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Author
Publisher
Skyhorse
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
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When Elizabeth Bennet first knew Mr. Darcy, she despised him and was sure he felt the same. Angered by his pride and reserve, influenced by the lies of the charming Mr. Wickham, she never troubled herself to believe he was anything other than the worst of men—until, one day, he unexpectedly proposed.
Mr. Darcy's passionate avowal of love causes Elizabeth to reevaluate everything she thought she knew about him. What she knows is that he is...
Mr. Darcy's passionate avowal of love causes Elizabeth to reevaluate everything she thought she knew about him. What she knows is that he is...
1862) A tramp abroad
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English
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A Tramp Abroad is a work of travel literature, including a mixture of autobiography and fictional events, by American author Mark Twain, published in 1880. The book details a journey by the author, with his friend Harris (a character created for the book, and based on his closest friend, Joseph Twichell), through central and southern Europe. While the stated goal of the journey is to walk most of the way, the men find themselves using other forms...
1863) On Liberty
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Publisher
Duke Classics
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English
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John Stuart Mill's resolute dedication to the cause of freedom inspired this 1859 treatise. Discussed and debated from time immemorial, the concept of personal liberty went without codification until the publication of this enduring work which applies an ethical system of utilitarianism to society and the state which to this day remains well known and studied.
Mills (1806-1873), a British economist, philosopher, and ethical theorist whose argument...
1864) Talks on Talking
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Publisher
Duke Classics
Language
English
Description
First published in 1916, "Talks on Talking" is a classic guide to public speaking by American orator and writer Grenville Kleiser. Written by a master of public speaking, this timeless volume is highly recommended for those with an interest in oration and is not to be missed by collectors of Kleiser's influential work. Grenville Kleiser (1868-1953) was a North American author best remembered for his many inspirational and motivational books, especially...
1865) Freddy Goes to Florida
Author
Series
Freddy the pig volume 1
Publisher
Recorded Books, Inc
Pub. Date
1998
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
First published between 1927 and 1958, the 26 classic books about Freddy the Pig have delighted five generations of children and are now going on to delight a sixth. Walter R. Brooks introduced Freddy the Pig in Freddy Goes to Florida. Freddy and his friends from Bean Farm migrate south for the winter, with every mile of the way a terrific adventure complete with bumbling robbers and a nasty bunch of alligators. This is vintage Freddy and the whole...
1866) Laura
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Series
Publisher
The Feminist Press at CUNY
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
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Laura Hunt was the ideal modern woman: beautiful, elegant, highly ambitious, and utterly mysterious. No man could resist her charms—not even the hardboiled NYPD detective sent to find out who turned her into a faceless corpse. As this tough cop probes the mystery of Laura's death, he becomes obsessed with her strange power. Soon he realizes he's been seduced by a dead woman—or has he?
Laura won lasting renown as an Academy
1867) Address Unknown: A Novel
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Publisher
HarperAudio
Pub. Date
2021
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
A rediscovered classic and international bestseller that recounts the gripping tale of a friendship destroyed at the hands of Nazi Germany
In this searing novel, Kathrine Kressmann Taylor brings vividly to life the insidious spread of Nazism through a series of letters between Max, a Jewish art dealer in San Francisco, and Martin, his friend and former business partner who has returned to Germany in 1932, just as Hitler
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Series
Publisher
Duke Classics
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
The Bobbsey Twins at Home by Laura Lee Hope is a children's novel and the eleventh book in the Bobbsey Twins series. The story follows the Bobbsey family, consisting of two sets of twins - Bert and Nan, and Freddie and Flossie, and their parents, as they return home to Lakeport after a vacation. Upon their arrival, they find that their house has been burglarized and many valuable items, including their father's watch, have been stolen. The twins decide...
1869) A Strange Disappearance
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Series
Publisher
Duke Classics
Language
English
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This early work by Anna Katharine Green was originally published in 1880 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introduction. 'A Strange Disappearance' is one of Green's novels of crime and mystery. Anna Katharine Green was born in Brooklyn, New York, USA in 1846. She aspired to be a writer from a young age, and corresponded with Ralph Waldo Emerson during her late teens. When her poetry failed to gain recognition, Green produced her first...
Author
Publisher
Duke Classics
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
One of the most influential thinkers of 'New Age' philosophy promises in this book, to show the readers how to cultivate the memory in such a way as to improve one's entire life. With secrets hidden for almost a century, this book will teach you to train the eye as well as the ear to improve your ability to recall names, faces, numbers, music, facts, and much more.
About the Author:
Atkinson was a prolific writer, and his many books achieved wide...
1871) Just so stories
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 5
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English
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From the author of The Jungle Book and Kim, Just So Stories is the perfect combination of education and fun to get kids to love reading. It is considered not only a quintessential children's book, but one of Kipling's best works.
How did the elephant get its trunk? How did the leopard get its spots? And how was the alphabet made? Rudyard Kipling's classic collection of fables answers the great questions of animal and humankind in a fun, eloquent...
1872) Apology
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Publisher
Duke Classics
Language
English
Description
"Apology" is the famous account of the trial of Socrates. Plato's dialogue presents the charges brought against Socrates by the people of Athens and lays out the arguments that the accused presented in his defense. Socrates was accused of corrupting the youth of the city with his radical ideas and of impiety against the pantheon of the Athenian gods, or more specifically, of not believing in the gods of the city and believing instead in no gods or...
1873) The Cat of Bubastes
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Publisher
Tantor Media, Inc
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
The Cat of Bubastes, A Tale of Ancient Egypt is a historical novel for young people by British author G.A. Henty. It is the story of a young prince who becomes a slave when the Egyptians conquer his people, he becomes a fugitive when he accidentally kills a sacred cat.
Author
Series
Wayside School volume 3
Publisher
Morrow Junior Books
Pub. Date
c1995
Language
English
Description
Unusual things continue to happen in the classroom on the thirtieth floor of Wayside School, which was accidentally built sideways with one classroom on each story.
1875) Julius Caesar
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Language
English
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William Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar" is a gripping political drama that delves into the complex themes of power, betrayal, and the consequences of ambition.
Set in ancient Rome, the play unfolds in the wake of Caesar's triumphant return from war. As the city celebrates his victories, a group of senators, including Brutus and Cassius, grows increasingly concerned about Caesar's growing influence and potential tyranny. They plot his assassination...
Author
Publisher
Project Gutenberg
Language
English
Description
What kind of beings are the gods, to have inspired such worship in ancient Greece and Rome? Discover Ancient Greece and Rome like never before with this compendium that begins with creation myth of Uranus and Gaea and includes descriptions and tales of gods both major and minor, as well as mythical creatures and other divinities. Author and scholar E.M. Berens also details how the people of ancient Greece and Rome worshiped, covering sacred sites...
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Publisher
Duke Classics
Language
English
Description
You can acquire valuable knowledge for use in your own public speaking by studying the successful methods of other men. This does not mean, however, that you are to imitate others, but simply to profit by their experience and suggestions in so far as they fit in naturally with your personality. All successful speakers do not speak alike. Each man has found certain things to be effective in his particular case, but which would not necessarily be
...1878) More about Paddington
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Publisher
HarperFestival
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
Paddington Bear becomes a celebrity when he takes portraits of the Brown family with a very old camera. Thanks to the unique results, a local shop puts the photos on display. And that's just the first adventure this extraordinary bear finds himself in. From wallpapering to mystery-solving, Paddington does it all with the sense of wonder and playful charm that readers have come to love.
First published in 1959, More about Paddington is the second novel...
Author
Publisher
Tantor Media, Inc
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
These literary masterpieces are made easy and interesting. This series features classic tales retold with color illustrations to introduce literature to struggling readers. Each audiobook retains key phrases and quotations from the original classics. Sail the seas in good weather and bad on the ship H.M.S. Bounty. Flounder in a hurricane as you try to round Cape Horn. Sail to the South Seas the long way, around the Cape of Good Hope and through the...
1880) The Aeneid
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English
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The Aeneid, by Vergil, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics:
• New introductions commissioned from todays top writers and scholars
• Biographies of the authors
• Chronologies of contemporary...
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