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The Watsons

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The Watsons, Jane Austen. Revised version of http://ota.ox.ac.uk/id/2107 .

Yale Classics - Ancient Greek Literature

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e-artnow presents you the greatest works of ancient Greek literature. The selection of books is based on Yale Department of Classics required reading list. Originally designed for students, this exceptional collection will benefit greatly everyone curious about the history, language, and literary and material culture of ancient Greece. Ancient Greek literature has had a profound impact on western literature at large. In particular, many ancient Roman authors drew inspiration from their Greek predecessors. Ever since the Renaissance, European authors in general, including Dante Alighieri, William Shakespeare, John Milton, and James Joyce, have all drawn heavily on classical themes and motifs. This collection is a compound of ancient Greek wisdom, presenting all the major works of every genre of Greek literature. Ultimately, it will train you to develop powers of critical analysis by studying the important periods and major authors of Greek literature. By studying the art, history, and cultures of the ancient world you will gain the power to illuminate problems confronting contemporary society. Homer: Introduction Iliad Odyssey Homeric Hymns Hesiod: Introduction Works and Days Theogony Greek Lyric Poetry: Archilochus Alcaeus Sappho Alcman Anacreon Theognis of Megara Simonides of Ceos Bacchylides Pindar The Oresteia (Aeschylus): The Life and Work of Aeschylus Agamemnon The Choephori (The Libation-Bearers) Eumenides The Tragedies of Sophocles: The Life and Work of Sophocles Ajax Antigone Oedipus at Colonus The Tragedies of Euripides: The Life and Work of Euripides Medea Hippolytus Bacchae The Comedies of Aristophanes: The Life and Work of Aristophanes Frogs Birds Lysistrata Herodotus: The Life and Work of Herodotus The Histories Thucydides: The Life and Work of Thucydides History of the Peloponnesian War Plato: The Life and Work of Plato Republic The Apology of Socrates (Plato) Symposium (Plato) Phaedo (Plato) Aristotle: The Life and Work of Aristotle Poetics Politics Nicomachean Ethics The Orations of Lysias The Philippics (Demosthenes) Argonautica (Apollonius) Hymns of Callimachus The Idylls of Theocritus The Rise and Fall of Greek Supremasy (Plutarch): The Life and Work of Plutarch Biographies: Theseus Solon Themistocles Aristides Cimon Pericles Nicias Alcibiades Phocion Demosthenes Epictetus: The Enchiridion

Naomi's Christmas

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Christmas is a time for new beginnings. But when a dutiful Amish woman’s life is turned upside down, she may have to risk her heart to get everything she’s always wanted in this charming Pleasant Valley novel.Since her mother’s death, Naomi Esch has been devoted to caring for her father and siblings, sacrificing any hope of finding love or having a home of her own. Still, working at the local bakery and expanding her beekeeping business give Naomi a satisfying sense of purpose. Then, in the weeks before Christmas, her father announces his plans to remarry. He and his new wife need the house for themselves, leaving Naomi in need of a plan.But opportunities soon come her way. A friend finds Naomi a place to stay, and widower Nathan King offers his sprawling farmland to Naomi to continue her business—on the condition that she helps take care of his children. The setup is so perfect that the community assumes a wedding will inevitably follow. But Naomi has vowed never to marry without love. And to Nathan she’s merely convenient help. Now, for those in Pleasant Valley, uniting these two stubborn souls may take a Christmas miracle.

Serpent

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The author of sixteen consecutive New York Times bestsellers unleashes a hero for the next millennium in an electrifying new series of unrelenting action and edge-of-your-seat thrills. Clive Cussler introduces us to Kurt Austin, the courageous leader of the NUMA exploration team.When Kurt Austin, the leader of a courageous National Underwater & Marine Agency exploration team, rescues beautiful marine archaeologist Nina Kirov off the coast of Morocco, he becomes the next target of Texas industrialist Don Halcon. A madman bent on carving a new nation out of the southwestern United States and Mexico, Halcon’s scheme hinges on Nina’s recent discovery involving Christopher Columbus, and a priceless pre-Columbian antiquity buried in the battered remains of the sunken Italian luxury liner Andrea Doria. Only Kurt Austin and his crack NUMA team stand between Halcon and the Andrea Doria’s silent steel hull—and if their deadly mission fails, Halcon will ride to power on a wave of death and destruction.

The Christmas Wedding Quilt

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A FAMILY'S GIFT When they were young, cousins Ella, Rachel and Jo were always together at their family's lake house. As they grew up, though, they grew apart…until now, as the three must band together to grant a beloved aunt's dying wish: to finish the quilt she began as a gift for her daughter's Christmas wedding. Let It Snow by USA TODAY bestselling author Emilie Richards Searching for vintage quilting fabric, independent Jo is reunited with the man she thought she'd marry—and proves that sometimes the second time's the charm…. You Better Watch Out by Janice Kay Johnson Ella is desperate when the unfinished quilt goes missing in her care. But a cocky lawyer might just help her find it— and find love. Nine Ladies Dancing by Sarah Mayberry Shy Rachel risks exposing her secret life when she falls for her quilting teacher's seemingly perfect son. Together, Jo, Ella and Rachel create a Christmas heirloom that's both a wish and a promise—of happiness, hope and love everlasting.

Hammer and Bolter: Issue Seventeen

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ABOUT HAMMER AND BOLTER Hammer & Bolter is Black Library’s monthly fiction magazine. Each issue is packed with all-new short stories, serialised novels, interviews, previews and more.In this issue: The Lion (part 1 of 3) – Gav Thorpe Vermillion – Ben Counter Stromfel’s Teeth – Josh Reynolds The Iron Without – Graham McNeill An Extract from 'Knight of the Blazing Sun' - Josh Reynolds

Grimms' Fairy Tales (Illustrated + FREE audiobook download link)

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FEATURES: • Includes beautiful artworks and illustrations • A link of an audiobook to download at the end of the book • Active Table of Contents for an easy navigation within the book • Manually coded and crafted by professionals for highest formatting quality and standards Check out ngims Publishing's other illustrated literary classics. The vast majority of our books have original illustrations, audiobook download link at the end of the book, navigable Table of Contents, and are fully formatted. Browse our library collection by typing in ngims or ngims plus the title you're looking for, e.g. ngims Gulliver's Travels. Ebooks on the web are not organized for easy reading, littered with text errors and often have missing contents. You will not find another beautifully formatted classic literature ebook that is well-designed with amazing artworks and illustrations and a link to download audiobook like this one. Our ebooks are hand-coded by professional formatters and programmers. Ebook development and design are the core of what our engineers do. Our ebooks are not the cheap flat text kind, but are built from the ground up with emphasis on proper text formatting and integrity. Grimms’ Fairy Stories, as it is commonly known today, is originally the Children’s and Household tales which is a collection of German origin fairy tales first published in 1812 by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, the Brothers Grimm. The first volumes were much criticized because they were not regarded as suitable for children, both for the scholarly information included and the subject matter. Many changes through the editions – such as turning the wicked mother of the first edition in Snow White and Hansel and Gretel to a stepmother, were probably made with an eye to such suitability. They removed sexual references, such as Rapunzel’s innocently asking why her dress was getting tight around her belly, and thus naively revealing her pregnancy and the prince's visits to her step mother, but, in many respects, violence, particularly when punishing villains, was increased. (Wikipedia)

Pride and Prejudice

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An Apple Books Classic edition. Jane Austen’s beloved classic opens with this witty and very memorable line: “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.” With all the twists and turns of a soap opera, Pride and Prejudice chronicles the drama that ensues when the wealthy bachelor Mr. Darcy moves close to the Bennet family home in the English countryside. The news of his arrival sends the socially ambitious Mrs. Bennet-whose main concern is finding suitable matches for her five daughters-into overdrive. The book’s main character, the high-spirited Elizabeth Bennet, is a strikingly modern heroine: a woman who refuses to lower her expectations or transform herself to suit society’s norms. Austen’s novel achieves a remarkable balance, serving up barbed criticism of the obsession with money, status, and matrimony even as it draws us into a swoon-worthy love story. At its heart, Pride and Prejudice is a romantic comedy, and a darned great one at that. It’s so much fun to turn the pages and wonder about Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy: Will they or won’t they overcome their excessive pride and initial prejudices to make a happily-ever-after connection?

The Sea-Story Megapack

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The Sea-Story Megapack presents 30 classic nautical tales, plus a bonus poem, ranging from pure adventure to science fiction, from the depths of the ocean to exotic ports of call. Included are: THE SHIP THAT SAW A GHOST, by Frank Norris GHOST LANTERNS, by Alan B. LeMay THE DANGER FROM THE DEEP, by Ralph Milne Farley THE EXTRAORDINARY ADVENTURE OF A CHIEF MATE, by W. Clark Russell THE DERELICT, by H. M. Tomlinson THE TEMPLE, by H. P. Lovecraft A DAUGHTER OF THE SEA, by Charles Wesley Sanders THE ADVENTURES OF BILLY TOPSAIL, by Norman Duncan BILLY TOPSAIL & COMPANY, by Norman Duncan THE SEA-WOLF, by Jack London THE SEA FOGS, by Robert Louis Stevenson THE DOLLAR, by Morgan Robertson THE "REXMEL," by Ralph Milne Farley A FIGHT WITH A CANNON, by Victor Hugo MS. FOUND IN A BOTTLE, by Edgar Allan Poe THE CRUISE OF THE SHINING LIGHT, by Norman Duncan "WHERE ANGELS FEAR TO TREAD," by Morgan Robertson THE BRAIN OF THE BATTLE-SHIP, by Morgan Robertson THE WIGWAG MESSAGE, by Morgan Robertson THE TRADE-WIND, by Morgan Robertson SALVAGE, by Morgan Robertson BETWEEN THE MILLSTONES, by Morgan Robertson THE BATTLE OF THE MONSTERS, by Morgan Robertson FROM THE ROYAL-YARD DOWN, by Morgan Robertson NEEDS MUST WHEN THE DEVIL DRIVES, by Morgan Robertson WHEN GREEK MEETS GREEK, by Morgan Robertson PRIMORDIAL, by Morgan Robertson THE STRIPED CHEST, by Arthur Conan Doyle THAT LITTLE SQUARE BOX, by Arthur Conan Doyle THE DOOM FROM PLANET 4, by Jack Williamson THE RIME OF THE ANCIENT MARINER, by Samuel Taylor Coleridge And don't forget to search this ebook store for "Wildside Megapack" to see more entries in this series, covering classic authors and subjects like mysteries, science fiction, westerns, ghost stories -- and much, much more!

Youth

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"Youth" is a science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov. It first appeared in the May 1952 issue of Space Science Fiction and was reprinted in the 1955 collection The Martian Way and Other Stories. Youth is one of the rare Asimov stories with alien characters.

H. G. Wells: The Complete Novels [newly updated] (Book House Publishing)

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This book, newly updated, contains now several HTML tables of contents that will make reading a real pleasure! The first table of contents (at the very beginning of the ebook) lists the titles of all novels included in this volume. By clicking on one of those titles you will be redirected to the beginning of that work, where you'll find a new TOC that lists all the chapters and sub-chapters of that specific work. Here you will find the complete novels of H. G. Wells in the chronological order of their original publication. - The Time Machine - The Wonderful Visit - The Island of Doctor Moreau - The Wheels of Chance - The Invisible Man - The War of the Worlds - Love and Mr Lewisham - The First Men in the Moon - The Sea Lady - The Food of the Gods and How It Came to Earth - Kipps - A Modern Utopia - In the Days of the Comet - The War in the Air - Tono-Bungay - Ann Veronica - The History of Mr Polly - The Sleeper Awakes - The New Machiavelli - Marriage - The Passionate Friends - The Wife of Sir Isaac Harman - The World Set Free - Bealby: A Holiday - Boon - The Research Magnificent - Mr. Britling Sees It Through - The Soul of a Bishop - Joan and Peter: The Story of an Education - The Undying Fire - The Secret Places of the Heart - Men Like Gods - The Dream - Christina Alberta's Father - The World of William Clissold - Meanwhile - Mr. Blettsworthy on Rampole Island - The Autocracy of Mr. Parham - The Bulpington of Blup - The Shape of Things to Come - The Croquet Player - Brynhild - Star Begotten - The Camford Visitation - Apropos of Dolores - The Brothers - The Holy Terror - Babes in the Darkling Wood - You Can't Be Too Careful

Hammer and Bolter: Issue Eight

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Hammer & Bolter is Black Library’s monthly fiction magazine. Each issue is packed with all-new short stories, serialised novels, interviews, previews and more.In this issue:An exclusive extract of Dan Abnett's latest Gaunt's Ghosts novel, Salvation's Reach.This is accompanied by more unpublished fiction from the worlds of Warhammer and Warhammer 40,000. Phalanx - Chapter Nine - Ben Counter Cause & Effect – Sarah Cawkwell Marshlight – CL Werner and more.

7 best short stories - Death

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In society, the nature of death and humanity's awareness of its own mortality has for millennia been a concern of the world's religious traditions and of philosophical inquiry. Literature has also been a tool for speaking and reflecting on the great mystery of life. Join us in these seven short stories specially selected by the critic August Nemo: - The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin - A Dead Woman's Secret by Guy De Maupassant - The Sisters by James Joyce - The Boarded Window by Ambrose Bierce - The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Leo Tolstoy - Odour of Chrysanthemums by D. H. Lawrence - Laura by Saki For more books with interesting themes, be sure to check the other books in this collection!

House Rules

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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Small Great Things and the modern classics My Sister’s Keeper, The Storyteller, and more, comes a “complex, compassionate, and smart” (The Washington Post) novel about a family torn apart by a murder accusation.When your son can’t look you in the eye…does that mean he’s guilty? Jacob Hunt is a teen with Asperger’s syndrome. He’s hopeless at reading social cues or expressing himself well to others, though he is brilliant in many ways. He has a special focus on one subject—forensic analysis. A police scanner in his room clues him in to crime scenes, and he’s always showing up and telling the cops what to do. And he’s usually right. But when Jacob’s small hometown is rocked by a terrible murder, law enforcement comes to him. Jacob’s behaviors are hallmark Asperger’s, but they look a lot like guilt to the local police. Suddenly the Hunt family, who only want to fit in, are thrust directly in the spotlight. For Jacob’s mother, it’s a brutal reminder of the intolerance and misunderstanding that always threaten her family. For his brother, it’s another indication why nothing is normal because of Jacob. And for the frightened small town, the soul-searing question looms: Did Jacob commit murder? House Rules is “a provocative story in which [Picoult] explores the pain of trying to comprehend the people we love—and reminds us that the truth often travels in disguise” (People).

Lone Wolf

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A life hanging in the balance…a family torn apart—New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult tells an unforgettable story about family secrets, love, and letting go. On an icy winter night, a terrible accident forces a family divided to come together and make a fateful decision. Cara, once protected by her father, Luke, is tormented by a secret that nobody knows. Her brother, Edward, has secrets of his own. He has kept them hidden, but now they may come to light, and if they do, Cara will be devastated. Their mother, Georgie, was never able to compete with her ex-husband’s obsessions, and now, his fate hangs in the balance and in the hands of her children. With conflicting motivations and emotions, what will this family decide? And will they be able to live with that decision, after the truth has been revealed? What happens when the hope that should sustain a family is the very thing tearing it apart?

Shine (Short Story)

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Jodi Picoult tackles issues of race and privilege in this ebook original short story, a prequel to her upcoming novel Small Great Things. In “Shine,” the master storyteller and #1 New York Times bestselling author of Leaving Time and My Sister’s Keeper introduces readers to the unforgettable Ruth Brooks. Today is Ruth’s first day of third grade at Dalton. The prestigious institution on New York’s Upper East Side couldn’t be more different from her old school in Harlem. Despite being the smartest girl in her grade, Ruth suspects that her classmates and teachers only see her dark skin. She also notices that Christina, the daughter of her mother’s employer, treats Ruth very differently when they’re hanging out with the popular girls rather than playing together. Ruth must navigate between two worlds, never losing sight of the dreams she has for herself—in hopes that someday, someone will see her for who she really is. Includes a preview of Jodi Picoult’s highly anticipated new novel, Small Great Things! Praise for Jodi Picoult “Picoult writes with unassuming brilliance.”—Stephen King “It’s hard to exaggerate how well Picoult writes.”—Financial Times “Picoult writes with a fine touch, a sharp eye for detail, and a firm grasp of the delicacy and complexity of human relationships.”—The Boston Globe “Picoult is a master of the craft of storytelling.”—Associated Press

The Art of Public Speaking

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Training in public speaking is not a matter of externals--primarily; it is not a matter of imitation--fundamentally; it is not a matter of conformity to standards--at all. Public speaking is public utterance, public issuance, of the man himself; therefore the first thing both in time and in importance is that the man should be and think and feel things that are worthy of being given forth. Unless there be something of value within, no tricks of training can ever make of the talker anything more than a machine--albeit a highly perfected machine--for the delivery of other men's goods. So self-development is fundamental in our plan.

Rentrée littéraire Belfond français 2018 - extraits gratuits

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Découvrez en avant-première trois extraits de la rentrée littéraire 2018 de Belfond français.Découvrez en avant-première des extraits des trois titres de la Rentrée littéraire 2018 du domaine français de Belfond, parus dans la collection Pointillés.•Je voudrais que la nuit me prenne, de Isabelle Desesquelles, parution le 16 août 2018•Le Fou de Hind, de Bertille Dutheil, parution le 16 août 2018•Comment t'écrire adieu, de Juliette Arnaud, parution le 6 septembre 2018Derrière la trame littéraire, derrière les pointillés, c'est presque toujours l'indicible qui s'écrit et se lit. C'est le cas pour les trois romans de notre rentrée.Isabelle Desesquelles, auteur emblématique de la collection, réussit à mettre des mots surla perte du bonheur en donnant une voix à une toute petite fille. Un roman magique – au sens propre du terme –, que cette magicienne des mots nous jette comme un sort. Deux premiersromans ouvrent aussi de nouveaux horizons à Pointillés. D'abord celui de Bertille Dutheil, vingt-six ans, qui prend le prétexte d'un message reçu d'outre-tombe pour ressusciter le passé mi honteux mi-fabuleux d'un père de famille disparu. Celui de Juliette Arnaud ensuite, dont la voix bien connue mais jusque-là inédite en littérature nous rappelle que, face aux silences qu'on nous impose, nous serons toujours libres d'écrire ; peut-être même en avons-nous le devoir. " Apprends qu'un écrivain a toujours le dernier mot ", nous rappelle-t-elle d'ailleurs en citant Montherlant.

Indian Fairy Tales

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In the Land of Ire, the belief in fairies, gnomes, ogres and monsters is all but dead; in the Land of Ind it still flourishes in all the vigour of animism. Soils and national characters differ; but fairy tales are the same in plot and incidents, if not in treatment. The majority of the tales in this volume have been known in the West in some form or other, and the problem arises how to account for their simultaneous existence in farthest West and East. Some--as Benfey in Germany, M. Cosquin in France, and Mr. Clouston in England--have declared that India is the Home of the Fairy Tale, and that all European fairy tales have been brought from thence by Crusaders, by Mongol missionaries, by Gipsies, by Jews, by traders, by travellers. The question is still before the courts, and one can only deal with it as an advocate. So far as the children of Europe have their fairy stories in common, these--and they form more than a third of the whole--are derived from India. In particular, the majority of the Drolls or comic tales and jingles can be traced, without much difficulty, back to the Indian peninsula.

Wenus w futrze

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Najsłynniejsza powieść autora wielu nowel i namiętnych romansów, którego nazwisko posłużyło do stworzenia pojęcia "masochizmu". To właśnie w niej autor przyznał, że znajduje szczególną podnietę seksualną w cierpieniu, a tyrania, okrucieństwo i niewierność pięknej kobiety wywołuje i wzmaga u niego silną namiętność. Od czasów opublikowania tej powieści futro i pejcz należą do stałych rekwizytów literatury masochistycznej.

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