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This collection, spanning four centuries of English wit, wisdom, and common sense, contains the thoughts of a number of renowned masters of the essay. From Francis Bacon–the English author who reputedly imported the genre from France, to literary critic, mystery writer, and social commentator G. K. Chesterton, more than twenty writers express their views on such subjects as walking, writing, traveling, sleeping, pets, friends, and childhood. Included among the literary offerings are «Sir Roger...
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One of the most powerfully moving and evocative forms of poetry, the sonnet has been popular for more than 450 years. Unlike many other poetic genres, the sonnet has never gone out of fashion and its popularity today remains unabated.This collection contains a rich selection of over 170 English and American sonnets by more than 70 poets, from the Renaissance to the 20th century. Included are great sonnets by the greatest poets. All have been carefully chosen for distinction in style or substance...
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From civil rights to the right to vote, women have spoken up and spoken out throughout American history. Brimming with great power and eloquence, here are twenty-one legendary speeches from the country's most inspirational female voices, including Jane Addams, Emma Goldman, and Hillary Rodham Clinton. Spanning the centuries from 1851 to 2007, these are the rousing words that continue to endure in our nation's consciousness.This distinguished collection includes these American women and...
| Автор | James Daley |
„Moja osoba” to zbiór esejów i relacji z osobisto-społecznych wydarzeń, układający się w portret niemłodego mężczyzny wystawionego na działanie czasu, nowych technologii, późnego kapitalizmu i Polski. Ten człowiek przez cały dzień krąży po Ikei, czyta Knausgårda w agroturystyce pod Toruniem, pracuje z domu, objeżdża zapuszczone letniska ze swoich dziecięcych wspomnień, zawala terminy, szkaluje Kubę Wojewódzkiego, prowadzi badania nad toksyczną męskością, pisze o śmierci, nerwicy i Korwinie, na...
| Автор | Łukasz Najder |
A Haunted House is a 1944 collection of 18 short stories by Virginia Woolf offering a modern take on the genre of the ghost stories itself. Virginia Woolf (1882–1941) was an English writer, and one of the foremost modernists of the twentieth century. During the interwar period, Woolf was a significant figure in London literary society and a central figure in the influential Bloomsbury Group of intellectuals. Her most famous works include the novels Mrs Dalloway (1925), To the Lighthouse (1927)...
| Автор | Virginia Woolf |
"Sartor Resartus: The Life and Opinions of Herr Teufelsdröckh" by Thomas Carlyle. 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...
| Автор | Томас Карлейль |
As águas do rio Sena brilhavam freneticamente, refletindo o brilho fantástico das luzes de Paris. Lágrimas também brilhavam nos olhos de Nádia, mostrando a dor de seu jovem e sofrido coração. O Sena a chamava, prometendo-lhe no gozo de suas águas o fim das perseguições, tentando seduzi-la com a volúpia de seu misterioso beijo da morte. De repente, um homem a agarrou! Nádia sentiu que seria difícil libertar-se daqueles braços fortes, daqueles olhos negros que a dominavam, com doce e surpresa...
| Автор | Барбара Картленд |
Cosmo, o Conde de Wynterborne, seguro e confiante, abriu a porta que separava seus aposentos do quarto de hóspedes. A escuridão era total e ele estranhou, pois estava acostumado a encontrar as mais variadas lindas mulheres, esperando-o, ansiosas por ele, para viver momentos de amor e prazer, inesquecíveis… E agora? Como explicar aquela jovem atriz, que viera ao seu Palácio com a intenção clara de lhe fazer companhia, que tinha de dormir inocentemente ao seu lado e deitar os seus lindos cabelos...
| Автор | Барбара Картленд |