She Stoops to Conquer is one of the few 18th century plays that has stood the test of time. First produced in 1773 in Covent Garden, it has been revived many times-once even running for 1,777 performances in the 1860s.The events take place over the course of a single evening in a country house where two young ladies await potential suitors. The young squire of the household, a prankster and layabout (and intended for one of the young ladies by the family matriarch), sets o...

Though published in 1766, The Vicar of Wakefield was one of the most popular and widely read books of the Victorian era. References to Vicar in Victorian literature abound: George Eliot, Austen, Dickens, Mary Shelly, Charlotte Brontë, Alcott, Goethe, and many more famous writers all mention Vicar in their books.The plot concerns the titular vicar, Charles Primrose, a mild-mannered and forgiving man who lives with his family in a country parish. His prospe...

'THE GEN Z BRIDGET JONES' THE TIMESMilly Goldsmith, the girl you meet in a club toilet whose advice changes your life forever. Straight from the dark corners of Milly's notes app...In her video diaries, Milly has captured the hearts of her community through her with refreshingly vulnerable takes on self-love and life navigating her 20s as a work-in-progress, figuring it all out as she goes along and taking us with her for the ride

Water bears, also called tardigrades, are the toughest creatures around.Since a scientist first spotted them through a microscope in 1773, researchers have learned that water bears have survived every mass extinction on Earth and can tolerate all kinds of extremes, from radiation to low gravity to boiling and freezing temperatures. They can even enter an inanimate state to protect and preserve themselves in harsh conditions, then reanimate when their surroundings i...

This compelling guide leverages literary and cultural narratives to explore critical issues in higher education leadership and management. Authored by a seasoned literary scholar and expert in institutional change, it examines two Shakespeare plays, two realist novels, and two Netflix series, offering concise analyses, discussion questions, and reflective provocations, as well as accessible “micro-readings” and a robust appendix of additional resources. By connecting timeless stories to co...

**A chilling romantic folk horror inspired by the legend of the Wild Hunt! Months after their harrowing final performance, a teen girl reunites with her acting troupe for a weekend in the woods—only to find something they awakened has followed them there."One of the most exciting YA horror writers working today." —Melinda Salisbury, author of Her Dark WingsThere’s something on those moors that likes to hunt young maidens for sport....**Senior Hazel...

Lush romance and chill-inducing shivers combine in this YA tale of folk horror inspired by the legend of the Wild Hunt! Months after a harrowing performance, a teen girl reunites with her acting troupe for a camping weekend in the woods - only to find something they awakened has followed them there.There's something on those moors that likes to hunt young maidens for sport....When high school senior Hazel joins her school's elite theatre group, the...

Great leaders create teams and companies that don't need great leaders.That idea might stop you cold. Good.Exhausted. Overwhelmed. You're the hero of your organization . . . and its biggest bottleneck. Every decision waits for your approval. Every problem lands on your desk. The harder you work, the more your team needs you. The behaviors that made you successful—solving problems fast, always being available, leading from the front—have become your organiza...

You burn your bridgesgoing into a foreign forestDorothy PorterThree people form an unlikely but spirited connection.Adrian is a renowned scholar, an expert on death in the modern age whose life has stalled.Kezi, a young and passionate artist, has been rejected by her family. She hurtles through her days with defiance and regret.Laura is a successful town planner submerged in...

Compiled and Edited by Charles W. Eliot LL D in 1909, the Harvard Classics is a 51-volume Anthology of classic literature from throughout the history of western civilization. The set is sometimes called "Eliot's Five-Foot Shelf." This e-book is all 51 volumes, the equivalent of over 20,000 printed pages in one e-book. It is fully searchable with a completely linked table of contents.

He says this is his life.The problem is, it won’t stay the same.Elba Kramer is a memoir that revises itself as it goes—starting with a childhood that can’t agree on what happened.Memories contradict.Facts dissolve.The narrator insists he’s telling the truth.This time.But if every version feels real…what does “real” even mean?You won’t believe this book.

"All the error that has existed down the ages is founded on the theory or belief of two worlds, one the heavenly kingdom, or spiritual life, and the other a material world or mortal existence, each separate from the other. In spite of this sense of two worlds, men have always attempted to bring harmony into the discords of human existence through an attempt, by prayer, to contact this other world, or spiritual realm, and to bring Spirit, or God, to act upon the so-called material existence...