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Thus Spoke Zarathustra by Friedrich Nietzsche - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)
￥8.09
This eBook features the unabridged text of ‘Thus Spoke Zarathustra by Friedrich Nietzsche - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)’ from the bestselling edition of ‘The Complete Works of Friedrich Nietzsche’. 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 Nietzsche 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 ‘Thus Spoke Zarathustra by Friedrich Nietzsche - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)’ * Beautifully illustrated with images related to Nietzsche’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
Saemtliche Werke von Richard Wagner (Illustrierte)
￥16.27
Richard Wagner gilt als einer der bedeutendsten Erneuerer der europ?ischen Musik im 19. Jahrhundert. Er ver?nderte die Ausdrucksf?higkeit romantischer Musik und die theoretischen und praktischen Grundlagen der Oper, indem er dramatische Handlungen als Gesamtkunstwerk gestaltete und dazu Text, Musik und Regieanweisungen schrieb. Jetzt genie?en Sie die Werke von Wagner auf Ihrem E-Reader. Diese enorme Sammlung umfasst auch spezielle Bonustexte. (Version 1) Merkmale: * die vollst?ndige Opern, mit Inhaltsverzeichnissen * kurze Einführungen in die Opern und anderen Texte * zahlreiche Bilder mit Bezug zu Wagner, seinem Leben und seinen Werken * die theoretischen Schriften und Sachbücher * Tagebuchbl?tter und Briefe – pers?nliche Korrespondenz des Komponisten zu erforschen! * Kritik-Abschnitt mit Texten von Friedrich Nietzsche und anderen Schriftstellern * Autobiographischen Werke – Erkunden Sie Wagners erstaunliches Leben! * enth?lt eine Bonus-Text-Biografie INHALT: Opern DIE FEEN DAS LIEBESVERBOT RIENZI, DER LETZTE DER TRIBUNEN DER FLIEGENDE HOLL?NDER TANNH?USER UND DER S?NGERKRIEG AUF WARTBURG LOHENGRIN DER RING DES NIBELUNGEN Vorabend: Das Rheingold Erster Tag: Die Walküre Zweiter Tag: Siegfried Dritter Tag: G?tterd?mmerung TRISTAN UND ISOLDE DIE MEISTERSINGER VON N?RNBERG PARSIFAL Sachbücher OPER UND DRAMA AUSWAHL SEINER SCHRIFTEN Tagebuchbl?tter und Briefe RICHARD WAGNER AN MATHILDE WESENDONK BRIEFE RICHARD WAGNERS AN EINE PUTZMACHERIN Dramentheorie und Kritik DIE GEBURT DER TRAG?DIE von Friedrich Nietzsche DER FALL WAGNER von Friedrich Nietzsche NIETZSCHE KONTRA WAGNER von Friedrich Nietzsche DAS WAGNERTHEATER IN BAYREUTH von Adolf Kr?ner RICHARD WAGNER von Marie Lipsius Autobiographisches MEIN LEBEN Biografie RICHARD WAGNER von Franz Muncker
The Case of Wagner by Friedrich Nietzsche - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)
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This eBook features the unabridged text of ‘The Case of Wagner by Friedrich Nietzsche - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)’ from the bestselling edition of ‘The Complete Works of Friedrich Nietzsche’. 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 Nietzsche 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 ‘The Case of Wagner by Friedrich Nietzsche - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)’ * Beautifully illustrated with images related to Nietzsche’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
The Twilight of the Idols by Friedrich Nietzsche - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)
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This eBook features the unabridged text of ‘The Twilight of the Idols by Friedrich Nietzsche - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)’ from the bestselling edition of ‘The Complete Works of Friedrich Nietzsche’. 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 Nietzsche 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 ‘The Twilight of the Idols by Friedrich Nietzsche - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)’ * Beautifully illustrated with images related to Nietzsche’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
Delphi Works of E. M. Forster (Illustrated)
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One of the most celebrated authors of his time, E. M. Forster produced significant novels that examined the social divide in early 20th-century British society. This comprehensive eBook presents the most complete collection possible of E. M. Forster’s works in the US, with almost all of the novels, numerous illustrations, informative introductions, rare short stories and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Forster's life and works * Concise introductions to the novels and other texts * ALL 4 novels available to US readers, 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 * Rare short stories like THE STORY OF THE SIREN * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for short stories * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please note: this eBook contains the most possible works available to readers in the US, complying with copyright restrictions. Once new texts enter the public domain they will be added to the eBook as a free update. Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Novels WHERE ANGELS FEAR TO TREAD THE LONGEST JOURNEY A ROOM WITH A VIEW HOWARDS END The Shorter Fiction THE MACHINE STOPS THE CELESTIAL OMNIBUS AND OTHER STORIES THE STORY OF THE SIREN The Short Stories LIST OF SHORT STORIES IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER LIST OF SHORT STORIES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles
Το Ξ?σκοτο
￥84.20
ταν ο κσμο εναι παντο φωτειν, λαμπρ, γεμτο αγπη και ευτυχα, παρδεισο και αλθεια, κποιοι διαλγουν να κρυφτον στο σκοτδι, να κυλιστον στο βορκο, να γνουν τρατα που θα τρομζουν το φω και θα καταβροχθζουν αδναμε συνειδσει. Κποιοι επιλγουν να βρουν το μνο σκοτειν μρο τη ψυχ του και να κατοικσουν εκε για πντα, μαζ με τη ματωμνη του συγγνμη, που ποτ και σε κανναν δε χρισαν. Επιλγουν το Ξσκοτο. ΑΠΑΓΟΡΕΥΕΤΑΙ ΑΥΣΤΗΡΑ η ανγνωση αυτο του βιβλου απ τομα με καρδιαγγειακ ψυχιατρικ παθσει, σθμα, λκο εγκου γυνακε, και γενικ, απ τομα με ευαισθησα. Αν αισθανθετε αδιαθεσα, τρμουλο, ταχυκαρδα, πνο στο στθο, ναυτα, ντονο πνο στο κεφλι και στα μτια, τσει προ λιποθυμα διαπιστστε αιμορραγα, σημανει πω εστε σε καλ δρμο!
Πιστοποιητικ? για μ?α ?σ(χ)ημη Γυνα?κα
￥57.88
Μπορε? ?να απλ? πιστοποιητικ? απασχ?ληση? στο θ?ατρο να ξαναφ?ρει το χαμ?γελο στα χε?λη μια? ?τυχη?, ?σημη?, λησμονημ?νη? γυνα?κα?; Μπορε? να ξαναβρε? η Ζω? τον αληθιν? εαυτ? τη? ψαχουλε?οντα? μ?νο τη μν?μη και λ?γα ξεθωριασμ?να τεκμ?ρια; Η μ?πω? πρ?πει να γυρ?σει στο παρελθ?ν και να συναρμολογ?σει πιο σωστ? και πειστικ? τα γεγον?τα και τη μο?ρα τη?; Χρε?αζεται μια αναπαρ?σταση σ??να πραγματικ? θ?ατρο. Tο "ΠΙΣΤΟΠΟΙΗΤΙΚΟ ΓΙΑ ΜΙΑ ΑΣ(Χ)ΗΜΗ ΓΥΝΑΙΚΑ" ε?ναι ?να θεατρικ? ?ργο του Κρ?τωνο? Τομ?ζου. Η υπ?θεση εξελ?σσεται σε μια φανταστικ? χ?ρα. Η χ?ρα ε?ναι αν?παρκτη κι οποιεσδ?ποτε ομοι?τητε? με κ?ποια υπαρκτ? χ?ρα ε?ναι εντελ?? τυχα?ε? και συμπτωματικ??. Θα μπορο?σε να ε?ναι σχεδ?ν οποιαδ?ποτε χ?ρα στο κ?σμο. Το ?ργο περιστρ?φεται γ?ρω απ? τι? αγωνι?δει? προσπ?θειε? μια? λ?γο γνωστ?? ηλικιωμ?νη? ηθοποιο? να εξασφαλ?σει ?να πιστοποιητικ? για τη προηγο?μεν? τη? απασχ?ληση στο θ?ατρο, ?στε να μπορ?σει να ξαναβρε? εργασ?α. Κ?νοντα? ?κκληση και περιγρ?φοντα? τη κατ?στασ? τη? στο Διευθυντ? του Εθνικο? Θε?τρου τη? υποθετικ?? χ?ρα?, αποκαλ?πτει λεπτομ?ρειε? του παρελθ?ντο? και των σχ?σε?ν τη?, που εκτυλ?σσονται σ' ?να ?λλο θεατρικ? ?ργο εντ?? του ?ργου, ?που εμπλ?κονται δευτερε?ουσε? υποθ?σει? και μηχανορραφ?ε?, που κλιμακ?νονται στα αν?τερα επ?πεδα τη? πολιτιστικ?? και κυβερνητικ?? ελ?τ, ξετυλ?γοντα? ανησυχητικ? συμβ?ντα στη διαδικασ?α. Πρ?κειται για ?να σκηνικ? δρ?μα κανονικο? μ?κου?, που περιλαμβ?νει πολλ?υ? χαρακτ?ρε?, σκην?? και τοποθεσ?ε?. Πρωτογρ?φτηκε στα ελληνικ? το 1983/84 και δεν ?χει παρουσιαστε? στη σκην?, ο?τε ?χει δημοσιευτε? προηγουμ?νω?.
The Adventures of a Beekeeper
￥48.83
My preoccupation with apiculture brought me face-to-face with many multifarious experiences. Specifically, during my first years as a new apiarist, I lived through various facetious moments that moved me and remained engraved on my mind. I have decided, therefore, to put down some of these memories on paper and convey them to the readership. Moreover, through these self-contained stories in this book, you will get a glimpse of the laborious work that an apiarist must put in to get in a good quantity of honey as well as the risks he is called occasionally to take. It is also worth noting that considerable effort has been made to present pictorially the beautiful world of bees through my experience of these unique moments.
The Story of Patsy
￥8.09
Classic short story for very young children. According to Wikipedia: "Kate Douglas Wiggin ( 1856 - 1923) was an American children's author and educator. Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin was born in Philadelphia, and was of Welsh descent. She started the first free kindergarten in San Francisco in 1878 (the Silver Street Free Kindergarten). With her sister in the 1880s she also established a training school for kindergarten teachers. She was also a writer of children's books, the best known being The Birds' Christmas Carol (1887) and Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1903)."
St. John's Eve
￥8.09
Classic short story. According to Wikipedia: "Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol ( 1809 - 1852) was a Russian writer of Ukrainian ethnicity. Although his early works were heavily influenced by his Ukrainian upbringing and identity, he wrote in Russian and his works belong to the tradition of Russian literature; often called the "father of modern Russian realism," he was one of the first Russian authors to criticize his country's way of life. The novels Taras Bul'ba (1835; 1842 [revised edition]), Dead Souls (1842), the play The Inspector-General (1836, 1842), and the short story The Overcoat (1842) are among his masterpieces."
Love and Other Stories
￥8.09
This collection includes: LOVE, LIGHTS, A STORY WITHOUT AN END, MARI D'ELLE, A LIVING CHATTEL, THE DOCTOR, TOO EARLY!, THE COSSACK, ABORIGINES, AN INQUIRY, MARTYRS, THE LION AND THE SUN, A DAUGHTER OF ALBION, CHORISTERS, NERVES, A WORK OF ART, A JOKE, A COUNTRY COTTAGE, A BLUNDER, FAT AND THIN, THE DEATH OF A GOVERNMENT CLERK, A PINK STOCKING, and AT A SUMMER VILLA. According to Wikipedia: "Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860 – 1904) was a Russian short-story writer, playwright and physician, considered to be one of the greatest short-story writers in world literature. His career as a dramatist produced four classics and his best short stories are held in high esteem by writers and critics Chekhov practised as a doctor throughout most of his literary career: "Medicine is my lawful wife," he once said, "and literature is my mistress." Chekhov renounced the theatre after the disastrous reception of The Seagull in 1896; but the play was revived to acclaim in 1898 by Constantin Stanislavski's Moscow Art Theatre, which subsequently also produced Uncle Vanya and premiered Chekhov’s last two plays, Three Sisters and The Cherry Orchard. These four works present a special challenge to the acting ensemble as well as to audiences, because in place of conventional action Chekhov offers a "theatre of mood" and a "submerged life in the text." Chekhov had at first written stories only for the money, but as his artistic ambition grew, he made formal innovations which have influenced the evolution of the modern short story. His originality consists in an early use of the stream-of-consciousness technique, later adopted by James Joyce and other modernists, combined with a disavowal of the moral finality of traditional story structure He made no apologies for the difficulties this posed to readers, insisting that the role of an artist was to ask questions, not to answer them."
Following the Equator
￥8.09
Classic Twain travel book. According to Wikipedia: "Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835 – 1910), better known by the pen name Mark Twain, was an American humorist, satirist, lecturer and writer. Twain is most noted for his novels Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, which has since been called the Great American Novel, and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. He is also known for his quotations. During his lifetime, Twain became a friend to presidents, artists, industrialists and European royalty. Twain enjoyed immense public popularity, and his keen wit and incisive satire earned him praise from both critics and peers. American author William Faulkner called Twain "the father of American literature."
The Party and Other Stories
￥8.09
This collection includes: THE PARTY, TERROR, A WOMAN'S KINGDOM, A PROBLEM, THE KISS, 'ANNA ON THE NECK', THE TEACHER OF LITERATURE, NOT WANTED, TYPHUS, A MISFORTUNE, and A TRIFLE FROM LIFE. According to Wikipedia: "Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860 – 1904) was a Russian short-story writer, playwright and physician, considered to be one of the greatest short-story writers in world literature. His career as a dramatist produced four classics and his best short stories are held in high esteem by writers and critics Chekhov practised as a doctor throughout most of his literary career: "Medicine is my lawful wife," he once said, "and literature is my mistress." Chekhov renounced the theatre after the disastrous reception of The Seagull in 1896; but the play was revived to acclaim in 1898 by Constantin Stanislavski's Moscow Art Theatre, which subsequently also produced Uncle Vanya and premiered Chekhov’s last two plays, Three Sisters and The Cherry Orchard. These four works present a special challenge to the acting ensemble as well as to audiences, because in place of conventional action Chekhov offers a "theatre of mood" and a "submerged life in the text." Chekhov had at first written stories only for the money, but as his artistic ambition grew, he made formal innovations which have influenced the evolution of the modern short story. His originality consists in an early use of the stream-of-consciousness technique, later adopted by James Joyce and other modernists, combined with a disavowal of the moral finality of traditional story structure He made no apologies for the difficulties this posed to readers, insisting that the role of an artist was to ask questions, not to answer them."
A Waif of the Plains
￥8.09
Classic western novel. According to Wikipedia: "Bret Harte (August 25, 1836[2] – May 6, 1902) was an American author and poet, best remembered for his accounts of pioneering life in California. He was born in Albany, New York. ... He moved to California in 1853, later working there in a number of capacities, including miner, teacher, messenger, and journalist. He spent part of his life in the northern California coast town now known as Arcata, then just a mining camp on Humboldt Bay. His first literary efforts, including poetry and prose, appeared in The Californian, an early literary journal edited by Charles Henry Webb. In 1868 he became editor of The Overland Monthly, another new literary magazine, but this one more in tune with the pioneering spirit of excitement in California. His story, "The Luck of Roaring Camp," appeared in the magazine's second edition, propelling Harte to nationwide fame... Determined to pursue his literary career, in 1871 he and his family traveled back East, to New York and eventually to Boston, where he contracted with the publisher of The Atlantic Monthly for an annual salary of $10,000, "an unprecedented sum at the time." His popularity waned, however, and by the end of 1872 he was without a publishing contract and increasingly desperate. He spent the next few years struggling to publish new work (or republish old), delivering lectures about the gold rush, and even selling an advertising jingle to a soap company. In 1878 Harte was appointed to the position of United States Consul in the town of Krefeld, Germany and then to Glasgow in 1880. In 1885 he settled in London. During the thirty years he spent in Europe, he never abandoned writing, and maintained a prodigious output of stories that retained the freshness of his earlier work. He died in England in 1902 of throat cancer and is buried at Frimley."
A Ward of the Golden Gate
￥8.09
Classic western novel. According to Wikipedia: "Bret Harte (August 25, 1836[2] – May 6, 1902) was an American author and poet, best remembered for his accounts of pioneering life in California. He was born in Albany, New York. ... He moved to California in 1853, later working there in a number of capacities, including miner, teacher, messenger, and journalist. He spent part of his life in the northern California coast town now known as Arcata, then just a mining camp on Humboldt Bay. His first literary efforts, including poetry and prose, appeared in The Californian, an early literary journal edited by Charles Henry Webb. In 1868 he became editor of The Overland Monthly, another new literary magazine, but this one more in tune with the pioneering spirit of excitement in California. His story, "The Luck of Roaring Camp," appeared in the magazine's second edition, propelling Harte to nationwide fame... Determined to pursue his literary career, in 1871 he and his family traveled back East, to New York and eventually to Boston, where he contracted with the publisher of The Atlantic Monthly for an annual salary of $10,000, "an unprecedented sum at the time." His popularity waned, however, and by the end of 1872 he was without a publishing contract and increasingly desperate. He spent the next few years struggling to publish new work (or republish old), delivering lectures about the gold rush, and even selling an advertising jingle to a soap company. In 1878 Harte was appointed to the position of United States Consul in the town of Krefeld, Germany and then to Glasgow in 1880. In 1885 he settled in London. During the thirty years he spent in Europe, he never abandoned writing, and maintained a prodigious output of stories that retained the freshness of his earlier work. He died in England in 1902 of throat cancer and is buried at Frimley."
The Moon Endureth: Tales and Fancies
￥8.09
The Moon Endureth by John Buchan is a collection of tales and fancies, in prose and verse, which were originally published in Blackwood's Magazine. It includes From the Pentlands looking North and South, The Company of the Marjolaine, Avignon 1759, Lucid Interval, The Shorter Catechism (revised version), The Lemnian, Atta's song, Space, Stocks and Stones, Streams of Water in the South, The Gipsy's song to the lady Cassilis, The Grove of Ashtaroth, Wood magic, The riding of Ninemileburn, Plain Folk, The Kings of Orion, Babylon, The Green Glen, The Wise Years, Updater's note: Chapter 9 missing from etext], and The Rime of True Thomas. According to Wikipedia, "John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir (26 August 1875 – 11 February 1940) was a Scottish novelist and Unionist politician who served as Governor General of Canada. Buchan's 100 works include nearly thirty novels, seven collections of short stories and biographies of Sir Walter Scott, Caesar Augustus, and Oliver Cromwell. Buchan's most famous of his books were the spy thrillers (including) The 39 Steps (which was converted to a play as well as an Alfred Hitchcock movie starring Robert Donat as Richard Hannay, though with Buchan's story much altered.) The "last Buchan" (as Graham Greene entitled his appreciative review) was the 1941 novel Sick Heart River (American title: Mountain Meadow), in which a dying protagonist confronts in the Canadian wilderness the questions of the meaning of life. The insightful quotation "It's a great life, if you don't weaken" is famously attributed to Buchan, as is "No great cause is ever lost or won, The battle must always be renewed, And the creed must always be restated."
Can You Forgive Her?
￥8.09
First published serially in 1864-1865 and in book form in 1864 (Volume I) and 1865. The Palliser series consists of: Can You Forgive Her? Phineas Finn, The Eustace Diamonds, Phineas Redux, The Prime Minister, and The Duke's Children. According to Wikipedia: "Anthony Trollope ( 1815 – 1882 ) became one of the most successful, prolific and respected English novelists of the Victorian era. Some of Trollope's best-loved works, known as the Chronicles of Barsetshire, revolve around the imaginary county of Barsetshire; he also wrote penetrating novels on political, social, and gender issues and conflicts of his day. Trollope has always been a popular novelist. Noted fans have included Sir Alec Guinness (who never travelled without a Trollope novel), former British Prime Ministers Harold Macmillan and Sir John Major, economist John Kenneth Galbraith, American novelists Sue Grafton and Dominick Dunne and soap opera writer Harding Lemay. Trollope's literary reputation dipped somewhat during the last years of his life, but he regained the esteem of critics by the mid-twentieth century. "Of all novelists in any country, Trollope best understands the role of money. Compared with him even Balzac is a romantic." — W. H. Auden"
In a Hollow of the Hills
￥8.09
Classic western novel. According to Wikipedia: "Bret Harte (August 25, 1836[2] – May 6, 1902) was an American author and poet, best remembered for his accounts of pioneering life in California. He was born in Albany, New York. ... He moved to California in 1853, later working there in a number of capacities, including miner, teacher, messenger, and journalist. He spent part of his life in the northern California coast town now known as Arcata, then just a mining camp on Humboldt Bay. His first literary efforts, including poetry and prose, appeared in The Californian, an early literary journal edited by Charles Henry Webb. In 1868 he became editor of The Overland Monthly, another new literary magazine, but this one more in tune with the pioneering spirit of excitement in California. His story, "The Luck of Roaring Camp," appeared in the magazine's second edition, propelling Harte to nationwide fame... Determined to pursue his literary career, in 1871 he and his family traveled back East, to New York and eventually to Boston, where he contracted with the publisher of The Atlantic Monthly for an annual salary of $10,000, "an unprecedented sum at the time." His popularity waned, however, and by the end of 1872 he was without a publishing contract and increasingly desperate. He spent the next few years struggling to publish new work (or republish old), delivering lectures about the gold rush, and even selling an advertising jingle to a soap company. In 1878 Harte was appointed to the position of United States Consul in the town of Krefeld, Germany and then to Glasgow in 1880. In 1885 he settled in London. During the thirty years he spent in Europe, he never abandoned writing, and maintained a prodigious output of stories that retained the freshness of his earlier work. He died in England in 1902 of throat cancer and is buried at Frimley."
The Schoolmaster and Other Stories
￥8.09
This collection includes: THE SCHOOLMASTER, ENEMIES, THE EXAMINING MAGISTRATE, BETROTHED, FROM THE DIARY OF A VIOLENT-TEMPERED MAN, IN THE DARK, A PLAY, A MYSTERY, STRONG IMPRESSIONS, DRUNK, THE MARSHAL'S WIDOW, A BAD BUSINESS, IN THE COURT, BOOTS, JOY, LADIES, A PECULIAR MAN, AT THE BARBER'S, AN INADVERTENCE, THE ALBUM, OH! THE PUBLIC, A TRIPPING TONGUE, OVERDOING IT, THE ORATOR, MALINGERERS, IN THE GRAVEYARD, HUSH! IN AN HOTEL, and IN A STRANGE LAND. According to Wikipedia: "Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860 – 1904) was a Russian short-story writer, playwright and physician, considered to be one of the greatest short-story writers in world literature. His career as a dramatist produced four classics and his best short stories are held in high esteem by writers and critics Chekhov practised as a doctor throughout most of his literary career: "Medicine is my lawful wife," he once said, "and literature is my mistress." Chekhov renounced the theatre after the disastrous reception of The Seagull in 1896; but the play was revived to acclaim in 1898 by Constantin Stanislavski's Moscow Art Theatre, which subsequently also produced Uncle Vanya and premiered Chekhov’s last two plays, Three Sisters and The Cherry Orchard. These four works present a special challenge to the acting ensemble as well as to audiences, because in place of conventional action Chekhov offers a "theatre of mood" and a "submerged life in the text." Chekhov had at first written stories only for the money, but as his artistic ambition grew, he made formal innovations which have influenced the evolution of the modern short story. His originality consists in an early use of the stream-of-consciousness technique, later adopted by James Joyce and other modernists, combined with a disavowal of the moral finality of traditional story structure He made no apologies for the difficulties this posed to readers, insisting that the role of an artist was to ask questions, not to answer them."
The Three Partners
￥8.09
Classic western novel. According to Wikipedia: "Bret Harte (August 25, 1836[2] – May 6, 1902) was an American author and poet, best remembered for his accounts of pioneering life in California. He was born in Albany, New York. ... He moved to California in 1853, later working there in a number of capacities, including miner, teacher, messenger, and journalist. He spent part of his life in the northern California coast town now known as Arcata, then just a mining camp on Humboldt Bay. His first literary efforts, including poetry and prose, appeared in The Californian, an early literary journal edited by Charles Henry Webb. In 1868 he became editor of The Overland Monthly, another new literary magazine, but this one more in tune with the pioneering spirit of excitement in California. His story, "The Luck of Roaring Camp," appeared in the magazine's second edition, propelling Harte to nationwide fame... Determined to pursue his literary career, in 1871 he and his family traveled back East, to New York and eventually to Boston, where he contracted with the publisher of The Atlantic Monthly for an annual salary of $10,000, "an unprecedented sum at the time." His popularity waned, however, and by the end of 1872 he was without a publishing contract and increasingly desperate. He spent the next few years struggling to publish new work (or republish old), delivering lectures about the gold rush, and even selling an advertising jingle to a soap company. In 1878 Harte was appointed to the position of United States Consul in the town of Krefeld, Germany and then to Glasgow in 1880. In 1885 he settled in London. During the thirty years he spent in Europe, he never abandoned writing, and maintained a prodigious output of stories that retained the freshness of his earlier work. He died in England in 1902 of throat cancer and is buried at Frimley."
Cavanaugh, Forest Ranger
￥8.09
Classic western novel. According to Wikipedia: "Hamlin Hannibal Garland (September 14, 1860 – March 4, 1940) was an American novelist, poet, essayist, and short story writer. He is best known for his fiction involving hard-working Midwestern farmers."
