Classic Literature
In the Classic Literature section we hope to make available in eBook format the excellent books that over time have been recognized as "Classics". Those books you have wanted to read for the first time, or perhaps again and again. We hope you enjoy our presentation.
The Canterbury Tales By Geoffrey Chaucer The Tales gathers twenty-nine of literature’s most enduring (and endearing) characters in a vivid group portrait that captures the full spectrum of medieval society, from the exalted Knight to the humble Plowman. Genre: Classic Literature Format: Adobe, Microsoft, Palm, Kindle ________________________ Dracula By Bram Stoker A popular bestseller in Victorian England, Stoker's hypnotic tale of the bloodthirsty Count Dracula, whose nocturnal atrocities are symbolic of an evil ages old yet forever new, endures as the quintessential story of suspense and horror. Genre: Classic Literature Format: Adobe, Microsoft, Palm, Kindle ________________________ Great Expectations By Charles Dickens Full of unforgettable characters, Great Expectations is a tale of intrigue, unattainable love, and all of the happiness money can't buy. Great Expectations has the most wonderful and most perfectly worked-out plot for a novel in the English language, according to John Irving. Genre: Classic eBooks Format: Adobe, Microsoft, Kindle ________________________ Journey To Centre of the Earth By Jules Verne When Axel deciphers an old parchment that describes a secret passage througha volcano to the centre of the earth, nothing will stop his eccentric UncleLidenbrock from setting out at once. So, with silent Hans the guide, the two men embark on a perilous, astonishing, terrifying journey through thesubterranean world--the most incredible voyage ever! First Published: 1872 Genre: Classic Literature Format: Adobe, Microsoft, Palm, Kindle ________________________ Little Women By Louisa May Alcott The four March sisters--Meg, Amy, Beth, and feisty Jo--share the joys and sorrows of growing up while their father is away at war. The family is poor in worldly goods, but rich in love and character. Genre: Classic Literature Format: Adobe, Microsoft, Palm, Kindle ________________________ The Man In The Iron Mask By Alexandre Dumas When the destinies of King Louis XIV and a mysterious prisoner in an iron mask converge, the Three Musketeers and D'Artagnan find themselves caught between conflicting loyalties. Genre: Classic Literature Format: Adobe, Kindle ________________________ Moby Dick By Herman Melville Moby-Dick is one of the great epics in all of literature. Captain Ahab's hunt for the white whale drives the narrative at a relentless pace, while Ishmael's meditations on whales and whaling, on the sublime indifference of nature, and on the grimy physical details of the extraction of oil provide a reflective counterpoint to the headlong idolatrous quest. Genre: Classic eBooks Format: Adobe, Microsoft, Palm, Kindle ________________________ Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen Austen's comedy of manners--one of the most popular novels of all time--features splendidly civilized sparring between the proud Mr. Darcy and the prejudiced Elizabeth Bennet as they play out their spirited courtship in a series of 18-century drawing-room intrigues. Genre: Classic Literature Format: Adobe, Microsoft, Kindle ________________________ A Room With a View By E.M. Forster The enduring delight of this tale of romantic intrigue is rooted in Forster’s colorful characters, including outrageous spinsters, pompous clergymen, and outspoken patriots. Written in 1908, A Room with a View is one of E. M. Forster’s earliest and most celebrated works. Genre: Classic Literature Format: Adobe, Microsoft, Palm, Kindle ________________________ In Search of Lost Time, Volume I: Swann's Way By Marcel Proust Swann's Way, the first part of A la recherche de temps perdu, Marcel Proust's seven-part cycle, was published in 1913. In it, Proust introduces the themes that run through the entire work. The narrator recalls his childhood, aided by the famous madeleine; and describes M. Swann's passion for Odette. Genre: Classic eBooks Format: Adobe, Microsoft, Palm, Kindle
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