"Seven Short Plays" by Lady Gregory. 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 user-friendly and accessible to...
"The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer; Counsels and Maxims" by Arthur Schopenhauer (translated by T. Bailey Saunders). 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...
John Payne's translation of The Decameron was originally published in a private printing for The Villon Society, London in 1886. Comprised of 100 novellas told by ten men and women over a ten day journey fleeing plague-infested Florence, the Decameron is an allegorical work famous for its bawdy portrayals of everyday life, its searing wit and mockery, and its careful adherence to a framed structure. The word «decameron» is derived from the Greek and means «ten days». Boccaccio drew on many...
Diese Ausgabe von «Die Wunder des Lebens» wurde mit einem funktionalen Layout erstellt und sorgfältig formatiert. Die Geschichte findet Mitte des sechzehnten Jahrhunderts in Antwerpen statt. Ein reicher und frommer Mann will ein Gemälde seine Kirche schenken aus Dankbarkeit für die wundersame Heilung seiner Mutter. Bereits in dieser frühen Arbeit sind viele Themen von Stefan Zweig vorhanden: die Beleuchtung eines unwahrscheinlichen Begegnung, der Sinn des Lebens, der Religion und eine große...