This story chronicles journalist Georges Duroy's corrupt rise to power from a poor ex-NCO to one of the most successful men in Paris, most of which he achieves by manipulating a series of powerful, intelligent, and wealthy mistresses.
Francois-Marie Arouet wrote under the nom de plume of Voltaire, and produced works in almost every literary form, including plays, poems, novels, essays, and historical and scientific works.
The story begins when a mysterious sea monster, theorized by some to be a giant narwhal, is sighted by ships of several nations; an ocean liner is also damaged by the creature.
Set in northern Italy in 1628, during the terrible, oppressive years under Spanish rule, it is sometimes seen as a veiled attack on Austria, which controlled the region at the time the novel was written.
'An Enemy of the People' addresses the irrational tendencies of the masses, and the hypocritical and corrupt nature of the political system that they support.
The novel's central character is Étienne Lantier, previously seen in L'Assommoir (1877), a young migrant worker who arrives at the forbidding coalmining town of Montsou in the bleak far north of France to earn a living as a miner.
The Coming Conquest of England is a classic utopian novel that displayed the German lust for world domination long before either of the two World Wars.
Lockdown Cultures is both a cultural response to our extraordinary times and a manifesto for the arts and humanities and their role in our post-pandemic society.
City of Endless Night (1919) is a dystopian novel which first appeared as the story "e;Children of Kultur"e; serialized in True Story Magazine in seven installments from May to November, 1919.
A member of Scotland Yard's secret anti-anarchist police corps, Gabriel Syme infiltrates the local European anarchist council only to discover that the group is not what it presents itself to be.
New York Times bestselling author Michelle Sagara returns to the city of Elantra with a thrilling tale rife with ancient magic, assassination attempts and political intrigue.
Dieses eBook: "Lesabéndio - Ein Asteroidenroman" ist mit einem detaillierten und dynamischen Inhaltsverzeichnis versehen und wurde sorgfältig korrekturgelesen.
In Anthony Trollope's 'The Prime Minister,' readers are transported to the political intrigues of 19th century England, following the life of Plantagenet Palliser as he navigates the complex world of British politics.
This carefully crafted ebook: "e;THE IRON HEEL (Political Dystopian Classic)"e; is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.
In 'Looking Further Backward' by Arthur Dudley Vinton, the author delves into a fictional utopian society set in the distant future while simultaneously exploring themes of labor, socialism, and political structures.
