This book contains the following works arranged alphabetically by authors last namesThe Damned Thing [Ambrose Bierce]A Prisoner in Fairyland, The Empty House and Other Ghost Stories, The Willows [Algernon Blackwood]Wieland: or, The Transformation [Charles Brockden Brown]The Keeper of Cademuir, No-man's-land, The Grove of Ashtaroth, The Watcher by the Threshold [John Buchan]The King in Yellow [Robert William Chambers]The Signal-Man [Charles Dickens]Trilby [George du Maurier]The Lost Stradivarius [John Meade Falkner]Curious, If True: Strange Tales [Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell]The Yellow Wallpaper [Charlotte Perkins Gilman]The Three Strangers [Thomas Hardy]The Night Land, Carnacki, The Ghost Finder, The Ghost Pirates [William Hope Hodgson]The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner [James Hogg]The Legend of Sleepy Hollow [Washington Irving]The Vision Of Tom Chuff, The Familiar, Ghost Stories of Chapelizod, The Child That Went With The Fairies [Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu]At the Mountains of Madness, The Dunwich Horror, The Call of Cthulhu [H.
"In a Grove" is an early modernist short story consisting of seven varying accounts of the murder of a samurai, Kanazawa no Takehiro, whose corpse has been found in a bamboo forest near Kyoto.
The Extraordinary Voyages Series:(Les Voyages Extraordinaires)Five Weeks in a Balloon (1869)The Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras (1874–75)A Journey to the Interior of the Earth (1871)From the Earth to the Moon (1867)In Search of the Castaways (1873)Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1872)Around The Moon (1873) ('From the Earth to the Moon' Sequel)The Fur Country (1873)Around the World in Eighty Days (1873)The Mysterious Island (1874)The Survivors of the Chancellor (1875)Michael Strogoff (1876)Off on a Comet (1877)The Child of the Cavern (1877)Dick Sand, A Captain at Fifteen (1878)Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon (1881)Godfrey Morgan (1883)The Lottery Ticket (1886)Robur the Conqueror (1887)Topsy-Turvy (1890)Claudius Bombarnac (1894)Facing the Flag (1897)An Antarctic Mystery (1898)
Offering his patented brand of spiritual advice that relied as much on self-empowerment as inspiration, James Allen - one of the most popular writers in the field at the turn of the 20th century - sets out to show the elements of character and conduct that go towards building a "life of calm strength and superlative victory.
A popular pastor and poet at the turn of the 20th century, Henry Van Dyke sings the praises of acts of kindness and generosity, of good will and good cheer, and of the spirit of Christmas.
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (French: Vingt mille lieues sous les mers) is a classic science fiction novel by French writer Jules Verne, published in 1870.
Best known for the 1892 title story of this collection, a harrowing tale of a woman's descent into madness, Charlotte Perkins Gilman wrote more than 200 other short stories.
An American frigate, tracking down a ship-sinking monster, faces not a living creature but an incredible invention -- a fantastic submarine commanded by the mysterious Captain Nemo.
Diese Gesamtausgabe der Werke von Jens Peter Jacobsen, zu dessen Kennenlernen ich gerne die kleine einfuhlsame Biographie von Hans Bethge empfehle, enthalt das vollstandige erzahlerische Werk des Dichters sowie die lyrischen Werke (einschlielich der spater von Arnold Schonberg vertonten "Gurre-Lieder") und Entwurfe.
Popularizado por las decenas de versiones que de él se han llevado a cabo, el relato que el reverendo Charles Dodgson, verdadero nombre de LEWIS CARROLL, escribiera para la niña Alicia Liddell, de diez años, es un delicioso entramado de situaciones verosímiles y absurdas, metamorfosis insólitas de seres y ambientes, juegos con el lenguaje y con la lógica y asociaciones oníricas que hacen de él un libro inolvidable.
"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" is a short story by American author Washington Irving, contained in his collection of 34 essays and short stories entitled The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.
Die fiktionale Welt, in der Alice im Wunderland angesiedelt ist, spielt in solch einer Weise mit Logik, dass sich die Erzählung unter Mathematikern und Kindern gleichermaßen großer Beliebtheit erfreut.
The purpose of these lessons is to raise the mental and spiritual vibrations of the student to inspire hope, faith, courage to awaken larger thought within the mind, inspire greater plans and purposes and awaken the dormant energy in the life to fire the enthusiasm and call into active service hidden talent which the student, possibly, does not dream at his present stage of unfoldment, he possesses.
The story describes of a strange hybrid race, half-human and half an unknown creature that resembles a cross between a fish and frog, that dwells in the seaside village of Innsmouth (formerly a large town, but lately fallen into disrepair).
The unceasing change, the insecurity, and the misery of life make it necessary to find some basis of certainty on which to rest if happiness and peace of mind are to be maintained.
The Call of the Wild is a short adventure novel by Jack London published in 1903 and set in Yukon, Canada, during the 1890s Klondike Gold Rush, when strong sled dogs were in high demand.
In Jane Austen's novel, 'Sense and Sensibility,' the author explores the themes of love, marriage, and societal expectations with a keen eye for irony and social commentary.
Rudyard Kipling's 'The Jungle Book' and its sequel, 'The Second Jungle Book', are classic works of children's literature that delve into the themes of survival, friendship, and the law of the jungle.
The anthology 'Wuthering Heights & Jane Eyre' unites two seminal works that reflect profound explorations of complex human emotions and societal expectations.
In Jane Austen's novels, Mansfield Park and Pride and Prejudice, the author skillfully navigates the societal norms and expectations of the time, with a keen eye for human nature and relationships.
Gustave Flaubert's 'Madame Bovary' is a timeless classic that explores the consequences of escapism and romantic delusions in the life of a provincial doctor's wife.
Colonel Jack (Illustrated) by Daniel Defoe is a captivating novel that follows the life of an English orphan growing up and making his way through the criminal underworld.
Dante Alighieri's poetic masterpiece, The Divine Comedy, is a moving human drama, an unforgettable visionary journey through the infinite torment of Hell, up the arduous slopes of Purgatory, and on to the glorious realm of Paradise-the sphere of universal harmony and eternal salvation.
CONTENTS:The Satires and NovelsA POLITICAL ROMANCETHE LIFE AND OPINIONS OF TRISTRAM SHANDYA SENTIMENTAL JOURNEYThe SermonsTHE SERMONS OF LAURENCE STERNEThe LettersLETTERS FROM YORICK TO ELIZAORIGINAL LETTERS OF THE LATE REVEREND MR.
Don Quijote de la Mancha, escrito por Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, editado en 1605, es una de las obras más destacadas de la literatura española y la literatura universal, y una de las más traducidasLa novela consta de dos partes: la primera, El ingenioso hidalgo don Quijote de la Mancha, fue publicada en 1605; la segunda, El ingenioso caballero don Quijote de la Mancha, en 1615.
