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The World's Greatest Books — Volume 02 — Fiction: Revised Edition Of Original Version (Classics To Go)
by Unknown“The World's Greatest Books — Volume 02”. An enterprise such as THE WORLD'S GREATEST BOOKS is to be judged from two different standpoints. It may be judged with respect to its specific achievement--the material of which it consists; or it may be judged with regard to its general utility in the scheme of literature to which it belongs. In an age which is sometimes ironically called "remarkable" for its commercialism, nothing has been more truly remarkable than the advancement in learning as well as in material progress; and of all the instruments that have contributed to this end, none has been more effective, perhaps, than the practical popularisation of literature. In THE WORLD'S GREATEST BOOKS an attempt has been made to effect a compendium of the world's best literature in a form that shall be at once accessible to every one and still faithful to its originals; or, in other words, it has been sought to allow the original author to tell his own story over again in his own language, but in the shortest possible space. However, we are aware that even THE WORLD'S GREATEST BOOKS will not escape the criticism of a small class of people who will profess to object to this, as to any kind of interference with an author's original--in reply to which it can only be said that such objections are seldom, if ever, made in the true interests of learning, or in a genuine spirit of inquiry, and too often only proceed from a knowledge of books or love of them which goes no deeper than their title-page. The selections in THE WORLD'S GREATEST BOOKS have been collected, and are alphabetically arranged, in ten different divisions,--namely, Fiction, Lives and Letters, History, Religion, Philosophy, Economics, Science, Poetry and Drama, Travel and Adventure and Miscellaneous Literature. An important additional feature of the work is the brief, yet highly critical biographical and bibliographical note which accompanies every author and every selection throughout the twenty volumes. To this must be also added the not less important Introductories, and other explanations written by experts, which often accompany the selections in the text--cardinal examples of which will be found in particular in the section of Religion of this work, in the articles dealing with such subjects as the Book of the Dead, Brahmanism, Confucianism, the Koran, Talmud, etc.
The World's Greatest Books — Volume 01 — Fiction: Revised Edition Of Original Version (Classics To Go)
by Unknown“The World's Greatest Books — Volume 01”. An enterprise such as THE WORLD'S GREATEST BOOKS is to be judged from two different standpoints. It may be judged with respect to its specific achievement--the material of which it consists; or it may be judged with regard to its general utility in the scheme of literature to which it belongs. In an age which is sometimes ironically called "remarkable" for its commercialism, nothing has been more truly remarkable than the advancement in learning as well as in material progress; and of all the instruments that have contributed to this end, none has been more effective, perhaps, than the practical popularisation of literature. In THE WORLD'S GREATEST BOOKS an attempt has been made to effect a compendium of the world's best literature in a form that shall be at once accessible to every one and still faithful to its originals; or, in other words, it has been sought to allow the original author to tell his own story over again in his own language, but in the shortest possible space. However, we are aware that even THE WORLD'S GREATEST BOOKS will not escape the criticism of a small class of people who will profess to object to this, as to any kind of interference with an author's original--in reply to which it can only be said that such objections are seldom, if ever, made in the true interests of learning, or in a genuine spirit of inquiry, and too often only proceed from a knowledge of books or love of them which goes no deeper than their title-page. The selections in THE WORLD'S GREATEST BOOKS have been collected, and are alphabetically arranged, in ten different divisions,--namely, Fiction, Lives and Letters, History, Religion, Philosophy, Economics, Science, Poetry and Drama, Travel and Adventure and Miscellaneous Literature. An important additional feature of the work is the brief, yet highly critical biographical and bibliographical note which accompanies every author and every selection throughout the twenty volumes. To this must be also added the not less important Introductories, and other explanations written by experts, which often accompany the selections in the text--cardinal examples of which will be found in particular in the section of Religion of this work, in the articles dealing with such subjects as the Book of the Dead, Brahmanism, Confucianism, the Koran, Talmud, etc.
The World's Desire (Classics To Go)
by H. HaggardThe World's Desire, coauthored with Andrew Lang, is the continuing story of Odysseus, who returns to Ithaca to find his home destroyed. Aphrodite orders him to go to Egypt to seek out the immortal Helen, whom he wooed before marrying Penelope. This book might be called The Further Adventures of Odysseus or The Odyssey, Part 2. (Goodreads)
The World Set Free: A Story Of Mankind (Classics To Go)
by H. G. WellsThe World Set Free is a novel written in 1913 and published in 1914 by H. G. Wells.The book is based on a prediction of nuclear weapons of a more destructive and uncontrollable sort than the world has yet seen. It had appeared first in serialised form with a different ending as A Prophetic Trilogy, consisting of three books: A Trap to Catch the Sun, The Last War in the World and The World Set Free. (Excerpt from Wikipedia)
The World of Ice Or The Whaling Cruise of "The Dolphin" And The Adventures of Her Crew in the Polar Regions: And The Adventures Of Her Crew In The Polar Regions (classic Reprint) (Classics To Go)
by R. M. BallantyneThe stores, in order to relieve the strain on the ship, were removed to Store Island, and snugly housed under the tent erected there, and then a thick bank of snow was heaped up round it. After this was accomplished, all the boats were hauled up beside the tent, and covered with snow, except the two quarter-boats, which were left hanging at the davits all winter. When the thermometer fell below zero, it was found that the vapours below, and the breath of the men, condensed on the beams of the lower deck and in the cabin near the hatchway. It was therefore resolved to convert some sheet-iron, which they fortunately possessed, into pipes, which, being conducted from the cooking-stove through the length of the ship, served in some degree to raise the temperature and ventilate the cabins. (Amazon)
Work, Death and Sickness (Classics To Go)
by Leo Tolstoy"Work, Death, and Sickness" is a short story by Russian author Leo Tolstoy written in 1903. The story takes the form of a parable about the creation of work, death, and sickness. (Excerpt from Wikipedia)
A Word Only a Word Complete (Classics To Go)
by Georg EbersExcerpt: ""“A word, only a word!” cried a fresh, boyish voice, then two hands were loudly clapped and a gay laugh echoed through the forest. Hitherto silence had reigned under the boughs of the pines and tops of the beeches, but now a wood-pigeon joined in the lad’s laugh, and a jay, startled by the clapping of hands, spread its brown wings, delicately flecked with blue, and soared from one pine to another. Spring had entered the Black Forest a few weeks before. May was just over, yet the weather was as sultry as in midsummer and clouds were gathering in denser and denser masses. The sun was still some distance above the horizon, but the valley was so narrow that the day star had disappeared, before making its majestic entry into the portals of night. When it set in a clear sky, it only gilded the border of pine trees on the crest of the lofty western heights; to-day it was invisible, and the occasional, quickly interrupted twittering of the birds seemed more in harmony with the threatening clouds and sultry atmosphere than the lad’s gay laughter. Every living creature seemed to be holding its breath in anxious suspense, but Ulrich once more laughed joyously, then bracing his bare knee against a bundle of faggots, cried: “Give me that stick, Ruth, that I may tie it up. How dry the stuff is, and how it snaps! A word! To sit over books all day long for one stupid word—that’s just nonsense!” “But all words are not alike,” replied the girl. “Piff is paff, and paff is puff!” laughed Ulrich. “When I snap the twigs, you always hear them say ‘knack, knack,’ and ‘knack’ is a word too. The juggler Caspar’s magpie, can say twenty.”"
Woodstock; or, the Cavalier: A Tale Of The Year Sixteen Hundred And Fifty-one (Classics To Go)
by Walter ScottThe strengths of Walter Scott's novels are character portrayal and vivid and highly demanding language and there is both aplenty in this account from the time of the English Revolution and First Commonwealth. This is a well told and straightforward (in plot, not language!) account of the future Charles' Second's escape from his pursuers. Both Cromwell and Charles Stuart (Charles II to be )have roles in this tale, which is a vivid admixture of historical romance and historical fact. (Goodreads)
The Woodman: A Romance Of The Times Of Richard Iii Volume 2 - Primary Source Edition (Classics To Go)
by G.P.R. JamesExcerpt: "Of all the hard-working people on the earth, there are none so serviceable to her neighbours as the moon. She lights lovers and thieves. She keeps watch-dogs waking. She is a constant resource to poets and romance-writers. She helps the compounders of almanacks amazingly. She has something to do with the weather, and the tides, and the harvest; and in short she has a finger in every man's pie, and probably more or less effect upon every man's brain. She is a charming creature in all her variations. Her versatility is not the offspring of caprice; and she is constant in the midst of every change."
The Wonder (Classics To Go)
by J. D. Beresford“The Hampdenshire Wonder” is a 1911 science fiction novel by J.D. Beresford. It is one of the first novels to involve a wunderkind. The child in it, Victor Stott, is the son of a famous cricket player. This origin is perhaps a reference to H.G. Wells's father Joseph Wells. The novel concerns his progress from infant to almost preternaturally brilliant child. Victor Stott is subtly deformed to allow for his powerful brain. One prominent, and unpleasant, character is the local minister. As J.D. Beresford's father was a minister, and Beresford was himself partially disabled, some see autobiographical aspects to the story. However this is unproven. (Wikipedia)
Won By the Sword - a tale of the Thirty Years' War: Revised Edition Of Original Version (Classics To Go)
by G. A. HentyThe scene of this story is laid in France during latter part of the Thirty Years' War, the main protagonists are Richelieu, Mazarin and Anne of Austria. The hero, Hector Campbell, is the orphaned son of a Scotch officer in the French Army. He gets the noticed by Marshal Turenne and by the Prince of Conde. He rises to the rank of Colonel and finally has to leave France, pursued by the deadly hatred of the Due de Beaufort, amongst others.
A Woman's Kingdom and Other Short Stories (Classics To Go)
by Anton ChekhovAnton Pavlovich Chekhov was a Russian physician and author who is considered to be among the greatest writers of short stories in history. His career as a dramatist produced four classics and his best short stories are held in high esteem by writers and critics. Chekhov practised as a medical doctor throughout most of his literary career: "Medicine is my lawful wife", he once said, "and literature is my mistress.” This collection of ten of his best short stories include: A Transgression A Trifle From Life A Tripping Tongue A Trivial Incident A Troublesome Visitor A Woman's Kingdom A Work Of Art Aborigines About Love After The Theatre
The Woman Who Did (Classics To Go)
by Grant Allan“The Woman Who Did” (1895) is a novel by Grant Allen about a young, self-assured middle-class woman who defies convention as a matter of principle and who is fully prepared to suffer the consequences of her actions. It was first published in London by John Lane in a series intended to promote the ideal of the "New Woman". It was adapted into a British silent film in 1915, “The Woman Who Did”, which was directed by Walter West, and later into a 1925 German film, “Die Frau mit dem schlechten Ruf”.(Wikipedia)
The Woman in White: A Novel (part Two) And Short Stories: The Dead Alive; The Fatal Cradle; Fatal Fortune; Blow Up With The Brig (Classics To Go #Vol. 1)
by Wilkie CollinsWilliam Wilkie Collins (8 January 1824 – 23 September 1889) was an English novelist, playwright, and author of short stories. His best-known works are “The Woman in White”, “The Moonstone”, “Armadale”, and “No Name”. “The Woman in White” is Wilkie Collins' fifth published novel, written in 1859. It is considered to be among the first mystery novels and is widely regarded as one of the first (and finest) in the genre of "sensation novels". The story is sometimes considered an early example of detective fiction with the hero, Walter Hartright, employing many of the sleuthing techniques of later private detectives. The use of multiple narrators draws on Collins's legal training, and as he points out in his Preamble: "the story here presented will be told by more than one pen, as the story of an offence against the laws is told in Court by more than one witness". In 2003, Robert McCrum writing for The Observer listed The Woman in White number 23 in "the top 100 greatest novels of all time", and the novel was listed at number 77 on the BBC's survey The Big Read. (Excerpt from Wikipedia)
Wolverden Tower (Classics To Go)
by Grant AllanAn excerpt from the story: "Lies! lies! lies!" the old woman burst out suddenly, though in a strange, low tone, as if speaking to herself. "It would not have fallen--they knew it would not. It could not have fallen. It would never have fallen if they had not destroyed it. And even then--I was there when they pulled it down--each stone clung to each, with arms and legs and hands and claws, till they burst them asunder by main force with their new-fangled stuff--I don't know what they call it--dynamite, or something. It was all of it done for one man's vainglory!"
Wolf unter Wölfen Teil I & Teil II (Classics To Go)
by Hans Fallada(Auszug): "Auf einem schmalen Eisenbett schliefen ein Mädchen und ein Mann. Der Kopf des Mädchens lag in der Ellbogenbeuge des rechten Arms; der Mund, sachte atmend, war halb geöffnet; das Gesicht trug einen schmollenden und besorgten Ausdruck – wie von einem Kind, das nicht ausmachen kann, was ihm das Herz bedrückt. Das Mädchen lag abgekehrt vom Mann, der auf dem Rücken schlief, mit schlaffen Armen, in einem Zustand äußerster Erschöpfung. Auf der Stirn, bis in das krause, blonde Kopfhaar hinein, standen kleine Schweißtropfen. Das schöne und trotzige Gesicht sah ein wenig leer aus. Es war – trotz des geöffneten Fensters – sehr heiß in dem Zimmer. Ohne Decke und Nachtkleid schliefen die beiden. Es ist Berlin, Georgenkirchstraße, dritter Hinterhof, vier Treppen, Juli 1923, der Dollar steht jetzt – um 6 Uhr morgens – vorläufig noch auf 414 Tausend Mark."
The Wolf-Leader (Classics To Go)
by Alexandre DumasThe Wolf Leader is an English translation by Alfred Allinson of Le Meneur de loups, an 1857 fantasy novel by Alexandre Dumas. Le Meneur de Loups is set around 1780 in Dumas' native town of Villers-Cotterêts, and is supposedly based on a local folk-tale Dumas heard as a child. The story concerns Thibault, a shoe-maker, who is beaten by the gamekeeper of the Lord of Vez for interfering with the lord's hunting. Afterwards he encounters a huge wolf, walking on its hind legs like a man, who offers him vengeance; Thibault may wish harm on any person in return for one of his own hairs for each wish. To seal the agreement, the two exchange rings. As a result of this bargain he also finds himself able to command the local wolves, and hence gradually gains the reputation of being a werewolf. (Wikipedia)
A Wodehouse Miscellany / Articles & Stories: Revised Edition Of Original Version (Classics To Go)
by P. G. Wodehouse“A Wodehouse Miscellany Articles & Stories” is a collection of short essays, stories and poems, all in P. G. Wodehouse's excellent style of wry humour. There is mention of Reggie Pepper, a Bertie Wooster precursor; and Bertie meeting Jeeves; and commentary with sly wit. Wodehouse wrote in an era with a slower pace. He was a genius in his own right.
The Wizard's Son Vol.I-III (Classics To Go)
by OliphantWalter Methven is an indolent young man of twenty-four. To the despair of his widowed mother, he prefers a circle of friends led by the shifty Captain Underwood to the regular pleasant society of their town. It is known that Walter is a distant relation of the Scottish Lord Erradeen; but it comes as a shock to him and his mother to learn that due to several deaths in the family, he has succeeded to the title. He vows to put aside his aimless past and do some real good in his new position. Walter travels to Edinburgh to meet his solicitor, and learns that one of the conditions of bearing the title is to spend several days each year on Loch Houran in the West Highlands, at the ancient castle of Kinloch Houran. Centuries ago there was a Warlock Lord of Erradeen, an evil man who seemed to have the powers of the Devil; and some believe that he still exerts his power over each Lord Erradeen in turn. As this sinister figure begins to haunt and influence Walter after his arrival at Kinloch Houran, he reaches out to two ladies on a nearby island, Mrs Forrester and her daughter Oona. Once Walter leaves the Highlands he all too easily falls into bad company again, yet at times struggles to rise higher. Before this supernatural tale ends he will again return to Kinloch Houran; and there will be a final moral struggle between good and evil, leading to a dramatic ending.
The Wizard: Adventure Novel (Classics To Go)
by H. HaggardSir Henry Rider Haggard was an English writer of adventure novels set in exotic locations, predominantly Africa, and the creator of the Lost World literary genre. His stories, situated at the lighter end of the scale of Victorian literature, continue to be popular and influential. He was also involved in agricultural reform and improvement in the British Empire. The story is a third-person narrative that follows the journey of Reverend Thomas Owen as he seeks to carry out missionary work in south central Africa, specifically in the tribe of Amasuka. (Excerpt from Wikipedia)
With the Night Mail A Story of 2000 A.D.: A Yarn About The Aerial Board Of Control (Classics To Go)
by Rudyard KiplingHaving achieved international fame with The Jungle Book, Captains Courageous, Kim, and his Just So Stories, in 1905 Kipling serialized a thrilling science fiction novella, With the Night Mail: A Story of 2000 A.D, in which the reader learns — while following the exploits of an intercontinental mail dirigible battling foul weather — about a planet-wide Aerial Board of Control, which enforces a rigid system of command and control not only in the skies (which are increasingly crowded with every manner of zeppelin) but in world affairs too. (Excerpt from Goodreads)
With the "Die-Hards" in Siberia (The World At War)
by H. O. LockAn interesting book about Britain's military history in Palestine during WW I
With Moore at Corunna: Revised Edition Of Original Version (Classics To Go)
by G. A. HentyIn this historical novel G.A. Henty describes the beginning of the Peninsular War. It focuses upon the adventures of a young man in an Irish regiment sent out to take part in the conflict against Bonaparte. The main character makes a rapid rise through the ranks and fights along side Lieutenant-General John Moore.
With Lee in Virginia - a story of the American Civil War: Revised Edition Of Original Version (Classics To Go)
by G. A. HentyIn this historical fiction book Henty's character, Vincent Wingfield, fights for the Confederate States of America, even though he is against slavery. The focus is on the Civil War as seen through the eyes of a Southern teenager who staunchly supports the rights of slaves but joins Lee's cavalry and fights for the Confederacy.
With Buller in Natal, Or, a Born Leader: Revised Edition Of Original Version (Classics To Go)
by G. A. HentyThe start of the Boer War forces Chris King, the hero of the story, to flee with his mother from Johannesburg to the coast. They are with many other Uitlanders, and all were suffering under the Boers. Reaching a place of safety, Chris and twenty of his friends form an independent company of scouts. They get to know Buller with whom they have many thrilling adventures. They fight together in battles; are taken prisoners and escape. During all that time they are rendering most valuable service to the eng forces. The story is a most interesting picture of the War in South Africa.