Christopher: 7927 books

The Jew of Malta Christopher Marlowe, english dramatist, poet and translator of the Elizabethan era (1564-1593) This ebook presents «The Jew of Malta», from Christopher Marlowe. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected. Table of Contents -01- About...

The Passionate Shepherd to His Love, known for its first line "Come live with me and be my love", is a poem written by the English poet Christopher Marlowe and published in 1599.   Christopher Marlowe, (baptized Feb. 26, 1564, Canterbury, Kent, Eng.—died May 30, 1593, Deptford,...

Tamburlaine the Great - Part I Christopher Marlowe, english dramatist, poet and translator of the Elizabethan era (1564-1593) This ebook presents «Tamburlaine the Great - Part I», from Christopher Marlowe. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected. ...

Dido, Queen of Carthage is a short play written by the English playwright Christopher Marlowe, with possible contributions by Thomas Nashe. The story of the play focuses on the classical figure of Dido, the Queen of Carthage. Christopher Marlowe, (baptized Feb. 26, 1564, Canterbury, Kent, Eng.—died...

Hero and Leander is a poem by Christopher Marlowe that retells the Greek myth of Hero and Leander. After Marlowe's untimely death it was completed by George Chapman. The minor poet Henry Petowe published an alternative completion to the poem. Christopher Marlowe, (baptized Feb. 26, 1564, Canterbury,...

The Tragedy of Dido Queene of Carthage Christopher Marlowe, english dramatist, poet and translator of the Elizabethan era (1564-1593) This ebook presents «The Tragedy of Dido Queene of Carthage», from Christopher Marlowe. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to...

A remarkable hybrid of translation, adaptation, and invention Picture the east Aegean sea by night, And on a beach aslant its shimmering Upwards of 50,000 men Asleep like spoons beside their lethal Fleet. “Your life at every instant up for— / Gone. / And, candidly, who gives a toss?...

In this fast-paced Peculiar Crimes Unit mystery, available as an eBook short story, detectives Arthur Bryant and John May must crack a puzzling Christmas case with some extra assistance from Santa’s little helpers.   Includes a preview of Christopher Fowler’s upcoming Peculiar Crimes Unit mystery,...

Volumes disappear and reappear on the shelves, but the ghosts of literature aren’t the only mysterious visitors in Roger Mifflin’s haunted bookshop.   Mifflin, who hawked books out of the back of his van in Christopher Morley’s beloved Parnassus on Wheels, has finally settled down with his...

"If you are ever in Brooklyn, that borough of superb sunsets and magnificent vistas of husband-propelled baby-carriages, it is to be hoped you may chance upon a quiet by-street where there is a very remarkable bookshop...” Roger and Helen Mifflin own "Parnassus at Home," a...

“My lungs began to burn as I started sprinting. It wasn’t just that I wanted to catch Fritz. I had the distinct feeling that I was chasing him, that I had to catch up with him, before something caught up with me.” How long must we pay for the crimes of our youth? That is just one question...

Jake Lambrusco, a recent graduate of a financially foundering Cabot College in Boston finds himself ensnared in the Peruvian jungle, fighting questions of morality and ethics as the sacking of an unknown ruin is masterminded by professor Jaime De Cardo. The professor also preys upon female students...

Two chilling volumes are better than one! This collection of twenty-five mystery, horror, and fantasy short stories by award-winning author Christopher Fowler includes a pair featuring Bryant & May, the disreputable detectives from his beloved Peculiar Crimes Unit series. ** ** Red Gloves: Volume...

Middle-class, middle child, way uncool hair ― these are the true confessions of an aspiring outcast and lackluster altar boy at the crossroads of Hell and junior high. In this riotous memoir, Brandon Christopher reflects on life as an unusually tall, mischief-obsessed altar boy at a private school...