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The plan of this book excludes epic and the drama, and in general so much of Roman poetry as could be included only by a licence of excerpt mostly dangerous and in poetry of any architectonic pretensions intolerable. If any one remarks as inconsistent with this plan the inclusion of the more considerable...

The Library of Alexandria is an independent small business publishing house. We specialize in bringing back to live rare, historical and ancient Books. This includes manuscripts such as: classical fiction, philosophy, science, Religion, folklore, mythology, history, literature, politics and sacred texts,...

Dublin ranks amongst the most literary cities in the world. Collected here are the finest ghost stories set in the Emerald City, from the pen of classic authors such as Bram Stoker and J. Sheridan Le Fanu

This volume, composed of essays which on their appearance in the Atlantic have met with especial favor and which from their character seem to deserve a longer life than the paper covers of a magazine permit, is published out of deference to a multitude of requests. Many readers have asked that this essay...

MUMU...BY IVAN TURGENEV THE SHOT...BY ALEXANDER POUSHKIN ST. JOHN'S EVE...BY NIKOLAI VASILIEVITCH GOGOL AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE...BY LYOF N. TOLSTOI

About the year of Our Lord 1632 (as near as I can remember, having lost my notes and the copy of the letter to Serjeant Hutton, but I am sure that I do most perfectly remember the substance of the story), near unto Chester-in-the-Street, there lived one Walker, a yeoman of good estate, and a widower,...

In this very special anthology of beautifully poetic short stories, thirty distinguished authors and illustrators explore the unique and varied meanings of home. Their touching words and magnificent art affirm the importance—and joy—of having a place to call one’s own. Culturally diverse,...