Russia's famous novelist receives the scholarly Delphi treatment! This eBook offers readers ALL of Turgenev's major works and a wealth of other material too. (Version: 2) Features: * brief but informative introductions to the novels and other works * ALL 6 novels and 11 novellas, each with their own contents table * Almost ALL of the short stories and novellas, with excellent formatting * almost ALL of Turgenev's plays - discover 8 rare plays - first time in digital print! * many images relating to Turgenevs life, works and film adaptations * SPECIAL criticism section, with BONUS texts by writers such as Henry James and Joseph Conrad, examining Turgenevs work * scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres * includes a front MASTER table of contents, allowing easy navigation around Turgenevs oeuvre * even includes Edward Garnett's scholarly biography - explore Turgenev's artistic life! Please note: we aim to provide the most comprehensive author collections available to Kobo readers. Unfortunately, its not possible to offer a complete works of Turgenev, due to copyright restrictions on translations and due to some minor works having never been translated into English. However, once more texts become available, they will be added to the collection with the option of a FREE upgrade for customers that have already purchased the eBook. Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse our other titles CONTENTS: The Novels RUDIN A HOUSE OF GENTLEFOLK ON THE EVE FATHERS AND SONS SMOKE VIRGIN SOIL The Novellas THE DIARY OF A SUPERFLUOUS MAN YAKOV PASINKOV FAUST ACIA FIRST LOVE A LEAR OF THE STEPPES TORRENTS OF SPRING THE SONG OF TRIUMPHANT LOVE CLARA MILITCH PHANTOMS THE DREAM The Short Stories A SPORTSMAN'S SKETCHES A TOUR IN THE FOREST ANDREI KOLOSOV A CORRESPONDENCE THE DISTRICT DOCTOR MUMU THE JEW AN UNHAPPY GIRL THE DUELLIST THREE PORTRAITS ENOUGH A DESPERATE CHARACTER A STRANGE STORY PUNIN AND BABURIN OLD PORTRAITS THE BRIGADIER PYETUSHKOV KNOCK, KNOCK, KNOCK THE INN LIEUTENANT YERGUNOV'S STORY THE DOG THE WATCH THE RENDEZVOUS A RECKLESS CHARACTER FATHER ALEXY?I'S STORY POEMS IN PROSE The Plays A MONTH IN THE COUNTRY A PROVINCIAL LADY A POOR GENTLEMAN CARELESS BROKE WHERE IT IS THIN, THERE IT BREAKS THE FAMILY CHARGE THE BACHELOR The Criticism AN ESSAY ON TURGENEV (1903) BY HENRY JAMES TURGENEV: LIBRARY OF THE WORLD'S BEST LITERATURE BY HENRY JAMES TURGENIEFF: FRENCH NOVELISTS AND POETS (1878) BY HENRY JAMES TURGENEV: ESSAYS ON RUSSIAN NOVELISTS BY WILLIAM LYON PHELPS A LETTER: TURGENEV (1917) BY JOSEPH CONRAD The Biography TURGENEV: A STUDY BY EDWARD GARNETT Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse our other titles

Anton Chekhov is considered to be among literature’s greatest short story writers, whilst his plays helped change the course of modern drama. This comprehensive eBook presents the complete works of Anton Chekhov, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 6) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Chekhov’s life and works * Concise introductions to the plays and other texts * ALL 15 plays, each with individual contents tables * Rare plays like PLATONOV and THE WOOD DEMON appearing here for the first time digital publishing * Excellent formatting of the texts * The complete short stories – over 210 tales, first time available complete in English * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the short stories * Easily locate the short stories you want to read * Chekhov’s only novel THE SHOOTING PARTY, available in no other collection * Also features rare novellas * Includes Chekhov’s letters and notebooks – spend hours exploring the author’s personal correspondence and thoughts * Features a bonus biography – discover Chekhov’s literary life * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres * UPDATED with revised texts, introductions and more images Please note: there are no translations of THE ISLAND OF SAKHALIN available in the public domain. Once a translation becomes available, it 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 Plays PLATONOV ON THE HIGH ROAD ON THE HARMFULNESS OF TOBACCO SWANSONG IVANOFF THE BEAR THE PROPOSAL A RELUCTANT HERO THE WEDDING THE WOOD DEMON THE ANNIVERSARY THE SEA-GULL UNCLE VANYA THE THREE SISTERS THE CHERRY ORCHARD The Novel THE SHOOTING PARTY The Short Stories CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF SHORT STORIES ALPHABETICAL LIST OF SHORT STORIES The Novellas THE STEPPE THE DUEL AN ANONYMOUS STORY THREE YEARS MY LIFE The Non-Fiction LETTERS OF ANTON CHEKHOV TO HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS NOTE-BOOK OF ANTON CHEKHOV The Biography BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH by Constance Garnett Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles

This unique eBook presents the complete FICTIONAL works of Nikolai Gogol, with beautiful illustrations, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (4MB Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Gogol's life and works * Concise introductions to the novels and other works * The complete novels, stories and plays, with contents tables * Features many of Constance Garnett's original translations * Images of how the books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the short stories * Easily locate the short stories you want to read * Special criticism section, with two essays evaluating Gogol's contribution to literature * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres CONTENTS: The Novels TARAS BULBA DEAD SOULS The Short Story Collections EVENINGS ON A FARM NEAR DIKANKA ARABESQUES MIRGOROD UNCOLLECTED SHORT STORIES The Short Stories LIST OF SHORT STORIES IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER LIST OF SHORT STORIES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER The Plays MARRIAGE THE GAMBLERS THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR The Criticism GOGOL BY IVAN PANIN EXTRACT FROM ‘ESSAYS ON RUSSIAN NOVELISTS’ BY WILLIAM LYON PHELPS

Lucien Chardon, the son of a lower middle-class father and an impoverished mother of remote aristocratic descent, is the pivotal figure of the entire work. Living at Angouleme, he is impoverished, impatient, handsome and ambitious. His widowed mother, his sister Eve and his best friend, David Sechard, do nothing to lessen his high opinion of his own talents, for it is an opinion they share.

Essays: Religious Meditations. Places of Perswasion and Disswasion. Seene and Allowed (1597) was the first published book by the philosopher, statesman and jurist Francis Bacon. The Essays are written in a wide range of styles, from the plain and unadorned to the epigrammatic. They cover topics drawn from both public and private life, and in each case the essays cover their topics systematically from a number of different angles, weighing one argument against another. A much-enlarged second edition appeared in 1612 with 38 essays. Another, under the title Essayes or Counsels, Civill and Morall, was published in 1625 with 58 essays. Translations into French and Italian appeared during Bacon's lifetime. ? Bacon's genius as a phrase-maker appears to great advantage in the later essays. In "Of Boldness" he wrote, "If the Hill will not come to Mahomet, Mahomet will go to the hill", which is the earliest known appearance of that proverb in print. The phrase "hostages to fortune" appears in the essay "Of Marriage and Single Life" – again the earliest known usage. Aldous Huxley's book Jesting Pilate took its epigraph, "What is Truth? said jesting Pilate; and would not stay for an answer", from Bacon's essay "Of Truth". The 1999 edition of The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations includes no fewer than 91 quotations from the Essays.

The Lucy Walker Chronicles Book #1 The Beginning: ?Follows a young girl in the midst of a thing(zombie) outbreak. ?She meets,?and falls in love with her neighbor Lee. ?Being the daughter of a man who worked for the government. She offers Lee and his family a place to live, and the technology to keep them safe. Will they be able to fight the hordes of things? ?Will Lucy be able to circumvent her uncle’s attempts at stealing her father’s technology? Will help come? Find out in this three book series .

Ezekiel's homework assignment is quite simple: write an English composition, otherwise known as an essay, on the topic "The Day I Will Never Forget." There's only one problem: Ezekiel has no idea what to write. Why? Because the life of this 6 year old boy has been a series of very ordinary, forgettable days. But when his class teacher, the meticulous, rabbit-loving Miss Agbo announces that a prize will be awarded to the student with the best essay, the homework becomes a competition, which Ezekiel and his classmates are determined to win at all costs. As the deadline approaches, Ezekiel's life is visited by an array of dramatic episodes. Caught in the middle of all the drama is his teacher, Miss Agbo, who despite being a keen romantic has been unlucky in love. Will Ezekiel win? Will Miss Agbo finally find love? This heartwarming tale of primary school life in 1990s Nigeria is witty, nostalgic and unforgettable. This book is perfect for beginning readers, children who love reading funny chapter books and adults who enjoy reading African children's literature.

Many years ago there lived at the foot of the Mountains of Nambu, in Adachi gun, Saitama Prefecture, an old man named Kikuo, which means Chrysanthemum-Old-Man. Kikuo was a faithful retainer of Tsugaru; he was then called Sawada Hayato. Kikuo was a man of great bodily strength and fine appearance, and had much to do with the efficiency of the small fighting force which protected the feudal lord, the castle, and the estates. Nevertheless, an evil day came. The feudal lord's small force was overthrown; the estates and castle were lost. The lord and his faithful retainer, with the few survivors, escaped to the mountains, where they continued to think that a day might come when they would be able to have their revenge. During the enforced idleness Kikuo, knowing his lord's love of flowers (especially of the chrysanthemum), made his mind up to devote all his spare time to making chrysanthemum beds. The feudal lord was greatly pleased; but his cares and anxieties were not abated. He sickened and died in great poverty, much to the sorrow of Kikuo and the rest of his followers. Kikuo wept night and day over the humble and lonely grave; but he busied himself again to please the spirit of his lord by planting chrysanthemums round the tomb and tending them daily. By and by the border of flowers was thirty yards broad—to the wonder of all who saw....

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Set in the '90s, this sequel to Dear Obajimi is told from the perspective of the missing spouse. In 1998, the same year Morenike writes to her husband, Obajimi pens one long letter in response. His letter examines his own point of view of their marriage, dwelling on issues of identity, love, trust and commitment. Ultimately, he answers the question Morenike, his now estranged wife, asked in her final letter. Told in the voice of the husband, this?short story explores the challenges that threaten the fragile relationship of a young African couple. Can there be forgiveness, healing and second chances after abandoning a spouse?

HBO’s hit series A GAME OF THRONES is based on George R. R. Martin’s internationally bestselling series A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE, the greatest fantasy epic of the modern age. A CLASH OF KINGS is the second volume in the series.George R. R. Martin’s superb fantasy epic continues in consummate style as bloodshed and alchemy lay waste the Seven Kingdoms in the second volume of A Song of Ice and Fire. The Iron Throne once united the Sunset Lands, but King Robert is dead, his widow is a traitor to his memory, and his surviving brothers are set on a path of war amongst themselves. At King’s Landing, the head of Lord Eddard Stark rots on a spike for all to see. His daughter Sansa is betrothed still to his killer’s son Joffrey – Queen Cersei’s son, though not the son of her late husband Robert. Even so, Joffrey is now a boy-king, Cersei is his regent, and war is inevitable. In Dragonstone, Robert’s brother Stannis has declared himself king, while his other brother Renly proclaims himself king at Storm’s End – and Eddard Stark’s fifteen year old son Robb wears the crown of the north at Winterfell. A comet in the night sky, red and malevolent, the colour of blood and flame, can only be an omen of murder and war. Stannis’s child Princess Shireen dreams of dragons waking from stone. And a white raven has brought word from the Citadel itself, foretelling summer’s end. It has been the longest summer in living memory, lasting ten years, and the smallfolk say it means an even longer winter to come… The first rule of war is never give the enemy his wish. But winter will be the biggest enemy. From beyond the Wall the undead and Others clamour for freedom, and from beyond the sea the long-dead Dragon King’s daughter hatches her revenge. Robb Stark will be exceedingly lucky to reach adulthood.

Agatha Christie’s ‘most absorbing mystery’ – her own autobiography, with new exclusive CD containing newly discovered priceless recordings of Agatha dictating excerpts from more than 40 years ago. Over the three decades since her death on 12 January 1976, many of Agatha Christie’s readers and reviewers have maintained that her most compelling book is probably still her least well-known. Her candid Autobiography, written mainly in the 1960s, modestly ignores the fact that Agatha had become the best-selling novelist in history and concentrates on her fascinating private life. From early childhood at the end of the 19th century, through two marriages and two World Wars, and her experiences both as a writer and on archaeological expeditions with her second husband, Max Mallowan, Agatha shares the details of her varied and sometimes complex life with real passion and openness. Then, in 2008, Agatha Christie’s grandson made a remarkable discovery. While clearing out her old house in preparation for its opening to the public, Greenway in Devon, a box of old tape reels was found to contain the recordings of Agatha dictating her Autobiography for her typist. These remarkable recordings are not only an amazingly rare example of Agatha’s voice, but they also partly explain the engaging nature of her Autobiography - for they reveal the normally reclusive Agatha telling her own story in a lively, spontaneous and often conspiratorial way, whose passion in talking about her life is captured in the printed Autobiography. Now this new edition comes complete with a CD of highlights from these priceless tapes, giving Agatha Christie’s millions of fans the opportunity to hear the Queen of Crime’s story in her own words, and rediscover her remarkable full story in this special edition of her book, which is newly introduced by Mathew Prichard, the grandson who discovered the tapes.

A wheelchair-bound Poirot returns to Styles, the venue of his first investigation, where he knows another murder is going to take place… The house guests at Styles seemed perfectly pleasant to Captain Hastings; there was his own daughter Judith, an inoffensive ornithologist called Norton, dashing Mr Allerton, brittle Miss Cole, Doctor Franklin and his fragile wife Barbara , Nurse Craven, Colonel Luttrell and his charming wife, Daisy, and the charismatic Boyd-Carrington. So Hastings was shocked to learn from Hercule Poirot’s declaration that one of them was a five-times murderer. True, the ageing detective was crippled with arthritis, but had his deductive instincts finally deserted him?…

Hercule Poirot is determined to solve an old husband and wife double murder that is still an open verdict… Hercule Poirot stood on the cliff-top. Here, many years earlier, there had been a tragic accident. This was followed by the grisly discovery of two more bodies – a husband and wife – shot dead. But who had killed whom? Was it a suicide pact? A crime of passion? Or cold-blooded murder? Poirot delves back into the past and discovers that ‘old sin leave long shadows’.

In a perfect world, Jonas begins to see the flaws… THE GIVER is the classic award-winning novel that inspired the dystopian genre and a major motion picture adaptation for 2014 starring Jeff Bridges, Meryl Streep, Katie Holmes and Taylor Swift. It is the future. There is no war, no hunger, no pain. No one in the community wants for anything. Everything needed is provided. And at twelve years old, each member of the community has their profession carefully chosen for them by the Committee of Elders. Twelve-year old Jonas has never thought there was anything wrong with his world. But from the moment he is selected as the Receiver of Memory, Jonas discovers that their community is not as perfect as it seems. It is only with the help of the Giver, that Jonas can find what has been lost. And it is only through his personal courage that Jonas finds the strength to do what is right… The Giver is the award-winning classic of bravery and adventure that has inspired countless dystopian writers as the forerunner of this genre.

　　《自闭历程》讲述了天宝•葛兰汀带着自闭症的独特性，在生活中的种种遭遇，以及她自己的思考和困惑。对于普通人而言处于正常范围的噪音，会让她如同置身于轰炸现场；她会不停地重复一个新学到的词，而若不巧这个词涉及禁忌，就会给她带来很大的困惑和麻烦；她也会捉弄那些让她难堪的同学或者老师。作为一个独立的社会人去思考未来人生的时候，她无法理解象征着崭新世界的大门是什么样的，反而一定要找到一扇具体的门，她一次次它，穿过它。后来，天宝为自己制造了一台神奇的机器，她可以自由调节内部空间，让自己舒适地置身于它的包裹之中。但是，很多“正常人”会胡乱揣测这个机器的用途，并强加给它各种各样的象征意义。

郑克鲁*的《法国文学史（上下第2版）》对作家的艺术成就尤为重视：一位作家之所以取得成功，除了他的作品具有很高的思想价值以外，还因为他在艺术上取得了突破性的成就；有的作品主要是由于艺术上的成就而在文学史上取得一席之地。朗松的《法国文学史》今天读来仍有启发意义，主要原因在于朗松注重艺术分析，而且有不少独特见解。过去我国的外国文学史忽略了艺术分析，后来虽有改，但艺术分析还停留在表面上，往往是蜻蜓水式，用套语和一般的艺术分析来搪塞，而不是深到作品的内里，分析出作品艺术上的奥妙，让读者领会作家高超的艺术技巧，其实这样才能全面地介绍艺术作品。话说回来，本书这种艺术分析也是言简意赅的，不可能展来充分叙述。总起来说，本书对作家的思想和作品都做了一定的条分缕析，便于读者了解和掌握。读者会注意到，本书吸取了法国批评家的某些新方法，如文本细读、叙述学分析、结构主义分析、心理学分析、神话原型分析、精神分析，当然不排除社会学分析。多种方法的运用，既能吸收法国批评家之长，又能活跃文字，增添阅读趣味。另外，本书力求文化视野*为阔，以阐明文学与社会、经济、哲学、科学之间存在的千丝万缕的联系。

本书是专为想要赴日旅游的读者造的旅游日语学习书。本书篇从50音手，为读者细致讲解日语的发音基础。第2章为精心筛选的常用寒暄语。第3章则为基本数字、时间及颜色的表达。第4章至第13章包含了从登机出发、住酒店、逛街物到紧急求助等十个主题。每个主题又细分为若干场景，力求满足读者出行时各个方面的沟通需求。书中精心设计了地道表达、好用单词、小贴士以及情景会话板块，所有的日语内容都给出了注音，句子及对话还标注了罗马音，方便读者阅读和学习。附录部分，编者总结出3条经典的旅行路线推荐和动漫圣地巡礼一览，希望能够为读者的出行，提供有益的参考。

本书是一本专为日语学习者造的，全面、充分练习基础日语书写的字帖。包含标准五十音、高频单词、常用句子和名篇佳段四个主题。标准五十音书写部分标示假名书写笔顺与每一笔在书写时的注意事项；高频单词部分归纳9大主题，对200 个常用日语单词行了分类整理，并标注词性和假名读音；常用句子部分归纳12 个主题，总结120个在日常生活中日本人经常使用的简单句；名篇佳段部分由名言警句、隽永诗篇和名家美文三部分组成，赏析流传千年的经典佳作。

　　本套教材为高等学校日语专业本科低年级精读教材。参照《高等院校日语专业基础阶段教学大纲》的要求，根据当前我国高等院校日语专业发展的新情况、新形式，对以往的教材行深研究并结合自己的教学经验编写而成。本套教材既注重日语基础知识的传授和听、说、读、写等基本技能的训练，又兼顾实际语言运用能力的培养，丰富学生的日本社会文化知识，为高年级阶段学习下坚实的基础。 　　第二册供一年级下学期使用。全书共16课，以日常生活内容为题材，每课编课文、新出单词、语法与句型、练习以及专栏等方面的内容。课文由正文和3段会话组成。教师在上课时，可以先上正文，也可以视情况先上会话文。教学中要求以操练为主，讲解为辅。

本教材主要用于中小学土耳其语零基础二外课，力求将西方语言教学理念与中国本土外语教学特长相结合，使学生以愉悦的状态学习和使用外语，在轻松愉快的氛围中畅游外语世界。本教材共12课，每课分为对话、词汇、语法、练习和文化5个板块。每课内容围绕一个主题展，以口语会话形式引出话题，拓展相关知识，并配以丰富多样的练习，集知识性、人文性和趣味性于一体。