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Tale of Two Cities (Mermaids Classics)
￥35.22
A Tale of Two Cities (1859) by Charles Dickens (1812-1870) is a novel set during the French Revolution. With well over 200 million copies sold, it ranks among the most famous works in the history of fictional literature. The novel depicts the plight of the French peasantry demoralized by the French aristocracy in the years leading up to the revolution, the corresponding brutality demonstrated by the revolutionaries toward the former aristocrats in the early years of the revolution, and many unflattering social parallels with life in London during the same time period. (Citation from Wikipedia: The free Encyclopaedia)Mermaids Classics, an imprint of Mermaids Publishing brings the very best of old classic literature to a modern era of digital reading by producing high quality books in ebook format. All of the Mermaids Classics epublications are reproductions of classic antique books that were originally published in print format, mostly over a century ago and are now republished in digital format as ebooks. Begin to build your collection of digital books by looking for more literary gems from Mermaids Classics.
Rival Ladies - Look around the inhabited world; how few know their own good, or
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John Dryden was born on August 9th, 1631 in the village rectory of Aldwincle near Thrapston in Northamptonshire. As a boy Dryden lived in the nearby village of Titchmarsh, Northamptonshire. In 1644 he was sent to Westminster School as a King's Scholar. Dryden obtained his BA in 1654, graduating top of the list for Trinity College, Cambridge that year. Returning to London during The Protectorate, Dryden now obtained work with Cromwell's Secretary of State, John Thurloe. At Cromwell's funeral on 23 November 1658 Dryden was in the company of the Puritan poets John Milton and Andrew Marvell. The setting was to be a sea change in English history. From Republic to Monarchy and from one set of lauded poets to what would soon become the Age of Dryden. The start began later that year when Dryden published the first of his great poems, Heroic Stanzas (1658), a eulogy on Cromwell's death. With the Restoration of the Monarchy in 1660 Dryden celebrated in verse with Astraea Redux, an authentic royalist panegyric. With the re-opening of the theatres after the Puritan ban, Dryden began to also write plays. His first play, The Wild Gallant, appeared in 1663 but was not successful. From 1668 on he was contracted to produce three plays a year for the King's Company, in which he became a shareholder. During the 1660s and '70s, theatrical writing was his main source of income. In 1667, he published Annus Mirabilis, a lengthy historical poem which described the English defeat of the Dutch naval fleet and the Great Fire of London in 1666. It established him as the pre-eminent poet of his generation, and was crucial in his attaining the posts of Poet Laureate (1668) and then historiographer royal (1670). This was truly the Age of Dryden, he was the foremost English Literary figure in Poetry, Plays, translations and other forms. In 1694 he began work on what would be his most ambitious and defining work as translator, The Works of Virgil (1697), which was published by subscription. It was a national event. John Dryden died on May 12th, 1700, and was initially buried in St. Anne's cemetery in Soho, before being exhumed and reburied in Westminster Abbey ten days later.
In The Zone - Why can't you remember your Shakespeare and forget the third-rater
￥14.03
Eugene Gladstone O'Neill was born on October 16, 1888 in a hotel bedroom in what is now Times Square, New York. Much of his childhood was spent in the comfort of books at boarding schools whilst his actor father was on the road and his Mother contended with her own demons. He spent only a year at University - Princeton - and various reasons have been given for his departure. However whatever his background and education denied or added to his development it is agreed amongst all that he was a playwright of the first rank and possibly America's greatest. His introduction of realism into American drama was instrumental in its development and paved a path for many talents thereafter. Of course his winning of both the Pulitzer Prize (4 times) and the Nobel Prize are indicative of his status. His more famous and later works do side with the disillusionment and personal tragedy of those on the fringes of society but continue to build upon ideas and structures he incorporated in his early one act plays. Eugene O'Neill suffered from various health problems, mainly depression and alcoholism. In the last decade he also faced a Parkinson's like tremor in his hands which made writing increasingly difficult. But out of such difficulties came plays of the calibre of The Iceman Cometh, Long Day's Journey Into Night, and A Moon for the Misbegotten. Eugene O'Neill died in Room 401 of the Sheraton Hotel on Bay State Road in Boston, on November 27, 1953, at the age of 65. As he was dying, he whispered his last words: "e;I knew it. I knew it. Born in a hotel room and died in a hotel room."e;
Enemy of the People (1882)
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Henrik Ibsen (20th March, 1828 - 23rd May, 1906) is often referred to as the father of realism and ranked just below Shakespeare as Europe's greatest ever playwright especially as his plays are performed most frequently throughout the world after Shakespeare's. Ibsen was Norwegian and although set his plays in Norway, he wrote them in Danish and lived most of his professional life in Italy and Germany. His affect on the theatre is still evident today and shapes the distinction of plays being art as opposed to entertainment since he broke down all previous traditions and explored issues, developed characterisation, revealed uncomfortable truths, challenged assumptions and brokedown facades in ourselves as well as society. These factors are clearly demonstrated in Enemy of the People, a story of a man, Dr Stockman, who shows great courage in doing the right thing in the face of extreme social pressure and intolerance. He has been involved in developing medicinal baths in his small coastal community in Norway which have proved a profitable and successful tourist attraction. However, he finds out that waste products are contaminating the water and resulting in serious illnesses for some of the tourists. He sends his detailed report to the authorities and finds that not only are they unwilling to take any action but the townspeople brand him a lunatic. He finds himself marginalised and realises that in matters of right and wrong, the individual is superior to the masses. He says: "e;A minority may be right; a majority is always wrong."e; This remarkable play is seen as Ibsen's denunciation of the masses and a scathing indictment on community and democracy. It is surprisingly relevant with our contemporary concerns of both the environment and whistleblowers and definitely worth a read.
Júlia 507. (Fels?bb osztályba léphet)
￥18.72
Júlia 507. (Fels?bb osztályba léphet)
Romana 498. (Vidéki idill)
￥18.72
Romana 498. (Vidéki idill)
Júlia kül?nszám 50. k?tet
￥43.16
Júlia kül?nszám 50. k?tet
Ellenségem ellensége
￥20.36
Ellenségem ellensége
Szilveszteri csók
￥20.36
Szilveszteri csók
Tizenkét randevú
￥20.36
Tizenkét randevú
Romana 495. (Afrikai esküv?)
￥18.72
Romana 495. (Afrikai esküv?)
Tiffany 269–270. (Fl?rt?lni tilos, Szerelmi t?zsde)
￥48.97
Tiffany 269–270. (Fl?rt?lni tilos, Szerelmi t?zsde)
Meleg helyzet, A hozomány, Bekerítve
￥46.60
Meleg helyzet, A hozomány, Bekerítve
Lángoló csókok, T?z?n-vízen át, Mars az ágyba!
￥46.60
Lángoló csókok, T?z?n-vízen át, Mars az ágyba!
Romana 493. (Elcsábítom a férjem)
￥18.72
Romana 493. (Elcsábítom a férjem)
Romana 494. (K?lcs?nkastély)
￥18.72
Romana 494. (K?lcs?nkastély)
New York legszebb lánya, Reklám helyett, Derült égb?l
￥46.84
New York legszebb lánya, Reklám helyett, Derült égb?l
Júlia 501. (Kinél van a labda?)
￥18.72
Júlia 501. (Kinél van a labda?)
A szenvedély színei: 3 t?rténet 1 k?tetben
￥52.48
A szenvedély színei: 3 t?rténet 1 k?tetben
Tiffany 267–268. (A farkas és Piroska, Csóktolvaj)
￥48.97
Tiffany 267–268. (A farkas és Piroska, Csóktolvaj)
Júlia 500. (Karácsonyi meglepetés)
￥18.72
Júlia 500. (Karácsonyi meglepetés)
