Other books that might interest you

• 

  Flatland

  Edwin A. Abbott

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  "Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions" is a satirical novella by Edwin A. Abbott, first published in 1884. The story takes place in a two-dimensional world and follows the experiences of A. Square, a mathematician and resident of Flatland. As A. Square discovers the existence of a third dimension, the book delves into themes of dimensionality, hierarchy, and social constraints. Though it might seem like a straightforward mathematical or geometric allegory, "Flatland" also offers insightful commentary on the social and cultural mores of Victorian England.

  Show book

• 

  The Complete Novels of Nikolai...

  Nikolai Gogol

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  What happens when reality becomes stranger than fiction?
  
  The Complete Novels of Nikolai Gogol brings together the novel-length masterpieces of one of Russia's most original and influential writers. Blending sharp satire with the grotesque and the surreal, Gogol exposed the absurdities of bureaucracy, ambition, and social pretension with unmatched brilliance.
  
  Best known for Dead Souls, Gogol created a literary world where comedy and tragedy coexist—where laughter reveals moral decay and ordinary life slips into the uncanny. His novels explore identity, corruption, greed, and spiritual emptiness, shaping the course of Russian literature and influencing writers such as Dostoevsky and Kafka.
  
  Darkly funny, unsettling, and deeply human, Gogol's fiction remains strikingly modern.
  
  Inside this eBook, you'll explore:
  
  All novel-length works by Nikolai Gogol in one collection
  
  Iconic satire such as Dead Souls
  
  Themes of absurdity, bureaucracy, and moral decay
  
  A cornerstone of Russian realism and literary modernity
  
  Studied worldwide and endlessly influential, Gogol's novels stand at the crossroads of realism, fantasy, and psychological insight.
  
  Laugh at the absurd—and recognize the truth beneath it. Buy now and experience the complete novels of Nikolai Gogol.

  Show book

• 

  What Is To Be Our Future?...

  Booker T. Washington

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  Booker Taliaferro Washington (April 5, 1856 - November 14, 1915) was an American educator, author, orator, and adviser to several presidents of the United States. Between 1890 and 1915, Washington was the dominant leader in the African American community and of the contemporary black elite. Washington was from the last generation of black American leaders born into slavery and became the leading voice of the former slaves and their descendants. They were newly oppressed in the South by disenfranchisement and the Jim Crow discriminatory laws enacted in the post-Reconstruction Southern states in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
  WHAT IS TO BE OUR FUTURE?: Last Thursday afternoon I received a telegram from a gentleman stopping for a time in a city in Georgia, asking me to come there at once on important business; and being rather curious to know what he wanted of me, I went.

  Show book

• 

  Filmer (Unabridged)

  H. G. Wells

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  Herbert George Wells (21 September 1866 - 13 August 1946) was an English writer. Prolific in many genres, he wrote dozens of novels, short stories, and works of social commentary, history, satire, biography and autobiography. His work also included two books on recreational war games. Wells is now best remembered for his science fiction novels and is often called the "father of science fiction", along with Jules Verne and the publisher Hugo Gernsback.
  FILMER: In truth the mastery of flying was the work of thousands of men-this man a suggestion and that an experiment, until at last only one vigorous intellectual effort was needed to finish the work.

  Show book

• 

  Hollow Needle The: Further...

  Maurice Leblanc

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  "The Hollow Needle: Further Adventures of Arsène Lupin," written by Maurice Leblanc, is a detective novel likely set in the early 20th century. The story revolves around the clever gentleman thief, Arsène Lupin, and a young amateur detective named Isidore Beautrelet, who becomes involved in a complex case featuring a robbery, a murder, and a series of clever deceptions. 
  The novel opens with a tense scene at the Château d'Ambrumésy, where two young women, Raymonde and Suzanne, are awakened by strange noises in the night. Their fears are confirmed when they encounter a mysterious man carrying something, leading to a violent struggle that results in a murder. 
  As the plot unfolds, the local gendarmes investigate the crime but quickly find themselves misled. Meanwhile, Beautrelet eagerly pursues his deductions, determined to solve the case before the infamous Arsène Lupin can escape detection. The initial chapters hint at a web of intrigue involving stolen art, treachery, and a race against time, all set against the backdrop of the pursuit of one of literature's most celebrated thieves.

  Show book

• 

  A Christmas Tree and a Wedding

  Fyodor Dostoyevsky

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  A Christmas ball sets the plans in motion for the wealthy Julian Mastakovich. For an immensely wealthy business man has just announced that his daughter has a dowry of 300,000 rubles.  
   
  First published in 1848, and adapted into a motion picture in 2000, Dostoyevsky shines a light on the business end of well-moneyed marriage. It begins when an 11-year-old girl gets an extravagant doll at a Christmas ball.

  Show book