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Astoria
Astoria – Washington Irving In 1836, Irving published “ Astoria ; or, Anecdotes of an Enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains ;“ a somewhat curious example of literary skill. A voluminous commercial correspondence was the dull ore of the earth which he refined and wrought into symmetry and splendor. Irving reduced to a regular narrative the […]
The Return Of The Native
The Return Of The Native – Thomas Hardy Some regard this book as Hardy’s masterpiece. Here again we have a rural setting and a powerful and moving plot. The characters, too, are striking and well drawn, and one of them, Clym Yeobright, the hero, just misses greatness. Unlike Mr. Hardy’s previous works, it is predominantly […]
Essential Writings Volume 4
Essential Writings Volume 4 – William Cobbett William Cobbett was an English journalist and member of parliament, who was born in Farnham, Surrey. He believed that reforming Parliament and abolishing the rotten boroughs would help to end the poverty of farm labourers, and he attacked the borough-mongers, sinecurists and „tax-eaters“ relentlessly. Through the seeming contradictions […]
Essential Writings Volume 3
Essential Writings Volume 3 – William Cobbett William Cobbett was an English journalist and member of parliament, who was born in Farnham, Surrey. He believed that reforming Parliament and abolishing the rotten boroughs would help to end the poverty of farm labourers, and he attacked the borough-mongers, sinecurists and „tax-eaters“ relentlessly. Through the seeming contradictions […]
20000 Leagues Under the Seas
20000 Leagues Under the Sea – Jules Verne ‚20000 Leagues Under the Sea‘ was one of the first science fiction novels ever and has been a classic in this genre ever since its publication in 1870. It tells the world-famous story of Captain Nemo and his submarine Nautilus and a journey all around the earth. […]
Mistress Branican
Mistress Branican – Jules Verne A book from the pen of Jules Verne is its own best advertisement. Mistress Branican shows no falling off in the author’s imaginative faculties or vivacity. This is the first of bis books in which a woman has been made the central figure. Perhaps the flying trips around the world […]
Far From The Madding Crowd
Far From The Madding Crowd – Thomas Hardy „Far from the Madding Crowd“ has its inferior only to „Tess of the D’Urbervilles.“ It combines all the charm of „Under the Greenwood Tree“ with more than the power and interest of „Desperate Remedies.“ It is the first work to prove that Mr. Hardy possesses the power […]
Essential Writings Volume 2
Essential Writings Volume 2 – William Cobbett William Cobbett was an English journalist and member of parliament, who was born in Farnham, Surrey. He believed that reforming Parliament and abolishing the rotten boroughs would help to end the poverty of farm labourers, and he attacked the borough-mongers, sinecurists and „tax-eaters“ relentlessly. Through the seeming contradictions […]
Essential Writings Volume 1
Essential Writings Volume 1 – William Cobbett William Cobbett was an English journalist and member of parliament, who was born in Farnham, Surrey. He believed that reforming Parliament and abolishing the rotten boroughs would help to end the poverty of farm labourers, and he attacked the borough-mongers, sinecurists and „tax-eaters“ relentlessly. Through the seeming contradictions […]
The Homilies On The Gospel According To St. John
The Homilies On The Gospel According To St. John – St. John Chrysostrom Chrysostom’s extant homiletical works are vast, including many hundreds of exegetical homilies on both the New Testament (especially the works of Saint Paul) and the Old Testament (particularly on Genesis). This book contains the 88 homilies that Chrysostom gave on the Gospel […]