The Kite
By: W. Somerset Maugham
3.53
Format: 22 pages, Paperback
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1. The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1)
By: Raymond Chandler
3.95
Format: 231 pages, Paperback
When a dying millionaire hires Philip Marlowe to handle the blackmailer of one of his two troubleso… read more
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"Parecía más muerto que muchos cadáveres"-Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1)
"Dead men are heavier than broken hearts."-Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1)
"I was as empty of life as a scarecrow's pockets."-Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1)
"Just keep your nose clean and everything will be jake."-Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1)
2. Sophie’s World
By: Jostein Gaarder , Paulette Møller
3.96
Format: 403 pages, Paperback
An alternative cover for this ISBN can be found here One day fourteen-year-old Sophie Amundsen c… read more
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"الذي يعرف الخير يفعل الخير"-Jostein Gaarder, Sophie’s World
"الأكثر ذكاء هو الذي يعرف أنه لا يعرف"-Jostein Gaarder, Sophie’s World
"Wisest is she who knows she does not know."-Jostein Gaarder, Sophie’s World
"It's not a silly question if you can't answer it."-Jostein Gaarder, Sophie’s World
3. The Raven
By: Edgar Allan Poe , Gustave Doré
4.29
Format: 64 pages, Paperback
In Gustave Doré, one of the most prolific and successful book illustrators of the late 19h century,… read more
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"Quoth the raven nevermore."-Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven
"Quoth the Raven, "Nevermore."-Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven
"La ciencia no nos a enseñado aun si la locura es o no lo mas sublime de la inteligencia"-Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven
"And my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor Shall be lifted Nevermore"-Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven
4. Demian
By: Hermann Hesse
4.14
Format: 193 pages, Paperback
Wie alle Hauptwerke Hermann Hesses hat auch der Demian, den der damals 40jährige Autor mitten im Er… read more
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"Fate and character are different names for the same idea."-Hermann Hesse, Demian
"En estos momentos tuve una certeza fulminante: cada uno tenía una “misión"-Hermann Hesse, Demian
"You've never lived what you are thinking, and that isn't good. Only the ideas we actually live are of any value."-Hermann Hesse, Demian
"I wanted only to live in accord with the promptings which came from my true self. Why was that so very difficult?"-Hermann Hesse, Demian
5. The Masque of the Red Death
By: Edgar Allan Poe
4.06
Format: 9 pages, Paperback
The story follows Prince Prospero's attempts to avoid a dangerous plague known as the Red Death by … read more
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"Existem cordas, nos corações dos mais indiferentes, que não podem ser tocadas sem emoção."-Edgar Allan Poe, The Masque of the Red Death
"Even with the utterly lost, to whom life and death are equally jests, there are matters of which no jest can be made."-Edgar Allan Poe, The Masque of the Red Death
"There was much of the beautiful, much of the wanton, much of the bizarre, something of the terrible, and not a little of that which might have excited disgust."-Edgar Allan Poe, The Masque of the Red Death
"And the life of the ebony clock went out with that of the last of the gay. And the flames of the tripods expired. And Darkness and Decay and the Red Death held illimitable dominion over all."-Edgar Allan Poe, The Masque of the Red Death
6. The Wall
By: Jean-Paul Sartre
4.17
Format: None pages,
'The Wall', the lead story in this collection, introduces three political prisoners on the night pr… read more
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7. David Copperfield
By: Charles Dickens , Jeremy Tambling
4.03
Format: 882 pages, Paperback
David Copperfield is the story of a young man's adventures on his journey from an unhappy and impov… read more
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"Trifles make the sum of life. "-Charles Dickens, David Copperfield
"the sight of me is good for sore eyes"-Charles Dickens, David Copperfield
"Procrastination is the thief of time, collar him."-Charles Dickens, David Copperfield
"My advice is, never do to-morrow what you can do to-day"-Charles Dickens, David Copperfield
8. Anna Karenina, 2 of 2
By: Leo Tolstoy , Koesalah Soebagyo Toer
3.91
Format: None pages, Paperback
Anna Karenina is a novel by the Russian writer Leo Tolstoy, published in serial installments from 1… read more
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9. سه قطره خون
By: Sadegh Hedayat
3.93
Format: 233 pages, Paperback
sl nshr: chp swm 1333 mjmw`h dstn shml : sh qTrh khwn , grdb , dsh akhl , ayynh y shkhsth , Tlb amr… read more
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10. The Tell-Tale Heart
By: Edgar Allan Poe , Byron Glaser , None
4.24
Format: 31 pages, Library Binding
A man confronts himself and an unknown listener with his desire to murder an old man. In this cl… read more
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"would a madman have been so wise as this?"-Edgar Allan Poe, The Tell-Tale Heart
"And have I not told you that what you mistake for madness is but over-acuteness of the sense?"-Edgar Allan Poe, The Tell-Tale Heart
"If you still think me mad, you will think so no longer when I describe the wise precautions I took for the concealment of the body."-Edgar Allan Poe, The Tell-Tale Heart
"Basta ya de fingir, malvados! -aullé-. ¡Confieso que lo maté! ¡Levanten esos tablones! ¡Ahí… ahí! ¡Donde está latiendo su horrible corazón!"-Edgar Allan Poe, The Tell-Tale Heart
11. The Zürau Aphorisms
By: Franz Kafka , Michael Hofmann , Roberto Calasso , Geoffrey Brock
3.68
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
The essential philosophical writings of one of the twentieth century’s most influential writers are… read more
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"Usko kuin kirves. Yhtä raskas, yhtä kevyt."-Franz Kafka, The Zürau Aphorisms
"چهطور میتوان در دنیا شادمان بود مگر با گریختن از آن؟"-Franz Kafka, The Zürau Aphorisms
"از رقیب راستین، شجاعت بینهایتی به درون تو جریان دارد."-Franz Kafka, The Zürau Aphorisms
"Meidän on aina kärsittävä itse kaikki aiheuttamamme kärsimys."-Franz Kafka, The Zürau Aphorisms
12. Anna Karenina, Vol 1 of 2
By: Leo Tolstoy , Leo Tolstoj
3.09
Format: None pages, Paperback
Anna Karenina is a novel by the Russian writer Leo Tolstoy, published in serial installments from 1… read more
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13. The Epic of Gilgamesh
By: Anonymous , N.K. Sandars
3.74
Format: 72 pages, Paperback
Miraculously preserved on clay tablets dating back as much as four thousand years, the poem of Gilg… read more
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"As for man, his days are numbered, whatever he might do, it is but wind."-Anonymous, The Epic of Gilgamesh
"Now let the gate of sorrow be closed behind me, and let it be sealed with tar and pitch."-Anonymous, The Epic of Gilgamesh
"When all the illusions of personal immortality are stripped away, there is only the act to maintain the freedom to act."-Anonymous, The Epic of Gilgamesh
"Gilgamesh was called a god and a man; Enkidu was an animal and a man. It is the story of their becoming human together."-Anonymous, The Epic of Gilgamesh
14. Egenmäktigt förfarande
By: Lena Andersson
4.75
Format: 2112 pages, Hardcover
Ester Nilsson ar 31. Hon ar poet och essaist och en fornuftig manniska i en fornuftig relation. En … read more
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15. A Doll's House
By: Henrik Ibsen , Michael Meyer
3.76
Format: 122 pages, Paperback
A Doll's House (1879), is a masterpiece of theatrical craft which, for the first time portrayed the… read more
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"Laughter's all the damned thing's fit for."-Henrik Ibsen, A Doll's House
"I must make up my mind which is right – society or I."-Henrik Ibsen, A Doll's House
"لن تفقدوني طويلاً، فالراحلون سرعان ما ينطوون في زوايا النسيان."-Henrik Ibsen, A Doll's House
"أنا ارى الناس صنفين .. صنف تعشقه المرأة، وصنف تحب أن تتجاذب معه أطراف الحديث."-Henrik Ibsen, A Doll's House
16. The Fall of the House of Usher
By: Edgar Allan Poe
3.87
Format: 36 pages, Paperback
Take the plunge. Dive into this classic from the singular mind of Edgar Allan Poe, who is widely re… read more
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"[Son] cœur est un luth suspendu; Sitôt qu'on le touche il résonne. — De Béranger "-Edgar Allan Poe, The Fall of the House of Usher
"A cadaverousness of complexion; an eye large, liquid and very luminous...finely molded chin, speaking, in its want of prominence, of a want of moral energy."-Edgar Allan Poe, The Fall of the House of Usher
"It was, perhaps, the narrow limits to which he thus confined himself upon the guitar, which gave birth, in great measure, to the fantastic character of his performances."-Edgar Allan Poe, The Fall of the House of Usher
"Er is geen twijfel mogelijk dat mijn bewustzijn van de snelle groei van mijn bijgeloof (want waarom zou ik het niet zo noemen?) de groei alleen maar scheen te versnellen. Dat is, zoals ik al lange ti…"-Edgar Allan Poe, The Fall of the House of Usher
17. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #3)
By: Arthur Conan Doyle
4.29
Format: 389 pages, Paperback
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is the series of short stories that made the fortunes of the Stra… read more
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"There have,"-Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #3)
"Where is your warrant?"-Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #3)
"I have taken to living by my wits."-Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #3)
"Come, Watson, come!" he cried. The game is afoot."-Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #3)
18. The Cask of Amontillado
By: Edgar Allan Poe
4.08
Format: 24 pages, Paperback
"The Cask of Amontillado" (sometimes spelled "The Casque ..") is a short story written by Edgar All… read more
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"For the love of God, Montresor!"-Edgar Allan Poe, The Cask of Amontillado
"He did not perceive that my smile now was at the thought of his immolation."-Edgar Allan Poe, The Cask of Amontillado
"The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could, but when he ventured upon insult I vowed revenge."-Edgar Allan Poe, The Cask of Amontillado
"The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could; but when he ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge."-Edgar Allan Poe, The Cask of Amontillado
19. The Blind Owl
By: Sadegh Hedayat , D.P. Costello
3.97
Format: 148 pages, Paperback
Considered the most important work of modern Iranian literature, The Blind Owl is a haunting tale o… read more
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"افكار پوچ! از هر حقيقتی بيشتر مرا شكنجه ميكند"-Sadegh Hedayat, The Blind Owl
"در زندگی زخمهایی است که روح را آهسته در انزوا می خورد ومیتراشد"-Sadegh Hedayat, The Blind Owl
"در زندگی زخمهايی هست که مثل خوره روح را آهسته در انزوا می خورد و می تراشد"-Sadegh Hedayat, The Blind Owl
"از دور ریختن عقایدی که به من تلقین شده بود، آرامش مخصوصی در خودم حس میکردم."-Sadegh Hedayat, The Blind Owl
20. The Kite
By: W. Somerset Maugham
3.53
Format: 22 pages, Paperback
Stories in the Travelman Short Stories series take the reader to places of mystery, fantasy, horror… read more
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