The story revolves around two brothers, Valentine and Orson, who are separated at birth. Valentine is raised in luxury, while Orson, abandoned in a forest, is raised by wild animals. As the brothers grow up, Valentine embarks on a quest to rescue his beloved, Princess Eleonora, who has been kidnapped by a villainous duke. Meanwhile, Orson, who has developed incredible strength and a noble heart, also begins to make his way into civilization. The brothers’ paths cross, leading to a dramatic...

In "Valentine and Orson: A Romantic Melo-Drame," Thomas Dibdin intricately weaves a tale that combines the elements of romance, adventure, and melodrama, reflecting the theatrical trends of the early 19th century. Set against a backdrop of fierce rivalries and tender love, the narrative revolves around two brothers separated at birth, captured amidst a web of familial bonds and chivalric valor. Dibdin's literary style is characterized by lyrical dialogue and vibrant stagecraft, enhancing t...

Thomas Dibdin's "The Birth-day" is a captivating celebration of love, festivity, and the intricacies of human emotion, rendered through a vibrant tapestry of dialogue and melody. This theatrical piece, representative of the early 19th-century British drama, intertwines humor and sentiment, showcasing Dibdin's adeptness in crafting lively characters and engaging plots. With its rich lyrical quality, the play exemplifies the period's penchant for light-hearted entertainment while simultaneou...

Benjamin Franklin compiled these pearls of wisdom on wealth and personal finance from Poor Richard's Almanack. Today is 250th anniversary since the book fist appeared as a pamphlet in 1758. Some proverbs from Benjamin Franklin's Way to Wealth: "There are no gains, without pains" "One today is worth two tomorrows" "Time is money" "A life of leisure and a life of laziness are two things" "Get what you can, and what you get hold" "Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labor wears, while the ...

By the bestselling winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize 2019 for THE FIVE: THE WOMEN KILLED BY JACK THE RIPPERThis is the book that inspired ITV'S hit drama HARLOTS.If you ever wondered what Jane Austen's Mr Darcy and his fellows got up to on their numerous trips to London, here is the book they would certainly have carried around ...HARRIS'S LIST OF COVENT GARDEN LADIES was a bestseller in the Eighteenth Century, shifting 250,000 co...

William Shakespeare is mightily out of sorts -- every scribbling wagtail cullion in London is shamelessly pilfering his ideas, and this new fellow is the cheekiest of all. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead? What kind of name is that for a play? Find out in Harry Turtledove's Tor.com Original, We Haven't Got there Yet.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

While engrossed in an ancient account of the sinister death of a student obsessed with his own hair, a man leans down to absently pet his dog - oblivious of the true nature of the creature crouching beside him. Seth's newly illustrated version of M.R. James' classic Christmas ghost story is a spooky holiday delight.

Written in the twilight of the Roman Republic, the poetry of Gaius Valerius Catullus offers a delicious insight into the passions and gossip of high Roman society.From the poet and his friends to cultural and political titans, including Caesar, Cicero, and Pompey, his cutting, modern verse spares no-one. In this new translation by Daisy Dunn, author of Catullus’ Bedspread, his obscene honesty, arrogant wit and surprising tenderness capture Roman society at their best.Most f...

BRAND NEW FOR OCTOBER 2017!!!WARNING!!!Do not attempt this Ritual if you are of a nervous disposition or easily frightened.The Master Ritual of Lucifuge Rofocale invokes not One, but Five very powerful and very evil Spirits, and every material desire is theirs for the giving. Money. Gold. Riches. Success. Luxury.All these things can they give you.All you have to do is ask!Are you brave enough to learn -

This eBook is a short and concise review guide of Hamlet by William Shakespeare. The review includes a short summary of the whole play, major themes in the play and explanations of those themes relations to the play, a character guide with brief details on the characters, and act reviews written in bullet point that go into more detail than the play summary.

"Tamerlane" is an epic poem by Edgar Allan Poe, first published in the 1827 collection Tamerlane and Other Poems. That collection, with only 50 copies printed, was not credited with the author's real name but by "A Bostonian." The poem itself follows a Turkic conqueror named Tamerlane. The name is a Latinized version of "Timur Lenk", the 14th century warlord, though the poem is not historically accurate. Tamerlane ignores the young love he has for a peasant in order to achieve power. On hi...

Avram Davidson (April 23, 1923 - May 8, 1993) was an American writer of fantasy fiction, science fiction, and crime fiction, as well as the author of many stories that do not fit into a genre niche. He won a Hugo Award and three World Fantasy Awards in the science fiction and fantasy genre, a World Fantasy Life Achievement award,[1] and a Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine short story award and an Edgar Award in the mystery genre. This is one of his stories.