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  • IRISH FAIRY TALES - 10 Illustrated Celtic Children's Stories

    James Stephens has selected 10 classic Irish fairy tales and represented them in this volume for children. In addition he has added authenticity to the book by having the late great Arthur Rackham, one of the greatest illustrators of all time, illustrate them. The 15 colour plates and 19 pen and ink drawings by Rackham, in the classic style, definitely give added life to these classic Celtic tales ... Read more

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  • The Prince and the Pauper

    by Mark G. Twain ...
    The Prince and the Pauper is a novel by American author Mark Twain. It was first published in 1881 in Canada, before its 1882 publication in the United States. The novel represents Twain's first attempt at historical fiction. Set in 1547, it tells the story of two young boys who were born on the same day and are identical in appearance: Tom Canty, a pauper who lives with his abusive, alcoholic ... Read more

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  • The Romance of Tristan and Iseult

    Series series Poetry Classics
    Tristan and Iseult is a tale made popular during the 12th century through French medieval poetry, inspired by Celtic legend and possibly the 11th century Persian story Vis and Rāmin. It has become an influential romance and tragedy, retold in numerous sources with many variations. The tragic story is of the adulterous love between the Cornish knight Tristan (Tristram) and the Irish princess Iseult ... Read more

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  • The Three Musketeers

    “All for one and one for all, united we stand divided we fall.”― Alexandre Dumas, The Three MusketeersThe Three Musketeers (1844) by Alexander Dumas is a historical and adventure French novel that recounts the ventures of an impetuous young man named d'Artagnan, who leaves home to travel to Paris, yearning to join the Musketeers of the Guard. But unsuccessful at joining the elite corps immediately ... Read more

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  • The Man Who Knew Too Much

    Harold March, the rising reviewer and social critic, was walking vigorously across a great tableland of moors and commons, the horizon of which was fringed with the far-off woods of the famous estate of Torwood Park. He was a good-looking young man in tweeds, with very pale curly hair and pale clear eyes. Walking in wind and sun in the very landscape of liberty, he was still young enough to ... Read more

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  • Agnes Grey

    by Acton Bell ...
    Series series Unabridged Start Publishing LLC
    The novel follows Agnes Grey, a governess, as she works in several bourgeois families. The choice of central character allows Anne to deal with issues of oppression and abuse of women and governesses, isolation and ideas of empathy. An additional theme is the fair treatment of animals. Agnes Grey also mimics some of the stylistic approaches of bildungsromans, employing ideas of personal growth and ... Read more

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  • The Road to Oz [Illustrated]

    Book #5 in the Wizard of Oz series.~~ includes all the original illustrations (over 130) by John R. Neill, and a new Preface by Oz expert and Eltanin Editor Joseph Nusbaum. ~~~~ An excerpt from the preface:"If Baum’s prior book, Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, struck too dark and grim a tone with many Oz fans, The Road to Oz brings readers back to a marvelous fairyland where the greatest hardship ... Read more

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  • The Ancient Mariner

    Series series Classics To Go
    The Rime of the Ancient Mariner recounts the experiences of a sailor who has returned from a long sea voyage. The mariner stops a man who is on his way to a wedding ceremony and begins to narrate a story. The wedding-guest's reaction turns from bemusement to impatience to fear to fascination as the mariner's story progresses, as can be seen in the language style: Coleridge uses narrative ... Read more

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  • The Idiot (The Unabridged Eva Martin Translation)

    Enriched edition. Exploring morality, spirituality, and human nature in 19th-century Russia

    In "The Idiot," Fi√≥dor Dostoyevski crafts a profound exploration of virtue and morality through the poignant character of Prince Myshkin, a man whose profound innocence and compassion starkly contrast with the corrupt society around him. This unabridged translation by Eva Martin preserves Dostoyevski'Äôs intricate narrative style, rich in psychological depth and philosophical discourse, immersing ... Read more

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  • Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis - Unabridged

    by Franz Kafka ...
    Translated by David Wyllie ...
    "The Metamorphosis" is Franz Kafka's brilliant serio-comedic novella about Gregor Samsa, a young man who wakes up one morning to find himself inexplicably changed into a giant cockroach. The sole breadwinner for his family, Gregor suddenly finds himself unable to leave his own apartment and unable to communicate even to his own family. As the plot progresses and Samsa's family struggle to keep him ... Read more

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  • The Mayor of Casterbridge (Annotated)

    by Thomas Hardy ...
    "The Mayor of Casterbridge," penned by the literary master Thomas Hardy, stands as a compelling and tragic exploration of one man's tumultuous journey through the twists of fate. Set against the picturesque backdrop of the fictional Wessex, the novel unfolds with an air of inevitability, weaving a tale that delves deep into the complexities of human character, societal expectations, and the ... Read more

    $7.99 USD