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e-artnow presents to you this meticulously edited collection of «Classics Retold – World's Greatest Tales Adapted for the Youngest» which includes world's best-known classics in simplified and captivating language for our young listeners and readers: The Iliad of Homer Odysseus, the Hero of Ithaca (Homer) The Arabian Nights Entertainments (Andrew Lang) Viking Tales (Jennie Hall) Tales of King Arthur and the Round Table (Andrew Lang) Chaucer for Children: A Golden Key (Geoffrey...

Италия, конец XV века. Печально известные Борджиа разоряют земли знатных римских семейств. Бесстрашный монах Джироламо Савонарола призывает церковь к покаянию. В горной хижине на окраинах Сорренто живёт старая Эльси со своей внучкой, прекрасной Агнес. Выросшая на легендах о святых, девочка мечтает уйти в монастырь, когда на ее пути встает Агостино Сарелли – обаятельный главарь разбойников… Книга пронизана солнечным светом, ароматом апельсиновых рощ, журчаньем римских фонтанов и свечением моря.

A two-fold purpose has been kept in view during the preparation of this book – on the one hand, to refresh the memories and, if possible, to enlarge the knowledge, of readers who have already visited Europe; on the other, to provide something in the nature of a substitute for those who have not yet done so, and to inspire them with new and stronger ambitions to make the trip. Contents: Great Britain and Ireland: London Cathedrals and Abbeys Castles and Stately Homes English Literary...

e-artnow presents to you the biggest collection of supernatural, macabre, horror and gothic classics. Grab your copy and get ready for the chills to creep down your spine: H. P. Lovecraft: The Case of Charles Dexter Ward At The Mountains of Madness The Colour out of Space The Whisperer in Darkness The Dunwich Horror The Shunned House… Mary Shelley: Frankenstein The Mortal Immortal The Evil Eye… John William Polidori: The Vampyre Edgar Allan Poe: The Tell-Tale Heart The Cask of...

"Dr. Hardhack's Prescription" by Harriet Beecher Stowe, K. McDowell Rice. 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...

This carefully edited collection of The Greatest World Classics Retold for Children has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Table of Contents: The Iliad of Homer Odysseus, the Hero of Ithaca (Homer) The Arabian Nights Entertainments (Andrew Lang) Viking Tales (Jennie Hall) Tales of King Arthur and the Round Table (Andrew Lang) Chaucer for Children: A Golden Key (Geoffrey Chaucer) Tales from Shakespeare (Charles and Mary...

Musaicum Books presents to you this unique collection, designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving (Louisa May Alcott)Aunt Susanna's Thanksgiving Dinner (Lucy Maud Montgomery)The Genesis of the Doughnut Club (Lucy Maud Montgomery)Two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen (O. Henry)The Purple Dress (O. Henry)An English Dinner of Thanksgiving (George Eliot)Ezra's Thanksgivin' Out West (Eugene Field)Three...

Christmas–the very word conjures up memories of the most wondrous childhood holiday of all–filled with the glitter of colorfully-wrapped presents, family visits, carols, photographs, decorating the tree, attendance at church to celebrate the birth of the Christ child, and tummy-stuffing dinners tucked with treats seen at no other time of the year. <P> But the yule holiday has been celebrated for at least two centuries in North America, and our writers have been producing memorable...

Thanksgiving is an American tradition, celebrating the coming of autumn, the bounty of the harvest, the peaceful coexistence of the Pilgrims and the Native Americans, football, family – and, of course, the obligatory celebration feast. Here are 35 tales celebrating Thanksgiving in all its forms, by classic authors you know and love (O. Henry, Harriet Becher Stowe, Nathaniel Hawthorne) and others who may be new to you.<P> Included are:<P> TWO THANKSGIVING DAY GENTLEMEN, by O....

We return for another selection of 25 ghost stories in the classic tradition – chosen from the vast storehouse of history&apos;s fiction for your personal delectation. As in our last meeting, we remind you that there are many kinds of ghosts, from the kind to cruel, the savage to the sad, and readers should not always assume they know just which they&apos;ve gotten in any particular tale. Included are:<P> THE SEVENTH MAN, by A.T. Quiller-Couch<BR> THE PHANTOM COACH, by Amelia B....

"Uncle Tom&apos;s Cabin" is Harriet Beecher Stowe&apos;s abolitionist masterpiece. The titular Uncle Tom is the slave of Mr. Shelby, the proprietor of a certain estate in Kentucky, which has fallen into disorder in consequence of the speculative habits of its owner, who, at the opening of the tale, is forced to part not only with Uncle Tom, but with a young quadroom woman named Eliza, the servant of Mrs. Shelby, and wife of George Harris, a slave upon a neighboring estate. Mrs. Harriet...

Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811-1891) made her name as an abolitionist and author most noted for her 1832 breakout novel «Uncle Tom&apos;s Cabin.» Here are collected three of Beecher&apos;s most treasured short stories. In «Betty&apos;s Bright Idea,» a sweet young girl forms a bond with a poor family and is determined to help them make a better life for themselves. In «Deacon Pitkin&apos;s farm,» a young boy whose family can no longer afford payments on their house chooses to forego schooling in...

In debt, Kentucky farmer Arthur Shelby reluctantly decides to trade two of his slaves. The two, middle-aged Uncle Tom and young Harry, are to be sold to Mr. Haley, a detestable slave trader. Eliza, Harry&apos;s mother and Mrs. Shelby&apos;s maid, overhears the details of the arraignment, warns Uncle Tom and flees with Harry to the north. Eliza and Harry barely make it across the Ohio River before slave catchers can catch up with them. On the run, Eliza and her family seek shelter and safety....