Download or read book Gulliver s Travels World Classics Unabridged written by Jonathan Swift and published by Vij Books India Pvt Ltd. This book was released on 2016-09-01 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gulliver's Travels describes the four voyages of Lemuel Gulliver, a ship's surgeon. In Lilliput he discovers a world in miniature; towering over the people and their city, he is able to view their society from the viewpoint of a god. However, in Brobdingnag, a land of giants, tiny Gulliver himself comes under observation, exhibited as a curiosity at markets and fairs. In Laputa, a flying island, he encounters a society of speculators and projectors who have lost all grip on everyday reality; while they plan and calculate, their country lies in ruins. Gulliver's final voyage takes him to the land of the Houyhnhnms, gentle horses whom he quickly comes to admire - in contrast to the Yahoos, filthy bestial creatures who bear a disturbing resemblance to humans.

Download or read book Oliver Twist World Classics Unabridged written by Charles Dickens and published by Vij Books India Pvt Ltd. This book was released on 2016-06-01 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of Oliver Twist - orphaned, and set upon by evil and adversity from his first breath - shocked readers when it was published. After running away from the workhouse and pompous beadle Mr Bumble, Oliver finds himself lured into a den of thieves peopled by vivid and memorable characters - the Artful Dodger, vicious burglar Bill Sikes, his dog Bull's Eye, and prostitute Nancy, all watched over by cunning master-thief Fagin. Combining elements of Gothic Romance, the Newgate Novel and popular melodrama, Dickens created an entirely new kind of fiction, scathing in its indictment of a cruel society, and pervaded by an unforgettable sense of threat and mystery.

Download or read book King Solomon s Mines Lost World Classic Unabridged written by Henry Rider Haggard and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2024-01-11 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Henry Rider Haggard's 'King Solomon's Mines' is a captivating adventure novel that follows the journey of English explorers as they search for the fabled diamond mines of King Solomon in Africa. Written in a straightforward and engaging manner, the book is considered a seminal work in the 'lost world' genre, incorporating elements of colonial adventure and exploration. Haggard seamlessly weaves together themes of greed, imperialism, and friendship in this timeless tale that continues to resonate with readers today. Henry Rider Haggard, a prolific Victorian author, drew inspiration for 'King Solomon's Mines' from his own experiences living in Africa and his fascination with the continent's history and mysterious landscapes. Haggard's background as a colonialist and his unique perspective on African culture further enrich the narrative, providing readers with a nuanced and thought-provoking exploration of Western exploration in a foreign land. I highly recommend 'King Solomon's Mines' to readers who enjoy classic adventure stories with rich historical and cultural contexts. Haggard's vivid descriptions and suspenseful plot make this novel a must-read for anyone interested in the intersection of literature, imperialism, and adventure.

Download or read book Siddhartha World Classics Unabridged written by Hermann Hesse and published by Vij Books India Pvt Ltd. This book was released on 2016-10-01 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Siddhartha (first published in 1922) is a novel based on the early life of Buddha,inspired by the author's visit to India before the First World War. The novel is about the young Brahmin Siddhartha's search for self- realization. His quest takes him from a life of decadence to asceticism, from the illusory joys of sensual love with a beautiful courtesan, and of wealth and fame, to the painful struggles with his son and the ultimate wisdom of renunciation.

Download or read book David Copperfield World Classics Unabridged written by Charles Dickens and published by Vij Books India Pvt Ltd. This book was released on 2016-10-01 with total page 1021 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: David Copperfield is the story of a young man's adventures on his journey from an unhappy and impoverished childhood to the discovery of his vocation as a successful novelist. Among the gloriously vivid cast of characters he encounters are his tyrannical stepfather, Mr Murdstone; his brilliant, but ultimately unworthy school-friend James Steerforth; his formidable aunt, Betsey Trotwood; the eternally humble, yet treacherous Uriah Heep; frivolous, enchanting Dora Spenlow; and the magnificently impecunious

Download or read book Heidi World Classics Unabridged written by Johanna Spyri and published by Vij Books India Pvt Ltd. This book was released on 2016-10-01 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of Heidi was written over one hundred years ago, however, it is far from a period piece. In the Swiss Alps, where it is set, a hundred years is just the blink of an eye. We see in her the daughter that every mother dreams of having and every little girl dreams of being. Her presence makes us happy, and so her story has endured.

Download or read book Alice s Adventures in Wonderland World Classics Unabridged written by Lewis Carroll and published by Vij Books India Pvt Ltd. This book was released on 2016-08-01 with total page 89 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nothing's more magical than going down the rabbit hole and through the looking glass with Alice. There, in worlds unlike any other ever created, conventional logic is turned upside down and wrong-way round to enchanting effect. Children will love reading Carroll's many humorous nonsense verses and meeting such unforgettable characters as the Mad Hatter, the Knave of Hearts who steals some tarts and the grinning Cheshire Cat (in "Alice in Wonderland") and Tweedledee, Tweedledum, Humpty Dumpty and the Jabberwocky (in "Through the Looking Glass").

Download or read book The Secret Garden A Little Princess 2 Unabridged Classics in 1 eBook written by Frances Hodgson Burnett and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-12-19 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Frances Hodgson Burnett's 'The Secret Garden + A Little Princess' combines two timeless classics in one eBook, showcasing the author's ability to weave enchanting tales of restoration and hope. The Secret Garden follows the story of Mary Lennox as she discovers a hidden garden and learns the power of nature and friendship to heal. In contrast, A Little Princess tells the story of Sara Crewe, a young girl who finds joy and resilience even in the face of adversity. Burnett's writing style is rich with vivid descriptions and deep emotional nuance, appealing to readers of all ages. Set in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, these novels offer valuable insights into the themes of childhood, imagination, and the transformative power of love. Frances Hodgson Burnett, a prolific writer of her time, drew inspiration from her own experiences and observations of human nature to create these enduring classics. Readers looking for heartwarming stories filled with whimsy, compassion, and the beauty of the human spirit will find solace and inspiration in 'The Secret Garden + A Little Princess.'

Download or read book The World As I Found It written by Bruce Duffy and published by New York Review of Books. This book was released on 2011-12-28 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This “wicked, melancholy, and . . . astonishing” novel reimagines the lives of three wildly different men adrift in the 20th century: Ludwig Wittgenstein, Bertrand Russell, and G. E. Moore (Newsday). When Bruce Duffy’s The World As I Found It was first published, critics and readers were bowled over by its daring reimagining of the lives of three very different men, the philosophers Bertrand Russell, G. E. Moore, and Ludwig Wittgenstein. A brilliant group portrait with the vertiginous displacements of twentieth-century life looming large in the background, Duffy’s novel depicts times and places as various as Vienna 1900, the trenches of World War I, Bloomsbury, and the colleges of Cambridge, while the complicated main characters appear not only in thought and dispute but in love and despair. Wittgenstein, a strange, troubled, and troubling man of gnawing contradictions, is at the center of a novel that reminds us that the apparently abstract and formal questions that animate philosophy are nothing less than the intractable matters of life and death.

Download or read book A Wrinkle in Time written by Madeleine L'Engle and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR). This book was released on 2010-04-01 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEWBERY MEDAL WINNER • TIME MAGAZINE’S 100 BEST FANTASY BOOKS OF ALL TIME • NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE FROM DISNEY Read the ground-breaking science fiction and fantasy classic that has delighted children for over 60 years! "A Wrinkle in Time is one of my favorite books of all time. I've read it so often, I know it by heart." —Meg Cabot Late one night, three otherworldly creatures appear and sweep Meg Murry, her brother Charles Wallace, and their friend Calvin O'Keefe away on a mission to save Mr. Murray, who has gone missing while doing top-secret work for the government. They travel via tesseract--a wrinkle that transports one across space and time--to the planet Camazotz, where Mr. Murray is being held captive. There they discover a dark force that threatens not only Mr. Murray but the safety of the whole universe. A Wrinkle in Time is the first book in Madeleine L’Engle’s Time Quintet.

Download or read book Alice in Wonderland written by Lewis Carroll and published by The Floating Press. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alice in Wonderland (also known as Alice's Adventures in Wonderland), from 1865, is the peculiar and imaginative tale of a girl who falls down a rabbit-hole into a bizarre world of eccentric and unusual creatures. Lewis Carroll's prominent example of the genre of "literary nonsense" has endured in popularity with its clever way of playing with logic and a narrative structure that has influence generations of fiction writing.

Download or read book Pumpkin Moonshine written by Tasha Tudor and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-06-19 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It’s almost Halloween, and little Sylvie Ann has found the biggest, fattest pumpkin. But before she can carve it into a giant, crooked-toothed pumpkin moonshine (or jack-o’lantern), she has to get it home! This eBook edition of a cherished tale includes audio.

Download or read book The Doors of Perception and Heaven and Hell written by Aldous Huxley and published by . This book was released on 2017-03-22 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two great classics come to life in one of the most loved books in American History. Remastered to include Illustrated exercises, a biography of Aldous Huxley, and including the full essay of Heaven and Hell, and The Doors to Perception, this book is a great gift to those who are unfamiliar with his work, or may have forgotten about Huxley's famous contemplations of life and death. - ZKBS(c) All Rights Reserved.

Download or read book The Secret Garden written by Hodgson B.F. and published by Рипол Классик. This book was released on with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: «Таинственный сад» – любимая классика для читателей всех возрастов, жемчужина творчества Фрэнсис Ходжсон Бернетт, роман о заново открытой радости жизни и магии силы. Мэри Леннокс, жестокое и испорченное дитя высшего света, потеряв родителей в Индии, возвращается в Англию, на воспитание к дяде-затворнику в его поместье. Однако дядя находится в постоянных отъездах, и Мэри начинает исследовать округу, в ходе чего делает много открытий, в том числе находит удивительный маленький сад, огороженный стеной, вход в который почему-то запрещен. Отыскав ключ и потайную дверцу, девочка попадает внутрь. Но чьи тайны хранит этот загадочный садик? И нужно ли знать то, что находится под запретом?.. Впрочем, это не единственный секрет в поместье...

Download or read book Blaine for the Win written by Robbie Couch and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2022-04-12 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After his boyfriend Joey breaks up with him to pursue more "serious" guys, Blaine decides to run for senior class president as Joey's successor to prove his worth--but is Blaine willing to sacrifice everything about himself to do it?

Download or read book Oxford Children s Classics World of Wonder box set written by L. M. Montgomery and published by Oxford University Press - Children. This book was released on 2014-12-11 with total page 1150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A beautiful boxed set containing four of the greatest stories ever told - Anne of Green Gables, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Look-Glass, The Secret Garden, and Black Beauty. These new editions have a fresh and contemporary feel to make the books come alive for today's modern readers. As well as the unabridged text, they also contain masses of bonus features so readers can continue their experience of the story. There are also recommendations for other books, films, and TV shows - classic and contemporary - for readers to try next. The perfect gift for anyone who loves a good story!

Download or read book THE TANGLED THREADS written by ELEANOR H. PORTER and published by PURE SNOW PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2022-11-03 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE TANGLED THREADS BY ELEANOR H. PORTER Entertaining short stories for young children, with messages about kindness, courage, patience, empathy, the value of hard work, and other lessons. KEY FEATURES OF THIS BOOK · Unabridged reprint of the original content · Available in multiple formats: eBook, original paperback, large print paperback, hardcover and audiobook · Proper paragraph formatting with Indented first lines and Justified Paragraphs · Properly formatted for aesthetics and ease of reading. · Custom Table of Contents and Design elements for each chapter · The Copyright page has been placed at the end of the book, as to not impede the content and flow of the book. ABOUT THE BOOK: Original publication: 1919 Book 12 of the Eleanor H. Porter collection Chapters: 20 Words: 54,000 This book is great for schools, teachers and students or for the casual reader, and makes a wonderful addition to any classic literary library ABOUT US: At Pure Snow Publishing we have taken the time and care into formatting this book to make it the best possible reading experience. With more than 500 book listings, we specialize in publishing classic books and have been publishing books since 2014. Enjoy!