Charley Is My Darling : An evacuee coming of age tale by Joyce Cary (Lume Books) (20 Reviews)    Price verified 12 hours ago

A charming, accessible tale of childhood and youth, that offers plentiful insight and raises many questions. Charley is a London lad and an evacuee. Initially an outcast, his wit and humour win him friends, although not always of the best type. Among Charley Brown's first deeds as an evacuee to Longwater in the West Country is to let loose the local bull. Boys who one minute had taunted him with the refrain 'Ballocky baldy' (Charley's lice having been evacuated from London with him), were the next minute acknowledging him as their natural leader. Charley Brown, one of Joyce Cary's most uproarious and memorable creations, is a love and a terror. He is a quivering jelly in the hands of girls and women of any age who show him kindness; through the wild force of his imagination he holds children rapt with tales of desperate gunmen with exquisite manners and a taste for the beautiful. He leads his gang into daring acts both grand and bad. As Charley's sweetheart Lizzy Galor rightly puts ...

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Dracula by Bram Stoker (Aeons Editions) (33 Reviews)    Price verified 45 minutes ago

In the dimly lit corridors of a forgotten era, Bram Stoker's timeless masterpiece, "Dracula," weaves a chilling tale of horror, obsession, and undying evil. Embark on a journey into the darkest recesses of the human psyche as this Gothic classic unveils the terrifying story of Count Dracula, the seductive vampire who haunts the imaginations of generations. Set in the late 19th century, "Dracula" introduces readers to Jonathan Harker, a young solicitor who travels to Transylvania to finalize a real estate deal with the enigmatic Count Dracula. As Harker delves deeper into the eerie castle, he begins to uncover the count's sinister secrets and realizes that he is trapped in a nightmarish web of supernatural forces. As the narrative unfolds, the reader encounters an unforgettable cast of characters, including the courageous Professor Abraham Van Helsing, the beautiful and innocent Lucy Westenra, and the tormented Dr. John Seward. Together, they confront the ancient and bloodthirsty ...

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1984 (Essential Orwell Classics) by George Orwell (Cedro Classics) (529 Reviews)    Price verified 12 hours ago

The lexicon of 1984, which includes terms like Newspeak, Doublethink, Big Brother, and the Thought Police, has entered the English language as a representation of the horrors of dictatorship. Not least due to its logical consistency, George Orwell's account of Winston Smith's struggle against the all-pervasive Party has become a classic. It was first published in 1949, yet its importance hasn't diminished.

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Women in Love (Grapevine Press) by D H Lawrence (Grapevine India) (1,295 Review)    Price verified 12 hours ago

D. H. Lawrence declared in Women in Love, his masterpiece that presaged the erotic consciousness of the 20th century, "Let us hesitate no longer to state that the sensual passions and mysteries are equally sacred with the spiritual mysteries and passions." Gudrun and Ursula Brangwen, two sisters, serve as the main characters' eyes as Lawrence examines love, sex, passion, and marriage. The two very different sisters pursue passionate, scorching adventures with their lovers, Rupert and Gerald, while looking for more mature emotional relationships. They are intelligent, perceptive, and observant. Gudrun and Ursula's temperamental differences generate an ongoing discussion about their culture, their inner lives, and the riddles between men and women against a horrific World War I backdrop of coal mines, industries, and a devastated working class.

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50 Self-Help Classics to Guide You to Financial Freedom by Napoleon Hill (Anthologis) (142 Reviews)    Price verified 6 hours ago

Contains the following works: The Art of Money Getting: Golden Rules for Making Money [P.T. Barnum] As a Man Thinketh [James Allen] The Science of Getting Rich [Wallace D. Wattles] Morning and Evening Thoughts [James Allen] The prophet [Khalil Gibran] Dollars Want Me: The New Road To Opulence [Henry Harrison Brown] The Art Of War [Sun Tzu] The Tao Te Ching [Lao Tzu] The Way to Wealth [Benjamin Franklin] The Richest Man in Babylon [George Samuel Clason] Meditations [Marcus Aurelius] Every Man His Own University [Russell H. Conwell] How to Get What You Want [Wallace D. Wattles] Self Development And Power [L. W. Rogers] Self-Reliance [Ralph Waldo Emerson] The Game of Life and How to Play it [Florence Scovel Shinn] The Life Triumphant [James Allen] The Psychology of Salemanship Franklin [William Walker Atkinson] What you can do with your will power [Russell H. Conwell] The Law of the Mastermind [Napoleon Hill] A Definite Chief Aim [Napoleon Hill] Self-Confidence ...

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The Complete Novels of H. G. Wells: Over 55 Works: The Time Machine, The Island of Doctor Moreau, The Invisible Man, The War of the Worlds, The ... by H G Wells (AB Books) (614 Reviews)    Price verified 9 hours ago

In this collection you will find : Novels -The Time Machine -The War of the Worlds -The Invisible Man -The Island of Doctor Moreau -The Sleeper Awakes -A Modern Utopia -The Wheels of Chance -The First Men in the Moon -The Food of the Gods and How It Came to Earth -In the Days of the Comet -Ann Veronica Short Stories -Tales of Space and Time -The Red Room -The Diamond Maker -Æpyornis Island -The Chronic Argonauts -The Flowering of the Strange Orchid -The Remarkable Case of Davidson's Eyes -The History of Mr Polly The World Set Free +++ H. G. Wells - Biography

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Le fantôme de la rue Michel-Ange (French Edition) by Henry Bordeaux (Bibebook) (15 Reviews)    Price verified 10 hours ago

En juin 1914, M. et Mme Falaise organisent un dîner pour célébrer l'entrée aux Beaux Arts de leur fils unique et invitent leurs meilleurs amis. Au cours du dîner la conversation prend la tournure d'un débat sur les apparitions après la mort d'un proche, sur la communication avec l'au-delà. Personne ne se doute alors que cette conversation sera le prologue d'un drame de famille assez bizarre. Peu de temps après la guerre éclate, avec son cortège de morts... Extrait : e vous citerai le plus probant. Ils étaient entrés en relations avec le sous-lieutenant Malais, qui commandait en second la batterie de Georges Falaise. Le sous-lieutenant Malais avait été blessé et fait prisonnier le 21 février. En captivité, il a pu donner des détails sur la mort de son compagnon d'armes. C'est vers cinq heures du soir que les premières vagues allemandes ont débordé les premières lignes françaises et ont déferlé sur Brabant. Georges Falaise, avec les hommes de sa batterie, ...

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Anne of Green Gables (AmazonClassics Edition) by Lucy Maud Montgomery (AmazonClassics) (20,333 Reviews)    Price verified 17 hours ago

Eleven-year-old orphan Anne Shirley has just arrived at Green Gables, and already her guardians want to send her back. First, she's not the boy the Cuthberts expected. Second, she talks too much. And even with her generous spirit, the redhead's a trouble magnet. She gets the neighbor drunk and nearly poisons the pastor! Still, despite a rocky start, the fiery Anne wins over her guardians and her new community. She enjoys life at Green Gables, excels in school, and earns a coveted scholarship. But when tragedy hits, Anne must choose between her dreams and the only home she's ever known. In this beloved coming-of-age story, Lucy Maud Montgomery drew from her own experiences growing up in Canada during the nineteenth century to introduce generations of readers to one of literature's most original and inspiring characters. AmazonClassics brings you timeless works from the masters of storytelling. Ideal for anyone who wants to read a great work for the first time or rediscover an old ...

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Across the Zodiac by Percy Greg (150 Reviews)    Price verified 9 hours ago

This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.

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Ulysses (Prometheus Classics) by James Joyce (Prometheus Classics) (648 Reviews)    Price verified 10 hours ago

Ulysses is a modernist novel by Irish writer James Joyce. It was first serialised in parts in the American journal The Little Review from March 1918 to December 1920 and then published in its entirety in Paris by Sylvia Beach on 2 February 1922, Joyce's 40th birthday. It is considered to be one of the most important works of modernist literature and has been called "a demonstration and summation of the entire movement". According to Declan Kiberd, "Before Joyce, no writer of fiction had so foregrounded the process of thinking

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The Complete Works of Thomas Hardy (Illustrated) (Prometheus Classics) by Thomas Hardy (Prometheus Classics) (537 Reviews)    Price verified 10 hours ago

This collection gathers together the works by Thomas Hardy in a single, convenient, high quality, and extremely low priced Kindle volume! This book contains now several HTML tables of contents that will make reading a real pleasure! Novels Desperate Remedies [1871] Under the Greenwood Tree [1872] A Pair of Blue Eyes [1873] Far from the Madding Crowd [1874] The Hand of Ethelberta [1876] The Return of the Native [1878] The Trumpet-Major John Loveday [1880] A Laodicean [1881] Two on a Tower [1882] The Mayor of Casterbridge [1886] The Woodlanders [1887] Tess of the d'Urbervilles [1891] Jude the Obscure [1895] The Well-Beloved [1897] Stories Wessex Tales [1888]: The Three Strangers; A Tradition of Eighteen Hundred and Four; The Melancholy Hussar of the German Legion; The Withered Arm; Fellow-Townsmen; Interlopers at the Knap; The Distracted Preacher A Group of Noble Dames [1891]: The first Countess of Wessex; Barbara of the House of Grebe; The Marchioness of Stonehenge; Lady Mottisfont; ...

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The eNotated Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll (38 Reviews)    Price verified 17 hours ago

Though most ebooks are simple conversions of paper books, "The eNotated Alice in Wonderland" is a completely new approach that takes advantage of ebook technology by providing comprehensive eNotations (electronic annotations), essays, and background information conveniently accessible through links and a active table of contents. Written by Pam Sowers, researcher, journalist, and long-time "Alice" fan, this background biographical, historical, and interpretive information reveals an "Alice" not visible to most readers. Says Sowers, "This book is for adults as well as children. 'Alice in Wonderland' is not simply a sweet children's story set in dreamland. It is much more complex. Themes include death, racism, politics, anger, confusion, logic and women's roles. Carroll wrote in a world controlled by Victorian sensibilities." One hundred fifty years ago, Charles Dodgson, joined a party boating from Oxford to Godstow that included three little girls, Alice Liddell and her sisters. In ...

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The Holy War (Updated, Illustrated): Made by Shaddai upon Diabolus for the Regaining of the Metropolis of the World (Bunyan Updated Classics Book 2) by John Bunyan (Aneko Press) (716 Reviews)    Price verified 17 hours ago

More than 100 Original Illustrations Bonus Content: The Life of John Bunyan, by William Brock For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the lords of this age, rulers of this darkness, against spiritual wickedness in the heavens. (Ephesians 6:12) What if you were able to see your life from a spiritual perspective and see the actual reality of the verse above? How does our enemy, Diabolus, plan and carry out his attacks? How do his demons help, and what are their objectives? Why and how must we petition Emmanuel to get His attention and help in this great, holy war? Written four years after The Pilgrim's Progress, John Bunyan followed up with this second allegorical classic, which has touched hearts and minds of readers for generations. The epicenter of this book is the town of Mansoul, its people (such as Conscience, Self-Denial, and Do-Right), and its gates (Eye-gate, Ear-gate, Mouth-gate, Nose-gate, and Feel-gate). The attack ...

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Women in Love (Centaur Classics) by D. H. Lawrence (664 Reviews)    Price verified 6 hours ago

"Women in Love" begins one blossoming spring day in England and ends with a terrible catastrophe in the snow of the Alps. Ursula and Gudrun are very different sisters who become entangled with two friends, Rupert and Gerald, who live in their hometown. The bonds between the couples quickly become intense and passionate, but whether this passion is creative or destructive is unclear. In this astonishing novel, widely considered to be D. H. Lawrence's best work, he explores what it means to be human in an age of conflict and confusion.

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David Copperfield (Centaur Classics) [The 100 greatest novels of all time - #64] by Charles Dickens (Angelo Pereira) (15,897 Reviews)    Price verified 2 hours ago

"David Copperfield" is the story of a young man's adventures on his journey from an unhappy & impoverished childhood to the discovery of his vocation as a successful novelist. Among the gloriously vivid cast of characters he encounters are his tyrannical stepfather, Mr Murdstone; his formidable aunt, Betsey Trotwood; the eternally humble yet treacherous Uriah Heep; frivolous, enchanting Dora; & the magnificently impecunious Micawber, one of literature's great comic creations.In "David Copperfield" -- the novel he described as his "favorite child" -- Dickens drew revealingly on his own experiences to create one of his most exuberant & enduringly popular works, filled with tragedy & comedy in equal measure.

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Himalayan Journals — Volume 1 by J. D. (Joseph Dalton) Hooker (7 Reviews)    Price verified 11 hours ago

This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.

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Himalayan Journals — Complete by J. D. (Joseph Dalton) Hooker (30 Reviews)    Price verified 8 hours ago

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The Life and Most Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner (1801) by Daniel Defoe (277 Reviews)    Price verified 17 hours ago

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The Iliad by Homer (1,098 Review)    Price verified 17 hours ago

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Laws by Plato (342 Reviews)    Price verified 17 hours ago

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