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by James Baldwin
Old Greek Stories
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  • History
  • 1895
  • Autor: James Baldwin
Baldwin grew up in a family of a stepfather, a priest and was the oldest of nine children. Baldwin never knew his own father and partially suffered from this, which was reflected in some of his works. In his youth, Baldwin is going to follow in the footsteps of his stepfather and helps him in the church. But the older the future writer becomes, the more distinctly he understands that his stepfather’s sermons diverge from what is happening on the streets of Harlem, and, most importantly, with the behavior of the stepfather himself at home. After leaving school in the Bronx, Baldwin moved to...
Number of pages: ~ 100 pages
Amazon Rating ~ 4/5

by Rudyard Kipling
The Man Who Would Be King
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  • Fiction
  • 1888
  • Autor: Rudyard Kipling
Daniel and Peachy arrived from Britain to India to undergo military service, but the soldiers had their own plans for life. Fraudulent friends intend to leave for the country called Kafiristan to become its rulers, and take possession of the treasures of the whole country hidden in the bowels of the mountains....
Number of pages: ~ 45 pages
Amazon Rating ~ 4.2/5

by William Shakespeare
Macbeth
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  • Сlassic
  • 1606
  • Autor: William Shakespeare
The tragedy "Macbeth", like many of Shakespeare’s dramatic works, was created on the basis of the legend of the tyrant king, the image of which the author so masterfully embodied. However, researchers of Shakespeare and historians have come to the conclusion that the pathos and plot of the work contradicts historical facts. During the reign of the Scottish King Macbeth, bard poets belonging to opposition circles created a story about a killer ruler, which served as the source for the play....
Number of pages: ~ 134 pages
Amazon Rating ~ 4.5/5

by Hutton Webster
Early European History
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  • History
  • 1920
  • Autor: Hutton Webster
This book aims to furnish a concise and connected account of human progress during ancient, medieval, and early modern times. It should meet the requirements of those high schools and preparatory schools where ancient history, as a separate discipline, is being supplanted by a more extended course introductory to the study of recent times and contemporary problems. Such a course was first outlined by the Regents of the University of the State of New York in their _Syllabus for Secondary Schools_, issued in 1910....
Number of pages: ~ 560 pages
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by Nicholas Rowe
Jane Shore
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Nicholas Rowe, an English playwright, poet laureate, studied law at Middle Temple, became a barrister, received an inheritance after his father's death, and engaged in literary work. His most significant dramatic works are Ambitious Stepmother; Tamerlane; Fair penitent; Jane Shore and Lady Jane Gray. In some of his plays, Rowe combined a heroic drama with family tragedy. In the center of the action is usually the heroine, whose distress makes the viewer feel sorry and sympathy. Rowe was one of the first editors of Shakespeare. Shakespeare’s prepared plays saw the light of day in 1709. Rowe...
Number of pages: ~ 88 pages
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by Mikhail Iurevich Lermontov
A Hero of Our Time
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  • Fiction
  • 1840
  • Autor: Mikhail Iurevich Lermontov
The novel "Hero of Our Time" was first published in 1840. Then no one could have imagined that the author’s life would end so soon, and many contemporaries predicted Mikhail Yuryevich a great future precisely as a prose writer. Gogol, in particular, remarked: "Lermontov the prose writer will be higher than Lermontov the poet." With his novel “The Hero of Our Time” Lermontov greatly expanded the scope of the literary tradition. Unusual was the composition of the work, consisting of five independent stories. A peculiar chronology of events and a constantly changing circle of heroes attracted...
Number of pages: ~ 232 pages
Amazon Rating ~ 4/5

by Murray Leinster
Talents Incorporated
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The ruthless Dictator of Mekin has already subjugated twenty-two helpless planets. Now he wants Kandar's unconditional surrender - or he will blast it out of existence!...
Number of pages: ~ 92 pages
Amazon Rating ~ 4.1 out of 5

by Andre Norton
All Cats Are Gray
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Number of pages: ~ 17 pages
Amazon Rating ~ 4.2 out of 5

by Rudyard Kipling
The Jungle Book
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  • Fiction
  • 1894
  • Autor: Rudyard Kipling
First published in 1894, the “Jungle Book” remains one of the most beloved among children and adults around the world. These classic stories about the boy Mowgli, raised by a wolf pack, give indelible lessons not so much about the laws of the jungle, but about the needs of the soul and heart. Originally from magical and mysterious India, these stories of people and animals living side by side are addressed to both children and adults. In addition to the boy Mowgli, you will meet with the brown and sleepy bear Balu, with the cunning black panther Bagheera, with the python Kaa, who raised...
Number of pages: ~ 144 pages
Amazon Rating ~ 4.3/5

by Agatha Christie
Poirot Investigates
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  • Fiction
  • 1924
  • Autor: Agatha Christie
If there is at least one dubious detail in the case, the famous detective will check it until he gets to the bottom of the truth. So, in the novel `One, two - a buckle fastener ', he doubts the guilt of a man whom the police suspect of several murders. In the novel `Elephants Can Remember, 'there is an endless debate with the writer Ariadne Oliver, in the process of which he finds out the details of the crime. And in the collection of stories `Poirot leads the investigation`, the tireless detective brilliantly investigates a series of crimes....
Number of pages: ~ 310 pages
Amazon Rating ~ 4.5/5