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    This carefully curated anthology brings together a broad selection of timeless works in one digital edition. Readers can discover essential voices, memorable stories and enduring ideas across a rich variety of literary styles. Prepared for comfortable continuous reading, this collection is ideal for exploring classic literature or returning to lasting favorites. ... Read more

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    **"Read this book to understand human nature." (Preet Bharara) • "An amazing story, well told.” (Anderson Cooper) • "A masterful telling." (Dahlia Lithwick)From CNN legal analyst Elliot Williams, a revelatory account of how one man, four teenagers, and a struggling city collided over race, vigilantism, and public safety . . . exposing the fault lines of a nation**On a dirty New York subway car on ... Read more

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  • The Religions of Japan: From The Dawn of History to The Era of Meiji

    The Library of Alexandria is an independent small business publishing house. We specialize in bringing back to live rare, historical and ancient Books. This includes manuscripts such as: classical fiction, philosophy, science, Religion, folklore, mythology, history, literature, politics and sacred texts, in addition to Secret and esoteric subjects, such as: occult, freemasonry, alchemy, hermetic, ... Read more

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  • Korean Fairy Tales

    Tales from the Land of Morning Calm

    Korean tales gathered by an American who had taught in Japan and knew how differently the two countries told their stories - the tiger and the rabbit, the herdboy and the weaver, the tokgabi goblins and their pranks. ... Read more

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  • Belgian Fairy Tales

    Tales from Flanders and the Ardennes

    Flemish and Walloon tales - Lyderic the orphan, the Long Wappers and their tricks, the Blue-Beard of Flanders - retold for English readers by a man who had done the same for Japan and Korea. Griffis wrote the book in the wake of the First World War, when the country was in every newspaper. ... Read more

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  • Swiss Fairy Tales

    Tales from the Cantons and the Alps

    Swiss legends - William Tell, the alpine dwarfs, the bells under the lake, the saints of the passes - retold by an American writer who worked from the cantonal collections. One of a series in which Griffis did the same for Japan, Korea, Belgium and the Dutch. ... Read more

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  • Dutch Fairy Tales for Young Folks

    Mermaids, Kabouters and the Ice King

    Twenty-two tales from the Netherlands: the boy who cast the golden shoes, the kabouters who worked at night, the woman with three hundred and sixty-six children, and the ice king who owned the winter. Griffis had lived in Japan and Holland as a teacher and gathered these where they were still told. The Dutch fairy world is domestic — mermaids in canals, elves in kitchens — and the stories are ... Read more

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  • Welsh Fairy Tales

    The Mighty Monster Afang, The Great Red Dragon of Wales and Other Cymric Tales

    Fairy tales of Wales gathered by an American minister who had taught in Japan and knew how quickly such things vanish: the golden harp, the boy who was named Trouble, the lady of the lake, the red bandits of Montgomery. Griffis published them in 1921, when Welsh was still the first language of the valleys he walked. The tales are shorter than the Irish ones and much drier, and the humour is closer ... Read more

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  • Charles Carleton Coffin

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    Charles Carleton Coffin emerges as a "soldier of the pen," a warm, witty, deeply principled Christian whose journalism, travel writing, and public service helped shape a generation's sense of patriotism and citizenship. This affectionate portrait begins in the sturdy soil of New Hampshire, where Revolutionary ancestors, hardship, and the resourceful courage of women forged the family line that ... Read more

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  • Corea: The Hermit Nation

    "Corea: The Hermit Nation" by William Elliot Griffis is a captivating exploration of Korea during a time of isolation from the rest of the world. The author, an American missionary and scholar, provides a detailed account of Korean culture, society, and history, offering readers a glimpse into the lives of its people. Griffis's firsthand experiences and observations enrich the narrative, making it ... Read more

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  • Sir William Johnson and the Six Nations

    "Sir William Johnson and the Six Nations" by William Elliot Griffis explores the life and influence of Sir William Johnson, a pivotal figure in colonial America. Johnson, an Irishman by birth, became a prominent leader and diplomat among the Iroquois Confederacy, known as the Six Nations. His ability to bridge cultural divides and foster alliances was crucial during a time of increasing tension ... Read more

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