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Pride and Prejudice [MultiFormat]
by Jane Austen
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Pride and Prejudice is the story of Mr and Mrs Bennet (minor gentry), their five daughters, and the various romantic adventures at their Hertfordshire residence of Longbourn. The parents' characters are greatly contrasted: Mr Bennet being a wise and witty gentleman; while Mrs Bennet is permanently distracted by the issue of marrying off her daughters at any cost. The reason for Mrs Bennet's obsession is that their estate will pass by law after Mr Bennet's death to his closest blood relative: his... more info>> (Published: 1813)
Words: 121943 - Reading Time: 348-487 min.
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A Room with a View [MultiFormat]
by E. M. Forster
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Published in 1908, A Room with a View is one of E. M. Forster's most celebrated works. Forster explores love among a cast of eccentric characters gathered in an Italian pension and in a corner of Surrey, England. Caught up in a world of social snobbery, Lucy Honeychurch must make a decision that will decide the course of her future: She is forced to choose between convention and passion. (Published: 1908)
Words: 66616 - Reading Time: 190-266 min.
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Candide [MultiFormat]
by Voltaire
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While Candide is without a doubt a farcical, humorous, and far-fetched tale, a seriousness lies beneath its satirical veneer. Candide is the story of an innocent young man embarking on a series of adventures during which he discovers much evil in the world. Throughout his journey Candide believes in and adheres to the philosophy of his teacher, Pangloss, that "all is for the best in the best of all possible worlds." This philosophy was prevalent during Voltaire's day, and Candide is Voltaire's s... more info>> (Published: 1759)
Words: 36681 - Reading Time: 104-146 min.
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1601 [Secure eReader]
by Mark Twain
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A Mark Twain classic.
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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court [MultiFormat]
by Mark Twain
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Hank Morgan awakens one morning to find he has been transported from nineteenth-century New England to sixth-century England and the reign of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. Morgan brings to King Arthur's utopian court the ingenuity of the future, resulting in a culture clash that is at once satiric, anarchic, and darkly comic. Critically deemed one of Twain's finest and most caustic works, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court is both a delightfully entertaining story and ... more info>> (Published: 1889)
Words: 118601 - Reading Time: 338-474 min.
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A House of Pomegranates [MultiFormat]
by Oscar Wilde
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These four fairy tales from Oscar Wilde weave magical, mythical, and mystical stories of Princes, Princesses, mermaids and Star-Children. Is it any wonder? Wilde wrote these tales were for Cyril and Vyvyan, his young sons. They are fairy tales that teach lessons, but their lessons are unique. Each reader will find a different message, as well as beautiful images and the language of poetry. (Published: 1891)
Words: 33672 - Reading Time: 96-134 min.
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A Midsummer Night's Dream [Secure eReader]
by William Shakespeare
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A William Shakespeare classic.
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A Passage to India [Secure eReader]
by E. M. Forster
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Forster's 1924 masterpiece, A Passage to India, is a novel about preconceptions and misconceptions and the desire to overcome the barrier that divides East and West in colonial India. It shows the limits of liberal tolerance, good intentions, and good will in sorting out the common problems that exist between two very different cultures. Forster's famous phrase, "only connect," stresses the need for human beings to overcome their hesitancy and prejudices and work towards realizing affection and ... more info>>
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A Princess of Mars [MultiFormat]
by Edgar Rice Burroughs
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Suddenly projected to Mars, John Carter found himself captive of the savage green men of Thark. With him was Dejah Thoris, lovely Princess of Helium. And between them and rescue lay a thousand miles of deadly enemies and unknown dangers. (Published: 1912)
Words: 67254 - Reading Time: 192-269 min.
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A Set of Six [MultiFormat]
by Joseph Conrad
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The six stories in this volume are the result of some three or four years of occasional work. The dates of their writing are far apart, their origins are various. None of them are connected directly with personal experiences. In all of them the facts are inherently true, by which I mean that they are not only possible but that they have actually happened. For instance, the last story in the volume, the one I call Pathetic, whose first title is Il Conde (misspelt by-the-by) is an almost verbatim ... more info>> (Published: 1908)
Words: 84801 - Reading Time: 242-339 min.
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Actions and Reactions [MultiFormat]
by Rudyard Kipling
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Actions and Reactions is Kipling's masterpiece that includes the some his best stories including "The Puzzler" and "Little Foxes," and poetry such as "The Four Angels." An Habitation Enforced The Power of the Dog The Bees and the Flies Aerial Board of Control Review The Four Angels The New Knighthood The Puzzler Little Foxes The House Surgeon The Rabbi's Song (Published: 1909)
Words: 66697 - Reading Time: 190-266 min.
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass (Coscom Blue Banner Classics) [MultiFormat]
by Lewis Carroll
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland: After spotting a white rabbit with a pocket watch run by her, Alice follows it to a rabbit hole and goes in. Immediately, she is falling deep beneath the earth and discovers a room filled with doors of all sizes. Upon entering one of them, she is whisked away to a magical place where she meets all sorts of spectacular creatures and animals, and has an adventure she will never forget. Through the Looking-Glass: Alice enters a mirror world of her own and soon dis... more info>> (Published: 2011)
Words: 56034 - Reading Time: 160-224 min.
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Frankenstein [MultiFormat]
by Mary Shelley
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Classic tale of a scientist who learns the secrets of life and death--with horrifying results. (Published: 1818)
Words: 75505 - Reading Time: 215-302 min.
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Howards End [MultiFormat]
by E. M. Forster
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A chance acquaintance brings together the prosperous bourgeois Wilcox family and the clever, cultured, and idealistic Schlegel sisters. As clear-eyed Margaret develops a friendship with Mrs. Wilcox, the impetuous Helen brings into their midst a young bank clerk named Leonard Bast, who lives at the edge of poverty and ruin. When Mrs. Wilcox dies, her family discovers that she wants to leave her country home, Howards End, to Margaret. Thus Forster sets in motion a chain of events that will entangl... more info>> (Published: 1910)
Words: 108700 - Reading Time: 310-434 min.
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes [Complete Sherlock Holmes Collection #3] [MultiFormat]
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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This classic selection brings together twelve of the original stories serialized in the Strand Magazine in the early 1890s. Thrilling adventures such as "A Scandal in Bohemia" catapulted the keen-witted Holmes to fame and continues to make him the most beloved sleuth of all time. I. A Scandal in Bohemia II. The Red-headed League III. A Case of Identity IV. The Boscombe Valley Mystery V. The Five Orange Pips VI. The Man with the Twisted Lip VII. The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle VIII. The Adven... more info>> (Published: 1892)
Words: 104732 - Reading Time: 299-418 min.
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The Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe [Volume 2 of 5] [MultiFormat]
by Edgar Allan Poe
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Volume 2 Contents: The Purloined Letter--The Thousand-and-Second Tale of Scheherazade--A Descent into the Maelstrom--Von Kempelen and his Discovery--Mesmeric Revelation--The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar--The Black Cat--The Fall of the House of Usher--Silence--a Fable--The Masque of the Red Death--The Cask of Amontillado--The Imp of the Perverse--The Island of the Fay--The Assignation--The Pit and the Pendulum--The Premature Burial--The Domain of Arnheim--Landor's Cottage--William Wilson--The... more info>>
Words: 94998 - Reading Time: 271-379 min.
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The Sirens of Titan [Secure eReader]
by Kurt Vonnegut
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"His best book," Esquire wrote of Kurt Vonnegut's 1959 novel The Sirens of Titan, adding, "he dares not only to ask the ultimate question about the meaning of life, but to answer it." This novel fits into that aspect of the Vonnegut canon that might be classified as science fiction, a quality that once led Time to describe Vonnegut as "George Orwell, Dr. Caligari and Flash Gordon compounded into one writer ... a zany but moral mad scientist." The Sirens of Titan was perhaps the novel that began ... more info>> (Published: 2002)
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The Woman in White [MultiFormat]
by Wilkie Collins
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Generally considered the first English sensation novel, The Woman in White features the remarkable heroine Marian Halcombe and her sleuthing partner, drawing master Walter Hartright, pitted against the diabolical team of Count Fosco and Sir Percival Glyde. A gripping tale of murder, intrigue, madness, and mistaken identity, Collins's psychological thriller has never been out of print since its publication in 1860. (Published: 1860)
Words: 246983 - Reading Time: 705-987 min.
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Twenty Years After [Second Book of the D'Artagnan Romances (1648-1649)] [MultiFormat]
by Alexandre Dumas (Sr)
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Twenty Years After was serialized in the magazine Le Siecle from January to August 1845: The year is now 1648, twenty years since the close of the last story. Louis XIII has died, as has Cardinal Richelieu, and while the crown of France may sit upon the head of Anne of Austria as Regent for the young Louis XIV, the real power resides with the Cardinal Mazarin, her secret husband. D'Artagnan is now a lieutenant of musketeers, and his three friends have retired to private life. Athos turned out to... more info>>
Words: 242487 - Reading Time: 692-969 min.
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1001 Arabian Nights [Volume 1 of 16] [MultiFormat]
by Sir Richard F. Burton
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Bawdy and exotic, 1001 Arabian Nights features the wily and seductive Shahrazad, who saves her own life by telling tales of magical transformation, genies and wishes, flying carpets and fantastical journeys, terror and passion to entertain and appease the brutal King Shahryar. First introduced in the West in 1704, the stories of The Thousand and One Nights are most familiar to American readers in sanitized children's versions. This edition, based on Richard F. Burton's unexpurgated translation, ... more info>> (Published: 1885)
Words: 174837 - Reading Time: 499-699 min.
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1001 Arabian Nights [Volume 10 of 16] [MultiFormat]
by Sir Richard F. Burton
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Bawdy and exotic, 1001 Arabian Nights features the wily and seductive Shahrazad, who saves her own life by telling tales of magical transformation, genies and wishes, flying carpets and fantastical journeys, terror and passion to entertain and appease the brutal King Shahryar. First introduced in the West in 1704, the stories of The Thousand and One Nights are most familiar to American readers in sanitized children's versions. This edition, based on Richard F. Burton's unexpurgated translation, ... more info>> (Published: 1886)
Words: 181388 - Reading Time: 518-725 min.
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1001 Arabian Nights [Volume 11 of 16] [MultiFormat]
by Sir Richard F. Burton
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Bawdy and exotic, 1001 Arabian Nights features the wily and seductive Shahrazad, who saves her own life by telling tales of magical transformation, genies and wishes, flying carpets and fantastical journeys, terror and passion to entertain and appease the brutal King Shahryar. First introduced in the West in 1704, the stories of The Thousand and One Nights are most familiar to American readers in sanitized children's versions. This edition, based on Richard F. Burton's unexpurgated translation, ... more info>> (Published: 1886)
Words: 119242 - Reading Time: 340-476 min.
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1001 Arabian Nights [Volume 12 of 16] [MultiFormat]
by Sir Richard F. Burton
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Bawdy and exotic, 1001 Arabian Nights features the wily and seductive Shahrazad, who saves her own life by telling tales of magical transformation, genies and wishes, flying carpets and fantastical journeys, terror and passion to entertain and appease the brutal King Shahryar. First introduced in the West in 1704, the stories of The Thousand and One Nights are most familiar to American readers in sanitized children's versions. This edition, based on Richard F. Burton's unexpurgated translation, ... more info>> (Published: 1886)
Words: 146899 - Reading Time: 419-587 min.
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1001 Arabian Nights [Volume 13 of 16] [MultiFormat]
by Sir Richard F. Burton
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Bawdy and exotic, 1001 Arabian Nights features the wily and seductive Shahrazad, who saves her own life by telling tales of magical transformation, genies and wishes, flying carpets and fantastical journeys, terror and passion to entertain and appease the brutal King Shahryar. First introduced in the West in 1704, the stories of The Thousand and One Nights are most familiar to American readers in sanitized children's versions. This edition, based on Richard F. Burton's unexpurgated translation, ... more info>> (Published: 1887)
Words: 225913 - Reading Time: 645-903 min.
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1001 Arabian Nights [Volume 14 of 16] [MultiFormat]
by Sir Richard F. Burton
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Bawdy and exotic, 1001 Arabian Nights features the wily and seductive Shahrazad, who saves her own life by telling tales of magical transformation, genies and wishes, flying carpets and fantastical journeys, terror and passion to entertain and appease the brutal King Shahryar. First introduced in the West in 1704, the stories of The Thousand and One Nights are most familiar to American readers in sanitized children's versions. This edition, based on Richard F. Burton's unexpurgated translation, ... more info>> (Published: 1888)
Words: 138717 - Reading Time: 396-554 min.
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