De Optimo Republicae Statu deque Nova Insula Utopia (translated On the Best State of a Republic and on the New Island of Utopia) or more simply Utopia is a 1516 book by Sir (Saint) Thomas More. The book, written in Latin, is a frame narrative primarily depicting a fictional island society and its religious, social and political customs. The name of the place is derived from the Greek words οὐ u and τόπος tópos , with the topographical suffix -εία eía, hence Οὐτοπεία outopeía (Latinized as ...

Mark Twain’s historical satire about two identical boys, one a poor beggar of the London slums and the other the heir to the royal throne, who trade places to experience a life they never imagined, newly repackaged for the Union Square & Co. Signature Classics line.Set in sixteenth-century England, The Prince and the Pauper is Mark Twain’s timeless tale of identical strangers, the penniless Tom Canty living in the London slums and the royal Prince Edward, ...

The legend of Tristan and Iseult is an influential romance and tragedy. The tragic story is of the adulterous love between the Cornish knight Tristan and the Irish princess Iseult. The narrative predates and most likely influenced the Arthurian romance of Lancelot and Guinevere, and has had a substantial impact on Western art and the idea of romantic love and literature.

Nicholas Nickleby; or, The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby is a novel by Charles Dickens. Originally published as a serialfrom 1838 to 1839, it was Dickens's third novel.The novel centres on the life and adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, a young man who must support his mother and sister after his father dies.

Illustrated Edition: Includes 20 unique, carefully crafted illustrations enhancing the surreal and transformative experience of the story.Summary Included: A concise, captivating summary that encapsulates the essence of Kafka's masterpiece.Detailed Character List: Provides insights into the complex characters that drive the narrative.Author Biography: Explore the life and legacy of Franz...

The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders (commonly known simply as Moll Flanders) is a novel by Daniel Defoe, first published in 1722. It purports to be the true account of the life of the eponymous Moll, detailing her exploits from birth until old age.By 1721, Defoe had become a recognised novelist, with the success of Robinson Crusoe in 1719. His political work was tapering off at this point, due to the fall of both Whig and Tory party le...

This is a detective story collection of Gilbert Keith Chesterton. Most of the stories in the collection are about the hermit of society, Horn Fischer, who has the talent to solve crimes. Journalist Harold March was walking around the outskirts of Turnbull and met the bizarre Horn Fisher, whom he immediately made friends with. No sooner did they get to know each other when they became witnesses of the disaster: the car flew off the road and fell into the abyss. Fisher and March approached t...

Irish Fairy TalesContents:The story of Tuan Mac Cairill -- The boyhood of Fionn -- The birth of Bran -- Oisi'n's mother -- The wooing of Becfola -- The little brawl at Allen -- The Carl of the drab coat -- The enchanted cave of Cesh Corran -- Becuma of the white skin -- Mongan's frenzy.

“Your husband this morning! Mine tonight!”Wives and Daughters, Elizabeth Gaskell’s last novel and widely considered her masterpiece, follows the fortunes of Molly Gibson – the doctor’s daughter in the provincial town of Hollingford.Molly’s mother has been dead since her infancy, but otherwise she passes a happy childhood, loved by her father, and petted by the unmarried ladies of the town.In her late teens her father marries again, this time to the...

This collection of Japanese fairy tales is the outcome of a suggestion made to me indirectly through a friend by Mr. Andrew Lang. They have been translated from the modern version written by Sadanami Sanjin. These stories are not literal translations, and though the Japanese story and all quaint Japanese expressions have been faithfully preserved, they have been told more with the view to interest young readers of the West than the technical student of folk-lore.Grateful acknowledgment is ...

Of Human Bondage traces Philip Carey's painful education in desire, art, faith, and self-knowledge, from orphaned childhood and physical deformity to medical training and emotional disillusionment. Written in Maugham's lucid, unsentimental prose, the novel combines Bildungsroman, social realism, and philosophical inquiry. Its naturalistic attention to class, sexuality, and vocation places it between Victorian moral fiction and modernist skepticism, while its emotional force lies in Philip'...

Henry James (15 April 1843 28 February 1916) was a writer born in America who traveled Europe for much of his younger life before settling in England. James is best known for novels dealing with morals and psychological drama, as well as works such as The American, which is about an Americans interactions with Europeans in Europe.