Utilitarianism

John Stuart Mill

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• How do we decide what is good and what is bad? According to the ethical theory of Utilitarianism, to do good is to always perform that act, of those a... Lees meer

Selected Short Stories

Anthony Trollope

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• Popular and prolific, Anthony Trollope wrote 47 novels as well as dozens of short stories that provide fascinating insights into Victorian life, behav... Lees meer

David Copperfield

Charles Dickens

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• "Like many fond parents, I have in my heart of hearts a favourite child," Charles Dickens once wrote, "and his name is David Copperfield." Dickens' se... Lees meer

Tartuffe

Molière

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• Renowned for his satirical works, Molière (Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, 1622-1673) delighted in lampooning the social pretensions and conceits of 17th-cent... Lees meer

Henry IV, Part II

William Shakespeare

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• Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown, laments the sleepless king of Henry IV, Part II. Despite having quelled a rebel army along the Welsh border i... Lees meer

H. G. Wells the Dover Reader

H G Wells

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• Trained in science and as a teacher, H. G. Wells (1866-1946) harbored a passionate concern for political issues. Wells's interests are reflected in hi... Lees meer

Fyodor Dostoyevsky the Dover Reader

Fyodor Dostoyevsky

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• Noted for his sympathetic portrayals of the downtrodden members of nineteenth-century Russian society, Fyodor Dostoyevsky (1821-1881) has exercised im... Lees meer

Selected Short Stories

Nathaniel Hawthorne

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• A key figure in the development of American literature, Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864) is best remembered as the author of The Scarlet Letter. The Ne... Lees meer

Moll Flanders

Daniel Defoe

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• One of the earliest picaresque novels in English, Moll Flanders has both captivated and shocked countless readers since it was first published in 1722... Lees meer

Elizabethan Comedies

Dover Publications Inc

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• A new and vital form of drama blossomed in 16th-century England, blending classic Latin comedy traditions with keen satires of contemporary London lif... Lees meer

Civil War Poetry

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• The long agony of the American Civil War inspired a wealth of contemporary verse -- from sentimental doggerel to sublime lyrics that rank among the fi... Lees meer

Food and Drink

Susan L. Rattiner

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• This entertaining little book contains scores of thoughts, opinions, witticisms, and insights on two of the necessities -- and greatest pleasures -- o... Lees meer

The Story of an African Farm

Olive Schreiner

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• In writing the first great South African novel, Olive Schreiner drew on childhood memories of life on the isolated African veld to fashion a powerful ... Lees meer

Irish Verse

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• Celebrated for their unique poetic sensibility and wondrous way with words, the Irish have produced a rich heritage of great poetry. This volume attes... Lees meer

Fantastic Fables

Ambrose Bierce

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• Two Dogs who had been fighting for a bone, without advantage to either, referred their dispute to a Sheep. The Sheep patiently heard their statements,... Lees meer

Mark Twain the Dover Reader

Mark Twain

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• After the Civil War, Samuel Clemens (1835-1910) left his small town to seek work as a riverboat pilot. As Mark Twain, the Missouri native found his pl... Lees meer

Summer

Edith Wharton

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• A naive girl from a humble background meets an ambitious city boy, and a torrid romance ensues. Despite her pride, independence, and honesty, Charity ... Lees meer

Jane Austen the Dover Reader

Jane Austen

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• Two centuries after their initial publication, the novels of Jane Austen (1775-1817) continue to enchant modern readers. Like many of her heroines, th... Lees meer

The Cavalier Poets

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• In the mid-seventeenth century, the poets associated with the court of Charles I of England, known as the Cavaliers, were strongly influenced by the c... Lees meer

The Valley of Fear

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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• "Look down the valley! See the cloud of a hundred chimneys that overshadows it! I tell you that the cloud of murder hangs thicker and lower than that ... Lees meer

The Longer Poems

William Shakespeare

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• Although we know him best as a playwright, Shakespeare was also a poet, living as he did in an age when the writing of verse enhanced an author's lite... Lees meer

Select Short Fiction

Charles Dickens

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• Known and loved around the world for his vast and sprawling novels, Charles Dickens relished the opportunity to experiment with his shorter writings, ... Lees meer

A Bottomless Grave

Hugh Lamb

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• Preoccupied with death, and repressed in many areas of their lives, Victorians seem to have found an emotional outlet in ghost stories, eerie tales, a... Lees meer

Alexander's Bridge

Willa Cather

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• Construction engineer and world-renowned bridge builder Bartley Alexander has everything in mid-life: wealth, good looks, and fame. Yet he finds himse... Lees meer