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The Man with Two Left Feet - The Or...

Пелам Гренвилл Вудхаус

The Man with Two Left Feet - The Original Classic Edition

This is a very unusual collection for Wodehouse. The stories in The Man With Two Left Feet are very unlike his usual style. Most take place in New York, one is told from the first person perspective of a woman, and one is even told from the point of view of a dog. However, every one has the classic humor and expectedly unexpected happy ending that Wodehouse is known for, and each is a delightful read. As usual, Wodehouse will keeo you smiling throughout ~ even with only a brief visit from our...

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Пелам Гренвилл Вудхаус

The Innocents Abroad - The Original...

Марк Твен

The Innocents Abroad - The Original Classic Edition

The funniest book ever written-in the history of time! – Ok, maybe that is a minor overstatement, but this is one hilarous book, to be read by people who have travelled, who plan to travel, and generally, people who want to laugh. A lot. The book is also surprising for its timeless points about the journeying of certain upper white, middle class people going on a grand tour of Europe. I frequently had to remind myself that it was written in 1869 because his observations and the...

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Марк Твен

Riders of the Purple Sage - The Ori...

Grey Zane

Riders of the Purple Sage - The Original Classic Edition

One of the truly great Westerns – Her fathers death has left Jane Withersteen in possession of the richest land holding in the Cottonwoods, a Mormon village on the 1871 Utah frontier. Most importantly, Amber Spring runs through her property and so she controls the water supply that makes possible the rolling fields of purple sage. But now the Mormon church wants to gain contol of the spring by forcing an unwilling Jane to marry Elder Tull. Theyve been steadily increasing the pressure on her and...

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Grey Zane

The Life and Opinions of Tristram S...

Sterne Laurence

The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman - The Original Classic Edition

Radical even in the 21st century : Composed long before there were rules about what a novel is supposed to look like, The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy is a visionary piece of literature, a book so original in construction it almost defies genre. Conceived by an Anglican vicar who, under the comic influence of Rabelais and Swift and equally informed by Cervantes and Shakespeare, turned to writing fiction later in his life, it is an inadvertent masterpiece, the product of a writer who just...

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Sterne Laurence

The Oedipus Trilogy - The Original...

Sophocles Sophocles

The Oedipus Trilogy - The Original Classic Edition

Oedipus, the banished king of Greek mythology who killed his father and married his mother, is the subject of Sophocles Oedipus Trilogy, a series of three tragedies that tell a connected story. Despite their antiquity, these timeless works bring up questions that remain relevant in our society, and their exciting, colorful stories have a universal appeal that still captivates readers. This is a high quality book of the original classic edition. This is a freshly...

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Sophocles Sophocles

The Mill on the Floss - The Origina...

ELIOT GEORGE

The Mill on the Floss - The Original Classic Edition

Powerful and moving, The Mill on the Floss is considered to be George Eliots most autobiographical novel. Along with Middlemarch it is my favorite. Set in early 19th century England – St. Oggs, Lincolnshire to be exact – this is the tale of gifted, free-spirited Maggie Tulliver and her selfish, spoiled brother, Tom, who were born and raised at Dorlcote Mill on the River Floss. Eliots portrayal of sibling relationships is terribly poignant and plays a major part in the novel, as does the...

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ELIOT GEORGE

In the Yellow Sea - The Original Cl...

Frith Henry

In the Yellow Sea - The Original Classic Edition

This is a high quality book of the original classic edition. This is a freshly published edition of this culturally important work, which is now, at last, again available to you. Enjoy this classic work. These few paragraphs distill the contents and give you a quick look inside: I was well known on the beach; the sailors, with a tender regard for me and my pocket,?which they did not wish to see either too heavy or too light,?indulged me to the top of my...

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Frith Henry

Shelters, Shacks, and Shanties: The...

Beard Daniel

Shelters, Shacks, and Shanties: The Guide to Building Outdoor Shelters - The Original Classic Edition

My 13-year-old boy scout asked for this book. After reading bits and pieces for a week or so, he enlisted his brother and some neighborhood boys to go build some shelters in the woods down the street. They kept talking about the shelter and I figured it was typical exaggeration. A few of us adults walked down one day to see the shelter – WOW! It was impressive – and it stood up to the recent ice storms that left people without power for weeks. All built with branches and saplings in the woods. ...

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Beard Daniel

Carmilla - The Original Classic Edi...

Fanu Joseph

Carmilla - The Original Classic Edition

J. Sheridan LeFanus Carmilla stands as one of the richest, most literate and most enduring stories in the history of the vampire sub-genre. Many rate it higher than Bram Stokers Dracula, and while that estimation is at least debatable, there is no debate that Carmilla has exerted a mighty influence, consciously or not, on most vampire fiction to follow in its wake, Dracula not excepted. Indeed, Stokers original early chapter in his masterpiece, later published independently as Draculas Guest, is...

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Fanu Joseph

Othello - The Original Classic Edit...

Shakespeare William

Othello - The Original Classic Edition

Othello was one of the first plays I was exposed to when I was younger. It has murder, suicide, intrigue and things that would get a teenager into Shakespeare. This is an exceptional version. Its formatted nicely and is easy to read. Iago is one of my favorite of Shakespeares characters. Hes the villain that uses his deep understanding of human nature to engineer the downfall of his enemies, leading them tenderly by the nose[paraphrased]. Without lifting a finger...

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Shakespeare William

She - The Original Classic Edition

Haggard H

She - The Original Classic Edition

Nineteenth Century fantasy at its best – While studying at Cambridge, Ludwig Horace Holly receives a very strange visit from a long-time friend. In failing health, this friend gives Holly charge of his 5 year-old son Leo, and a mysterious chest, which he is charged not to open until the boys twenty-fifth birthday. Twenty years later, the boy has grown to handsome manhood, and the chest is opened to reveal a family history stretching back some 23 centuries to ancient Egypt....

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Haggard H

Triplanetary - The Original Classic...

Smith E

Triplanetary - The Original Classic Edition

This is one of the most energetic books I have read. Yes, it is pure pulp fiction in the non-Quentin Terantino sense of the word, but it was a powerful page turner. Every page was super-charged, and every chapter left you wanting more! E. E. Doc Smith is one of the giants of SF, and one of its greatest popularizers. He doesnt have the finesse that Asimov of Heinlein. He doesnt have the aura of humor of Niven. Docs strength is his raw energy. This book is like watching Yodas fight...

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Smith E

A Room with a View - The Original C...

Forster E

A Room with a View - The Original Classic Edition

A Book With a Heart: A ROOM WITH A VIEW depicts a young Englishwomans adventure trying to come to grips with the conflict between her desires and societys expectations. Lucy Honeychurch is a well-bred young middle class girl on holiday in radiant Florence. She comes from a family overconcerned with respectability and is therefore overprotected by a dessicated spinster named Charlotte Bartlett. One wonders if Forster had in mind a more famous Charlotte B. when he drew Lucys...

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Forster E

The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood...

Pyle Howard

The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood - The Original Classic Edition

Who hasnt heard of Robin Hood and his merry band of outlaws in Sherwood Forest? In this book you meet them all – including the powerful Little John, courageous Will Scarlet, musical Allan a Dale, and sly Friar Tuck. Howard Pyle offers what is probably the most complete and best collection of Robin Hood tales. All the old favorites are included – Little John and his quarter-staff toppling Robin into the water, Robin winning the golden arrow at Nottinghams archery contest, and the Sheriff being...

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Pyle Howard

Emma - The Original Classic Edition

Джейн Остин

Emma - The Original Classic Edition

Of all Jane Austens heroines, Emma Woodhouse is the most flawed, the most infuriating, and, in the end, the most endearing. Pride and Prejudices Lizzie Bennet has more wit and sparkle; Catherine Morland in Northanger Abbey more imagination; and Sense and Sensibilitys Elinor Dashwood certainly more sense–but Emma is lovable precisely because she is so imperfect. Austen only completed six novels in her lifetime, of which five feature young women whose chances for making a good marriage depend...

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Джейн Остин

Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece...

Berens E.M

Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome - The Original Classic Edition

This anthology is a thorough introduction to classic literature for those who have not yet experienced these literary masterworks. For those who have known and loved these works in the past, this is an invitation to reunite with old friends in a fresh new format. From Shakespeare s finesse to Oscar Wilde s wit, this unique collection brings together works as diverse and influential as The Pilgrim s Progress and Othello. As an anthology that invites readers to immerse themselves in the...

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Berens E.M

Little Women - The Original Classic...

Alcott Louisa

Little Women - The Original Classic Edition

Wouldnt it be fun if all the castles in the air which we make could come true and we could live in them? A heart-warming tale of love, sisterhood and hardship during the New England Civil War, Little Women tells the story of the lovable March family. Meg, Beth, Jo and Amy try to support their mother at home while their father is away at war and enter into various scrapes and adventures as they do so. Alcott beautifully interweaves bad times and good as her characters struggle with the trials and...

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Alcott Louisa

The First Governess of the Netherla...

Tremayne Eleanor

The First Governess of the Netherlands, Margaret of Austria - The Original Classic Edition

Three of the craftiest royal rogues in Christendom strove hard to cozen and outwit each other in the last years of the fifteenth and the earlier years of the sixteenth century. No betrayal was too false, no trick too undignified, no hypocrisy too contemptible for Ferdinand of Aragon, Maximilian of Austria, and Henry Tudor if unfair advantage could be gained by them; and the details of their diplomacy convey to modern students less an impression of serious State negotiations than of the paltry...

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Tremayne Eleanor

Following the Equator - The Origina...

Марк Твен

Following the Equator - The Original Classic Edition

Any reader who loves a good book will relish the vicarious experience of traveling with Twain, his wife, Livy, and Clara, one of their three daughters as they tour the world on the lecture circuit. Its important to understand the necessity of the trip: Twain was 60, facing bankruptcy, and signed on for the lecture tour in order to pay off his debt. The grueling schedule and unpredictable travel accommodations take no toll on his writing, however. Prepare to laugh – hard and often. Was it hot in...

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Марк Твен

Why Lincoln Laughed - The Original...

Conwell Russell

Why Lincoln Laughed - The Original Classic Edition

Abraham Lincoln wrote to his law partner, William Henry Herndon, that ?the physical side of Niagara Falls is really a very small part of that world?s wonder. Its power to excite reflection and emotion is its great charm.? That statement might fittingly be applied to Lincoln himself. One who lived in his time, and who has read the thousand books they say have been written about him in the half century since his death, may still be dissatisfied with every description of his personality and with...

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Conwell Russell

The $30,000 Bequest and Other Stori...

Марк Твен

The $30,000 Bequest and Other Stories - The Original Classic Edition

This book contains a couple of very entertaining short stories, including the one mentioned in the title, along with a great ending about Adam and Eve, as well as a lot of ancedotes about all sorts of things. If you are a fan of Mark Twain, I would highly recommend this collection. The ancedotal material contains a lot of insight into Samuel Clemons, as well as his transition to the writer, Mark Twain. I was much impressed. I found myself thinking of Leno and Carson in regards to a...

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Марк Твен

Across the Stream - The Original Cl...

Benson Edward

Across the Stream - The Original Classic Edition

This is a high quality book of the original classic edition. This is a freshly published edition of this culturally important work, which is now, at last, again available to you. Enjoy this classic work. These few paragraphs distill the contents and give you a quick look inside: His observation became a little less detached; he began to form in his mind an explorers map of the places where these phenomena occurred, to be dimly aware that he was taking some...

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Benson Edward

Captain Cook's Journal During the F...

Cook James

Captain Cook's Journal During the First Voyage Round the World - The Original Classic Edition

These are James Cooks actual log books and contain lengthy passages of sextant readings, weather, currents, and so on. It picks up when the Endeavour makes land and Cook has to deal with colonial bureaucrats, establish relations with natives, or discipline misbehaving crew. Cooks personality slowly reveals itself through his dry, veddy British comments on events throughout the voyage. Its also fun to pull up Google Earth and follow along using the daily lattitude & longitude. The...

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Cook James

Ivanhoe - The Original Classic Edit...

Scott Sir

Ivanhoe - The Original Classic Edition

This the first,the classic, novelized medieval Romance. Written the same year as Queen Victorias birth, it gave us much of our modern conception of medieval tournaments, King John, Robin Hood, Richard Coeur de Lion, etc. If youve ever thought ok, that was cool as Robin Hood split an arrow with another arrow at the Great Archery Tournament, or wondered where the idea of Robin Hood as the defender of Saxon yeomanry against the Villainous John of Anjou, Regent for the absent Richard,...

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Scott Sir

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