Classic fiction: general and literary

There lived in olden times a good and kindly man.

Der Kanonenclub in Baltimore wurde während des Sezessionskrieges gegründet und versammelt Spezialisten für Geschütze in seinen Reihen.

Penrod and Sam is a novel by Booth Tarkington that was first published in 1916.

Twelve Years a Slave, sub-title: Narrative of Solomon Northup, citizen of New-York, kidnapped in Washington city in 1841, and rescued in 1853, from a cotton plantation near the Red River in Louisiana, is a memoir by Solomon Northup as told to and edited by David Wilson.

Aphra Behn (1640-1689) was a spy for Charles II, a playwright, poet, and novelist, and the first English woman to make a living from writing.

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The tale depicts the eighth and final voyage of Sinbad the Sailor, along with the various mysteries Sinbad and his crew encounter; the anomalies are then described as footnotes to the story.

The story is the testament of a tortured, morphine-addicted man who relates an incident that occurred during his service as an officer during World War I.

One of the most popular novels of the early twentieth century, Booth Tarkington's The Two Vanrevels is a gripping and entertaining romp that effortlessly weaves together many of the elements that define the author's oeuvre, including a passionate love triangle, a case of mistaken identity, and a look at how political and social events can often intrude on the personal sphere.

Die Werke des franzosischen Dichters Charles Baudelaire (1821-1867) inspirieren bis heute Kunstler auf der ganzen Welt.

Het portret van Dorian Gray (Engelstalige titel The Picture of Dorian Gray) is de enige gepubliceerde roman van Oscar Wilde, en voor het eerst uitgebracht in Engeland in 1890.

"The Judge's House" is a classic ghost story by the Irish author Bram Stoker.

The story follows an unnamed narrator who reads a story about a man who died after accidentally sucking a needle down his throat.

An epic poem is a lengthy narrative poem, ordinarily concerning a serious subject containing details of heroic deeds and events significant to a culture or nation.

The Brothers Karamazov is the final novel by the Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky, and is generally considered the culmination of his life's work.

Eight madcap tales of unpredictable dragons - including one made of ice, another that takes refuge in the General Post Office, and a fire-breathing monster that flies out of an enchanted book and eats an entire soccer team!

"Three Sundays in a Week" depicts a grumpy Uncle Rumgudgeon who refuses to grant his nephew Bobby permission to marry his daughter and, therefore, inherit a portion of Rumgudgeon's estate.

Michael Strogoff: The Courier of the Czar (French: Michel Strogoff) is a novel written by Jules Verne in 1876.

Benjamin Franklin's writings have inspired millions throughout the years, and his advice on how to earn and save money is timeless.

This book contains the complete novels of Victor Hugo in the chronological order of their original publication.

Jane Eyre, the story of a young girl and her passage into adulthood, was an immediate commercial success at the time of its original publication in 1847.

The Elements of Style is an American English writing style guide.

El vendedor de pararrayos es un cuento poco conocido de Herman Melville, autor reconocido por su biblico Moby Dick.

When a young graduate returns home he is accompanied, much to his father and uncle's discomfort, by a strange friend "who doesn't acknowledge any authorities, who doesn't accept a single principle on faith.

The Vicomte of Bragelonne: Ten Years Later (Le Vicomte de Bragelonne ou Dix ans plus tard) is a novel by Alexandre Dumas, pere.

Alexander's Bridge is the first novel by American author Willa Cather.

Moby-Dick is an 1851 novel by Herman Melville.

Hardy's masterpiece traces a poor stonemason's ill-fated romance with his free-spirited cousin.

Joseph Conrad was a British author who is generally regarded as one of the greatest writers in English literature.

"The Imp of the Perverse" is a short story by 19th-century American author and critic Edgar Allan Poe.

The Count of Monte Cristo (French: Le Comte de Monte-Cristo) is an adventure novel by Alexandre Dumas, pere.

"The Power of Words" is a philosophical dialogue written by Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849).

The Brothers Karamazov is the final novel by the Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky, and is generally considered the culmination of his life's work.

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Suite du roman De la Terre a la Lune.

Jeune garcon de ferme, Flemming vit la guerre de Secession sous forme de nouvelles et de comptes rendus heroiques de batailles.

L'opera, da molti considerata il suo primo capolavoro, fu nella sua prima edizione pesantemente rimaneggiata da Edward Garnett (a cui peraltro è dedicata) che ne cancellò un'ottantina di brani, circa un decimo della lunghezza.

My Lady Ludlow is a long novella (over 77,000 words).

Seul et triste, Sanine voit approcher la vieillesse et se souvient.

" Plus profondement je rentre en moi-meme, plus attentivement j'examine toute ma vie passee, et plus je me convaincs de la rigoureuse verite de cette expression.

This book contains the complete novels of Lew Wallace - The Fair God - Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ - The Prince of India; or, Why Constantinople Fell

When a young pair of newlyweds settle down into a small cottage in a quiet village, they look forward to a pleasant, pastoral life of domestic bliss.

Par une chaude journee d'ete, a Paris, deux hommes, Bouvard et Pecuchet, se rencontrent et font connaissance.

The final volume of Remembrance of Things Past chronicles the years of World War I, when, as M.

The narrator, an elderly lawyer who has a very comfortable business helping wealthy men deal with mortgages, title deeds, and bonds, relates the story of the strangest man he has ever known.

Never had he felt such weariness of body and of spirit.

Aphra Behn (1640-1689) was a spy for Charles II, a playwright, poet, and novelist, and the first English woman to make a living from writing.

Romeo and Juliet is a tragic play written early in the career of William Shakespeare about two teenage "star-cross'd lovers" whose untimely deaths ultimately unite their feuding households.

"Eleonora" is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1842 in Philadelphia in the literary annual The Gift.