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  The Imaginary Invalid

  Molière Molière

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  Molière's brilliant comedy, The Imaginary Invalid, is a timeless exploration of human folly, obsession, and the absurdities of societal norms. Written in the 17th century, this play masterfully blends humor with sharp social commentary, making it as entertaining today as it was centuries ago.
  
  At the center of the story is Argan, a wealthy hypochondriac whose life is dominated by an obsession with his health and an overreliance on doctors. He is so consumed by his imagined illnesses that he neglects the true joys of life, including love, family, and friendship. Argan's comical paranoia and excessive medical treatments set the stage for a series of misunderstandings, clever deceptions, and humorous situations that expose both personal and societal absurdities.
  
  Molière uses Argan's obsessive behavior to satirize the medical profession, social pretensions, and human weakness, highlighting the tension between rational thought and irrational fears. Through witty dialogue, farcical situations, and unforgettable characters, the play examines themes of greed, manipulation, love, and the human tendency to prioritize appearance over reality.
  
  The Imaginary Invalid is not only a comedy—it is a mirror reflecting the quirks, vanities, and contradictions of human nature. Molière's insightful humor and timeless observations make this work a must-read for lovers of classic literature, theatre, and sharp social critique.
  
  Whether you are discovering Molière for the first time or revisiting this masterpiece, The Imaginary Invalid offers laughter, wisdom, and a vivid glimpse into the human condition, proving that great comedy transcends centuries.

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  Romantic Legends of Spain -...

  Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer

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  Spanish legends retold by the poet who is to Spain what Poe is to America - the moonbeam, the green eyes, the organist of Seville who plays after his death. Bécquer died at thirty-four and was famous only afterwards. This edition is bound with sixty plates of painting from 1835–1925, among them Rafael Romero Barros, Christian Skredsvig and Carlos de Haes, in the translation by Cornelia Frances Bates and Katharine Lee Bates.

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  Death in the Woods - From their...

  Sherwood Anderson

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  Sherwood Anderson was born on 13th September 1876 in Camden, Ohio. 
  When his father’s business failed the family was forced to move on a regular basis before finally settling in Clyde, Ohio.   
  Anderson, one of 7 children, left school at 14 to take a number of jobs to help with the family finances. These were difficult years. 
  He moved to Chicago in search of opportunities before joining the Army for the US-Spanish War of 1898.  He then entered Wittenberg Academy in Springfield, Ohio to complete his education before moving back to Chicago to take up a writing job. 
  In 1904 he married Cornelia Lane, her family had resources and Anderson was keen, with this family backing, to run a business. 
  The early years of their marriage produced 3 children but a nervous breakdown in 1907 and another in 1912, despite his success as a business entrepreneur, resulted in him abandoning his family and deciding that a literary career would be best for him.   
  A move back to Chicago resulted in a job in advertising, a divorce from Cornelia and marriage to Tennessee Mitchell.  
  That same year his first book ‘Windy McPherson’s Son’ was released and in 1919, his most famous book, ‘Winesburg, Ohio’, a collection of short stories about life in an Ohio town was released. 
  Anderson continued to write short stories, novels and non-fiction but his only true bestseller came with ‘Dark Laughter’.  His influence on writers that followed, from Faulkner to Hemingway, was immense. He also married a further two times.   
  Sherwood Anderson died in in Colón, Panama, on the 8th March, 1941. He was 64. An autopsy revealed that a swallowed toothpick had resulted in peritonitis. 
  His headstone epitaph reads ‘Life, Not Death is the Great Adventure.’

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  The young woman's guide

  WILLIAM A. ALCOTT

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  This work was begun, soon after the appearance of the Young Mans Guide—and was partially announced to the public. For reasons, however, which I have not room to give in this place, it was thought proper to defer its publication till the appearance of several other volumes in the same spirit, involving more particularly the relative duties.I wish to have it distinctly understood, that I do not propose to give a complete manual of the social and moral duties of young women. Every one has his own way of looking at things, and I have mine. Some of the duties of young women have appeared to me to receive from other writers less attention than their comparative importance demands; and others—especially those which are connected with the great subject of "temperance in all things"—I have believed to be treated, in several respects, erroneously.Permit me, however, to say, that while I have not intended to follow the path, or repeat the ideas of any other writer, I have not attempted to avoid either the one or the other. If I have presented here and there a thought which had already come before the public from my own pen, I can only say that I did not intend it, although I did not take special pains to avoid it. The sum is this. I have presented my thoughts, without so much reference to what has already been said by myself or others, as to what I have supposed to be the necessities of those for whom I write. I have gone straight forward, asking no questions; and I trust I shall be dealt with in a manner equally direct.

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  The Salem Horror

  Henry Kuttner

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  In Henry Kuttner's "The Salem Horror," a writer named Carson moves into an old house in Salem, formerly owned by the executed witch Abigail Prinn. He discovers a hidden "Witch Room" in the basement, designed to revive Prinn's spirit. Carson's writing is influenced by dreams and he uncovers Prinn's plot to summon a dark entity. An occultist, Michael Leigh, intervenes, and together they thwart Prinn's plan, sending her and the entity back to their realm, though a chilling memento remains.

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  Bridal Ballad

  Edgar Allan Poe

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  Bridal Ballad: Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic who is best known for his poetry and short stories.
  
  The ring is on my hand,
  And the wreath is on my brow;
  Satins and jewels grand
  Are all at my command,
  And I am happy now.

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