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Alexei Maximovich Peshkov (1868 – 1936), primarily known as Maxim (Maksim) Gorky, was a Russian writer, a founder of the Socialist Realism literary method and a political activist. In this ebook: Mother, 1907 Twenty-six and One and Other Stories, 1899 The Man Who Was Afraid, 1889 Creatures that once were Men, 1905 Through Russia, 1923

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (17 april 1998 0 – 15 July 1904) was a Russian physician, dramaturge and author who is considered to be among the greatest writers of short stories in history. His career as a dramatist produced four classics and his best short stories are held in high esteem by writers and...

Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol (31 March 1809 – 4 March 1852) was a Ukrainian-born Russian dramatist, novelist and short story writer. Considered by his contemporaries one of the preeminent figures of the natural school of Russian literary realism, later critics have found in Gogol's work a fundamentally...

In this ebooK: THE QUEEN OF SPADES A.S. Pushkin THE CLOAK N.V. Gogol THE DISTRICT DOCTOR I.S. Turgenev THE CHRISTMAS TREE AND THE WEDDING F.M. Dostoyevsky GOD SEES THE TRUTH, BUT WAITS L.N. Tolstoy HOW A MUZHIK FED TWO OFFICIALS M.Y....

Elinor Glyn (1864 – 1943), born Elinor Sutherland, was a British novelist and scriptwriter who specialised in risqué romantic fiction which was considered scandalous for its time. She popularized the concept of It. She had tremendous influence on early 20th century popular culture, and perhaps...

James Branch Cabell (1879  – 1958) was an American author of fantasy fiction and belles lettres. Cabell was well regarded by his contemporaries, including H. L. Mencken and Sinclair Lewis. His works were considered escapist and fit well in the culture of the 1920s, when his works were most...

Joseph Hergesheimer (February 15, 1880 – April 25, 1954) was a prominent American writer of the early 20th century known for his naturalistic novels of decadent life amongst the very wealthy. Other notable film adaptations include Java Head (1923), The Bright Shawl (1923),Wild Oranges (1924), and...

Søren Kierkegaard (1813 –1855) fue un prolífico filósofo y teólogo danés del siglo XIX. Se le considera el padre del Existencialismo, por hacer filosofía del Sufrimiento y la «Angustia», tema que retomarían Martin Heidegger y otros filósofos...

Matthew Gregory Lewis (9 July 1775 – 16 May 1818) was an English novelist and dramatist, often referred to as "Monk" Lewis, because of the success of his classic Gothic novel, The Monk. As a writer, Lewis is typically classified as writing in the horror-gothic genre along with...

Grenville Kleiser (1868-1935) was a North American author. He was the author of a long list of inspirational books and guides to oratorical success and personal development. Kleiser also worked as an instructor in Public Speaking at Yale Divinity School, Yale University. In this ebook:...

William Godwin (1756 – 1836) was an English journalist, political philosopher and novelist. He is considered one of the first exponents of utilitarianism, and the first modern proponent of anarchism. Godwin is most famous for Things as They Are; or, The Adventures of Caleb Williams, which attacks...

Thomas Penson De Quincey (1785 –  1859) was an English essayist, best known for his Confessions of an English Opium-Eater (1821). De Quincey inaugurated the tradition of addiction literature in the West, changing the perception of drugs in the European imagination forever. In this ebook:...

Emilia Pardo Bazán (La Coruña, 16 de septiembre de 1851 - Madrid, 12 de mayo de 1921) fue una novelista, periodista, ensayista y crítica española introductora del naturalismo en España. Fue hija de los condes de Pardo Bazán, título que heredó...