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Cover of Autobiography
by John Stuart Mill
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009

According to Wikipedia: "John Stuart Mill (20 May 1806 8 May 1873), English philosopher, political theorist, political economist, civil servant and Member of Parliament, was an influential British Classical liberal thinker of the 19th century whose works on liberty justified freedom of the individual...
Cover of Jane Eyre Plus Gaskell's Life of Charlotte Bronte
by Charlotte Bronte, Elizabeth Gaskell
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009

Charlotte Bronte's masterpiece, plus a biography of her by another 19th century novelist.
Cover of George Washington, a biography
by William Roscoe Thayer
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009

According to Wikipedia: "Washington is seen as a symbol of the United States and republicanism in practice. His devotion to civic virtue made him an exemplary figure among early American politicians. Washington died in 1799, and in his funeral oration, Henry Lee said that of all Americans, he was "first...
Cover of Life of George Washington by Marshall, Lodge, and Thayer, all 8 volumes
by John Marshall, Henry Cabot Lodge, William Roscoe Thayer
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009

The classic five-volume biography by John Marshall, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, plus the two-volume biography by Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, plus the one-volume biography by Thayer. According to Wikipedia: "George Washington (February 22, 1732 [O.S. February 11, 1731 December 14, 1799) served...
Cover of George Washington, both volumes in a single file
by Henry Cabot Lodge
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009

According to Wikipedia: "Washington is seen as a symbol of the United States and republicanism in practice. His devotion to civic virtue made him an exemplary figure among early American politicians. Washington died in 1799, and in his funeral oration, Henry Lee said that of all Americans, he was "first...
Cover of The Argonautica
by Apollonius of Rhodes
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009

English translation of classic epic poem written in the third century BC. According to Wikipedia: "The Argonautica (also Argonautika)is a Greek epic poem written by Apollonius Rhodius in the 3rd century BCE. The only surviving Hellenistic epic, the Argonautica tells the myth of the voyage of Jason and the Argonauts to retrieve the Golden Fleece from the mythical land of Colchis."
Cover of The History of Napoleon Buonaparte
by John Gibson Lockhart
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009

According to Wikipedia: "Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 5 May 1821) later known as Emperor Napoleon I, was a military and political leader of France whose actions shaped European politics in the early 19th century. Born in Corsica and trained as an artillery officer in mainland France, Bonaparte...
Cover of Twenty Years at Hull-House
by Jane Addams
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009

According to Wikipedia: "Jane Addams (September 6, 1860 May 21, 1935) was a founder of the U.S. Settlement House movement, and one of the first American women to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize."
Cover of Fabre, Poet of Science
by George Victor Legros
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009

According to Wikipedia: "Jean-Henri Casimir Fabre (December 22, 1823 - October 11, 1915) was a French entomologist and author… Over the years he wrote a series of texts on insects and arachnids that are collectively known as the Souvenirs Entomologiques. Fabre's influence is felt in the later works...
Cover of John Dos Passos: Four Early Books
by John Dos Passos
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009

This file includes One Man's Initiation (novel), Three Soldiers (novel), Rosinante to the Road Again (essays), and A Pushcart at the Curb (poetry) . According to Wikipedia: "John Roderigo Dos Passos (January 14, 1896 September 28, 1970) was an American
Cover of The Complete Poetry Works of Edgar Allan Poe
by Edgar Allan Poe
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009

According to Wikipedia: "Edgar Allan Poe (January 19, 1809 - October 7, 1849) was an American poet, short-story writer, editor and literary critic, and is considered part of the American Romantic Movement. Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners...
Cover of With Fire and Sword: an historical novel of Poland and Russia
by Henryk Sienkiewicz
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009

Classic historical novel. According to Wikipedia: "With Fire and Sword is a historical novel by the Polish author Henryk Sienkiewicz, published in 1884... The novel has been adapted as a film several times, most recently in 1999. With Fire and Sword is a historical fiction novel, set in the 17th century...
Cover of Obras de Machado de Assis: 26 Livros
by Machado de Assis
Language: Portuguese
Release Date: December 15, 2009

A MÃO E A LUVA, BALAS DE ESTALO, BONS DIAS, CASA VELHA, CONTOS FLUMINENSES, CRISÁLIDAS, CRÍTICAS TEATRAIS, DESENCANTOS, FANTASIA DRAMÁTICA, DOM CASMURRO, ESAÚ E JACÓ, FALENAS, HELENA, HISTÓRIA DE QUINZE DIAS, HISTÓRIAS DA MEIA-NOITE, HISTÓRIAS SEM DATA, LIÇÃO DE BOTÂNICA, MEMORIAL DE AIRES,...
Cover of Where Angels Fear to Tread
by E. M. Forster
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009

Classic novel, first published in 1905. According to Wikpedia: "Edward Morgan Forster OM, CH (1 January 1879 7 June 1970), was an English novelist, short story writer, essayist and librettist. He is known best for his ironic and well-plotted novels examining class difference and hypocrisy in early 20th-century...
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