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Dead Souls by Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol
Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol · 2017
Dead Souls is eloquent on some occasions, lyrical on others, and pious and reverent elsewhere. Nicolai Gogol was a master of the spoof. The American students of today are not the only readers who have been confused by him. Russian literary history records more divergent interpretations of Gogol than perhaps of any other classic. In a new translation of the comic classic of Russian literature, Chichikov, an enigmatic stranger and schemer, buys deceased serfs' names from their landlords' poll tax lists hoping to mortgage them for profit and to reinvent himself as a gentleman.
David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
Daisy Miller: By Henry James - Illustrated
Henry James · 2016
Why buy our paperbacks?Printed in USA on High Quality PaperStandard Font size of 10 for all booksFulfilled by AmazonExpedited shipping30 Days Money Back GuaranteeUnabridged (100% Original content)BEWARE OF LOW-QUALITY SELLERSDon't buy cheap paperbacks just to save a few dollars. Most of them use low-quality papers & binding. Their pages fall off easily. Some of them even use very small font size of 6 or less to increase their profit margin. It makes their books completely unreadable. About Daisy Miller by Henry James Daisy Miller is a novella by Henry James that first appeared in Cornhill Magazine in June–July 1878, and in book form the following year. It portrays the courtship of the beautiful American girl Daisy Miller by Winterbourne, a sophisticated compatriot of hers. His pursuit of her is hampered by her own flirtatiousness, which is frowned upon by the other expatriates when they meet in Switzerland and Italy.Annie "Daisy" Miller and Frederick Winterbourne first meet in Vevey, Switzerland, in a garden of the grand hotel where Winterbourne is allegedly vacationing from his studies (an attachment to an older lady is rumoured). They are introduced by Randolph Miller, Daisy's 9-year-old brother. Randolph considers their hometown of Schenectady, New York, to be absolutely superior to all of Europe. Daisy, however, is absolutely delighted with the continent, especially the high society she wishes to enter.
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Fyodor Dostoevsky · 2021
Crime And Punishment, Russian Prestupleniye I Nakazaniye, Novel By Russian Writer Fyodor Dostoyevsky, First Published In 1866. His First Masterpiece, The Novel Is A Psychological Analysis Of The Poor Former Student Raskolnikov, Whose Theory That He Is An Extraordinary Person Able To Take On The Spiritual Responsibility Of Using Evil Means To Achieve Humanitarian Ends Leads Him To Murder. The Act Produces Nightmarish Guilt In Raskolnikov. The Story Is One Of The Finest Studies Of The Psychopathology Of Guilt Written In Any Language.
Cousin Bette
Honore de Balzac · 2010
<p>pubOne.info thank you for your continued support and wish to present you this new edition. The first Wednesday in every month was a Perfectly Awful Day- a day to be awaited with dread, endured with courage and forgotten with haste. Every floor must be spotless, every chair dustless, and every bed without a wrinkle. Ninety-seven squirming little orphans must be scrubbed and combed and buttoned into freshly starched ginghams; and all ninety-seven reminded of their manners, and told to say, 'Yes, sir, ' 'No, sir, ' whenever a Trustee spoke.<br></p>
The Count Of Monte Cristo: By Alexandre Dumas : Illustrated
Alexandre Dumas · 2017
Why buy our paperbacks?<br/><br/><br/>Printed in USA on High Quality Paper<br/><br/>Standard Font size of 10 for all books<br/><br/>Fulfilled by Amazon<br/><br/>Expedited shipping<br/><br/>30 Days Money Back Guarantee<br/><br/>Unabridged (100% Original content)<br/><br/> <br/> <br/>BEWARE OF LOW-QUALITY SELLERS<br/>Don't buy cheap paperbacks just to save a few dollars. Most of them use low-quality papers & binding. Their pages fall off easily. Some of them even use very small font size of 6 or less to increase their profit margin. It makes their books completely unreadable. <br/> <br/> <br/>About The Count Of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas<br/> The Count of Monte Cristo is an adventure novel by French author Alexandre Dumas (père) completed in 1844. It is one of the author's most popular works, along with The Three Musketeers. Like many of his novels, it is expanded from plot outlines suggested by his collaborating ghostwriter Auguste Maquet. The story takes place in France, Italy, and islands in the Mediterranean during the historical events of 1815–1839: the era of the Bourbon Restoration through the reign of Louis-Philippe of France. It begins just before the Hundred Days period (when Napoleon returned to power after his exile). The historical setting is a fundamental element of the book, an adventure story primarily concerned with themes of hope, justice, vengeance, mercy, and forgiveness. It centres around a man who is wrongfully imprisoned, escapes from jail, acquires a fortune, and sets about getting revenge on those responsible for his imprisonment. However, his plans have devastating consequences for the innocent as well as the guilty. In addition, it is a story that involves romance, loyalty, betrayal, and selfishness, shown throughout the story as characters slowly reveal their true inner nature. The book is considered a literary classic today. According to Luc Sante, "The Count of Monte Cristo has become a fixture of Western civilization's literature, as inescapable and immediately identifiable as Mickey Mouse, Noah's flood, and the story of Little Red Riding Hood."
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court by Mark Twain - Delphi Classics (Illustrated) (Delphi Parts Edition (Mark Twain) Book 5)
Mark Twain · 2018
<p>This eBook features the unabridged text of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from the bestselling edition of 'The Complete Works of Mark Twain'.<br></p><p>Having established their name as the leading publisher of classic literature and art, Delphi Classics produce publications that are individually crafted with superior formatting, while introducing many rare texts for the first time in digital print. The Delphi Classics edition of Twain includes original annotations and illustrations relating to the life and works of the author, as well as individual tables of contents, allowing you to navigate eBooks quickly and easily.<br></p><p>eBook features:<br> * The complete unabridged text of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court'<br> * Beautifully illustrated with images related to Twain's works<br> * Individual contents table, allowing easy navigation around the eBook<br> * Excellent formatting of the text<br> Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to learn more about our wide range of titles<br></p>
A Confederacy of Dunces
John Kennedy Toole · 2016
Confederacy of Dunces
Dorothy Parker (The Viking Portable Library)
Dorothy Parker · 1944
Hardcover from the series "The Viking Portable Library".
The Collected Stories of Eudora Welty
Eudora Welty · 1982
With a preface written by the author especially for this edition, this is the complete collection of stories by Eudora Welty.<br/><br/>Including the earlier collections A Curtain of Green, The Wide Net, The Golden Apples, and The Bride of the Innisfallen, as well as previously uncollected ones, these forty-one stories demonstrate Eudora Welty's talent for writing from diverse points-of-view with “vision that is sweet by nature, always humanizing, uncannily objective, but never angry” (Washington Post).
Code Of The Woosters
P.G. Wodehouse
The Code of the Woosters
A Clockwork Orange
Anthony Burgess · 2011
One of Esquire's 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time “A brilliant novel.… [A] savage satire on the distortions of the single and collective minds.”—New York Times In Anthony Burgess’s influential nightmare vision of the future, where the criminals take over after dark, the story is told by the central character, Alex, a teen who talks in a fantastically inventive slang that evocatively renders his and his friends’ intense reaction against their society. Dazzling and transgressive, A Clockwork Orange is a frightening fable about good and evil and the meaning of human freedom. This edition includes the controversial last chapter not published in the first edition, and Burgess’s introduction, “A Clockwork Orange Resucked.”
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens · 2017
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
The celebrated jumping frog of Calaveras County. By: Mark Twain
Mark Twain · 2017
"The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" is an 1865 short story by Mark Twain. It was his first great success as a writer and brought him national attention. The story has also been published as "Jim Smiley and His Jumping Frog" (its original title) and "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County". In it, the narrator retells a story he heard from a bartender, Simon Wheeler, at the Angels Hotel in Angels Camp, California, about the gambler Jim Smiley. The narrator describes him: "If he even seen a straddle bug start to go anywheres, he would bet you how long it would take him to get to wherever he going to, and if you took him up, he would foller that straddle bug to Mexico but what he would find out where he was bound for and how long he was on the road." The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, and Other Sketches is also the title story of an 1867 collection of short stories by Mark Twain. It was Twain's first book and collected 27 stories that were previously published in magazines and newspapers
Study Guide: The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger: Second Edition, Revised and Expanded
Robert Crayola · 2017
<p>Few novels have affected readers (especially young people) like J.D. Salinger's <i><b>The Catcher in the Rye</b></i>. With this new guide, you will have an even greater understanding of the book. Included in this guide: a biography of author J.D. Salinger, a look at the book's context, its literary elements, detailed chapter summaries, analysis, and suggestions for essays. This is the definitive guide to <i><b>The Catcher in the Rye</b></i>, concise, easy to understand, and guaranteed to add to your enjoyment of this classic story.</p>
Cliffs Notes On: Catch-22 By Joseph Heller
Edited By C. A. Peek · 1990
The original CliffsNotes study guides offer expert commentary on major themes, plots, characters, literary devices, and historical background.<br/>CliffsNotes on Catch-22 takes you into this unforgettable novel that is full of satire, exaggeration, grotesque and comic caricatures, and telling allusions. Heller’s main characters are two Jewish boys from Brooklyn at the end of World War II – one from an orthodox family, one from a secular background. The growing friendship between the boys reflects the tensions within American society.<br/>With this study guide, you’ll be able to follow the unique structure of the novel and supplement your reading with insights into the life and background of author Joseph Heller. Other features that help you study include Life and background of the author Character analyses of major players A character map that graphically illustrates the relationships among the characters Critical essays Review questions<br/>Classic literature or modern modern-day treasure — you'll understand it all with expert information and insight from CliffsNotes study guides.
Candide: By Voltaire - Illustrated
Voltaire · 2017
How is this book unique?<br/><br/>Font adjustments & biography included<br/>Unabridged (100% Original content)<br/>Illustrated<br/><br/>About Candide by Voltaire Candide, ou l'Optimisme (/ˌkænˈdiːd/; French: [kɑ̃did]) is a French satire first published in 1759 by Voltaire, a philosopher of the Age of Enlightenment. The novella has been widely translated, with English versions titled Candide: or, All for the Best (1759); Candide: or, The Optimist (1762); and Candide: or, Optimism (1947). It begins with a young man, Candide, who is living a sheltered life in an Edenic paradise and being indoctrinated with Leibnizian optimism (or simply "optimism") by his mentor, Professor Pangloss. The work describes the abrupt cessation of this lifestyle, followed by Candide's slow, painful disillusionment as he witnesses and experiences great hardships in the world. Voltaire concludes with Candide, if not rejecting optimism outright, advocating a deeply practical precept, "we must cultivate our garden", in lieu of the Leibnizian mantra of Pangloss, "all is for the best" in the "best of all possible worlds". Candide is characterised by its sarcastic tone as well as by its erratic, fantastical and fast-moving plot. A picaresque novel with a story similar to that of a more serious Bildungsroman, it parodies many adventure and romance clichés, the struggles of which are caricatured in a tone that is mordantly matter-of-fact. Still, the events discussed are often based on historical happenings, such as the Seven Years' War and the 1755 Lisbon earthquake.[8] As philosophers of Voltaire's day contended with the problem of evil, so too does Candide in this short novel, albeit more directly and humorously. Voltaire ridicules religion, theologians, governments, armies, philosophies, and philosophers through allegory; most conspicuously, he assaults Leibniz and his optimism.
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Neil Root · 1900
The Bell Jar, by Sylvia Plath (Critical Insights)
Janet McCann · 2011
The Bell Jar is a highly distinctive and unusual book, and although the era of the 1950's it represents has faded and disappeared into history, the power of this novel does not dissipate. The original essays in this volume each take on a specific angle from which to examine the work. One essay discusses the issue of nature vs. nurture in the novel, while another discusses the similarities between Plath's work and Susanna Kaysen's Girl, Interrupted. The older essays provide some of the finest scholarship on The Bell Jar that has been made available over the years, and offer a wide variety of critical approaches to this work.
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress: A Novella
Dai Sijie · 2002
New York Times Bestseller<br/><br/>Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress is an enchanting tale that captures the magic of reading and the wonder of romantic awakening. An immediate international bestseller, it tells the story of two hapless city boys exiled to a remote mountain village for re-education during China’s infamous Cultural Revolution. There the two friends meet the daughter of the local tailor and discover a hidden stash of Western classics in Chinese translation. As they flirt with the seamstress and secretly devour these banned works, the two friends find transit from their grim surroundings to worlds they never imagined.
The Awakening By Kate Chopin
Kate Chopin · 2017
<p>The Awakening, originally titled A Solitary Soul, is a novel by Kate Chopin, first published in 1899. Set in New Orleans and the Southern Louisiana coast at the end of the nineteenth century, the plot centers on Edna Pontellier and her struggle to reconcile her increasingly unorthodox views on femininity and motherhood with the prevailing social attitudes of the turn-of-the-century American South. It is one of the earliest American novels that focuses on women's issues without condescension.</p>
Life as Fiction - A Companion to Atonement by Ian McEwan
Richard Rowe · 2020
This is a reading companion for Atonement by Ian McEwan. It is not intended to be a formal study guide. This guide relates to the popular Vintage edition of Atonement (part of the Penguin Random House group) and the page numbers mentioned correlate to that version.<br/><br/>This reading companion is ideally intended for students who would like to have a more informal way into the text although in truth anyone is welcome to read it. Atonement is a complex novel so I have decided to position this as a much lighter way to engage with it. This process started for me as a little guide for my own students that I began writing to help me plan lessons and it quickly got out of hand, morphing into something a lot bigger. In truth, this is more a labour of love than anything else and I hope that through reading this, you get a sense of that too.<br/><br/>Atonement is one of those texts that should really be read twice because so much of it takes on meaning when you look at it retrospectively. To reflect that, this book is essentially divided into two parts: the first part points you in the right direction in a short, concise way for your first reading accompanied by some themes to keep an eye on and some character notes, while the second part is a hugely comprehensive body of writing to accompany you as you read it a second time for deeper meaning. If you have already read the novel, please skip to the more comprehensive run-through as this will prove to be more engaging.
As I Lay Dying: by william faulkner book hardcover
William Faulkner · 1930
As I Lay Dying is Faulkner's harrowing account of the Bundren family's odyssey across the Mississippi countryside to bury Addie, their wife and mother. Told in turns by each of the family members—including Addie herself—the novel ranges in mood from dark comedy to the deepest pathos.
Anna Karenina (by Leo Tolstoy)
Leo Tolstoy · 2023
<p>In the lavish and turbulent world of 19th-century Russia passion and society collide in Leo Tolstoy's mesmerizing masterpiece, "Anna Karenina."It's an entrancing saga that immerses you in the opulence of Imperial Russia, filled with clandestine affairs, extravagant soirées, and the timeless struggle between desire and societal norms.Follow Anna Karenina as she dares to defy convention for the sake of love. With every page, you'll feel the intensity of her forbidden romance with Count Vronsky, a love that sets the stage for a captivating narrative filled with intricate characters and emotional upheavals.Tolstoy's storytelling prowess is unparalleled, and "Anna Karenina" stands as a testament to his ability to dissect the human soul. You'll be spellbound as you witness the characters' joys and heartaches, and you'll find yourself reflecting on the complexities of life, morality, and love.Experience the novel that transcends time, leaving an indelible mark on literature. Whether you're a seasoned reader or just dipping your toes into classic literature, "Anna Karenina" promises an unforgettable voyage into the depths of passion and tragedy.<br></p>
Angela's Ashes
Frank McCourt · 1997
Frank McCourt returned to America when he was nineteen. For many years, he was an English teacher at Stuyvesant High School in New York City. The sequel to "Angela's Ashes, 'Tis, " will be published in the fall of 1999. McCourt lives in Connecticut.
And Then There Were None (Poirot)
Agatha Christie
Agatha Christie’s masterpiece, and the best-selling murder mystery book of all time, celebrates its 80th birthday with this gorgeous hardback Special Edition.<br/>The tranquillity of a cruise along the Nile is shattered by the discovery that Linnet Ridgeway has been shot through the head. She was young, stylish and beautiful, a girl who had everything – until she lost her life.<br/>Hercule Poirot recalls an earlier outburst by a fellow passenger: ‘I’d like to put my dear little pistol against her head and just press the trigger.’ Yet in this exotic setting’ nothing is ever quite what it seems…
An American Tragedy
Theodore Dreiser · 2021
An American Tragedy is a tour de force, one of the most important novels in the American cannon. Ripped from the headlines, it follows Clyde Griffiths, a handsome, ambitious man whose religious upbringing has left him unprepared to pay the price required to realize the American Dream. It's an ambitious novel that unflinchingly confronts the lie of the American Dream and myth of a classless society with opportunities for all, and an extraordinary crime novel that will stay with you long after you've turned the last page.<br/>Nothing short of monumental.-- Kirkus
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
Mark Twain · 2018
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain Unabridged 1876 Original Version
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: by Mark Twain
Mark Twain · 2021
Recounts the adventures of a young boy from a town on the Mississippi River as he travels with a runaway slave in pursuit of freedom.
1984
George Oreell
Edizione originale in lingua inglese, con nota introduttiva in italiano<br/><br/>”Il potere non è un mezzo, è un fine. Non si stabilisce una dittatura nell’intento di salvaguardare una rivoluzione; ma si fa una rivoluzione nell’intento di stabilire una dittatura. Il fine della persecuzione è la persecuzione. Il fine della tortura è la tortura. Il fine del potere è il potere.”<br/><br/>Il romanzo, pubblicato pochi anni dopo la conclusione del secondo conflitto mondiale, è una spietata e profetica riflessione sul potere. È considerato una delle più lucide rappresentazioni del totalitarismo e anche uno dei primi e più importanti esempi di romanzo distopico. L’azione si svolge infatti in un futuro prossimo del mondo (l’anno 1984) in cui il potere si concentra in tre immensi superstati: Oceania (con capitale Londra), Eurasia ed Estasia. Al vertice del potere politico in Oceania c’è il Grande Fratello (“Big Brother”), onnisciente e infallibile, che nessuno ha visto di persona ma di cui ovunque sono visibili grandi manifesti. Il Ministero della Verità, nel quale lavora il protagonista Smith, ha il compito di censurare libri e giornali non in linea con la politica ufficiale, di alterare la storia e di ridurre le possibilità espressive della lingua. Per quanto sia tenuto sotto controllo da telecamere, Smith comincia però a condurre un'esistenza “sovversiva”.<br/><br/>“Big Brother is watching you”: con questo slogan l’autore britannico ha mostrato la propria lungimiranza, ponendo l’accento su uno dei temi più caldi al giorno d’oggi: il controllo del potere sull’opinione pubblica perpetrato mediante i mezzi di comunicazione. Pietra miliare della letteratura inglese, 1984 è uno dei romanzi più conosciuti e forse più controversi del secolo scorso. Un romanzo in grado di smuovere le coscienze e di portare il lettore a riflettere sul passato, sul presente e soprattutto sul futuro.<br/><br/>George Orwell è lo pseudonimo di Eric Arthur Blair, nato in India da una famiglia scozzese nel 1903 e morto a Londra nel 1950. Giornalista culturale, saggista, critico letterario, Orwell è oggi considerato uno dei maggiori autori di lingua inglese del Novecento.<br/><br/>Con nota introduttiva.<br/>Collana Il Disoriente - Luoghi della lettura
