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A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare (Hardback)
- Page : 104
- ISBN : 978-9356520004.
- Dimensions : 22.5 x 14.5 x 1 cm
“And yet, to say the truth, reason and love keep little company together nowadays.”In the kingdom of Athens, Helena loves Demetrius; Demetrius loves Hermia; and Hermia loves Lysander who loves her too. But since Hermia’s father wants Demetrius as his son-in-law, the lovers elope to the forest, only to be followed by Hermia’s best friend— Helena—and her suitor.What happens in the forest, which is enchanted by fairies and elves who work around magical flowers and love potions, when the mischievous elf, Puck, is asked to dispense the spell and he mistakenly places the flower’s juice on Lysander’s eyes instead of Demetrius’? Will the lovers be united with their true love?One of Shakespeare’s earlier and most popular romantic comedies, A Midsummer Night’s Dream perfectly blends humour and mirth with reality and romance. It has undergone several adaptations across various art forms and continues to be staged around the globe.
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Play, Poetry
Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare (Hardback)
- Page : 134
- ISBN : 978-9356520196
- Dimensions : 22.5 x 14.5 x 1.1 cm
Washed ashore on the Coast of Illyria after a shipwreck, Viola is separated from her twin brother Sebastian, whom she considers to be dead. A stranger to this unknown land, she disguises herself as a young man named Cesario and joins the service of Duke Orsino. Viola falls for Duke Orsino. Duke Orsino loves Countess Olivia. And Countess Olivia falls for cesario—viola’s male disguise. With this triangle begins the romantic drama of confusions, mistaken identities, and the suffering it causes.
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Fiction, Novel
The Home and the World by Rabindranath Tagore (Hardback)
- Page : 241
- ISBN-13 : 978-9356520110
- Dimensions : 22.5 x 14.5 x 1.8 cm
Set on a Bengali noble’s estate in 1908, this is both a love story and a novel of political awakening. The central character, bimala, is torn between the duties owed to her husband, Nikhil, and the demands made on her by the radical leader, sandip. Her attempts to resolve the irreconciliable pressures of the home and world reflect the conflict in India itself, and the tragic outcome foreshadows the unrest that accompanied Partition in 1947.
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Poetry
Selections from Wordsworth and Tennyson by William Wordsworth (Hardback)
- Page : 155
- ISBN : 9789394885516
- Dimensions : 22.5 x 14.5 x 1.2 cm
This book is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS series. The creators of this series are united by passion for literature and driven by the intention of making all public domain books available in printed format again – worldwide. At tredition we believe that a great book never goes out of style. Several mostly non-profit literature projects provide content to tredition. To support their good work, tredition donates a portion of the proceeds from each sold copy. As a reader of a TREDITION CLASSICS book, you support our mission to save many of the amazing works of world literature from oblivion.
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Poetry
The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri (Hardback)
- Page : 462
- ISBN : 9789356520349
- Dimensions : 22.5 x 14.5 x 4 cm
The Divine Comedy (1320) is a narrative poem by Dante Alighieri. Begun in 1308 while Dante was exiled from his native Florence, The Divine Comedy-a long poem divided into three books of 33 cantos each-presents the author’s spiritual journey from sinfulness and despair to salvation and self-understanding. Written in the Tuscan vernacular, the poem was influential in establishing a standardized Italian language. In the first book, Inferno, Dante is led by the Roman poet Virgil into Hell. There, he comes to terms with his own sinfulness while observing the horrors and tortures suffered by those condemned to eternity in its circles. Along the way, Dante encounters historical figures, acquaintances, and other individuals whose violence, fraud, treachery, and betrayal led their spirits to terrible suffering.The Divine Comedy (1320) is a narrative poem by Dante Alighieri. Begun in 1308 while Dante was exiled from his native Florence, The Divine Comedy-a long poem divided into three books of 33 cantos each-presents the author’s spiritual journey from sinfulness and despair to salvation and self-understanding. Written in the Tuscan vernacular, the poem was influential in establishing a standardized Italian language. In the first book, Inferno, Dante is led by the Roman poet Virgil into Hell. There, he comes to terms with his own sinfulness while observing the horrors and tortures suffered by those condemned to eternity in its circles. Along the way, Dante encounters historical figures, acquaintances, and other individuals whose violence, fraud, treachery, and betrayal led their spirits to terrible suffering.
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Self Help
Thrift by Samuel Smiles (Hardback)
- Page : 296
- ISBN : 9789356520356
- Dimensions : 22.5 x 14.5 x 2 cm
This book is intended as a sequel to “Self-Help,” and “Character might, indeed, have appeared as an introduction to these volumes; for Thrift is the basis of Self-Help, and the foundation c much that is excellent in Character.Samuel Smiles was a Scottish author and government reformer. His masterpiece, Self-Help, promoted thrift and claimed that poverty was caused largely by irresponsible habits, while also attacking materialism and laissez faire government. The author has already referred to the Use and Abuse of Money; but the lesson is worthy of being repeated and enforced. As he has already observed, Some of the finest qualitie of human nature are intimately related to the right use of money such as generosity, honesty, justice, and self-denial; as well as the practical virtues of economy and providence. On the other hand, there are their counterparts of avarice, fraud, injustice, and selfishness, as displayed by the inordinate lovers of gain; and the vices of thoughtlessness, extravagance, and improvidence, on the part of those who misuse and abuse the means entrusted to them.
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Short Story, Story Books
The Country of the Blind: And Other Stories by H.G.Wells (Hardback)
- Page : 434
- ISBN : 9789394885424
- Dimensions : 22.5 x 14.5 x 3.2 cm
The title of this collection refers to one of Wells’s best known short stories, “the country of the blind”, which is included in this book. The country of the blind and other Stories is a collection of thirty-three fantasy and Science fiction short stories written between 1894 and 1909, H. G. Wells, (born Sept. 21, 1866, Bromley, Kent, Eng-died Aug. 13, 1946, London), English novelist, journalist, sociologist, and historian. While studying science under T.H. Huxley in London, Wells formulated a romantic conception of the subject that would inspire the inventive and influential science-fiction and fantasy novels for which he is best known, including the epochal The Time Machine (1895), The Invisible Man (1897), and The War of the Worlds (1898). He simultaneously took on a public role as an agitator for progressive causes, including the League of Nations. He later abandoned science fiction and drew on memories of his lower-middle-class early life in works including the novel Tono-Bungay (1908) and the comic The History of Mr. Polly (1910).
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History, Religion
Sacred Books of the East by Asvaghoṣa (Hardback)
- Page : 484
- ISBN : 9789393198686
- Dimensions : 22.5 x 14.5 x 3.5 cm
Asvaghosa, also transliterated Ashvaghosha, c. 80 c. 150 CE was a Sarvästivāda or Mahasanghika Buddhist philosopher, dramatist, poet and orator from India. He was born in Saketa in northern India which is also known as Ayodhya
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Fiction, Novel
The Rustlers of Pecos County by Zane Grey (Hardback)
- Page : 218
- ISBN : 9789356520141
- Dimensions : 22.5 x 14.5 x 1.5 cm
Zane Grey (January 31, 1872 – October 23, 1939) was an American author and dentist. He is known for his popular adventure novels and stories associated with the Western genre in literature and the arts; he idealized the American frontier. Riders of the Purple Sage (1912) was his best-selling book.
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Travel Literature
The Innocents Abroad by Mark Twain (Hardback)
- Page : 502
- ISBN : 9789356520127
- Dimensions : 22.5 x 14.5 x 3.1 cm
Set in 1867, The Innocents Abroad is a travel book that follows a group of Americans from New York City to the renowned Holy Land. Throughout the journey, author Mark Twain uses humor and wit to make astute observations about the diverse people and legendary locales. Described as the “Great Pleasure Excursion,” Twain and his traveling companions visit some of the most illustrious cities in the world. They make stops in Italy, France, and Greece as well as modern-day Israel and Ukraine. With each trip, the author notes the contrast between expectation and reality. He critiques the misrepresentation of cultural sites and events with notable irony and disillusion. The retelling of a worldly expedition through an American lens made >The Innocents Abroad a massive commercial success. It’s one Twain’s best-selling books and became a staple within the travel genre. Readers will thoroughly enjoy the author’s enlightening take on the Old World and public perception. With an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of The Innocents Abroad is both modern and readable
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Play
The Tempest by William Shakespeare (Hardbak )
- Page : 126
- ISBN : 9789356520158
- Dimensions : 22.5 x 14.5 x 1 cm
“Hell is empty and all the devils are here.” Penned by the world’s greatest dramatist, William Shakespeare, The Tempest introduced the concept of tragicomedy to drama literature. The play is set on a remote island, where Prospero, the rightful Duke of Milan and his daughter Miranda reside since past 12 years. Wrapped in magic and adventure, this fictional narrative traverses the readers through various themes of betrayal, power, unravelling romance between Ferdinand and Miranda, and a series of events which ultimately leads to a final face-off! Enchanting the readers to a world of mysticism and power, the play pulls the readers into the depths of their imagination, and lulls them to drown in their senses
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Fiction, Novel
The Lone Star Ranger by Zane Grey (Hardback)
- Page : 285
- ISBN : 9789356520271
- Dimensions : 22.5 x 14.5 x 2 cm
Pearl Zane Grey (1872-1939) is a master storyteller who, according to critic Russell Nye, “combined adventure, action, violence, crisis, conflict, sentimentalism, and sex in an extremely shrewd mixture.” Consequently he is the best known author of novels about the Wild West. His great storytelling skills have been transferred to film over and over again. The Internet Movie Database credits Grey with 115 films as of April 2015. Read these books to find spectacular adventure scenes that cause you to eagerly devour every page.d
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Fiction, Novel
The Inferno by August Strindberg (Hardback)
- Page : 128
- ISBN : 9789394885844
- Dimensions : 22.5 x 14.5 x 1.2 cm
“Thence we came forth to rebehold the stars.”In the year 1300, on the night before Good Friday, Dante loses his way in the woods. Standing in front of a mountain, he is surrounded by three beasts-a lion, a leopard and a she-wolf. Dante cannot escape. He returns to the dark woods, unable to find a straight way and runs into the ghost of the great Roman poet Virgil. What happens when, led by Virgil, Dante embarks on his journey to Heaven through Hell?The first part of Dante Alighieri’s epic poem Divine Comedy, Inferno deftly depicts the narrator’s allegorical journey through Hell. Composed spectacularly with rich and vivid imagery, it is considered one of the finest works in the Italian language
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Classic Fiction, Fiction, Novel
David Copperfield by Charles Dickens (Hardback)
- Page : 651
- ISBN : 9789393198532
- Dimensions : 25.2 x 19 x 4.5 cm
“Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show. ”David Copperfield lives happily with his mother until she decides to marry the tyrannical Edward Murdstone. Abused and ill-treated by his stepfather, David is sent to the Salem House, a boarding school where he makes friends with the self-centred James Steerforth and the hapless Tom Taddles. David returns home upon his mother and half-brother’s demise, only to be neglected by his stepfather who sends him to work at their family bottling factory. What happens when after a miserable life at the factory, David runs away to his great-aunt Betsy Trotwood?A coming-of-age novel, David Copperfield presents Charles Dickens at his best. It is not only among his own personal favourites, but also draws on his life’s experiences. The novel has undergone several film and television adaptations and continues to be loved by the readers.
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Psychology
The Interpretation of Dreams by Sigmund Freud (Hardback)
- Page : 450
- ISBN : 9789394885936
- Dimensions : 22.5 x 14.5 x 2.8 cm
“Dreams Are the Royal Road To the Unconscious.”Do you wake up wondering what was it that you saw in your dream, why did you see it, what does it symbolize?Have you ever considered interpreting your dreams?Offering an engaging insight into this most intriguing aspect of our life—dreams—this book explores their sources, their relation to our waking life, method of dream-interpretation and the psychology of dream process. With detailed analysis and interpretations of some of his own dreams and dreams of his patients, Sigmund Freud’s the Interpretation of Dreams not only presents his findings but is also one of the first comprehensive works in the field of psychoanalysis. Though its first publication was not well received, the subsequent editions gained recognition. it continues to remain a masterpiece.
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