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Cover of The Devil
by Leo Tolstoy
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2015

Two young men, Eugene Irtenev and his brother, are left a large inheritance after the death of their father. However, the inheritance is saddled with debts, and the brothers must decide whether or not to accept it. Eugene accepts the inheritance and buys off his brother's portion, thinking that he...
Cover of Polikushka
by Leo Tolstoy
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2015

The wretched peasant Polikushka, who drinks too much, is a liar, and finds it hard to keep his "pickers and feelers" off the loose property of anyone, joyfully dreams of justifying his mistress' faith in him by safely fulfilling her commission to bring the package of money from town. His...
Cover of Resurrection
by Leo Tolstoy
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2015

"Resurrection" first published in 1899, was the last novel written by Leo Tolstoy. The book is the last of his major long fiction works published in his lifetime. Tolstoy intended the novel as an exposition of injustice of man-made laws and the hypocrisy of institutionalised church. The...
Cover of Two Old Men
by Leo Tolstoy
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2015

Leo Tolstoy's "Two Old Men” is a challenging and delightful story of the pilgrimage of two neighbours. It is filled with rich lessons and insights—from personal habits to family relationships and how we manage our affairs.
Cover of The Cossacks
by Leo Tolstoy
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2015

"The Cossacks" is believed to be somewhat autobiographical, partially based on Tolstoy's experiences in the Caucasus during the last stages of the Caucasian War. Disenchanted with his privileged life in Russian society, nobleman Dmitri Olenin joins the army as a cadet, in the hopes of escaping...
Cover of The Reverberator
by Henry James
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2019

The Reverberator is a short novel by Henry James, first published as a serial in Macmillan's Magazine in 1888 and then as a book later the same year. Described by the leading web authority on Henry James as "a delightful Parisian bonbon," the comedy traces the complications that result when...
Cover of Whose Body?
by Dorothy Leigh Sayers
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2019

The stark naked body was lying in the tub. Not unusual for a proper bath, but highly irregular for murder -- especially with a pair of gold pince-nez deliberately perched before the sightless eyes. What's more, the face appeared to have been shaved after death. The police assumed that the victim was...
Cover of The Making of a Saint
by Somerset Maugham
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2015

The narrator and central figure is Filippo Brandolini. He tells the story of his young-adult life--romance and adventure. Filippo joins forces with friends Checco and Mateo to overthrow Giralomo Riario, who rules over and exploits the town of Forli. Giralomo falls; Checco and Mateo fall; ultimately,...
Cover of Liza of Lambeth
by Somerset Maugham
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2015

Liza of Lambeth (1897) was W. Somerset Maugham's first novel, which he wrote while working as a doctor at a hospital in Lambeth,then a working class district of London. It depicts the short life and death of Liza Kemp, an 18-year-old factory worker who lives together with her ageing mother in the...
Cover of Mrs Craddock
by Somerset Maugham
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2019

Mrs Craddock is a novel by William Somerset Maugham first published in 1902. Set in the final years of the 19th century, Mrs Craddock is about a young and attractive woman of independent means who marries beneath her. As he had written about a subject that was considered daring at the time, Maugham had some difficulty finding a publisher. (Wikipedia)
Cover of The Explorer
by Somerset Maugham
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2015

"The Explorer" is a story of the proud Allertons whose fortune has been squandered, and whose three-hundred-year estate Hamlyn's Purlieu stands to be lost to the family. Lucy and George Allerton, brother and sister, are resolved to overcome the mistakes of their father, Fred Allerton. A powerful exploration of relationships and familial bonds by a true master of the human psyche.
Cover of The Land of The Blessed Virgin
by Somerset Maugham
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2015

"The Land of The Blessed Virgin" Sketches and Impressions in Andalusia is a travelogue of Somerset Maugham's travels in Spain.
Cover of Lady Baltimore
by Owen Wister
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2015

Owen Wister (July 14, 1860 – July 21, 1938) was an American writer and "father" of the genre of Western Fiction. "Lady Baltimore" is the classic novel of post-Civil War Charleston life, a portrayal of the process of healing the wounds of war through reconciliation between Northerners and Southerners on a personal, not political, level.
Cover of Ivan the Fool
by Leo Tolstoy
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2015

"Ivan The Fool" is a short story by Leo Tolstoy, published in 1886. Its plot is about the struggles of three brothers and a sister with the Old Devil. The name "Ivan The Fool" hints to a popular hero of Russian folklore. Although the story is usually considered a children's fairy...
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