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Jack Easy, a midshipman in the Royal Navy, is a man with a particular socialistic philosophy, which he has adopted ironically from his wealthy father. More satirical comedy than treatise on economic philosophy, «Mr. Midshipman Easy» is a coming of age story of its title character, who while at sea befriends a lower deck seaman named Mesty, an escaped slave, who had been a prince in Africa. Mesty is sympathetic to Easy's philosophy however by the end of the novel real world experiences shift...
| Автор | Captain Frederick Marryat |
"The Ball and The Cross" is the story of conflict that arises between an ardent Roman Catholic and a militant atheist shopkeeper when the Roman Catholic becomes enraged by a blasphemous display in the latter's shop window. The two get into a scuffle and after being hauled away by the police agree to a duel. As they search the city for the perfect place to duel they meet numerous interesting characters that persistently interrupt their attempts to duel and in the process come to a...
| Автор | Gilbert Chesterton |
"The Iron Heel" is Jack London's 1908 dsytopian novel about the rise of oligarchic tyranny in the United States. Playing upon the socialistic themes that were so prevalent at the beginning of the 20th century, «The Iron Heel» tells the story of a wealthy class that squeezes out the middle class and effectively rules for three centuries until a revolution ushers in the «Brotherhood of Man». As important a commentary today as when it was first written, London's novel is a chilling...
| Автор | Jack London |
Despite a decreasing popularity throughout his career, Anthony Trollope (1815-1882) has become one of the most notable and respected English novelists of the Victorian Era. His penetrating novels on political, social and gender issues of his day have placed him among such nineteenth century literary icons as Jane Austen, Charles Dickens and George Eliot. Trollope penned 47 novels in his career, in addition to various short stories, travel books and biographies. «Phineas Redux» was first...
| Автор | Anthony Trollope |
One of the patriarchs of the science fiction genre, H. G. Wells (1866-1946) produced a vast collection of important works on the topics of scientific progress, politics, history and social commentary. One work in particular marked a watershed moment in the English author's career. With the publication of «When the Sleeper Wakes» in 1899, later republished under the title «The Sleeper Awakes,» Wells gave the world its first dystopia novel. The story concerns a Victorian Englishman who falls...
| Автор | H. G. Wells |
Two words change her world… She’s pregnant.After one hot night, Captain Suzanne Hall remembers everything she craved about her sexy ex-husband, Gabe. But when duty calls, she remembers everything that separated them. Can this dynamic duo put their differences aside and start a new life together?
| Автор | Merline Lovelace |
A woman in her world – living a lovingKieran O’Sullivan is back in Cedar River, and so is Nicola Radici, who is as beautiful as the day he left her behind. The last thing Nicola wants is to forgive and forget. But when Kieran connects with her nephews, Nicola must let him into their life – and maybe her heart!
| Автор | Helen Lacey |
The last work written by Flaubert that was not quite complete by his death in 1880, «Bouvard and Pecuchet» is his characteristically satirical work revolving around two Parisian copy-clerks. Though they meet on a park bench in the middle of a hot summer day, their friendship grows to a remarkable degree, so much so that when one receives an unexpected inheritance, they both decide to dedicate themselves to the exploration of ideas in the countryside. What follows is an episodic, picaresque-like...
| Автор | Gustave Flaubert |
Ford Madox Ford (1873-1939) was an English novelist, essayist, memoirist, poet and critic. He founded literary journals such as «The English Review» and «The Transatlantic Review» which were instrumental in the development of early 20th century English literature. He published renowned authors such as Thomas Hardy, H. G. Wells, Joseph Conrad, John Galsworthy, William Butler Yeats and many more in these influential journals and even collaborated with Joseph Conrad on three novels. He is now best...
| Автор | Форд Мэдокс Форд |
William Wells Brown (1814-1884) is credited with being the first African American novelist. His 1853 work «Clotel; Or, The President's Daughter» is a groundbreaking piece of American fiction. The long untouched subject matter of mixed race identity during the antebellum South is here treated with great craft and bravery. William Wells Brown confronts the hypocrisy of slavery, examining the detrimental effects it has on society. Even more direct is Brown's confrontation of Thomas...
| Автор | William Wells Brown |
"One of Ours" is Willa Cather's Pulitzer prize winning story of Claude Wheeler, a Nebraska native at the turn of the 20th century. Claude is a young man who finds himself conflicted by the constraints of his overly pious mother and the demands that his father's successful farm places on his education and life. With the country on the brink of World War One, «One of Ours» is an important document of a changing American frontier and the plight of one young man to deal with it.
| Автор | Willa Sibert Cather |
She wants a temporary fake romanceCan he make it real…and forever?Driving across the country in an RV with her terminally ill godmother was not Daphne Merlotte’s idea. Nor was crashing the RV into a small-town coffee shop, nearly hitting local good guy Mel Greene. Now Daphne will do anything to keep her godmother from continuing the trip—even asking Mel to be her fake boyfriend. But there’s nothing fake about Mel’s intentions—he wants a real romance!
| Автор | M. K. Stelmack |
Evangeline is determined to focus on the future.Evangeline knows she needs to put a bad breakup behind her. And stop obsessing over her subsequent super-hot one night stand – even if he is Ryan Wilde, her new boss! But that might not be so easy when she discovers she’s pregnant. And that telling Ryan would mean risking everything!
| Автор | Teri Wilson |
This will be an affair to remember…Drop-dead gorgeous billionaire Linc Ballantyne needs to make a decision after his ex abandons two children. His solution? Strike up a wary deal with her way-too-sexy sister. She’ll be the nanny and they’ll keep their hands to themselves. But their temporary truce soon becomes a temporary tryst!
| Автор | Joss Wood |
First published in 1748, «Clarissa» is the long and tragic tale of the ever-virtuous Miss Clarissa Harlowe. Though her family, newly wealthy, wishes to enter the aristocracy, they can only do so by marrying Clarissa to an unrefined and loveless man. She is soon offered protection from the selfish motives of her family by Robert Lovelace, who tricks Clarissa into running away with him. Though witty and urbane, Lovelace soon proves himself a villainous rake, eager to strike out at the Harlowes by...
| Автор | Samuel Richardson |
First published in 1778, this novel of manners tells the story of Evelina, a young woman raised in rural obscurity who is thrust into London’s fashionable society at the age of eighteen. There, she experiences a sequence of humorous events at balls, theatres, and gardens that teach her how quickly she must learn to navigate social snobbery and veiled aggression. Evelina, the embodiment of the feminine ideal for her time, undergoes numerous trials and grows in confidence with her abilities and...
| Автор | Burney Fanny |
"Looking Backward: 2000-1887" is considered to be one of the greatest and most widely read of the utopian novels. It is the story of a young gentleman from Boston who mysteriously wakes from a sleep of over a hundred years to find himself transplanted to a utopian futuristic world. This future world is one of prosperity, cooperation, and harmony. Edward Bellamy's classic novel inspired a rebirth of the utopian novel genre and has been an inspiration to the many forward-looking thinkers...
| Автор | Edward Bellamy |
Daniel Defoe's last novel «Roxana» is perhaps his darkest. Using his «fallen woman» archetype established in his seminal work «Moll Flanders», Defoe tracks the mercurial life of an unnamed female protagonist who adopts the pseudonym Roxana. The story of her rise and fall is a captivating account of the destructive powers of greed and seduction. Roxana begins as a deserted wife with five children. She chooses a life of prostitution for sustenance, and discovers opportunity to climb the...
| Автор | Daniel Defoe |
Soon temptations grow uncontrollable and this marriage of convenience may become so much more!Millionaire Texan Marc Medina must marry immediately to inherit his grandfather’s ranch. So when his newly single secretary tells him she’s pregnant, he sees a brilliant deal. He’ll give her his name, inherit and have her in his bed!
| Автор | Sara Orwig |
He’s falling for his clients’ legal guardian…But can business and love ever mix?Signing a young sister and brother to his new talent agency could be a great move for Adam Wilding, especially when he meets their legal guardian. Cassie Bryant’s first priority is her niece and nephew’s welfare. But she herself remains a mystery. Can Adam convince this prickly, stubborn, utterly appealing woman they’re not as different as she thinks?
| Автор | Callie Endicott |
Love and family have never been in Dr. Catherine Lewis's career plan.But by working with Dr. Matt Fielding in his practice by day and playing with him and his two beautiful daughters by night, Catherine experiences everything she'd thought she never wanted. Until, as Christmas approaches, she is torn between choosing the independent life she'd planned – or taking the risk of a lifetime in Matt's loving arms…
| Автор | Jennifer Taylor |
Can they resist each other?Former military man Hayes Elliott is back at the family ranch to recover from injury. So, the last thing he needs is to fall into bed with a sexy single mum who used to be married to his best friend!
| Автор | Jules Bennett |
Maria Louise Ramé (1839-1908) was an English novelist who often chose to write under the pen-name Ouida for her more than 40 novels, children's books and collections of short stories and essays. Her early works were considered quite racy for Victorian-era readers, and many of her stories and characters were based on well-known people that attended soirees at the Langham Hotel, London, where she lived for a brief time. This collection of stories contains her most well-known, «A Dog of...
| Автор | Ouida |