" Plus profondément je rentre en moi-même, plus attentivement j'examine toute ma vie passée, et plus je me convaincs de la rigoureuse vérité de cette expression. De trop : c'est bien cela... de moi, il n'y a pas moyen de dire autre chose : homme de trop, c'est tout." Tourguéniev écrivit Le journal d'un homme de trop en 1850. Publié en France en 1863, le succès fut immédiat. Cette nouvelle contient tout le génie du plus russe des romanciers russes : d'une part l'amour passionné de la nature, des grands espaces, des forêts de bouleaux, des oiseaux sauvages; de l'autre, des personnages fragiles, inquiets, velléitaires, incapables d'exprimer les passions qui les habitent.

The plot of the novel is based very loosely on the real-life activities of the Molly Maguires and, particularly, of Pinkerton agent James McParland. The novel is divided into two parts: in the first, Holmes investigates an apparent murder and discovers that the body belongs to another man; and in the second, the story of the man originally thought to have been the victim is told.

Sense and Sensibility (Gevoel en verstand) is de eerste, in 1811 anoniem uitgegeven roman van de Engelse schrijfster Jane Austen. Het verhaal is gebaseerd op de briefroman Elinor and Marianne die ze in 1794, op 19-jarige leeftijd, schreef. Het vertelt het verhaal van de zusters Dashwood, Elinor en Marianne. In het boek beschrijft Austen een milieu (Engelse landadel) waarin niet alleen vrouwen, maar ook mannen het slachtoffer kunnen zijn van regels over familiebanden, eigendommen en het huwelijk. De titel verwijst naar de verschillende wijze waarop de hoofdpersonages tegen hun situatie aankijken: Elinor Dashwood baseert zich op gezond verstand (sense) en haar jongere zus Marianne gaat in eerste instantie meer uit van haar gevoel (sensibility).

crit sous forme d'extraits de journaux personnels et de lettre, ce roman nous conte les aventures de Jonathan Harker, jeune clerc de notaire envoyé dans une contrée lointaine et mystérieuse, la Transylvanie, pour rencontrer un client étranger, le comte Dracula, qui vient d'acquérir une maison à Londres. Arrivé au chteau, lieu sinistre et inquiétant, Jonathan se rend vite compte qu'il n'a pas à faire à un client ordinaire... et qu'il est en réalité retenu prisonnier par son hte...Inutile de vous en dire plus, chacun sait qui est le terrible comte Dracula, le célèbre vampire... Le pauvre Jonathan, et ses amis, ne sont pas au bout de leurs peines...

The Man is a 1905 Victorian novel by Bram Stoker, best known for Dracula.[1] A typical Gothic novel, it features horror and romance. The Man has also been published as The Gates of Life.

This book contains the Classics Collection of Bram Stoker in the chronological order of their original publication. - Under the Sunset - The Invisible Giant - The Dualitists - Dracula - The Jewel of Seven Stars - The Man - The Lair of the White Worm - Dracula's Guest - The Judge's House - A Dream of Red Hands - The Burial of the Rats - Crooken Sands

Generations of children have treasured the story of Sara Crewe, the little girl who imagines she's a princess in order to survive hard times at Miss Minchins London boarding school.

Mary Lennox is a sour-faced 10-year-old girl, who is born in India to selfish wealthy British parents who had not wanted her and were too wrapped up in their own lives. She was taken care of primarily by servants, who pacify her as much as possible to keep her out of the way. Spoiled and with a temper, she is unaffectionate, angry, rude and obstinate. Later, there is a cholera epidemic which hits India and kills her mother, father and all the servants. She is discovered alone but alive after the house is empty. She is sent to Yorkshire, England to live with her uncle, Archibald Craven at his home called Misselthwaite Manor.

"C'est la veille de No?l, dans une grosse ville de Bavière. Par les rues blanches de neige, dans la confusion du brouillard, le bruit des voitures et des cloches, la foule se presse, joyeuse, aux r?tisseries en plein vent, aux baraques, aux étalages. Fr?lant avec un bruissement léger les boutiques enrubannées et fleuries, des branches de houx vert, des sapins entiers chargés de pendeloques passent portés à bras, dominant toutes les têtes, comme une ombre des forêts de Thuringe, un souvenir de nature dans la vie factice de l'hiver."

Kurt marries the daughter of a rancher and she nurses him back to health after his tour of Germany during World War I. The film "Riders of the Dawn" was based on his book.

The War of the Worlds (1898), by H. G. Wells, is an early science fiction novel which describes an invasion of England by aliens from Mars. It is one of the earliest and best-known depictions of an alien invasion of Earth, and has influenced many others, as well as spawning several films, radio dramas, comic book adaptations, and a television series based on the story. The 1938 radio broadcast caused public outcry against the episode, as many listeners believed that an actual Martian invasion was in progress, a notable example of mass hysteria.

The Sleeper Awakes is H. G. Wells's wildly imaginative story of London in the twenty-second century and the man who by accident becomes owner and master of the world. In 1897 a Victorian gentleman falls into a sleep from which he cannot be waked. During his two centuries of slumber he becomes the Sleeper, the most well known and powerful person in the world. All property is bequeathed to the Sleeper to be administered by a Council on his behalf. The common people, increasingly oppressed, view the Sleeper as a mythical liberator whose awakening will free them from misery. The Sleeper awakes in 2100 to a futuristic London adorned with wondrous technological trappings yet staggering under social injustice and escalating unrest. His awakening sends shock waves throughout London, from the highest meetings of the Council to the workers laboring in factories in the bowels of the city. Daring rescues and villainous treachery abound as workers and capitalists fight desperately for control of the Sleeper.

Questo romanzo, l'ultimo di Pirandello, riesce a sintetizzare il pensiero dell'autore nel modo più completo. L'autore stesso lo definisce come il romanzo "più amaro di tutti, profondamente umoristico, di scomposizione della vita". Il protagonista Vitangelo Moscarda, infatti, può essere considerato come uno dei personaggi più complessi del mondo pirandelliano, e sicuramente quello con maggior autoconsapevolezza. Dal punto di vista formale, stilistico, si può notare la forte inclinazione al monologo del soggetto, che molto spesso si rivolge al lettore ponendogli interrogativi e problemi in modo da coinvolgerlo direttamente nella vicenda, il cui significato è senza dubbio di portata universale. A dispetto della sua lunga gestazione, l'opera non è né frammentaria né disorganizzata; al contrario, può essere considerata come l'apice della carriera dell'autore e della sua tensione narrativa.

Ken Ward encounters mustangs he must ride, a pack of hounds the likes of which he had never seen before, Native Americans who he comes to appreciate with a new awareness, and landscape so wild and primitive it takes the breath away in the Grand Canyon.

A tale of romance and adventure involving the building of the Union Pacific railroad (otherwise called the U.P. Trail) through the eyes of the men erecting the line.

The story of a young clergyman who becomes a wanderer in the great western uplands--until at last love and faith awake. Sequel to Riders of the Purple Sage.

All's Well That Ends Well is a play by William Shakespeare, originally classified as a comedy, though now often counted as one of his problem plays, so-called because they cannot be easily classified as tragedy or comedy. It was probably written in later middle part of Shakespeare's career, between 1601 and 1608, and was first published in the First Folio in 1623. The name of the play comes from the proverb All's well that ends well, which means that problems do not matter so long as the outcome is good.

EFSANELERE G?RE ?STANBUL’UN KURULU?U "Bu ?ehr-i Sitambul ki, bi mi?l-u behad?r, Bir sengine, yekpare Acem mülkü fedad?r" ?air Nedim Yeryüzünde, bu kadar ?ok ada ve sana sahip kent ?ok ender bulunur. Her ulus, ?stanbul'u ba?ka bir adla and?. Ayr?ca, fetihten ?nceki adlar? ba?kayd?, fetihten sonrakiler ba?ka... Tarih sahnesine, Byzas, Buzis, Byse, Bysante gibi adlarla ??kt?. Roma d?nemine kadar da en ?ok Byzant?on olarak an?ld?. Romal?lar Antoneia, Anthu?a, Deutera Rome dediler. Sonra, uzun bir d?nem boyunca Konstantinopolis olarak kald?. Kuzeylilerin verdikleri adlar?n bir k?sm? kentin gücünü vurguluyordu: Tsar??rad (Slav kaynaklar?nda imparator kenti) ve M?klegard (Vikinglerde ?mparator Mikhael’?n kenti) gibi. Ruslar Tekfuriye ve Zavegorod, Macarlar Vizenduvar, Polonyal?lar Kanatorya, ?ekler Aylana, ?sve?liler Herakl?yan, Hollandal?lar ?stefanya, Franklar Agrandone, Portekizliler Ko?tiye, Araplar Konstantiniyye-i Kübra, Acemler Kayser-i Zemin, Hintliler Taht-i Rum, Mo?ollar ?akdüryan demi?lerdi bir zamanlar Osmanl?'n?n "Asitane"sine. ?te yandan, ?stanbul'a yak??t?r?lan sanlar da en az kendisi kadar g?rkemliydi: Asitane-i Saadet (Sültan Saray?), Dar-ül Hilafe (Halife'nin evi), Darü's Saltana (Saltanat?n evi), Dergah-? Selat?n (Sultanlar kap?s?)... Ve sonunda bizim kentimiz, ?stanbul. Bilinen tarihi 2600 y?ldan daha eskilere uzanan bu ya?l?, ama muhte?em kent, zaman?n ak??? i?inde büyük uygarl?klar?n y?k?l??lar?m da g?rdü, yenilerinin nas?l kurulduklar?na da... ?mparatorluklar?n bu herkesi k?skand?ran g?rkemli ba?kentinin k??e buca??, birbiriyle ilgisi olmayan kültürlerin miras?yla süslendi. Ve sonu?ta, tüm üslup ve kültürler i? i?e ge?erek, birbirini ?zümseyerek, ?stanbul'un an?tsal tarihini olu?turdu. Kentin kurulu?u üzerine rivayet muhtelif. En ünlüsü ve bilineni Megaral? g??menlerinin yolculu?u. Bir de Evliya ?elebi'nin anlatt??? var ki, tad?na doyum olmuyor... Efsaneye g?re, Koressa'n?n o?lu, Yunanistan'?n Megara kentinden gen? Byzas, yanda?lar?yla birlikte, b?lgedeki bask?lardan kurtulmak, yeni bir kent kurmak ve ?zgürlü?ünü ilan etmek i?in yola ??kt?. Her ?ey iyiydi de, kent nerede kurulacakt?? O ?a?da, bilinmeyenleri bilinir k?lan birisine, Delfoi kentindeki kahine dan??t? gen? adam. Delfoi kahini gidece?i yeri tarif etti; "Kentini kuraca??n yer, k?rler ülkesinin tam kar??s?nda olacak." Byzas yola ??kt?, arad? tarad?, k?rler ülkesi diye bir yer yoktu. Sonunda, mola verdikleri bir deniz k?y?s?nda, kar?? sahile bakt? ve ba??rd?: "Bu insanlar k?r mü, buras? varken orada oturulur mu?". Delfoi kahinini hat?rlad? gen? adam; "K?rler ülkesinin kar??s?nda kuracaks?n kentini." K?rler ülkesi, günümüzün Kad?k?y'üdür! ?stanbul'dan ?ok y?llar ?nce kurulmu?tur "Khalkedonia", yani Kad?k?y. Byzas; ordusuyla gelip soluklanmak i?in durdu?u ?imdiki Sarayburnu'nda, manzaran?n muhte?em g?rüntüsünden adeta büyülenmi?ti. Khalkedonia'n?n neden "K?rler ?lkesi" tan?mlamas?n? hak etti?ini anlam??t? art?k. ?ünkü, b?yle cennet benzeri bir yer dururken, tam kar??da ve korumas?z bir yerde kent kuranlar, ancak k?r olabilirlerdi! Ol hikaye b?yle. Temelleri Sarayburnu s?rtlar?nda at?lan kente, kurucusunun ad? olan Byzas'tan dolay?, "Byzas'?n kenti" anlam?nda "Byzant?on" dendi...

Die Erz?hlung handelt von Ebenezer Scrooge, einem alten, grantigen Geizhals, der in einer einzigen Nacht zun?chst Besuch von seinem verstorbenen Teilhaber Jacob Marley und dann von drei weiteren Geistern erh?lt, die ihm schlie?lich dazu verhelfen, sein Leben zu ?ndern.

David Copperfield is the novel that draws most closely from Charles Dickens's own life. Its eponymous hero, orphaned as a boy, grows up to discover love and happiness, heartbreak and sorrow amid a cast of eccentrics, innocents, and villains. Praising Dickens's power of invention, Somerset Maugham wrote: "There were never such people as the Micawbers, Peggotty and Barkis, Traddles, Betsey Trotwood and Mr. Dick, Uriah Heep and his mother. They are fantastic inventions of Dickens's exultant imagination...you can never quite forget them."

CONTENTS: 1. The Gilded Age: A Tale Of Today 2. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 3. The Prince and the Pauper 4. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 5. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court 6. The American Claimant 7. Tom Sawyer Abroad 8. Pudd'nhead Wilson 9. Tom Sawyer, Detective 10. Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc 11. A Horse's Tale 12. The Mysterious Stranger 13. A Double Barreled Detective Story (BONUS)