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By J. D. Beresford.
A fascinating forerunner of modern science fiction The mind-bending story of a prodigy in Edwardian England Born to a…
famous cricket player Victor Stott is a giant-headed awkward boy who never cries or says a word At first he is branded an idiot but as he grows up it becomes apparent that Victor possesses a superior intelligence He can master any language memorize entire libraries perhaps even control people with his mind As word of his otherworldly gifts spreads so too do fears of what he might be capable of First published in 1911 and considered to be the first novel about a superman The Wonder is a masterpiece of speculative fiction and a compelling portrait of what it means to be extraordinary This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devicesBy D. H. Lawrence. 2008
Widely considered to be D. H. Lawrence’s finest novel, Women in Love shows this classic author at his provocative best…
It is the early twentieth century, and the Brangwen sisters, Gudrun and Ursula, live in a coal-mining town in the Midlands of England. Ursula, a teacher, and Gudrun, an artist, are on a quest for happiness and intellectual fulfillment when they meet Rupert and Gerald. Rupert is decidedly attractive, and Ursula gravitates toward him immediately; Gerald is good looking and wealthy, and his friendship with Gudrun soon becomes something more. The four bond deeply through life’s tragedies and joys, and periods of alternating intense passion and strife. They move in and out of one another’s minds, lives, and beds in unexpected ways. Suffused with a sense of deep and compelling humanity, Women in Love is widely considered to be Lawrence’s greatest achievement—an exploration of love and sexuality in all its varied, beautiful, and devastating forms. This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.An international bestseller and the basis for a hugely successful film, Ken Kesey's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest was…
one of the defining works of the 1960s. A mordant, wickedly subversive parable set in a mental ward, the novel chronicles the head-on collision between its hell-raising, life-affirming hero Randle Patrick McMurphy and the totalitarian rule of Big Nurse. McMurphy swaggers into the mental ward like a blast of fresh air and turns the place upside down, starting a gambling operation, smuggling in wine and women, and egging on the other patients to join him in open rebellion. But McMurphy's revolution against Big Nurse and everything she stands for quickly turns from sport to a fierce power struggle with shattering results. With One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Kesey created a work without precedent in American literature, a novel at once comic and tragic that probes the nature of madness and sanity, authority and vitality. Greeted by unanimous acclaim when it was first published, the book has become and enduring favorite of readers.By William Shakespeare. 1958
In this tragedy by William Shakespeare, the heroic Moor of Venice is driven to suspicion and finally murderous rage against…
his true love Desdemona by the cunning and hateful Iago. This edition of Othello is edited with an introduction and notes by Russ McDonald.By John Steinbeck. 2017
Raised on a ranch in northern California, Jody is well-schooled in the hard work and demands of a rancher's life.…
He is used to the way of horses, too; but nothing has prepared him for the special connection he will forge with Gabilan, the hot-tempered pony his father gives him. With Billy Buck, the hired hand, Jody tends and trains his horse, restlessly anticipating the moment he will sit high upon Gabilan's saddle. But when Gabilan falls ill, Jody discovers there are still lessons he must learn about the ways of nature and, particularly, the ways of man.By Brent Hayes Edwards, Claude Mckay, Jean-Christophe Cloutier. 2017
A monumental literary event: the newly discovered final novel by seminal Harlem Renaissance writer Claude McKay, a rich and multilayered…
portrayal of life in 1930s Harlem and a historical protest for black freedom The unexpected discovery in 2009 of a completed manuscript of Claude McKay’s final novel was celebrated as one of the most significant literary events in recent years. Building on the already extraordinary legacy of McKay’s life and work, this colorful, dramatic novel centers on the efforts by Harlem intelligentsia to organize support for the liberation of fascist-controlled Ethiopia, a crucial but largely forgotten event in American history. At once a penetrating satire of political machinations in Depression-era Harlem and a far-reaching story of global intrigue and romance, Amiable with Big Teeth plunges into the concerns, anxieties, hopes, and dreams of African-Americans at a moment of crisis for the soul of Harlem—and America.By Upton Sinclair. 2009
In the early part of the twentieth century, Upton Sinclair earned a reputation as a prolific writer, committed socialist, and…
political activist. He gained enormous popularity when his eloquent 1906 novel The Jungle exposed conditions in the U.S. meat-packing industry, and years later, he earned a Pulitzer Prize for his series tale, Dragon's Teeth. In The Money Changers, Sinclair explores the Wall Street panic of 1907 in novel form, exposing greed and corruption within the American system. Originally published a century ago, it's a cautionary tale with a theme that could have been ripped from today's headlines.Allan Montague is a prosperous New York lawyer trying to help an old friend from Mississippi who's just moved to the city. Young widow Lucy Dupree, whose beauty makes men's hearts skip a beat, is eager to move forward and establish herself in the right social circles. As a favor, Montague offers to help Lucy sell a block of stock. But with that one transaction, they unwittingly become tangled in a web of unscrupulous power brokers who've concocted a daring scheme to manipulate the stock market for personal gain. If their plan succeeds, a rival trust company will fall, sparking a Wall Street bloodbath . . . and financial chaos throughout the world!By E M Forster. 1978
Dr Aziz is a young Muslim physician in the British Indian town of Chandrapore. One evening he comes across an…
English woman, Mrs Moore, in the courtyard of a local mosque; she and her younger travelling companion Adela are disappointed by claustrophobic British colonial culture and wish to see something of the 'real' India. But when Aziz kindly offers to take them on a tour of the Marabar caves with his close friend Cyril Fielding, the trip results in a shocking accusation that throws Chandrapore into a fever of racial tension.By Oliver Goldsmith. 2004
Goldsmith's only novel, The Vicar of Wakefield, is also considered his finest work. Rich with wisdom and gentle irony, the…
story tells of an unworldly and generous vicar who lives contentedly with his large family until disaster strikes. But bankruptcy, his daughter's abduction, and the vicar's imprisonment fail to conquer his spirit. First published in 1766, this book soon became -- and has since remained -- a classic.Set in 18th-century Scotland, this brooding historical romance unfolds amid the Jacobite Rebellion. A struggle between good and evil begins…
in the old Scottish castle of Durrisdeer -- the ancestral home of the Durie clan -- where James Durie, Master of Ballantrae, persists in his lifelong rivalry with his younger brother as well as his relentless quest for the family fortune.From Durrisdeer, the fast-paced adventure shifts to sea voyages and encounters with pirates, intrigue at the French court and in India, and an attempt to recover buried treasure in New York's Adirondack Mountains -- all leading to a shocking climax in the American wilderness. An engrossing tale played out against the backdrop of three continents, The Master of Ballantrae stands among the most vivid and exciting of Robert Louis Stevenson' tales.By Sherwood Anderson. 1995
In this moving collection of interrelated stories, Ohio-born Sherwood Anderson (1876-1941) illuminates the loneliness and frustration -- spiritual, emotional and…
artistic -- of life in a small American town. Winesburg, Ohio subtly portrays as well a young writer's coming of age, searching for love, yearning for a less stifling world.Through the eyes of young George Willard, the inner lives of many of Winesburg's inhabitants open to us. Before George leaves the community, we have learned much about his mother Elizabeth, his friend Helen White, his teacher Kate Swift and other Winesburg residents -- the lonely, sensitive Dr. Reefy, the tormented Rev. Charles Hartman and the enigmatic Wing Biddlebaum among them.Through Anderson's art, their stories are woven into a powerful portrayal of community life, and, ironically, of the isolation its close atmosphere can engender. A great success on its first publication in 1919, Winesburg, Ohio profoundly influenced a generation of fiction writers with its deeply moving poetic realism. It endures as a classic portrait of American life.By Edith Wharton. 1862
Perhaps the best-known and most popular of Edith Wharton's novels, Ethan Frome is widely considered her masterpiece. Set against a…
bleak New England background, the novel tells of Frome, his ailing wife Zeena and her companion Mattie Silver, superbly delineating the characters of each as they are drawn relentlessly into a deep-rooted domestic struggle.Burdened by poverty and spiritually dulled by a loveless marriage to an older woman. Frome is emotionally stirred by the arrival of a youthful cousin who is employed as household help. Mattie's presence not only brightens a gloomy house but stirs long-dormant feelings in Ethan. Their growing love for one another, discovered by an embittered wife, presages an ending to this grim tale that is both shocking and savagely ironic.By William Shakespeare. 2009
Two pairs of young lovers fall asleep in an ancient Athenian forest and wake to find themselves in the middle…
of a good deed gone wrong. A Midsummer Night's Dream conjures up a fairyland inhabited by well-intentioned sprites whose magic leads to farcical confusion. The mirthful tangle of mistaken identities and misplaced affections develops and resolves in the glorious poetry of England's greatest playwright.Shakespeare's fantastical comedy has enchanted audiences since its debut in the twilight years of the sixteenth century. A definitive survey, this Dover Thrift Study Edition offers the drama's complete and unabridged text, plus a comprehensive study guide. Created to help readers gain a thorough understanding of the content and context of A Midsummer Night's Dream, the guide includes: * Scene-by-scene summaries* Explanations and discussions of the plot* Question-and-answer sections* Shakespeare biography* List of characters and moreBy Devottam Sengupta, Nabendu Ghosh. 2017
?A story that breaks the barriers of space and time? They all had the same question for Mukul: `Why didn?t…
you recognize us? And why did you look so dark?? Mukul was perplexed. The day had started as any other Sunday morning would, with him going out to meet his aunt, his friends and his mentor Noni Kaku of the Telescope. But when everyone, including his own parents, insisted that he was lying about his whereabouts, Mukul had to look around for the imposter? And he found Lukum, who had travelled light years to meet his intergalactic `twin?. Little did Mukul know that he had set out on the longest Sunday of his life. How would this all end? And where? Written by Nabendu Ghosh, path-breaking novelist, screenwriter and film director, this racy story about a parallel universe has been translated by his grandson Devottam Sengupta. Fusing human curiosity about space with a futuristic vision, it delivers it all with a suspenseful, gobsmacking punch.By Joseph Conrad. 2009
A ferryboat captain in search of a notorious ivory trader ventures into an African jungle, where he discovers a dark…
side of the human condition. In this burning indictment of colonialism, Joseph Conrad drew upon his own shipboard experiences in the region formerly known as the Belgian Congo. His novella explores the potential for evil that lurks behind the illusion of civilized restraint.No student of modern fiction can afford to neglect Heart of Darkness or to overlook its narrative and symbolic richness, penetrating character studies, and psychological power. A definitive survey, this Dover Thrift Study Edition offers the novel's complete and unabridged text, plus a comprehensive study guide.Created to help readers gain a thorough understanding of the content and context of Heart of Darkness, the guide includes:* Chapter-by-chapter summaries* Explanations and discussions of the plot* Question-and-answer sections* Conrad biography* List of characters and moreBy Oscar Wilde. 1995
Oscar Wilde is at his imaginative best in this wonderful collection of fairy tales. The five stories include `The Happy…
Prince?, `The Selfish Giant?, `The Nightingale and the Rose?, and `The Devoted Friend? and `The Remarkable Rocket?. The stories have become popular classics and adapted in all kinds of audio-visual media. The stories about unhappy princes, mean giants, a sacrificing nightingale, a devoted friend and a self important fire cracker, have become material for bedtime tales. And at each story?s heart lies a simple lesson in an important human value.By Munshi Premchand, Sara Rai. 2013
`His is a voice that comes from where the action is...? Dhanpat Rai, famously known as Munshi Premchand, was an…
ordinary man living an ordinary life in extraordinary times. His intimate experience of the lives of common people gave him insights that created a vast and vibrant world in his vivid stories, making him one of the most important chroniclers of the 20th century. His vision homes in straight to the extraordinary heart of his everyday characters as they go about their daily struggles, proving an inspiration to generations of readers. From a game of gulli-danda to the classic tale of an imaginative young boy?s love for his grandmother that transforms a pair of household tongs into a battle hero, Premchand?s compelling stories continue to hold readers spellbound. His granddaughter Sara Rai brings a personal perspective to this book with family recollections and lovingly done translations. Premchand?s great-granddaughter Lara Chandni pays tribute to her illustrious ancestor with an eye-catching cover and poster design created especially for this collector?s edition.One of the most famous science-fiction stories ever written, The War of the Worlds helped launch the entire genre by…
exploiting the concept of interplanetary travel. First published in 1898, the novel terrified readers of the Victorian era with its account of an invasion of hostile creatures from Mars who moved across the English landscape in bizarre metal transports, using deadly heat rays to destroy buildings and annihilate all life in their path. Its power to stir the imagination was made abundantly clear when Orson Welles adapted the story for a radio drama on Halloween night in 1938 and created a national panic. Despite readers' increasing sophistication about space travel and interplanetary invaders, The War of the Worlds remains a riveting reading experience. Its narrative energy, intensity, and striking originality remain undiminished, ready to thrill a new generation of readers with old-fashioned storytelling power.Excerpt The dead rise out of their graves These words …
though one has heard them before took possession of my imagination I saw the rude fellow go along the street as I went on tossing the coin in his hand One time it fell to the ground and rang upon the pavement and he laughed more loudly as he picked it up He was walking towards the sunset and I too at a distance after The sky was full of rose-tinted clouds floating across the blue floating high over the grey pinnacles of the Cathedral and filling the long open line of the Rue St Etienne down which he was going As I crossed to my own house I caught him full against the light in his blue blouse tossing the big silver piece in the air and heard him laugh and shout Vive l argent This is the only bon Dieu Though there are many people who live as if this were their sentiment there are few who give it such brutal expression but some of the people at the corner of the street laughed too Bravo Jacques they cried and one said You are right mon ami the only god to trust in nowadays It is a short credo M le Maire said another who caught my eye He saw I was displeased this one and his countenance changed at onceBy Sor Juana de la Cruz. 2017
«Pero valor, corazón: porque en tan dulce tormento, en medio de cualquier suerte no dejar de amar protesto» Sor Juana…
Inés de la Cruz es una de las poetas más importantes de la lengua española. Cierra con broche de oro el Barroco hispánico y es, además, una figura muy seductora: mujer, monja, sabia, defensora de la capacidad intelectual de las mujeres. Sin embargo, como todo autor célebre, sor Juana ha sido víctima de su fama: todo mundo la conoce, pero muy pocos la leen. Esta antología presenta una selección representativa de su obra, cuidadosamente puntuada y anotada, para acercarla a cualquier tipo de lector. Como novedad se incluyen, por primera vez juntas, la Carta de sor Juana a su confesor, el padre Núñez, y la Respuesta a sor Filotea de la Cruz, dirigida al obispo de Puebla, atinadamente comentadas por la editora: Martha Lilia Tenorio, especialista en poesía barroca, dedicada a recuperar buena parte del acervo lírico de Nueva España. Edición, prólogo, notas y cronología de MARTHA LILIA TENORIO.