Editora: Bu Classics Books
Sallie McBride takes charge of a grim orphanage, determined to transform the lives of its inhabitants through reform and sheer force of will. Amidst the challenges of administration and a grumpy Scottish doctor, she discovers a sense of purpose she never expected. This epistolary sequel is a spirited look at social activism and the power of compassion.
This comprehensive collection brings together the complete longer fiction of Jane Austen, including her six finished novels, her early epistolary novella, and her unfinished works. Spanning the Regency period, these works explore courtship, inheritance, social ambition, moral growth, and the delicate balance between emotion and reason. With wit, irony, and psychological precision, they portray the intimate dramas of family life and the quiet tensions of English country society. Included in this volume: Sense and Sensibility (1811) Pride and Prejudice (1813) Mansfield Park (1814) Emma (1816) Northanger Abbey (1818, posthumous) Persuasion (1818, posthumous) Lady Susan (1871, posthumous) The Watsons (unfinished) Sanditon (unfinished) From sparkling social satire to more mature meditations on regret and second chances, this collection reveals the full arc of Austen's artistic development. The inclusion of the unfinished works offers readers a rare glimpse into her creative process and evolving narrative voice. Presented in a single, carefully formatted volume, this edition is ideal for students, scholars, and readers who wish to experience the complete range of Austen's fiction in one place.Ver livro
A novel of army life in the calm before Pearl Harbor: A New York Times bestseller, a National Book Award winner, and “one of the great books of our time” (Newsday). At the Pearl Harbor army base in 1941, Robert E. Lee Prewitt is Uncle Sam’s finest bugler. A career soldier with no patience for army politics, Prewitt becomes incensed when a commander’s favorite wins the title of First Bugler. His indignation results in a transfer to an infantry unit whose commander is less interested in preparing for war than he is in boxing. But when Prewitt refuses to join the company team, the commander and his sergeant decide to make the bugler’s life hell. An American classic now available with scenes and dialogue considered unfit for publication in the 1950s, From Here to Eternity is a stirring picture of army life in the months leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbor. This ebook features an illustrated biography of James Jones including rare photos from the author’s estate.Ver livro
How Watson Learnt the Trick is a Sherlock Holmes parody written by Arthur Conan Doyle in 1924. It concerns Doctor Watson attempting to demonstrate to Holmes how he has learned the latter's "superficial trick" of logical deduction by giving a summary of Holmes' current state of mind and plans for the day ahead, only for Holmes to then reveal that every single one of Watson's deductions is incorrect.Conan Doyle was one of several authors commissioned to provide books for the library of Queen Mary's Dolls' House; others included J. M. Barrie, Thomas Hardy, Rudyard Kipling and W. Somerset Maugham. Conan Doyle was provided with a book approximately 1.5" x 1.25" (3.75 cm x 3.15 cm) into which he wrote the 503-word story of How Watson Learned the Trick by hand, taking up 34 pages. The original manuscript is still part of the Dolls' House library.Ver livro
The short story focuses on a schoolmistress who is returning home after collecting her salary from the town. The weather is terrible, and makes the journey far longer than it should be. She meets a man named Hanov, an aging man who is joyful and seemingly ignorant of the misery of life. On this journey, Marya Vassilyevna ponders her life, her happiness and the repetition of it all. When a train goes past, she sees a woman who looks much like her late mother, which fills her with joy she hasn't felt in a very long time. In 'The Schoolmistress' by Anton Chekhov, life is represented as meaningless, repetitive and dull. This is done by characterization and descriptive language.Ver livro
"Pull a long bow and feast on the King's venison in the heart of Sherwood." Deep within the sun-dappled glades of Sherwood Forest, a band of brothers lives outside the law, but for the sake of justice. The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood follows the legendary archer from his first run-in with the King's foresters to his legendary recruitment of Little John, Will Scarlet, and the jovial Friar Tuck. Howard Pyle's retelling is a joyous celebration of wit, skill, and the defiance of tyranny. Whether outsmarting the bumbling Sheriff of Nottingham or competing for a golden arrow, Robin and his Merry Men embody a spirit of freedom and chivalry that has inspired generations. This version is celebrated not just for its prose, but for its archaic, rhythmic charm that transports readers directly into a "merrie" medieval England. The "Noble Outlaw" Philosophy: Pyle refined the character of Robin Hood, transforming him from a simple highwayman into a champion of the oppressed. His Robin is a man of honor who strictly follows a code: never harm a woman, a child, or a man in the company of a lady, and always aid those whom the law has failed. A Masterpiece of Illustration: Howard Pyle was as much an artist as a writer. His original edition featured intricate, woodcut-style illustrations that set the visual standard for the "Golden Age of Illustration." His depiction of the characters—broad-shouldered, hearty, and full of life—remains the blueprint for every film and television adaptation that followed. Why It Is an Essential Classic: The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood is the rare book that appeals equally to the sense of childhood wonder and the adult appreciation for craft. It is a story of brotherhood and the belief that even in a world of corruption, a few "stout hearts" can make a difference. It remains the most readable and influential version of the Robin Hood mythos ever penned. Join the band in the greenwood. Purchase "The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood" today.Ver livro
William Fryer Harvey AM was born on 14th April 1885 into a wealthy Quaker family in Leeds, West Yorkshire. He was educated at the Quaker Bootham School in Yorkshire and Leighton Park School in Reading before university at Balliol College, Oxford. His health was fragile and he poured his energies into writing short stories and in 1910 published his first collection ‘Midnight House’. In the Great War he was with the Friends' Ambulance Unit and then served as a surgeon-lieutenant in the Royal Navy. There he received the Albert Medal for Lifesaving but lung damage received at that time troubled him for the rest of his life. He continued to write short stories, and even a memoir, but by 1925 ill health had forced his retirement to any outside work. Three years later he published his second collection which contained his macabre classic ‘The Beast with Five fingers’, only one more collection would come from his pen in his lifetime. For many years of his life he now lived in Switzerland with his wife but a yearning to be home saw them come back to England in 1935. W F Harvey died in Letchworth on the 4th June 1937. He was 52.Ver livro
