Showing results for "quick read"
Showing 1 - 12 of 296 Results
Adult content is visible.
2024
EN
Discover a new way to read classics with Quick Read.This Quick Read edition includes both the full text and a summary for each chapter.- Reading time of the complete text: about 15 hours- Reading time of the summarized text: 42 minutes"Mansfield Park" is a novel by Jane Austen that follows the story of Fanny Price, a young girl sent to live with her wealthy relatives. The novel explores themes of love, jealousy, and morality. Fanny's character is often criticiz...
- Translated by
- Kenneth Burke
2024
EN
Discover a new way to read classics with Quick Read.This Quick Read edition includes both the full text and a summary for each chapter.- Reading time of the complete text: about 3 hours- Reading time of the summarized text: 6 minutes"Death in Venice" is a 1912 novella by Thomas Mann, featuring Gustav von Aschenbach, a writer who becomes increasingly obsessed with a Polish boy named Tadzio during his visit to Venice. Aschenbach's fascination with Tadzio grows in...
2024
EN
Accessible
Discover a new way to read classics with Quick Read.This Quick Read edition includes both the full text and a summary for each chapter.- Reading time of the complete text: about 5 hours- Reading time of the summarized text: 19 minutesThe text is a detailed account of a woman's harrowing experience of being captured and held captive by Native American Indians during the 19th century. The woman, who remains unnamed throughout the narrative, recounts her life in t...
2024
EN
Accessible
Discover a new way to read classics with Quick Read.This Quick Read edition includes both the full text and a summary for each chapter.- Reading time of the complete text: about 6 hours- Reading time of the summarized text: 15 minutes"The Enchanted Castle" is a children's fantasy novel by Edith Nesbit, first published in 1907. The story follows three children, Jerry, Jimmy, and Kathy, as they stumble upon a magical country estate during their school holidays. T...
The School and Society: A Quick Read edition
Being three lectures
2024
EN
Discover a new way to read classics with Quick Read.This Quick Read edition includes both the full text and a summary for each chapter.- Reading time of the complete text: about 2 hours- Reading time of the summarized text: 5 minutesThe School and Society is a highly influential publication that laid the foundation for John Dewey's later work. In the initial publication, Dewey proposes a psychological, social, and political framework for progressive education, ...
2024
EN
Accessible
Discover a new way to read classics with Quick Read.This Quick Read edition includes both the full text and a summary for each chapter.- Reading time of the complete text: about 9 hours- Reading time of the summarized text: 26 minutes"Jo's Boys" is a novel by Louisa May Alcott, serving as a sequel to "Little Men" and the final book in the Little Women series. The story revolves around Jo's grown children and their real-world challenges. The plot mainly follows ...
2024
EN
Discover a new way to read classics with Quick Read.This Quick Read edition includes both the full text and a summary for each chapter.- Reading time of the complete text: about 3 hours- Reading time of the summarized text: 11 minutesThe Pursuit of God by A.W. Tozer is a masterful study of the inner life, focusing on the deep things of God and the riches of His grace. The author emphasizes the importance of seeking God and experiencing His presence in our lives...
2024
EN
Accessible
Discover a new way to read classics with Quick Read.This Quick Read edition includes both the full text and a summary for each chapter.- Reading time of the complete text: about 7 hours- Reading time of the summarized text: 42 minutes"The Moon and Sixpence" is a novel by W. Somerset Maugham, published in 1919. It follows the story of Charles Strickland, a middle-aged English stockbroker who abandons his family to pursue his passion for art. The book is narrated...
Pandora's Box: A Quick Read edition
A Tragedy in Three Acts
- Translated by
- Samuel A. Eliot
2024
EN
Discover a new way to read classics with Quick Read.This Quick Read edition includes both the full text and a summary for each chapter.- Reading time of the complete text: about 2 hours- Reading time of the summarized text: 1 minute"Pandora's Box" is a play written by Frank Wedekind in 1904. It is the second part of his "Lulu" plays, which explore a society driven by lust and greed. The play was later adapted into a silent film by G.W. Pabst in 1929 and served ...
- Translated by
- Henry Vizetelly
2024
EN
Accessible
Discover a new way to read classics with Quick Read.This Quick Read edition includes both the full text and a summary for each chapter.- Reading time of the complete text: about 10 hours- Reading time of the summarized text: 19 minutesThe text is a comprehensive exploration of various historical figures and events, primarily focusing on the era of Louis XIV. It discusses the intellectual jousts between Voltaire, Fréron, Saint-Foix, Lagrange-Chancel, and Father ...
2024
EN
Discover a new way to read classics with Quick Read.This Quick Read edition includes both the full text and a summary for each chapter.- Reading time of the complete text: about 5 hours- Reading time of the summarized text: 21 minutes"The Lair of the White Worm" is a horror novel written by Bram Stoker in 1911. The story is based on the legend of the Lambton Worm and follows the central character, Adam Salton, who is contacted by his elderly great-uncle and bec...
2024
EN
Accessible
Discover a new way to read classics with Quick Read.This Quick Read edition includes both the full text and a summary for each chapter.- Reading time of the complete text: about 12 hours- Reading time of the summarized text: about 1 hour"Jennie Gerhardt" is a 1911 novel by Theodore Dreiser that follows the life of the destitute young woman, Jennie Gerhardt. After meeting United States Senator George Brander, she becomes pregnant with his child, but he dies befo...











