The eNotated Hunting of the Snark by Lewis Carroll (eNotated Classics) (594 Reviews)    Price verified 11 hours ago

Though most ebooks are simple conversions of paper books, "The eNotated Hunting of the Snark" 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 "Snark" fan, this background biographical, historical, and interpretive information reveals a "Hunting of the Snark" not visible to most ...

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Masterpieces of Adventure: Oriental Stories by Nella Braddy (Bottom Ground Publishing) Price verified 11 hours ago

This collection of short adventure stories includes: 1. THE INLET OF PEACH BLOSSOMS by Nathan Parker Willis 2. IN THE PASHA'S GARDEN by H. G. Dwight 3. THE QUEST OF THE GOLDEN FLEECE by Sir Hugh Clifford 4. LEGEND OF COUNT JULIAN AND HIS FAMILY by Washington Irving 5. A GOBOTO NIGHT by Jack London 6. THE TWO SAMURAI by Byron E. Veatch Editor's Note: In these volumes the word adventure has been used in its broadest sense to cover not only strange happenings in strange places but also love and life and death--all things that have to ...

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Not Giving Up: (Book 1) by Posey Parks (Posey Parks Publishing) (272 Reviews)    Price verified 2 hours ago

I'm staking my claim on the hot southern goddess. Women were always in abundance. Zoey is the only woman who can make the other women disappear. One problem. She's not looking for a man. Zoey is sassy, hot and has curves that never stop. One touch of those soft lips and I knew I had to claim every inch of her. I have one night. I'll prove to her that I'm the only man who can satisfy her. She'll be clutching the sheets and seeing stars when I'm done with her. I don't care about her dark past. I'm her future. Whoever caused ...

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La vue (French Edition) by Raymond Roussel (Bibebook) (1 Review)    Price verified 4 hours ago

Extrait : Quelquefois un reflet momentané s'allume - Dans la vue enchâssée au fond du porte-plume - Contre lequel mon ?il bien ouvert est collé - A très peu de distance, à peine reculé ; - La vue est mise dans une boule de verre - Petite et cependant visible qui s'enserre - Dans le haut, presque au bout du porte-plume blanc - Où l'encre rouge a fait des taches, comme en sang. - La vue est une très fine photographie - Imperceptible, sans doute, si l'on se fie - A la grosseur de son verre dont le morceau - Est dépoli sur un ...

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Le bacille (French Edition) by Arnould Galopin (Bibebook) (96 Reviews)    Price verified 2 hours ago

Martial Procas est un scientifique reconnu, spécialiste des microbes pathogènes. De plus il est beau et le tout-Paris, en particulier féminin, accourt à ses conférences universitaires. Un jour, une belle Américaine attire son regard et il tombe éperdument amoureux de cette femme qui se révèle une aventurière et le quitte quelques semaines à peine après leur mariage. Quand il s'en rend compte, Procas est victime d'une crise très grave, un cas de cyanose dû à un rétrécissement de l'artère pulmonaire. Procas prend une ...

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Le Docteur Omega (Aventures fantastiques de trois Français dans la Planète Mars) (French Edition) by Arnould Galopin (Bibebook) (33 Reviews)    Price verified 2 hours ago

Denis Borel, rentier mélomane, s'installe dans une petite ville de province où il fait la connaissance du Docteur Oméga, un savant excentrique. Ce dernier, à la suite de la découverte d'un métal aux propriétés étonnantes, lui propose de s'embarquer pour la planète Mars avec un de ses collaborateurs. Les trois hommes partent donc pour cette destination lointaine à bord d'un vaisseau conçu par le docteur. Ils y feront de multiples rencontres inattendues souvent dangereuses, avant de s'intégrer à une peuplade martienne ...

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Les chants de Maldoror (French Edition) by Le Comte De Lautréamont (Bibebook) (27 Reviews)    Price verified 7 hours ago

Les Chants de Maldoror sont un ouvrage en prose, composé de six parties (« chants ») et publié en 1869 par Isidore Ducasse sous le pseudonyme de Comte de Lautréamont. Le livre ne raconte pas une histoire unique et cohérente, mais est constitué d'une suite d'épisodes dont le fil conducteur est la présence de Maldoror, personnage maléfique doué de pouvoirs surnaturels. Le texte est fondé sur une esthétique de la rupture : chaque strophe peut être lue comme un fragment poétique autonome et aucun fil linéaire, qu'il soit ...

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diable au corps, Le (French Edition) by Raymond Radiguet (942 Reviews)    Price verified 6 hours ago

Ce livre est une oeuvre du domaine public éditée au format numérique par Norph-Nop. L'achat de l'édition Kindle inclut le téléchargement via un réseau sans fil sur votre liseuse et vos applications de lecture Kindle

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Tirano Banderas (Spanish Edition) by Ramón del Valle-Inclán (Biblioteca Nacional de España) (120 Reviews)    Price verified 12 hours ago

Acerca de esta edición digital Esta edición digital en formato ePub forma parte de un proyecto puesto en marcha por la Biblioteca Nacional de España junto con Red.es encaminado a enriquecer la oferta de servicios de la Biblioteca Digital Hispánica y fomentar su acceso y utilización. En el proceso de digitalización de documentos, los impresos son en primer lugar digitalizados en forma de imagen. Posteriormente, el texto es extraído de manera automatizada gracias a la tecnología de reconocimiento óptico de caracteres ...

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La lampara maravillosa (Spanish Edition) by Ramón del Valle-Inclán (Biblioteca Nacional de España) (76 Reviews)    Price verified 3 hours ago

Acerca de esta edición digital Esta edición digital en formato ePub forma parte de un proyecto puesto en marcha por la Biblioteca Nacional de España junto con Red.es encaminado a enriquecer la oferta de servicios de la Biblioteca Digital Hispánica y fomentar su acceso y utilización. En el proceso de digitalización de documentos, los impresos son en primer lugar digitalizados en forma de imagen. Posteriormente, el texto es extraído de manera automatizada gracias a la tecnología de reconocimiento óptico de caracteres (OCR). ...

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Le fantôme de la rue Michel-Ange (French Edition) by Henry Bordeaux (Bibebook) (15 Reviews)    Price verified 9 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 ...

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Bonfire of the Beasts by Scott Reardon (Belden Press) (48 Reviews)    Price verified 6 hours ago

Top 100 Amazon Bestseller. #1 in Political Fiction. Bonfire of the Beasts is the most searing satire of political correctness of our time. Told from the perspective of a swan named Mother Goose, it's the story of animals who rise up against mankind to create a society free of bigotry and hate. What unfolds is a depiction of how sympathy and love can pave the way for unimaginable horrors. "Animal Farm meets 1984." --The Pursuit of Bookiness

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Walking with Mr. Smith by Brandon Enns (118 Reviews)    Price verified 5 hours ago

Austin Smith, an aging writer, is in a rut. Outside of Reykjavik, Iceland, Mr. Smith has spent too much time alone in his loft, leaving his creativity to dry up along with his finances. In need of a spark and money to keep a roof over his head, his personal assistant Jeffrey convinces him to embark on a familiar hike into the mountains. It has been many years since Mr. Smith has completed the journey with his now departed wife, and he fears that he is too old and too uninspired to make the trek. With one last shot at redemption, Mr. ...

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Anne of Green Gables (AmazonClassics Edition) by Lucy Maud Montgomery (AmazonClassics) (20,333 Reviews)    Price verified 5 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 ...

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Around the World in Eighty Days (AmazonClassics Edition) by Jules Verne (AmazonClassics) (16,584 Reviews)    Price verified 4 hours ago

Pragmatic gambler Phileas Fogg has made a gentlemanly wager to the members of his exclusive club: that he can circle the world in just eighty days, right down to the minute. Fetching his newly appointed French valet, Fogg embarks on a fabulous journey across land and sea -- by steamer, rail, and elephant -- to win the bet of a lifetime. Inspired by Jules Verne's own sea travels and his fascination with circumnavigating the globe, the avid dreamer's picaresque voyage inspired generations of adventurers who were eager to best Verne's ...

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Across the Zodiac by Percy Greg (150 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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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 11 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 ...

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Women in Love (Centaur Classics) by D. H. Lawrence (664 Reviews)    Price verified 10 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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Himalayan Journals — Volume 1 by J. D. (Joseph Dalton) Hooker (7 Reviews)    Price verified 10 hours ago

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The Golden Asse by Lucius Apuleius (47 Reviews)    Price verified 10 hours ago

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The Captiva and the Mostellaria by Titus Maccius Plautus (1 Review)    Price verified 2 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 11 hours ago

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Ireland In The New Century by Sir Horace Curzon Plunkett (2 Reviews)    Price verified 2 hours ago

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Gulliver's Travels Into Several Remote Regions of the World by Jonathan Swift (857 Reviews)    Price verified 4 hours ago

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Laws by Plato (342 Reviews)    Price verified 2 hours ago

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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn Series Book 1) by Mark Twain (10,181 Reviews)    Price verified 10 hours ago

Dripping with Mark Twain's iconic wit and wisdom, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer chronicles young Tom and his best friend Huckleberry Finn on a life-changing journey of mischief, intrigue, and excitement.

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