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AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE

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An Enemy of the people is an 1882 play by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. Ibsen wrote it in response to the public outcry against his play Ghosts, which at that time was considered scandalous. Ghosts had challenged the hypocrisy of Victorian morality and was deemed indecent for its veiled references to syphilis. Henrik Johan Ibsen (1828 – 1906) was a major 19th-century Norwegian playwright, theatre director, and poet. He is often referred to as «the father of realism» and is one of the...

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AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE

AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE

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An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge

An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge

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An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce libreka classics – These are classics of literary history, reissued and made available to a wide audience. Immerse yourself in well-known and popular titles!

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An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge

An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge

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Anna Karenina

Anna Karenina

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Anna Karenina is a novel by the Russian writer Leo Tolstoy, published in serial installments from 1873 to 1877 in the periodical The Russian Messenger. Tolstoy clashed with editor Mikhail Katkov over political issues that arose in the final installment (Tolstoy's negative views of Russian volunteers going to fight in Serbia); therefore, the novel's first complete appearance was in book form in 1878. Widely regarded as a pinnacle in realist fiction, Tolstoy considered Anna Karenina his...

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Anna Karenina

Anna Karenina

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Apologia Pro Vita Sua

Apologia Pro Vita Sua

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"Apologia Pro Vita Sua" by John Henry Newman. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible...

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Apologia Pro Vita Sua

Apologia Pro Vita Sua

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Arms and the Man

Arms and the Man

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"Arms and the Man" by Bernard Shaw. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to...

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Arms and the Man

Arms and the Man

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Around the World in Eighty Days

Around the World in Eighty Days

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HarperCollins is proud to present a range of best-loved, essential classics.'Phileas Fogg was one of those mathematically exact people, who, never hurried and always ready, are economical of their steps and their motions. He never made one stride too many, always going by the shortest route. He did not give an idle look. He did not allow himself a superfluous gesture.'When Phileas Fogg wagers a bet that he can travel across the globe in just 80 days, little does he know about the epic journey...

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Around the World in Eighty Days

Around the World in Eighty Days

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As You Like It

As You Like It

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As You Like It

As You Like It

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Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

Babbitt

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Babbitt

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Babbitt by Sinclair Lewis libreka classics – These are classics of literary history, reissued and made available to a wide audience. Immerse yourself in well-known and popular titles!

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Babbitt

Sinclair Lewis

Babbitt

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Babbitt by Sinclair Lewis libreka classics – These are classics of literary history, reissued and made available to a wide audience. Immerse yourself in well-known and popular titles!

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Beyond Good and Evil

Beyond Good and Evil

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Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

Beyond Good and Evil

Friedrich Nietzsche

Beyond Good and Evil

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Bhagavadgita

Bhagavadgita

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The Bhagavadgita is part of the great Indian epic the Mahabharata, and it is one of the major religious documents of the world, occupying in Hinduism a position not unlike the Sermon on the Mount in Christianity. One of the most celebrated treasures of world literature as well, it is in the form of a poetic dialogue between the epic's hero, Arjuna, and his friend Krishna, believed to be an incarnation of God.The dialogue, which takes place on the eve of an historic battle, probes the nature...

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Blake's Selected Poems

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Blake's Selected Poems

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Regarded by a contemporary as a «brilliant eccentric whose works skirted the outer fringes of English art and literature,» William Blake (1757–1827) is today recognized as a major poet and artist. This collection of 104 poems, carefully chosen by noted Blake scholars David and Virginia Erdman, reveals the lyricism, mystical vision, and consummate craftsmanship that have earned the poet his preeminent place with both critics and the general public. Among the selections included here are...

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Book of African-American Quotations

Book of African-American Quotations

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"In America, black is a country," declared Amiri Baraka, who insisted that the lives and destinies of the nation's white and black citizens are inseparably intertwined. His statement, like many others in this compilation of quotations, reflects the black experience in America and touches upon the role of racial identity. Other citations voice a broader perspective, including Maya Angelou's remark, «Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take...

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Books and Reading

Books and Reading

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"Let blockheads read what blockheads write," suggested Lord Chesterfield. W. H. Auden once said, «Some books are undeservedly forgotten; none are undeservedly remembered.» And TV celebrity Jerry Seinfeld noted: «The big advantage of a book is that it's very easy to rewind. Close it and you're right back at the beginning.» Over 450 memorable quotes about books and reading fill these pages—with provocative declarations from Mark Twain, Virginia Woolf, Andrew Carnegie,...

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