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Carmilla (Paperback)
Joseph Sheridan Lefanu; Contributions by Mint Editions
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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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Siddhartha (Paperback)
Hermann Hesse; Contributions by Mint Editions
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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.
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Lysistrata (Paperback)
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Lysistrata and Other Plays centers a disgruntled woman whose
attempt to end a war takes the battle from an open field to the
soldier's bedroom. Wives from both camps deny their husbands basic
affection in an effort to quell the violence. Set during the
Peloponnesian War, the women of Greece, led by Lysistrata, create a
plan to stifle the conflict between Athens and Sparta. Together,
they agree to stage a sex strike, refusing to sleep with their
husbands until a resolution is met. The strategy has an undeniable
effect on politicians, generals and soldiers eager for a return to
normalcy. It dramatically changes the focus of the warring parties,
signifying the potential for peace. Lysistrata and Other Plays
confronts gender norms and empowers those who are often
marginalized. It's a common theme in Aristophanes' work that is
also found in The Assemblywomen and Thesmophoriazusae. This
political satire illustrates how fundamental needs always take
precedence over superficial wants. With an eye-catching new cover,
and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Lysistrata
and Other Plays is both modern and readable.
Hawaiian Antiquities (1898) is an ethnography by David Malo.
Originally published in 1838, Hawaiian Antiquities, or Moolelo
Hawaii, was updated through the end of Malo's life and later
translated into English by Nathaniel Bright Emerson, a leading
scholar of Hawaiian mythology. As the culmination of Malo's
research on Hawaiian history, overseen by missionary Sheldon
Dibble, Hawaiian Antiquities was the first in-depth written history
of the islands and its people. "The ancients left no records of the
lands of their birth, of what people drove them out, who were their
guides and leaders, of the canoes that transported them, what lands
they visited in their wanderings, and what gods they worshipped.
Certain oral traditions do, however, give us the names of the idols
of our ancestors." As inheritor of this ancient oral tradition,
David Malo, a recent Christian convert who studied reading and
writing with missionaries, provides an essential introduction to
the genealogies, history, traditions, and stories of his people.
Engaging with the legends passed down from ancient generations as
well as the flora and fauna of the islands in his own day, Malo
links the Hawaii of the past to the world in which he lived, a time
of political and religious change introduced by missionaries from
the newly formed United States. With a beautifully designed cover
and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of David Malo's
Hawaiian Antiquities is a classic work of Hawaiian literature
reimagined for modern readers.
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The Waste Land (Paperback)
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The Waste Land (1922) is a poem by T.S. Eliot. After suffering a
nervous breakdown, Eliot took a leave of absence from his job at a
London bank to stay with his wife Vivienne at the coastal town of
Margate. He worked on the poem during these months before showing
an early draft to Ezra Pound, who helped edit the poem toward
publication. The Waste Land, dedicated to Pound, includes hundreds
of quotations of and allusions to such figures as Homer, Sophocles,
Virgil, Ovid, Dante, Saint Augustine, Chaucer, Baudelaire, and
Whitman, to name only a few. Divided into five sections-"The Burial
of the Dead;" "A Game of Chess;" "The Fire Sermon;" "Death by
Water;" and "What the Thunder Said"-The Waste Land is a complex
poem that translates Eliot's fragile emotional state and increasing
dissatisfaction with married life into an apocalyptic vision of
postwar England. The poem begins with a meditation on despair
before moving to a polyphonic narration by figures on the theme.
The third section focuses on death and denial through the lens of
eastern and western religions, using Saint Augustine as a prominent
figure. Eliot then moves from a brief lyric poem to an apocalyptic
conclusion, declaring: "He who was living is now dead / We who were
living are now dying / With a little patience." Both personal and
universal, global in scope and intensely insular, The Waste Land
changed the course of literary history, inspiring countless poets
and establishing Eliot's reputation as one of the foremost artists
of his generation. With a beautifully designed cover and
professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of T.S. Eliot's The
Waste Land is a classic of English literature reimagined for modern
readers.
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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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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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Treasure Island (Hardcover)
Robert Louis Stevenson; Contributions by Mint Editions
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A mysterious visitor to his parent's inn precipitates a chain of
events that plunges Jim Hawkins into an unforgettable adventure
among ruthless pirates seeking a fabulous treasure hidden on a
desert island. Initially serialized in a magazine, Treasure Island
first appeared as a book in 1883. Narrated primarily by young Jim
Hawkins, the book can be seen as a coming of age story or a
thriller for younger readers, but it is a swashbuckling delight for
most anyone willing to pick it up. One of the central pleasures of
the book is the indelible character of Long John Silver.
Manipulative, self-centered, and greedy enough to be purely a
villain, he proves such an engaging character that it is hard to
feel much ill will toward him. With his missing leg, parrot, and
treasure map, Silver is the forefather of countless fictional
pirates of prose and film. Treasure Island is, arguably, both the
genesis and zenith of the pirate adventure story. The novel has
been repeatedly adapted to stage, radio, film and television. First
filmed in 1918, Treasure Island has been the subject of more than
fifty movies and has been translated into science fiction, western,
anime and a feature for Jim Henson's Muppets. All of this springs
from the enduring base of Stevenson's original novel. This is pure
storytelling at its most ageless, powerful and beguiling. With an
eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this
edition of Treasure Island is both modern and readable.
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John Brown (Hardcover)
W. E. B Du Bois; Contributions by Mint Editions
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One of the preeminent Black scholars of his era traces the life and
bold aspirations of a man who devoted his life to opposing slavery
at any cost. W.E.B. Du Bois examines John Brown as a man as well as
a motive force behind the abolitionist sympathies that helped lead
to the Civil War. He traces Brown's sympathy for slaves to an
incident in his youth when he was warmly received by a family that
treated their slave with casual brutality. At the time it was
written, John Brown was widely considered a fanatic at best, a
lunatic at worst, but here he is seen clearly as a man driven by
his Christianity and his personal morals to oppose what he clearly
perceived as a tremendous wrong in society, and to do so regardless
of whatever toll it might take upon him. The author examines
Brown's impact on the minds of those who understood that the
abolitionist cause was supported primarily by Blacks, on the lives
of Blacks who discovered a white man willing to fight and die for
their freedom, and by the masses who found that slavery was not
only an actionable moral issue, but one of deadly urgency.
Originally published in 1909, on the 50th anniversary of Brown's
execution, this is W.E.B. Du Bois's only work of biography.
Although less known than the author's The Souls of Black Folk or
Black Reconstruction in America, John Brown remains a classic
distinguished by its author's deep understanding and eloquence.
With an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset
manuscript, this edition of John Brown is both modern and readable.
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Treasure Island (Paperback)
Robert Louis Stevenson; Contributions by Mint Editions
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A mysterious visitor to his parent's inn precipitates a chain of
events that plunges Jim Hawkins into an unforgettable adventure
among ruthless pirates seeking a fabulous treasure hidden on a
desert island. Initially serialized in a magazine, Treasure Island
first appeared as a book in 1883. Narrated primarily by young Jim
Hawkins, the book can be seen as a coming of age story or a
thriller for younger readers, but it is a swashbuckling delight for
most anyone willing to pick it up. One of the central pleasures of
the book is the indelible character of Long John Silver.
Manipulative, self-centered, and greedy enough to be purely a
villain, he proves such an engaging character that it is hard to
feel much ill will toward him. With his missing leg, parrot, and
treasure map, Silver is the forefather of countless fictional
pirates of prose and film. Treasure Island is, arguably, both the
genesis and zenith of the pirate adventure story. The novel has
been repeatedly adapted to stage, radio, film and television. First
filmed in 1918, Treasure Island has been the subject of more than
fifty movies and has been translated into science fiction, western,
anime and a feature for Jim Henson's Muppets. All of this springs
from the enduring base of Stevenson's original novel. This is pure
storytelling at its most ageless, powerful and beguiling. With an
eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this
edition of Treasure Island is both modern and readable.
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The Yellow Wallpaper (Paperback)
Charlotte Perkins Gilman; Contributions by Mint Editions
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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.
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Orlando - A Biography
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A House of Pomegranates is a series of enchanting stories from
Oscar Wilde highlighting the moral conflicts, deception, tragedies
and triumphs of four distinct narratives. Each tale features a
profound transformation that may or may not lead to a happy ending.
In A House of Pomegranates readers will find rich stories with
fantastical characters in mystical settings. The book consists of
"The Young King," "The Birthday of the Infanta," "The Fisherman and
his Soul" and "The Star-child." Each tale follows a character's
unorthodox journey through physical and emotional trials, which
lead to triumph or tragedy. Wilde's compelling prose delivers
relatable allegories for all readers, regardless of age or status.
With A House of Pomegranates, Wilde returns to the fairytale genre
with another selection of captivating short stories. He uses a
children's medium to explore class, greed, narcissism and betrayal.
It's a standout among his diverse catalog, which contains adult
contemporary titles like The Picture of Dorian Gray and The
Importance of Being Earnest. With an eye-catching new cover, and
professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of A House of
Pomegranates is both modern and readable.
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The Vampyre (Paperback)
John William Polidori; Contributions by Mint Editions
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When Aubrey, a young Englishman, meets a mysterious man from London
high society, Lord Ruthven, they become unlikely friends. Shortly
after, Aubrey decides to accompany the noble on a trip to Rome.
However, when a moral disagreement arises between the two, Aubrey
decides to leave Ruthven in Rome, and goes off on his own. Arriving
in Greece, Aubrey meets Ianthe, and the two share an immediate
connection. After sharing stories and an evening together, Aubrey
and Ianthe part ways for the night. However, after a devastating
turn of events, Aubrey and Ruthven reunite, and Aubrey, ready to
leave Greece behind, is happy to travel with the older man once
again. But as they continue their travels, Aubrey slowly begins to
notice Ruthven's odd behavior. After even more consideration,
Aubrey realizes a shocking pattern-nearly everyone that Ruthven
comes in close contact to meets an untimely end. Afraid of his
newly acquired knowledge, Aubrey attempts to distance himself from
the suspicious man, though he is forced to reconsider his efforts
when Ruthven expresses intent to marry Aubrey's sister. First
published under Lord Byron's name, The Vampyre rose to immediate
commercial success. However, though he was inspired by a discarded
piece of Lord Bryon's work, both authors have since admitted that
John William Polidori was the true writer of The Vampyre.
Considered to be the first work of vampire fiction, The Vampyre had
an immense role in shaping vampires as literary figures,
influencing the canonical rules of vampires that many still follow
today. First published in 1819, Polidori's The Vampyre remains to
be a thrilling and spooky read centuries later, and has since
inspired both film and theater adaptations. With mystery and eerie
suspense, Polidori's work is an extraordinary example of 19th
century gothic horror. This edition of The Vampyre by John William
Polidori features a striking new cover design and is printed in a
font that is both modern and readable. With these accommodations,
The Vampyre caters to a contemporary audience while preserving the
original innovation of John William Polidori's work.
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Venus in Furs (Paperback)
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Venus in Furs (1870) is a novella by Austrian writer Leopold von
Sacher-Masoch. Intended as an installment in his Legacy of Cain
cycle, Venus in Furs has far surpassed the author's other works in
cementing his reputation. The work, which inspired Kraft-Ebing to
define "masochism," is notable for its exploration of female
dominance and male sexual submission. The frame narrative begins
with an unnamed man who develops a strong sexual desire after
having a vivid dream. Disturbed, he tells a friend about the
vision, in which he spoke to the goddess Venus while she was
wearing luxuriant furs. In the memoir, which appears to have
written by his friend, a man named Severin von Kusiemski describes
his love affair with Wanda von Dunajew. Moved by a strong desire,
Severin asks to be made Dunajew's slave, and though she denies him
at first, she soon grows to take advantage of her power of the man.
As she grows progressively more violent in her treatment of
Severin, she satisfies his desires while simultaneously learning
more about her own. Severin, who describes himself as a
suprasensualist travels with Dunajew to Florence, where he invents
an identity as a Russian servant and acquiesces to a life of
degradation and servitude. When Dunajew meets a domineering and
attractive man, however, she begins to question her role as
Severin's master, desiring a submissive relationship of her own.
Venus in Furs is a semi-autobiographical work describing
Sacher-Masoch's details through a thin veil of fictional devices,
and remains influential for charting new territories in the
representation of alternative sexualities. With a beautifully
designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition
of Leopold von Sacher-Masoch's Venus in Furs is a classic of
Austrian literature reimagined for modern readers.
"Doyle's modesty of language conceals a profound tolerance of the
human complexity"-John Le Carre "Every Writer owes something to
Holmes." -T.S. Eliot While the controversy of Psychic Photography
was gripping the early 20th Century United Kingdom, Sir Arthur
Conan Doyle set out to investigate the most notable cases. In The
Case for Spirit Photography, he aimed to defend the validity of
capturing images of spirits with a camera. The spectacle of spirit
photography had become popular in the late 19th Century, but by the
1920's The Crewe Circle, an infamous English spiritualist group had
become the center of a national controversy attacking spirit
photography as a hoax. Doyle, a leader of the Spiritualist
movement, wrote this investigation in defense of the group, and
conjointly looks at other cases of supernatural incidences. As we
face current public figures dismissive of empirical scientific
evidence, this is a fascinating look at the intrigue of conviction.
As the writer of one of fictions most colorful and abiding
detectives, Doyle's deductions in The Case for Spirit Photography
are enthralling. With an eye-catching new cover, and professionally
typeset manuscript, this edition of The Case 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.
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Aaron's Rod (Paperback)
D. H Lawrence; Contributions by Mint Editions
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Aaron Sisson lives a humble life in the English Midlands. He works
as a union official for the coal mines, but his real passion is
music. As an amateur, but very talented flautist, Aaron dreams of a
big career as a beloved musician. Though, with his small community
and unglamorous job at the coal mine, this dream seems
unattainable. Trapped in an unhappy marriage, and unsatisfied at
work, Aaron becomes more and more frustrated with his life.
Finally, when he feels that he cannot take it any longer, Aaron
abandons his two kids and wife to run away to Italy. As he begins
his journey Aaron feels hopeful for the first time in a long time.
However, the journey proves to be more trouble than Aaron expected.
When he falls ill, he befriends Rawdon Lilly, a cynical writer.
After Rawdon nurses Aaron through his sickness, Aaron is free to
continue on to Florence. Upon entering a social circle of
intellectuals and artists, he experiences a higher level of
conversation-discussions about politics, leadership, and
expression. Feeling liberated, Aaron has an affair with an
aristocratic woman, excited at all the new pleasures he is
experiencing. Of course, it comes at a cost. In a city struggling
in the aftermath of a war that wiped out generations, talks of
revolution and change echo in the streets, and Aaron's eyes are
opened to social and political problems he had never considered.
With complicated characters and beautifully written prose, Aaron's
Rod by the prolific author, D.H Lawrence, is a unique perspective
on how World War affected the individual. Looking beyond just the
death toll of the war, Aaron's Rod examines those who were left
behind, the political turmoil that followed, and the emotional
plight of the individual. With allusions to the bible and
complicated questions on both the battle and partnership between
art and intellect, Aaron's Rod poses thought-provoking questions
about all levels of Western society. This edition of Aaron's Rod by
D.H Lawrence is now presented in an easy-to-read font and features
a unique and eye-catching new cover design. With these
accommodations, Aaron's Rod is restored to its original genius
while being updated to modern standards.
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Teleny (Paperback)
Anonymous; Contributions by Mint Editions
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Teleny (1893) is an erotic novel published anonymously, yet often
attributed to Irish playwright Oscar Wilde. Considered one of the
first works of fiction to openly depict homosexuality, Teleny is
the story of Camille Des Grieux's sexual awakening, the obstacles
he faces from society as a gay man, and the passionate moments
shared between lovers from all walks of life. "As I listened to his
playing I was spell-bound; yet I could hardly tell whether it was
with the composition, the execution, or the player himself. At the
same time the strangest visions began to float before my eyes.
First I saw the Alhambra in all the luxuriant loveliness of its
Moorish masonry-those sumptuous symphonies of stones and bricks-so
like the flourishes of those quaint Gipsy melodies. Then a
smouldering unknown fire began to kindle itself within my breast."
At a concert with his mother, Camille Des Grieux finds himself
fiercely attracted to the young man on stage, the brilliant
Hungarian pianist Teleny. As their eyes meet for the first time,
Camille knows they are meant to be together. Despite the
restrictions placed on gay men, despite the stories he has heard of
Teleny as an unfaithful lover, Camille introduces himself. Filled
with heated scenes of romance between its insatiable cast of
characters, Teleny is an erotic novel that continues to entertain,
shock, and surprise over a century after it was published. With a
beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript,
this edition of Teleny is a classic work of Victorian erotica
reimagined for modern readers.
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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The King in Yellow (Paperback)
Robert W Chambers; Contributions by Mint Editions
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The King in Yellow is a premier collection of horror fiction
consisting of 10 short stories with similar styles or concepts
shaped by early mythology. Half the tales highlight an infamous
play that's rumored to invoke fear, paranoia and madness within its
readers. The first four stories feature a "yellow" theme tied to
the play, a specific symbol or supernatural force. "The Repairer of
Reputations," "The Mask," "In the Court of the Dragon" and "The
Yellow Sign" have a strong connection due to a shared motif and
macabre tone. The book's other entries subvert expectations by
shifting focus to less mythical topics like war and romance. Each
setting varies with action occurring in either America or Europe.
More than 100 years after its release, The King in Yellow is
considered an essential work of horror fiction. Chambers' chilling
prose and intricate world-building has made it a favorite among
scholars and genre fans alike. Its reach spans multiple mediums
including television and film, making it one of the most
influential books of all-time. With an eye-catching new cover, and
professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of The King in
Yellow is both modern and readable.
A house seemingly disconnected in time and space becomes the
setting for brutal conflict between the hapless homeowner and a
collection of grotesque semi-human creatures in this landmark of
fantasy and horror. The House on the Borderland is the account of a
man, known only as the recluse, who moves into a remote and shunned
house and unwittingly finds himself suspended between worlds,
traveling through time, and fighting for his life against a siege
of misshapen monstrosities. The author's sweeping imagination
evokes a wide variety of fantastical effects, from eerie
intimations of the weird to vivid manifestations of supernatural
horror, from fabulous glimpses of otherworldly landscapes to direct
combat with non-human assailants of murderous intent. First
published in 1908, the novel quickly acquired a reputation as a
rare and visionary example of cosmic horror that would influence
and draw praise from H.P. Lovecraft, Clark Ashton Smith, Olaf
Stapleton and others. As gripping and surreal as a fever dream, The
House on the Borderland remains one of the most transporting
destinations in literature. With an eye-catching new cover, and
professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of The House on the
Borderland is both modern and readable.
When Emily Inglethorp is poisoned the police are certain they've
found the killer, but Hercule Poirot is not so easily satisfied.
The sleuth digs deep into a tangled mystery in his debut appearance
as the detective hero of Christie's classic crime series. Agatha
Christie's first mystery novel marks the initial appearance of her
renowned Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot, known for his impeccably
neat appearance, fine mustache, and ability to cut to the core of
some of the most complex and puzzling mysteries ever conceived.
Summoned to investigate a murder in an elegant English country
house, Poirot begins assembling clues and finding reasons to doubt
the apparently obvious culprit was actually responsible for the
murder. Riddles and secrets multiply as documents vanish, secret
alliances are unveiled and the seemingly unsolvable is broken wide
open. Deliberately conceived and written to puzzle devoted mystery
fans, The Mysterious Affair at Styles has delighted readers since
its first publication in 1920 and marks a perfect entry point for
those new to the author or her unforgettable sleuth. With an
eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this
edition of The Mysterious Affair at Styles is both modern and
readable.
Tolstoy as Man and Artist with an Essay on Dostoevsky (1901) is a
work of literary criticism by Dmitriy Merezhkovsky. Having turned
from his work in poetry to a new, spiritually charged interest in
fiction, Merezhkovsky sought to develop his theory of the Third
Testament, an apocalyptic vision of Christianity's fulfillment in
twentieth century humanity. In this collection of essays on Tolstoy
and Dostoevsky, Merezhkovsky explores the spiritual dimensions of
the written word by examining the interconnection of being and
writing for two of Russian literature's most iconic writers. For
Dmitriy Merezhkovsky, an author who always wrote with philosophical
and spiritual purpose, the figure of the artist as a human being is
a powerful tool for understanding the quality and focus of that
artist's work. Leo Tolstoy, author of such classics as War and
Peace and Anna Karenina, developed a reputation as an ascetic,
deeply spiritual man who envisioned his art as an extension of his
political and religious beliefs. Dostoevsky, while perhaps more
interested in the psychological aspects of human life, pursued a
similar path in such novels as The Brothers Karamazov and Crime and
Punishment. In Merezhkovsky's view, these writers came to embody in
their lives and works the particularly Russian conflict between
truths both human and divine. Tolstoy as Man and Artist with an
Essay on Dostoevsky is an invaluable text both for its analysis of
its subjects and for its illumination of the philosophical concepts
explored by Merezhkovsky throughout his storied career. With a
beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript,
this edition of Dmitriy Merezhkovsky's Tolstoy as Man and Artist
with an Essay on Dostoevsky is a classic work of Russian literature
reimagined for modern readers.
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The Time Machine (Paperback)
H. G. Wells; Contributions by Mint Editions
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The narrator tells of his incredible journey into the distant
future in this landmark of imagination, cornerstone of science
fiction and thought provoking look at the possible destiny of
humanity. The Time Machine first appeared in 1896 and stunned
readers with a vivid narrative studded with vital ideas unlike any
seen in print before. The narrator describes a voyage into the
future that depicts the disturbing evolution of society, introduces
him to strange companions and stranger foes, and eventually
stretches into eras so distant that the dying sun shines dull red
an unrecognizable landscape. The sheer scope of the author's
imagination still provokes delight and has provided impetus for
countless time travel narratives since. With an eye-catching new
cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of The
Time Machine is both modern and readable.
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