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Heart of Darkness
"'...he seemed to stare... with that wide and immense stare embracing, condemning, loathing all the universe. I seemed to hear the whispered cry, 'The horror The horror ''"On a …
The Good Soldier
Two couples, two marriages--both are seemingly perfect, both are falling apart. Beneath the surface gentility of American John Dowell with his wife Florence and the landed grace of …
Winter Words: Poetry and Personal Writings
This selection of Thomas Hardy's poetry does full justice to its humanity, integrity, humor, and evocative power, ranging from charming anthology pieces such as "Weathers" to the …
The Turn of the Screw
Perhaps the most brilliantly successful ghost story ever written, The Turn of the Screw creates a terrifyingly believable impression of innocent children so corrupted by evil that …
The Virginian, a Horseman of the Plains
In this romantic and raw adventure set in the untamed wilderness of Wyoming of 1886, an anonymous college graduate ventures out West where he encounters gun fights, lynching, …
Cathedrals - In a Nutshell
Our Island Story - Volume 3
Our Island Story by H. E. Marshall is an Edwardian history book for younger listeners which tells the story of England. Volume three focuses on the period of King James I and Guy …
The Candle in the Wind & the Book of Merlyn
One of the most inventive and charming retellings of the Arthurian legend, The Candle in the Wind and The Book of Merlyn make up the final part of The Once and Future King.In these …
The Social Contract
In The Social Contract, Rousseau explores the concept of freedom and the political structures that may enable people to acquire it. He argues that the sovereign power of a state …
Tess of the d'Urbervilles
Tess of the D'Urbervilles tells the story of Tess Durbeyfield, a young woman forced by her family's poverty to claim kinship with the wealthy D'Urberville family. Violated by the …
The Road to Oxiana
In 1933, Robert Byron set off from Venice with his friend Christopher Sykes to explore the architecture of the Middle East. Their long and arduous journey took them from Cyprus and …