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The Island of Doctor Moreau is an 1896 novel by H. G. Wells. It is an account of Edward Prendick, an Englishman with a scientific education who survives a shipwreck in the southern Pacific Ocean. A passing ship takes him aboard, and a man named Montgomery revives him.
The elopement of Philippe Cayol, an aspiring liberal, poor and untitled with Blanche De Cazalis, niece of a powerful millionaire and politician sets the stage in this novel full of twists and turns with villains a plenty. Philippe's brother Marius strives to protect the two lovers from the De Cazalis' uncontrolled fury. Although written in his youth Zola's signature style, his indignation about injustice and his vivid characterization of the noble, the wealthy and common man is very evident in this non stop adventure.Ver livro
D’Artagnan has a big ambition. He wants to become a musketeer – a brave member of the King’s Guards. So he sets out on his horse to prove himself... and uncovers a terrible plot against the Queen.Will young D’Artagnan be able to convince the three famous musketeers Porthos, Athos and Aramis that he is good enough to join them? And if they don’t take him seriously, what will become of the Queen?Ver livro
The Wonderful Adventures of Nils (orig. Nils Holgerssons underbara resa genom Sverige; literally Nils Holgersson's wonderful journey across Sweden) is a work of fiction by the Swedish writer Selma Lagerlöf, the first women to receive Nobel Prize in literature to make the study Sweden geography fun for children. It was originally published in two books, 1906 and 1907, and was first published in English as The Wonderful Adventures of Nils in 1907 and Further Adventures of Nils in 1911. The two parts are usually published together, in English as The Wonderful Adventures of Nils, but that name may also refer to the first part alone.Selma Lagerlöf, like many leading Swedish intellectuals of her time, was an advocate of Swedish spelling reform. When published in 1906, this book was one of the first to adopt the new spelling mandated by a government resolution on April 7, 1906.Ver livro
Roughing It is a book of semi-autobiographical travel literature written by American humorist Mark Twain. He wrote it during 1870-71 and published in 1872, as a prequel to his first book The Innocents Abroad (1869). This book tells of Twain's adventures prior to his pleasure cruise related in Innocents Abroad.Ver livro
This century unfolds with a fast-changing world riven by immense wars and glutton hungry Empires. Women strive to win the most basic of rights, the right to vote. Their literary testament is now a vital part of our cultural world. They write on all manner of subjects with truth, with imagination and with undeniable talent. We are all the richer for their words. 1 - The Top Ten - 20th Century Women 2 - Paul's Case by Willa Cather 3 - Kew Gardens by Virginia Woolf 4 - The Garden Party by Katherine Mansfield 5 - A Jury of Her Peers by Susan Gaspell 6 - Here We Are by Dorothy Parker 7 - The Face in the Glass by Mary Elizabeth Braddon 8 - The Mysterious Death on the Underground Railroad by Baroness Orczy 9 - Rooms by Gertrude Stein 10 - White Bread by Zona Gale 11 - The Stones of the Village by Alice Dunbar NelsonVer livro
This Audiobook contains The Complete Christmas Collections of Charles Dickens:1. A Christmas Carol Start at Chapters 12. A Message From The Sea Start at Chapters 73. Doctor Marigold Start at Chapters 154. Going Into Society Start at Chapters 175. Mrs Lirripers Legacy Start at Chapters 186. Mugby Junction Start at Chapters 217. No Thoroughfare Start at Chapters 258. A Christmas tree Start at Chapters 389. Nobody's Story Start at Chapters 3910. The Child's Story Start at Chapters 4011. The Poor Relation's Story Start at Chapters 4112. The Schoolboy's Story Start at Chapters 4213. What Christmas is as We Grow Older Start at Chapters 4314. Somebodys Luggage Start at Chapters 4415. The Battle of life Start at Chapters 4816. The Chimes Start at Chapters 5417. The Cricket on the Hearth Start at Chapters 6018. The Haunted Man and the Ghosts Bargain Start at Chapters 6619. The Holly Tree Start at Chapters 7220. The Perils Of Certain English Prisoners Start at Chapters 7521. The Seven Poor Travellers Start at Chapters 8022. The Wreck of The Golden Mary Start at Chapters 8323. Tom Tiddlers Ground Start at Chapters 85Ver livro
