Short poem, considered Harte's verse masterpiece. 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."

This file includes the novel "The Picture of Dorian Gray" plus "Lord Arthur Savile's Crime and Other Stories". The "other" stories are: The Canterville Ghost, The Sphinx Without a Secret, The ModelMillionaire, and The Portrait of Mr. W. H. According to Wikipedia: "Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (16 October 1854 – 30 November 1900) was an Irish writer and poet. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of London's most popular playwrights in the early 1890s. Today he is remembered for his epigrams, plays and the circumstances of his imprisonment, followed by his early death."

This file includes: "The Happy Prince and Other Tales" and "A House of Pomegranates". According to Wikipedia: "Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (16 October 1854 – 30 November 1900) was an Irish writer and poet. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of London's most popular playwrights in the early 1890s. Today he is remembered for his epigrams, plays and the circumstances of his imprisonment, followed by his early death."

Short story collection including some of Hawthorne's best: The Birthmark, Young Goodman Brown, Rappaccini's Daughter, Mrs. Bullfrog, The Celestial Railroad, The Procession of Life, Feathertop: A Moralized Legend, Egotism; or, The Bosom Serpent, Drowne's Wooden Image, Roger Malvin's Burial, and The Artist of the Beautiful. According to Wikipedia: "Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804 –1864) was an American novelist and short story writer... Much of Hawthorne's writing centers around New England and many feature moral allegories with a Puritan inspiration. His fiction works are considered part of the Romantic movement and, more specifically, dark romanticism. His themes often center on the inherent evil and sin of humanity and his works often have moral messages and deep psychological complexity. His published works include novels, short stories, and a biography of his friend Franklin Pierce."

Ten Years Later is a self-contained novel, fourth in a series of six novels -- -- The Three Musketeers (covering 1625-1628), Twenty Years After (covering 1648-49), The Vicomte de Bragelonne (covering 1660), Ten Years Later (covering 1660-1661), Louise de la Valliere (covering 1661), The Man in the Iron Mask (covering 1661-1673). D'Artagnan, the fourth and most important musketeer is based on an historical figure, who was eventually promoted to commander of the musketeers. You can read about him at Wikipedia. According to Wikipedia: "Alexandre Dumas, père (French for "father", akin to 'Senior' in English), born Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie (1802 — 1870) was a French writer, best known for his numerous historical novels of high adventure which have made him one of the most widely read French authors in the world. Many of his novels, including The Count of Monte Cristo, The Three Musketeers, Twenty Years After, and The Vicomte de Bragelonne were serialized. He also wrote plays and magazine articles and was a prolific correspondent.

The author's journals. Both volumes in a single file. According to Wikipedia: "Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804 –1864) was an American novelist and short story writer... Much of Hawthorne's writing centers around New England and many feature moral allegories with a Puritan inspiration. His fiction works are considered part of the Romantic movement and, more specifically, dark romanticism. His themes often center on the inherent evil and sin of humanity and his works often have moral messages and deep psychological complexity. His published works include novels, short stories, and a biography of his friend Franklin Pierce."

This file includes four books: Poetics, Ethics, Politics, and Categories. According to Wikipedia: "Aristotle (384 BC – 322 BC)[1] was a Greek philosopher and polymath, a student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great. His writings cover many subjects, including physics, metaphysics, poetry, theater, music, logic, rhetoric, linguistics, politics, government, ethics, biology, and zoology. Together with Plato and Socrates (Plato's teacher), Aristotle is one of the most important founding figures in Western philosophy. Aristotle's writings were the first to create a comprehensive system of Western philosophy, encompassing morality, aesthetics, logic, science, politics, and metaphysics."

The books of the Palliser series are: Can You Forgive Her? Phineas Finn, The Eustace Diamonds, Phineas Redux, The Prime Minister, and The Duke's Children. This addition includes an active (hyperlinked) table of contents. Click on a book title to go to that book, and use the Back button to return to the Table of Contents. According to Wikipedia: "Anthony Trollope (April 24, 1815 – December 6, 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."

The classic bawdy novel that tells the tale of Moll Flanders "Who was Born in Newgate, and during a Life of continu'd Variety for Threescore Years, besides her Childhood, was Twelve Year a Whore, five times a Wife (whereof once to her own Brother), Twelve Year a Thief, Eight Year a Transported Felon in Virginia, at last grew Rich, liv'd Honest, and dies a Penitent. Written from her own Memorandums ..." According to Wikipedia: Daniel Defoe (1659/1661 [?] — 1731), born Daniel Foe, was an English writer, journalist, and pamphleteer, who gained enduring fame for his novel Robinson Crusoe. Defoe is notable for being one of the earliest practitioners of the novel, as he helped to popularise the form in Britain, and is even referred to by some as one of the founders of the English novel. A prolific and versatile writer, he wrote more than five hundred books, pamphlets, and journals on various topics (including politics, crime, religion, marriage, psychology and the supernatural). He was also a pioneer of economic journalism.

With 8 illustrations. The classic Dickens novel. According to Wikipedia: "Charles John Huffam Dickens, 1812 – 1870), pen-name "Boz", was one of the most popular English novelists of the Victorian era, as well as a vigorous social campaigner. Critics George Gissing and G. K. Chesterton championed Dickens's mastery of prose, his endless invention of unique, clever personalities, and his powerful social sensibilities, but fellow writers such as George Henry Lewes, Henry James, and Virginia Woolf faulted his work for sentimentality, implausible occurrences, and grotesque characterizations. The popularity of Dickens's novels and short stories has meant that they have never gone out of print Many of Dickens's novels first appeared in periodicals and magazines in serialized form—a popular format for fiction at the time—and, unlike many other authors who completed entire novels before serial production commenced, Dickens often composed his works in parts, in the order in which they were meant to appear. Such a practice lent his stories a particular rhythm, punctuated by one minor "cliffhanger" after another, to keep the public looking forward to the next installment."

The classic drama about a deal with the devil, in English translation. According to Wikipedia: "Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Faust is a tragic play in two parts... Faust is Goethe's most famous work and considered by many to be one of the greatest works of German literature. Goethe completed a preliminary version of Part One in 1806. The 1808 publication was followed by the revised 1828–29 edition, which was the last to be edited by Goethe himself... Goethe finished writing Faust Part Two in 1831. In contrast to Faust Part One, the focus here is no longer on the soul of Faust, which has been sold to the devil, but rather on social phenomena such as psychology, history and politics, in addition to mystical and philosophical topics. The second part formed the principal occupation of Goethe's last years. It appeared only posthumously in 1832."

The classic novel. According to Wikipedia: "Herman Melville (August 1, 1819 – September 28, 1891) was an American novelist, short story writer, essayist and poet. His first two books gained much attention, though they were not bestsellers, and his popularity declined precipitously after only a few years. By the time of his death he had been almost completely forgotten, but his longest novel, Moby-Dick — largely considered a failure during his lifetime, and most responsible for Melville's fall from favor with the reading public — was recognized in the 20th century as one of the chief literary masterpieces of both American and world literature."

A history play by William Shakespeare, depicting a span of history that begins with Hotspur's battle at Homildon in Northumberland against the Douglas late in 1402, and ends with the defeat of the rebels at Shrewsbury in the middle of 1403. From the start it has been an extremely popular play both with the public and critics. Henry Bolingbroke—now King Henry IV—is having an unquiet reign. His personal disquiet at the murder of his predecessor Richard II would be solved by a crusade to the Holy Land, but broils on his borders with Scotland and Wales prevent that. Moreover, he is increasingly at odds with the Percy family, who helped him to his throne, and Edmund Mortimer, the Earl of March, Richard II's chosen heir.

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.

Μ?σα στον χ?ρο των π?λεων και του σ?γχρονου πολιτισμο? που δημιο?ργησε ο ?νθρωπο?, οργ?νωσε και τι? λειτουργικ?? εκφρ?σει? και συμπεριφορ?? του. ?χι μ?νο στη συγκρ?τηση τη? οικογ?νεια?, του κρ?του? και τη? θρησκευτικ?τητα? αλλ? και π?ρα απο αυτ?, στον χ?ρο τη? διασκ?δαση? και τη? ζω?? στη ν?χτα, ?ξω απο σωστ? και ν?μιμο, εκε? ?που επικρατε? ο ν?μο? των club και των σ?γχρονων μ?σων διασκ?δαση?. Εκε? ?που συναντ?νται η πορνε?α με την αλητε?α, ο ξεπεσμ??, η εμπορ?α σ?ρκα? και συνειδ?σεων, αλλ? και η αξ?α των δ?θεν ευ?π?ληπτων προσ?πων τη? κοινων?α? μα?. Εκε? ?που οι διαφορ?? δεν λ?νονται με υπογραφ??, αλλ? με την μαγκι?, την παληκαρι? και την χειροδικ?α. Ε?ναι η ?λλη πλευρ? τη? νομιμ?τητα?, ε?ναι οι ν?χτε? που ο ?διο? ο κ?σμο? μα? δημιο?ργησε και βι?νει αγκαλι?ζοντα? του? ανθρ?που? τη?, που αγων?ζονται για το μεροκ?ματο, και των ?λλων, αυτ?ν που για οποιονδ?ποτε λ?γο ακολουθο?ν μια ?λλη πλευρ? τη? ζω??, κρυμμ?νη π?σω απο τι? ψευδαισθ?σει? του?. Μια βαθει? τομ? στο χ?ρο τη? ν?χτα?, καθ?? η ?λλειψη ηθ?ν και η κερδοσκοπ?α, π?σω απ? την παρανομ?α και την εκμετ?λλευση τη? ανθρ?πινη? αξιοπρ?πεια? αποτελε? τον καν?να. Στιγμ?? δυνατ??, ρεαλιστικ??, ?μορφα δοσμ?νε? για μια αν?γνωση που θα θυμ?στε!

Η πρωτοφαν?? οικονομικ? κρ?ση απ? την οπο?α δοκιμ?ζεται σκληρ? η ελληνικ? κοινων?α τα τελευτα?α ?τη, αναμ?νεται να ?χει αλλ?ξει εν πολλο?? τι? συν?θειε? και τον τρ?πο ζω??, ?πω? και τι? αντιλ?ψει? του μ?σου πολ?τη, τη φιλοσοφ?α του για το τρ?πτυχο "οικονομ?α-κοινων?α-περιβ?λλον", τι? προτεραι?τητ?? του και του? στ?χου? του. Ενδιαφ?ρον ε?ναι να διερευνηθε? αν η ανταπ?κρισ? του ε?ναι η αδιαφορ?α για το περιβ?λλον με πρ?κριση τη? επιβ?ωση? και του προσωπικο? του συμφ?ροντο?, ? αν καθιστ?ντα? την κρ?ση "ευκαιρ?α" στοχε?ει, με μακροπρ?θεσμη προοπτικ?, σε αμοιβα?ο ?φελο? του ιδ?ου και τη? κοινων?α?. Βασισμ?νη σε ?ρευνα ερωτηματολογ?ου με 1900 συμμετ?χοντε? εντ?? τη? ελληνικ?? επικρ?τεια? (Αττικ?, υπ?λοιπη Στερε? Ελλ?δα, Κεντρικ? Μακεδον?α, Κρ?τη, Ηπειρο?, Β?ρειο Αιγα?ο) και εκτ?? αυτ??, η μελ?τη επιχειρε? την αποτ?πωση και τη διερε?νηση τη? σ?νδεση? περιβ?λλοντο? και κοινωνικοοικονομικων αιτ?ων και επιπτ?σεων, ? αλλι?? τη? σ?νδεση? περιβαλλοντικ?ν και κοινωνικοοικονομικ?ν παραμ?τρων. Επιχειρε? τη διαμ?ρφωση "ειδικο? περιβαλλοντικο? βαρ?μετρου", δεδομ?νη? τη? υφιστ?μενη? οικονομικ?? κρ?ση?, για τι? αντ?στοιχε? τ?σει? και διαφαιν?μενε? προοπτικ?? στην Ελλ?δα και διεθν??. Ομ?δα - στ?χο του ερωτηματολογ?ου αποτ?λεσαν οι μ?σοι πολ?τε?, δηλαδ? εκε?νοι με μορφωτικ? επ?πεδο ικαν? (τουλ?χιστον δευτεροβ?θμια? εκπα?δευση?) και ηλικ?α που να αντανακλ? την ελ?χιστη απαιτο?μενη εμπειρ?α ζω??, ?στε να ε?ναι σε θ?ση να θεμελι?σουν αξι?πιστη ?ποψη β?σει τη? παρατιθ?μενη? θεματολογ?α?. Η μελ?τη αναπτ?σσεται σε δ?ο μ?ρη, θεωρητικ? και εμπειρικ?, με γενικ? συμπερ?σματα αντ? επιλ?γου, με σκοπ? την ορθ? κατ? περιεχ?μενο δι?ρθρωσ? τη? και την καλ?τερη καταν?ηση στη σταδιακ? παρακολο?θησ? τη?. Το πρ?το μ?ρο? πραγματοποι?θηκε β?σει βιβλιογραφικ?? ανασκ?πηση? εν? το εμπειρικ? ερευνητικ? υλοποι?θηκε με την χρ?ση του ερωτηματολογ?ου. Το Α?μ?ρο? (κεφ. 1-3) περιλαμβ?νει το εννοιολογικ? περιεχ?μενο και τι? θεωρητικ?? προσεγγ?σει?, καθ?? επ?ση? και την ιστορικ? ανασκ?πηση στο θ?μα τη? σχ?ση? "οικονομ?α-κοινων?α-περιβ?λλον" με αναφορ? στη διεθν? εμπειρ?α και εστιασμ? στην περ?πτωση τη? Ελλ?δα?. Το Β? μ?ρο? (κεφ. 4-9) περιλαμβ?νει την εμπειρικ? και ερευνητικ? διαδικασ?α, με την παρ?θεση του ερωτηματολογ?ου, την αν?λυση των ερωτ?σεων με αναφορ? στι? επιδι?ξει? και του? στ?χου? που εξυπηρετο?ν, τη συλλογ? ενδεικτικ?ν πρωτογεν?ν απαντ?σεων, τη στατιστικ? αν?λυση και τα συμπερ?σματα που εξ?γονται, την επισκ?πηση απαντ?σεων και βασικ?? διαπιστ?σει? και ερμηνε?α απ?ψεων,?πω? και την αν?δειξη τη? διαμ?ρφωση? ν?ων τ?σεων. Η μελ?τη συνοδε?εται απ? εκτεν?? εποπτικ? υλικ? (διαγρ?μματα, π?νακε?, σχ?ματα, κ.?.) και μεγ?λο αριθμ? υποσημει?σεων, που καθιστο?ν πιο ευχερ?, κατανοητ? και ενδιαφ?ρουσα την παρακολο?θηση τη? μελ?τη?, αλλ? και αξι?πιστο και τεκμηριωμ?νο το περιεχ?μενο, απ? την αν?λυση των παρατιθ?μενων ερωτ?σεων ?ω? τα συμπερ?σματα. Απευθ?νεται και επιδι?κεται να ε?ναι αξιοποι?σιμη σε διεπιστημονικ? επ?πεδο, απ? επιστημονικο?? και ερευνητικο?? φορε??, απ? τον πολιτικ?, απ? τον δημ?σιο λειτουργ?, αλλ? πρωτ?στω? απ? τον μ?σο πολ?τη, ενθαρρ?νοντα? περαιτ?ρω την αναζ?τηση και τη δραστηριοπο?ηση σε θετικ?? και αποτελεσματικ?? εν?ργειε? στο αντ?στοιχο ευρ? πεδ?ο. Η συνολικ? διερε?νηση, η στατιστικ? επεξεργασ?α, η αν?λυση και η αποκωδικοπο?ηση των απαντ?σεων καθ?? και η παροχ? ζητο?μενων ? προαιρετικ?ν εξηγ?σεων, διευκριν?σεων και παραδειγμ?των, οδηγε? στην αν?δειξη ν?ων διαστ?σεων και εμπλουτισμο? τη? συνολικ?? προβληματικ??. Παρ?λληλα παρ?χει ενδιαφ?ροντα ?σο και απροσδ?κητα δεδομ?να για τι? πεποιθ?σει? και τη στ?ση του μ?σου πολ?τη, για την ωρ?μανση και τη συνειδητοπο?ησ? του για το ρ?λο και τη συμβολ? του, τι? δυνατ?τητε? και την προοπτικ? για το περιβ?λλον ?σο και το μ?λλον του!

"Μπαμπ? υπ?ρχουν δρ?κοι;" ρ?τησε το μικρ? αγ?ρι. "Δεν ξ?ρω παιδ? μου", απ?ντησε ο μπαμπ?? χωρ?? να γυρ?σει το βλ?μμα του απ’ την εφημερ?δα που δι?βαζε εκε?νη την στιγμ?. "Πε? μου μπαμπ?, αφο? εσ? ξ?ρει? τα π?ντα", επ?μεινε το αγ?ρι. "Δεν ξ?ρω σου ε?πα παιδ? μου", ξαναε?πε ο μπαμπ?? ξεφυσ?ντα?. "Δεν ?χω συναντ?σει π?ντω? καν?ναν σε ?λη μου την ζω? μ?χρι τ?ρα", συν?χισε απρ?θυμα. "Μπαμπ?, μ?πω? υπ?ρχαν παλι? δρ?κοι; Σαν του? δειν?σαυρου?;" ?ταν η φων? του μικρο? κοριτσιο? που ακο?στηκε τ?ρα. Το κορ?τσι δεν αρκ?στηκε ?μω? μ?νο στην ερ?τηση του αλλ? σκαρφ?λωσε και π?νω στην κοιλι? του μπαμπ?, στραπατσ?ροντα? την εφημερ?δα μια και καλ?. Ο μπαμπ?? κατ?λαβε γρ?γορα ?τι δεν υπ?ρχε περ?πτωση να συνεχ?σει το δι?βασμα αν δεν ξεκαθ?ριζε τι? απορ?ε? των δ?ο παιδι?ν. "Για ελ?τε εδ? να σα? πω μια ιστορ?α που ε?χα ακο?σει ?ταν ?μουν μικρ?? σαν και σα?", του? ε?πε. "Μου την ε?χε διηγηθε? ο μπαμπ?? μου, ο παππο?? σα?, ?ταν ?μουν στην ηλικ?α σα?". Τα δυο αδ?λφια αμ?σω? π?δηξαν στην αγκαλι? του και στρογγυλοκ?θισαν στον καναπ?, ο ?να? απ? τα αριστερ? και η ?λλη απ? τα δεξι? του. "Λοιπ?ν, μια φορ? κι ?να καιρ?, ξεκ?νησε να μιλ? ο μπαμπ??, πριν πολλ? πολλ? χρ?νια, στι? παρυφ?? του πιο ψηλο? βουνο? του κ?σμου, ζο?σε ο μεγ?λο? και τραν??, ο φοβερ?? και τρομερ?? Μπλε Δρ?κο?. ?ταν γιγ?ντιο?. Το μεγαλ?τερο πλ?σμα π?νω στην Γη. Περπατο?σε περ?φανα και το ?δαφο? ταρακουνι?ταν λε? και γιν?ταν σεισμ??"...

Heidi is a delightful story of life in the Alps written by the Swiss authoress, Johanna Spyri. Her own sympathy with the instincts and longings of the child’s heart is shown in her picture of Heidi. The record of the early life of this Swiss child amid the beauties of her passionately loved mountain-home and during her exile in the great town has been for many years a favourite book of younger readers.

Μετρ? Λονδ?νου: Επτ? διαφορετικο? σταθμο? που πα?ζουν ρ?λο σε επτ? διαφορετικ?? ιστορ?ε?. Επτ? σταθμο? που επηρε?ζουν τι? ζω?? διαφ?ρων επιβατ?ν. ?να ταξ?δι απ? την γ?ννηση του μετρ? στο Λονδ?νο ?ω? και τι? μ?ρε? μα?.

George, Harris, Jerome and Montmorency, a fox terrier, are spending an evening smoking and discussing illnesses they fancy they suffer from. They conclude they are all overworked and need a holiday. The three decide on a boating holiday up the River Thames. Initially intended to be a serious travel guide, with accounts of local history along the route, the humour and witty adventures transformed the story into once of the most admirable comic novels of all times.