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Since its immediate success in 1813, Pride and Prejudice has remained one of the most popular novels in the English language. Jane Austen called this brilliant work "her own darling child" and its vivacious heroine, Elizabeth Bennet, "as delightful a creature as ever appeared in print." The romantic clash between the opinionated Elizabeth and her proud beau, Mr. Darcy, is a splendid performance of civilized sparring. And Jane Austens radiant wit sparkles as her characters dance a delicate quadrille of flirtation and intrigue, making this book the most superb comedy of manners of Regency England.Among the writers who have approached nearest to the manner of the great master, we have no hesitation in placing Jane Austen. Thomas MacaulayPride and Prejudice is the best novel in the language. Anthony TrollopeI used to think that men did everything better than women, but that was before I read Jane Austen. I dont think any man ever wrote better than Jane Austen. Rex StoutElizabeth Bennet has but to speak, and I am at her knees. Robert Louis StevensonRead again, and for the third time at least, Miss Austens very finely written novel of Pride and Prejudice. That young lady has a talent for describing the involvements and feelings and characters of ordinary life which is to me the most wonderful I ever met with. Sir Walter Scott

An immersive and entertaining read Alistair Mabbot, The HeraldThe year is 1317, and young squire Benedict Russell has joined the English-held garrison of Berwick-upon-Tweed after the spectacular Scottish victory at Bannockburn three years earlier.Serious and self-doubting, he cant wait for his time there to come to an end. Living on the disputed territory between Scotland and England is a precarious existence, and as the Scots draw ever closer and the English king does nothing to stop them, Benedict finds himself in a race against time to solve the brutal murder of a young girl and find the traitor who lurks within Berwicks walls.

The Great Gatsby is a 1925 novel by American writer F. Scott Fitzgerald. Set in the Jazz Age on Long Island, near New York City, the novel depicts first-person narrator Nick Carraways interactions with mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby and Gatsbys obsession to reunite with his former lover, Daisy Buchanan.

Elizabeth, Joyce, Ron e Ibrahim esto a procura de alguma paz e tranquilidade, na luxuosa comunidade para reformados onde vivem, depois de terem resolvido o seu primeiro caso de crime real. Resolver um novo assassinato no fazia parte dos seus planos de reforma. Mas parece que esto com pouca sorte.Um visitante inesperado um velho amigo (ou quem sabe algo mais) de Elizabeth aparece desesperado da sua ajuda. Esta em apuros. Foi acusado de roubar diamantes, no valor de 20 milhes de libras, ao homem errado. E a sua vida corre perigo.O primeiro corpo e encontrado. Mas no sera o ultimo. Este dificil caso envolve um mafioso impaciente, reunies regadas a vinho, segredos antigos, pulseiras da amizade, decises importantes como a de adotar ou no um co. E um assassino implacavel que no hesitaria, um segundo, em matar os quatro simpaticos reformados de Coopers Chase.Sera que os membros de O Clube do Crime das Quintas-Feiras vo ser capazes de encontrar o assassino (e, ja agora, os diamantes), antes do assassino os encontrar a eles?

Dévouée et pétillante, Julie, jeune aide à domicile, fait la rencontre d’Émilienne, une centenaire atypique qui va susciter chez elle une vive curiosité. Brusquement, un cancer extrait la jeune femme

Salvatore, o meglio Deejay, come amava essere chiamato, e stato un bambino simpatico, spiritoso e felice, nato e cresciuto in una famiglia che lo ha riempito di tutto lamore possibile. Sempre educato, gentile e rispettoso. Gli piaceva giocare a calcio, amava lo sport, la musica, le feste e soprattutto divertirsi e stare con gli amici. Un ragazzo con largento vivo addosso! Crescendo le difficolta della vita gli hanno fatto parecchi sgambetti ma lui, pieno di coraggio, ottimismo e umilta non si scoraggiava mai. Andava avanti per la sua strada, con buona volonta e ambizione, sempre alla ricerca di un futuro migliore e della felicita. Ha sempre creduto nei veri valori della vita: la famiglia, lamore e lamicizia. Un ragazzo spontaneo, genuino, altruista ma soprattutto autoironico. Ha preferito buttarsi nel mondo del lavoro sin da giovanissimo piuttosto che proseguire gli studi, sperando di acquisire col tempo quella dignita che solo il sudore del lavoro puo offrire a chi dalla vita non ha avuto niente. Era un ragazzo dolcissimo, aveva sempre un sorriso per tutti e la sua allegria contagiava chiunque. Non era perfetto, anche lui, come tutti noi, ha commesso errori, ha sbagliato, ha pagato, ha scelto strade tortuose, e caduto, si e rialzato e poi ricaduto, ma non ha mai perso il suo primo punto di vista: quello di sorridere sempre alla vita nonostante tutto. Solo lultimo periodo della sua vita ha visto spegnersi quel suo meraviglioso sorriso. La morte di nostro padre lo ha segnato per sempre, la precarieta del lavoro lo ha consumato e poi la fine della sua grande storia damore gli ha inferto il colpo di grazia.

It is the day of her younger brothers wedding and our narrator is struggling to compose her toast. She was nine years old when she travelled with her parents to Thailand to meet her brother Danny, and while their childhood in California was a happy one, when she holds their story up to the light, it refracts in ways she didnt expect. How to put words to their love?What follows is a heartfelt letter addressed to Danny and an excavation of their years growing up. Invoking everything from the classic Victorian adoption plot to childless women in literature to documents from Dannys case file, her narration is also a confession of sorts: to the parts of her life that she has kept from Danny, including her own struggle with infertility. And as the hours until the wedding tick down, she uncovers the words that cant and wont be said aloud.In Immediate Family, a fiercely tender debut novel, one luminous with love, Ashley Nelson Levy explores the complexities of motherhood, infertility, race, and the many definitions of family.

Elinor and Marianne Dashwood are two sisters with opposite characters. Elinor, the eldest, is 19 and represents the part of "reason" indicated by the title. Marianne is 17 years old and instead represents the "feeling". Elinor and Marianne are the daughters of Mr. Dashwoods second marriage. Besides them there is also a younger sister, Margaret, and their older brother, John, who was born from his first marriage. When the father dies, the family estate passes, as usual, to the first son, John, so the Dashwood women find themselves in a very precarious financial situation.

LIVRO FINALISTA DO INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE 2021.Um livro poderoso e inclassificável, que converte descobertas científicas em literatura.Em 2012, o matemático japonês Shinichi Mochizuki publicou ar

A powerfully poignant tale of one of the most turbulent moments in Scotlands history: the North Berwick Witch Trials. ITS THE 4TH OF DECEMBER 1591. On this, the last night of her life, in a prison cell several floors below Edinburghs High Street, convicted witch Geillis Duncan receives a mysterious visitor Iris, who says she comes from a future where women are still persecuted for who they are and what they believe. As the hours pass and dawn approaches, Geillis recounts the circumstances of her arrest, brutal torture, confession and trial, while Iris offers support, solace and the tantalising prospect of escape. Hex is a visceral depiction of what happens when a society is consumed by fear and superstition, exploring how the terrible force of a kings violent crusade against ordinary women can still be felt, right up to the present day. This series has already produced two works of note and distinction. It raises the question if a country cannot re-tell its history, will it be stuck forever in aspic and condemned to be nothing more than a shortbread tin illustration? Hex and Rizzio are showing the way towards a reckoning, and about time too Stuart Kelly, Scotland on Sunday

One of those great events in English history, which occur at distant intervals, and form, respectively, a sort of bound or landmark, to which all other events, preceding or following them for centuries, are referred, is what is called the Norman Conquest. The Norman Conquest was, in fact, the accession of William, duke of Normandy, to the English throne. This accession was not altogether a matter of military force, for William claimed a right to the throne, which, if not altogether perfect, was, as he maintained, at any rate superior to that of the prince against whom he contended. The rightfulness of his claim was, however, a matter of little consequence, except so far as the moral influence of it aided him in gaining possession. The right to rule was, in those days, rather more openly and nakedly, though not much more really, than it is now, the right of the strongest.

Contains Active Table of Contents (HTML) and in the end of book include a bonus link to the free audiobook.In exploring everyday life and its intersections with death, this enduring collection of stories offers a naturalistic depiction of the working class in early twentieth-century Dublin. Joyce masterfully portrays frustrations and aborted desires to escape the mundane; transformative epiphanies both great and small; and the restraints, loneliness, violence, and contemplations of lives lived.Though Joyces subjects were considered as taboo as his language was unsavory, Dubliners was a milestone work praised for its unflinching realism. It remains a transcendent and relatable portrait of the perilsand acceptanceof the human condition.

Content: YOU CAN, by George Matthew AdamsAS A MAN THINKETH, by James AllenEIGHT PILLARS OF PROSPERITY, by James AllenFROM POVERTY TO POWER, by James AllenFOUNDATION STONES TO HAPPINESS AND SUCCESS, by James AllenTHE SECRET OF SUCCESS, by William Walker AtkinsonTHE POWER OF CONCENTRATION, by William Walker AtkinsonMEDITATIONS, by Marcus AureliusHOW TO MAKE MONEY, by B.F. AustinTHE ART OF MONEY GETTING, by P.T. BarnumYOUR INVISIBLE POWER, by Genevieve BehrendTHE RICHEST MAN IN BABYLON, by George S. ClasonTHE SECRET OF THE AGES, by Robert CollierACRES OF DIAMONDS, by Russell H. ConwellTHE KEY TO SUCCESS, by Russell H. ConwellPRAYING FOR MONEY, by Russsell H. ConwellWHAT YOU CAN DO WITH YOUR WILL POWER, by Russell H. ConwellSELF MASTERY THROUGH CONSCIOUS AUTOSUGGESTION, by Emile CouePROSPERITY, by Charles FillmoreTHE MENTAL EQUIVALENT, by Emmet FoxAUTOBIOGRAPHY, by Benjamin FranklinTHE WAY TO WEALTH, by Benjamin FranklinTHE PROPHET, by Kahlil GibranTHE POWER OF AWARENESS, by Neville GoddardTHE MASTER KEY SYSTEMS, by Charles F. HaanelMAKING YOUR SELF THE MASTER, by Harvey HardmanTHINK AND GROW RICH, by Napoleon HillTHE LAW OF SUCCESS, by Napoleon HillA MESSAGE TO GARCIA, by Elbert HubbardDOLLARS AND SENSE, by William Crosbie HunterWHY SOME SUCCEED WHILE OTHERS FAIL, by H.A. LewisTHE PRINCE, Niccolo MachiavelliHOW TO SUCCEED, by Orison Swett MardenAMBITION AND SUCCESS, by Orison Swett MardenARCHITECTS OF FATE, by Orison Swett MardenTHE POWER OF OUR SUBCONSCIOUS MIND, by Joseph MurphyTHE BOOK OF FIVE RINGS, by Miyamoto MusashiTHE STRANGEST SECRET, by Earl NightingaleHOW TO ATTRACT SUCCESS, by F.W. SearsTHE GAME OF LIFE AND HOW TO PLAY IT, by Florence Scovel ShinnHOW TO GROW SUCCESS, by Elizabeth TowneIN TUNE WITH THE INFINITE, by Ralph Waldo TrineTAO TE CHING, by Lao TzuTHE ART OF WAR, by Sun TzuTHE SCIENCE OF GETTING RICH, by Wallace D. WattlesIn a beautiful, durable volume suited to a lifetime of use, here is the all-in-one ""bible"" on how to harness the creative powers of your mind to achieve a life of prosperity-packaged in a handsome display box with a ribbon bookmark.The Prosperity Bible is a one-of-a-kind resource that collects the greatest moneymaking secrets of authors from every field-religion, finance, philosophy, and self-help-and makes them available in an attractive, keepsake edition. This is a book to treasure and return to again and again for guidance, ideas, know-how, and inspiration.Here is the only single volume where you can read success advice from Napoleon Hill, P. T. Barnum, Benjamin Franklin, Charles Fillmore, Wallace D. Wattles, Florence Scovel Shinn, and Ernest Holmes-along with a bevy of million-copy-selling writers who have one key element in common: a commitment to understanding and promulgating the laws of winning.These are the beloved teachers and writers who created the idea of a mental formula for success. Their principles, comprehensively collected in nineteen selected writings, have been proved in the experience of millions of men and women who have cherished their works from the late nineteenth century to the present day. Now they are enshrined in this all-in-one treasury-complete in a handsome display box with a ribbon bookmark.

In the hours of darkness what will come to light?In the Dartmoor town of Ashburton, reluctant antique shop owner and accidental amateur sleuth, Juno Browne, has cash-flow problems. So, when the mild and gentlemanly bookbinder, Frank Tinkler, rents a room above the shop, he seems like the answer to a prayer.At home, Juno accidentally disturbs intruders and shortly afterwards, one of them falls to his death from a viaduct. Was it accident, suicide or murder? When Juno recognises his accomplice as Franks nephew, Scott, she decides to investigate .

"Having received my commission, which was dated the S5th of May, I768, I went on board on the 7th, hoisted the pennant, and took charge of the sliip, which then lay in the basin in Deptford Yard." - this is the beginning of the journal in which the legendary captain and discoverer of Australia and New Zealand described his adventures. The book contains the descriptions of the three voyages of Captain Cook, which resulted in the complete round-the-world expedition. Captain and his team were the first Europeans to meet the indigenous people of Australia and Oceania. Captain Cook took a great interest in the locals style of life and customs. Thus, the book doesnt just present an account of one of the most daring sea expeditions in history but also impressions of the pioneering encounter of seamen with the people of unknown races.

Depois do aclamado Berta Isla, chega Tomás Nevinson.Uma intriga envolvente, ambientada num universo de espiões, segredos e dilemas morais.«Eu fui educado à antiga, e nunca achei que um dia me ordenas

THE NOVELSThe Voyage Out (1915)Night and Day (1919)Jacobs Room (1922)Mrs. Dalloway (1925)To the Lighthouse (1927)The Waves (1931)The Years (1937)Between the Acts (1941)THE BIOGRAPHIESOrlando: a biography (1928)Flush: a biography (1933)Roger Fry: a biography (1940)THE STORIESTwo Stories (1917)Kew Gardens (1919)Monday or Tuesday (1921)A Haunted House, and other short stories (1944)Nurse Lugtons Golden Thimble (1966)Mrs Dalloways Party (1973)The Complete Shorter Fiction (1985)THE ESSAYSMr. Bennett and Mrs. Brown (1924)The Common Reader I (1925)A Room of Ones Own (1929)On Being Ill (1930)The London Scene (1931)A Letter to a Young Poet (1932)The Common Reader II (1932)Walter Sickert: a conversation (1934)Three Guineas (1938)Reviewing (1939)The Death of the Moth, and other essays (1942)The Moment, and other essays (1947)The Captains Death Bed, and other essays (1950)Granite and Rainbow (1958)Books and Portraits (1978)Women And Writing (1979)383 Essays from newspapers and magazinesAUTOBIOGRAPHICAL WRITINGA Writers Diary (1953)Moments of Being (1976)The Diary Vols. 15 (1977-84)The Letters Vols. 16 (1975-80)The Letters of V.W. and Lytton Strachey (1956) A Passionate Apprentice. The Early Journals 1887-1909 (1990) THE PLAYFreshwater: A Comedy (both versions) (1976)

A wedding day turns into a far darker affair in the idyllic Lake District. On a glorious July morning in the pretty Lake District village of Threlkeld, Simmy Brown and Christopher Henderson celebrate their wedding day. While the event passes off without undue calamity, when most of the guests have departed a severely injured young man is found nearby. Pressure on police resources compromises the investigation and speculation is rife. Was it an accident or something more sinister? What was just a chilling suspicion develops into an altogether more disturbing theory.

***New York Times bestseller, shortlisted for 2022 Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Fiction!***Its a true pleasure to sink into Shteyngarts expansive, benevolent storytellingSunday Times A masterpiece . . . There cannot be a more relevant novel for our moment, certainly not one with such beauty of description, depth of feeling, and, as always, humour.-Andrew Sean Greer, Pulitzer Prize-winning author ofLessIts March 2020 and a calamity is unfolding. A group of friends and friends-of-friends gathers in a country house to wait out the pandemic. Over the next six months, new friendships and romances will take hold, while old betrayals will emerge, forcing each character to reevaluate whom they love and what matters most. The unlikely cast of characters includes a Russian-born novelist; his Russian-born psychiatrist wife; their precocious child obsessed with K-pop; a struggling Indian American writer; a wildly successful Korean American app developer; a global dandy with three passports; a Southern flamethrower of an essayist; and a movie star, the Actor, whose arrival upsets the equilibrium of this chosen family. Both elegiac and very, very funny, Our Country Friends is the most ambitious book yet by the author of the beloved bestseller Super Sad True Love Story.

In Henry Fieldings novel Joseph Andrews, readers are taken on a satirical journey through 18th century England, exploring themes of class, morality, and human nature. Written in the style of a picaresque novel, Fielding employs humor and wit to critique the social norms of his time. The novel is filled with vibrant and eccentric characters, engaging the reader in a rollicking adventure full of satire and irony. Fieldings use of metafictional elements adds another layer of complexity to the narrative, making Joseph Andrews a rich and thought-provoking read. Henry Fielding, a prominent English novelist and playwright, drew inspiration from his own experiences in law and politics to craft this timeless work. His keen observation of society and human behavior shines through in the vivid and detailed portrayal of his characters. Recommended for readers interested in classic literature, satire, and social commentary, Joseph Andrews offers a delightful and insightful examination of 18th century England.