Astrology can provide us with important insights for many moments in our lives. When it comes to choosing a good book, it wouldn't be any different! In this series we choose novels to entertain and stir the imagination of each zodiac sign. In this book you will find two classic novels specially selected for the practical and kind Virgo. For a more complete experience, be sure to also read the anthologies of your rising sign and moon sign! This book contains: - Orlando. - The Awakening.

Edna Pontellier’s quiet life in New Orleans is transformed into a revolutionary quest for self-ownership and emotional intensity. As she drifts further from the expectations of a wife and mother, the consequences of her independence begin to mount. This collection captures the bittersweet beauty of a woman finally waking up to her own existence.

It is the late 1800s, and Edna Pontellier is a wealthy married woman vacationing with her family in Grand Isle, a popular resort island frequented by the high society of New Orleans. Her husband is dedicated to his work, leaving Edna to spend much of her days with a married Creole woman named Adele Ratignolle whose unreserved manner begins to prompt Edna to explore her own repressed emotions and desires. Her “awakening” continues when she meets Robert Lebrun, a handsome man whose attention...

"The Awakening" is the story of Edna Pontellier, an attractive twenty-eight year old woman who is a wife and mother of two sons living in the Creole south in the late 19th century. Edna finds herself trapped in her life as a wife and a mother and feels unable to express her passionate sensuality within the confines of her marriage. She seeks a spiritual and sexual awakening through an affair with a younger man during one summer while her husband is away. Liberated by this experience she se...

She wanted to swim far out, where no woman had swum before.Condemned as "sordid" and "immoral" on its publication in 1899, this story of a woman trapped in her marriage effectively ended Chopin's career but was revived as a proto-feminist classic in the 1970s. What Newsweek calls Chopin's "prophetic psychology" ensures its timeliness today.The Art of The Novella SeriesToo short to be a novel, too long to be a short story, t...

This volume contains Frédéric Chopin's “Variations brillantes, Op.12”, a solo piano composition in six movements. Reproduced in high quality with wide margins, this edition is perfect for students and musicians with an interest in Chopin's seminal work. Frédéric François Chopin (1810 – 1849) was a Polish pianist and composer during the Romantic era. He wrote his music chiefly for the solo piano, but also wrote two piano concertos, a small number of chamber pieces, and a few songs to Polish...

There is something about the number 3.The Ancient Greeks believed 3 was the perfect number, and in China 3 has always been a lucky number, and they know a thing or two.Most religions also have 3 this and 3 that and, of course, in these more modern times, three’s a crowd may be too many, except when it’s a ménage à trois. It seems good things usually come in threes. Whatever history and culture says WE think 3, a hat-trick of stories, is a great number to explore themes and ...

There is something about the number 3.The Ancient Greeks believed 3 was the perfect number, and in China 3 has always been a lucky number, and they know a thing or two.Most religions also have 3 this and 3 that and, of course, in these more modern times, three’s a crowd may be too many, except when it’s a ménage à trois. It seems good things usually come in threes.Whatever history and culture says WE think 3, a hat-trick of stories, is a great number to explore them...

In "Bayou Folk," Kate Chopin masterfully explores the rich tapestry of Creole life in the Southern bayous, weaving together a collection of short stories that delve into the intricacies of local culture, relationships, and the natural world. Written in a style that is both lyrical and straightforward, Chopin's narratives are imbued with rich descriptions and authentic dialogue that capture the unique essence of the region. Set against the backdrop of late 19th-century America, these storie...

People fall in love with people all the time. People fall in love with books, too. And some people fall in love with books about people falling in love.Contents:Readers love a good love story such as in this collection:Malachi's Cove by Anthony TrollopeThe Lady with the Dog by Anton ChekhovVerotchka by Anton ChekhovThe Storm by Kate ChopinThe Horse Dealer's Daughter by D. H. LawrenceThe Nightingale and the Rose by Oscar WildeTh...

In '50 American Classics,' readers are invited to traverse the vast and varied landscape of American literature through a meticulously curated selection of works that encompass a broad array of literary styles and themes. This anthology brings together the voices of quintessential American authors who have shaped the nation's literary heritage. From the transcendental musings of Thoreau to the exquisite narratives of Wharton and Chopin's proto-feminist critiques, each piece provides a uniq...

Erykah's friend recounts an encounter with his best friend's sister one summer. It turns out hotter than any summer activity he could have imagined.