CK - Fiction & Literature 16

Every human act is done for some end or purpose. The end is always regarded by the agent in the light of something good. If evil be done, it is done as leading to good, or as bound up with good, or ……続きを見る

ODYSSEY OF THE BUTTERFLY Visit distant worlds, spend intimate moments with an elderly lesbian couple, venture into a future when death becomes a living nightmare, and experience a reality where dyi……続きを見る

Calais, June 20th, 1775 Dear Sir, As you are kind enough to say, that those letters which I wrote from this kingdom, nine or ten years ago, were of some use to you, in the little tour you made throu……続きを見る

Set on New Year's Eve this brilliant work by Dickens depicts the hardships faced by the poor. In a light manner he criticizes the hypocritical attitudes that prevailed during the Victorian Era. Prea……続きを見る

In this charming collection of short stories Dickens has presented a galaxy of beautifully drawn characters. He presents the branches of Christmas tree as ladders which one climbs in the journey fro……続きを見る

The origin of these Studies dates from many years back. As a youth I was faced, as Others are, by the problem of sex. Living partly in an Australian city where the ways of life were plainly seen, pa……続きを見る

At the time of the construction of Borobudur in the ninth century, Buddhism had been established in Java for several centuries. Mackenzie’s Borobudur, an exquisite long poem, tells the story of its ……続きを見る

The open-air resorts described in this volume lack the romantic associations of the classic pleasure-gardens of the eighteenth century, and it is impossible to impart to Cremorne or the Surrey ‘Zoo’……続きを見る

This is a high quality book of the original classic edition. This is a freshly published edition of this culturally important work, which is now, at last, again available to you. Enjoy this classic ……続きを見る

Nightmare Abbey, a venerable family-mansion, in a highly picturesque state of semi-dilapidation, pleasantly situated on a strip of dry land between the sea and the fens, at the verge of the county o……続きを見る

The Library of Alexandria is an independent small business publishing house. We specialize in bringing back to live rare, historical and ancient Books. This includes manuscripts such as: classical f……続きを見る

Molly’s perfect life comes crashing down following the unexpected death of her husband David. She is left alone with a big old house to maintain, finances in disarray and her hopes for happiness in ……続きを見る

It was not an evening party of the first water, or given by people of first-rate position in society, or held in a quarter whither the fashionable classes most do congregate. It was a small partyーo……続きを見る

This is the first attempt ever made to present the teachings of the great Tibetan sage, Tilak. The teachings of Tilak find their source in the Ancient Wisdom teachings that are ever passed from ment……続きを見る

A gripping Quick Read from the master of the race against time thriller. Have you ever been in the wrong place at the wrong time? You are hiking in the Scottish highlands with three friends when you……続きを見る

EARLY LIFE In the town hall of the seaport of St Malo there hangs a portrait of Jacques Cartier, the great sea-captain of that place, whose name is associated for all time with the proud title of 'D……続きを見る

Certain houses, like certain persons, manage somehow to proclaim at once their character for evil. In the case of the latter, no particular feature need betray them; they may boast an open countenan……続きを見る

Barnaby Rudge is an early Dickens novel, his first historical novel, of the Gordon riots of 1780, about fifty years before his time. One of Dickens strong points is atmosphere, and this novel is one……続きを見る

In these pages you will discover what it is to dread the moment you must go to bed, in terror of visitations from unwelcome guests. What would you do if your candle was blown out by a gust of wind a……続きを見る

The following narrative of the bold adventure which has successfully revealed the last discoveries and the fate of Franklin, is published at the request of the friends of that illustrious navigator.……続きを見る

The chief fault of The Quaint Companions is that it ends. Mr. Merrick is no follower of the "well-made novel" school; he accepts his liberties as an English novelist, and this book has not only the ……続きを見る

There," said Tâvita the teacher, pointing with his paddle to a long, narrow peninsula which stretched out into the shallow waters of the lagoon, "there, that is the place where the battle was fought……続きを見る

Hundreds of years after civilisation has been destroyed by nuclear war, the Earth is divided between the Trackers of the Amtrak Federation – a community living in vast subterranean cities – and the ……続きを見る

The German war of 1866, generally known as “the Seven Weeks’ War,” presents many features of interest to the student, the statesman and the soldier. It closed a strife of centuries between opposing ……続きを見る

When Sawyer Ellis learns of a cold divorce waiting for him in New York after a decade of long-distance marriage, he delays retiring from his job on Mars. They'd always planned to be together on Mars……続きを見る

Gardening at Night follows the unfolding of a young girl's life through a childhood filled with silences, through adolescence and young womanhood. It is about how much people are the total of their ……続きを見る

On turning over the pages of this work, some readers may possibly be surprised to find that so large a proportion of the engravings belong to one of the countries composing the Austrian empire. When……続きを見る

From riches to rags... Charley Summers doesn't have a care in the world. She lives in the lap of luxury, supported by her rich husband and surrounded by a loyal group of friends. Until the business ……続きを見る

Finally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition of The Confounding of Camelia. It was previously published by other bona fide publishers, and is now, after many years, back in……続きを見る

This is the story of a financial fraud set in New York in 2008 at the time of great turmoil in the banking world. It is told through the adventures of a young man who is looking for success, not onl……続きを見る