"Three or four families in a country village," wrote Jane Austen to a niece, "is the very thing to work on." This messag......more
The essential lecture delivered by the 2023 Nobel Laureate in Literature, published for the first time in a collectible ......more
1523 was a crucial year for the German Reformation. This volume presents two-lesser known short pamphlets which illustra......more
This book serves as a portal to ancient secrets and shadowed truths, reviving the olden myths that have danced on the ed......more
"We are all prompted by the same motives, all deceived by the same fallacies, all animated by hope, obstructed by danger......more
""J’âecrirai por venger ma race". It was as a young woman that Annie Ernaux first wrote these words in her diary, giving......more
The White Rose was a student resistance group organized in Nazi Germany, for the purpose of resisting the Hitler regime.......more
A renowned scholar of the English language, Tolkien is today celebrated as the father of the high fantasy genre. Drawing......more
Georg Ebers’ captivating novel "The Elixir" mixes history, intrigue, and the enduring search for immortality. This book ......more
The fascinating universe of Georg Ebers’ "The Greylock: A Fairy Tale" transports readers to a place where dreams and rea......more
First published in 1927, E. M. Forster’s "Aspects of the Novel" compiles a series of lectures given to Trinity College a......more
In 1926 Vita Sackville-West wrote and published this travelogue after traveling to Iran to visit her husband, Harold Nic......more
In this essay, originally published anonymously in The Westminster Review (1856), George Eliot examines the state of wom......more
Martin Luther’s Open Letter on Translation and the Intercession of Saints (1530) is a seminal work in German literature,......more
""The Soul of Man Under Socialism"" is an 1891 essay by Oscar Wilde in which he expounds a libertarian socialist worldvi......more
Confessions of a Young Man (1888) is a memoir by George Moore. Originally written in French, it is a record of his life ......more
Autobiography of Sir Walter Besant (1902) is a posthumously published autobiography by Walter Besant. Although he is mor......more
The Life and Romances of Mrs. Eliza Haywood (1915) is a monograph by George Whicher. Highly regarded by feminist scholar......more
My First Book (1894) is a collection of reminiscences by some of the leading fiction writers of the Victorian era. Begin......more
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With authors such as Voltaire, Honore De Balzac, Victor Hugo, and so many more, French literature can be as intimidating......more
With authors such as Voltaire, Honore De Balzac, Victor Hugo, and so many more, French literature can be as intimidating......more
Tremendous Trifles is comprised of 39 chapters, each functioning as their own essay or story. With whimsical, light-hear......more
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The 1979 publication of Susan Gubar and Sandra M. Gilbert s ground-breaking study The Madwoman in the Attic marked a fo......more
What is a self? Greenblatt argues that the 16th century saw the awakening of modern self-consciousness, the ability to f......more
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