A Collector's Edition of 47 Storybooks About Inheritance gathers tales in which property, lineage, kinship, and heredity shape private desire and public consequence. Moving among domestic realism, sensation fiction, romance, adventure, juvenile narrative, comedy, and speculative or didactic prose, the volume places contested wills, family secrets, social rank, and biological inheritance in revealing dialogue. Its breadth makes inheritance not merely a plot device but a cultural question. T...

The Robber Baron of Bedford Castle is a compelling anthology that delves into the turbulent era of medieval England, shedding light on the complexities of power, conflict, and human resilience. Through a rich tapestry of narrative styles, from vivid storytelling to poignant poetry, this collection captures the essence of a time marked by feudal tensions and societal transformation. Readers will find themselves immersed in a series of gripping tales and evocative reflections that highlight ...

Adeline Virginia Woolf (25 January 1882 – 28 March 1941) was an English writer, and one of the foremost modernists of the twentieth century.During the interwar period, Woolf was a significant figure in London literary society and a central figure in the influential Bloomsbury Group of intellectuals. Her most famous works include the novels Mrs Dalloway (1925), To the Lighthouse (1927) and Orlando (1928), and the book-length essay A Room of One's Own (1929), with its famous dictum, ...

The Prince and the Pauper is a novel by Mark Twain. It was first published in 1881 in Canada before its 1882 publication in the United States. The book represents Twain's first attempt at historical fiction. Set in 1547, the novel tells the story of two young boys who are identical in appearance: Tom Canty, a pauper who lives with his abusive father in Offal Court, London, and Prince Edward, son of Henry VIII of England. Excerpted from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Two boys exchange their clothes and their lives in the classic satiric comedy of mistaken identityThey are the same age. They look alike. In fact, there is but one difference between them: Tom Canty is a child of the London slums; Edward Tudor is heir to the throne of England. Just how insubstantial this difference really is becomes clear when a chance encounter leads to an exchange of roles…with the pauper caught up in the pomp and folly of the royal court, and th...

Welcome once more, to Sherwood Forest.The adventures that flowed into novels from the pen of Alexandre Dumas are well known. Less known today are his tales of Robin Hood. It is our pleasure to provide these two old works to a new reading public: electronic book readers. Prince of Thieves and Robin Hood the Outlaw have virtually disappeared from bookshelves; they are now virtual books, accessible to the world from the Reginetta Pre...

This file includes all three books of the Fifth Queen Trilogy (historical novels set in the time of Henry VIII) -- The Fifth Queen (1906), Privy Seal (1907). and The Fifth Queen Crowned (1908) -- plus Ford's best-known novel, The Good Soldier. According to Wikipedia: "Ford Madox Ford (December 17, 1873 June 26, 1939) was an English novelist, poet, critic and editor whose journals, The English Review and The Transatlantic Review, were instrumental in the development of early 20th-century En...

Since the first publication of her groundbreaking sensation novel 'Lady Audley's Secret' in 1862, M. E. Braddon's works have gripped the imagination of readers across the world for over one hundred and fifty years. This comprehensive eBook presents the many diverse works of M. E. Braddon, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)* Beautifully illustrated with imag...

In "Agincourt," G. P. R. James presents a gripping historical narrative that delves into the legendary 1415 Battle of Agincourt, set against the backdrop of the Hundred Years'Äô War. Through masterful storytelling, the novel captures the turmoil of medieval warfare, combining vivid battle scenes with rich character development. The work interlaces fact and fiction, employing a style typical of the 19th-century historical novel, which was characterized by its romanticized portrayal of histo...

This comprehensive eBook presents significant works of this famous and brilliant writer in one ebook - 8436 pages easy-to-read and easy-to-navigate: • Pygmalion • Mrs. Warren's Profession • Arms and the Man • Major Barbara • Man and Superman: A Comedy and a Philosophy • Caesar and Cleopatra • Heartbreak House • You Never Can Tell • On the Prospects of Christianity • Candida • Back to Methuselah: A Metabiological Pentateuch • Misalliance • The Doctor's Dilemma • How He Lied to Her Husband •...

This is an intriguing and fascinating collection of excerpts from some of the best, wittiest and most unusual sixteenth and seventeenth century writing.Shakespeare's England brings to life the variety, the energy and the harsh reality of England at this time. Providing a fascinating picture of the age, it includes extracts from a wide range of writing, taken from books, plays, poems, letters, diaries and pamphlets by and about Shakespeare's contemporaries....

Ford Madox Ford (1873-1939) was an English novelist, essayist, memoirist, poet and critic. He founded literary journals such as "The English Review" and "The Transatlantic Review" which were instrumental in the development of early 20th century English literature. He published renowned authors such as Thomas Hardy, H. G. Wells, Joseph Conrad, John Galsworthy, William Butler Yeats and many more in these influential journals and even collaborated with Joseph Conrad on three novels. He is now...