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Third Class in Indian Railways
Though he is widely recognized as an important political figure whose nonviolent protests have influenced several generations of activists, Mahatma Gandhi was also a prominent …
Buying a Horse
In this humorous sketch from William Dean Howells, a refined gentleman attempts to navigate the rough-and-tumble vagaries of the marketplace when he sets out to procure the perfect …
Three Men in a Boat
Three Men in a Boat was meant to be a serious travel guide to the Thames, between Kingston and Oxford. Instead, it is one of the wittiest, funniest fictional jaunts down a river …
Agincourt
In the long slog of the Hundred Years' War, the English forces' decisive victory in the Battle of Agincourt proved to be a key turning point. In this gripping historical novel from …
Hunting of the Snark
The nonsensical poem The Hunting of the Snark (An Agony in Eight Fits) was written by Lewis Carroll in 1874 and published in 1876. Describing "e;with infinite humor the …
L'Assommoir
Regarded by critics as one of the highest pinnacles of achievement in Emile Zola's literary career, L'Assommoir (best translated as "e;the cheap liquor store"e;) offers an …
Absentee
On the eve of his coming of age, a young Lord begins to see the truth of his parents' lives: his mother cannot buy her way into society no matter how hard he tries, and his father …
Guide to Health
Though he is best remembered as the civil rights leader whose nonviolent protests called attention to a number of important issues, including the negative consequences of British …
Gods and Fighting Men
Regarded by many as the quintessential collection of Irish mythology, Lady Augusta Gregory's Gods and Fighting Men brings together a vast compendium of tales and fables dating back …
Melmoth Reconciled
In this long story, part of the Philosophical Studies section of Honore de Balzac's epic masterwork The Human Comedy, the author takes the uncharacteristic step of alluding to a …
Green Tea and Mr. Justice Harbottle
Irish master of gothic horror Sherdian Le Fanu does it again with the two stories collected in this volume. Though both are distinct tales that will leave your spine tingling, they …
Travels in West Africa
Supported by a family inheritance that gave her GBP500 a year, Mary Henrietta Kingsley traveled to Africa to complete the book her father had started. The subject was the culture …