates of the deeds of these young, strong and persistent heroes, skillfully interweaving the fictitious characters, Archie Forbes and Marjory Kerr, in the exact historical context.
The book, written by George Alfred Henty, a prolific English novelist of the 19th century, can with certainty be recommend to anyone aged 10 and up.
A Martian Odyssey
- Author: Weinbaum Stanley Grauman
- Genre: Anthologies
A Martian Odyssey is one of the best science-fiction works written by Stanley Grauman Weinbaum and will be interested for Weinbaum's admirers and all connoisseurs of science fiction. The writer is worth reading because he was the first among other science fiction authors who depicted aliens and other forms of life in a realistic way. On the pages of his book you will not find monsters or other fantastic creatures. All his characters are thought over carefully, with great love and interest. The book is remarkable for its humor, logic and suspense.
A Knight of the White Cross : a tale of the siege of Rhodes
- Author: Henty George Alfred
- Genre: Literature & Fiction
Young Gervaise Tresham escapes from England involved in the Wars of the Roses and becomes a Knight of St. John. First Gervaise serves as a page of Grand Master and soon becomes a knight and fights against pirates in the Mediterranean and the Turkish empire in the name of Europe and the whole Christian world. As Soleiman beseiges the fortress at Rhodes for the first time, Sir Tresham is ready to defend it. Contains a new map of Europe of that time and an informative introduction. BONUS for children aged 12 and up! Includes a Build-Your-Vocabulary Glossary. -- This is an out of print or unavailable edition.
the adventures of mabel
- Author: Peck Harry Thurston
- Genre: Literary
The Adventures of Mabel is a remarkable children's novel created by Harry Thurston Peck and was first published in 1896-1897. It is a kind and interesting book with a bright cover and wonderful pictures. The characters of The Adventures of Mabel include not only humans but also different animals. Here you meet spiders, giants and other magic creatures which are so interesting for children. The New York Times put the story in the list of the 20 best children's books. Not only children but also their parents when reading it to their kids will be carried away.