This eBook features the unabridged text of ‘Roderick Hudson’ from the bestselling edition of ‘The Complete Works of Henry James’. Having established their name as the leading publisher of classic literature and art, Delphi Classics produce publications that are individually crafted with superior formatting, while introducing many rare texts for the first time in digital print. The Delphi Classics edition of James includes original annotations and illustrations relating to the life and works of the author, as well as individual tables of contents, allowing you to navigate eBooks quickly and easily.eBook features:* The complete unabridged text of ‘Roderick Hudson’* Beautifully illustrated with images related to James’s works* Individual contents table, allowing easy navigation around the eBook* Excellent formatting of the textPlease visit www.delphiclassics.com to learn more about our wide range of titles

At Oxford they say that marriage is not the only mission for women— that is to say, for some women. They don't despise marriage, but they think that for some women there is another mission.

During a truce between the Christian armies taking part in the third Crusade, and the infidel forces under Sultan Saladin, Sir Kenneth, on his way to Syria, encountered a Saracen Emir, whom he unhorsed, and they then rode together, discoursing on love and necromancy, towards the cave of the hermit Theodoric of Engaddi. This hermit was in correspondence with the pope, and the knight was charged to communicate secret information.

Lisa viajaba en un confortable carruaje, cuando le salió de repente, un salteador de caminos, se les cruzó por el camino, y le robó todas las joyas que llevaba con ella, pero ella se le resistía, y sobre todo, a entregarle un peque?o anillo, por ser el único recuerdo que tenia de su fallecida madre. "Usted no olvide, que yo soy un asaltante", le dijo él, " y si usted quiere conservar su anillo, debe darme algo a cambio, de igual valor". Ella no tenía ninguna otra joya que darle. Pero él, galán y dominador, se acercó a ella sonriendo y decidido, la tomó entre sus brazos y la besó apasionadamente en los labios. Algo ocurrió en el alma de Lisa, porque en aquel instante, supo que él, se había apoderado de su corazón. ?Cómo podría Lisa vivir en paz, después de quedarse atrapada por un desconocido, que además de ladrón de joyas, le “robó” su corazón? ?Será que podría liberarse, de esa “extra?a pasión”?

Hollywood is Dead is a collection of monologues which explore the life of a young actress, who discuses the psychological and thrilling impact of transforming into her film character, Amorette.

Once upon a time there lived in the village of Montignies-sur-Roc a little cow-boy, without either father or mother. His real name was Michael, but he was always called the Star Gazer, because when he drove his cows over the commons to seek for pasture, he went along with his head in the air, gaping at nothing.

Arkady returns to St Petersburg to join his family, which he barely knows because he was shipped off to boarding school throughout his childhood. In the brief time during which the action takes place, he becomes embroiled in the intrigues surrounding his family and its close acquaintances, culminating in a blackmail scandal surrounding a young widow Katerina with whom both Arkady and his father Andrei are in love.

MURDER. SPIES. EXPLOSIONS. REVENGE. THIS BOOK FOR TEENS HAS IT ALL Peregrine Harker is about to learn you’re never too young to die. London 1908: A secret society stalks the murky streets, a deadly assassin lurks in the shadows and a series of unexplained deaths are linked by a mystery symbol… When boy-detective Peregrine Harker stumbles across a gruesome murder he sparks a chain of events that drag him on a rip-roaring journey through a world of spluttering gas lamps, thick fog, deadly secrets and dastardly villains. Every step of Peregrine’s white-knuckle adventure brings him closer to the vile heart of a terrifying mystery – the true story behind the Brotherhood of the Black Death. Reviews: "One hell of a lot of fun! Readers of all ages will gobble up this non-stop rip roaring adventure – don’t miss this one!" – Bill Baker, Educator, USA "I completely enjoyed Peregrine Harker. This novel is a welcome addition to current offerings in children's literature, particularly those aimed at boys." – Drennan Spitzer, Educator, USA

In the Yellow Fairy Book, are many tales by Madame D'Aulnoy and Herr Hans Christian Andersen. There are Russian, German, French, Icelandic, Red Indian, and other stories here.

More famously known by her pen name George Eliot, Mary Anne Evans was a celebrated novelist, journalist, translator, critic and leading writer of the Victorian era. Her novels of provincial life in England were celebrated for their innovative realism and psychological insight. This comprehensive eBook presents the complete works of George Eliot, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 5) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Eliot’s life and works * Concise introductions to the novels and other texts * ALL 7 novels, with individual contents tables * Images of how the books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Includes the complete shorter fiction and poetry * Easily locate the poems or short stories you want to read * Includes Eliot’s non-fiction and rare translations – spend hours exploring the author’s entire works * UPDATED with a special criticism section, featuring 14 essays by authors such as Henry James, Virginia Woolf and George Willis Cooke, evaluating Eliot’s contribution to literature * UPDATED with five bonus biographies – immerse yourself in Eliot’s literary life * UPDATED with entirely revised texts, formatting and many new images * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Novels ADAM BEDE THE MILL ON THE FLOSS SILAS MARNER ROMOLA FELIX HOLT THE RADICAL MIDDLEMARCH DANIEL DERONDA The Shorter Fiction SCENES OF CLERICAL LIFE THE LIFTED VEIL BROTHER JACOB The Poetry LIST OF POEMS The Translations THE LIFE OF JESUS CRITICALLY EXAMINED by Dr. David Friedrich Strauss THE ESSENCE OF CHRISTIANITY by Ludwig Andreas Feuerbach The Non-Fiction THREE MONTHS IN WEIMAR IMPRESSIONS OF THEOPHRASTUS SUCH MISCELLANEOUS ESSAYS The Criticism GEORGE ELIOT: A CRITICAL STUDY OF HER LIFE, WRITINGS AND PHILOSOPHY by George Willis Cooke THE ETHICS OF GEORGE ELIOT’S WORKS by John Morley GEORGE ELIOT by Virginia Woolf LETTER FROM EMILY DICKINSON TO FRANCES AND LOUISE NORCROSS THE NOVELS OF GEORGE ELIOT by Henry James DANIEL DERONDA: A CONVERSATION by Henry James THE POETRY OF GEORGE ELIOT by Henry James ON GEORGE ELIOT from The Quarterly Review GEORGE ELIOT, HAWTHORNE, GOETHE, HEINE by William Dean Howells GEORGE ELIOT by Richard Burton GEORGE ELIOT by William Ernest Henley GEORGE ELIOT by Frederic Harrison “GEORGE ELIOT’S” ANALYSIS OF MOTIVES by Nathan Sheppard GEORGE ELIOT’S HEROINES from The Spectator The Biographies GEORGE ELIOT’S LIFE AS RELATED IN HER LETTERS AND JOURNALS GEORGE ELIOT by Mathilde Blind THE LIFE OF GEORGE ELIOT by John Morley GEORGE ELIOT by Sarah Knowles Bolton GEORGE ELIOT by Hattie Tyng Griswold Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles

Marlowe was an enigmatic character – part poet, scholar, soldier, spy and tavern brawler – and his legend continues to elude historians. This eBook provides readers with a new and erudite edition of Marlowe’s works, offering every play, poem, translation and much more. Now you can truly own all of Marlowe’s works and a range of BONUS material on your eReader, and all in one well-organised file. (Current version: 4) * concise introductions to the plays and other works * ALL the plays, each with its own contents table – navigate easily between acts and scenes – find that special quotation quickly! * even includes the apocryphal play LUST’S DOMINION, available nowhere else * contains both versions (A & B) of DOCTOR FAUSTUS * ALL the poetry, with excellent formatting * beautiful images relating to Marlowe’s life, locations and works * EVEN includes the SOURCES for some of the plays, allowing you to explore Marlowe’s inspiration * INCLUDES no less than 4 biographies – explore the playwright’s mysterious life from multiple sources across history * the SPECIAL literary criticism section boasts four works that examine Marlowe’s contribution to literature * scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres * includes a front MASTER table of contents, allowing easy navigation around Marlowe’s immense oeuvre * features a special ‘Glossary of Elizabethan Language’, which will aid your comprehension of difficult words and phrases Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Plays DIDO, QUEEN OF CARTHAGE THE SOURCE TEXT OF DIDO, QUEEN OF CARTHAGE TAMBURLAINE THE GREAT PART 1 TAMBURLAINE THE GREAT PART 2 THE JEW OF MALTA DOCTOR FAUSTUS (A TEXT) DOCTOR FAUSTUS (B TEXT) EDWARD II THE SOURCE TEXT OF EDWARD II THE MASSACRE AT PARIS The Apocryphal Play LUST’S DOMINION The Poetry TRANSLATION OF BOOK ONE OF LUCAN’S THE PHARSALIA TRANSLATION OF OVID’S ELEGIES THE PASSIONATE SHEPHERD TO HIS LOVE THE NYMPH’S REPLY TO THE SHEPHERD BY SIR WALTER RALEIGH HERO AND LEANDER FRAGMENT IN OBITUM HONORATISSIMI VIRI, ROGERI MANWOOD etc. DIALOGUE IN VERSE EPIGRAMS BY J.D. The Criticism EXTRACTS FROM ‘THE LIFE OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’ BY SIDNEY LEE THE INFLUENCE OF CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE ON SHAKSPERE’S BY A. W. VERITY EXTRACT FROM ‘A STUDY OF SHAKESPEARE’ BY ALGERNON CHARLES SWINBURNE SOME NOTES ON THE BLANK VERSE OF CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE BY T.S. ELIOT The Biographies MARLOWE AND HIS ASSOCIATES BY JOHN H. INGRAM THE MUSES’ DARLING BY CHARLES NORMAN CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE BY J. G. LEWIS THE DEATH OF CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE BY J. LESLIE HOTSON GLOSSARY OF ELIZABETHAN LANGUAGE Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles

Once upon a time there lived a King and Queen who had one charming daughter. She was so graceful and pretty and clever that she was called Graciosa, and the Queen was so fond of her that she could think of nothing else. Everyday she gave the Princess a lovely new frock of gold brocade, or satin, or velvet, and when she was hungry she had bowls full of sugar-plums, and at least twenty pots of jam...

Bram Stoker is a leading figure of gothic literature, having not only written ‘Dracula’, but also other groundbreaking horror stories, featuring Egyptian Mummies, grisly monsters and haunting encounters. This enormous eBook offers readers the unique opportunity of exploring the prolific writer’s work in a manner never before possible. This is the complete FICTIONAL works of Bram Stoker, with many bonus texts for gothic lovers to explore. (Current Version: 2) * illustrated with many images relating to Stoker’s life and works * annotated with concise introductions to the novels and other works * ALL 12 novels – even Stoker’s rare novels like THE PRIMROSE PATH and THE MYSTERY OF THE SEA – first time in digital print * BOTH versions of the Mummy novel THE JEWEL OF SEVEN STARS – compare the original grisly ending to the revised happy ending! * each novel has its own contents table * images of how the novels first appeared, giving your eReader a taste of the Victorian texts * ALL the short story collections, with rare uncollected tales * separate chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the short stories – find that special story easily! * EVEN includes Stoker’s rare biography of Sir Henry Irving – explore their interesting lives and unique relationship * boasts a special VAMPIRE SOURCES section, with five works examining Stoker’s influences in writing DRACULA * SPECIAL BONUS texts including the first ever vampire story in English -THE VAMPYRE by Henry Colburn * also includes the mammoth Penny Dreadful novel that caused a sensation in Victorian times – VARNEY THE VAMPIRE BY JAMES MALCOLM RYMER * EVEN includes CARMILLA BY JOSEPH SHERIDAN LE FANU – the haunting female vampire novel that influenced Stoker’s work * scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres, allowing easy navigation around Stoker’s immense oeuvre Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles The Novels THE PRIMROSE PATH THE SNAKE’S PASS THE WATTER’S MOU’ THE SHOULDER OF SHASTA DRACULA MISS BETTY THE MYSTERY OF THE SEA THE JEWEL OF SEVEN STARS (1903 VERSION) THE JEWEL OF SEVEN STARS (1912 VERSION) THE MAN LADY ATHLYNE THE LADY OF THE SHROUD THE LAIR OF THE WHITE WORM The Short Story Collections UNDER THE SUNSET SNOW BOUND: THE RECORD OF A THEATRICAL TOURING PARTY DRACULA’S GUEST AND OTHER WEIRD STORIES UNCOLLECTED SHORT STORIES The Short Stories LIST OF SHORT STORIES IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER LIST OF SHORT STORIES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER The Vampire Sources DER VAMPIR BY HEINRICH OSSENFELDER THE GIAOUR BY LORD BYRON THE VAMPYRE BY HENRY COLBURN VARNEY THE VAMPIRE BY JAMES MALCOLM RYMER CARMILLA BY JOSEPH SHERIDAN LE FANU The Biography PERSONAL REMINISCENCES OF HENRY IRVING Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles

The Idiot, one of Dostoyevsky's finest and most brilliant literary achievements of the Golden Age of Russian literature.

A tragedy by William Shakespeare, one of several plays written by Shakespeare based on true events from Roman history. The play opens with the commoners of Rome celebrating Caesar's triumphant return from defeating Pompey's sons at the battle of Munda. Two tribunes, Flavius and Marrullus, discover the commoners celebrating, insult them for their change in loyalty from Pompey to Caesar, and break up the crowd.

Στην π?λη τη? Αθ?να?, στην παραδοσιακ? και πυκνοκατοικημ?νη, πλ?ον, γειτονι? των Αμπελοκ?πων, βρ?σκεται ?να απ? τα ομορφ?τερα δε?γματα τη? μεταβυζαντιν?? εκκλησιαστικ?? αρχιτεκτονικ??: Ο παλαι??, μικρ?? Να?? του Αγ. Αποστ?λου Θωμ?, του 19ου αι?να, το μικρ? εκε?νο εκκλησ?κι, δ?πλα στο μεγαλοπρεπ? ενοριακ? Να? του Αγ?ου Θωμ?. Η ιστορ?α του μικρο? αυτο? Ναο?, χ?νεται στου? περασμ?νου? αι?νε?. Ο μικρ?? αυτ?? Να?? ε?ναι ?να μεγ?λο σ?μβολο τη? Ορθ?δοξη? π?στη?. Ακλ?νητη μον?δα εν μ?σω των αι?νων, δοκιμ?στηκε σε μ?α περ?οδο μεστ? απ? πολ?μου? και καταστροφ?? αλλ? κατ?φερε να μεταφ?ρει στο σ?μερα ζωνταν??, πολ?τιμε? πληροφορ?ε? για το μακριν? μα? Ορθ?δοξο παρελθ?ν. Αποτελε?, εν γ?νει, ?να δε?γμα εκκλησιαστικ?? λιτ?τητα? που διατελε? προ? διερε?νηση στα χ?ρια τη? Χριστιανικ?? και Βυζαντιν?? Αρχαιολογ?α?. Σκοπ?? τη? παρο?σα? μελ?τη?, ε?ναι να διερευν?σει στο σ?νολ? του τον Να? του Αγ?ου Θωμ?, ω? ?να ανεκτ?μητο μνημε?ο μεταβυζαντιν??, εκκλησιαστικ?? αρχιτεκτονικ??, αλλ? και ω? μ?α κιβωτ? αγιογραφικ?? τ?χνη? και πολιτισμο? του 19ου αι?να.

The play begins with the funeral of Henry V, who has died unexpectedly in his prime. As his brothers, the Dukes of Bedford and Gloucester, and his uncle, the Duke of Exeter, lament his passing and express doubt as to whether his son, yet uncrowned heir Henry VI, is capable of running the country in such tumultuous times, word arrives of military setbacks in France.

Once upon a time there was an old cat, called Mrs. Tabitha Twitchit, who was an anxious parent. She used to lose her kittens continually, and whenever they were lost they were always in mischief! On baking day she determined to shut them up in a cupboard. She caught Moppet and Mittens, but she could not find Tom.

From the oval-shaped flower-bed there rose perhaps a hundred stalks spreading into heart-shaped or tongue-shaped leaves half way up and unfurling at the tip red or blue or yellow petals marked with spots of colour raised upon the surface; and from the red, blue or yellow gloom of the throat emerged a straight bar, rough with gold dust and slightly clubbed at the end. The petals were voluminous enough to be stirred by the summer breeze, and when they moved, the red, blue and yellow lights passed one over the other, staining an inch of the brown earth beneath with a spot of the most intricate colour.

να σγχρονο βιβλο, κοινωνικοπολιτικο και φιλοσοφικο περιεχομνου, που πινει λε τι κοινωνικοπολιτικ εκφνσει μια σγχρονη κοινωνα. Πω ταν, πω εναι και πω θα πρεπε να εναι η ανθρπινη κοινωνα; Τι σημανουν οι κοινωνικοπολιτικο ροι: Κοινωνα, κυβρνηση, πολτη, βουλευτ, δημοκρατα κτλ. Πω λειτουργον και πω θα πρεπε να λειτουργον; Υπρχει διαφθορ και διολσθηση και ποια εναι αυτ; Υπρχει πραγματικ ελευθερα; Ο πολτη λειτουργε αληθιν; Που βαδζουμε και τι ελπζουμε με τα σημεριν κοινωνικοπολιτικ συστματα; Αυτ και λλα πολλ αναφρονται στο παρν βιβλο, αναλοντα με σειρ και αναφροντα περιληπτικ ολκληρη την πορεα του ανθρπου, αν κοινωνικοπολιτικ κφανση, απ την κοινωνικοποησ του μχρι σμερα. Μσα στο βιβλο αυτ σγουρα ο αναγνστη θα βρει αρκετ σκψει δικ του. Η φιλοδοξα εναι να ενισχυθον και να ενεργοποιηθον. λλε πλι μπορε να εναι μερικ ολικ διαφοροποιημνε. Αυτ θα προκαλσουν συγκρσει, προβληματισμο σκψει και επαναπροσδιορισμ των παγιομνων σκψεν του. Πντω λε, ακολουθντα διαφορετικ δια-δρομ, θα τενουν στον προβληματισμ και στην αναζτηση μια ιδανικτερη κοινωνα. Σγουρα θα συναντσει ο αναγνστη πρα πολλ που συμβανουν στη σγχρονη διεθν κοινωνα και λλα που συνβαιναν παλιτερα. Σε λα αυτ καλεται ο αναγνστη να προβληματιστε και να δσει απαντσει, επιλγοντα το ορθτερο κατ’ αυτν. Σε μια εποχ λοιπν πολιτικ αδιαφορα, ισοπδωση, ωχαδερφισμο, απολιτικ συμπεριφορ απ τη συντριπτικ πλειοψηφα των πολιτν και πολιτικ αλαζονεα απ του ‘πολιτικο’, το βιβλο τοτο φιλοδοξε να οδηγσειστην - σο το δυνατν περισστερο - πολιτικοποιημνη συμπεριφορ του πολτη. Λσει υπρχουν! Αρκε για μα και μνο φορ να βροντοφωνξουμε: Ναι! Εγ θα σσω την ανθρωπτητα! Φανεται ουτοπικ αλλ καθλου δεν εναι. λλωστε, καμι φορ, χρειζεται να ψξουμε και μσα στην ουτοπα, σπου να βρομε ναν αληθιν αξιλογο στχο στη ζω μα. Αρκε να μην ξεχαστομε εκε βεβαω. Το παρν σγγραμμα λοιπν δε φιλοδοξε να δσει συνταγ, λσει και απαντσει. Φιλοδοξε να προβληματσει και να προκαλσει αντιδρσει. Δεν πιστεει στην αυθεντα, ρα, δε θα βρετε αφορισμο, καννε δογματικ αρχ. Οι ποιοι αφορισμο μεγλων πνευματικν προσωπικοττων που υπρχουν στο βιβλο, απ την αρχαιτητα μχρι σμερα, σκοπ χουν μνο το προβληματισμ και την υπενθμιση τη συνεχο αναζτηση. Ο σκοπ του βιβλου δεν εναι ββαια να αναπτξει να πλρε πολιτικ σστημα. Ορισμνω, παρουσιζονται διφορε προσωπικ ιδε, προσαρμζονται κποιε λλε στο δη υπρχον πολιτικ σστημα και αναδεικνονται κποιε κατευθνσει και ορματα. Αλλ μχρι εκε. Καθ θα προχωρει, ο αναγνστη θα συναντσει μια συνεχ αναμχλευση και ενσχυση αυτν που ο διο χει βαθι μσα στι σκψει του. Κατ’ ουσα, το βιβλο αυτ θλει να ‘ωθσει’, να ‘ενισχσει’, να ‘αναμοχλεσει’ και να ‘υπενθυμσει’ κθε τι που βρσκεται μσα στον αναγνστη, στε να προβληματιστε, να αυτοστοχαστε και να αντιδρσει αντστοιχα που απαιτεται. Στχο, να υπρξει - στο βαθμ που μπορε - κποια ανατραξη των στσιμων υδτων που προκαλον την δυσοσμα τη σημεριν ανθρπινη κοινωνα. λοι αναγνωρζουν τι κτι πρπει να γνει. Αυτ η στασιμτητα, ο ωχαδερφισμ, ο εφησυχασμ και η αδιαφορα δηλητηριζουν καθημεριν τη ζω μα και δε μα βοηθνε στην πε-ραιτρω εξανθρωποποησ μα. Απεναντα, διολισθανουμε αργ αλλ σταθερ προ την απανθρωποποησ μα με τον γνωστ τρπο του ‘μιθριδατισμο’. φθασε η ρα να αντιδρσουμε, να πολιτικοποιηθομε και να διεκδικσουμε την ανθρπινη κοινωνα που πραγματικ μα αξζει; ρθε η ρα να απαιτσουμε τα δικαιματ μα, μσα σε κλμα σεβασμο, αυτοσεβασμο και αλληλοσεβασμο; Οι πρξει μα θα το δεξουν!

Herland is a utopian novel from 1915, written by feminist Charlotte Perkins Gilman. The book describes an isolated society composed entirely of women, who reproduce via parthenogenesis (asexual reproduction). The result is an ideal social order: free of war, conflict, and domination. It first appeared as a serial in The Forerunner, a magazine edited and written by Gilman between 1909 and 1916. The book is the middle volume in her utopian trilogy; it was preceded by Moving the Mountain (1911), and followed with a sequel, With Her in Ourland (1916). It was not published in book form until 1979. ? The story is told from the perspective of Vandyck "Van" Jennings, a student of sociology who, along with two friends (Terry O. Nicholson and Jeff Margrave), forms an expedition party to explore an area of uncharted land where it is rumored lives a society consisting entirely of women. The three friends do not entirely believe the rumors because they are unable to think of a way how human reproduction could occur without males. The men speculate about what a society of women would be like, each guessing differently based on the stereotype of women which he holds most dear: Jeff regarding women as things to be served and protected; Terry viewing them as things to be conquered and won.