A true story of how a gentleman of a certain age and of respectable appearance was swallowed alive by the crocodile in the Arcade, and of the consequences that followed.

A delightful children's classic dealing with questions of natural life with plentiful and colourful examples of how things work, and more importantly, why such things as rain, snow, wind and others happen.

Michael Snowdon inherits a substantial sum of money from his deceased son and decides to return from Australia to London. He spends only on necessities and lives like a poor man despite being able to live comfortably. His fortune is kept a secret even from his close friends and relatives.

This eBook features the unabridged text of ‘The Last Man by Mary Shelley - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)’ from the bestselling edition of ‘The Complete Works of Mary Shelley’. 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 Shelley 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 Last Man by Mary Shelley - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)’ * Beautifully illustrated with images related to Shelley’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

A collection of tales, sketches and stories by the master of American naturalism and realism Stephen Crane featuring: The Scotch Express, London Impressions, The Snake, The Mesmeric Mountain, A Tent in Agony, The Dark Brown Dog, And Experiment in Misery, and other stories.

This eBook features the unabridged text of ‘The Wept of Wish-Ton-Wish by James Fenimore Cooper - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)’ from the bestselling edition of ‘The Complete Works of James Fenimore Cooper’. 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 Cooper 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 Wept of Wish-Ton-Wish by James Fenimore Cooper - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)’ * Beautifully illustrated with images related to Cooper’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

Herman Melville is a giant of American literature, whose novels are hailed as literary masterpieces. This eBook offers readers the complete works for the first time in digital print, as well as an array of bonus features. (Current version: 1) * illustrated with many images relating to Melville’s life and works * annotated with concise introductions to the novels and other works * ALL the novels, with separate contents tables * MOBY-DICK and other works are presented with their original illustrations * images of how the novels first appeared, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * the complete short story collections * rare short stories like DANIEL ORME – first time in digital print * the complete poetry collections * the scarce poetry collection WEEDS AND WILDINGS, which Melville wrote for his wife – first time in digital print * separate CHRONOLOGICAL and ALPHABETICAL contents tables for the poetry – find that special poem easily! * includes Melville’s complete essays, available nowhere else * bonus collection of letters by Melville – explore the writer’s personal correspondence * boasts a special criticism section, with essays by writers such as D.H. Lawrence and Virginia Woolf examining Melville’s contribution to literature * features Raymond Weaver’s seminal biography on Melville, which sparked the great revival in the author * scholarly ordering of texts in chronological order and literary genres, allowing easy navigation around Melville’s immense oeuvre Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Novels TYPEE OMOO MARDI REDBURN WHITE-JACKET MOBY-DICK PIERRE ISLE OF THE CROSS (lost novel – information only) ISRAEL POTTER THE CONFIDENCE-MAN BILLY BUDD, SAILOR The Short Story Collections THE PIAZZA TALES THE APPLE-TREE TABLE AND OTHER SKETCHES BILLY BUDD AND OTHER PROSE PIECES The Short Stories LIST OF THE SHORT STORIES The Poetry Collections BATTLE PIECES AND ASPECTS OF THE WAR CLAREL: A POEM AND PILGRIMAGE IN THE HOLY LAND JOHN MARR AND OTHER SAILORS TIMOLEON AND OTHER VENTURES WEEDS AND WILDINGS, WITH A ROSE OR TWO UNCOLLECTED POEMS The Poems LIST OF POEMS IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER LIST OF POEMS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER The Essays FRAGMENTS FROM A WRITING DESK ETCHINGS OF A WHALING CRUISE REVIEW AUTHENTIC ANECDOTES OF ‘OLD ZACK’ MR PARKMAN’S TOUR COOPER’S NEW NOVEL A THOUGHT ON BOOK-BINDING HAWTHORNE AND HIS MOSSES The Letters SOME PERSONAL LETTERS OF HERMAN MELVILLE BY MEADE MINNIGERODE The Criticism THE BEST SEA-STORY EVER WRITTEN BY ARCHIBALD MACMECHAN HERMAN MELVILLE’S MOBY DICK BY D. H. LAWRENCE HERMAN MELVILLE’S TYPEE AND OMOO BY D. H. LAWRENCE HERMAN MELVILLE BY VIRGINIA WOOLF The Biography HERMAN MELVILLE: MAN, MARINER AND MYSTIC BY RAYMOND WEAVER

Long ago, in the merry days of good King Arthur, there lived a ploughman and his wife. They were very poor, but would have been contented and happy if only they could have had a little child. One day, having heard of the great fame of the magician Merlin, who was living at the Court of King Arthur, the wife persuaded her husband to go and tell him of their trouble. Having arrived at the Court, the man besought Merlin with tears in his eyes to give them a child, saying that they would be quite content even though it should be no bigger than his thumb. Merlin determined to grant the request, and what was the countryman’s astonishment to find when he reached home that his wife had a son, who, wonderful to relate, was no bigger than his father’s thumb!

This eBook features the unabridged text of ‘Wolfert’s Roost by Washington Irving - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)’ from the bestselling edition of ‘The Complete Works of Washington Irving’. 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 Irving 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 ‘Wolfert’s Roost by Washington Irving - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)’ * Beautifully illustrated with images related to Irving’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

This eBook features the unabridged text of ‘The Song of Triumphant Love by Ivan Turgenev - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)’ from the bestselling edition of ‘The Collected Works of Ivan Turgenev’. 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 Turgenev 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 Song of Triumphant Love by Ivan Turgenev - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)’ * Beautifully illustrated with images related to Turgenev’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

This eBook features the unabridged text of ‘The Dream by Ivan Turgenev - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)’ from the bestselling edition of ‘The Collected Works of Ivan Turgenev’. 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 Turgenev 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 Dream by Ivan Turgenev - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)’ * Beautifully illustrated with images related to Turgenev’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

This eBook features the unabridged text of ‘Dawn by H. Rider Haggard - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)’ from the bestselling edition of ‘The Complete Works of H. Rider Haggard’. 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 Haggard 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 ‘Dawn by H. Rider Haggard - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)’ * Beautifully illustrated with images related to Haggard’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

This eBook features the unabridged text of ‘John Dough and the Cherub 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 ‘John Dough and the Cherub 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

Juvenal’s ‘Satires’ are a vital source for the study of Latin literature, offering a lurid, comic and fascinating window into the world of ancient Rome. Delphi’s Ancient Classics series provides eReaders with the wisdom of the Classical world, with both English translations and the original Latin and Greek texts. This comprehensive eBook presents Juvenal’s complete extant works, with beautiful illustrations, rare texts and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Juvenal's life and works * Features the complete works of Juvenal, in both English translation and the original Latin * Concise introduction to the ‘Satires’ * Includes Ramsay’s translations, which previously appeared in Loeb Classical Library editions of Juvenal’s works * Excellent formatting of the texts * Easily locate the Satires you want to read with individual contents tables * Includes line numbers in both the English and Latin texts – ideal for students * Provides a special dual English and Latin text, allowing readers to compare each Satire paragraph by paragraph – ideal for students * Features a bonus biography – discover Juvenal's ancient world * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Translations THE SATIRES The Latin Text CONTENTS OF THE LATIN TEXT The Dual Text DUAL LATIN AND ENGLISH TEXT The Biography THE LIFE OF JUVENAL by G. G. Ramsay Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles

Franz Kafka ist eine wichtige Figur der moderne Literatur. Jetzt k?nnen Sie das Gesamtwerk von Kafka auf Ihrem E-Reader, mit vielen Bonus-Features, genie?en. Dies ist das erste deutsche eBook von Delphi Classics, erfolgreicher Verleger klassischer Fiktion. (Version: 2) * Alle Romanfragmente, jedes mit einem Inhaltsverzeichnis * Kurze Einführungen zu den Romanen und anderen Texten * Viele Bilder mit Bezug zu Franz Kafka, seinem Leben und seinen Werken * Alle Kurzgeschichten, darunter seltene Erz?hlungen * Spezielle alphabetische Inhaltsverzeichnisse für die Geschichten * Kafkas seltenes Drama DER GRUFTW?CHTER * Kafkas Tagebücher — Erkunden Sie des Schriftstellers unruhige Gedanken * Weitere Werke von Kafka * Enth?lt jetzt auch FRANZ KAFKA: EINE BIOGRAPHIE von Max Brod – die erste Biographie über das Leben von Kafka! INHALT: Romanfragmente DER PROZESS DAS SCHLOSS AMERIKA (DER VERSCHOLLENE) Kurzgeschichten BETRACHTUNG BESCHREIBUNG EINES KAMPFES HOCHZEITSVORBEREITUNGEN AUF DEM LANDE DIE AEROPLANE IN BRESCIA EIN DAMENBREVIER GESPR?CH MIT DEM BETER GESPR?CH MIT DEM BETRUNKENEN AM FENSTER EIN ROMAN DER JUGEND IN DER NACHT EINE ENTSCHLAFENE ZEITSCHRIFT GROSSER L?RM AUS MATL?RH?ZA DAS URTEIL DIE VERWANDLUNG DER HEIZER IN DER STRAFKOLONIE DER DORFSCHULLEHRER BLUMFELD, EIN ?LTERER JUNGGESELLE EIN LANDARZT DER J?GER GRACCHUS EIN BERICHT F?R EINE AKADEMIE DIE ABWEISUNG EIN HUNGERK?NSTLER BEIM BAU DER CHINESISCHEN MAUER FORSCHUNGEN EINES HUNDES DER BAU PARABELN Erz?hlungen in Alphabetischer Reihenfolge Drama DER GRUFTW?CHTER Tagebücher LISTE DER TAGEBUCHEINTR?GE TAGEBUCH EINER REISE NACH FRIEDLAND UND REICHENBERG Weitere Werke BRIEF AN DEN VATER BETRACHTUNGEN ?BER S?NDE, LEID, HOFFNUNG UND DEN WAHREN WEG DIE ACHT OKTAVHEFTE Biographie FRANZ KAFKA. EINE BIOGRAPHIE von Max Brod Besuchen Sie bitte www.delphiclassics.com für weitere Informationen und unsere anderen eBooks durchsuchen.

Zakhar Prilepin’s novel-in-stories, Sin, has become a literary phenomenon in Russia, where it was published in 2007. It has been hailed as the epitome of the spirit of the opening decade of the 21st century, and was called “the book of the decade” by the prestigious Super Natsbest Award jury. Now available for the first time in English, it not only embodies the reality of post-perestroika Russia, but also shows that even in this reality, just like in any other, it is possible to maintain a positive attitude while remaining human. Zakharka is young, strong, in love with love and with life’s random, telling moments. In the episodes of his life, presented here in non-chronological order, we see him as a little boy, a lovelorn teenager, a hard-drinking grave-digger, a nightclub bouncer, a father, and a soldier in Chechnya. He even writes poetry, and his stylistically varied verses are presented in the penultimate chapter of the book. Loving life, he looks boldly, and even with curiosity, into the face of death – taking pictures of the deceased at a funeral, staring with agitation at the entrails of a just-disembowelled pig, chronicling the death of a childhood friend – and values the freedom of not fearing his own end. It is family that ultimately defines happiness for Zakharka; but it is also family that makes him realize, on the desolate Chechen border, that his love for them has deprived him of this freedom. Sin offers a fascinating glimpse into the recent Russian past, as well as its present, with its unemployment, poverty, violence, and local wars – social problems that may be found in many corners of the world. Zakhar Prilepin presents these realities through the eyes of Zakharka, taking us along on the life-affirming journey of his unforgettable protagonist.

Elsewhere we have investigated in detail the movement of animals after their various kinds, the differences between them, and the reasons for their particular characters (for some animals fly, some swim, some walk, others move in various other ways); there remains an investigation of the common ground of any sort of animal movement whatsoever.

Walden follows Thoreau's experiences over the course of two years, two months, and two days in a cabin he built near Walden Pond, amidst woodland owned by his friend and mentor Ralph Waldo Emerson. In Civil Disobedience Thoreau argues that individuals should not permit governments to overrule or atrophy their consciences, and that they have a duty to avoid allowing such acquiescence to enable the government to make them the agents of injustice.

In these talks in India , Krishnamurti begins by stating his intention to begin answering questions put forth to him by others. He points out that if an answer is to be right, the question itself must also be. "...a serious question put by a serious person, by an earnest person who is seeking out the solution of a very difficult problem, then, obviously, there will be an answer befitting that question."? An extensive compendium of Krishnamurti's talks and discussions in the USA, Europe, India, New Zealand, and South Africa from 1933 to 1967—the Collected Works have been carefully authenticated against existing transcripts and tapes. Each volume includes a frontispiece photograph of Krishnamurti , with question and subject indexes at the end. The content of each volume is not limited to the subject of the title, but rather offers a unique view of Krishnamurti's extraordinary teachings in selected years. The Collected Works offers the reader the opportunity to explore the early writings and dialogues in their most complete and authentic form.

The Politics of Aristotle is the second part of a treatise of which the Ethics is the first part. It looks back to the Ethics as the Ethics looks forward to the Politics. For Aristotle did not separate, as we are inclined to do, the spheres of the statesman and the moralist. In the Ethics he has described the character necessary for the good life, but that life is for him essentially to be lived in society, and when in the last chapters of the Ethics he comes to the practical application of his inquiries, that finds expression not in moral exhortations addressed to the individual but in a description of the legislative opportunities of the statesman.

Aristotle's Poetics is the earliest surviving work of dramatic theory and the first extant philosophical treatise to focus on literary theory. In it, Aristotle offers an account of what he calls poetry.