"As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into a gigantic insect. He was laying on his hard, as it were armor-plated, back and when he lifted his head a little he could see his domelike brown belly divided into stiff arched segments on top of which the bed quilt could hardly keep in position and was about to slide off completely. His numerous legs, which were pitifully thin compared to the rest of his bulk, waved helplessly before his eyes."
Oscar Wilde's madcap farce about mistaken identities, secret engagements, and lovers entanglements still delights readers more than a century after its 1895 publication and premiere performance. The rapid-fire wit and eccentric characters of The Importance of Being Earnest have made it a mainstay of the high school curriculum for decades.
According to Wikipedia: "William Blake (28 November 1757-12 August 1827) was an English poet, painter, and printmaker. Largely unrecognised during his lifetime, Blake is now considered a seminal figure in the history of both the poetry and visual arts of the Romantic Age. His prophetic poetry has been said to form "what is in proportion to its merits the least read body of poetry in the English language". His visual artistry has led one British art journalist to proclaim him "far and away the greatest artist Britain has ever produced"
"To go around the world...in such a short time and with the means of transport currently available, was not only impossible, it was madness"
A rich selection of background and source materials is provided in three areas: Contexts includes probable inspirations for Dracula in the earlier works of James Malcolm Rymer and Emily Gerard. Also included are a discussion of Stoker's working notes for the novel and "Dracula's Guest," the original opening chapter to Dracula. Reviews and Reactions reprints five early reviews of the novel. "Dramatic and Film Variations" focuses on theater and film adaptations of Dracula, two indications of the novel's unwavering appeal. David J. Skal, Gregory A. Waller, and Nina Auerbach offer their varied perspectives. Checklists of both dramatic and film adaptations are included.
In October 1843, Charles Dickens ― heavily in debt and obligated to his publisher ― began work on a book to help supplement his family's meagre income. That volume, A Christmas Carol, has long since become one of the most beloved stories in the English language. As much a part of the holiday season as holly, mistletoe, and evergreen wreaths, this perennial favourite continues to delight new readers and rekindle thoughts of charity and goodwill.
This book, the third volume in the K-Culture series intended to promote contemporary Korean culture overseas, introduces foreign audiences to Korean dramas.
Dorothy thinks she's lost forever when a tornado whirls her and her dog, Toto, into a magical world.
Frances is a thirty-something sub-editor, an invisible production drone on the books pages of the Questioner. Her routine and colourless existence is disrupted one winter evening when she happens upon the aftermath of a car crash and hears the last words of the driver, Alys Kyte.
Korea holds a great deal of interest for veteran travelers and newcomers alike. Many parts of the country are virtually untouched and just beckoning to be explored
The revised edition follows the complete and unabridged text of ULYSSES as corrected and reset in 1961.
Today, F. Scott Fitzgerald is known for his novels, but in his lifetime, his fame stemmed from his prolific achievement as one of America's most gifted (and best-paid) writers of stories and novellas.
After eighteen years as a political prisoner in the Bastille, the ageing Doctor Manette is finally released and reunited with his daughter in England. There the lives of two very different men, Charles Darnay, an exiled French aristocrat, and Sydney Carton, a disreputable but brilliant English lawyer, become enmeshed through their love for Lucie Manette. From the tranquil roads of London, they are drawn against their will to the vengeful, bloodstained streets of Paris at the height of the Reign of Terror, and they soon fall under the lethal shadow of La Guillotine.
Set in England's Downs, a once idyllic rural landscape, this stirring tale of adventure, courage and survival follows a band of very special creatures on their flight from the intrusion of man and the certain destruction of their home.
An engrossing novel inspired by a true event about unresolved family history and racial tensions that threaten a Florida community.
Yirmi bir yaşındaki Joy, 1950’lerde Hong Kong’da yaşarken yakışıklı deniz subayı Edward’la tanışır. Başta bu genç adama âşık olma ihtimali aklının ucundan bile geçmemiştir. Fakat birbirlerinin ruh eşi olduklarını anlayan iki gencin düğün tarihi yirmi dört saat içinde belirlenir. Artık Joy da kocasıyla beraber dünyayı gezmeye başlamıştır ve çok mutludur. Ama evlilik hayatının sandığı gibi olmadığını kısa süre sonra zor yoldan öğrenecektir…
"Имя розы" - книга с загадкой. В начале XIV века, вскоре после того, как Данте сочинил "Божественную комедию", в сердце Европы, в бенедиктинском монастыре обнаруживаются убитые. Льется кровь, разверзаются сферы небес.
Barlow is not a place of hope. It is not a place where dreams are made or the wishes of children fulfilled. Here, reality is a miser who gives nothing in exchange for an endless struggle just to scratch out an existence.
Huyton preys on street dealers. He's good at that and doesn’t expect to find any serious opposition when he arrives in West Yorkshire
What is "Passion"?, Why compare it with a higher value. Who contributes to us, if not us. I want to begin my book with a hideous, or as you may be inclined to think a delightful detail. Put it in whichever category as you see fit. As I express my thoughts to you, you may like them or disagree with what I have to say, but I wish to express all my thought’s as this will be my first and final book. Hello!, Welcome to my mind. Take a seat, please. Some Topics, may hit a tone in your melody, or drop a bass to your drums.
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