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French Cave Paintings Author unknown French Cave Paintings by Monsieur Jean Clottes is a scientific publication from the mid-1990s focused on the Paleolithic cave paintings found in Ardeche, France. Th…

Cover of Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages)

Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) Webster, Noah, 1758-1843 Webster’s comprehensive dictionary provides clear definitions and etymologies for a wide range of English words. Organized as reference entries, it explains vocabul…

Cover of Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1st 100 Pages)

Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1st 100 Pages) Webster, Noah, 1758-1843 Noah Webster’s Websters Unabridged Dictionary (1st 100 Pages) is an early 19th-century reference work devoted to the English language. It offers detailed definition…

The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam Omar Khayyam, 1048-1122; FitzGerald, Edward, 1809-1883 [Translator] The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam presents Persian quatrains attributed to Omar Khayyam in an English rendering by Edward FitzGerald, published in 1859. The translation …

Life on the Mississippi Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain is a memoir and travel book published in 1883. It draws on Twain’s experiences as a young steamboat pilot’s apprentice on the …

A Study in Scarlet Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930 A Study in Scarlet, published in 1887 by Arthur Conan Doyle, is a detective novel that introduces Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson as they investigate a murder in Lon…

Cover of The forged coupon, and other stories

The forged coupon, and other stories Tolstoy, Leo, graf, 1828-1910; Wright, C. T. Hagberg (Charles Theodore Hagberg), 1862-1940 [Editor] This collection of stories by graf Leo Tolstoy, written between 1902 and 1904 and published in 1910, centers on the consequences of wrongdoing spreading through a c…

My Ántonia Cather, Willa, 1873-1947 My Ántonia by Willa Cather, published in 1918, centers on Jim Burden and Ántonia Shimerda, who arrive as children on the Nebraska frontier. Both come from immigrant…

Cover of Clotelle; Or, The Colored Heroine, a tale of the Southern States; Or, The President's Daughter

Clotelle; Or, The Colored Heroine, a tale of the Southern States; Or, The President's Daughter Brown, William Wells, 1814?-1884 Clotelle; Or, The Colored Heroine, by William Wells Brown, examines the social pressures of race and gender in the Southern United States before the Civil War, with…

Stories from the Old Attic Harris, Robert A. (Robert Alan), 1950- Stories from the Old Attic by Robert A. Harris is a collection of short stories that blends moral lessons, whimsical moments, and philosophical reflections. Across …

Dear Enemy Webster, Jean, 1876-1916 Dear Enemy, published in 1915 by Jean Webster, continues the story that began in Daddy-Long-Legs. The novel is told through letters and follows Sallie McBride as sh…

The Jungle Book Kipling, Rudyard, 1865-1936 The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling is a collection of stories first published in 1894. The narrative centers on Mowgli, a boy raised in the Indian jungle, whose lif…

William Gibson Interviewed Salza, Giuseppe This transcript records an interview between Giuseppe Salza and William Gibson, the science fiction writer closely associated with cyberpunk. Taking his film adapta…

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Child Christopher and Goldilind the Fair Morris, William, 1834-1896 In the forested land of Oakenrealm, Child Christopher and Goldilind the Fair inhabit a story of displacement and unexpected bonds. As royal heirs separated from the…

Sister Carrie: A Novel Dreiser, Theodore, 1871-1945 Sister Carrie is a novel by Theodore Dreiser, first published in 1900. It centers on eighteen-year-old Caroline Meeber, who leaves small-town Wisconsin for Chicago …