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William Shakespeares A Midsummer Nights Dream is a romantic comedy that explores themes of love, fantasy, and the irrationality of human behavior. Set in the mystical forest of Athens, the play follows the adventures of four young lovers who find themselves caught in a web of magical mischief. Shakespeares use of vivid imagery, poetic language, and complex characters makes this play a classic example of Elizabethan drama. The interweaving of different storylines and the blending of reality and illusion create a whimsical and enchanting atmosphere for the audience to enjoy. Known as one of the greatest playwrights in history, William Shakespeares life and experiences in the Elizabethan era influenced his vast body of work. His ability to capture the complexities of the human experience through his characters and themes has solidified his reputation as a literary genius. A Midsummer Nights Dream is a testament to Shakespeares unparalleled storytelling skills and enduring appeal. I highly recommend A Midsummer Nights Dream to readers who appreciate witty wordplay, intricate plot twists, and timeless themes of love and enchantment. Shakespeares masterful blend of comedy and romance will captivate audiences of all ages and continue to be a beloved classic for generations to come.

Book I of the Wanderer ChroniclesA gripping and brilliantly realized debut epic adventure set in eighth-century Denmark. This is the beginning of an ambitious new series in the vein of George R.R. Martins A Game of Thrones. Sworn to honour.Broken by betrayal.Hakan, son of Haldan, chosen son of the Lord of the Northern Jutes, swears loyalty to his father in fire, in iron, and in blood. But there are always shadows that roam. When a terrible tragedy befalls Hakans household he is forced to leave his world behind. He must seek to pledge his sword to a new king. Nameless and alone, he embarks on a journey to escape the bonds of his past and fulfil his destiny as a great warrior.Whispers of sinister forces in the north pull Hakan onwards to a kingdom plagued by mysterious and gruesome deaths. But does he have the strength to do battle with such dark foes? Or is death the only sane thing to seek in this world of blood and broken oaths?

Italy, 1605: For the ruling Borghese family, Rome is a place of grand palazzos and frescoed cathedrals. For the lowly artist Caravaggio, it is a place of rough bars, knife fights, and grubby whores. Until he is commissioned to paint the Pope... Soon, Caravaggio has gained entry into the Borgia familys inner circle, and becomes the most celebrated artist in Rome. But when he falls for Lena, a low-born fruit-seller, and paints her into his Madonna series as a simple peasant woman, Italian society is outraged. Discredited as an artist, but unwilling to retract his vision of the woman he loves, Caravaggio is forced into a duel - and murders a nobleman. Even his powerful patrons cannot protect him from a death sentence. So Caravaggio flees to Malta, where, before he can be pardoned, he must undergo the rigorous training of the Knights of Malta. His paintings continue to speak of his love for Lena. But before he can return to her, as a Knight and a noble, Caravaggio, the most famous artist in Italy - simply disappears...

One of Americas most prestigious writers, Russell Banks is a literary icon whose works probe the deepest recesses of American life. His profound and resonant stories of the lives of ordinary Americans have appeared regularly in anthologies and collections, including The Best American Short Stories. Reminiscent of Don DeLillo and Raymond Carver, this collection of twelve short works showcases a master at the peak of his intuitive powers. As he did in his haunting, classic works The Sweet Hereafter, Rule of the Bone and Lost Memory of Skin, Banks explores provocative themes with pathos and sharp insight. Each of the stories in this powerful collection demonstrates the range of his narrative virtuosity and a startlingly panoramic vision of humanity which recalls the moral sweep of John Steinbecks writing. A Permanent Member of the Family is a stunning addition to the canon of a writer whose great works resonate with such heart and soul (New York Times).

A Personal Record (1912) both documents and fictionalizes Joseph Conrads early life and the opening stages of his careers as a writer and as a seaman. It is also an artistic and political manifesto. The introduction traces Conrads sources and gives the history of writing and reception. The essay on the text and the apparatus set out the textual history. The notes explain literary and historical references, identify places, and gloss foreign terms. Four maps and a genealogical table supplement this explanatory material.

"A Popular History of Ireland" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents:Volume 1:The First InhabitantsThe First AgesChristianity Preached at TaraReign of Hugh IIKings of the Seventh CenturyKings of the Eighth CenturyThe Danish InvasionKings of the Ninth CenturyKings of the Tenth CenturyThe Contest between the North and SouthState of Religion and Learning among the Irish previous to the Anglo-Norman InvasionThe First Expedition of the Normans into IrelandThe First Campaign of Earl RichardSiege of DublinHenry II in IrelandEvents of the Thirteenth CenturyThe Rise of "the Red Earl"Relations of Ireland and ScotlandCivil War in EnglandChange of Dynasty in EnglandState of Religion and Learning during the Fourteenth and Fifteenth CenturiesIrish Policy of Henry the Eighth during the Lifetime of Cardinal WolseyFirst Attempts to Introduce the Protestant ReformationParliament of 1541The Crowns UnitedVolume 2:Parliament of 1569The Second "Geraldine League"Parliament of 1585The Ulster ConfederacyEssexs Campaign of 1599The Conquest of MunsterState of Religion and Learning during the Reign of ElizabethJames IThe Insurrection of 1641The Catholic ConfederationThe Confederate WarThe Cessation and its ConsequencesCromwells Campaign (1649-1650)Ireland under the ProtectorateReign of Charles IIThe State of Religion and Learning in Ireland during the Seventeenth CenturyAccession of James IIIrish Parliament of 1689The Revolutionary WarCapitulation of LimerickReign of King WilliamReign of Queen AnneReign of George IIAccession of George IIIFloods LeadershipGrattans LeadershipThe Era of IndependenceThe United IrishmenThe Insurrection of 1798Last Session of the Irish ParliamentThe Legislative Union of Great Britain and IrelandOConnells LeadershipThe Catholic AssociationEmancipation of the Catholics

The late Jim Harrison was one of the true greats when it came to writing about food. He combined an attention to detail with a glorious prose style and a massive appetite... A must read. - ObserverNew York Times bestselling author Jim Harrison was one of Americas most beloved writers, a muscular, brilliantly economic stylist with a salty wisdom. He also wrote some of the best essays on food around, earning praise as the poet laureate of appetite (Dallas Morning News). A Really Big Lunch collects many of his food pieces for the first time - and taps into his larger-than-life appetite with wit and verve.Jim Harrisons legendary gourmandise is on full display in A Really Big Lunch. From the titular New Yorker piece about a French lunch that went to thirty-seven courses, to pieces from Brick, Playboy, the Kermit Lynch Newsletter and more on the relationship between hunter and prey, or the obscure language of wine reviews, A Really Big Lunch is shot through with Harrisons pointed aperçus and keen delight in the pleasures of the senses. And between the lines the pieces give glimpses of Harrisons life over the last fifteen years. A Really Big Lunch is a literary delight that will satisfy every appetite.

A Romance of Wastdale is a novel by the British writer A.E.W. Mason.In 1921 it was turned into a film of the same name directed by Maurice Elvey and made by Stoll Pictures, Britains biggest studio of the silent era.A.E.W. Mason (7 May 1865 22 November 1948) was an English author and politician. He is best remembered for his 1902 novel of courage and cowardice in wartime, The Four Feathers and is also known as the creator of Inspector Hanaud, a French detective who was an early template for Agatha Christies famous Hercule Poirot.His prolific output in short stories and novels were frequently made and remade into films during his lifetime; though many of the silent versions have been lost or forgotten, the Korda productions of Fire Over England (1937) and The Four Feathers (1939) remain enduring classics of British cinema.

This carefully crafted ebook: "A Room of Ones Own + Three Guineas (2 extended essays)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. This volume combines two books which were among the greatest contributions to feminist literature this century. Together they form a brilliant attack on sexual inequality and a passionate polemic which draws a startling comparison between the tyrannous hypocrisy of the Victorian patriarchal system and the evils of fascism. Virginia Woolf makes the connection between war and the economy and a womans role (or lack there of) in both. A Room of Ones Own, first published in 1929, is a witty, urbane and persuasive argument against the intellectual subjection of women, particularly women writers. The sequel, Three Guineas, is a passionate polemic which draws a startling comparison between the tyrannous hypocrisy of the Victorian patriarchal system and the evils of fascism.

Dean Karnazes has pushed his body and mind to inconceivable limits, from running in the shoe-melting heat of Death Valley to the lung-freezing cold of the South Pole. Hes raced and competed across the globe and once ran 50 marathons, in 50 states, in 50 consecutive days.In A Runners High, Karnazes chronicles his return to the Western States 100-Mile Endurance Run in his mid-fifties after first completing the race decades ago. The Western States, infamous for its rugged terrain and extreme temperatures, becomes the most demanding competition of his life, a physical and emotional reckoning and a battle to stay true to ones purpose. Confronting his age, wearying body, career path and life choices, we see Karnazes as we never have before, raw and exposed. A Runners High is both an endorphin-fuelled page-turner and a love letter to the sport from one of its most celebrated ambassadors.

A Short History of England is a history book written by G. K. Chesterton in which he summarizes British history from the time of Roman provinces on the British Island to the great wars in 20th century. Chesterton takes a rather romanticized view of the absolute monarchy of olden times and naturally gets increasingly more political as his history nears his own time period of World War I. Chestertons unique perspective as a Catholic and as a collectivist are all reflected in his interpretation of everything from the dissolution of the monasteries to the poor laws of the 19th and 20th centuries

In "A Short History of Germany," Mary Platt Parmele offers a concise yet thorough examination of Germanys complex historical landscape, skillfully navigating from the early Germanic tribes through to the unification in the 19th century. Her writing is characterized by a clear and engaging prose style, making historical events accessible to readers unfamiliar with the intricacies of German history. Parmeles work places German history within a broader European context, elucidating the impact of political, social, and cultural shifts on the nationAos development while incorporating relevant historical figures and milestones that shaped Germanys identity. Mary Platt Parmele, an esteemed historian and author, embarked on writing this book during a time when the understanding of national histories was becoming increasingly relevant amidst rising global tensions. Her background in social sciences and rich involvement in educational reform reflect her commitment to making history comprehensible and relatable to the general public. ParmeleAos passion for history is evident as she weaves her personal insights into the narrative, enriching the readers experience with a sense of immediacy and relevance. I highly recommend "A Short History of Germany" to anyone seeking a foundational understanding of German history. ParmeleAos ability to distill complex historical narratives into digestible segments makes this work an invaluable resource for students, educators, and history enthusiasts alike. It serves not only as an introduction to GermanyAos past but also as a reflective lens through which contemporary issues can be understood.

If theres any metaphor I would use for the act of writing, it would have to be listening, says Jon Fosse in A Silent Language, the lecture he delivered after being awarded the 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature. When he writes, Fosse explains, he listens for texts that exist somewhere outside of himself in order to transcribe them before they disappear. With reverence and humility, Fosse traces his relationship to writing and celebrates the capacity of language to embrace the mystery, complexity and existential uncertainty of the human experience. It is only in the silence that you can hear Gods voice, he says, offering a key to his beloved works of drama and fiction. Maybe.

THE 2025 HUGO AND NEBULA AWARD NOMINEE FOR BEST NOVELFrom New York Times bestselling and Hugo Award-winning author T. Kingfisher comes a dark retelling of the Brothers Grimms Goose Girl, rife with secrets, murder, and forbidden magic. Perfect for fans of Naomi Novic, Alix E. Harrow and Nettle & Bone.Cordelia knows her mother is unusual. Their house doesnt have any doors between roomsthere are no secrets in this house! Cordelia isnt allowed to have a single friend. The only time she feels truly free is on her daily rides with her mothers beautiful white horse, Falada.But more than a few quirks set her mother apart. Other parents cant force their daughters to be silent and motionlessobedientfor hours or days on end. Other mothers arent . . . sorcerers. After a suspicious death in their small town, Cordelias mother insists they leave in the middle of the night, leaving behind all Cordelia has ever known. They arrive at the remote country manor of a wealthy older man, the Squire, and his unwed sister, Hester. Cordelias mother intends to lure the Squire into marriage. Cordelia knows this can only be bad news for the bumbling gentleman and his kind, intelligent sister.Hester sees the way Cordelia shrinks away from her mother. How the young girl sits eerily still at dinner every night. She knows that to save her brother from bewitchment and to rescue the terrified Cordelia, she will have to face down a wicked witch of the worst kind.

"My mother has been dead for almost seven weeks: I had better go to work before the need to write about her, which I felt so strongly at her funeral, dies away and I fall back into the dull speechlessness with which I reacted to the nerves of her suicide."So begins Peter Handkes extraordinary confrontation with his mothers death. In a painful and courageous attempt to deal with the almost intolerable horror of her suicide, he sets out to piece together the facts of her life, as he perceives them. What emerges is a loving portrait of inconsolable grief, a woman whose lively spirit has been crushed not once but over and over again by the miseries of her place and time. Yet well into middle age, living in the Austrian village of her birth, she still remains haunted by her dreams.

A heart-warming and atmospheric Christmas novella set in the heart of wartime London, from the Queen of East End sagas Jean FullertonIts December 1940 and East London is expecting snow. But after months of nightly visits from the Luftwaffe, it will take more than a white Christmas to turn the bombed streets of Stepney festive. Young Eleanor Jolly, newly widowed after her husband stopped a German bullet on Dunkirk beach, is trying to pull through for the sake of her baby James. Her mother-in-law - the deceptively-named Ruby Jolly - isnt helping. Klaus Wagner is the loneliest German in London. Having narrowly escaped imprisonment by the Gestapo for his work on an anti-fascist newspaper, he signs up for the British armed forces, hoping to save his beloved country from Nazi rule. But the holiday season is making him homesick for the family and friends he left behind.However, Prue and Fliss Carmichael have a plan to boost morale: a surprise Christmas pantomime. When Ella comes on board, she wasnt expecting to find a German dissenter roped into the cast. Especially not an undeniably handsome German dissenter, with cornflower eyes and a mischievous smile.Will the Stepney girls rally in time for Christmas and put on a show to rival the air raid sirens? And will Klaus and Ella manage to find a way to each others hearts before the New Year? PRAISE FOR JEAN FULLERTON AND A STEPNEY GIRLS SECRET:Enthralling DILLY COURTHeart-warming ROSIE GOODWINA page-turning read ELAINE EVEREST

Dr. Watson, having returned to London after serving in the Second Anglo-Afghan War, is forced to leave the armed services and is now looking for a place to live. He runs into an old friend named Stamford who mentions that an acquaintance of his, Sherlock Holmes, is looking for someone to split the rent at a flat at 221B Baker Street, but he cautions Watson about Holmess eccentricities. Watson is amazed by Holmes, who has profound knowledge of chemistry and sensational literature, and very precise knowledge of geology, botany and many other disciplines. After much speculation by Watson, Holmes reveals that he is a "consulting detective" and he reads the telegram requesting consultation in a fresh murder case. Watson urges him to join, so Holmes invites him to accompany him as he investigates the crime scene, an abandoned house off the Brixton Road.

A Tale of Two Cities (1859) is a novel by Charles Dickens, set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. With well over 200 million copies sold, it ranks amongst the most famous works in the history of literary fiction.The novel depicts the plight of the French peasantry demoralised by the French aristocracy in the years leading up to the revolution, the corresponding brutality demonstrated by the revolutionaries toward the former aristocrats in the early years of the revolution, and many unflattering social parallels with life in London during the same time period. It follows the lives of several characters through these events. The 45-chapter novel was published in 31 weekly instalments in Dickenss new literary periodical titled All the Year Round. From April 1859 to November 1859, Dickens also republished the chapters as eight monthly sections in green covers. All but three of Dickenss previous novels had appeared only as monthly instalments. The first weekly instalment of A Tale of Two Cities ran in the first issue of All the Year Round on 30 April 1859. The last ran thirty weeks later, on 26 November.

A Tangled Tale is a collection of ten brief humorous stories by Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson), published serially between April 1880 and March 1885 in The Monthly Packet magazine. Arthur B. Frost added illustrations when the series was printed in book form. The stories, or Knots as Carroll calls them, present mathematical problems. In a later issue, Carroll gives the solution to a Knot and discusses readers answers. The mathematical interpretations of the Knots are not always straightforward. The ribbing of readers answering wrongly - giving their names - was not always well received. (from wikipedia)

In "A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis," Patrick Colquhoun explores the intricate dynamics of law enforcement in early 19th-century London, addressing pressing issues such as crime prevention, public safety, and the efficacy of existing policing methods. Utilizing a clear and analytical literary style, Colquhoun presents a systematic examination of the sociopolitical context of his time, advocating for a modernized, regulated police force to combat rampant crime. His work serves as a foundational text in criminology and urban studies, revealing the complexities of metropolitan life and laying a framework for future discussions about law enforcement governance. Patrick Colquhoun, a Scottish merchant and a key public figure, was deeply influenced by his experiences with crime during his business dealings in London. His observations of the citys chaotic streets and the inadequacies of the existing police systems informed his arguments for reform. Colquhouns involvement in the establishment of the Thames Police Act further exemplifies his commitment to developing a systematic approach to policing, reflecting his progressive vision in this pivotal historical moment. This insightful treatise is essential reading for those interested in the evolution of policing, urban governance, and social reform. It not only provides a historical perspective on law enforcement but also invites contemporary readers to contemplate the ongoing challenges and responsibilities of maintaining public order in increasingly complex urban environments.