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The Age of Innocence

Edith Wharton

The Age of Innocence

Edith Wharton (1862–1937) wrote carefully structured fiction that probed the psychological and social elements guiding the behavior of her characters. Her portrayals of upper-class New Yorkers were unrivaled. The Age of Innocence, for which Wharton won the Pulitzer Prize in 1920, is one of her most memorable novels.At the heart of the story are three people whose entangled lives are deeply affected by the tyrannical and rigid requirements of high society. Newland Archer, a restrained...

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Edith Wharton

The Ambassadors

Генри Джеймс

The Ambassadors

First published in 1903 in serial form, Henry James’ “The Ambassadors” is the story of the middle-aged and naïve Lewis Lambert Strether, who travels to Europe at the behest of his widowed fiancée to find her supposedly wayward son, Chad Newsome. Mrs. Newsome fears he has fallen under the spell of a sinful woman and Strether must rescue him. With the intent of bringing Chad back to America and to his post at the family business, Strether encounters many unexpected complications along the way and...

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Генри Джеймс

The Ambassadors

Генри Джеймс

The Ambassadors

"Live all you can; it's a mistake not to," declares the primary «ambassador» of this 1903 novel, adding, «It doesn't so much matter what you do in particular, so long as you have your life. If you haven't had that, what have you had?»In this complex tale of self-discovery, Henry James invokes his favorite theme: the clash of American innocence with European experience. It traces the path of an aging idealist, Lambert Strether, who arrives in Paris intending to persuade his...

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Генри Джеймс

Vom Scheintod (Ungekürzt)

Franz Kafka

Vom Scheintod (Ungekürzt)

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Franz Kafka

Der Redner (Ungekürzt)

Edgar Wallace

Der Redner (Ungekürzt)

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Edgar Wallace

Der Mörder (Ungekürzt)

Arthur Schnitzler

Der Mörder (Ungekürzt)

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Arthur Schnitzler

Das indische Tuch (Ungekürzt)

Edgar Wallace

Das indische Tuch (Ungekürzt)

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Edgar Wallace

Der rote Kreis - Ein Sherlock Holme...

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Der rote Kreis - Ein Sherlock Holmes Abenteuer (Ungekürzt)

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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Die Brille (Ungekürzt)

Эдгар По

Die Brille (Ungekürzt)

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Эдгар По

The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored...

James Weldon Johnson

The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man

First published anonymously in 1912, “The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man” is James Weldon’s Johnson fictional account of a young biracial man living in America during the second half of the 19th century and early part of the 20th century. The so-called “Ex-Colored” man makes his living as a jazz pianist playing ragtime music at a popular New York club. It is here that he catches the attention of a wealthy white gentleman who takes a curious interest in him and employs him to play at his...

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James Weldon Johnson

The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored...

James Weldon Johnson

The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man

"The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man" by James Weldon Johnson. 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...

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James Weldon Johnson

The Awakening

Kate Chopin

The Awakening

'Introducing this release of The Awakening has given me an opportunity to re-experience one of my life's important books . . . I still marvel at Chopin's realism, her impatience with conventional trappings, her arresting honesty' BARBARA KINGSOLVER 'Incisive, brilliant and haunting' MAGGIE O'FARRELL Over one long, languid summer Edna Pontellier, fettered by marriage and motherhood, becomes acquainted with Robert Lebrun. As the days shorten and the...

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Kate Chopin

The Awakening

Kate Chopin, Кейт Шопен

The Awakening

The Awakening , originally titled A Solitary Soul, is a novel by Kate Chopin, first published in 1899. Set in New Orleans and on the Louisiana Gulf coast at the end of the 19th 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. It...

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Kate Chopin, Кейт Шопен

Der Frauenkrieg, Band 2 (Ungekürzt)

Alexandre Dumas

Der Frauenkrieg, Band 2 (Ungekürzt)

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Alexandre Dumas

The Adventure of the Dancing Men -...

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

The Adventure of the Dancing Men - A Sherlock Holmes Adventure (Unabridged)

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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

The Adventure of the Priory School...

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

The Adventure of the Priory School - A Sherlock Holmes Adventure (Unabridged)

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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Metzengerstein (Ungekürzt)

Эдгар По

Metzengerstein (Ungekürzt)

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Эдгар По

Der Angestellte des Börsenmaklers -...

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Der Angestellte des Börsenmaklers - Ein Sherlock Holmes Abenteuer (Ungekürzt)

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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

The Awakening and Selected Stories

Kate Chopin

The Awakening and Selected Stories

“The Awakening” is the story of Edna Pontellier, an attractive young wife and the mother of two sons living in the Creole south in the late 19th century. Edna feels herself trapped in a marriage where she is unable to express her passionate sensuality and as a result explores a spiritual and sexual awakening through an affair with a younger man during one summer while her husband is away. Liberated by this experience she sends her children away and is determined to live a more independent and...

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Kate Chopin

The Battle of Life / Битва жизни. К...

Чарльз Диккенс

The Battle of Life / Битва жизни. Книга для чтения на английском языке

Предлагаем вниманию читателей рождественскую повесть классика английской и мировой литературы Ч. Диккенса «Битва жизни». Две сестры, Марион и Грейс, провожают Альфреда, возлюбленного младшей, Марион, на обучение. Он должен вернуться спустя три года и жениться на ней. Но буквально за несколько минут до встречи с любимым девушка исчезает… В книге представлен текст повести с комментариями и словарем.

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Чарльз Диккенс

The Betrothed (I Promessi Sposi)

Alessandro Manzoni

The Betrothed (I Promessi Sposi)

Considered one of the most important and widely read novels ever written in the Italian language, “The Betrothed (I Promessi Sposi)” is Alessandro Manzoni’s 1827 historical novel, which details the terribly oppressive rule of the Spanish over Italy in the early 1600s. At the center of the novel is the story of two young lovers, Renzo and Lucia, whose marriage is forbidden by the local baron, who wishes to wed the lovely Lucia himself. Forced to flee their homes, Renzo and Lucia are separated and...

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Alessandro Manzoni

The Betrothed (I Promessi Sposi)

Alessandro Manzoni

The Betrothed (I Promessi Sposi)

Considered one of the most important novels ever written in the Italian language, «The Betrothed (I Promessi Sposi)» is Alessandro Manzoni's 1827 historical novel, which details the terribly oppressive rule of the Spanish over Italy in the early 1600s. At the center of the novel is the story of two young lovers, Renzo and Lucia, whose marriage is forbidden by the local baron. Set against all odds Renzo and Lucia's love must struggle against the ravages of war, famine, and the plague....

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Alessandro Manzoni