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  Faust-The Tragedy

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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  "Two souls, alas! are dwelling in my breast; and one is striving to forsake its brother."
  
  Dr. Faust is a brilliant scholar who has reached the limits of human knowledge, yet remains profoundly dissatisfied. In his thirst for infinite experience and absolute truth, he strikes a daring wager with the demon Mephistopheles: if the devil can provide a moment of such perfect bliss that Faust wishes it to never end, the devil may claim his soul. What follows is a cosmic journey through the heights of passion, the depths of despair, and the very foundations of Western civilization.
  
  From Personal Tragedy to Global Myth: In Part One, experience the intimate, heartbreaking "Gretchen Tragedy," where Faust's pursuit of earthly pleasure leads to the destruction of an innocent woman. In Part Two, the scope expands into a surreal, phantasmagoric exploration of history, politics, and classical mythology, as Faust seeks to find his place in the broader world.
  
  The Height of German Romanticism: Goethe's Faust is more than a play; it is a "World Poem" that captures the restlessness of the modern spirit. It explores the dangerous allure of progress and the redemptive power of the "Eternal Feminine." With its rich symbolism and breathtaking verse, it remains the ultimate exploration of the human condition—asking if a soul that never stops striving can ever truly be lost.
  
  Witness the wager that defined an era. Purchase "Faust" today and journey to the edge of heaven and hell.

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  Camano Island's Heartbeat - The...

  Short Story Press, Michael Knighton

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  In this story, you will experience a wide range of emotions while applying to the consistent theme of maintaining a positive outlook even in times of negativity and disarray. The story takes the reader and main character through a story that exemplifies: 
  ● The relatable occurrence of sadness that all beings have experienced 
  ● The importance of keeping a positive outlook in order to pull yourself out of the depths of sadness 
  ● The implication to not cling or hold on to the past and look towards the future 
  ● The ideology that serving and giving yourself brings happiness 
  ● The power of a relationship and bond between animal and man 
  ● The heavy weight of expectations that comes from friends and family that can keep people from following their dreams 
  ● Beautifies family relationships and the need for understanding as a person who is an introvert and desires to be alone 
  ● The ideology that action is important, and to take action immediately 
  ● The Buddhist ideology of having the option to be running from darkness to brightness or from darkness to more darkness - you decide. 
  ● The concept that all things rise, stay for some time, then pass away indicating there is no need to hate something viewed as negative or even love and attach oneself to something positive 
  ● A story that shows there is happiness where you look for it, and sadness if you desire it. 
  All the ideas portrayed in the story of Peter are to help the world today find the most out of the life they live. To realize they can give themselves if they feel that they don’t have enough and there is someone who needs it more than you know. It indicates to not wallow in sadness, even if it is all you have. It shows to take action and do good as this will be the best thing to heal you from your darkness. Stay bright! 
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  Marie Corelli's Collected Poems

  Marie orelli

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  Marie Corelli is best known as a novelist, but was always a poet at heart, composing on her strongest passions, whether for love, nature, God, or country.This volume collects poems from across her bestselling books and across her career, curated by Brenda Vyver, her her 'companion' of 40 years, who she left everything to when she died, and who is buried alongside her in a twin grave. It is perhaps worth noting that Brenda drove much of Corelli's work, which ran heavy to erotic descriptions of women.Corelli was the Victorian romance author who outsold Arthur Conan Doyle, H. G. Wells, and Rudyard Kipling put together. Despite critics labelling her as "as "the favourite of the common multitude", she was a favourite of Winston Churchill, Queen Victoria and William Gladstone. She was the only author invited to the coronation of Edward VII, and her friends included Mark Twain, Ouida, the Empress Frederick of Germany, and Alfred Tennyson. Her often darkly romantic works tried to reconcile Christianity with mystical ideas such as reincarnation and astral projection.A true character, Corelli claimed that she had warned the finders of the tomb of Tutankhamun about the "dire punishment" likely to occur to those who rifle Egyptian tombs, claiming to cite an ancient book that indicated that poisons had been left after burials. She . She was associated at some point with the Fraternitas Rosae Crucis; a mystical Rosicrucian group, and her books were a part of the foundation of today's corpus of esoteric philosophy."a woman of deplorable talent who imagined that she was a genius, and was accepted as a genius by a public to whose commonplace sentimentalities and prejudices she gave a glamorous setting." - Grant Allen "the imagination of a Poe with the style of an Ouida and the mentality of a nursemaid." -James Agate

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  Short Poetry Collection 099

  Various

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  This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for August 2011.

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  Hymn of the Nativity Sung by the...

  Richard Crashaw

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  Librivox volunteers bring you seven readings of A Hymn of the Nativity, Sung by the Shepherds by Richard Crashaw. This was the fortnightly poem for December 7 - December 21, 2014. -  Ann Boulais

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  A Rhyme A Dozen ― The Nativity -...

  Ann Griffiths, John Milton,...

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  ‘A dime a dozen’ as known in America, is perhaps equal to the English ‘cheap as chips’ but whatever the lingua franca of your choice in this series we hereby submit ‘A Rhyme a Dozen’ as 12 poems on many given subjects that are a well-rounded gathering, maybe even an essential guide, from the knowing pens of classic poets and their beautifully spoken verse to the comfort of your ears. 
  1 - A Rhyme a Dozen - 12 Poets, 12 Poems, 1 Topic.  The Nativity - An Introduction 
  2 - Wondrous Sight For Men and Angels by Ann Griffiths 
  3 - An Ode of the Birth of Our Saviour by Robert Herrick 
  4 - A Nativity by Rudyard Kipling 
  5 - Nativity by John Donne 
  6 - On the Morning of Christ's Nativity by John Milton 
  7 - The Mother of God by William Butler Yeats 
  8 - The Nativity of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ by Christopher Smart 
  9 - The Burning Babe by Robert Southwell 
  10 - Upon Christ His Birth by Sir John Suckling 
  11 - Christmas Carol by Sara Teasdale 
  12 - The Nativity by Henry Vaughan 
  13 - The Three Kings by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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