Enhanced E Books: 167 books

Four classics of the genre newly remastered for Kobo: The Picture of Dorian Gray, Vileroy or The Horrors of Zindorf Castle, Jack Harkaway and His Son's Adventures in Australia, and Dracula's Guest.  The Picture of Dorian Gray  'Oh, if it were only the other way! If the...

In **The Stoics **Diogenes Laërtius details the lives and philosophical opinions of the first Greek Stoic philosophers: Zeno of Citium Ariston of Chios Herillus of Carthage Dionysius the Renegade Cleanthes of Assos Sphaerus of Bosphorus Chrysippus of Soli    Laërtius’ main sources...

“No poet in all the world has written a more beautiful short story.” - Rudolf Alexander Schröder. The Book of Ruth is one of the most moving accounts in the Bible, a story of love and loyalty that is a stark contrast to today's cynical, throwaway society. This short book, only four...

First published as Moby-Dick; or, The Whale in 1851, Herman Melville’s epic tale about obsession and greed shows no signs of losing popularity in the digital age. The book begins as a straightforward narrative in realistic prose. After the first fifteen chapters, it becomes a complex combination...

Thomas Hardy (1840-1928) was born in Dorsetshire, England, the region that he later called Wessex in his novels. He trained as an architect and began to practice in 1867 but soon became disillusioned and sought another medium for expression. The precision and orderliness he mastered from his first...

Get ready for the new Showtime horror series ‘Penny Dreadful’ coming this May with Volume 4 of the Penny Dreadful Multipacks! Included in this bundle: ‘Frankenstein’ (1818 Version) by Mary Shelley ‘The String of Pearls’ (Sweeney Todd) by James Malcolm Rymer ‘The Lady or...

"No man is free who is not master of himself." “Of all existing things some are in our power, and others are not in our power.” The Enchiridion or ‘Manual’ of Epictetus is a short manual of Stoic ethical advice from the 2nd-century Greek Stoic philosopher Epictetus. The focus...

First published in 1853, The Hive and the Honey-Bee remains the definitive authority for managing hives for honey production, pollination or queen rearing.  One of the first books about modern bee management, Langstroth’s study is an invaluable resource and essential reading for honey farmers and apiarists. 

“Place me like a seal over your heart, like a seal on your arm; for love is as strong as death, its jealousy unyielding as the grave. It burns like blazing fire, like a mighty flame.”  The Song of Songs is the twenty-second book of The Bible. In some translations, this book is entitled The...

“Hidden talent counts for nothing.” - Nero. Strategy Six Pack 12 presents six historical texts spanning two millennia and three continents. Ancient Rome and the Americas get two books each: Mary Platt Parmele’s A Short History of Rome is paired with Jacob Abbott’s biography of...

“Fifteen men on the Dead Man's Chest! Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum! Drink and the devil had done for the rest. Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!” ― Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island. ‘Billy’ Bones, Robinson Crusoe, Friday, Lemuel Gulliver, Long John Silver, Captain Flint...

“Then the LORD said, "I have observed the misery of My people in Egypt, and have heard them crying out because of their oppressors, and I know about their sufferings.”  The Book of Exodus is the second volume of the Pentateuch. It gives the account of Moses’s birth, the Israelites’ departure...

Substance Abuse Six Pack 3 presents another sextet of classic vice-related works: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson John Barleycorn by Jack London Charles Baudelaire - His Life by Théophile Gautier   Ode On Indolence by John Keats ...

“Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our minds!” - Marcus Garvey. Slave Narrative Six Pack 4 is a mixed bag of narratives, biographies and eye-witness accounts from ex-slaves and abolitionists: The History of Mary Prince, a West Indian Slave...