A WOMAN'S PLAN. 'My dear Mary,' said I, one morning, to my widowed sister, as she sank into an arm chair in front of my library fire, and heaved a sigh replete with exhaustion and sadness: 'What is the matter?' 'Enough for a woman, William, but of course, nothing for an old bachelor like you, who have only to pay your own bills, eat your meals without the trouble of ordering them; lounge through a clean house with no chasing after servants to sweep and wash and dust; sit in your study, hea...

Four plays by the award-winning Italian playwright and innovator Luigi PirandelloLuigi Pirandello was an Italian playwright, novelist, and short-story writer and winner of the 1934 Nobel Prize for Literature. In the first performance of Six Characters in Search of an Author**,** an enraged Rome theatre audience yelled abuse at the Italian playwright Luigi Pirandello and chased him out of the theatre. Since then, the play has gained iconic status as a piece...

This Audiobook contains the following works: - The Island of Doctor Moreau [H.G. wells] - Tess of the d'Urbervilles [Thomas Hardy] - The Call of Cthulhu [H.P Lovecraft] - A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court [Mark twain] - The strange case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde [Robert Louis Stevenson] - Crime and Punishment [Fyodor Dostoyevsky] - Wuthering Heights [Emily Brontë] - A Christmas Carol [Charles Dickens] - The jungle book [Rudyard Kipling] - The Border Legion [Zane Grey]

A return to the world of The Cadet Regime. The background is the same."Following years of economical turmoil and disunity, the New Government has stepped into the vacuum and established itself as the dominant political party... it was decided that the younger generation should not only suffer for the sins of their parents but must be seen to do so by the public. That was when the Cadet Service was established, mandatory for girls aged 18 and upwards who were connected to the old re...

This book, newly updated, contains now several HTML tables of contents that will make reading a real pleasure! The first table of contents (at the very beginning of the ebook) lists the titles of all novels included in this volume. By clicking on one of those titles you will be redirected to the beginning of that work, where you'll find a new TOC that lists all the chapters and sub-chapters of that specific work. 1. Little Women (Louisa May Alcott) 2. The Divine Comedy (Dante Alighieri) 3....

Toutes les histoires vraies comportent leur part d'enseignement, bien que ce trésor puisse dans certains cas être difficile à trouver, et en quantité si insignifiante, que le fruit sec et ridé ne vaut souvent pas la peine que l'on s'est donné pour casser la coque. Je pense pourtant que mon histoire sera peut-être être utile à quelques-uns et divertissante pour d'autres ; mais le public jugera par lui-même.Dans l'Angleterre victorienne, Agnès Grey, une jeune femme de condit...

« À mesure que nous avancions, mon naturel revint, et je tournai avec plaisir ma pensée vers la nouvelle vie dans laquelle j’allais entrer. Quoique l’on ne fût encore qu’au milieu de septembre, les nuages sombres et un fort vent de nord-est rendaient le temps extrêmement froid et triste. Le voyage nous paraissait long : car, ainsi que le disait Smith, les routes étaient “très lourdes,” et assurément son cheval était très lourd aussi ; il rampait aux montées et se traînait aux descentes, et...

My e-book on Lucky Luciano looks at his criminal career which began in New York City when he was 9. His first significant setback was Thomas Dewey's prosecution for compulsive prostitution. This sent Luciano to prison for a term of thirty years, or at least it was thought so at the time. Lucky's sentence was commuted after 9 years when he was supposedly used to help the Allies win the war in Europe. Whether he helped or not is still undetermined. Thomas Dewey always faced questions about t...

"Prosperity" is a timeless masterpiece by Charles Fillmore, a New Thought author, initially published in 1936. Well ahead of the popularization of the Law of Attraction, Fillmore imparted teachings on prosperity through the creative power of thought. This classic work stands out for its articulate prose, accessibility, and remarkable effectiveness in conveying the principle that financial prosperity originates within the mind and spirit before materializing in the physical realm. Through r...

50 WESTERNS (Vol. 1) offers an expansive exploration into the rugged terrains and adventurous spirit quintessential to the Western genre. This anthology captures a broad spectrum of styles, from the vivid storytelling of epic landscapes to the gritty, suspenseful encounters with the elements of the wild. An exhilarating array of narratives awaits within these pages, each capturing the optimism and challenges of frontier life. The anthology stands as a literary mosaic, weaving together tale...

Embark on an epic journey through the rugged terrains and untamed landscapes of North America with *60 WESTERNS: Cowboy Adventures, Yukon & Oregon Trail Tales, Famous Outlaws, Gold Rush Adventures*. This anthology brings together an extraordinary tapestry of tales, each capturing the spirit of adventure and survival that defined the American frontier. From gripping encounters with notorious outlaws to the treacherous journeys of the Oregon Trail, this collection immerses readers in a vivid...

BnF collection ebooks - "Toutes les histoires vraies portent avec elles une instruction, bien que dans quelques-unes le trésor soit difficile à trouver, et si mince en quantité, que le noyau sec et ridé ne vaut souvent pas la peine que l'on a eue de casser la noix. Qu'il en soit ainsi ou non de mon histoire, c'est ce dont je ne puis juger avec compétence. Je pense pourtant qu'elle peut être utile à quelques-uns, et intéressante pour d'autres ;"BnF collection ebooks