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  Effi Briest in simple language -...

  Theodor Fontane

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  Theodor Fontane's best-known novel is published in simple language for the first time.Theodor Fontane's best-known novel is published in simple language for the first time. It largely complies with the ISO 24495-1:2023 plain language standard. We have also largely adapted it for plain language.The content is also typographically designed to be particularlyreader-friendly. The book is suitable for readers with limited readingability, English as a second language or with cognitive impairments.This means that as many people as possible can enjoy readingand understanding one of Germany's most famous novels.aibo publishing produces the World Literature series in simple and plain language. The first publications generated a media response across Europe, including in the FAZ and The Times London, and, according to the NZZ, triggered a "culture war"."Effi Briest" is about love and freedom. A young woman is married at an early age. She is torn between her feelings and the strict rules of society. Her curiosity and zest for life are her destiny. She is caught between two men. They fight a duel. This is no longer in keeping with the times. But they don't know better.The novel is set in 19th century Germany. It can be compared to the Russian novel "Anna Karenina" or the French "Madame Bovary". "Effi Briest" became world-famous and was often made into a film. Theodor Fontane is considered a representative of poetic realism.

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  The Dreams in the Witch House

  H.P. Lovecraft

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  🎬 Experience the atmospheric visual edition of this tale by searching "Jonathan Dunne Horror" on YouTube. 
  Title: The Dreams in the Witch House 
  Series Name: Timeless Terrors 
  Series Entry: 136 
  Author: H. P. Lovecraft 
  Narrator: Jonathan Dunne 
  Original Publication: 1933 
  Public Domain: Yes 
  Description: 
  A mathematics student rents a room in a notorious Arkham house once occupied by a witch. As his studies deepen, he begins experiencing vivid dreams of impossible dimensions and sinister entities—blurring the line between reality and nightmare. Lovecraft weaves cosmic horror with dark folklore, revealing a terrifying truth: some knowledge opens doors that should never be unlocked.

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  Urban Grandier

  Alexandre Dumas

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  "Urban Grandier" by Alexandre Dumas is a dramatic retelling of the infamous witchcraft trial of Urbain Grandier, a 17th-century French priest. Accused of sorcery and orchestrating demonic possessions in Loudun, Grandier becomes the target of political and religious persecution. Dumas explores the web of jealousy, corruption, and power struggles that led to his downfall, highlighting the tension between faith and reason. The novel delves into themes of injustice, manipulation, and the abuse of authority, as Grandier’s defiance and intellect make him both admired and despised. A gripping blend of history and intrigue, it portrays the fragility of truth in a society rife with superstition and tyranny, leaving readers to ponder the cost of integrity in the face of oppression.

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  The Uncertain Future of the...

  Victor Canning

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  A life-affirming story of family and personal self-discovery 
   
  When George, the eldest son of Matthew Silverman, announces he won’t follow his father’s footsteps as editor of the family-owned local newspaper, the family finds itself on a course for change. The newspaper has been going for nearly 100 years. 
   
  With younger brother Alexander and sisters Loraine and Alison growing up fast too, and gradual progress in the world around them, can Matthew do what’s best for them all? 
   
  This beautifully observed story of a loving family navigating generational change retains a timeless appeal today. 
  Praise for Victor Canning: 
   
  ‘His gift of story-telling is obviously innate. Rarely does one come on so satisfying an amalgam of plot, characterisation and good writing.’ Punch 
   
  ‘Quite delightful … with an atmosphere of quiet contentment and humour that cannot fail to charm.’ Daily Telegraph 
   
  ‘A swift-moving novel, joyous, happy and incurably optimistic.’ Evening Standard 
   
  ‘There is such a gentle humour in the book.’ Daily Sketch 
   
  ‘What counts for most in the story … is his mounting pleasure in vagabondage and the English scene.’ The Times 
   
  ‘A paean to the beauties of the English countryside and the lovable oddities of the English character.’ New York Times

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  Conscience - A Judith Lee...

  Richard Marsh

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  Richard Bernard Heldmann was born on 12th October 1857, in St Johns Wood, North London.  
   
  By his early 20’s Heldmann began publishing fiction for the myriad magazine publications that had sprung up and were eager for good well-written content.  
   
  In October 1882, Heldmann was promoted to co-editor of Union Jack, a popular magazine, but his association with the publication ended suddenly in June 1883.  It appears Heldman was prone to issuing forged cheques to finance his lifestyle.  In April 1884 he was sentenced to 18 months hard labour. 
    
  In order to be well away from the scandal and the damage that this had caused to his reputation Heldmann adopted a pseudonym on his release from jail.  Shortly thereafter the name ‘Richard Marsh’ began to appear in the literary periodicals.  The use of his mother’s maiden name as part of it seems both a release and a lifeline. 
   
  A stroke of very good fortune arrived with his novel ‘The Beetle’ published in 1897.  This would turn out to be his greatest commercial success and added some much-needed gravitas to his literary reputation.   
   
  Marsh was a prolific writer and wrote almost 80 volumes of fiction as well as many short stories, across many genres from horror and crime to romance and humour.   His unusual characters, plotting devices and other literary developments have identified his legacy as one of the best British writers of his time.   
   
  Richard Marsh died from heart disease in Haywards Heath in Sussex on 9th August 1915.  He was 57.

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  The Written World and the...

  Italo Calvino

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  A rich collection of essays offering an extraordinary global view of Calvino’s approach to writing, reading, and interpreting literature. 
   
  An extraordinary collection of essays, forewords, articles, and interviews, The Written World and the Unwritten World displays the remarkable intelligence and razor-sharp wit of prolific Italian writer Italo Calvino as he explores the meaning of literature in a rapidly changing world. From classics to  
  contemporary literature, from tradition to the avant-garde, Calvino masterfully explores reading, writing, and translating through careful and illuminating discussion of the works of Bakhtin, Brecht, Cortázar, Thomas Mann, Octavio Paz, Georges Perec, Salman Rushdie, Gore Vidal, and more. Drawn  
  from Mondo scritto e mondo non scritto (2002), Sulla fiaba (1988), and other uncollected essays, this volume of previously untranslated work—now rendered in English by acclaimed translator Ann Goldstein—is a major statement in literary criticism.

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