Her gün, daima öğleden sonra oraya gidiyor, koridorlardaki resimlere bakıyormuş gibi ağır ağır, fakat büyük bir sabırsızlıkla asıl hedefine varmak isteyen adımlarımı zorla zapt ederek geziniyor, rastgele gözüme çarpmış gibi önünde durduğum Kürk Mantolu Madonnayı seyre dalıyor, ta kapılar kapanıncaya kadar orada bekliyordum.

Kimi tutkular rehberimiz olur yaşam boyunca. Kollarıyla bizi sarar. Sorgulamadan peşlerinden gideriz ve hiç pişman olmayacağımızı biliriz. Yapıtlarında insanların görünmeyen yüzlerini ortaya çıkaran Sabahattin Ali, bu kitabında güçlü bir tutkunun resmini çiziyor. Düzenin sildiği kişiliklere, yaşamın uçuculuğuna ve aşkın olanaksızlığına dair, yanıtlanması zor sorular soruyor.

The Gold Bug is a tale of mystery and adventure, where William Legrand, believed to have gone insane following an insect bite, embarks on a peculiar quest for gold. His friend, skeptical at first, joins him on this bizarre journey, accompanied by Jupiter, Legrand's loyal servant.

What ensues is a captivating story of coded messages, hidden treasure, and uncanny prophecy that will enthrall even the most perceptive readers. Part horror story, part detective fiction, The Gold Bug is an ingenious tale showcasing Poe's extraordinary narrative skill.

This edition also includes The Sphinx, a similarly themed and equally disturbing short story. Edgar Allan Poe, renowned for his tales of terror and the macabre, holds a venerable place in the history of American literature.

The Library of Babel is Jorge Luis Borges's famous 1941 meditation on language, alphabets, and the library that contains all knowledge. This work is an allegory of our Universe, complemented and enhanced by the detailed etchings of the French artist, Érik Desmazières.

This short story delves into the infinite, exploring the vast and endless possibilities of a library that holds every book ever written and every book that could possibly be written. The narrative challenges the reader to ponder the meaning of existence, knowledge, and the universe itself.

Capitães da Areia é o livro de Jorge Amado mais vendido no mundo inteiro. Publicado em 1937, teve a sua primeira edição apreendida e queimada em praça pública pelas autoridades do Estado Novo.

Em 1944 conheceu nova edição e desde então sucederam-se as edições nacionais e estrangeiras, e as adaptações para a rádio, televisão e cinema. Jorge Amado descreve, em páginas carregadas de grande beleza, dramatismo e lirismo poucas vezes igualados na literatura universal, a vida dos meninos abandonados nas ruas de São Salvador da Bahia.

Dividido em três partes, o livro atinge um clímax inesquecível no capítulo Canção da Bahía, Canção da Liberdade, em que é narrada a emocionante despedida de um dos personagens da história, que se afasta dos seus queridos Capitães da Areia na noite misteriosa das macumbas, enquanto os atabaques ressoam como clarins de guerra.

Cerita ini berkisar tentang semangat juang Zainuddin, bagaimana merana dan melaratnya hidup Zainuddin setelah cintanya ditolak oleh keluarga Hayati. Kemudian beliau bangun semula dari segala kedukaan, membuka lembaran baru dalam hidupnya menjadi seorang penulis yang ternama dan berjaya.

Ia menceritakan tentang kesetiaan, cinta dan kasihnya Zainuddin terhadap Hayati. Meski Hayati sudah berkahwin tetapi sebaik mendapat tahu tentang kesusahan yang dihadapi Hayati, lantaran suaminya yang suka berpoya-poya serta tidak bertanggung-jawab, Zainuddin terus membantu tanpa ada dendam dan benci.

Sesungguhnya cinta yang suci itu akan terus mekar di dalam hati hingga ke hujung nyawa begitulah jua cinta antara Zainuddin dan Hayati.

Bruno Schulz's Sklepy cynamonowe / Sanatorium pod Klepsydrą is a collection of fiction from one of the most original imaginations in modern Europe.

Schulz's untimely death at the hands of a Nazi is considered one of the great losses to modern literature. During his lifetime, his work found little critical regard, but word of his remarkable talents gradually won him an international readership.

This volume brings together his complete fiction, including three short stories and his final surviving work, Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass. Illustrated with Schulz's original drawings, this edition beautifully showcases the distinctive surrealist vision of one of the twentieth century's most gifted and influential writers.

Smaug certainly looked fast asleep, when Bilbo peeped once more from the entrance. He was just about to step out onto the floor when he caught a sudden thin ray of red from under the drooping lid of Smaug's left eye. He was only pretending to be sleep! He was watching the tunnel entrance!

Whisked from his comfortable hobbit-hole by Gandalf the wizard and a band of dwarves, Bilbo Baggins finds himself caught up in a plot to raid the treasure hoard of Smaug the Magnificent, a large and very dangerous dragon.

The marathon dance craze flourished during the 1930s, offering a brief escape from the harsh realities of the Great Depression. But beneath the glitz and glamour lay a dark and violent competition, unknown to most ballrooms. This is the world that Horace McCoy's classic American novel plunges into, capturing the desperation and determination of its participants.

McCoy's narrative is both a gripping tale of endurance and a poignant commentary on the era. The novel meticulously documents the physical and emotional toll on the dancers, making it a powerful read that resonates with the struggles of the time.

It Can't Happen Here is a cautionary tale about the fragility of democracy, an alarming, eerily timeless look at how fascism could take hold in America. Written during the Great Depression when America was largely oblivious to Hitler's aggression, it juxtaposes sharp political satire with the chillingly realistic rise of a President who becomes a dictator to save the nation from welfare cheats, rampant promiscuity, crime, and a liberal press.

This novel remains uniquely important, a shockingly prescient story that's as fresh and contemporary as today's news.

Set in the days of the Empire, with the British ruling in Burma, Orwell's book describes corruption and imperial bigotry. Flory, a white timber merchant, befriends Dr. Veraswami, a black enthusiast for the Empire, whose downfall can only be prevented by membership at an all-white club.

Orwell draws on his years of experience in India to tell this story of the waning days of British imperialism. A handful of Englishmen living in a settlement in Burma congregate in the European Club, drink whiskey, and argue over an impending order to admit a token Asian.

George Orwell’s triumphant first novel. Informed by his experiences as a police officer in Burma, the novel paints a vivid portrait of the waning days of British imperial rule, and the racism and corruption that ran rampant. It centres on John Flory, a European businessman in colonial Burma, disenfranchised by the bigotry he sees around him and his persistent feeling of being out of place.

This volume offers one of the most comprehensive surveys of Tennyson's poetry available for the serious student. It includes selections from the 1830, 1832, and 1842 volumes, together with songs from The Princess and In Memoriam; complete poems from the middle period, including Maud, Enoch Arden, and nine Idylls of the King, including the Dedication; and a generous offering from the late period, 1872-92.

The authoritative texts are based on the Cambridge Tennyson; additional selections have been taken from Sir Charles Tennyson's editions of Tennyson's Unpublished Early Poems (1931) and The Devil and the Lady (1930), as well as the Eversley edition, with notes by the poet's son. The texts of the poems are copiously annotated and the lines of poetry conveniently numbered for easy reference.

A special section, Juvenilia and Early Responses, offers easy access to work by the young Tennyson, not readily available elsewhere, together with responses from his contemporaries.

Criticism includes significant statements on Tennyson as well as interpretations of the major poems. A special feature is Georg Roppen's essay on Tennyson and the theory of evolution. Other critical voices are those of A. C. Bradley, Harold Nicolson, Douglas Bush, Arthur J. Carr, T. S. Eliot, Paull F. Baum, John Killham, F. E. L. Priestley, Francis Golffing, and Robert W. Hill, Jr.

M. R. James is widely regarded as the father of the modern ghost story, and his tales have influenced horror writers from H. P. Lovecraft to Stephen King. First published in the early 1900s, they have never been out of print and are recognized as classics of the genre.

This collection contains some of his most chilling tales, including A View from a Hill, Rats, A School Story, The Ash Tree, and The Story of a Disappearance and an Appearance. These tales cannot fail to send a shiver down your spine.

Nancy Drew is alarmed when Nathan Gombet threatens her father. Gombet sold a piece of land for a railroad bridge through Carson Drew and now believes that he was cheated.

Meanwhile, valuable objects are disappearing from rooms in the Turnbull mansion even while the Turnbull sisters, Rosemary and Florette, are at home in their locked house. Having heard about her reputation for solving mysteries, the sisters invite Nancy Drew to stay in the mansion and discover the thief.

In seeking to solve the mysterious happenings in an old stone mansion, Nancy uses her courage and powers of deduction and tackles a situation that would have appalled a far older person.

When We Were Very Young is a delightful collection of children's poetry by the beloved author A.A. Milne. This enchanting book is part of the Winnie-the-Pooh series, and it invites readers into a world of whimsy and imagination.

Each poem is crafted with playful rhymes and charming characters, making it a perfect read for both the young and the young at heart. Whether you're exploring the curious thoughts of a child or embarking on an imaginative journey, this collection is sure to bring a smile to your face.

Discover the timeless tales that have captured the hearts of generations and enjoy the joyful spirit of childhood through Milne's magical words.

Søren Kierkegaard was a Danish philosopher, theologian, and religious author interested in human psychology. He is regarded as a leading pioneer of existentialism and one of the greatest philosophers of the 19th Century.

In Fear and Trembling, Kierkegaard, writing under the pseudonym Johannes de silentio, wanted to understand the anxiety that must have been present in Abraham when God commanded him to offer his son as a human sacrifice. Abraham had a choice to complete the task or to forget it. He resigned himself to the loss of his son, acting according to his faith. In other words, one must be willing to give up all his or her earthly possessions in infinite resignation and must also be willing to give up whatever it is that he or she loves more than God.

Abraham had passed the test -- his love for God proved greater than anything else in him. And because a good and just Creator would not want a father to kill his son, God intervened at the last moment to prevent the sacrifice.

The Seven Valleys and the Four Valleys is a mystical account of the odyssey of the human soul. This profound work by Bahá'u'lláh offers an exploration into the spiritual journey that one embarks upon in pursuit of truth and enlightenment.

Within these pages, Bahá'u'lláh guides the reader through the symbolic valleys, each representing a stage in the soul's quest towards divine understanding and closeness to the Creator. It is a timeless piece that resonates with seekers of all ages, encouraging introspection and spiritual awakening.

As you delve into the text, you will encounter wisdom and insights that challenge and inspire, providing a beacon of light on the path of self-discovery and spiritual fulfillment.

Julia: A Novel is an imaginative, feminist, and brilliantly relevant-to-today retelling of Orwell's 1984, from the point of view of Winston Smith's lover, Julia, by critically acclaimed novelist Sandra Newman. Julia Worthing is a mechanic, working in the Fiction Department at the Ministry of Truth. It's 1984, and Britain (now called Airstrip One) has long been absorbed into the larger trans-Atlantic nation of Oceania.

Oceania has been at war for as long as anyone can remember, and is ruled by an ultra-totalitarian Party, whose leader is a quasi-mythical figure called Big Brother. In short, everything about this world is as it is in Orwell's 1984. All her life, Julia has known only Oceania, and, until she meets Winston Smith, she has never imagined anything else.

Seventy-five years after Orwell finished writing his iconic novel, Sandra Newman has tackled the world of Big Brother in a truly convincing way, offering a dramatically different, feminist narrative that is true to and stands alongside the original. For the millions of readers who have been brought up with Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four, here, finally, is a provocative, vital and utterly satisfying companion novel.

An Old-Fashioned Girl tells the story of Polly Milton, a young girl from the countryside who goes to visit her wealthy and sophisticated friends in the city. The novel is structured in two parts, with the first part focusing on Polly's childhood visit and the second part on her experiences as a young woman.

In the first part, Polly stays with the Shaw family, including Tom, Maud, and Fanny. She is initially seen as old-fashioned and unsophisticated compared to her more fashionable city friends. However, her kindness, honesty, and good-hearted nature soon win over the Shaw family, and she becomes a beloved member of their household.

The novel explores the contrast between Polly's simple, virtuous upbringing and the more worldly values of her city friends. Polly's influence on the Shaws and her ability to maintain her integrity in the face of societal pressures serve as central themes.

In the second part of the book, Polly returns to the city as a young woman, and the story follows her experiences as she navigates the challenges of adulthood, including romance, career aspirations, and the importance of staying true to oneself. Polly's character development is a central focus as she matures and finds her place in the world.

An Old-Fashioned Girl is known for its moral and ethical themes, as well as its portrayal of the importance of character and virtue. It contrasts the values of simplicity and authenticity with the superficiality of social conventions. The novel also explores themes of friendship, love, and the pursuit of happiness. Louisa May Alcott's An Old-Fashioned Girl is a charming and heartwarming coming-of-age story that continues to resonate with readers for its timeless lessons and the enduring appeal of its characters.

This Pulitzer Prize-winning, fable-like short novel—by the author of Our Town and The Skin of Our Teeth—has been beloved around the world for nearly a century. This splendid and profoundly moving novel begins with a simple and seemingly senseless tragedy. "On Friday noon, July the twentieth, 1714, the finest bridge in all Peru broke and precipitated five travelers into the gulf below." A traveling monk, Brother Juniper, witnesses the catastrophe and becomes obsessed with investigating the lives of the five victims in order to prove that their deaths had meaning. His mission is doomed to fail, but over the course of the story, the five unlucky individuals—a noblewoman, a maid, an orphan, an old man, and a child—come to life for the reader in all of their glorious complexity. Their intertwined lives—snuffed out in one shattering moment—illuminate the biggest questions that we can ask ourselves about the nature of love and meaning of the human condition.

How the Steel Was Tempered is a classic novel that offers a fictionalized account of author Nikolai Ostrovsky's experiences during the Civil War and his journey of overcoming crippling injuries after the war ended. The story centers on a young man, Pavel Korchagin, and follows his transformation from an ill-mannered malcontent to a disciplined soldier of the revolution.

In a time when the achievements of humanity are being threatened by capitalist barbarism, this novel serves as an inspiration, reminding us of the power of the human spirit and the potential for self-realization. More than just a tale of socialism, it heralds the arrival of a new type of human being, free from material and economic chains.

This literary work is one of the great revolutionary novels that brings the dry analysis of socialism to life, presenting it as a vibrant, historical experience. It is a testament to the enduring importance of revisiting revolutionary literature, as these stories play a crucial role in understanding the evolution of human ideals.

Time and the Gods is a masterpiece by the influential fantasy writer Lord Dunsany. Known as one of the most significant forces in modern fantasy, Dunsany's work has inspired renowned authors like H.P. Lovecraft, L. Sprague de Camp, and Jack Vance.

This collection of stories is a lush tapestry of language, conjuring images of people, places, and things that cannot possibly exist, yet somehow ring true. The narratives are set in an enchanting world where time and divinity intertwine, revealing the mysteries and adventures of the gods who inhabit this mythical realm.

Each tale is woven into a larger tapestry, offering a glimpse into a universe where marble dreams arise and stand proudly between the river and the sky. Through intricate mythology and storytelling, Dunsany's richly detailed narratives captivate readers, providing a timeless fantasy experience.

Time and the Gods is not only a must-read for fantasy enthusiasts but also for those intrigued by the origins of modern mythic storytelling. Immerse yourself in this classic collection and discover the profound influence of Dunsany’s work.

Dream Story is a beautiful, heartless, and baffling novella that explores the delicate intricacies of relationships. Through a simple sexual admission, a husband and wife are driven apart into rival worlds of erotic intrigue and revenge.

Set in early twentieth-century Vienna, this erotic psychodrama delves into themes of infidelity, transgression, and decadence. Arthur Schnitzler masterfully crafts a narrative that captivates with its exploration of the subconscious desires and the complexities of human intimacy.

Discover the world of Dream Story, where dreams and reality intertwine, leading to a journey of self-discovery and unexpected revelations.

The Stoic writings of the philosopher Seneca offer powerful insights into the art of living, the importance of reason and morality, and continue to provide profound guidance to many through their eloquence, lucidity, and timeless wisdom.

Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves—and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war, and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked, and comforted. They have enriched lives—and destroyed them.

This selection of Seneca's works was taken from the Penguin Classics edition of Dialogues and Letters, translated by C.D.N. Costa, and includes the essays On the Shortness of Life, Consolation to Helvia, and On Tranquility of Mind.

The Lathe of Heaven is a classic science fiction novel by one of the greatest writers of the genre, Ursula K. Le Guin. Set in a future world where one man's dreams control the fate of humanity, the story unfolds in a future world racked by violence and environmental catastrophes. George Orr wakes up one day to discover that his dreams have the ability to alter reality. He seeks help from Dr. William Haber, a psychiatrist who immediately grasps the power George wields. Soon, George must preserve reality itself as Dr. Haber becomes adept at manipulating George's dreams for his own purposes. The Lathe of Heaven masterfully addresses the dangers of power and humanity's self-destructiveness, questioning the nature of reality itself. It is a classic of the science fiction genre, an eerily prescient novel that remains relevant and thought-provoking.

Now We Are Six completes the four-volume set of deluxe editions of the Milne and Shepard classic works. Like their companions, the Winnie-the-Pooh 80th Anniversary Edition and The House At Pooh Corner, these beautiful books feature full-color artwork on cream-colored stock.

The imaginative charm that has made Pooh the world’s most famous bear pervades the pages of Milne’s poetry, and Ernest H. Shepard’s witty and loving illustrations enhance these truly delightful gift editions.

Framed in the doorway of Poirot’s bedroom stood an uninvited guest, coated from head to foot in dust. The man’s gaunt face stared for a moment, then he swayed and fell. Who was he? Was he suffering from shock or just exhaustion? Above all, what was the significance of the figure 4, scribbled over and over again on a sheet of paper?

Poirot finds himself plunged into a world of international intrigue, risking his life to uncover the truth about ‘Number Four’. The story unfolds as Poirot, alongside his faithful assistant Hastings, follows clues and outmaneuvers a cabal of international criminals.

In this action-packed mystery, Poirot's brilliance is put to the test as he faces formidable foes, including a brilliant Chinese criminal mastermind, an American multi-millionaire, a beautiful Frenchwoman scientist, and "the destroyer," a ruthless murderer with a genius for disguise. Will Poirot succeed in foiling "The Big Four" and prevent their plan for world dominance?

هذا الكتاب هو إحدى مجموعات توفيق الحكيم القصصية الشهيرة.

The English Standard Version (ESV) Bible is an essentially literal Bible translation that combines word-for-word precision and accuracy with literary excellence, beauty, and depth of meaning.

The ESV Bible is equipped with an enhanced navigation feature. Kindle's index feature can be used to navigate directly to any verse. This feature is not supported on the Kindle 1 or any Kindle applications.

Annabel Lee is the last complete poem composed by the renowned American author Edgar Allan Poe. It is a haunting tale of love and loss, set in a mystical kingdom by the sea. The narrator fell deeply in love with Annabel Lee in their youth, a love so profound that even the angels envied it.

Despite the tragic passing of Annabel Lee, the narrator's love for her endures, undiminished by time or circumstance. This timeless poem evokes the beauty and tragedy of eternal love and captures the reader's imagination with its lyrical quality and poignant theme.

Set against the rugged, wind-swept landscapes of the Gaspé Peninsula in Quebec, Annabel Lee remains a testament to the enduring power of love, even in the face of death.

In the manner of the eighteenth-century philosopher, Freud argued that religion and science were mortal enemies. Early in the century, he began to think about religion psychoanalytically and to discuss it in his writings. The Future of an Illusion (1927), Freud's best known and most emphatic psychoanalytic exploration of religion, is the culmination of a lifelong pattern of thinking.

Freud uses his understanding of psychology to examine the roots of both civilization and religion. This takes the form of a comprehensive essay, with Freud forming an argument throughout its chapters about the history of religion and the part it should play in society's future.

The Rime of the Ancient Mariner is the longest major poem by the English poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge. The Poem relates the experiences of a sailor who has returned from a long sea voyage. The mariner stops a man who is on the way to a wedding ceremony and begins to narrate a story. The wedding-guest's reaction turns from bemusement to impatience to fear to fascination as the mariner's story progresses, as can be seen in the language style: Coleridge uses narrative techniques such as personification and repetition to create a sense of danger, the supernatural, or serenity, depending on the mood in different parts of the poem.

Along with other poems in Lyrical Ballads, it was a signal shift to modern poetry and the beginning of British Romantic literature. Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772 - 1834) was an English poet, literary critic and philosopher who, with his friend William Wordsworth, was a founder of the Romantic Movement in England and a member of the Lake Poets.

Reşat Nuri Güntekin'in 1922 yılında ilk kez Vakit gazetesinde tefrika edilen en tanınmış eseridir. Fransız Lisesi mezunu gencecik, delişmen bir kız olan Feride'nin serüveni yaşadığı derin bir hayal kırıklığı sonrasında nişanlısını, ailesini İstanbul'da bırakarak Anadolu'nun küçük bir köyüne öğretmen olmasıyla başlar. Daha sonra bu köyü diğer kasabalar, şehirler izler. Önceleri her gittiği yerde Kurtuluş Savaşı'nın etkileri görülür, güç koşulların, sefaletin izlerine rastlanır. Sonraları farklı kültürden gelen genç, yalnız ve bağımsız bir kızın toplumsal yaşamdaki zorlukları, çatışan değer yargıları, karşısına dikilen çıkar ilişkileri, Feride'nin iç dünyasındaki fırtınalar ve derin yalnızlıkla iç içe geçerek okurun karşısına çıkar. Çalıkuşu, gerçekçi yönelimin ilk dönemlerinden olan bir başyapıttır.

The Masque of the Red Death is a chilling tale by Edgar Allan Poe that explores themes of death and the illusion of safety. The story follows Prince Prospero and his attempt to escape a deadly plague known as the Red Death by secluding himself in his luxurious abbey.

Within the abbey's fortified walls, Prospero hosts a grand masquerade ball in seven distinct rooms, each adorned in a unique color scheme. The revelry is abruptly interrupted by the arrival of a mysterious figure, disguised as a victim of the Red Death, who moves ominously through each room.

As Prospero confronts this spectral intruder, he is met with his own demise, illustrating the story's underlying message of the inevitability of death. The guests, too, fall victim to the Red Death, as the tale concludes with the triumph of "Darkness and Decay".

Poe's masterful use of gothic elements and allegory invites readers to ponder the futility of trying to escape one's fate, making this story a timeless piece of macabre fiction.

The Sovereignty of God handles a doctrine little understood and heard of infrequently in these days of humanism. This book gives God his proper place of supremacy and is a classic on the subject.

Memórias Póstumas de Brás Cubas, one of the greatest novels written in Portuguese, is a celebration of language and a revolutionary work that shattered all of the literary conventions of its time. The reader is mistreated, with chapters left blank and others deemed useless. Brás Cubas, the unlikely hero of this story, did nothing special in life. He fell in love with a married woman, failed a political career, never had children, and then he died. After his death, he wrote his memoirs. Since its publication in 1881, it has continued to gain the appreciation and affection of some of the greatest contemporary intellectuals and artists. Woody Allen considered it one of his favorite books, calling it a "very, very original masterpiece." Susan Sontag mentioned that this book always impresses readers with the strength of a personal discovery. Harold Bloom described the book as comic, clever, evasive, and very fun to read, sentence after sentence.

Le Cid est une pièce de théâtre tragi-comique en vers (alexandrins essentiellement) de Pierre Corneille dont la première représentation eut lieu le 7 janvier 1637 au théâtre du Marais.

Résumé court : Chimène et Rodrigue doivent se marier, mais une querelle éclate entre leurs pères. Entre amour et piété filiale, Rodrigue décide de sauver l'honneur de sa famille et tue le père de sa promise. Rodrigue aime Chimène et Chimène aime Rodrigue. Leur mariage est sur le point d'être célébré lorsqu'une violente dispute éclate entre les pères des deux jeunes gens. Rodrigue est alors obligé d'affronter le père de Chimène en duel. Pour le jeune homme, le dilemme est cruel : doit-il venger l'honneur de son père ou sauver l'amour de celle qu'il aime ?

Résumé général : Don Diègue et Don Gomès (comte de Gormas) projettent d’unir leurs enfants Rodrigue et Chimène, qui s'aiment. Mais le comte, jaloux de se voir préférer le vieux Don Diègue pour le poste de précepteur du prince, offense ce dernier en lui donnant une gifle (un « soufflet » dans le langage de l'époque). Don Diègue, trop vieux pour se venger par lui-même, remet sa vengeance entre les mains de son fils Rodrigue qui, déchiré entre son amour et son devoir, finit par écouter la voix du sang et tue le père de Chimène en duel. Chimène essaie de renier son amour et le cache au roi, à qui elle demande la tête de Rodrigue. Mais l’attaque du royaume par les Maures donne à Rodrigue l’occasion de prouver sa valeur et d’obtenir le pardon du roi. Plus que jamais amoureuse de Rodrigue devenu un héros national, Chimène reste sur sa position et obtient du roi un duel entre don Sanche, qui l'aime aussi, et Rodrigue. Elle promet d’épouser le vainqueur. Rodrigue victorieux reçoit du roi la main de Chimène : le mariage sera célébré l'année suivante.

Here is a classic collection from one of America’s greatest authors. Though these short stories have universal appeal, they are intensely local in setting. With the exception of “Turn About,” which derives from the time of the First World War, all these tales unfold in a small town in Mississippi, William Faulkner’s birthplace and lifelong home.

Some stories—such as “A Rose for Emily,” “The Hound,” and “That Evening Sun”—are famous, displaying an uncanny blend of the homely and the horrifying. But others, though less well known, are equally colorful and characteristic. The gently nostalgic “Delta Autumn” provides a striking contrast to “Dry September” and “Barn Burning,” which are intensely dramatic.

As the editor, Saxe Commins, states in his illuminating Foreword: “These eight stories reflect the deep love and loathing, the tenderness and contempt, the identification and repudiation William Faulkner has felt for the traditions and the way of life of his own portion of the world.”

Mutiny on the Bounty is the thrilling account of the strange, eventful, and tragic voyage of His Majesty's Ship Bounty in 1788-1789. This epic tale culminates in the infamous mutiny led by Fletcher Christian against the notorious Captain Bligh.

Experience the high seas adventure as a British crew rebels against their cruel commander in this classic tale of courage and betrayal. Set against the backdrop of the vast ocean, this story explores themes of power, justice, and survival.

Auto-da-Fé is the story of Peter Kien, a distinguished, reclusive sinologist living in Vienna between the wars. With masterly precision, Canetti reveals Kien's character, displaying the flawed personal relationships which ultimately lead to his destruction.

Manipulated by his illiterate and grasping housekeeper, Therese, who has tricked him into marriage, and Benedikt Pfaff, a brutish concierge, Kien is forced out of his apartment – which houses his great library and one true passion – and into the underworld of the city. In this purgatory, he is guided by a chess-playing dwarf of evil propensities, until he is eventually restored to his home.

But on his return, he is visited by his brother, an eminent psychiatrist who, by an error of diagnosis, precipitates the final crisis...

This novel, first published in Germany in 1935 as Die Blendung ("The Blinding" or "Bedazzlement"), still towers as one of the greatest novels of the twentieth century. Canetti's incisive vision of an insular man battling against the outside world is as fresh and rewarding today as when it first appeared in print.

The Anatomy of Melancholy is one of the major documents of modern European civilization. Robert Burton's astounding compendium is a survey of melancholy in all its myriad forms. Since its publication in the seventeenth century, it has invited nothing but superlatives.

Lewellyn Powys called it the greatest work of prose of the greatest period of English prose-writing, while the celebrated surgeon William Osler declared it the greatest of medical treatises. Dr. Johnson, as Boswell reports, said it was the only book that he rose early in the morning to read with pleasure.

In this surprisingly compact and elegant new edition, Burton's spectacular verbal labyrinth is sure to delight, instruct, and divert today's readers as much as it has those of the past four centuries.

Writing in an age when the call for the rights of man had brought revolution to America and France, Mary Wollstonecraft produced her own declaration of female independence in 1792. Passionate and forthright, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman attacked the prevailing view of docile, decorative femininity, and instead laid out the principles of emancipation: an equal education for girls and boys, an end to prejudice, and for women to become defined by their profession, not their partner.

Mary Wollstonecraft's work was received with a mixture of admiration and outrage, yet it established her as the mother of modern feminism. She firmly established the demand for women’s emancipation in the context of the ever-widening urge for human rights and individual freedom that surrounded the great upheavals of the French and American revolutions.

Challenging the prevailing culture that trained women to be nothing more than docile, decorative wives and mothers, Wollstonecraft was an ardent advocate of equal education and the full development of women’s rational capacities. In A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, she dared to ask a question whose urgency is undiminished in our time: how can women be both female and free?

The Forsyte Saga was the title originally destined for that part of it which is called The Man of Property; and to adopt it for the collected chronicles of the Forsyte family has indulged the Forsytean tenacity that is in all of us. The word Saga might be objected to on the ground that it connotes the heroic and that there is little heroism in these pages. But it is used with a suitable irony; and, after all, this long tale, though it may deal with folk in frock coats, furbelows, and a gilt-edged period, is not devoid of the essential heat of conflict. Discounting for the gigantic stature and blood-thirstiness of old days, as they have come down to us in fairy-tale and legend, the folk of the old Sagas were Forsytes, assuredly, in their possessive instincts, and as little proof against the inroads of beauty and passion as Swithin, Soames, or even Young Jolyon. And if heroic figures, in days that never were, seem to startle out from their surroundings in fashion unbecoming to a Forsyte of the Victorian era, we may be sure that tribal instinct was even then the prime force, and that family and the sense of home and property counted as they do to this day, for all the recent efforts to talk them out.

Dead Souls, a seminal work in Russian literature, offers a vivid portrayal of provincial Russian life. It is celebrated for its realistic depiction as well as for its exaggerated narrative, serving both as a tribute to the Russian spirit and a scathing satire of the imperial Russian flaws of venality, vulgarity, and pomp. At the heart of the story is Gogol's cunning antihero, Chichikov, who traverses the countryside engaging in transactions for "dead souls" - deceased serfs who still represent value to those astute enough to trade in them. This journey introduces us to a cast reminiscent of Dickens, filled with peasants, landowners, and scheming officials, all drawn into Chichikov's elaborate scheme. Through this narrative, Gogol masterfully explores themes of human oddity and error, making Dead Souls a masterpiece of both humor and insight.

Os Maias é uma das obras mais conhecidas do escritor português Eça de Queiroz. O livro foi publicado no Porto em 1888. A ação de Os Maias passa-se em Lisboa, na segunda metade do século XIX, e apresenta-nos a história de três gerações da família Maia. A ação inicia-se no Outono de 1875, quando Afonso da Maia, nobre e pobre proprietário, se instala no Ramalhete com o neto recém formado em Medicina. Neste momento faz-se uma longa descrição da casa - "O Ramalhete," cujo nome tem origem num painel de azulejos com um ramo de girassóis, e não em algo fresco ou campestre, tal como o nome nos remete a pensar.

Afonso da Maia era o personagem mais simpático do romance e aquele que o autor mais valorizou, pois não se lhe conhecem defeitos. É um homem de carácter, culto e requintado nos gostos. Em jovem aderiu aos ideais do Liberalismo e foi obrigado, por seu pai, a sair de casa e a instalar-se em Inglaterra. Após o pai falecer regressa a Lisboa para casar com Maria Eduarda Runa, mas pouco tempo depois escolhe o exílio por razões de ordem política.

Há em Os Maias um retrato da Lisboa da época. Carlos, que mora na Rua das Janelas Verdes, caminha com frequência até ao Rossio (embora, por vezes, vá a cavalo ou de carruagem). Algumas das lojas citadas no livro ainda existem - a Casa Havaneza, no Chiado, por exemplo. É possível seguir os diferentes percursos de Carlos ou do Ega pelas suas da Baixa lisboeta, ainda que algumas tenham mudado de nome. No final do livro, quando Carlos volta a Lisboa muitos anos depois, somos levados a ver as novidades - a Avenida da Liberdade, que substituiu o Passeio Público, e que é descrita como uma coisa nova, e feia pela sua novidade, exactamente como nos anos 70 se falava das casas de emigrante.

O romance veicula sobre o país uma perspectiva muito derrotista, muito pessimista. Tirando a natureza (o Tejo, Sintra, Santa Olávia...), é tudo uma choldra ignóbil. Predomina uma visão de estrangeirado, de quem só valoriza as civilizações superiores - da França e Inglaterra, principalmente. Os políticos são mesquinhos, ignorantes ou corruptos; os homens das Letras são boémios e dissolutos, retrógrados ou distantes da realidade concreta; os jornalistas boémios e venais; os homens do desporto não conseguem organizar uma corrida de cavalos, pois não há hipódromo à altura, nem cavalos, nem cavaleiros, as pessoas não vestem como o evento exigia, as senhoras traziam vestidos de missa. Para cúmulo de tudo isto, os protagonistas acabam vencidos da vida. Apesar de ser isto referido no fim do livro, pode-se ver que ainda há alguma esperança implícita, nas passagens em que Carlos da Maia e João da Ega dizem que o apetite humano é a causa de todos os seus problemas e que portanto nunca mais terão apetites, mas logo a seguir dizem que lhes está a apetecer um prato de paio com ervilhas, ou quando dizem que a pressa não leva a nada e que a vida deve ser levada com calma mas começam a correr para apanhar o americano (eléctrico). Mais do que crítica de costumes, o romance mostra-nos um país - sobretudo Lisboa - que se dissolve, incapaz de se regenerar. Quando o autor escreve mais tarde A Cidade e as Serras, expõe uma atitude muito mais construtiva: o protagonista regenera-se pela descoberta das raízes rurais ancestrais não atingidas pela degradação da civilização, num movimento inverso ao que predomina n'Os Maias.

How are wages and prices determined? What is the difference between labor and labor power? How do capitalists make a profit?

Are the struggles of workers to raise wages and reduce working hours in vain? Is the demand for "fair wages" meaningful? Can workers limit themselves to wage struggles alone?

In the 1850s and 60s, while preparing for Capital, Karl Marx presented these questions to the leaders of the First International in 1865, two years before the first volume of Capital was published. Many topics and concepts deeply explored in Capital were addressed in this presentation in a way that even those not well-versed in economics could understand. In other words, Wages, Price and Profit can also be read as an introduction to Capital.

Originally written in English and published after the deaths of Marx and his co-founders of Marxism, this work offers a comprehensive insight into the economic struggles of the working class.

Published to tie in with the world premiere at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin.

In Chekhov's tragi-comedy - perhaps his most popular play - the Gayev family is torn by powerful forces, forces rooted deep in history, and in the society around them. Their estate is hopelessly in debt: urged to cut down their beautiful cherry orchard and sell the land for holiday cottages, they struggle to act decisively.

Tom Murphy's fine vernacular version allows us to re-imagine the events of the play in the last days of Anglo-Irish colonialism. It gives this great play vivid new life within our own history and social consciousness.

The Day of the Locust is a novel about Hollywood and its corrupting touch, about the American dream turned into a sun-drenched California nightmare.

Nathanael West's Hollywood is not the glamorous "home of the stars" but a seedy world of little people, some hopeful, some despairing, all twisted by their own desires. From the ironically romantic artist narrator, to a macho movie cowboy, a middle-aged innocent from America's heartland, and the hard-as-nails call girl would-be-star whom they all lust after.

An unforgettable portrayal of a world that mocks the real and rewards the sham, turns its back on love to plunge into empty sex, and breeds a savage violence that is its own undoing, this novel stands as a classic indictment of all that is most extravagant and uncontrolled in American life.

Based on Viking Age poems, The Saga of the Volsungs combines mythology, legend, and sheer human drama. At its heart are the heroic deeds of Sigurd the dragon slayer, who acquires magical knowledge from one of Odin's Valkyries. Yet it is also set in a very human world, incorporating strands from the oral narratives of the fourth and fifth centuries, when Attila the Hun and other warriors fought on the northern frontiers of the Roman Empire.

One of the great books of world literature, the saga is an unforgettable tale of princely jealousy, unrequited love, greed, and vengeance. With its cursed treasure of the Rhine, sword reforged, and magic ring of power, it was a major influence for writers including William Morris and J. R. R. Tolkien and for Wagner's Ring cycle.