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Dorothy Anne Field Finding Yourself In Between Falling In Love

Poetry
English
16729 Words
Ages 14 and up
62
0

This book is dedicated to everyone who has had their hearts taken advantage of by the cruelty of this world when all they ever did was fall in love; To everyone who lost themselves in love, only to find themselves right back; To every genuine soul out there who has done nothing but love people to their maximum capacity, even as it came with a price; To everyone who has had to go through the darkness, the brokenness, and the madness of love to find out what love truly is. This book is for you. [more]

Keywords: relationships, dating, self improvement

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Ellen Gould-Harmon Iron Throne

Adventure
English
229719 Words
Ages 12 and up
95
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The Iron Throne proclaims a story of man's natural rebellion and belligerence. A novel with a thick plot of the burning passion for divine sovereignty and consequent lawlessness, which engenders a universal anarchy, aggressive warfare and inhuman cruelty. The war of man against every man sums up this controversial nature in which peace appears as an unattainable dream. This book argues about the possibility of an absolute monarchy supported as a regime to forward peace while flouting the supremacy of the One who can counterbalance and check the strivings of men; and who in the end, surpasses them all. [more]

Keywords: iron throne, throne, power, authority, principality, anarchy, chaos, power struggle, mortal combat, armageddon, apocalypse, historical drama, drama

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Emily Bronte Wuthering Heights

Fiction
English
115907 Words
Ages 10 and up
409
3

Wuthering Heights is a novel by Emily Bronte. Wuthering Heights is the name of the farmhouse on the Yorkshire moors where the story unfolds. The book's core theme is the destructive effect that jealousy and vengefulness have, both on the jealous or vengeful individuals and on their communities. Wuthering Heights is now widely regarded as a classic of English literature. When first published it was considered controversial because its depiction of mental and physical cruelty was unusually stark, and it challenged strict Victorian ideals of the day, including religious hypocrisy, morality, social classes and gender inequality. [more]

Keywords: wuthering heights, emily bronte, bronte sisters, classic literature, english literature, romance

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Stephen W. Meader THE BLACK BUCCANEER

Drama
English
60335 Words
Ages 18 and up
2
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Stephen W. Meader (May 2, 1892 – July 18, 1977) was the author of over forty novels for young readers. His optimistic stories generally tended to either concern young men developing independent businesses in the face of adversity, or else young men caught up in adventures during different periods in American history. Meader graduated from Haverford College in Philadelphia in 1913, and initially worked in Newark, New Jersey as a cruelty officer with the Essex County Children's Aid Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, and by 1915 was working for the Big Brother Movement. After working for a Chicago publishing house in 1916, he took a position with the Circulation Department of the Curtis Publishing Company in Philadelphia, eventually reaching the position of Editor of the Sales Division publications. His first novel, The Black Buccaneer, was the first juvenile publication of the newly founded Harcourt, Brace and Howe. Today all (or nearly all) of his novels are available in reprint from Southern Skies. He moved his family to Moorestown Township, New Jersey in 1922.[1] A biography of Meader is also available from the Southern Skies website.[ [more]

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William Hickling prescott History Of the Conquest Of peru Part 1

History
English
134172 Words
Ages 18 and up
2
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In a series of episodes as fantastic as any fiction, a powerful civilization crumbled at the hands of a small band of warriors. Written by one of America's great historians, this gripping chronicle draws upon the firsthand accounts of eminent sixteenth-century captains and statesmen to relate the overthrow of the Inca empire by the Spanish adventurers under Pizarro's command. Author William H. Prescott's immensely readable narrative crackles with drama as he characterizes both conqueror and conquered. Rich in vivid anecdotes, it recaptures the glories of Inca society before European contact, and it paints fascinating portraits of the conquistadors and their courage, cruelty, and pride. Prescott's reconstructions of the attitudes and motivations behind the tumultuous events of the Spanish conquest offer memorable, insightful views of New World history that have made this book a popular classic. [more]

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William Hickling prescott History Of the Conquest Of peru Part 2

History
English
86376 Words
Ages 18 and up
2
0

In a series of episodes as fantastic as any fiction, a powerful civilization crumbled at the hands of a small band of warriors. Written by one of America's great historians, this gripping chronicle draws upon the firsthand accounts of eminent sixteenth-century captains and statesmen to relate the overthrow of the Inca empire by the Spanish adventurers under Pizarro's command. Author William H. Prescott's immensely readable narrative crackles with drama as he characterizes both conqueror and conquered. Rich in vivid anecdotes, it recaptures the glories of Inca society before European contact, and it paints fascinating portraits of the conquistadors and their courage, cruelty, and pride. Prescott's reconstructions of the attitudes and motivations behind the tumultuous events of the Spanish conquest offer memorable, insightful views of New World history that have made this book a popular classic. [more]

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Charles Dickens The Life and Adventures Of Nicholas Nickleby (Illustrated)

Language & Literature
English
322274 Words
Ages 10 and up
117
0

Nicholas Nickleby is Charles Dickens' third published novel. He returned to his favourite publishers and to the format that was considered so successful with The Pickwick Papers. The story first appeared in monthly parts, after which it was issued in one volume. The style is considered to be episodic and humorous. Dickens began writing 'Nickleby' while still working on Oliver Twist and while the mood is considerably lighter, his depiction of the Yorkshire school run by Wackford Squeers is as moving and influential as those of the workhouse and criminal underclass in Twist. 'Nickleby' marks a new development in a further sense as it is the first of Dickens' romances. When it was published the book was an immediate and complete success and established Dickens's lasting reputation. The cruelty of a real Yorkshire schoolmaster named William Shaw became the basis for Dickens's brutal character of Wackford Squeers. Dickens visited his school and based the school section of Nicholas Nickleby on his visit. [more]

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William Shakespeare The Merchant of Venice (Illustrated)

Literary Collections
English
22394 Words
Ages 12 and up
259
0

The Merchant of Venice is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1596 and 1598. Though classified as a comedy in the First Folio and sharing certain aspects with Shakespeare's other romantic comedies, the play is perhaps most remembered for its dramatic scenes, and is best known for Shylock and the famous "Hath not a Jew eyes?" speech. Also notable is Portia's speech about "the quality of mercy". The title character is the merchant Antonio, not the Jewish moneylender Shylock, who is the play's most prominent and most famous character. This is made explicit by the title page of the first quarto: The most excellent History of the Merchant of Venice. With the extreme cruelty of Shylock the Jew towards the said Merchant etc. [more]

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H. G. Wells The Island of Doctor Moreau

Science Fiction
English
43357 Words
No Age Recommendation
161
0

The Island of Doctor Moreau is an 1896 science fiction novel written by H. G. Wells, who called the novel "an exercise in youthful blasphemy". The text of the novel is the narration of Edward Prendick, a shipwrecked man rescued by a passing boat who is left on the island home of Doctor Moreau, who creates human-like beings from animals via vivisection. The novel deals with a number of philosophical themes, including pain and cruelty, moral responsibility, human identity, and human interference with nature.At the time of the novel's publication in 1896, there was growing discussion in Europe regarding degeneration and animal vivisection. Two years later, several interest groups were formed to address the issue such as the British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection. [more]

Keywords: The Island of Doctor Moreau, H. G. Wells

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A. F. Pollard Henry 8 Part 1

Biography & Autobiography
English
87047 Words
Ages 18 and up
2
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In The Whole Range Of English History There Is No Monarch Whose Character Has Been More Variously Depicted by Contemporaries Or More Strenuously Debated by Posterity Than The "Majestic Lord Who Broke The Bonds Of Rome". To One Historian An Inhuman Embodiment Of Cruelty And Vice, To Another A Superhuman Incarnation Of Courage, Wisdom And Strength Of Will, Henry Viii. Has, By An Almost Universal Consent, Been Placed above Or Below The Grade Of Humanity. So Unique Was His Personality, So Singular His Achievements, That He Appears In the Light Of A Special Dispensation Sent Like Another Attila To Be The Scourge Of Mankind, Or Like A Second Hercules To Cleanse, Or At Least To Demolish, Augean Stables. The Dictates Of His Will Seemed as Inexorable As The Decrees Of Fate, And The History Of His Reign Is Strewn With Records Of The Ruin Of Those Who Failed to Placate His Wrath. [more]

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