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A young girl raised in seclusion by her father must navigate the treacherous waters of high society when they return to England. Her journey toward maturity is marked by financial ruin, betrayal, and the difficult choices required to secure her future. Shelley’s nuanced exploration of female education and autonomy shines in this tale of resilience and emotional growth.
How many voices does grief have? First published in 1930, As I Lay Dying is one of William Faulkner's most daring and unforgettable novels. Told through the shifting perspectives of the Bundren family and those around them, the story follows a harrowing journey to fulfill a dying woman's last wish—to be buried in her hometown. As the family travels across a flood-ravaged landscape, each voice reveals private desires, fears, resentments, and moments of stark humanity. Faulkner's innovative use of stream-of-consciousness narration transforms a simple plot into a profound exploration of love, duty, suffering, and endurance. Darkly comic, deeply tragic, and relentlessly human, the novel captures the raw inner lives of ordinary people confronting death and meaning. Inside this eBook, you'll experience: A groundbreaking multi-voice narrative structure Powerful portraits of grief, isolation, and resilience Faulkner's signature modernist style and psychological depth One of the most influential novels in American literature Widely studied and celebrated as a cornerstone of literary modernism, As I Lay Dying remains essential reading for anyone seeking challenging, emotionally resonant fiction. Follow the journey where voices collide and truth emerges. Buy now and experience one of William Faulkner's greatest masterpieces.Mostra libro
"Gusev" is an 1890 short story by Anton Chekhov. Several discharged soldiers return home from the Far East by ship. Confined to the hospital cabin, they are all apparently dying of consumption and seemingly indifferent to their condition. Among them are Gusev, a mild, racist, slightly dim man, and the mysterious Pavel Ivanovich, an ardent "protester" who often goes on diatribes (many of which Gusev either misunderstands or ignores) about his lifelong commitment to telling people "the truth to their faces". Ivanovich is proud of having riled every single person around him during his three years' service in the East, and thinks all the other men present are fools. He later reveals that he is the son of a priest and had to disguise himself as a peasant to buy his third-class ticket. One day, while Gusev is asleep, Pavel Ivanovich dies. One of the other soldiers, seeing that Gusev will also die shortly, helps him up to the ship's deck, where they look at the waves crashing into one another. Several days later, Gusev dies. His body is sewn into a sailcloth sack and weighted. After a short prayer, it is thrown into the ocean, where a shark bites at it. Up above, the ocean begins to reflect the colors of the sky, "...tender, joyous, passionate colours for which it is hard to find a name in human speech".Mostra libro
The Monkey's Paw is a classic horror short story written by author W. W. Jacobs, published in England in 1902. In the story, the paw of a dead monkey is a talisman that grants its possessor three wishes, but the wishes come with an enormous price.Mostra libro
Stephen P H Butler Leacock FRSC was born on 30th December 1869 in Swanmore, near Southampton, England. He was the third of eleven children. The family emigrated to Canada in 1876, settling on a 100-acre farm in Sutton, Ontario. There Leacock was home-schooled until, funded by his grandfather, he was enrolled into the elite private school Upper Canada College in Toronto. Academically he was very strong. In 1887, at age 17, he became head boy and then proceeded on to the University of Toronto to study languages and literature. Despite completing two years of study in only one, he was obliged to leave the university because his father, an alcoholic, had abandoned the family and finances could not be stretched to continue his attendance. Leacock now enrolled in a three-month course at Strathroy Collegiate Institute to become a qualified high school teacher with a regular income. He worked at Upper Canada College from 1889 through 1899 and later resumed his studies part-time at the University of Toronto, graduating with a B A in 1891. It was during this period that he was first published in The Varsity, a campus newspaper. But his passion was now economics and political theory. In 1899 he enrolled for postgraduate studies at the University of Chicago and earned his PhD in 1903. Leacock had married Beatrix Hamilton in 1900 and 15 years later the couple had their only child, Stephen. In time father and son developed a love-hate relationship, partially caused by his son’s diminutive stature of only four feet. Accepting a post at McGill University Leacock would remain there until he retired in 1936. In 1906, he wrote ‘Elements of Political Science’, quickly adopted as a standard textbook for the next two decades and his most profitable book. He also began public speaking and lecturing, and took a year's leave of absence in 1907 to speak throughout Canada on the subject of national unity. Leacock had submitted humourous articles to the Toronto magazine Grip in 1894, and was soon published in other Canadian and US magazines. In 1910, he printed privately a collection of these as ‘Literary Lapses’. Acquired by the British publisher, John Lane, it was released in London and New York. He was now a commercially successful writer. There soon followed ‘Nonsense Novels’ (1911) and the sentimental favourite, ‘Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town’ (1912). His ‘Arcadian Adventures with the Idle Rich’ (1914) is a darker collection that satirizes city life. Collections of sketches continued to be published almost annually, filled with a mixture of light-hearted whimsy, parody, nonsense, and satire. In later life, he wrote on the art of humour writing and published biographies on Twain and Dickens. Together with continued speaking tours he also added to his non-fiction with many well-regarded and award-winning volumes on Canada. Politically Leacock was a social conservative and a partisan Conservative. He opposed women’s right to vote and had a varied record on non-English immigration. He was a champion of Empire but an advocate of social welfare legislation and wealth redistribution, but he often caused friction with his racist views towards blacks and Indigenous peoples. Leacock has for some time been forgotten as an economist, but it’s often quoted that in 1911 more people had heard of him than had heard of Canada. For the decade after 1915 Leacock was the most popular humorist in the English-speaking world. Stephen Leacock died on 28th March 1944 of throat cancer in Toronto, Canada. He was 74. He was buried in the St George the Martyr Churchyard, Sutton, Ontario.Mostra libro
Mrs Dalloway is a novel by Virginia Woolf, published on 14 May 1925, that details a day in the life of Clarissa Dalloway, a fictional upper-class woman in post-First World War England. It is one of Woolf's best-known novels. The working title of Mrs Dalloway was The Hours. The novel began as two short stories, "Mrs Dalloway in Bond Street" and the unfinished "The Prime Minister". The book describes Clarissa's preparations for a party she will host in the evening, and the ensuing party. With an interior perspective, the story travels forwards and backwards in time, to construct an image of Clarissa's life and of the inter-war social structure. The novel addresses the nature of time in personal experience through multiple interwoven stories. In October 2005, Mrs Dalloway was included on TIME Magazine's list of the 100 best English-language novels written since its first issue in 1923. Woolf began writing professionally in 1900. After her father's death in 1904, the Stephen family moved from Kensington to the more bohemian Bloomsbury, where, in conjunction with the brothers' intellectual friends, they formed the artistic and literary Bloomsbury Group. In 1912, she married Leonard Woolf, and in 1917, the couple founded the Hogarth Press, which published much of her work. They rented a home in Sussex and moved there permanently in 1940. Woolf had romantic relationships with women, including Vita Sackville-West, who also published her books through Hogarth Press. Both women's literature became inspired by their relationship, which lasted until Woolf's death. A beautifully wrought audiobook exclusive treasure.Mostra libro
"Abaft the Funnel is a collection of early short stories by the master storyteller Rudyard Kipling. These tales offer a glimpse into the intriguing and often humorous world of maritime adventures, ship life, and the characters who inhabit it. Kipling's vivid storytelling and keen observations make these stories a delightful read for anyone interested in nautical themes and human nature. The collection includes a variety of tales, such as: "Erastasius of the Whanghoa": A captivating story set in the Far East. "Her Little Responsibility": An exploration of duty and honor aboard a ship. "A Menagerie Aboard": A humorous account of exotic animals on a voyage. "The Red Lamp": A mysterious tale involving a ship's lantern. "The Shadow of His Hand": A gripping story of intrigue and betrayal. These stories take readers on a journey across the seas, revealing the complexities of human relationships and the challenges faced by those who sail the world's oceans. Whether you're a maritime enthusiast or simply enjoy well-crafted storytelling, Abaft the Funnel offers a delightful escape into the maritime world of Kipling's imagination"Mostra libro
