Literary Collections

A Passionate Pilgrim is a novella by Henry James, first published in The Atlantic Monthly in 1871. The story was the earliest fiction that James included in the New York Edition (1907-09) of his works. Set in England, the tale shows James' strong...

"The Altar of the Dead" is a short story by Henry James, first published in his collection Terminations in 1895. A fable of literally life and death significance, the story explores how the protagonist tries to keep the remembrance of his dead friends,...

Sandok?n, el tigre de Malasia, lleva diez a?os de lucha encarnizada contra los ingleses y sembrando el terror junto a su inseparable amigo Ya?ez de Gomera y una legi?n de piratas de los Mares del Sur. Despiadado con sus enemigos y generoso con los...

El Sitio de Sebastopol consisti? en una serie de operaciones libradas entre el 30 de octubre de 1941 al 4 de julio de 1942, entre las fuerzas de la Alemania nazi y la Uni?n Sovi?tica durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial. El objetivo de los alemanes era...

His novels portray many of the stereotypes associated with colonialism, yet they are unusual for the degree of sympathy with which the native populations are portrayed. Africans often play heroic roles in the novels, although the protagonists are...

The significance of the collection was recognized by its republication (as Allan's Wife, With Hunter Quartermain's Story, a Tale of Three Lions, and Long Odds) by the Newcastle Publishing Company as the twenty-fourth volume of the celebrated Newcastle...

Fue un arquet?pico h?roe y forajido del folclore ingl?s medieval, seg?n la leyenda era un hombre llamado Robin Longstride o Robin de Locksley, quien era de gran coraz?n y viv?a fuera de la ley, escondido en el Bosque de Sherwood y de Barnsdale, cerca de...

Is an 1895 comedic stage play by Oscar Wilde which revolves around blackmail and political corruption, and touches on the themes of public and private honor.Author: EdibookPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublication Date: Dec 16,...

The Happy Prince and Other Tales (sometimes called The Happy Prince and Other Stories) is a collection of stories for children by Oscar Wilde.Author: EdibookPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublication Date: Dec 16, 2015Number of...

The story is about a family who moves to a castle haunted by the ghost of a dead nobleman, who killed his wife and was starved to death by her brothers.Author: EdibookPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublication Date: Dec 16,...

Farcical comedy in which the protagonists maintain fictitious personage to escape burdensome social obligations. Working within the social conventions of late Victorian London, the play's major themes are the triviality with which it treats institutions...

London was part of the radical literary group "The Crowd" in San Francisco and a passionate advocate of unionization, socialism, and the rights of workers. He wrote several powerful works dealing with these topics, such as his dystopian novel The Iron...

Karl Otten lebte als deutscher Exilant und Schriftsteller auf der Flucht vor dem Nazi-Regime zwischen 1933 und 1936 in Cala Ratjada im Nordostern Mallorcas. Seine hier erstmalig herausgegebenen satirischen "Geschichten aus Pueblo" (Ottens Tarnname für...

Un viaggio romantico, esistenziale, a tratti erotico... all'insegna di una poesia capace di leggerezza e profondit?, intensamente lirica e, spesso, visionaria, arguta, giocosa, e, non di rado, altamente drammatica. Antonio Aiello ? nato a Potenza nel...

Alors: si je vous dis que c'est l'histoire d'une rose dans laquelle on a gliss? quelques graines de moutarde, on approche de la v?rit?. Et donc, le personnage s'en approche, na?f parce qu'il pense que ?a va sentir bon pendant longtemps mais il y a un...

Toi qui devrais ?tre un exemple pour ta jeune soeur qui est encore sous ta responsabilit?, voil? les inepties que tu racontes. C'est cette attitude qui vous am?ne, ? quarante ans, ? dormir dans les ?glises sous pr?texte que Dieu vous a oubli?es. Dieu...

Rinna was the daughter to the advisor of the King, until a wicked plot of devastating deceit caused her to lose everything at the hands of a visiting emperor and his of fire mages. A decade later, she lives near the rundown village of Ragan, a mountain...

"Esta f?bula vitalista, trufada de exquisitos elementos narrativos y l?ricos, es la obra fundamental de Nietzsche que, como nuevo mes?as, predica la transformaci?n de la voluntad de poder del hombre hasta alcanzar la categor?a nueva de superhombre...

The plot is a loosely based on a melange of motifs from previous Conan short stories, most notably "The Scarlet Citadel", with which its early chapters shares an almost identical storyline: Conan defeated in battle, captured and placed in a...

An adventurous trader, it is said, hearing the legend of a great treasure buried a party of Portuguese hundreds of years before, as a last resource attempted its discovery by the help of a mesmerist. A child was put into a trance, and gave his mesmerist...

Echi di Voci nel SilenzioAuthor: Calogero GaglianoPublisher: Independently PublishedPublication Date: 45516Number of Pages: 100 pagesBinding: Literary CollectionsISBN-10: ISBN-13: 9798335710305

El Estoicismo de Marco Aurelio y Su Filosof?a: Sabidur?a, Virtud y Control Emocional para una Vida Plena, Autodisciplina, Paz Interior, Crecimiento PeAuthor: Igor Gomez SmithPublisher: Independently PublishedPublication Date: 45603Number of Pages: 110...

Based upon a beautiful lullaby lovingly composed by a mother for her children, this book was created in collaboration with the talented team at Comfort Legacies. It includes the treble score for the lullaby so that parents may sing the song to their own...

N?o sou Pessoa, Cam?es ou E?a, sou um simples escritor. Componho as minhas pe?as, com o meu total vigor. Tantos outros gigantes houve, que mostraram seu clamor, n?o me quero enaltecer, com tanto e lindo autor. A l?ngua portuguesa me deixa elevar numa cor...

Billie wakes up one morning feeling different than usual. Turns out, he is sad. Billie's mother introduces Billie to different emotions and assures him it is alright to feel so. Billie Feels Blue help parents, guardians and educators to help children...

Cosmiques est un recueil de po?mes qui retrace l'aventure spatiale depuis ses d?buts jusqu'? l'atterrissage de Pers?v?rance sur Mars. C'est aussi un hommage aux h?ros qui ont permis la d?couverte du syst?me solaire, tant astronautes qu'astronomes.Author:...

Auteur: Louis de Gonzague Anne Optat Morin, n? le 5 ao?t 1855 ? Paris et mort le 2 juin 1938 ? Migennes, est un caricaturiste, illustrateur et peintre fran?ais Prologue La vieille maison de campagne o? Georgette, Jeanne et Rose vont passer la belle...

Racconti, aneddoti, aforismi, pagine di un diario tanto intimo da diventare pubblico perch? "avere ragione da soli ? come avere torto". Lo scrittore che, invece di venderla al diavolo, stampa e pubblica la sua anima a 7 euro e 99, stipula un patto di...

Comment pourrions-nous d?finir la vie? Comme "un plaisir" ? Ou comme "un combat" ou encore comme "une opportunit?" que nous avons tous de laisser une trace utile sur cette terre, mais surtout dans les coeurs de ceux que nous aimons. Jeancy Tshila est un...

Avventure marine e ad alta quota per Mr. Kelly ed il suo fedele servitore, partiti dall'America alla volta dell'Europa a bordo di un pallone aerostatico.Author: Emilio SalgariPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublication Date: May 18,...