Editorial: Charles River Editors
Louisa May Alcott was an American writer best known for coming of age novels featuring young women. Alcott also served as a nurse at a Union hospital during the Civil War and wrote about her experiences there. This edition of The Abbot’s Ghost includes a table of contents.
Mary Elizabeth Braddon – A Short Story Collection – An Introduction Mary Elizabeth Braddon was born in London on the 4th October 1835. At age 5 her parents separated but her ambition to succeed was not daunted. After being privately educated she took to acting, and the minor roles she obtained where enough to support both her and her mother. This potential career waned as soon as she began writing and secured an income from it. In 1860, she met John Maxwell, a publisher of periodicals, and moved in with him the following year. At the time Maxwell was already married with five children but his wife was confined to an Irish mental asylum. On her death they married and she had six children by him. Braddon was prolific and wrote over 80 novels, perhaps the most famous is ‘Lady Audley's Secret’ (1862), which won her both sales and a fortune as a bestseller. She also wrote a number of historical fiction novels which again increased her reputation. She was equally prolific as a short story writer, primarily supernatural and ghost stories, all of which continue to be anthologized to this day, such is the high regard they are kept in. Braddon founded Belgravia magazine in 1866, its fare being serialised sensation novels, poems, travel narratives and biographies, along with essays on fashion, history and science, all lavishly illustrated. She also edited Temple Bar magazine. Mary Elizabeth Braddon died on 4th February 1915 and is buried in Richmond Cemetery. 1 - Mary Elizabeth Braddon - A Short Story Collection - An Introduction 2 - Colonel Benyon's Entanglement by Mary Elizabeth Braddon 3 - The Cold Embrace by Mary Elizabeth Braddon 4 - The Face in the Glass by Mary Elizabeth Braddon 5 - Eveline's Visitant by Mary Elizabeth Braddon 6 - The Higher Life by Mary Elizabeth BraddonVer libro
A collection of favourite classic poems by some of our best loved poets including Robert Browning, Rudyard Kipling, Thomas Hardy, John Keats, William Butler Yeats, Thomas Love Peacock, Alfred Lord Tennyson, William Shakespeare, Algernon Charles Swinburne and others.Public Domain (P)2016 Spiders' House Audio/Roy MacreadyVer libro
Alceste, the misanthrope, hates everyone including himself. But unlike in many pure farces with their cliche stock characters, the characters here are much more well-rounded, and who knows - Alceste might actually grow and change throughout the play. "Those who admired noble thoughts, select language, accurate delineations of character, and a perfect and entertaining style, placed this comedy from the very beginning where it is generally put, with the common consent of all students of sound literature, in the foremost rank of the good comedies of Moliere.Ver libro
Rediscover your favorite classic dystopian novels like The Time Machine, 1984, and Slaughterhouse Five in this CliffsNotes-inspired breakdown by Evergreen, available in this curated collection for the first time in audio.Ver libro
"Jane Eyre" is a novel written by Charlotte Bronte and first published in 1847. It is a Bildungsroman that follows the life of the titular character, Jane Eyre, from her childhood in an abusive household to her years as a governess and, ultimately, to her love for Mr. Rochester, the brooding master of Thornfield Hall. The novel is known for its themes of religion, morality, women's independence, and social criticism, and it incorporates elements of social realism, melodrama, and gothic horror.Ver libro
We proudly present this collection of classic self-help works on how to attract success and money in your life.CONTENTS:Think and grow rich [Napoleon Hill] - Starts at Chapter 1,How To Make Money [B.F. Austin]- Starts at Chapter 19,Morning and Evening Thoughts [James Allen] - Starts at Chapter 46,The Key to Success [Russell H. Conwell] - Starts at Chapter 110,Hidden Treasures Or Why Some Succeed While Others Fail [Harry A. Lewis] - Starts at Chapter 117,What you can do with your will power [Russell H. Conwell - Starts at Chapter 123,Self Development And Power [L. W. Rogers] - Starts at Chapter 128,How to Get What You Want [Wallace D. Wattles] - Starts at Chapter 131,The Science of Getting Rich [Wallace D. Wattles] - Starts at Chapter 136.Self Reliance [Ralph Waldo Emerson] - Starts at Chapter 154.Ver libro
