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Sketches New and Old

by Mark Twain

Sketches New and Old is a collection of stories unrelated to each other blend with Mark Twain's trademark humor and wit. Most of the stories are Twain's reaction to the then current events. Notable stories are "Cannibalism in the Cars", "The Jumping Frog", "Disgraceful Persecution of a Boy", "A Curious Dream", "A Ghost Story", and "My Bloody Massac..

Our Mutual Friend

by Charles Dickens

Dickens' last novel Our Mutual Friend narrates a romantic story set in the back-round of wealth inheritance. Boffins who manages the The Harmon estate is curiously awaiting for the inheritor John Harmon. A shocking news is revealed that John's dead body was found in the river. As per his master's will, Boffins bring Bella who is supposed to be the ..

The Condition of the Working-Class in England in 1844

by Friedrich Engels

Friedrich Engels statistically supported essay The Condition of the Working-Class in England in 1844 breaks the popular belief of Industrial revolution of the Victorian England. Engels argues that the Industrial revolution is no way improved the life of labors and in fact worse than the pre-industrial era and other countries peers. The author's arg..

Villette

by Charlotte Bronte

Charlotte Brontë's bildungsroman Villette narrates the story of young Lucy and her hurdles of life, transformation of her beliefs and her thoughts on Roman Catholicism. Losing her family in a disaster, Lucy Snow moves to a cosmopolitan French City. Her English language comes handy to become employed as a teacher. Her long lasting beliefs and charac..

History of the World War

by Francis Andrew March

This is a popular narrative history of the world's greatest war. Written frankly from the viewpoint of the United States and the Allies, it visualizes the bloodiest and most destructive conflict of all the ages from its remote causes to its glorious conclusion and beneficent results. Two ideals have been before us in the preparation of this necessa..

Etiquette in Society, in Business, in Politics and at Home

by Emily Post

Emily Post's self-help book Etiquette in Society, in Business, in Politics and at Home is an essential guide to learn the right behaviors we should practice in day to day life. Emily argues that true ladies and gentlemen are characterized by our behaviors towards others, not by our wealth. Emily details the right conversation, usage of words and ho..

Famous Modern Ghost Stories

by Dorothy Scarborough

Famous Modern Ghost Stories is a collection of popular ghost stories compiled by American folk-lorist Dorothy Scarborough. The collections have been compiled from legendary horror fiction story writers like Algernon Blackwood, Robert W. Chambers, Ambrose Bierce, Arthur Machen, Guy de Maupassant, and Edgar Allan Poe. Notable stories in this collecti..

The Scarlet Pimpernel

by Emma Orczy

League of The Scarlet Pimpernel, a secret society formed by a group of aristocrats to protect themselves from rivals during French revolution. The leader of the society is a hero with secret identity who transforms to formidable swordsman and is unknown to the world. Emma Orczy's popular fictitious heroes like Zoros and Batman were inspired from th..