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This book contains several tables of HTML content to make reading easier. Once Upon a Time... Go into the woods with Grimm's Fairy Tales. Full of magic and trickery, these stories have delighted generations with such timeless classics as Cinderella, Red Riding Hood, Hansel and Gretel, Snow White,...

This book contains several tables of HTML content to make reading easier. Once Upon a Time... Go into the woods with Grimm's Fairy Tales. Full of magic and trickery, these stories have delighted generations with such timeless classics as Cinderella, Red Riding Hood, Hansel and Gretel, Snow White, and...

At the end of an enchanted evening a glass slipper is lost, but true love is found. Young and beautiful, Cinderella is forced to work as a servant, and as the day for the royal ball approaches, she fears that she will not be allowed to attend. But with the help of a fairy, a single magical night brings...

Edna Pontellier is a wife, a mother, and a member of the Presbyterian Church, but has never felt comfortable being defined by any of these roles. Edna yearns for freedom, independence, and self-fulfillment—all of which seem antithetical to the life she has fallen into. When she departs to Grand...

Samuel Butler was an iconoclastic author, whose Utopian novel ‘Erewhon’ satirised numerous aspects of Victorian society, influencing science-fiction and modern masterpieces. This comprehensive eBook presents Butler’s complete works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital...

Mr. Prohartchin lives a miserable life. To his neighbors he is a man to be pitied, living in a bare apartment with little more than a mattress on the floor. His meals are sparse and frugal, and he is isolated from society. However, when his landlady investigates his apartment upon his death, she finds...

Heralded as E.M. Forster’s masterpiece, Howards End explores the social, economic, and philosophical forces at play in England during the early twentieth century. Written in 1910, the novel delves into the lives of three families, each living within divergent social classes—the wealthy and materialistic...

The prolific novelist E. F. Benson is celebrated for his hilarious satires of upper-middle-class life, as depicted in the ‘Mapp and Lucia’ novels, and for being an adept narrator of ghost stories. This comprehensive eBook presents the largest collection of Benson’s works ever compiled in a single...

After getting caught at a friend’s estate during a sudden storm, Ivan tells his friends the story of his brother who was determined to raise enough capital to buy himself a townhouse where he could plant gooseberry bushes. Through ruthless ambition, marrying an old widow for his own financial gain...

The American novelist Stephen Crane is now recognised by modern critics as one of the most innovative writers of his generation. Having won international acclaim in 1895 for his Civil War novel ‘The Red Badge of Courage’, Crane was prolific throughout his short life, creating notable works in...

This eBook features the unabridged text of ‘The Village of Stepanchikovo’ from the bestselling edition of ‘The Complete Works of Fyodor Dostoyevsky’. Having established their name as the leading publisher of classic literature and art, Delphi Classics produce publications that are individually...

The exotic tales of the Arabian Nights have charmed and delighted readers across the world for almost a millennia. The collection features hundreds of magical Middle Eastern and Indian stories, including the famous first appearances of Aladdin, Ali Baba and Sindbad the Sailor. This eBook presents...

Mr. Toad and his friends—Mole, Ratty, and Mr. Badger—have outrageous adventures in the Wild Wood, but Toad ever learn to be the responsible toad he should be? HarperPerennial Classics brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production...

The orphaned Mary Lennox is sent to live with her uncle on the English moors. Left alone to explore the house and grounds, Mary soon finds a secret garden that will change her life. HarperPerennial Classics brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards...