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  A Farewell to Arms

  Ernest Hemingway

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  A Farewell to Arms is a novel by American writer Ernest Hemingway, set during the Italian campaign of World War I. First published in 1929, it is a first-person account of an American, Frederic Henry, serving as a lieutenant (Italian: tenente) in the ambulance corps of the Italian Army. The novel describes a love between the American expatriate and an English nurse, Catherine Barkley.

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  In the Penal Colony

  Franz Kafka

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  "In the Penal Colony" is a short story by Franz Kafka written in German in October 1914, revised in November 1918, and first published in October 1919. As in some of Kafka's other writings, the narrator in this story seems detached from, or perhaps numbed by, events that one would normally expect to be registered with horror. Internal clues and the setting on an island suggest Octave Mirbeau's The Torture Garden as an influence. The story is set in an unnamed penal colony and describes the last use of an elaborate torture and execution device that carves the commandment that the condemned prisoner has transgressed on his skin as he slowly dies over the course of twelve hours. As the plot unfolds, the reader learns more and more about the machine, including its origin and original justification.

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  Ayala's Angel

  Anthony Trollope

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  "This is Trollope's eightieth tale. Though it is the work of an older man, it is perhaps the brightest and freshest novel he ever wrote. The story of a young woman forced to choose a husband from among three unsavory men, the novel is remarkable for its wealth of minor characters and it  romantic exuberance."

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  Empire of the Ants The (Unabridged)

  H. G. Wells

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  "The Empire of the Ants" is a disturbing tale about a new species of giant ants in South America which have evolved to use tools and weapons, wear clothes, communicate and organize themselves as a deadly fighting machine. And their chosen enemy is mankind...

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  Pollyanna

  Eleanor H. Porter

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  In a small town far out West, 11-year-old Pollyanna loses her mother and then her dad to disease. This book describes how the orphan is sent to be raised by her aunt who lives far away in the East of the country. Unfortunately, her aunt does not want her but accepts her very reluctantly only out of 'duty' and sticks her into a tiny hot attic room so she will be "out of the way". What Aunt Polly does not know is that Pollyanna is bringing the game of being 'glad' that her father taught her and that her irrepressible happy attitude will transform not only that dull and miserable house but an entire village before she is through.Eleanor H. Porter, American novelist, and creator of the Pollyanna series of books generated a popular phenomenon. Hodgman studied singing at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston. She gained a local reputation as a singer in concerts and church choirs and continued her singing career after her marriage. By 1901, however, she had abandoned music in favor of writing. Her stories began appearing in numerous popular magazines and newspapers, and in 1907 she published her first novel

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  The Death of Ivan Ilyich

  Anonyme

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  A successful life—until one pain shatters everything he thought he knew.
  When respected judge Ivan Ilyich falls gravely ill, his comfortable world collapses. Friends grow distant, family becomes strained, and he confronts, for the first time, the emptiness behind his carefully built life. Alone with his fear, Ivan begins a powerful inner journey—one that strips away illusion and leads him toward a truth as simple as it is transformative.
  
  Praised as "one of the greatest meditations on mortality ever written," Tolstoy's novella blends emotional honesty, philosophical depth, and luminous insight. It is a story that challenges, comforts, and lingers with every reader.
  
  If you cherish meaningful literature that explores the human condition with clarity and compassion, this timeless classic is essential reading.
  
  Open the book—and witness a man discover what truly matters at the edge of life.

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