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  Masterpieces of Tragedies and...

  Euripides, Sophocles, ...

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  This collection contains the following works:
  Euripides: Medea
  Sophocles: Antigone
  Aeschylus: Agamemnon
  Aeschylus: Eumenides
  Aeschylus: The Choephori
  William Shakespeare: The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice
  William Shakespeare: The Tragedy of Romeo And Juliet
  William Shakespeare: The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
  William Shakespeare: The Tragedy of Macbeth
  William Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night's Dream
  William Shakespeare: The Tragedy of King Lear
  William Shakespeare: Antony and Cleopatra
  William Shakespeare: The Tragedy of Coriolanus
  William Shakespeare: The Tragedie of Julius Caesar
  William Shakespeare: Cymbeline, King of Britain
  William Shakespeare.: The Life of Tymon of Athens
  William Shakespeare: Titus Andronicus
  William Shakespeare: Troilus and Cressida
  Henrik Ibsen: A Doll's House
  Anton Chekhov: Uncle Vanya
  Bernard Shaw: Pygmalion

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  A Midsummer Night's Dream |...

  Jeanette Vigon

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  In an age when the enchanting tales of Shakespeare might feel remote, Jeanette Vigon offers a bridge to these classics with her adaptation of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" in the Simple Shakespeare series. Her contemporary retelling injects new life into the whimsical journey of love, magic, and transformation, making the convoluted interplay of romance, mischief, and dreams accessible and captivating for today's audience. Vigon retains the play's charm and fantastical elements while translating its poetic dialogue into language that speaks directly to the modern reader. 
  Ideal for both Shakespeare novices and long-time enthusiasts seeking a novel perspective, this version of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" delves into the complex dynamics and emotional depths of its characters amidst a setting that feels both timeless and immediate. Vigon elegantly unfolds the themes of love’s capriciousness, the blurring of reality and illusion, and the enchanting interferences of the fairy world, ensuring the story’s perpetual themes resonate anew. 
  This adaptation stands out as an indispensable companion for anyone looking to navigate the magical realm of one of Shakespeare’s most beloved comedies, without stumbling over the barriers of Elizabethan English. It serves as an invaluable asset for students being introduced to Shakespeare for the first time and for educators in search of compelling literature for their syllabus. Jeanette Vigon’s "A Midsummer Night's Dream" presents a delightful and profound journey that significantly bridges the gap between contemporary readers and Shakespeare’s vision. Immerse yourself in the entangled narratives of lovers, fairies, and craftsmen, reenvisioned through Vigon’s masterful storytelling. Step into a story where every line magnetizes you closer to the whimsical fate of characters who have never felt more vibrant or relatable.

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  Deceptive Calm

  Patricia Skipper

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  Against the turbulent backdrop of declared martial law in South Carolina, a stunning light-skinned beauty, Vanessa, lives in a Catholic orphanage for Blacks. After a series of racial traumas, Vanessa obtains the birth certificate of a deceased white baby and uses this document to assume the child's identity. She moves to California and enrolls at UC Berkeley under her newly acquired name. 
  Vanessa marries into one of California's wealthiest families. Her charmed life abruptly ends eighteen months after the birth of her first child who is diagnosed with sickle cell trait. Discovering that the woman he married is Black, as is his toddler son, Vanessa's ruthless husband plots his revenge but they both survive. The police investigation that follows seems pretty clear-cut until a curious, young detective uncovers some clues to her private life where nothing is as it appears. The aftermath of the discovery brings down a pillar of San Francisco society.

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  50 Shades of a Broken Heart -...

  Edna St Vincent Millay

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  The beating heart, the drumbeat, the very force of life.  What then when we say ‘it breaks’? ‘I’m heart-broken’? Few of us escape a life without some measure of heartache and the pain it causes.   
   
  In this volume we give full rein to our classic poets across the centuries from Shakespeare and Aphra Behn to Rupert Brooke, Edna St Vincent Millay, A E Housman and continue through Radclyffe Hall, Emily Dickinson and Oscar Wilde. 
   
  It is a journey through feelings, thoughts and expressions in words that we instantly understand, claim as our own and yet reveal other layers, other avenues of thought. 
   
  Whether to soothe the soul, to reconcile with a different perhaps fractured reality, and come to terms with dejection, rejection or vent with bitterness, rage and seek revenge, our poets have words and lines of verse to help balm, repair and better understand these emotional times. 
   
  01 - 50 Shades of a Broken Heart - An Introduction 
  02 - Ebb by Edna St Vincent Millay 
  03 - Heart We Will Forget Him by Emily Dickinson- 
  04 - I Prithee Send Me Back My Heart by Sir John Suckling 
  05 - Loves Lies Bleeding by Algernon Charles Swinburne 
  06 - My Own Heart, Let Me Have More, Have Pity by Gerard Manley Hopkins 
  07 - They Flee From Me by Sir Thomas Wyatt 
  08 - The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd by John Bodenham 
  09 - Love Arm'd by Aphra Behn 
  10 - A Shropshire Lad LIV - With Rue My Heart is Laden by A.E. Housman 
  11 - A Poor Torn Heart, a Tattered Heart by Emily Dickinson 
  12 - Doubting Heart by Adelaide Anne Proctor 
  13 - A Careless Heart by Isaac Rosenberg 
  17 - My Heart is Lame by Charlotte Mew 
  15 - A Fallen Leaf by Ella Wheeler Wilcox 
  16 - Helas! by Oscar Wilde 
  17 - A Pause of Thought by Christina Georgina Rossetti 
  18 - A Broken Appointment by Thomas Hardy 
  19 - The Last Betrayal by Edith Nesbit 
  20 - Greater Love by Wilfred Owen 
  21 - In the Tavern of My Heart by Willa Cather 
  22 - Hearts First Word I by Isaac Rosenberg 
  23 - I Have Loved Flowers That Fade by Robert Seymour Bridges 
  24 - I So Like Spring by Charlotte Mew 
  25 - What Lips My Lips Have Kissed, And Where, And Why by Edna St Vincent Millay 
  64 - Renouncement by Alice Meynell 
  27 - A Shropshire Lad XXXIII - If Truth in Hearts That Perish by A.E. Housman 
  28 - The Forsaken Lover Consoleth Himself With Rememberance of Past Happiness by Sir Thomas Wyatt 
  29 - Sonnet 139 - O! Call Not Me to Justify the Wrong by William Shakespeare 
  06 - Love and Folly by Charlotte Smith 
  31 - No One So Much As You by Edward Thomas 
  32 - Sonnet 87 - Farewell! Thou Art Too Dear for My Possessing by William Shakespeare 
  33 - Love's Farewell by Michael Drayton 
  34 - The Given Heart by Abraham Cowley 
  35 - Jilted by Radclyffe Hall 
  36 - Jealously by Rupert Brooke 
  09 - Love and Hate by Elizabeth Siddal 
  38 - Amour XXX Three Sorts of Serpents Do Resemble Thee by Michael Drayton 
  28 - Revenge by Letitia Elizabeth Landon 
  40 - Modern Love II by George Meredith 
  41 - To the Ladies by Lady Mary Chudleigh 
  42 - Divorce by Anna Wickham 
  10 - Dead Love by Elizabeth Siddal 
  44 - Modern Love I by George Meredith 
  45 - When We Two Parted by Lord Byron 
  46 - We Parted in Silence by Isabella Valancy Crawford 
  47 - Sailing Beyond Seas by Jean Ingelow 
  48 - If Thou Wilt Ease Thine Heart by Thomas Lovell Beddoes 
  49 - I Shall Not Care by Sara Teasdale 
  50 - Dead Men's Love by Rupert Brooke 
  51 - He Wishes His Beloved Were Dead by W B Yeats

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  Don't Leave Me With Her - Short...

  Dr. Amr Mounir

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  How technological development and artificial intelligence can affect our human relationships. Can machines replace human connections?

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  Ancient Greek Tragedies Classic...

  Euripides, Sophocles, Aeschylus

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  This collection presents the works of the three fathers of ancient Greek tragedies: Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides.The reader of this collection will be able to comprehend how the plots and conflicts populating classical tragedy developed.The principle theme of Aeschylus' tragedies is the idea of fate being omnipotent and the futility in struggling against it.The tragedies of Sophocles reflect the era of the Greeks' victorious war against the Persians, which opened up commercial prosperity through trade.Euripides propels his dramas by incorporating conflicts from within the human psyche.Contents:Euripides: MedeaSophocles: AntigoneAeschylus: The OresteiaAgamemnonEumenidesThe Choephori

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