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Edwin Abbot Flatland

Science Fiction
English
2 Words
Ages 12 and up
284
1

A science fiction thriller classic, this book is by Edwin Abbot.

Keywords: Classic, Fiction, Flatland, Sciencefiction

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Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe The Sorrows of Young Werther

Fiction
English
42479 Words
Ages 8 and up
156
2

The Sorrows of Young Werther is an epistolary novel by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. It's publication instantly made the 24-year-old Goethe one of the first international literary celebrities. Of all his works, this book was the most known to the general public. Werther gives a very intimate account of his stay in the fictional village of Wahlheim (based on the town of Garbenheim, near Wetzlar).[citation needed] He is enchanted by the simple ways of the peasants there. He meets Lotte, a beautiful young girl who is taking care of her siblings following the death of their mother. Despite knowing beforehand that Lotte is already engaged to a man named Albert who is 11 years her senior, Werther falls in love with her. Although this causes Werther great pain, he spends the next few months cultivating a close friendship with both of them. His pain eventually becomes so great that he is forced to leave and go to Weimar. While he is away, he makes the acquaintance of Fräulein von B. He suffers a great embarrassment when he forgetfully visits a friend and has to face the normal weekly gathering of the entire aristocratic set. He returns to Wahlheim after this, where he suffers more than he did before, partially because Lotte and Albert are now married. Every day serves as a torturous reminder that Lotte will never be able to requite his love. Out of pity for her friend and respect for her husband, Lotte comes to the decision that Werther must not visit her so frequently. Werther had realized even before this incident that one member of their love triangle — Lotte, Albert or Werther himself — had to die in order to resolve the situation. Unable to hurt anyone else or seriously consider committing murder, Werther sees no other choice but to take his own life. After composing a farewell letter to be found after his suicide, he writes to Albert asking for his two pistols, under a pretence that he is going "on a journey". Lotte receives the request with great emotion and sends the pistols. Werther then shoots himself in the head, but does not expire until 12 hours after he has shot himself. He is buried under a linden tree, a tree he talks about frequently in his letters, and the funeral is not attended by clergymen, Albert or his beloved Lotte. [more]

Keywords: the sorrows of young werther, goethe, romantic literature, classic fiction, german novel, love story, romance, tragedy

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Joe Rose 75 Books You Must Read Before You Die

Literary Criticism
English
76013 Words
Ages 14 and up
6
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Stuck for something to read next? 75 Books You Must Read Before You Die might be able to help [more]

Keywords: famous books, greatest books, classic fiction novels, books to read before you die, 100 greatest books, great books fiction, great comic best graphic novels

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Anatole France Penguin Island

Satire
English
81047 Words
No Age Recommendation
271
2

Penguin Island is a satirical fictional history by Nobel Prize winning French author Anatole France. It is concerned with grandnarratives, mythologizing heroes, hagiography and romantic nationalism. It is about a fictitious island, inhabited by great auks, that existed off the northern coast of Europe. The history begins when a wayward Christian missionary monk lands on the island and perceives the upright, unafraid auks as a sort of pre-Christian society of noble pagans. Mostly blind and somewhat deaf, having mistaken the animals for humans, he baptizes them. This causes a problem for The Lord, who normally only allows humans to be baptized. After consulting with saints and theologians in Heaven, He resolves the dilemma by converting the baptized birds to humans with only a few physical traces of their ornithological origin, and giving them each a soul. Thus begins the history of Penguinia, and from there forward the history mirrors that of France (and more generally of Western Europe, including German-speaking areas and the British Isles). The narrative spans from the Migration Period ("Dark Ages"), when the Germanic tribes fought incessantly among themselves for territory; to the heroic Early Middle Ages with the rise of Charlemagne ("Draco the Great") and conflicts with Viking raiders ("porpoises"); through the Renaissance (Erasmus); and up to the modern era with motor cars; and even into a future time in which a thriving high-tech civilization is destroyed by a campaign of terrorist bombings, and everything begins again in an endless cycle. The longest-running plot thread, and probably the best known, satirizes the Dreyfus affair — though both brief and complex satires of European history, politics, philosophy and theology are present throughout the novel. At various points, real historical figures such as Columba and Saint Augustine are part of the story, as well as fictionalized characters who represent historical people. Penguin Island is considered a critique of human nature from a socialist standpoint, in which morals, customs and laws are lampooned. For example, the origin of the aristocracy is presented as starting with the brutal and shameless murder of a farmer, and the seizure of his land, by a physically larger and stronger neighbor. [more]

Keywords: penguin island, anatole france, classic literature, nobel prize winner, classic fiction, fantasy, satire, dystopiasn, alternative history, historical literature, historical fiction, historical fantasy, fable, dystopian novel, religious literature, satirical fiction, novel

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Romit Deb Fiction

Fiction
English
10349 Words
No Age Recommendation
272
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Fiction is an incredibly beautiful collection of short stories with significant social messages. Fiction will take you through [more]

Keywords: fiction, love, romance, drama, emotion, family, bengali, kolkata, relationship, friendship

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Mehdi A, Mehdi A Fiction

Fiction
English
2320 Words
Ages 6 and up
98
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Mary Catherine Judd Classic Myths

Fiction
English
29488 Words
Ages 18 and up
2
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The book was originally prepared as an aid in Nature Study, and this thought has been retained in the [more]

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jordan baker hi a classic tale

by jordan baker

Juvenile Fiction
English
243 Words
No Age Recommendation
341
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a kid that only says hi but gets in a big mess cause of it

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Michael Schmidt (Hrsg.) Zwielicht Classic Nr. 2

Horror
German
49280 Words
Ages 16 and up
198
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Zwielicht ist das deutsche Horrormagazin mit Kurzgeschichten und Artikel. Jedes Jahr erscheinen über 200 Horrorkurzgeschichten. Zumeist leider nur in kleinen Auflagen. Zwielicht Classic hat es sich zur Aufgabe gemacht, diesen mit den Jahren umfangreichen Schatz an unterhaltsamer, gruseliger und spannender Literatur nach und nach zu heben und in Form einer zweimonatlichen ebook Reihe einem interessierten Publikum zur Verfügung zu stellen. Dabei liegt der Schwerpunkt durchaus bei aktuellen Geschichten, die in den letzten Jahren erschienen sind. Abgerundet werden die einzelnen Ausgaben mit Artikel und Interviews aus dem Bereich Horror und Unheimliche Literatur, wobei der Schwerpunkt von Zwielicht Classic allerdings bei den Geschichten liegen soll. Über Feedback freuen wir uns. Senden Sie einfach eine E-Mail an zwielicht@defms.de. Das Titelbild der aktuellen Ausgabe ist von Lothar Bauer Geschichten: Achim Hildebrand –Smergs (2004) Stefan Melneczuk - Invasion (2009) Tobias Bachmann - Der Mann, der die Kerzen anzündete (2006) Michael Siefener - Der Besuch (2005) Christian Weis - Lili (2008) Marcus Richter - Subcutis (2007) Andreas Flögel - Im Keller warten die Phantome (2007) Jörg Herbig - Nachrichten aus Rehgib (2011) Lothar Nietsch - Tour de Fini (2008) Walter Diociaiuti - Zigeuneraugen (2007) Nina Horvath - Der Heckeeuro (2012) Michael Schmidt - Oststadt (2008) Regina Schleheck - Auto fahren (2011) Artikel: Martin Strasser - Der Poet der Fantasie (2007) Kathleen Weise - Interview mit Björn Ian Craig (2012) Elmar Huber - Interview mit Stefan Melneczuk (2012) Die Geschichte von Walter Diociaiuti gewann den Vincent Preis 2007 [more]

Keywords: Horror, Kurzgeschichten, Geschichten, Gruselgeschichten, Horrorgeschichten, Artikel, Grusel

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Michael Schmidt (Hrsg.) Zwielicht Classic Nr. 4

Horror
German
49506 Words
Ages 16 and up
227
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Sie suchen Horror in all seinen Facetten? Wir bieten Ihnen in 11 Portionen Überraschendes. Mal gruselig, mal lustig, mal philosophisch, doch niemals langweilig. Das Beste aus drei Jahrhunderten dunkler Literatur und das schon zum vierten Mal. Hier die Playlist: Geschichten: Ralph Doege - Altes Muster (2010) Vincent Voss - Zehn Meter (2011) Andreas Gruber - Der Puppenmacher von Leipzig (2011) Iven Einszehn - Ich bin so destruktiv (1993) Torsten Scheib - Gute Ansätze (2008) Arthur Gordon Wolf - Marlene? (2008) Marcus Richter - Ein unheimlich gutes Buch (2010) Rainer Innreiter - Emotionslos (2003) Harald A. Weissen - Eldorado (2008) August Apel - Der Freischütz (1811) Artikel: Michael Schmidt - A Night At The Opera (2010) Michael Schmidt - Interview mit Tim Svart (2013) Das stimmungsvolle Cover ist von Lothar Bauer. Das Vorwort zur Geschichte von August Apel stammt aus der Feder von Felix Woitowski, der die Geschichte digitalisierte und zur Verfügung stellte. [more]

Keywords: Horror, Kurzgeschichten, Geschichten, Gruselgeschichten, Horrorgeschichten, Artikel, Magazin, Grusel

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