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Edgar Rice Burroughs started writing adventure novels nearly 100 years ago. The most famous of his characters is, or course, Tarzan. And this book is the one that got the Tarzan legacy started. <p> In this book you meet Tarzan, learn who he really is, where he came from, how he became lord of the apes and protector of the jungle, and the English Earl of Greystoke. You also learn the story behind the story about Tarzan and Jane. <p> This Tarzan book is probably the best of the...
| Автор | Burroughs Edgar |
In this classic adventure story so much of the action and plot devices are used in other adventure stories (and comic books and movies), yet Rider Haggard came decades earlier. This book is one of the prototypes (along with Robert Louis Stevensons Treasure Island, written just a few years earlier) of the modern adventure-action story. There is lots to admire in this well crafted story: great action, excitement, characters, and exotic locations. If theres a kid you know that only wants to watch...
| Автор | Haggard Henry |
Along with Robin Hood, these ancient legends are a must-read – Who hasnt heard of King Arthur and the knights of his Round Table? In this book you meet them all including the magician Merlin, and the brave knights Sir Lancelot, Sir Gareth, Sir Tristam, Sir Bors, Sir Key, and Sir Galahad. All the old favorites are included Arthur drawing the sword out of the stone, Arthur receiving the sword Excalibur from the Lady of the Lake, Arthur becoming emperor, and Arthurs marriage to Guinevere. These...
| Автор | Knowles Sir |
A rare view of colonial life from a bright and sensitive 12 year old girl from Nova Scotia, who was sent to Boston in 1770 by her parents to be educated in Boston schools. The diary was not published until 1894 when it was issued with notes and an introduction by Alice Morse Earle. <p> ALICE MORSE EARLE (1851-1911) was a popular writer of the Colonial Revival movement. She was the author of seventeen books, many of them about daily life in early America, especially in New England. Thanks...
| Автор | Winslow Anna |
After having read (and loved) Jane Austens more famous novels EMMA and PRIDE AND PREJUDICE, you will find MANSFIELD PARK a true delight. Fanny Price is taken in by her wealthy aunt and uncle as charity to her more lowly-married mother, and is raised with her cousins with the idea she needs refinement and education to become as good a woman as her lesser social standing will allow. Fanny is nervous and self-effacing, struggling with her new situation until her cousin Edmund makes her feel more at...
| Автор | Джейн Остин |
Utopia, written in 1516 by Thomas More, is probably one of the most important books ever written. Why?. Simply because it influenced many people, and motivated many events: it made a difference. <p> Utopia means, literally, no place. The word didnt exist until More coined it in this book. He wanted to make a critic regarding the English society of his time, but needed to cloak it under a fictional mantle due to censure. Displeasing the king was very dangerous in Mores time. <p> ...
| Автор | More Madden Thomas |
C.S. Lewis has written of encountering a sense of the holy while reading the works of George MacDonald. I agree with Lewis assessment when it comes to The Princess and the Goblin. Anyone who reads this book with profit by having done so. <p> First, and perhaps most importantly The Princess and the Goblin is a delightful story. There is a lot of the just plain fun reading stuff going on in this story. There is also a lot more. <p> MacDonald has buried a lot of treasures within the...
| Автор | MacDonald George |
It had been 16 years since I last read of Lily Bart and her life, and I didnt realize how much I had missed her upon re-reading. For me, this is one of the great reading experiences, one of a handful that make reading a book the deeply moving and human exchange that it is. Despite the distance of wealth, property, time and manners, Wharton manages to make Lilys world and life palpable to anyone who will listen. The clash of money, morals, personality and circumstance is infinitely developed and...
| Автор | Wharton Edith |
Classic Mystery And Detective Stories, Edited By Julian Hawthorne <p> This clasic collection comes highly recommended and contains the following Mystery and detective stories: <p> Rudyard Kipling: My Own True Ghost Story, The Sending Of Dana Da, In The House Of Suddhoo, His Wedded Wife <p> A. Conan Doyle: A Case Of Identity, A Scandal In Bohemia, The Red-Headed League <p> Egerton Castle: The Baron?s Quarry <p> Stanley J. Weyman: The Fowl In The Pot ...
| Автор | al Egerton |
Although Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875-1950) is justifiably famous as the creator of Tarzan of the Apes, that uprooted Englishman was not his only popular hero. Burroughss first sale (in 1912) was A Princess of Mars, opening the floodgates to one of the must successful–and prolific–literary careers in history. <p> This is a wonderful scientific romance that perhaps can be best described as early science fiction melded with an epic dose of romantic adventure. A Princess of Mars is the first...
| Автор | Burroughs Edgar |
Addressing the nature and causes of the wealth of nations, Adam Smith made one of the most potent contributions to subsequent ideological history. In the West since the early-19th century he has been the patron saint of homo economicus. More recently, successive British governments have invoked his policy recommendations of free trade and laissez-faire to aid their extension of privatization and market effectiveness into areas such as health and education. Smith, however, not only viewed...
| Автор | Smith LL.D.F.R.S. Adam |
If you like Victorian erotica this book is definitely something you dont want to miss. The story ranges from titillating to arousing and is suitable for those with kinky taste or who are looking to enjoy a book that is rather different from the usual. <p> This is a high quality book of the original classic edition. <p> This is a freshly published edition of this culturally important work, which is now, at last, again available to you. <p> Enjoy this classic work. These...
| Автор | Anonymous Anonymous |
Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There (1871) is a work of literature by Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson). It is the sequel to Alices Adventures in Wonderland (1865). The themes and settings of Through the Looking-Glass make it a kind of mirror image of Wonderland: the first book begins outdoors, in the warm month of May (4 May), uses frequent changes in size as a plot device, and draws on the imagery of playing cards; the second opens indoors on a snowy, wintry night...
| Автор | Льюис Кэрролл |
Having read this book 7 times over the past 15 years, I find that the story and characters just get better and better! As much as I idolize Jane Eyre, this story of the oft depressed and melancholy Lucy Snowe sparks the imagination. <p> Lucy is a Jane Eyre without the chutzpah, and with loads less self-esteem; but shares Janes strict code of conduct, and forces you to value her. In a way, I believe Lucy finds an even worthier match than Jane did–in M. Paul Emmanuel, passionate professor...
| Автор | Brontë Charlotte |
Wodehouse has written a very interesting book with the Adventures of Sally. In this case, the interest is created by Sally herself, as her story unfolds, even though she is surrounded by most every mundane stock character available during that time period. Yet still, Sally shines as an entirely human beacon of life, light and hope, in a world that seems doomed to be run with comedic austerity. Quite a unique perspective. <p> You can almost feel the Great Depression looming ominously...
| Автор | Пелам Гренвилл Вудхаус |
Homer, in all probability, knew no rules of rhetoric, and was not tortured with the consideration of grammatical construction, and yet his verse will endure through time. If everybody possessed the genius of Homer, rules and cautions in writing would be unnecessary. <p> Today all men speak, and most men write, but it is observed that those who most closely follow Homer?s method of writing without rules are most unlike Homer in the results. The ancient bard was a law unto himself; we...
| Автор | Bechtel John |
Entertainment on Every Page: Rafael Sabatini struggled for years as a writer before striking it big with his fabulous historical fiction stories. His breakthrough, according to the elaborate introduction written by Gary Hoppenstand, came with Scaramouche: A Romance of the French Revolution in 1921. Immediately following this novel was Captain Blood: An Odyssey. These two books alone sealed Sabatinis success with an audience hungry for adventure tales. Hoppenstand argues that Sabatinis fictional...
| Автор | Sabatini Rafael |
J. Sheridan Le Fanus lesser known novel, Checkmate, involves self-interest, dishonesty, deception, revenge, and murder. Sir Reginald Arden, worried by mortgages on Mortlake Hall, is arranging marriage of his daughter Alice, unbeknownst to her, to Lord Wynderbroke, a middle-aged, wealthy peer. Some time previously Sir Reginald had ostracized his fiery, proud, spendthrift son Richard, but nonetheless he temporarily recruits his sons efforts in disguising the family discord from Lord Wynderbroke....
| Автор | Fanu Joseph |
The new edition of THE FEDERALIST PAPERS edited by Clinton Rossiter and co. is probably the best paperback edition. THE FEDERALIST PAPERS alone are an important source of serious political thinking. In an age of almost unbridled political power, corruption, empire buidling, etc. THE FEDERALIST PAPERS are important reminder of what a Free Republic (not an empire) should be. THE FEDERALIST PAPERS were written by Alexander Hamilton (1757-1804), John Jay (1745-1829), and James Madison...
| Автор | James Edward Alexander |
I generally hate clichés like kids of all ages, but it just really suits this book. I first discovered Albert Payson Terhune and Lad in seventh grade, much to the chagrin of our school librarian. She had to eventually temporarily ban me from checking the book out any further so that other kids could read it. In those days I did not realize I was reading about a long dead author and the most famous of his dogs, nor did I realize that the stories actually were taking place in the early part of the...
| Автор | Terhune Albert |
The Iliad is typically described as one of the greatest war stories of all time, but to call it a war story does not begin to describe the emotional sweep of its action and characters: Achilles, Helen, Hector, and other heroes of Greek myth and history in the 10th and final year of the Greek siege of Troy. <p> This is a high quality book of the original classic edition. <p> This is a freshly published edition of this culturally important work, which is now, at last, again...
| Автор | Homer Homer |
The Sorrow of Loving Too Much : It is always sad that more people do not read Goethe for pleasure alone. Yes, he was a scholarly writer but his works, although profound, are written in an easily understandable style. It could well be that many people have been needlessly scared off by Goethes monumental intelligence and his philosophy. This is too bad. His books revolve around themes that are universal, subjects to which all of us can relate: romantic love, nature, God, beauty. <p> ...
| Автор | Иоганн Вольфганг фон Гёте |
One of the greatest childrens stories of all time : This book was a favorite of mine in my childhood, and, when I returned as an adult to re-read it to my own daughter, I discovered it all over again. <p> This is a story about a different kind of princess than one might imagine; a princess that is an orphan – lonely, cold, hungry and abused. Sara Crewe begins life as the beloved, pampered daughter of a rich man. When he dies a pauper, she is thrown on the non-existent mercy of her...
| Автор | Burnett Frances |
In A Russian Gentleman (also known as A Family Chronicle, which is both a more accurate description of the work and a more accurate translation of the original title), Sergei Aksakov narrates a few episodes in his familys history from the time that his paternal grandfather Stepan decided to move to the Russian Empires spacious southeastern provinces until the time of the 1791 birth of Sergei himself. The chronicle is divided into five sketches: the first discusses the move east and calls upon a...
| Автор | Aksakov S |