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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 Romance of Tristan and Iseult

    by Joseph Bedier ...
    A tale of chivalry and doomed, transcendent love, The Romance of Tristan and Iseult is one of the most resonant works of Western literature, as well as the basis for our enduring idea of romance. The story of the Cornish knight and the Irish princess who meet by deception, fall in love by magic, and pursue that love in defiance of heavenly and earthly law has inspired artists from Matthew Arnold ... Read more

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  • The Man Who Knew Too Much

    This contains the first 8 of the 12 stories in the published book The Man Who Knew Too Much and Other Stories. In these 8 detective thrillers, the main protagonist is Horne Fisher. (The omitted four are individual stories with separate heroes/detectives.)Due to close relationships with the leading political figures in the land, Fisher knows too much about the private politics behind the public ... Read more

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  • Agnes Grey

    by Anne Bronte ...
    Agnes Grey is the debut novel of English author Anne Brontë, first published in December 1847, and republished in a second edition in 1850. The novel follows Agnes Grey, a governess, as she works within families of the English gentry. Scholarship and comments by Anne's sister Charlotte Brontë suggest the novel is largely based on Anne Brontë's own experiences as a governess for five years. Like ... Read more

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  • The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

    It is an ancient Mariner, And he stoppeth one of three. "By thy long grey beard and glittering eye, Now wherefore stopp'st thou me? "The Bridegroom's doors are opened wide, And I am next of kin; The guests are met, the feast is set: May'st hear the merry din." He holds him with his skinny hand, "There was a ship," quoth he. "Hold off! unhand me, grey-beard loon!" Eftsoons his hand dropt he. ... Read more

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  • The Idiot. Illustrated

    Translated by Eva Martin ...
    "The Idiot: Illustrated" is a classic novel by Fyodor Dostoyevsky that delves into the complexities of human nature and societal norms. The story follows Prince Lev Nikolayevich Myshkin, a young nobleman known for his innocence, honesty, and compassion, who returns to Russia after spending several years in a Swiss sanatorium for treatment of his epilepsy. As Prince Myshkin navigates the ... Read more

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  • Metamorphosis (Illustrated)

    by Franz Kafka ...
    The Metamorphosis (German: Die Verwandlung) is a novella written by Franz Kafka which was first published in 1915. One of Kafka's best-known works, The Metamorphosis tells the story of salesman Gregor Samsa who wakes one morning to find himself inexplicably transformed into a huge insect and subsequently struggling to adjust to this new condition... ... Read more

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  • The Mayor of Casterbridge

    by Thomas Hardy ...
    One evening of late summer, before the nineteenth century had reached one-third of its span, a young man and woman, the latter carrying a child, were approaching the large village of Weydon-Priors, in Upper Wessex, on foot. They were plainly but not ill clad, though the thick hoar of dust which had accumulated on their shoes and garments from an obviously long journey lent a disadvantageous ... Read more

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  • Varney the Vampire

    The Original Victorian Vampire Saga - Gothic Horror, Romance, and Suspense

    Series Book 262 - The Library of Alexandria
    What if you were condemned to eternal life...and eternal hunger?Varney the Vampire-one of literature's earliest and most influential vampire sagas-returns in a vividly modern translation. Set against the misty, moonlit backdrop of Victorian England, this epic gothic novel weaves horror, romance, and suspense into a story of eternal torment and forbidden desires.Follow the doomed vampire, Sir ... Read more

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  • Wives and Daughters

    Chios Classics brings literature's greatest works back to life for new generations. All our books contain a linked table of contents.Wives and Daughters is a novel written by Elizabeth Gaskell. The story centers around the life of Molly Gibson, the daughter of a widowed doctor. ... Read more

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  • Villette

    Series series Timeless Classics
    "Villette" by Charlotte Bronte follows the journey of Lucy Snowe, a young Englishwoman who, after a series of personal tragedies, travels to the fictional town of Villette in Belgium. There, she becomes a teacher at a girls' school, facing loneliness and challenges in a foreign land. As Lucy navigates the complexities of human relationships and societal expectations, she finds herself drawn to an ... Read more

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