A Traveler from Altruria (Bedford Series in History and Culture)
By: William Dean Howells
3.08
Format: 184 pages, Paperback
First published in 1894, A Traveler from Altruria tells the story of a foreign visitor who presents…
Want to Read $ 3.99"People naturally despise a dependant."-William Dean Howells, A Traveler from Altruria (Bedford Series in History and Culture)
"People naturally despise a dependant."-William Dean Howells, A Traveler from Altruria (Bedford Series in History and Culture)
"Every one is expected to look out for himself here. I fancy that there would be very little rising if men were expected to rise for the sake of others, in America."-William Dean Howells, A Traveler from Altruria (Bedford Series in History and Culture)
"Every one is expected to look out for himself here. I fancy that there would be very little rising if men were expected to rise for the sake of others, in America."-William Dean Howells, A Traveler from Altruria (Bedford Series in History and Culture)
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1. Robinson Crusoe
By: Virginia Woolf , Daniel Defoe , Gerald McCann
3.68
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Daniel Defoe relates the tale of an English sailor marooned on a desert island for nearly three dec… read more
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- classics
- fiction
"For sudden Joys, like Griefs, confound at first. "-Virginia Woolf, Robinson Crusoe
"On a horse? I was married on a horse? Gillian looked like she could kill the groom"-Virginia Woolf, Robinson Crusoe
"All evils are to be considered with the good that is in them, and with what worse attends them."-Virginia Woolf, Robinson Crusoe
"for me to think of such a voyage was the most preposterous thing that ever man in such circumstances could be guilty of."-Virginia Woolf, Robinson Crusoe
2. When the Sleeper Wakes
By: H.G. Wells , Orson Scott Card
3.36
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
Graham, an 1890s radical pamphleteer who is eagerly awaiting the twentieth century and all the adva… read more
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- 19th century
- classics
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"There is no liberty save wisdom and self-control."-H.G. Wells, When the Sleeper Wakes
"As if there wasn't a thousand things that were never heard."-H.G. Wells, When the Sleeper Wakes
"So long as there are sheep Nature will insist on beasts of prey."-H.G. Wells, When the Sleeper Wakes
"There is no liberty, save wisdom and self-control. Liberty is within--not without. It is each man's own affair."-H.G. Wells, When the Sleeper Wakes
3. The Myth of Sisyphus
By: Albert Camus , Justin O'Brien , James Wood , Justin Obrien
4.18
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselv… read more
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- classics
"A fate is not a punishment."-Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus
"there are truths but no truth"-Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus
"To will is to stir up paradoxes"-Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus
"Le suicide est une solution à l'absurde."-Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus
4. Aesop's Fables
By: Aesop , Laura Harris , Laura Gibbs
2.50
Format: 216 pages, Paperback
The fables of Aesop have become one of the most enduring traditions of European culture, ever since… read more
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- classics
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5. Frogs
By: Aristophanes , Arthur Sidgwick
3.58
Format: 448 pages, Paperback
The Frogs (Ancient Greek: Batrakhoi, Batrachoi) is a comedy written by the Greek playwright Aristop… read more
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- fiction
6. The Time Traders (Time Traders/ Ross Murdock, #1)
By: Andre Norton , Mark Nelson
3.80
Format: 242 pages, Audiobook
DRAFTED INTO THE ARMY OF TIMEIntelligence agents have uncovered something which seems beyond belief… read more
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- science fiction
- classics
- fiction
7. The Vampyre; A Tale
By: John William Polidori
4.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
The Vampyreis a short story by John William Polidori. It is based on a fragment written by Lord Byr… read more
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- classics
- fiction
8. The Jungle
By: Upton Sinclair , Earl Lee , None , Kathleen De Grave
3.95
Format: 161 pages, Paperback
Upton Sinclair's dramatic and deeply moving story exposed the brutal conditions in the Chicago stoc… read more
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9. The Machine Stops
By: E.M. Forster
3.57
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
"The Machine Stops" is a science fiction short story (12,300 words) by E. M. Forster. After initial… read more
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- classics
- fiction
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- fiction
11. The Ruins
By: Scott Smith
3.68
Format: 319 pages, Hardcover
Trapped in the Mexican jungle, a group of friends stumble upon a creeping horror unlike anything th… read more
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- fiction
"The Greek pissed and pissed and pissed."-Scott Smith, The Ruins
12. Ubik
By: Philip K. Dick , Manuel Espín , None
4.11
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
Glen Runciter está muerto. ¿O lo están todos los demás? Lo que es seguro es que alguien ha muerto e… read more
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- science fiction
- classics
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"Hey,"-Philip K. Dick, Ubik
"One of these days,"-Philip K. Dick, Ubik
"Ubik ... Safe when taken as directed."-Philip K. Dick, Ubik
"My father told me what it used to feel like, waiting in the dentist's office. Every time the nurse opened the door you thought, It's happening. The thing I've been afraid of all my life."-Philip K. Dick, Ubik
13. Peer Gynt
By: Henrik Ibsen , William Archer , Charles Archer
3.15
Format: None pages, Paperback
Among the masterpieces of world literature, this early verse drama by the celebrated Norwegian play… read more
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- 19th century
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14. The Lady With the Little Dog and Other Stories, 1896-1904
By: Anton Chekhov , Ronald Wilks , None
3.91
Format: 24 pages, Paperback
This collection contains the following thirteen stories: The House with the Mezzanine Peasants Man … read more
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- 19th century
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15. Uncle Vanya
By: Anton Chekhov
3.78
Format: None pages, Paperback
Famous play by the Russian short story writer and playwright. His major plays are frequently revive… read more
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16. Youth
By: Joseph Conrad
3.50
Format: 519 pages, Paperback
"Youth" is an autobiographical short story by Joseph Conrad. Written in 1898, it was first publishe… read more
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17. The Seagull
By: Anton Chekhov , Michael Frayn
4.62
Format: None pages, Paperback
A Methuen Student Edition of Chekhov's classic play in Michael Frayn's acclaimed translation. When … read more
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18. Dracula's Guest
By: Bram Stoker
4.36
Format: 39 pages,
A passage from the manuscript of Dracula. read more
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19. Bonjour tristesse
By: Françoise Sagan
3.72
Format: 154 pages, Mass Market Paperback
(English follows French) La villa est magnifique, l'été brûlant, la Méditerranée toute proche. C… read more
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- fiction
"Je serais intelligente, cultivée, un peu détachée, comme Anne."-Françoise Sagan, Bonjour tristesse
"Il est très vaniteux ou très peu sûr de lui, comme vous voulez."-Françoise Sagan, Bonjour tristesse
"Bet juk taip malonu paklusti savo impulsams, o paskui gailėtis..."-Françoise Sagan, Bonjour tristesse
"Et de plus, Cyril m'aimait ... cette pensée suffisait à mon euphorie."-Françoise Sagan, Bonjour tristesse
20. Dawn (Xenogenesis, #1)
By: Octavia E. Butler
4.16
Format: 248 pages, Paperback
Lilith Iyapo has just lost her husband and son when atomic fire consumes Earth—the last stage of th… read more
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"We couldn’t survive as a people if we were always confined to one ship or one world."-Octavia E. Butler, Dawn (Xenogenesis, #1)
"A cancer growing in someone's body will go on growing in spite of denial. And a complex combination of genes that work together to make you intelligent as well as hierarchical will still handicap you…"-Octavia E. Butler, Dawn (Xenogenesis, #1)
"She held out, did not speak directly to her captors except to curse them. She offered no cooperation. There were moments when she did not know why she resisted. What would she be giving up if she ans…"-Octavia E. Butler, Dawn (Xenogenesis, #1)
21. The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke
By: Arthur C. Clarke
3.82
Format: 736 pages, Paperback
Author of 2001: A Space Odyssey, Childhood's End, The City and the Stars, and the Hugo and Nebula A… read more
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22. Dubliners
By: James Joyce , Jeri Johnson
3.44
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
This work of art reflects life in Ireland at the turn of the last century, and by rejecting euphemi… read more
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23. A Traveler from Altruria (Bedford Series in History and Culture)
By: William Dean Howells
3.08
Format: 184 pages, Paperback
First published in 1894, A Traveler from Altruria tells the story of a foreign visitor who presents… read more
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- 19th century
- fiction
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- utopia
"People naturally despise a dependant."-William Dean Howells, A Traveler from Altruria (Bedford Series in History and Culture)
"Every one is expected to look out for himself here. I fancy that there would be very little rising if men were expected to rise for the sake of others, in America."-William Dean Howells, A Traveler from Altruria (Bedford Series in History and Culture)
