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THE main portion of the following story appeared—with slight modifications—in the Graphic newspaper; other chapters, more especially addressed to adult readers, in the Fortnightly Review and the National Observer, as episodic sketches. My thanks are tendered to the editors and proprietors of those periodicals for enabling me now to piece the trunk and limbs of the novel together, and print it complete, as originally written two years ago.
I will just add that the story is sent out in all sincerity of purpose, as representing on the whole a true sequence of things; and I would ask any too genteel reader who cannot endure to have it said what everybody thinks and feels, to remember a well-worn sentence of St. Jerome’s: If an offence come out of the truth, better is it that the offence come than that the truth be concealed.
Step into the enchanting world of Nathaniel Hawthorne's 'Mosses From An Old Manse.' This collection of short stories showcases Hawthorne's mastery of the written word, transporting listeners to a realm where the ordinary becomes extraordinary. With exquisite prose and a keen understanding of human nature, Hawthorne explores themes of love, guilt, morality, and the intricacies of the human psyche. Each story is a literary gem, filled with vivid characters, atmospheric settings, and thought-provoking narratives. Delve into these captivating tales and experience the timeless beauty of Hawthorne's storytelling.
Boule de Suif (1880) is a short story by the late-19th century French writer Guy de Maupassant. It is arguably his most famous short story, and is the title story for his collection on the Franco-Prussian War, entitled 'Boule de Suif et Autres Contes de la Guerre' ('Boule de Suif and Other Stories of the War'). John Ford said that his film Stagecoach was in many ways a western rewrite of Boule de Suif.
Deputy Tom Jennings, a patrol officer for the Cottonwood County Sheriff’s Office, is a caring cop. He doesn’t understand the Old Order Amish. After being assigned to investigate the theft of soil from a county ditch, he meets Mrs. Rebecca Borntrager Yoder. Rebecca, and Adam, her husband, help Jennings begin to learn how the Amish and the English are different, and alike.
In this novella, there are four core values that ground the story: faith, family, community, and simplicity.
In these five novellas, written specifically for Christmas, Dickens combines his concern for social ills with the myths and memories of childhood and traditional seasonal lore.
A Christmas Carol, the first of the selection, has become a touchstone of English festive fiction and an enduring favourite internationally. Repeatedly adapted, parodied, staged and filmed, this richly influential tale is powerfully vivid and moving.
The other stories, The Chimes, The Cricket on the Hearth, The Battle of Life and The Haunted Man, blend whimsy, sentiment, comedy, satire, the didactic and the fantastic, developing the themes of joy, giving, and individual and social regeneration.
Full chapter listing:
- Chapters 2 to 9: A Christmas Carol
- Chapters 10 to 15: The Chimes
- Chapters 16 to 20: The Cricket on the Hearth
- Chapters 21 to 25: The Battle of Life
- Chapters 26 to 30: The Haunted Man
Regarded as one of America’s greatest authors, Jack London has continued to enthrall generations of readers.
To Build a Fire was written in 1908, and has become an often anthologized classic. To Build a Fire is about an unnamed protagonist who ventures out in the subzero boreal forest of the Yukon Territory, accompanied by his dog, to visit his friends, despite being warned of the dangers of such endeavor.
To Build a Fire is an oft-cited example of the naturalist movement that portrays the conflict of man vs. nature. It also reflects what London learned during his time in the Yukon Territory.
This audiobook includes unabridged recordings of 10 of Charles Dickens' great novels in one audiobook.
The novels included here are:
A Tale of Two Cities: A classic tale about two lovers caught up in the French Revolution.
Bleak House: A story about an endless court case over a disputed inheritance, and the lives destroyed by folly and a broken judicial system.
Great Expectations: One of Dickens' greatest novels, full of unforgettable characters such as Pip and Miss Havisham.
The Old Curiosity Shop: Nell and her grandfather are pursued by the evil hunchback Mr. Quilp through a grotesque London inhabited by eccentric characters.
Oliver Twist: The classic novel about Oliver the poorhouse boy, and his adventurous among the London underworld.
Nicholas Nickleby: This colossal work follows the adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, whose father’s death leaves him to fend for his mother and sister.
Our Mutual Friend: Dickens' last novel, it is a sophisticated novel with a rare combination of social insight and psychological analysis.
Little Dorrit: Following the life of Little Dorrit, the novel shines a light on the society and the government of the period and is a great work of satire.
Dombey and Son: A sprawling story following the complex relationship between shipping firm owner Paul Dombey and his daughter, Florence.
A Christmas Carol: Dickens's classic and sentimental novel about the ghosts of Christmas who help an old Scrooge find salvation. This story is credited with reviving the practice of celebrating Christmas which had fallen into disuse in England, and has also spawned countless movie and television adaptations.
This collected edition of Ralph Waldo Emerson’s great essays includes both the 1841 First Series and 1844 Second Series.
This collection includes over twenty essays and addresses, including such classic works as 'Self-Reliance,' 'The Over Soul,' 'Compensation,' 'The Poet,' 'Experience,' 'Nature,' 'Friendship,' 'Circles,' and many more.
In his striking 1849 treatise, Henry David Thoreau makes the philosophical case for when an individual not only has the right, but the duty, to follow his or her own conscience in defiance of unjust government action.
The arguments made in this essay have resonated throughout history, influencing writers and thinkers as diverse as Gandhi, Tolstoy, Martin Luther King, Jr., Ernest Hemingway, and modern libertarians.
A Christmas Carol is the first in a series of five stories that Dickens wrote for the festive season and is the most famous, heart-warming, and chilling festive story of them all.
It introiduces the listener to Ebenezer Scrooge, whose name is synonymous with greed and parsimony: 'Every idiot who goes about with 'Merry Christmas' on his lips, should be boiled with his own pudding, and buried with a stake of holly through his heart'. This attitude is soon challenged when the ghost of his old partner, Jacob Marley, returns from the grave to haunt him on Christmas Eve. Scrooge is then visited in turn by three spirits of Christmas Past, Present and Future, each one revealing the error of his ways and gradually melting the frozen heart of this old miser, leading him towards his redemption. On the journey we take with Scrooge we encounter a rich array of Dickensian characters including the poor Cratchit family with the ailing Tiny Tim and the generous and jolly Fezziwig.
When Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol in 1843 he fashioned an enduring gift to the world, capturing the essence of the love, kindness and generosity of the Christmas season. It is a timeless classic and the story's uplifting magic remains as potent today as when it was first published.
When the wolf-men attack and the companions are split up, Nameless and Ilesa find themselves marooned on an island at the center of a newly formed lake.
With the dwarf unable to swim, and a monstrous serpent patrolling the water, it's down to Ilesa to get them back to shore. But can she be trusted, what with the bounty on Nameless' head and her long history of betrayal?
Nils's cat burgling past comes in handy when he takes to the trees to avoid being eaten, but it soon becomes apparent the wolf-men are the least of his worries. Someone, or something, is watching him from the depths of the forest …
Meanwhile, Silas hides below ground in a giant burrow and draws upon the dark knowledge of the Liche Lord's grimoire to keep him safe. But how much credence should he give a book that promises everything?
All hell has broken loose in the Forest of Tar.
Thousands of demonic Feeders consume everything in their path, but top of the menu is dwarf flesh.
Nils has been captured by the Liche Lord Otto Blightey but would sooner be dead, and Nameless is on the run, carrying a warning of doom to the last of his people.
As the Liche Lord and his horde of Feeders relentlessly pursue him, there is little time for Nameless to settle old scores, mend bridges, and pray that the survivors of his butchery at Arx Gravis can forgive him just enough for him to save them.
Only problem is, he's not sure he has the strength or the courage for the task.
With the sentient Axe of the Dwarf Lords as petrified as everyone else, the last hope of the dwarves lies in the hands of a shapeshifting assassin with a reputation for self-preservation at all costs.
