Classic Fiction
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Classic Fiction, English Classics
The Joy of Life By Emile Zola (Hard Cover)
The Joy of Life is the twelfth novel in the Rougon-Macquart series by Émile Zola. A popular novel of the 19th and 20th Centuries was was adapted as a 2012 French TV film, also called La joie de vivre, directed by Jean-Pierre Améris. The main character is Pauline Quenu, the daughter of Parisian charioteers Lisa Macquart and M. Quenu, who are central characters in Le ventre de Paris (published 1873). Pauline plays a small part in that novel.
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Classic Fiction, Fiction, Novel
The Picture of Dorian Gray : Original Classic Collector’s Edition by Oscar Wilde
Classic Fiction, Fiction, NovelThe Picture of Dorian Gray : Original Classic Collector’s Edition by Oscar Wilde
The soul is a Terrible reality. it can be bought And sold and bartered away.?Meet Dorian Gray, the beautiful young man with an impossibly charming face and spirit. as he sits for Basil Hallward?a deeply moral artist and a friend of the impish Lord Henry?who becomes obsessed with his beauty and wants to paint him, Dorian is enchanted by the perfection of his portrait. But, influenced by the well-phrased epigrams of the hedonist Lord Henry on the transience of youth and beauty, Dorian becomes jealous of it and wishes that the portrait bear the scars of his passing youth and age, while he would remain young forever. And Alas, his wish comes true!Enticed into dissolution and degradation while his portrait is aging in the attic, Dorian engages in scandals and sinful pleasures. We see him go from good to evil. But is he any happier? The only novel written by Oscar Wilde, the Picture of Dorian Gray is an arresting moral commentary and a classic example of Gothic fiction. with an unparalleled depiction of the Faustian bargain, this parable of aesthetic ideal remains a literary masterpiece almost 125 years after its publication.
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Classic Fiction, Fiction, literature, Literature & Fiction
The Prince And The Pauper [hardcover] Mark Twain
Classic Fiction, Fiction, literature, Literature & FictionThe Prince And The Pauper [hardcover] Mark Twain
The Prince and the Pauper is a timeless tale by Mark Twain that explores the thrilling adventure of two boys from different social backgrounds who switch places. Set in Tudor England, this enchanting story showcases themes of identity, friendship, and the stark contrasts between the privileged and the impoverished. A classic tale of mistaken identity and unexpected friendship. Provides valuable lessons about life and society. Captivates exploration of social class and the human spirit. A thought-provoking and heartwarming tale that resonates with readers across generations. A must-have for fans of Mark Twain and classic literature.
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Classic Fiction, literature, Novel
The Suspense Trail [hardcover] Albert Camus
Albert Camus was a French philosopher, author dramatist, journalist, and political activist. He received the 1957 Nobel Prize in litPrizere Literature 44, the second-youngest recipient in history. His works include The Stranger, The Myth of Sisyphus, the Fall, and The Rebel.
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The Time Machine: An Invention by H. G. Wells (H.B)
- Hardcover : 88 pages
- ISBN-13 : 978-8182478459
- Item Weight : 248 g
- Dimensions : 22.5 x 14.5 x 1 cm
A compelling science fiction, the Time Machine is a first-hand account of a Time Traveler’s journey into the future. a pull of the lever and the machine sends him to the year 802,701, when humanity has split into two bizarre races?the ethereal Eloi and the subterranean Morlocks. Here, his machine is stolen and with the help of Weena, an Eloi he saved from drowning, the traveler is able to retrieve it. Whizzing thirty million years further into the future, he finds a slowly dying earth, where the bloated red sun sits motionless in the sky and the only sign of life is a black blob with tentacles. He returns to the Victorian time, overwhelmed, just three hours after he originally left.. Credited with inventing the time machine in this masterpiece, the provocative insight of H. G. Wells continues to enthrall the readers. The Time Machine has since been adapted into many feature films and television series and has inspired many more works of fiction.
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Classic Fiction, Fiction
The Turn of The Screw By Henry James (Hard cover)
Widely recognized as one of literature’s most gripping ghoststories, this classic tale of moral degradation concerns thesinister transformation of two innocent children into flagrant liarsand hypocrites. The story begins when a governess arrives at anEnglish country estate to look after Miles, aged ten, and Flora,eight. At first, everything appears normal but then eventsgradually begin to weave a spell of psychological terror.One night a ghost appears before the governess. It is the deadlover of Miss Jessel, the former governess, Later, the ghost ofMiss Jessel herself appears before the governess and the littlegirl. Moreover, both the governess and the housekeeper suspectthat the two spirits have appeared to the boy in private. Thechildren, however, adamantly refuse to acknowledge thepresence of the two spirits, in spite of indications that there issome sort of evil communication going on between the childrenand the ghosts.SKU: n/a -
Classic Fiction, Fiction, literature, Literature & Fiction
The White Company [hardcover] Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Classic Fiction, Fiction, literature, Literature & FictionThe White Company [hardcover] Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
A historical adventure set during the Hundred Years’ War. The story follows a young man as he leaves the shelter of an abbey in England and becomes involved with Edward, the Black Prince’s campaign in Spain.
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This Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald (H.B)
- Hardcover : 275 pages
- ISBN-13 : 978-8182476455
- Item Weight : 440 g
- Dimensions : 22.5 x 14.5 x 2 cm
Young Amory Blaine, who is convinced he has an exceptionally promising future, finishes boarding school and attends Princeton. At university, Amory is an indifferent student, preferring instead to fall in and out of love, and cheerfully immersing himself in a glitzy world of excessive drinking and casual liaisons.
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Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome (H.B)
“But who wants to be foretold the weather? It is bad enough when it comes, without our having the misery of knowing about it beforehand. Published in 1889, three men in a Boat is the most widely acclaimed novel by English author Jerome K. Jerome. Jerome wrote the novel after going on a boating trip along river Thames. Intended initially to serve as a tour guide, the novel, however, was soon overtaken by the comical elements and transformed into the humorous travelogue that is a classic today. Three friends, J. (Jerome), Harris and George, are apparent hypochondriacs in need of a vacation. A two-week long boating trip, they feel, would be good for their health. Narrated by “J.”, An embodiment of Jerome K. Jerome himself, the story chronicles in the form of ramblings and digressions, the hilarious adventures and mishaps of the three friends. The novella success led to a sequel, three men on the bummel (1900) and was adapted in several art-forms including film and theatre.”.
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Uncle’s Dream and The Permanent Husband (Classic Edition) by Fyodor Dostoevsky (H.B)
Classic Fiction, FictionUncle’s Dream and The Permanent Husband (Classic Edition) by Fyodor Dostoevsky (H.B)
- Hardcover : 307 pages
- ISBN-13 : 978-8182475274
- Item Weight : 520 g
- Dimensions : 22.5 x 14.5 x 2.5 cm
This book is a compilation of two of the most celebrated novels of Fyodor namely, Uncle’s Dream and The Permanent Husband. Uncle’s Dream by Fyodor Dostoyevsky uncle’s drear was written following his five year exile to Siberia where he was sent to serve in a amazon sel hard labor camp. Uncle’s Dream is a whatsapp v humorous and yet scathing commentary on Russian provincial high-society. In The Permanent Husband, Alexei Ivanovich Velchaninov is a land owner who stays in Saint Petersburg for a trial about a piece of land. He receives a visit from Pavel Pavlovich Trusotsky, an old acquaintance who recently became a widower. Velchaninov had an affair with Trusotsky’s wife Natalia, and he realizes that he is the biological father of Liza, Trusotsky’s eight-year-old daughter. Velchaninov, who doesn’t want Liza to be raised by an alcoholic, brings Liza to a foster family,
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Vikram and the Vampire by Sir Richard Francis Burton (H.B)
Translated from the original Sanskrit by the noted Victorian Orientalist, Sir Richard Burton, these ancient Indian folk tales influenced such later works as 1001 Arabian Nights and Boccaccio’s Decameron. As revealing today as they were in their own time, these stories will entertain and delight modern readers while illuminating the life and customs of classical India.
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