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Little Dorrit

by Charles Dickens

Dickens portrays the vulnerable human minds through Little Dorrit which is set in the back-round of prisoners of debts. Amy's (Little Dorrit) family is convicted and imprisoned for debts. In-spite of her reduced circumstances, Amy is a kind and lovable girl who is supportive and helps her family by working as a maid at Mrs. Clennam. Her son Arthur ..

The History of Herodotus Vol. 1

by Herodotus

The Histories of Herodotus of Halicarnassus is considered the first work of history in Western literature. Written about 440 BC, the Histories tell the story of the war between the Persian Empire and the Greek city-states in the 5th century BC. Herodotus traveled extensively around the ancient world, conducting interviews and collecting stories for..

The Arabian Nights Entertainments

by Andrew Lang

The Arabian Nights Entertainments is a collection of Persian fairy-tales compiled by Andrew Lang. These fascinating stories have been retold in many countries and various languages which became part of children's story time. Be it The Seven Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor or Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp these Arabian stories are a wonderful read for..

The Theory of the Leisure Class

by Thorstein Bunde Veblen

The Theory of the Leisure Class is an economic treatise by American economist Thorstein Bunde Veblen, which criticizes the so called business and royal classes for not contributing to the real needs of society. Thorstein has a strong view that the middle and labor class production runs the human society and the business class spends unproductive le..

The Decameron

by Giovanni Boccaccio

Italian Poet Giovanni Boccaccio's novella collection The Decameron is a frame story told by a group of people, while sheltering themselves in fear of Black death. The stories explores the life lessons in various angles of love, erotica and death. This 13th century tales has greatly influenced popular literary legends like Shakespeare and Chaucer in..

The Wars of the Jews

by Flavius Josephus

The Wars of the Jews is historical work of Jewish history starting with capture of Jerusalem in 164 BC by Antiochus IV Epiphanes to the destruction of it in Jewish–Roman War. The book was written about 75, originally in Josephus's "paternal tongue", probably Aramaic, though this version has not survived. It was later translated into Greek, probably..

The Outline of Science Vol. 1

by J. Arthur Thomson

The Outline of Science is a laymen's guide to understand the fundamentals of science with comprehensive subject matters like Astronomy, Physics, Biology and Evolution theories. Written by J. Arthur Thomson and published in 1922, the concept of relativity and its influence on science has been broadly discussed which is new subject to then contempora..

Hedda Gabler

by Henrik Ibsen

Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen's play Hedda Gabler dramatize an young woman's thrust for luxurious life leading to tragic death. Much against her wishes Hedda Gabler marries academic George Tesman, in an attempt to hide her immoral pregnancy. The couples meet their ex-lovers Eilert Lövborg and Thea Elvsted. In an attempt to sidelines Eilert's ac..