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The Prince is one of the first works of political philosophy, in which the effective truth is taken to be more important than any abstract ideal. Written by by the Italian diplomat, historian andpolitical theorist Niccolo Machiavelli, the treatise is the most remembered of his works and the one most responsible for bringing the word Machiavellian into wide usage.

Alice is feeling bored while sitting on the riverbank when she notices a talking, clothed White Rabbit with a pocket watch running past. She follows it down a rabbit hole falling a long way to a curious hall with many locked doors of all sizes. The tale plays with logic, giving the story lasting popularity. Its narrative and structure, characters and imagery have been enormously influential in popular culture and literature, especially in the ...

Once upon a time there were four little Rabbits, and their names were - Flopsy, Mopsy, Cotton-tail, and Peter. Mischievous and disobedient young Peter Rabbit is chased about the garden of Mr. McGregor. He escapes and returns home to his mother Mrs. Rabbit who puts him to bed after dosing him with camomile tea.

This is the Bible that started it all. This Bible in children's language is dedicated to every young man and young lady in the world! Originally published in 1960, it is a word for word updating of the King James in language that any normal 9 year old can read. No greater riches can be put in youth's hands than the riches contained in this book. Every God-breathed word is in these volumes. For the first time since it was written nearly two tho...

Set on a tropical island where Robinson Crusoe found himself after a terrible storm at sea, we follow his life and adventures far away from civilization. A novel which has inspired countless imitations and adaptations, remains one of the most original and inspiring stories in the English language.

In Ariadne, we meet Ivan Shamokhin on a steamer bound for Sebastopol. Ivan tells the story of his helpless love for Ariadne, a beautiful but cold young woman. Ariadne is selfish, her whole life is style and surface. Ivan becomes her lover, and with his money almost gone and his life destroyed he is still attached to Ariande. Other Stories in this volume include: The Kiss, A Problem, Terror, Anna on the neck, Not Wanted, Typhus, Misfortune, A T...

Typee, aka A Peep at Polynesian Life, is Herman Melville's first book, partly based on his actual experiences as a captive on the island Nuku Hiva in the South Pacific. It was Melville's most popular work during his lifetime, and made him known as the man who lived among the cannibals. The novels is considered one of the greatest classics in the literature of travel and adventure.

Emily Bronte's only published novel, depicting the all-encompassing, passionate, yet tragic love between Chaterine Earnshaw and Mr. Heathcliff, who lives in the remote moorland farmhouse called Wuthering Heights.

One of Shakespeare's most famous stories of young lovers, Romeo and Juliet who would do anything to be together.

A sequel to Daniel Defoe's legendary Robinson Crusoe story of his adventures and survival on a remote tropical island. In this volume we follow Crusoe's return to his island, his voyages to Brazil, Southeast Asia, China, Madagascar, Siberia, and his adventures with the local tribes.

In this book, Bob Gordon teaches what the Bible says about the cross. He explains what happened to Jesus on the cross and what it signified. Instances in the Old Testament that predict and foreshadow Jesus' death on the cross are laid out in this book. Calvary was not a defeat, but a triumphant victory. Gordon explains Christ's resurrection after his sacrifice two-thousand years ago and its relevance for you today. Jesus' sacrifice for you mea...

Seven years after Anne's House of Dreams, Anne Shirley visits Diana Wright and her daughter, Anne Cordelia, in Avonlea following the funeral of Gilbert's father. When she returns home to the old Morgan house, now named Ingleside, she is greeted by her five children: James, Walter, twins Anne and Diana, and Shirley. This book follows Anne from the age of 34 to 40.

The story tells of a prince who wants to marry a princess, but is having difficulty finding a suitable wife. One stormy night a young woman drenched with rain seeks shelter in the prince's castle. She claims to be a princess, so the prince's mother decides to test their unexpected guest by placing a pea in the bed she is offered for the night. The Princess and The Pea is one of the twenty stories featured in this timeless collection of fairy t...

KJ3 LITERAL TRANSLATION BIBLEThis is the translation that appears in the side margins of Jay P. Green, Sr.'s best-selling translation, The Interlinear Hebrew-Greek-English Bible. This is the fourth edition of this most accurate of all Bible versions. Due to additional intense study, and the suggestions of others, we feel confident that this version has now been perfected.Now You Can Know What God Said, Not Just What Men Say He Said. The Bible ...

KJ3 LITERAL TRANSLATION BIBLE This is the translation that appears in the side margins of Jay P. Green, Sr.'s best-selling translation, The Interlinear Hebrew-Greek-English Bible. This is the fourth edition of this most accurate of all Bible versions. Due to additional intense study, and the suggestions of others, we feel confident that this version has now been perfected. Now You Can Know What God Said, Not Just What Men Say He Said. The Bibl...

White Nights, a sentimental story from the diary of a dreamer, is told in first person by a nameless narrator who lives alone in St. Petersburg and suffers from loneliness and the inability to stop thinking.

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In this classic science fiction story we descend into an extinct Icelandic volcano, encountering many adventures, including prehistoric animals and natural hazards, before eventually coming to the surface again in southern Italy.

Turgenev wrote Mumu with such vivid images and reflectionsof the state of the tsarist Russia that this piece together with hisother stories was credited with having influenced public opinionin favour of the abolition of serfdom in 1861. Turgenev was the firstof the great Russian novelists to win fame abroad. One of his greatadmirers was Henry James, who wrote that "Turgenev's merit ofform is of the first order"The story featured in this releas...

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