Literature

Eugenics and Other Evils

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G. K. Chesterton



Most Eugenists are Euphemists. I mean merely that short words startle them, while long words soothe them. And they are utterly incapable of …

The Treasury of David, Vol. 2 (Abridged)

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Charles H. Spurgeon



Charles Spurgeon was a British Particular Baptist preacher who remains highly influential among Christians of different denominations, among…

Run to Earth

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Mary Elizabeth Braddon



A captivating Victorian “sensation” novel by the author of “Lady Audley's Secret”, Run to Earth has it all: scoundrels and mercenaries, love…

Therese Raquin

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Émile Zola



An unsatisfied wife kills her weak husband in order to carry on a sordid affair with another man. However, her selfish plans are spoiled whe…

Lady Susan (version 2)

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Jane Austen



Jane Austen demonstrated her mastery of the epistolary novel genre in Lady Susan, which she wrote in 1795 but never published. Although the …

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

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Anne Brontë



The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, the second and final novel by Anne Brontë, is concerned with the story of a woman who leaves her abusive, …

Camilla

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Frances Burney



Camilla is Frances Burney's third novel. It became very popular upon its publication in 1796. Jane Austen referred to it, among other novels…

The Decameron

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Giovanni Boccaccio



The Decameron (subtitle: Prencipe Galeotto) is a collection of 100 novellas by Italian author Giovanni Boccaccio, probably begun in 1350 and…

A Pair of Blue Eyes

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Thomas Hardy



The book describes the love triangle between a young woman, Elfride Swancourt, and her two suitors from very different backgrounds. Stephen …

Ein Landarzt. Kleine Erzählungen

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Franz Kafka



Die Erzählung Ein Landarzt von Franz Kafka entstand im Jahr 1917 und wurde 1918 veröffentlicht. Im Jahre 1919 erschien das Buch Ei…

Bartleby, the Scrivener (version 2)

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Herman Melville



Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street is a novella by the American novelist Herman Melville (1819–1891). It first appeared anonymo…

Little Dorrit

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Charles Dickens



Born in the Marshalsea Prison for Debtors, Amy—Little Dorrit—the daughter of the ruined, but self-respectful William Dorrit, has put her ent…

Ilias

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Homer



Ilias von Homer (vermutlich gegen Ende des 8. Jahrhunderts v. Chr.).Ein herrliches Epos, welches viele Erkenntnisse über die menschlich…

The Mayor of Casterbridge

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Thomas Hardy



The Mayor of Casterbridge (1886) is a tragic novel by English author Thomas Hardy subtitled, "The Life and Death of a Man of Character&…

Novelle per un anno, vol. 01: Scialle Nero

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Luigi Pirandello



Novelle per un anno è una raccolta di 241 novelle scritte da Luigi Pirandello. Originariamente sono state pubblicate sul Corriere del…

Lord of the World

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Robert Hugh Benson



“Mr. Benson sees the world, four or five generations hence, free at last from all minor quarrels, and ranged against itself in two camps, Hu…

Effi Briest (Version 2)

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Theodor Fontane



Effi Briest ist ein Roman von Theodor Fontane, der von 1894 bis 1895 zunächst als Fortsetzungsroman in der Deutschen Rundschau abgedruc…

The Card

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Arnold Bennett



The ‘Card’ in question is Edward Henry Machin - His mother called him ‘Denry’. This light-hearted story is of his rise from humble beginning…

Martin Eden

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Jack London



Martin Eden (1909) is a novel by American author Jack London, about a struggling young writer. It was first serialized in the Pacific Monthl…

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