Dreamscape Media: 178 books

Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikov is a former law student living in extreme poverty in Saint Petersburg. Upon succumbing to his debt, he devises a plan to murder a wealthy, elderly pawnbroker. After Rodion commits the murders, he must address his guilt and decide whether his horrible sin was worth the...

First collected in Bierce's book Tales of Soldiers and Civilians (1891), An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" is a short story by the American writer and Civil War veteran Ambrose Bierce. Famous for its skillful deployment of flashbacks, stream of consciousness narrative, and a surprise ending,...

In Tales of Soldiers and Civilians” (1892) American journalist and short story writer Ambrose Bierce describes unusual incidents and scenes in the lives of soldiers and civilians during the American Civil War. Employing a mastery of the English language that is both economical and florid, the...

D.H. Lawrence’s 1920 novel Women in Love is a sequel to his 1915 novel The Rainbow and continues the story of the Brangwen sisters, Gudrun and Ursula. Lawrence’s novel, set in England and the Tyrolean Alps in the years before World War I, examines the sisters’ romantic relationships with Gerald...

Emerson’s discourse on “the laws of compensation”, takes on the notion that one who has money must be wicked and those who do not must be good, among other topics. It appeared in his book “Essays”, first published in 1841.

Emerson’s treatise on the nature of friendship. ”The only reward of virtue is virtue; the only way to have a friend is to be one.

Building on and enriching ideas set forth in “Self-Reliance”, Emerson argues that true heroism is self-confidence and persistency in the face of corrosive pressures to conform to society.

Self-Reliance is an 1841 essay written by American transcendentalist philosopher and essayist Ralph Waldo Emerson. It contains a stirring call for each individual to avoid conformity and false consistency, and to follow their own instincts and ideas. It contains one of Emerson's most famous quotations:...

The American Scholar was a speech given by Ralph Waldo Emerson in 1837, to the Phi Beta Kappa Society of Harvard College. Emerson argues that American culture, still heavily influenced by Europe, could build a new, distinctly American cultural identity. Emerson uses Transcendentalist and Romantic...

The essay on “Prudence” was given as a lecture in a course on Human Culture, in the winter of 1837-8. It was published in the first series of Essays, which appeared in 1841. In it, Emerson describes Prudence as “The virtue of the senses” and admits to having little of it in himself.

In “Manners”, Ralph Waldo Emerson expounds on the meaning of customs and politeness in civil society. He argues that the purpose of manners is more to facilitate the creation and proper working of society, and not to establish hierarchies.

In Agatha Christie’s “The King of Clubs,” Poirot investigates the possible double murder of a famous dancer and theater impresario. Could the words of a fortune teller and a playing card provide a solution to the mystery? This short story originally appeared in the March 21, 1923 issue of The Sketch magazine.

In Agatha Christie’s short story, “The Adventure of the Italian Nobleman,” Poirot and Hastings investigate the suspicious death of Count Foscatini in his apartment in Regent’s Court. Found dead at the dinner table, with three empty dinner plates, suspicion is immediately place on his two dinner...

This collection of humorous anecdotes and inspirational quotes brings to life the Great Emancipator and 16th president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. Containing brief biographical sketches of Lincoln's life, and extracts from speeches, correspondence, and remarks attributed to Lincoln, this short volume also includes pictures and photographs pertaining to “Uncle Abe”.