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Carmilla (Paperback)
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Carmilla (1872) is a novella by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu. Published
twenty-six years before Bram Stoker's Dracula, Le Fanu's work of
Gothic horror and mystery is considered an important early entry in
the genre of vampire fiction. Recorded in the casebook of Dr.
Hesselius, a medical professional with a detective's sensibility,
is the story of Laura, a teenager bearing a strange secret. Raised
in a castle by her father, a widower who recently concluded his
career in service to the Austrian Empire, Laura has been haunted
since her youth, when she was visited at night by a beautiful,
spectral woman. Now eighteen, she awaits the visit of Bertha
Rheinfelt, a niece of her father's friend. When Bertha dies
mysteriously, however, and when a girl named Carmilla is brought to
the castle under strange circumstances, Laura fears that the past
has come full circle. But she soon overcomes her mournful state,
growing close with Carmilla. But the girl's behavior soon proves
unsettling. Carmilla is prone to sleepwalking, sleeps through the
day, declines to participate in prayers, and makes romantic
overtures to Laura. She begins to be haunted by strange and violent
dreams, waking one night to discover Carmilla at the foot of her
bed, and bite marks along her neck. Her father intervenes, taking
her to a local village. On the way, they meet Bertha's uncle, who
shares the chilling details of her fate. It becomes clear that
Carmilla, whoever she is, is far from the innocent young girl she
claims to be. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally
typeset manuscript, this edition of Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu's
Carmilla is a classic of Irish literature reimagined for modern
readers.
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The Counterfeiters
André Gide; Contributions by Mint Editions
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The Tale of Genji
Lady Murasaki Shikibu; Contributions by Mint Editions
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Invaders From the Dark
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Songs of Jamaica (Hardcover)
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Songs of Jamaica (1912) is a poetry collection by Claude McKay.
Published before the poet left Jamaica for the United States, Songs
of Jamaica is a pioneering collection of verse written in Jamaican
Patois, the first of its kind. As a committed leftist, McKay was a
keen observer of the Black experience in the Caribbean, the
American South, and later in New York, where he gained a reputation
during the Harlem Renaissance for celebrating the resilience and
cultural achievement of the African American community while
lamenting the poverty and violence they faced every day. "Quashie
to Buccra," the opening poem, frames this schism in terms of labor,
as one class labors to fulfill the desires of another: "You tas'e
petater an' you say it sweet, / But you no know how hard we wuk fe
it; / You want a basketful fe quattiewut, / 'Cause you no know how
'tiff de bush fe cut." Addressing himself to a white audience, he
exposes the schism inherent to colonial society between white and
black, rich and poor. Advising his white reader to question their
privileged consumption, dependent as it is on the subjugation of
Jamaica's black community, McKay warns that "hardship always melt
away / Wheneber it comes roun' to reapin' day." This revolutionary
sentiment carries throughout Songs of Jamaica, finding an echo in
the brilliant poem "Whe' fe do?" Addressed to his own people, McKay
offers hope for a brighter future to come: "We needn' fold we han'
an' cry, / Nor vex we heart wid groan and sigh; / De best we can do
is fe try / To fight de despair drawin' night: / Den we might
conquer by an' by- / Dat we might do." With a beautifully designed
cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Claude
McKay's Songs of Jamaica is a classic of Jamaican literature
reimagined for modern readers.
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Touch Me Not (Hardcover)
Jose Rizal; Contributions by Mint Editions
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Touch Me Not (1887) is a novel by Jose Rizal. Published in Berlin,
the novel was originally conceived as a collaborative project to be
written by a group of Filipino nationalist writers living in
Madrid. Disappointed in his comrades' lack of engagement, however,
Rizal wrote the novel alone, blending aspects of his own life story
with his critique of Spanish imperialism in the Philippines. Banned
by Spanish authorities, the novel was smuggled into his home
country, where it quickly galvanized Rizal's fellow nationalists in
opposition to the Spanish Empire. Returning home to Laguna province
after seven years in Europe, Crisostomo Ibarra, a young mestizo
man, attempts to pick up the pieces following the death of his
father. Noticing some hostility from Padre Damaso, a local curate
who had long been a friend of his family, Crisostomo soon learns
that his father's death may not have been an accident after all.
Focusing on his goal of building a school for the local children,
Crisostomo longs to do justice to Don Rafael Ibarra's legacy. When
he goes to visit his grave, however, he is told by the
groundskeeper that his father's body was moved to a local Chinese
burial ground following an order by Padre Damaso. As the story
unfolds, a vast web of conspiracy involving Spanish authorities and
Filipino revolutionaries threatens Crisostomo's life while testing
the limits of his loyalty to family and nation alike. With a
beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript,
this edition of Jose Rizal's Touch Me Not is a classic work of
Filipino literature reimagined for modern readers.
Gloriana; or, The Revolution of 1900 (1890) is a novel by Lady
Florence Dixie. A member of the National Union of Women's Suffrage
Societies, Dixie believed in the emancipation of women through
radical cultural and political change. Gloriana; or, The Revolution
of 1900, a feminist utopian novel, is the story of a revolutionary
hero who defies gender norms and fights for liberation by any means
necessary. Gloriana pleads woman's cause, pleads for her freedom,
for the just acknowledgement of her rights. It pleads that her
equal humanity with man shall be recognized, and therefor that her
claim to share what he has arrogated to himself, shall be
considered. Gloriana pleads that in woman's degradation man shall
no longer be debased, that in her elevation he shall be upraised
and ennobled." Following this stirring introduction, Lady Florence
Dixie tells the story of Gloriana de Lara, a woman who decides to
put an end to patriarchy. Disguising herself as a man named Hector
d'Estrange, she attends both Eton and Oxford and is elected a
Member of Parliament. Meanwhile, she leads the revolutionary
Woman's Volunteer Company on a campaign of violence against
repressive authority. When a plot to reveal her identity is
discovered, she is forced to go into hiding or else sacrifice years
of painstaking work toward the liberation of women throughout the
world. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset
manuscript, this edition of Lady Florence Dixie's Gloriana; or, The
Revolution of 1900 is a classic of British literature reimagined
for modern readers.
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Siddhartha (Paperback)
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What does it mean to live a life of completeness? And how far must
one go to understand the pain of others? Is change truly possible?
This is the story that proves that it is. In what could be
described as equal parts self-help book and a novelistic guide to
spiritual awakening, Siddhartha has been hailed as prolific and
unlike any other. Growing up, Siddhartha never experienced true
pain. He was sheltered, as many are, turning a blind eye when the
hardships of daily life made itself visible to the peasantry around
him. Awakening from a hazy reverie that has shielded Siddhartha
from the inevitable, he vows to make a change. With the hope of
finding a deeper and resounding life's purpose, Siddhartha, a young
man living in the ancient Indian kingdom of Kapilavastu, embarks on
a journey of self-discovery and actualization. Accompanied by his
best friend Govinda, the pair abandon the comfort of their old life
by trading their material possessions for what they hope will be
eternal enlightenment. Ridding themselves completely of the
comforts of their previous life, the duo vow to a life of attempted
purity. In a world where suffering is inevitable, Siddhartha hopes
that by experiencing the pain so many face, only then will he find
the true meaning of life. Siddhartha, written by German author
Hermann Hesse in 1951, is a tale of self-discovery and spiritual
awakening. The novel as a whole explores the totality of the human
experience, of what it means to abandon the parameters of comfort
and routine in search for a higher calling.
One Brown Girl and ¼ (1909) is a novel by Thomas MacDermot.
Published under his pseudonym Tom Redcam by the All Jamaica
Library, One Brown Girl and ¼ is a tragic story of race and class
set in Jamaica. Understated and ironic, the novel critiques the
social conditions of Jamaica under British colonialism. Through the
character of Liberta Passley, a wealthy woman of mixed racial
heritage, MacDermot sheds light on the disparities between the
island’s black and white communities, crafting a story now
recognized as essential to modern Caribbean literature. “‘I?’
said Liberta Passley, ‘am the most unhappy woman in Kingston.’
She was not speaking aloud, but was silently building up with
unspoken words a tabernacle for her thoughts. She considered now
the very positive assertion in which she had housed this thought,
went again through its very brief and enigmatic terms, and then
deliberately added the further words: ‘and in Jamaica.’â€
Despite her beauty, wealth, education, and social standing, Liberta
Passley is unable to feel satisfied. Raised as the only surviving
daughter of a wealthy Englishman and his formerly-enslaved wife,
Liberta feels she must ignore her mother’s side of the family as
a means of rejecting her African roots. Manipulating her father,
she arranges for her Aunt Henrietta, her mother’s only surviving
sister and their loyal housekeeper, to be fired and thrown out.
Thinking she is making a decision for her own good, she unwittingly
welcomes disaster into her life. With a beautifully designed cover
and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Thomas
MacDermot’s One Brown Girl and ¼ is a classic of English
literature reimagined for modern readers.
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New Amazonia (Paperback)
Elizabeth Burgoyne Corbett; Contributions by Mint Editions
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New Amazonia: A Foretaste of the Future (1889) is a novel by
Elizabeth Burgoyne Corbett. In June 1889, British novelist and
President of the Women's National Anti-Suffrage League Mary Augusta
Ward published her reactionary essay "An Appeal Against Female
Suffrage" in The Nineteenth Century. In response, Corbett penned
New Amazonia, a feminist utopian novel which depicts the emergence
of an advanced society of women in the not-so-distant future. While
little is known about Corbett, her surviving novels and stories
suggest she was a passionate campaigner for women's suffrage in an
era of conservative politics and traditional values. "'This country
is New Amazonia. A long time ago it was called Erin by some, but
Ireland was the name it was best known by. It used to be the scene
of perpetual strife and warfare. Our archives tell us that it was
subjugated by the warlike English, and that it suffered for
centuries from want and oppression.'" Having fallen asleep for
hundreds of years, a Victorian man and woman emerge to a vastly
different world. Following a devastating war between Britain and
Ireland, the British repopulated their colony with women deemed to
be surplus. On New Amazonia, these women came to control all
aspects of government and culture, leading to the eradication of
corruption and oppression. Scientifically advanced, the Amazonians
have developed a technique for strengthening the human body and
increasing the lifespan of women by hundreds of years. Mesmerized
by what she finds in this fascinating new world, the narrator
records her reactions alongside those of her male counterpart, who
remains openly hostile to the Amazonians throughout. For its
depiction of an advanced matriarchal society and celebration of
feminist ideals, New Amazonia: A Foretaste of the Future remains an
important early work of utopian science fiction. With a beautifully
designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition
of Elizabeth Burgoyne Corbett's New Amazonia: A Foretaste of the
Future is a classic of feminist utopian fiction reimagined for
modern readers.
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Orlando - A Biography
Virginia Woolf; Contributions by Mint Editions
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Edgar Huntly (Paperback)
Charles Brockden Brown; Contributions by Mint Editions
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Edgar Huntly, or, Memoirs of a Sleepwalker (1799) is a novel by
American author Charles Brockden Brown. Combining the suspenseful
style of Gothic fiction with such thematic interests as
consciousness, morality, and truth, Brown's novel shows the
profound influence of European literature on his aesthetic while
grounding the narrative in a distinctly American setting. Following
the murder of his friend Waldegrave, the young Edgar Huntly devotes
himself to uncovering the mystery of his death. While walking at
night near the scene of the crime, Huntly sees a servant from a
nearby farm named Clithero digging in the ground beneath a willow.
Initially horrified at the man's strange behavior and disheveled
appearance, Huntly soon becomes suspicious and decides to question
Clithero. After realizing that the man is a sleepwalker, he
confronts Clithero, who denies murdering Waldegrave but admits his
guilt in murdering a man in his native Ireland. Disappointed but
eager as ever to find his friend's killer, Edgar continues his
search. When he wakes up in a dark cave, completely disoriented and
on the brink of starvation, Edgar must fend off the merciless local
wildlife and escape captivity by the Lenni Lenape tribe in order to
survive. Charles Brockden Brown's Edgar Huntly, or, Memoirs of a
Sleepwalker is a harrowing work of mystery, horror, revenge, and
survival which not only serves as a fine example of Gothic fiction,
but as a detailed psychological portrait of settler colonial life.
This early masterpiece of American literature, among Brown's other
works, would inspire the novels of James Fenimore Cooper, Mary
Shelley's Frankenstein, and countless other authors whose works
employ elements of mystery, suspense, and horror. Brown's novel is
perfect for readers looking for a terrifying tale with
philosophical and psychological depth, as well as for those
interested in the early days of American fiction. With a
beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript,
this edition of Charles Brockden Brown's Edgar Huntly, or, Memoirs
of a Sleepwalker is a classic of American literature reimagined for
modern readers.
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Dark Princess
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As A Man Thinketh (Paperback)
James Allen; Contributions by Mint Editions
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In creating one of the first and most successful examples of the
inspirational self-help book, James Allen was motivated by his own
hard experience to show how our mental attitude has profound
control over our lives and how we experience the world. More than
that, he shows how, in mastering how we think, we can master our
place in the world. As a Man Thinketh first appeared in 1903 and
draws its title from the Bible (Prov. 23: 7) "As a man thinketh in
his heart, so is he." Written to be accessible to all, the author
persuasively describes how readers need to take responsibility for
their thoughts as well as their actions, and that how a person
thinks literally shapes their life path. In improving our thoughts,
we can improve our lives. With an eye-catching new cover, and
professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of As a Man
Thinketh is both modern and readable.
Follow the tale of a beloved Christmas toy and his battles against
the evil Mouse King from origin, to retelling, to adaptation and
translation in The Nutcracker Treasury. Containing four major
versions of the work, The Nutcracker Treasury features the original
tale by E.T.A. Hoffman, The Nutcracker and the Mouse King (1816);
the retelling, The History of a Nutcracker (1847) by Alexandre
Dumas; the adaptation for stage, The Magic Nutcracker (1925); and a
self-proclaimed, "translation, mutilation, and termination,"
Princess Pirlipatine and the Nutcracker (1919) by O. Eliphaz Keat.
Professionally typeset with a beautifully designed cover, this
exclusive edition of The Nutcracker Treasury is a classic Christmas
tale, reimagined for modern readers.
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The Yellow Wallpaper (Paperback)
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First appearing in 1892 The Yellow Wallpaper is a searing vision of
a distinctively feminine form of madness and commands attention as
an arresting tale of horror and a moving look into a woman's mind.
The story uncompromisingly thrusts the reader into the mind of the
narrator. She is a woman forced, ostensibly for her own good, into
a 'rest cure', a psychological straitjacket so constricting that
she begins to unravel. Her mental dissolution is described with
such fierce immediacy that The Yellow Wallpaper has been read and
anthologized as a chilling horror tale. While it can easily be
appreciated for its disorienting thrills, the story's true
resonance comes from its matter-of-fact portrayal of a woman pushed
to the rim of sanity by society's demands and her family's utter
inability to conceive of the fact that she cannot fit within their
strictures. Shot through with unforgettable images of the yellow
wallpaper, its shadowy depths and what seems to lurk there, The
Yellow Wallpaper builds to a climax that combines the narrative
impact of an Edgar Allan Poe story with a wrenching protest of the
treatment of women. Unique and genre-bending, Gilman's story was
unrivaled in its era and its power endures undiminished today. With
an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript,
this edition of The Yellow Wallpaper is both modern and readable.
When Jerome K Jerome and his friend decide to attend the
Oberammergau Passion Play, an Easter pageant that is performed in
Oberlin, Germany once every decade, they turn the trip into a
vacation. From London to Germany, the pair plan a cross-continent
trip, excited to sight-see and experience different cultures.
However, the friends run into conflict before they even take off,
unsure what to pack. While they sort through contradicting advice
from others, the pair cannot decide if it would be worse to take
more than they need, or less. After they defeat their relatable
packing struggle, they finally embark on their journey. The men
encounter even more troubles, as they struggle to find directions,
board their train, and overcome cultural barriers. However, through
unfamiliar foods, strange beds, and misunderstandings, it is
impossible to miscommunicate the gorgeous landmarks they encounter,
including the Cologne Cathedral and the Rhine river. Their vacation
may not go as planned, but it most certainly will be memorable!
Featuring misadventures, iconic settings, and admirable friendship,
Jerome K. Jerome's Diary of a Pilgrimage is a genius work of
comedic nonfiction. Written in the form of essays depicting
memorable anecdotes, Jerome's work is composed by delightful,
humorous prose and poignant observations. Mixing humor and
sentiment, Jerome extends his observations to everyday life, and
uses the details of his journey to paint broader truths about
civilization and the human race. With vivid descriptions of the
social scene and stunning landscapes of major European cities such
as London, Cologne, and Munich, Diary of a Pilgrimage paints a
perfect image of the journey, allowing readers to experience a
vicarious adventure throughout 19th century Europe. </ p>
This edition of Diary of a Pilgrimage by Jerome K. Jerome features
a stunning new cover design and is printed in a font that is both
modern and readable. With these accommodations, Diary of a
Pilgrimage caters to a contemporary audience while preserving the
original hilarity of Jerome's work.
Where Angels Fear to Tread (1905) is a novel by English author E.M.
Forster. The work was Forster's first novel, and its success helped
launch his lengthy and critically acclaimed career as a writer of
literary fiction. Where Angels Fear to Tread-the title is drawn
from Alexander Pope's An Essay on Criticism (1711)-is a moving
meditation on class, gender, social convention, and the grieving
process. Following the death of her husband, a widow named Lilia
Herriton travels to Tuscany with her friend Caroline Abbott. In
Italy, Lilia falls in love with a young Italian named Gino, with
whom she decides to remain. This prompts a fierce backlash among
members of her deceased husband's family, who privilege their honor
and name over Lilia's happiness. Although they send Philip, her
brother-in-law, to Italy in order to retrieve her, Lilia has
already married Gino, and is pregnant with their child. When she
dies in childbirth, however, a fight ensues over the care of the
boy, whom the Herritons want to be raised as an Englishman in their
midst. Philip returns to Italy with his sister Harriet, meeting
Caroline and devising a plan to wrest control of the boy from Gino,
a loving and caring father. Where Angels Fear to Tread is a novel
that traces the consequences of selfish decisions, the politics of
family life, and the social conventions which hold women prisoner
to those who claim to support them. The novel was an immensely
successful debut for Forster, who would go on to become one of
England's most popular and critically acclaimed novelists of the
twentieth century. With a beautifully designed cover and
professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of E.M. Forster's
Where Angels Fear to Tread is a classic of English literature
reimagined for modern readers.
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