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Shakespeare comedy in English with line numbers and translated to German. According to Wikipedia: "The Merchant of Venice is a tragic comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1596 and 1598. Though classified as a comedy in the First Folio and sharing certain aspects with...

Classic Russian novel. According to the introduction: "TURGENEV was the first writer who was able, having both Slavic and universal imagination enough for it, to interpret modern Russia to the outer world, and Virgin Soil was the last word of his greater testament. It was the book in which many...

Classic historical novel. According to Wikipedia: "George Alfred Henty (8 December 1832 16 November 1902), was a prolific English novelist and a special correspondent. He is best known for his historical adventure stories that were popular in the late 19th century. His works include Out on the Pampas (1871), The Young Buglers (1880), With Clive in India (1884) and Wulf the Saxon (1895)."

Historical novel set during the French Revolution. According to the Preface: "In the world's history, there is no more striking example of heroic bravery and firmness than that afforded by the people of the province of Poitou, and more especially of that portion of it known as La Vendee, in the defence...

Collection of western stories, including: Trent's Trust, Mr. MacGlowrie's Widow, A Ward of Colonel Starbottle, Prosper's "Old Mother", The Convalescence of Jack Hamlin, A Pupil of Chestnut Ridge, and Dick Boyle's Business Card. According to Wikipedia: "Bret Harte (August 25, 1836 May...

Classic western novel, first published in 1909. "A story of the turbid life of the frontier with a charming love interest running through its pages." According to Wikipedia: "William MacLeod Raine (1871—1954), was a British-born American novelist who wrote fictional adventure stories about the American Old West."

According to Wikipedia.com, "Herbert George Wells (21 September 1866 13 August 1946) was an English author, now best known for his work in the science fiction genre. He was also a prolific writer in many other genres, including contemporary novels, history, politics and social commentary. Together...

Historical novel set in 1866, during the Austro-Prussian War. According to Wikipedia: "Alexandre Dumas, born Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie (24 July 1802 5 December 1870) was a French writer, best known for his historical novels of high adventure which have made him one of the most widely read French...

This collection includes: The Rise of Historical Criticism, The English Renaissance of Art, House Decoration, Art and the Handicraftsman, Lecture to Art Students, London Models, and Poems in Prose. According to Wikipedia: "Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (1854 - 1900) was an Irish playwright,...

Hawthorne's first "romance", first published three years after he graduated from Bowdoin College. According to Wikipedia: "Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804 1864) was an American novelist and short story writer... Much of Hawthorne's writing centers around New England and many feature moral allegories with...

According to Wikipedia: "Emanuel Swedenborg (February 8, 1688[1]March 29, 1772) was a Swedish scientist, philosopher, Christian mystic, and theologian. Swedenborg had a prolific career as an inventor and scientist. At the age of fifty-six he entered into a spiritual phase in which he experienced...

Chapters cover: Talmud, Midrashim, Kabbala, Rabinical Ana, Proverbial Saying and Traditions, and Fasts and Festivals. The Introduction begins: "AMONG the absurd notions as to what the Talmud was, given credence in the Middle Ages, one was that it was a man! The medieval priest or peasant was...

Young Folks' Edition. 1 color illustration and 20 black-and-white illustrations. According to Wikipedia: "Anna Sewell (30 March 1820 25 April 1878) was a British writer, best known as the author of the classic novel Black Beauty…. Her only publication was Black Beauty, which she wrote between...

According to Wikipedia: "Joseph Conrad (1857 1924) was a Polish-born English novelist. Many critics regard him as one of the greatest novelists in the English language—a fact that is remarkable, as he did not learn to speak English fluently until he was in his twenties (and always with a strong...