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.

Once upon a time there lived a King and Queen. They had three sons, two of them with their wits about them, but the third a simpleton. Now the King had a deer park in which were quantities of wild animals of different kinds. Into that park there used to come Norka and do fearful mischief...

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...

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

This eBook features the unabridged text of ‘Doctor Grimshawe’s Secret by Nathaniel Hawthorne - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)’ from the bestselling edition of ‘The Complete Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne’. 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 Hawthorne 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 ‘Doctor Grimshawe’s Secret by Nathaniel Hawthorne - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)’ * Beautifully illustrated with images related to Hawthorne’s works * Individual contents table, allowing easy navigation around the eBook * Excellent formatting of the text Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to learn more about our wide range of titles

This eBook features the unabridged text of ‘Twice-Told Tales by Nathaniel Hawthorne - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)’ from the bestselling edition of ‘The Complete Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne’. 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 Hawthorne 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 ‘Twice-Told Tales by Nathaniel Hawthorne - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)’ * Beautifully illustrated with images related to Hawthorne’s works * Individual contents table, allowing easy navigation around the eBook * Excellent formatting of the text Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to learn more about our wide range of titles

Moyra Caldecott's best poems about love, death, war, family, nature and the universe have been brought together in this book in celebration of her 80th birthday. Novelist Moyra Caldecott has been writing verse for most of her life, and has had many poems published in magazines and anthologies. She has frequently read her poems at venues in London and the West Country. Moyra was a member of the Dulwich Group in the 1960s and 70s, and in 2005 she was made an honorary Bard of Bath.

On the planet Kregen that circles Antares, the brightest star of the Constellation of the Scorpion, two forces contend for the world's destiny. One of them, the Savanti, called in a human pawn from far-away Earth. His name is Dray Prescot, and only the Savanti know his role. Dray Prescot confronts a fabulous world -- barbaric, unmapped, peopled with both human and non-human races. But the Star Lords always watch and check the Savanti's plans. And it soon turns out that Dray Prescot himself has to make a decision that will change him from a mere pawn to a bolder piece on the planetary chessboard... Dray Prescot's saga has been aclaimed as the best planetary adventure series since Burroughs stopped writing about Barsoom. Transit to Scorpio is the first book in the epic fifty-two book saga of Dray Prescot of Earth and of Kregen by Kenneth Bulmer writing as Alan Burt Akers. The next book in the series is The Suns of Scorpio.

Slave of the colossus builders or scourge of the Inland Sea? Both roles await Dray Prescot on his return to Kregen. Torn between two contending forces, the Star Lords and the Savanti, Prescot himself wants only to find his beloved, the Princess Delia of the Blue Mountains. But the powers that had drawn him across interstellar space to the world that orbit the red and green suns in the Constellation Scorpio have set him a task, the nature of which even he cannot fully comprehend... Dray Prescot's saga has been aclaimed as the best planetary adventure series since Burroughs stopped writing about Barsoom. The Suns of Scorpio is the second book in the epic saga of Dray Prescot of Earth and of Kregen.

This file includes the classic ghost stories: Schalken the Painter (1851), An Account of Some Strange Disturbances in Aungier Street (1853), An Authentic Narrative of a Haunted House (1862), Ultor De Lacy: A Legend of Cappercullen (1861) , The Haunted Baronet (1871), Ghost Stories of Chapelizod (1851), The Drunkard's Dream (1838), The Ghost and the Bone-setter (1838), The Mysterious Lodger (1850) , LAURA SILVER BELL (1872), WICKED CAPTAIN WALSHAWE, OF WAULING (1869), THE CHILD THAT WENT WITH THE FAIRIES (1870), STORIES OF LOUGH GUIR (1870), *The Magician Earl, *Moll Rial's Adventure, *The Banshee, *The Governess's Dream, *The Earl's Hall, THE VISION OF TOM CHUFF (1870), and DICKON THE DEVIL (1872) .

The kiss lasted for a second, and she was struggling with all she had to not melt into it. She pushed him gently away, reminding him that he had Ashley. "She's just there for the sex. I can't make you be with an empty wreck like me. I respect you too much to allow that to happen. You being with me is the worst thing you could do, and so just one kiss and you being here like this with me is more than I can ask for. I respect you too much to do anything else," he uttered. "That's the worst thing you could have said," she stood up, moving toward the fence rapidly. "And so disrespectful! You don't respect me! You're toying with me!" she said, sobbing, clumsily climbing over the fence, and falling gracelessly onto the other side. She straightened up quickly and, without looking back, she ran toward Ashley's house...

Sarah wandered from bed to bed, checking on the few patients at the Hedley Clinic. It was such a welcome contrast from when she'd arrived and established the makeshift hospital off the Rio Negro. The treatment area had overflowed with patients from the first day, all in desperate need of care. Malaria, Yellow Fever, Cholera, Typhoid fever, and uncontrolled diabetes had run rampant throughout the area. But thanks to antimalarial drugs, vaccinations, antibiotics, and rehydration solutions, the number of patients had dwindled dramatically. Most days brought patients with ear infections, high blood pressure, asthma attacks, and even the occasional prenatal checkup. Still, there was a relatively regular flow of emergency patients suffering injuries from farming accidents and even alligator bites. The enormous black caimans were especially troublesome, particularly during the wet seasons when they ventured into the flooded savannas of the Amazon basin. Though there was so much more she wished she could do, never a day went by when she didn't feel she made an...

A Western Historical Romance Book 4 in a Series of 5 The long awaited cattle drive is finally here and Clara is ready to finish her first year as the sole owner of the Fuller Ranch. A lot is riding on getting the herd to market, but she and her men are prepared for just about anything. The drive is going well and Jake couldn’t be prouder of all the rancher’s daughter has accomplished. She’s all woman but tough as any cowhand. When unexpected trouble strikes, Jake learns what happens when you’re too trusting. If the enemy has his way, they stand to lose it all. Can Jake and the woman he loves overcome the heartache ahead? "I love a good western and this book did not disappoint! Short and sweet it kept me on the edge of my seat."? -Romance Reader, online reviewer In The Cowboy and the Rancher's Daughter Series, Clara Fuller inherits her father’s ranch and quickly learns being in charge is not going to be all that easy. Raised around cattle, she knows the business inside and out, but few men are willing to work for a lady rancher. Once a drifter, Jake Talley has finally found a place to call home. As the foreman of the Fuller Ranch, he doesn’t mind taking orders from a woman. He’s willing to do whatever it takes to help Clara Fuller succeed. Edward Sinclair is a successful ranch owner who wants more. He’s used to getting what he wants, and few have dared to try and stand in his way. One piece of property is all he needs to have complete control of the county. There’s only one problem; the land belongs to Clara Fuller. That’s all right; he’s never met a problem yet he couldn’t erase. Praise for Kari Mackenzie: “Once I started reading this book, I just couldn't stop!” -vp09, online reviewer “I had fun in the wild west and I really do admit that for me, this was a real page turner, I couldn't put it down at all!” -Stephanie Lynn, online reviewer “What will Clara do? Will her and Jake become a couple? Will Sinclair obtain the Fuller ranch? These are all questions I hope will be answered in the next installment of this story.” -Samantha Adams, online reviewer?

An ex-FBI agent with a past. A celebrity murdered. 24 hours to find a killer. When a shocking murder rocks Los Angeles, former FBI agent Keira Summers is called in to find the killer. But, when the identity of the victim is revealed, Keira is pulled deep into an investigation that takes her across the city and into the dark underbelly of Hollywood. Now, in a race against time, Keira must find the killer and discover why anyone would execute one of the most famous men alive. If you like gripping mysteries, thrilling action and suspense, you’ll love the next installment in PT Reade’s BOOK HITS. Click and get your copy of MARKED FOR DEATH now! Tags: Book hits, book shots, crime, hard boiled mysteries, mystery, mysteries, noir, private investigators, hard boiled thriller, hard boiled detective fiction, hard boiled private investigator mystery series, thriller.

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

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

Boyhood is the second novel in Leo Tolstoy's autobiographical trilogy, following Childhood which he completed at the age of twenty three, and which immediately propelled him into the ranks of notable young writers winning favourable reviews from the established authors such as Turgenev.

The Garden of Evil is a horror novel partly based on the legend of the Lambton Worm. Adam Salton, originally from Australia is contacted by his great-uncle, Richard Salton, for the purpose of establishing a relationship between these last two members of the family. His great-uncle wants to make Adam his heir. Adam travels to Richard Salton's house in Mercia, Lesser Hill, and quickly finds himself at the centre of mysterious and inexplicable occurrences.

A lifelong rivalry between two young noblemen – John Burnet, heir to the ancient house of Barns, and his cousin, Captain Gilbert Burnet, a dashing, ruthless soldier, resulting in treachery, betrayal and a desperate struggle for survival.

In spite of his short life, being forced to commit suicide by the Emperor Nero, Lucan created an epic poem that is now recognised as one of the crowning achievements of the Silver Age of Latin literature. The Ancient Classics series provides eReaders with the wisdom of the Classical world, with both English translations and the original Latin texts. This comprehensive eBook presents the complete extant works of Lucan, with beautiful illustrations, informative introductions and a special dual Latin and English text. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Lucan's life and works * Features the complete works of Lucan, in both English translation and the original Latin * Concise introduction to the epic poem * Provides both verse and prose translations of THE CIVIL WAR * Includes J. D. Duff’s celebrated prose translation, previously appearing in the Loeb Classical Library edition of Lucan – first time in digital publishing * Excellent formatting of the texts * Easily locate the poems or works you want to read with individual contents tables * Provides a special dual English and Latin text, allowing readers to compare the texts (Latin and Duff’s translation) section by section – ideal for students * Features two bonus biographies - explore Lucan's ancient world * 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 Translations THE CIVIL WAR PROSE TRANSLATION by J. D. Duff VERSE TRANSLATION by Edward Ridley The Latin Text DE BELLO CIVILI The Dual Text DUAL LATIN AND ENGLISH TEXT The Biography INTRODUCTION TO LUCAN by J. D. Duff THE LIFE OF LUCAN by Suetonius Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles