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The Faerie Queene
Edmund Spenser; Contributions by Mint Editions
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Hawaiian Legends
William Hyde Rice; Contributions by Mint Editions
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R349
R294
Discovery Miles 2 940
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Sodom and Gomorrah
Marcel Proust; Contributions by Mint Editions
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R541
R367
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Early Autumn
Louis Bromfield; Contributions by Mint Editions
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R717
R601
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While trying to sleep, a young boy is startled by the North Wind,
who chooses to bring him along as she travels throughout the night.
The duo embark on eye-opening adventures that teach the child
valuable life lessons. Diamond is a young boy who comes from a poor
family. Despite his homelife, he maintains his innocence and
chooses to embrace joy. One night when he's struggling to sleep, he
encounters the sweeping presence of the North Wind. She enjoys the
child's company and allows him to join her on her travels. During
their journey, Diamond discovers the positive and negative effects
of her presence. He realizes she can be a source of support but
also do great harm. In At the Back of the North Wind, George
MacDonald explores spiritual and moral conflict. It's infused with
Christian themes including an allegory for Jesus Christ. The story
addresses a complex topic using a simple narrative and stunning
visuals. With an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset
manuscript, this edition of At the Back of the North Wind is both
modern and readable.
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Carmilla (Paperback)
Joseph Sheridan Lefanu; Contributions by Mint Editions
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R162
R133
Discovery Miles 1 330
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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 Worm Ouroboros (Hardcover)
E. R Eddison; Contributions by Mint Editions
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R907
R543
Discovery Miles 5 430
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The Worm Ouroboros (1922) is a high fantasy novel by E. R. Eddison.
Inspired by the Norse sagas and medieval history, Eddison crafted
an epic story of magic, adventure, romance, and war. Praised by New
York Times critic Edwin Clark as a novel that "transcends all
ordinary life," The Worm Ouroboros is frequently named among the
greatest works of fantasy fiction ever produced. At their palace in
Demonland, Lord Juss, his brothers Goldry and Spitfire, and their
cousin Brandoch Daha receive an ambassador from Witchland. After a
brief introduction, the visiting dwarf reveals his business-King
Gorice XI demands their absolute fealty. Rather than submit,
however, Lord Juss challenges Gorice to a wrestling match with
Goldry, to be held on the neutral Foliot Isles. Knowing the fate of
Mercury hangs in the balance, Goldry fights bravely and defeats the
wicked King. Through black magic, however, an evil sorcerer
condemns Gordry to imprisonment on a mystical mountain peak.
Distraught, Juss, Spitfire, and Brandoch return to Demonland to
mount an army in order to march on the capital of the Witches, who
have joined forces with Lord Gro of Goblinland. The Lords of
Demonland break through enemy lines, making their way to the
citadel of Carce, where they mistakenly believe Goldry has been
taken. The Worm Ouroboros is a story of bravery and betrayal by a
master of high fantasy whose imaginative gifts have influenced
generations of devoted readers. With a beautifully designed cover
and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of E. R.
Eddison The Worm Ouroboros is a classic of British literature
reimagined for modern readers.
Fanny Hill: or, the Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure (1749) is an
erotic novel and early work of pornography by English author John
Cleland. Written while Cleland was in prison, the novel was both
successful and controversial, banned from publication but widely
distributed in pirated and heavily edited copies. Fanny Hill: or,
the Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure was the subject of numerous
court cases, including a prominent United States Supreme Court
decision in 1966 which found that the book did not violate
obscenity laws. Using extensive euphemism, Cleland's novel is the
story of Frances "Fanny" Hill. Narrated in two letters to a friend
known only as "Madam," the book traces Fanny's early life as an
orphan-turned-prostitute. After the death of her parents from
smallpox, Fanny moves from Lancashire to London to work at a
brothel, where she witnesses and participates in numerous sexual
acts with women and men of all ages. When her lover Charles is sent
abroad, Fanny becomes the mistress of a wealthy merchant who later
abandons her. While earning a living working for wealthy clients in
a high-end brothel, Fanny witnesses wilder and increasingly
dangerous sexual encounters, eventually retiring to a life as the
lover of an older intellectual. Recognized as an early and
controversial pornographic novel, Fanny Hill: or, the Memoirs of a
Woman of Pleasure is important for its groundbreaking depictions of
queer sex and fetish and continues to be read and studied to this
day. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset
manuscript, this edition of John Cleland's Fanny Hill: or, the
Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure is a classic of pornographic and
erotic literature reimagined for modern readers.
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Siddhartha (Paperback)
Hermann Hesse; Contributions by Mint Editions
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R162
R134
Discovery Miles 1 340
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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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New Amazonia (Paperback)
Elizabeth Burgoyne Corbett; Contributions by Mint Editions
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R196
R162
Discovery Miles 1 620
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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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The Walls of Jericho
Rudolph Fisher; Contributions by Mint Editions
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R292
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Mirroring Nella Larsen's Passing, The Blacker the Berry: A Novel of
Negro Life is the fantastic debut of Wallace Thurman. A Black boy
could get along but a Black girl would never know anything but
sorrow and disappointment. Emma Lou was born black. Abandoned by
her father at birth, she is subjected to skin bleaching by her
mother, hoping to make her child more desirable. Learning that she
is unwanted in white society but also ostracized within her own,
Emma Lou navigates a harsh and unrelenting world as she tries to
come to terms with her life and love herself in the skin she's in.
Professionally typeset with a beautifully designed cover, this
edition of The Blacker the Berry: A Novel of Negro Life is a
reimagining of a Harlem Renaissance staple for the modern reader.
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