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  • The Song of Hiawatha
    Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
    The Song of Hiawatha is an 1855 epic poem in trochaic tetrameter by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow which features Native American characters. The epic relates the fictional adventures of an Ojibwe warrior named Hiawatha and the tragedy of his love for Minnehaha, a Dakota woman. Events in the story are set in the Pictured Rocks area of Michigan on the south shore of Lake Superior. L...
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    37,40 €

  • The Red Badge of Courage (Warbler Classics Annotated Edition)
    Stephen Crane
    An instant international bestseller when first published in 1895, Stephen Crane’s fictional narrative recounts one soldier’s experiences during the American Civil War (1860-1865). The Red Badge of Courage is a psychological portrait of fear. By turns gripping, lyrical, and deeply sensitive, the book chronicles the repercussions of war on the individual and collective psyche. Ra...
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    8,20 €

  • Ursula
    Honoré de Balzac
    In a practical sense, Ursule Mirouët is a novel about family inheritance, money, and property. From an emotional standpoint, it is about the evil wrought by greed and envy, and about the steadfastness of innocence, friendship, and love. But Balzac also indulges in his fascination with hypnotism and mesmerism, and a pivotal plot point revolves around spiritual 'ghostly apparitio...
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    25,33 €

  • Slaughter at Rebel Ridge
    Robert Vaughan
    When evil dominates Rebel Ridge, there’s only one person to call on for help.In the dusty frontier town of Rebel Ridge, Sheriff Jesse Loman rules with an iron fist, exploiting the local populace through unjust taxes and a corrupt legal system. His gang of outlaw deputies ensures his dominance, staging mock trials and sentencing innocents to the gallows while protecting their ow...
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    11,95 €

  • Rise and Fall of Cesar Birotteau
    Honoré de Balzac
    Honoré de Balzac born Honoré Balzac; (20 May 1799 - 18 August 1850) was a French novelist and playwright. The novel sequence La Comédie humaine, which presents a panorama of post-Napoleonic French life, is generally viewed as his magnum opus.Owing to his keen observation of detail and unfiltered representation of society, Balzac is regarded as one of the founders of realism in ...
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    25,10 €

  • Rise and Fall of Cesar Birotteau
    Honoré de Balzac
    Honoré de Balzac born Honoré Balzac; (20 May 1799 - 18 August 1850) was a French novelist and playwright. The novel sequence La Comédie humaine, which presents a panorama of post-Napoleonic French life, is generally viewed as his magnum opus.Owing to his keen observation of detail and unfiltered representation of society, Balzac is regarded as one of the founders of realism in ...
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    39,66 €

  • Seraphita
    Honoré de Balzac
    Séraphîta is a French novel by Honoré de Balzac with themes of androgyny. It was published in the Revue de Paris in 1834. In contrast with the realism of most of the author’s best known works, the story delves into the fantastic and the supernatural to illustrate philosophical themes.In a castle in Norway near the fjord Stromfjord, Séraphitüs, a strange and melancholic being, c...
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    21,63 €

  • The Chouans
    Honoré de Balzac
    Balzac is one of France’s greatest storytellers and this particular thriller is one of his most spine-tingling ones. The Chouans were a counter-revolutionary movement during the French Revolution that occurred in the region between Brittany and Nantes and Balzac places his story in this accurate historic contest. The book is fast-paced and an extraordinary read and highly memor...
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    25,13 €

  • The Chouans
    Honoré de Balzac
    Balzac is one of France’s greatest storytellers and this particular thriller is one of his most spine-tingling ones. The Chouans were a counter-revolutionary movement during the French Revolution that occurred in the region between Brittany and Nantes and Balzac places his story in this accurate historic contest. The book is fast-paced and an extraordinary read and highly memor...
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    40,99 €

  • Vendetta
    Honoré de Balzac
    La Vendetta (The Vendetta) is a novel by the French writer Honoré de Balzac. It is the eighth of the Scènes de la vie privée (Scenes of Private Life) in La Comédie humaine. The novel was first published in 1830 by Mame et Delaunay-Vallée. In 1842 it appeared in the first Furne edition of La Comédie humaine. La Vendetta was the fourth work in Volume 1, making it the fourth of th...
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    21,56 €

  • Vendetta
    Honoré de Balzac
    La Vendetta (The Vendetta) is a novel by the French writer Honoré de Balzac. It is the eighth of the Scènes de la vie privée (Scenes of Private Life) in La Comédie humaine. The novel was first published in 1830 by Mame et Delaunay-Vallée. In 1842 it appeared in the first Furne edition of La Comédie humaine. La Vendetta was the fourth work in Volume 1, making it the fourth of th...
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    37,42 €

  • Madame Bovary
    Gustave Flaubert
    Madame Bovary is the debut novel of French writer Gustave Flaubert, published in 1856. The character lives beyond her means in order to escape the banalities and emptiness of provincial life. When the novel was first serialized in La Revue de Paris between 1 October 1856 and 15 December 1856, public prosecutors attacked the novel for obscenity. The resulting trial in January 18...
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    18,94 €

  • Nothing But the Truth
    Frederic S. Isham
    'Nothing But the Truth' is a novel written by American author Frederic S. Isham. It was first published in 1915 and is a work of fiction that falls into the genre of romantic and suspenseful literature. The novel is notable for its intriguing plot, filled with secrets, espionage, and personal relationships.  Key features and themes of 'Nothing But the Truth' include: Espionage ...
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    16,09 €

  • Hyperion
    Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
    Hyperion: A Romance is one of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s earliest works, published in 1839. It is a prose romance which was published alongside his first volume of poems, Voices of the Night.Hyperion follows a young American protagonist named Paul Flemming as he travels through Germany. The character’s wandering is partially inspired by the death of a friend. The author had a...
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    39,92 €

  • Tales of a Wayside Inn
    Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
    Tales of a Wayside Inn is a collection of poems by American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The book, published in 1863, depicts a group of people at the Wayside Inn in Sudbury, Massachusetts as each tells a story in the form of a poem. The characters telling the stories at the inn are based on real people. The compilation, which Longfellow originally wanted to title 'The Sudb...
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    21,64 €

  • Tales of a Wayside Inn
    Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
    Tales of a Wayside Inn is a collection of poems by American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The book, published in 1863, depicts a group of people at the Wayside Inn in Sudbury, Massachusetts as each tells a story in the form of a poem. The characters telling the stories at the inn are based on real people. The compilation, which Longfellow originally wanted to title 'The Sudb...
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    34,89 €

  • The Golden Legend
    Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
    Published for the first time in 1851, this long narrative poem is based on Hartmann von der Aue’s treatment of a psycho-sexual German medieval romance Poor Henry, the hero renamed Prince Henry of Hoheneck.He has fatal disease that can only be cured if a virgin agrees to die for him. He speaks to Lucifer and then finds a young peasant lady willing to do it. She turns herself in,...
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    37,36 €

  • The Golden Legend
    Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
    Published for the first time in 1851, this long narrative poem is based on Hartmann von der Aue’s treatment of a psycho-sexual German medieval romance Poor Henry, the hero renamed Prince Henry of Hoheneck.He has fatal disease that can only be cured if a virgin agrees to die for him. He speaks to Lucifer and then finds a young peasant lady willing to do it. She turns herself in,...
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    25,41 €

  • Hyperion
    Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
    Hyperion: A Romance is one of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s earliest works, published in 1839. It is a prose romance which was published alongside his first volume of poems, Voices of the Night.Hyperion follows a young American protagonist named Paul Flemming as he travels through Germany. The character’s wandering is partially inspired by the death of a friend. The author had a...
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    25,36 €

  • Moby Dick(Illustrated)
    Herman Melville
    Illustrated Edition: Includes 20 stunning illustrations, vividly bringing to life the novel’s most memorable scenes. Comprehensive Summary: A detailed summary that captures the essence and grandeur of the story. Detailed Characters List: An in-depth look at the colorful cast of characters, providing insights into their roles and significance. Author Biography: An engaging biog...
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    25,34 €

  • White Nights (Warbler Classics Annotated Edition)
    Fyodor Dostoevsky / Constance Garnett
    In Fyodor Dostoevsky’s White Nights, a young man grapples with profound feelings of isolation and solitude in the bustling city of Saint Petersburg. Amidst his desolation, he encounters a captivating young woman, with whom he forms a deep emotional connection. As their bond intensifies, the young man finds himself entranced by the allure of love, yet his affection remains unrec...
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    6,30 €

  • The Marriage Contract
    Honoré de Balzac
    Le Contrat de mariage (English: A Marriage Contract or A Marriage Settlement) is an 1835 novel by French author Honoré de Balzac (1799-1850) and included in the Scènes de la vie privée section of his novel sequence La Comédie humaine. Set in Bordeaux, it describes the marriage of a Parisian gentleman, Paul de Manerville, to the beautiful but spoiled Spanish heiress, Natalie Eva...
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    34,90 €

  • The Girl with the Golden Eyes
    Honoré de Balzac
    La Fille aux yeux d’or (English: The Girl With the Golden Eyes) is an 1835 novella by Honoré de Balzac. The story follows the decadent heir Henri de Marsay, who becomes enamored of the beautiful Paquita Valdes, and his plan to seduce her. He succeeds but becomes disillusioned when he discovers she is involved with another lover, and so he plots to murder her. When he arrives to...
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    21,65 €

  • The Hated Son
    Honoré de Balzac
    Honoré de Balzac born Honoré Balzac; (20 May 1799 - 18 August 1850) was a French novelist and playwright. The novel sequence La Comédie humaine, which presents a panorama of post-Napoleonic French life, is generally viewed as his magnum opus.Owing to his keen observation of detail and unfiltered representation of society, Balzac is regarded as one of the founders of realism in ...
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    21,60 €

  • The Magic Skin
    Honoré de Balzac
    La Peau de chagrin (The Skin of Shagreen), known in English as The Magic Skin and The Wild Ass’s Skin, is an 1831 novel by French novelist and playwright Honoré de Balzac (1799-1850). Set in early 19th-century Paris, it tells the story of a young man who finds a magic piece of shagreen (untanned skin from a wild ass) that fulfills his every desire. For each wish granted, howeve...
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    25,25 €

  • The Magic Skin
    Honoré de Balzac
    La Peau de chagrin (The Skin of Shagreen), known in English as The Magic Skin and The Wild Ass’s Skin, is an 1831 novel by French novelist and playwright Honoré de Balzac (1799-1850). Set in early 19th-century Paris, it tells the story of a young man who finds a magic piece of shagreen (untanned skin from a wild ass) that fulfills his every desire. For each wish granted, howeve...
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    39,80 €

  • The Marriage Contract
    Honoré de Balzac
    Le Contrat de mariage (English: A Marriage Contract or A Marriage Settlement) is an 1835 novel by French author Honoré de Balzac (1799-1850) and included in the Scènes de la vie privée section of his novel sequence La Comédie humaine. Set in Bordeaux, it describes the marriage of a Parisian gentleman, Paul de Manerville, to the beautiful but spoiled Spanish heiress, Natalie Eva...
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    21,65 €

  • The Lady of the Mount
    Frederic Stewart Isham
    In 'The Lady of The Mount,' Frederic Stewart Isham crafts a captivating story that transports readers to the majestic landscapes of the Rocky Mountains. At the heart of the narrative is our spirited protagonist, whose adventurous spirit is matched only by the wild allure of her surroundings. As she roams through the untamed wilderness, a chance encounter leads her to a mysterio...
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    17,40 €

  • History of the Thirteen
    Honoré de Balzac
    The criminal as superman: Balzac’s fascination with crime as the obverse of society and because the criminal epitomizes the shapeshifting of modernism. There’s also a heavily gothic element to these stories. Balzac distinguishes his novellas from ’traditional’ gothic because he is charting the physiognomy of Paris, his great subject. As always, Balzac tends to over describe. He...
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    40,82 €

  • The Two Brothers
    Honoré de Balzac
    La Rabouilleuse (The Black Sheep, or The Two Brothers) is an 1842 novel by Honoré de Balzac, and is one of The Celibates in the series La Comédie humaine. The Black Sheep is the title of the English translation by Donald Adamson published by Penguin Classics. It tells the story of the Bridau family, trying to regain their lost inheritance after a series of mishaps.Though for ye...
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    25,13 €


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