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The Travels of Marco Polo - The Ori...

Pisa Marco

The Travels of Marco Polo - The Original Classic Edition

Shocking truths of Asian culture…that inspired 700 years of debate! Few texts have aroused more controversy than the book of Marco Polo, with good reason: the Asian tales that Marco Polo brought back to Renaissance Europe were absolutely unbelievable…except for the fact that most of them turn out to be provably true, especially in the context of this carefully crafted new edition. Like many Great Works this is a famous title that most people (myself included) have heard...

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Pisa Marco

Queen Victoria - The Original Class...

Browne E

Queen Victoria - The Original Classic Edition

This book broke away from tradition and provided a deeper look at the Queen and all those around her by abandoning the notion of promoting a persons successess and strengths and instead paints the portrait of a human with weaknesses, motivations, strengths, and stuggles. The reader sees the Queen in relationships that become history and see the impact of personality in making decisions. The book is engaging especially once Victoria moves beyond childhood and becomes Queen. The...

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Browne E

Erotica Romana - The Original Class...

Иоганн Вольфганг фон Гёте

Erotica Romana - The Original Classic Edition

The Roman Elegies (originally published under the title Erotica Romana in Germany, later Römische Elegien) is a cycle of twenty-four poems by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Along with the Venetian Epigrams, they reflect his Italian Journey and celebrate the sensuality and vigor of Italian and Classical culture. Written mainly after his return to Weimar, they contain poems on many sexual themes, and some were suppressed from publication during Goethes lifetime due to fears of censorship. ...

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Иоганн Вольфганг фон Гёте

Christmas: Its Origin and Associati...

Dawson W

Christmas: Its Origin and Associations - The Original Classic Edition

Its origin and associations, together with its historical events and festive celebrations during nineteen centuries: Depicting memorable celebrations, stately meetings of early kings, remarkable events, romantic episodes, brave deeds, picturesque customs, time-honoured sports, royal christmases, coronations and royal marriages, chivalric feats, court banquetings and revellings, christmas at the colleges and the inns of court, popular festivities, and christmas-keeping in different...

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Dawson W

The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightma...

Chesterton G

The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare - The Original Classic Edition

Kind of weird but worth it – Kingsley Amis (writer of the introduction) says that it was the most thrilling book he has ever read. Chesterton weaves together a combination detective story, wierd dream (Nightmare as he says on his cover page), and social commentary. Its certainly not an apologetic book (as C.S. Lewis said, one cant always be defending the faith, sometimes one has to encourage those already converted), but elements of Christianity do come through (especially Chestertons sensible...

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Chesterton G

Tales of Terror and Mystery - The O...

Doyle Sir

Tales of Terror and Mystery - The Original Classic Edition

All the Conan Doyle stories together – fantastic : Sherlock Holmes? What can one say about these stories that has not already been said? They provide a glimpse into London at the turn of the 19th century. The ingenuity of the plots, the clever criminals, Holmes reasoning, Dr. Watsons amazement: these are all fascinating to read and experience. Holmes is part of English literature and worthwhile reading for anyone. What is even more fascinating is that for some plots, no crime was...

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Doyle Sir

The Hunchback Of Notre Dame - The O...

Hugo Paltsits Victor

The Hunchback Of Notre Dame - The Original Classic Edition

Victor Hugo, the French poet and writer, who wished to change how novels were written and read, wrote The Hunchback of Notra-Dame in the beginning of his career. In contrast to Les Miserables, which is his more celebrated work, and was written several decades after the Notra-dame novel, the present piece is not only laced with more humor and romance but also stands out as a piece where the young poet in Hugo pours out a ravishing range of similes. Just for the pure magic of his metaphors and...

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Hugo Paltsits Victor

Uncle Tom's Cabin - The Original Cl...

Stowe Harriet

Uncle Tom's Cabin - The Original Classic Edition

Uncle Toms Cabin; or, Life Among the Lowly is an anti-slavery novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe. Published in 1852, the novel helped lay the groundwork for the Civil War, according to Will Kaufman. Stowe, a Connecticut-born teacher at the Hartford Female Academy and an active abolitionist, featured the character of Uncle Tom, a long-suffering black slave around whom the stories of other characters?both fellow slaves and slave owners?revolve. The sentimental novel depicts...

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Stowe Harriet

Best Russian Short Stories - The Or...

Various Various

Best Russian Short Stories - The Original Classic Edition

At first all the stories are just depressing. Some memorably so, others humorously so, others still just morosely so. Many are about poverty, vices, the lusts of money, fear of the cold, or loneliness, oppression, and cruelty, but each of them seems to focus very strongly on the crappiness of life. They stay with you, and they keep pulling you along. Best of all, they can be taken in at length- most short stories collections get tiring after three or four stories, here its possible to read them...

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Various Various

Ancient Pagan and Modern Christian...

Newton Thomas

Ancient Pagan and Modern Christian Symbolism - The Original Classic Edition

Dr. Inman has provided us a classic on the history of fertility cults and the Christian adaptation of its symbolism. And while there are a few points I dont agree with, and a few points he overlooked, Id say that after 137 years, this book is still at least 85 to 90% accurate – which is better than most books written during any period. Inman bases many of his ideas on Richard Payne Knight and Godfrey Higgins, both of whom contributed excellent research that is still pertinent for...

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Newton Thomas

Dream Psychology - The Original Cla...

Freud (Hg.) Sigmund

Dream Psychology - The Original Classic Edition

Whether we love or hate Sigmund Freud, we all have to admit that he revolutionized the way we think about ourselves. Much of this revolution can be traced to The Interpretation of Dreams, the turn-of-the-century tour de force that outlined his theory of unconscious forces in the context of dream analysis. Introducing the id, the superego, and their problem child, the ego, Freud advanced scientific understanding of the mind immeasurably by exposing motivations normally invisible to our...

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Freud (Hg.) Sigmund

The Confessions - The Original Clas...

Rousseau Jean

The Confessions - The Original Classic Edition

The Confessions seem to pop up everywhere, in History, Philosophy, and especially in articles on influences in Literature. Youll find you simply can not put it down could not put it down. It is great to read and learn alot about the period in history and the life of Rousseau himself, but that isnt the magic of the book. It is Rousseau himself who seems to come alive through the pages. The tortured honesty on every page which excites and shocks you, keeps you up late...

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Rousseau Jean

Lysistrata - The Original Classic E...

Aristophanes Aristophanes

Lysistrata - The Original Classic Edition

Lysistrata is a favorite of the Greek plays-its never pompous or overbearing, and it never overwhelms itself with flowery prose. In addition, its one of the few Greek plays youll read that portrays women as genuine human beings rather than murderers, decorations, or idiots. Theyre smart, sexy, and socially aware, especially in a time when they were very seriously repressed. Lysistrata is an intelligent Athenian woman who is sick and tired of the Greek city-states warring against each...

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Aristophanes Aristophanes

The Book of Household Management -...

Beeton Mrs

The Book of Household Management - The Original Classic Edition

Simple life? I think not! – This book is written in such a way that you are drawn into the past and standing alongside the mistress of the house…planning your day and making sure the household help do their jobs well. It certainly reminds us of the benfits we have currently – with washing machines, dishwashers, automobiles, pre-packaged food and yes,fast food, yet still dont have enough time to do all the things we need/want to do. How would you like to dress your...

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Beeton Mrs

The Violin - The Original Classic E...

Hart George

The Violin - The Original Classic Edition

This is a high quality book of the original classic edition. Contents: Section I-The Early History Of The Violin, Section Ii-The Construction Of The Violin, Section Iii-Italian And Other Strings, Section Iv-The Italian School, Section Ix-The German School, Section V-The Italian Varnish, Section Vi-Italian Makers, Section Vii-The French School, Section Viii-French Makers, Section X-German Makers, Section Xi-The English School, Section Xii-English Makers, Section Xiii-The Violin And...

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Hart George

Mike and Psmith - The Original Clas...

Пелам Гренвилл Вудхаус

Mike and Psmith - The Original Classic Edition

If you pick up Mike and Psmith and expect it to be like the wacky comedies that Wodehouse composed in the 20s and 30s, you might be slighted disappointed. This is early Wodehouse, a Wodehouse concerned with school masters, ragging (an expression for creating mischief) and especially cricket. It is also a more grounded Wodehouse, a novel where the comedy is more subtle, a novel where the characters are not quite so flighty. This is also Wodehouse at his least complex. This is not the novel that...

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Пелам Гренвилл Вудхаус

Beasts and Super-Beasts - The Origi...

Saki Saki

Beasts and Super-Beasts - 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: In company with a friend, who was interested in a Ural mining concern, he had made a trip across Eastern Europe at a moment when the great Russian railway strike was developing from...

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Saki Saki

A Text-Book of the History of Paint...

Dyke John

A Text-Book of the History of Painting - The Original Classic Edition

The limited time given to the study of art in the average educational institution has not only dictated the condensed style of the volumes, but has limited their scope of matter to the general features of art history. Archæological discussions on special subjects and æsthetic theories have been avoided. The main facts of history as settled by the best authorities are given. TABLE OF CONTENTS: General Bibliography xv, Introduction xvii CHAPTER I. Egyptian Painting 1, CHAPTER II....

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Dyke John

Bede's Ecclesiastical History of En...

Bede the

Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England - The Original Classic Edition

This book is a must read for anyone studying English history. It was completed by the monk Bede in 731 AD and contains a wealth of material he gathered from sources available at that time. He provided an overview of Roman emperors, and gives accounts of conflicts within the Roman empire and particularly within Briton. He provided a good account of Saxons and other invaders and their conflicts with the Romano-Britons. He also provided various sidelights including accounts of miracle cures using...

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Bede the

The Picture of Dorian Gray - The Or...

Wilde Oscar

The Picture of Dorian Gray - The Original Classic Edition

A lush, cautionary tale of a life of vileness and deception or a loving portrait of the aesthetic impulse run rampant? Why not both? After Basil Hallward paints a beautiful, young mans portrait, his subjects frivolous wish that the picture change and he remain the same comes true. Dorian Grays picture grows aged and corrupt while he continues to appear fresh and innocent. After he kills a young woman, as surely as if I had cut her little throat with a knife, Dorian Gray is surprised to find no...

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Wilde Oscar

Three Musketeers - The Original Cla...

Dumas d.Ä. Alexandre

Three Musketeers - The Original Classic Edition

Swashbuckling novel, filled with high adventure, royal intrigue and romance, relates the escapades of D?Artagnan and his three friends ? Athos, Porthos and Aramis ? and their involvement in the secret plots of Cardinal Richelieu and his beautiful but treacherous spy, Lady de Winter. 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. ...

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Dumas d.Ä. Alexandre

The Black Arrow - The Original Clas...

Stevenson Robert

The Black Arrow - The Original Classic Edition

The Black Arrow is, without a doubt, one of my all time favorite books, just as Robert Louis Stevenson is one of my all time favorite authors. I find it hard to believe that The Black Arrow is probably the least well know of his great adventure novels (the others being, of course, Treasure Island and Kidnapped), as it is certainly the best as far as I am concerned. As far as the story goes, it is one of the most entertaining plots that I have ever encountered. It is filled with more...

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Stevenson Robert

Fairy Tales - The Original Classic...

Andersen Hans

Fairy Tales - The Original Classic Edition

Hans Christian Andersen was a Danish author, fairy tale writer, and poet noted for his childrens stories. These include The Steadfast Tin Soldier, The Snow Queen, The Little Mermaid, Thumbelina, The Little Match Girl, and The Ugly Duckling. During his lifetime he was acclaimed for having delighted children worldwide, and was feted by royalty. His poetry and stories have been translated into more than 150 languages. They have inspired motion pictures, plays, ballets, and animated...

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Andersen Hans

Silas Marner - The Original Classic...

ELIOT GEORGE

Silas Marner - The Original Classic Edition

If you have a heart, the story of Silas Marner will warm it. You are better coming to it fresh, without knowing anything of the simple yet solid plot, so I will say nothing of it. I will just urge you to read this wonderful book. Eliot writes beautifully and from page one, you realize you are in the hands of a true artist. This is a very human, very English story of simple people living through those very basic emotions that make the world turn and give the universe meaning. Silas...

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ELIOT GEORGE

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