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The Odd Women
The Odd Women
George Gissing
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Alice and Virginia Madden move to London and renew their friendship with Rhoda, an unmarried bluestocking. She is living with the also unmarried Mary Barfoot, and together they run an establishment teaching secretarial skills to young middle-class women remaindered in the marriage equation.
Thyrza
Thyrza
George Gissing
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Thyrza Trent, a young hat-trimmer, meets and falls in love with Walter Egremont, an Oxford-trained idealist who gives lectures on literature to workers. Trapped by birth and circumstance, Thyrza is attempting to escape her destiny in this tale of ambition, romance, betrayal and disillusionment.
The Secret of the Island
The Secret of the Island
Jules Verne
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It was now two years and a half since the castaways from the balloon had been thrown on Lincoln Island, and during that period there had been no communication between them and their fellow-creatures. Once the reporter had attempted to communicate with the inhabited world by confiding to a bird a letter which contained the secret of their situation, but that was a chance on which it was impossible to reckon seriously. Ayrton, alone, under the circumstances which have been related, had come to join the little colony.
Our Landlady by L. Frank Baum - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)
Our Landlady by L. Frank Baum - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)
L. Frank Baum
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This eBook features the unabridged text of ‘Our Landlady by L. Frank Baum - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)’ from the bestselling edition of ‘The Complete Works of L. Frank Baum’. 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 Baum 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 ‘Our Landlady by L. Frank Baum - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)’ * Beautifully illustrated with images related to Baum’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 Devoted Friend
The Devoted Friend
Oscar Wilde
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Little Hans spends most of his time gardening and makes a living from sales of his beautiful flowers. Little Hans always treats his neighbours well and even allows neighbouring rich Miller to pick flowers from his garden. But the Miller rarely invites Hans into his house or responds in kind. The Miller instead develops has his own philosophy of friendship: ‘Lots of people act well but very few people talk well, which shows that talking is much the more difficult thing of the two, and much the finer thing also'.
A Woman of No Importance
A Woman of No Importance
Oscar Wilde
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The play opens with a party on a terrace in Lady Hunstanton's estate. The upper class guests exchange social gossip and small talk. Lady Caroline Pontrefact patronizes an American visitor, Hester Worsley, and proceeds to give her own opinion on everyone in the room and her surrounding life. Lady Caroline also denounces Hester's enthusiasm for Gerald Arbuthnot until Gerald himself enters to proclaim that Lord Illingworth, a powerful, flirtatious male political figure intends to take him under his wing as secretary.
The Model Millionaire
The Model Millionaire
Oscar Wilde
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Hughie Erskine is in love and wants to marry, but the girl's father will not allow it, since Erskine has no money. Erskine's friend Alan Trevor is a painter, and he visits him at his studio one day to find him with a pitiable beggar — the model for his painting. Erskine only has one coin, on which he depends for transportation, but he decides he can walk for a couple of weeks and gives the beggar the coin.
The Water-Babies: A Fairy Tale for a Land-Baby
The Water-Babies: A Fairy Tale for a Land-Baby
Charles Kingsley
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Tom is a young chimney sweep, who falls into a river after meeting an upper-class girl named Ellie and being chased out of her house. There he drowns and is transformed into a water-baby. Tom embarks on a series of adventures and lessons, and enjoys the community of other water-babies once he proves himself a moral creature.
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime and Other Stories
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime and Other Stories
Oscar Wilde
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Lord Arthur Savile's Crime is the opening story in this volume of Oscar Wilde tales and this collection will delight the reader with slightly darker undertones of Wilde's hugely enjoyable humorous tales. Also included in this collection: The Canterville Ghost, The Sphinx Without a Secret, The Modle Millionaire, The Protrait of Mr. W.H.
Our Friend the Charlatan
Our Friend the Charlatan
George Gissing
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As he waited for his breakfast, never served to time, Mr. Lashmar drummed upon the window-pane, and seemed to watch a blackbird lunching with much gusto about the moist lawn of Alverholme Vicarage. But his gaze was absent and worried. The countenance of the reverend gentleman rarely wore any other expression, for he took to heart all human miseries and follies, and lived in a ceaseless mild indignation against the tenor of the age.
Emelian And The Empty Drum
Emelian And The Empty Drum
Leo Tolstoy
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Emelian was a labourer and worked for a master. He was walking through a field one day on his way to work, when a frog hopped in front of him and he just missed crushing it by stepping across. Suddenly some one called to him from behind. He turned, and there stood a beautiful maiden, who said to him, 'Why don’t you marry, Emelian?'
The Mysterious Island
The Mysterious Island
Jules Verne
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The story follows adventures of five Americans on an uncharted island in the South Pacific. The five Americans escape from prison during the siege of Richmond, Virginia, by hijacking a balloon.
The Spanish Wars: English and Latin Language
The Spanish Wars: English and Latin Language
Julius Caesar
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On the defeat of Pharnaces and reduction of Africa, those who escaped from those battles fled to young Cn. Pompey, who had taken possession of Further Spain, while Caesar was detained in Italy in exhibiting games. Pompey began to throw himself on the protection of every state, in order the more readily to establish the means of defense against him. Accordingly, with a considerable force which had been collected, partly by entreaty, partly by force, he began to lay waste the province. Under these circumstances some states voluntarily sent him supplies, others shut the gates of their towns against him. If any of these chanced to fall into his hands by assault, although some citizen in it had deserved well of Cn. Pompey (his father), yet some cause was alleged against him on account of the greatness of his wealth, so that, he being dispatched, his fortune might become the reward of the soldiers.
Plutarch Complete Works – World’s Best Collection
Plutarch Complete Works – World’s Best Collection
Plutarch
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Plutarch Complete Works World's Best Collection This is the world’s best Plutarch collection, including the most complete set of Plutarch’s works available plus many free bonus materials. Plutarch Plutarch is known as the pre-eminent Greek historian, biographer, and essayist, known primarily for his Parallel Lives and Moralia. His works have helped us understand a great deal of ancient history, and his writings contain valuable insights still applicable in today’s political and modern world The ‘Must-Have’ Complete Collection In this irresistible collection you get all Plutarch’s intriguing and fascinating work, with more than 400 works, All his majors works, All his minor works, All his questions, discourses, dialogues and musings, and All his biographies and comparisons. Plus we include a bonus biography so you can experience the life of the man behind the words. Works Included: Life Of Plutarch Plutarch’s Parallel Lives -?Plutarch’s detailed and unputdownable account of the lives of the greatest Greeks and Romans of the ancient period. For even more interesting reading, Plutarch also compares these great men against each other, citing a Roman and Greek life and comparing their relative lives, including among many others: Alexander The Great Julius Caesar, Cato The Younger Demetrius And Antony Dion And Marcus Brutus Nicias And Crassus Agesilaus And Pompey Plutarch’s Morals (Moralia) -?A collection of writings of Plutarch’s on many differing subjects, including among many others: Concerning The Cure Of Anger Concerning Music Concerning The Virtues Of Women How To Know A Flatterer From A Friend Plutarch’s Natural Questions Concerning Such Whom God Is Slow To Punish Get This Collection Right Now This is the best Plutarch collection you can get, so get it now and start delving into his works and writings like never before!
The History of Animals
The History of Animals
Aristotle
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Generally seen as a pioneering work of zoology, Aristotle frames his text by explaining that he is investigating the existing facts about animals. History of Animals is one of the major texts on biology.
On Memory and Reminiscence
On Memory and Reminiscence
Aristotle
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We have, in the next place, to treat of Memory and Remembering, considering its nature, its cause, and the part of the soul to which this experience, as well as that of Recollecting, belongs. For the persons who possess a retentive memory are not identical with those who excel in power of recollection; indeed, as a rule, slow people have a good memory, whereas those who are quick-witted and clever are better at recollecting.
Metaphysics
Metaphysics
Aristotle
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All men by nature desire to know. An indication of this is the delight we take in our senses; for even apart from their usefulness they are loved for themselves; and above all others the sense of sight. For not only with a view to action, but even when we are not going to do anything, we prefer seeing (one might say) to everything else. The reason is that this, most of all the senses, makes us know and brings to light many differences between things.
The Beauty of Death
The Beauty of Death
J. Krishnamurti
¥73.49
"Only in peace can a human being flower in goodness - not in war, not in violence, not in disorder, but only when there is a deep abiding peace. And to understand this whole phenomenon of hate, destruction and disorder, one has to enquire not merely intellectually - because such an enquiry is futile, worthless and has no meaning whatsoever - but actually what order means, what violence means, and the significance of peace; one has to enquire non-verbally, non-intellectually - [intellectual inquiry] really has very little meaning, because most of us have read or indulged in theory what peace should be, how to get rid of violence, and how to establish order.." Krishnamurti gave these talks in India and Europe. The talks span the whole of human existence, exploring what it means to live rightly in a world full of confusion and misery.
The Mirror of Relationship
The Mirror of Relationship
J. Krishnamurti
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Within the process of daily relations with people, with nature, and with society, our own causes of sorrow are revealed. 'In relationship the important thing to bear in mind is not the other but oneself,' states Krishnamurti, 'It is within oneself that harmony in relationship can be found, not in another, nor in environment.' (p. 160) This is not cause for isolation but the beginning of a process of self-revelation which creates the foundation for true relationship.
Marcus Aurelius Complete Works – World’s Best Collection: All Works
Marcus Aurelius Complete Works – World’s Best Collection: All Works
Marcus Aurelius, William Wolfe Capes, St. George Stock
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Marcus Aurelius Complete Works – World’s Best World's Best Collection This is the world’s best Marcus Aurelius collection, including the most complete set of Aurelius’s works available plus many free bonus materials. Marcus Aurelius Marcus Aurelius was a Roman Emperor from 161 to 180, known as one of the last of the Five Good Emperors, and is also considered one of the most important Stoic philosophers. His seminary work ‘Meditations’ has been revered since ancient times, and is still highly influential The ‘Must-Have’ Complete Collection In this irresistible collection you get all Marcus Aurelius’s work, plus several comprehensive and extensive notes, interpretations and annotative notes on his writings. Plus we also include a biography so you can experience the life of the man behind the words, and understand them on an even deeper level. Works Included: Biography Of Marcus Aurelius Antoninus The Philosophy Of Marcus Aurelius Antoninus The Meditations Of Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Your Special Bonuses A Guide To Stoicism: Philosophy Among The Greeks And Romans An in depth look at the philosophy that Aurelius followed and thought on, delving into it’s origins and basis, including chapters on: Logic Ethics Physic Stoicism The history and concepts of the Stoic philosophy, noting a special chapter on Aurelius and how his Stoic philosophy compared to others, including chapters on: Thought And Character Of Socrates Cynics Rise Of Stoicism And Its Relation To The Spirit Of The Age Stoicism At Rome Under The Republic Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, Or Stoicism On The Throne "How to Apply Stoicism in Your Daily Life"?- Written specially for this collection. Get This Collection Right Now This is the best Marcus Aurelius collection you can get, so get it now and start enjoying and being inspired by his world like never before!
Meno
Meno
Plato
¥40.79
This Dialogue begins abruptly with a question of Meno, who asks, 'whether virtue can be taught.' Socrates replies that he does not as yet know what virtue is, and has never known anyone who did. 'Then he cannot have met Gorgias when he was at Athens.' Yes, Socrates had met him, but he has a bad memory, and has forgotten what Gorgias said. Will Meno tell him his own notion, which is probably not very different from that of Gorgias? 'O yes—nothing easier: there is the virtue of a man, of a woman, of an old man, and of a child; there is a virtue of every age and state of life, all of which may be easily described.'