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1. Adam smith
1. Adam smith
The moral philosopher and pioneer of political economy, Adam Smith was a key figure of the Scottish Enlightenment. His famous treatise ‘The Wealth of Nations’ is the first modern work of economics, earning him recognition as the father of modern economics. This comprehensive eBook presents Smith’s complete works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)
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* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Smith’s life and works
* Concise introductions to the works
* All the published books, with individual contents tables
* Includes rare texts appearing for the first time in digital publishing, including lectures by Smith
* Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts
* Excellent formatting of the texts
* Features two biographies, including Dugald Stewart’s first memoir on the great man
* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres
Please note: the recently rediscovered LECTURES ON RHETORIC AND BELLES LETTRES cannot appear in this collection due to its copyright status.
CONTENTS:
The Books
THE THEORY OF MORAL SENTIMENTS
THE ORIGINS OF LANGUAGES
AN INQUIRY INTO THE NATURE AND CAUSES OF THE WEALTH OF NATIONS
ESSAYS ON PHILOSOPHICAL SUBJECTS
The Lectures
LECTURES ON JUSTICE, POLICE, REVENUE AND ARMS REPORTED BY A STUDENT IN 1763
The Biographies
ACCOUNT OF THE LIFE AND WRITINGS OF ADAM SMITH by Dugald Stewart
LIFE OF ADAM SMITH by John Rae
2. Albrecht Dürer
2. Albrecht Dürer
The greatest German Renaissance artist, Albrecht Dürer produced a vast body of works, including altarpieces, religious works, portraits, copper engravings and woodcuts. Dürer established his reputation and influence across Europe when he was still in his twenties, due to his high-quality woodcut prints and striking versatility. Delphi’s Masters of Art Series presents the world’s first digital e-Art books, allowing readers to explore the works of great artists in comprehensive detail. This volume presents Dürer’s complete paintings in beautiful detail, with concise introductions, hundreds of high quality images and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)
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Pages: 776 File Size: 47.4 mb
* The complete paintings of Albrecht Dürer — over 100 images, fully indexed and arranged in chronological and alphabetical order
* Includes reproductions of rare works
* Features a special ‘Highlights’ section, with concise introductions to the masterpieces, giving valuable contextual information
* Enlarged ‘Detail’ images, allowing you to explore Dürer’s celebrated works in detail, as featured in traditional art books
* Hundreds of images in stunning colour – highly recommended for viewing on tablets and smart phones or as a valuable reference tool on more conventional eReaders
* Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the paintings
* Easily locate the paintings you wish to view
* Includes Dürer’s engravings and woodcuts – spend hours exploring the artist’s diverse works
* The artist’s famous memoir of his travels
* Features four bonus biographies – discover Dürer’s artistic and personal life
* Scholarly ordering of plates into chronological order
CONTENTS:
The Highlights
SAINT JOHN’S CHURCH
SELF PORTRAIT, 1493
SAINT JEROME IN THE WILDERNESS
VIRGIN AND CHILD BEFORE AN ARCHWAY
PORTRAIT OF ELECTOR FREDERICK THE WISE OF SAXONY
THE SEVEN SORROWS OF THE VIRGIN
SELF PORTRAIT, 1498
PORTRAIT OF OSWOLT KREL
SELF PORTRAIT WITH FUR-TRIMMED ROBE
LAMENTATION FOR CHRIST
A YOUNG HARE
ADORATION OF THE MAGI
FEAST OF THE ROSARY
ADAM AND EVE
MARTYRDOM OF THE TEN THOUSAND
MELENCOLIA I
PORTRAIT OF MICHAEL WOLGEMUT
THE FOUR APOSTLES
The Paintings
THE COMPLETE PAINTINGS
ALPHABETICAL LIST OF PAINTINGS
The Engravings
LIST OF ENGRAVINGS
The Woodcuts
LIST OF WOODCUTS
The Memoir
MEMOIRS OF JOURNEYS TO VENICE
The Biographies
DÜRER by Herbert Furst
DÜRER by M. F. Sweetser
ALBRECHT DÜRER by T. Sturge Moore
BRIEF BIOGRAPHY by Sidney Colvin
3. aldous huxley
3. aldous huxley
English novelist and philosopher Aldous Huxley is famous today for his dystopian science fiction novel ‘Brave New World’, which went on to inspire countless other authors and forms of media. His works are notable for their wit and pessimistic satire, vividly expressing Huxley’s distrust of twentieth century trends in both politics and technology. Huxley also wrote learned non-fiction books, including ‘The Doors of Perception’, detailing his experiences with the hallucinogenic drugs and ‘The Perennial Philosophy’, revealing his growing interest in Hindu mysticism. For the first time in digital publishing, this comprehensive eBook presents Huxley’s complete fictional works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)
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Pages: 5,688 File Size: 22.7 mb
* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Huxley’s life and works
* Concise introductions to the major works
* All 11 novels, with individual contents tables
* Features rare novels, often missed out of collections
* Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts
* Rare story collections available in no other eBook
* Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the poetry and the short stories
* Easily locate the poems or short stories you want to read
* Includes Huxley’s rare poetry collections – available in no other collection
* A selection of Huxley’s important non-fiction – spend hours exploring the author’s diverse oeuvre
* Features the author’s memoir ‘The Art of Seeing’ – discover Huxley’s intriguing life
* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres
CONTENTS:
The Novels
Crome Yellow
Antic Hay
Those Barren Leaves
Point Counter Point
Brave New World
Eyeless in Gaza
After Many a Summer
Time Must Have a Stop
Ape and Essence
The Genius and the Goddess
Island
The Translation
A Virgin Heart by Remy de Gourmont
The Shorter Fiction
Limbo
Mortal Coils
Little Mexican
Two or Three Graces
Brief Candles
Miscellaneous Short Stories
The Short Stories
List of Short Stories in Chronological Order
List of Short Stories in Alphabetical Order
The Poetry Collections
The Burning Wheel
The Defeat of Youth and Other Poems
Leda
The Cicadas and Other Poems
The Poems
List of Poems in Chronological Order
List of Poems in Alphabetical Order
Selected Non-Fiction
The Olive Tree and Other Essays
What are You Going to Do About it?
The Perennial Philosophy
Science, Liberty and Peace
The Devils of Loudun
The Doors of Perception
Heaven and Hell
Brave New World Revisited
The Memoir
The Art of Seeing
4. alexander pope
4. alexander pope
The greatest poet of the eighteenth century deserves a place in the digital library of all lovers of poetry. Delphi Poets Series offers readers the works of literature’s finest poets, with superior formatting. This volume presents the complete poetical works of Alexander Pope, with beautiful illustrations and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)
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Pages:1,844 File Size: 7.9 mb
* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Pope’s life and works
* Concise introductions to the poetry and other works
* Images of how the poetry books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts
* Excellent formatting of the poems
* Features all three versions of the major text THE DUNCIAD, appearing for the first time in digital print
* Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the poetry
* Easily locate the poems you want to read
* Includes Pope’s rare play
* Features three biographies – discover Pope’s literary life
* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres
CONTENTS:
The Poetry Collections
EARLY POEMS
PASTORALS
WINDSOR FOREST
AN ESSAY ON CRITICISM
POEMS, 1708–17
THE RAPE OF THE LOCK
ELOISA TO ABELARD
POEMS: 1718–27
THE CURLL MISCELLANIES
POEMS SUGGESTED BY GULLIVER
LATER POEMS
EPIGRAMS AND EPITAPHS
AN ESSAY ON MAN
MORAL ESSAYS
SATIRES
THE DUNCIAD
THE ILIAD
THE ODYSSEY
The Poems
LIST OF POEMS IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER
LIST OF POEMS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER
The Play
THREE HOURS AFTER MARRIAGE by John Gay, Alexander Pope and John Arbuthnot
The Biographies
ALEXANDER POPE by Leslie Stephen
THE AGE OF POPE by John Dennis
BRIEF LIFE OF POPE by Thomas De Quincey
5. alfred, lord tennyson
5. alfred, lord tennyson
The greatest poet of the Victorian era deserves a place in the digital library of all lovers of poetry. The Delphi Poets Series offers the works of literature’s finest poets, with superior formatting. This volume presents the complete works of Alfred, Lord Tennyson, with beautiful illustrations and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)
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Pages: 2,574 File Size: 10.5 mb
* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Tennyson’s life and works
* Concise introductions to the poetry and other works
* Images of how the poetry books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts
* Features Tennyson’s first poetry collection, which he wrote with his brother, appearing here for the first time in digital print
* Includes other rare collections often missed out of editions
* Illustrated with Waterhouse’s famous ‘Lady of Shallott’ paintings
* Excellent formatting of the poems
* Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the poetry
* Also includes the complete poetic dramas
* Easily locate the poems you want to read
* Includes the collection of memoirs edited by Tennyson’s son – spend hours exploring the poet’s letters and anecdotes written by close friends and literary figures
* Features two bonus biographies – discover Tennyson’s literary life
* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres
* UPDATED with corrected formatting of lines in ‘In Memoriam’
CONTENTS:
The Poetry Collections
POEMS, BY TWO BROTHERS
TIMBUCTOO : A POEM
POEMS, CHIEFLY LYRICAL
POEMS, 1832
THE LOVER’S TALE. A FRAGMENT.
POEMS, 1842
MISCELLANEOUS CONTRIBUTIONS TO PERIODICALS, 1831-1868
THE PRINCESS: A MEDLEY
IN MEMORIAM A. H. H.
MAUD, AND OTHER POEMS
IDYLLS OF THE KING
ENOCH ARDEN AND OTHER POEMS
BALLADS AND OTHER POEMS
TIRESIAS AND OTHER POEMS
LOCKSLEY HALL SIXTY YEARS AFTER, ETC.
DEMETER AND OTHER POEMS
THE DEATH OF ŒNONE, AND OTHER POEMS
The Poems
LIST OF POEMS IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER
LIST OF POEMS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER
The Plays
QUEEN MARY: A DRAMA
HAROLD: A DRAMA
BECKET
THE CUP: A TRAGEDY
THE FALCON
THE PROMISE OF MAY
THE FORESTERS: ROBIN HOOD AND MAID MARIAN
The Biographies
TENNYSON AND HIS FRIENDS by Hallam, Lord Tennyson
ALFRED TENNYSON by Andrew Lang
TENNYSON’S LIFE AND POETRY by Eugene Parsons
6.ambrose bierce
6.ambrose bierce
For the first time in publishing history, Delphi Classics is proud to present the complete works of master storyteller Ambrose Bierce. This comprehensive eBook is spiced with numerous illustrations, rare and forgotten texts, concise introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)
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Pages: 3,914 File Size: 19.4 mb
* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Bierce’s life and works
* Concise introductions to the collections and other texts
* The rare novella THE DANCE OF DEATH appears here for the first time in digital print
* ALL the short story collections, with individual contents tables
* Featuring 475 tales, many appearing for the first time in digital print
* Images of how the books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts
* Excellent formatting of the texts
* Famous works such as COBWEBS FROM AN EMPTY SKULL are fully illustrated with their original artwork
* Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the poetry, essays and the short stories
* Easily locate the works you want to read
* The complete non-fiction, with many scarce essays and newspaper articles
* Includes Bierce’s letters – spend hours exploring the author’s personal correspondence
* Special criticism section, with essays evaluating Bierce’s contribution to literature
* Also provides a unique ‘Biercian Texts’ section with interesting articles on the works and disappearance of Ambrose Bierce
* Features a bonus full biography – discover Bierce’s literary life
* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres
CONTENTS:
The Novellas
THE DANCE OF DEATH
THE MONK AND THE HANGMAN’S DAUGHTER
THE LAND BEYOND THE BLOW
The Short Story Collections
THE FIEND’S DELIGHT
COBWEBS FROM AN EMPTY SKULL
PRESENT AT A HANGING, AND OTHER GHOST STORIES
IN THE MIDST OF LIFE: TALES OF SOLDIERS AND CIVILIANS
CAN SUCH THINGS BE’
FANTASTIC FABLES
NEGLIGIBLE TALES
THE PARENTICIDE CLUB
THE FOURTH ESTATE
THE OCEAN WAVE
KINGS OF BEASTS
TWO ADMINISTRATIONS
MISCELLANEOUS TALES
The Short Stories
LIST OF SHORT STORIES IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER
LIST OF SHORT STORIES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER
The Poetry Collections
BLACK BEETLES IN AMBER
SHAPES OF CLAY
FABLES IN RHYME
SOME ANTE-MORTEM EPITAPHS
THE SCRAP HEAP
The Poems
LIST OF POEMS IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER
LIST OF POEMS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER
The Non-Fiction
THE SHADOW ON THE DIAL, AND OTHER ESSAYS
THE DEVIL’S DICTIONARY
WRITE IT RIGHT
ASHES OF THE BEACON
“ON WITH THE DANCE!”: A REVIEW
A CYNIC LOOKS AT LIFE
TANGENTIAL VIEWS
BITS OF AUTOBIOGRAPHY
MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES AND REVIEWS
UNCOLLECTED ESSAYS
The Essays
LIST OF ESSAYS IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER
LIST OF ESSAYS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER
The Letters
THE LETTERS OF AMBROSE BIERCE
The Criticism
AMBROSE BIERCE by Vincent Starrett
AMBROSE BIERCE: AN APPRAISAL by Frederic Tabor Cooper
ANOTHER ATTEMPT TO BOOST BIERCE INTO IMMORTALITY
THE UNDERGROUND REPUTATION OF AMBROSE BIERCE
AMBROSE BIERCE by Ella Sterling Cummins
Biercian Texts
LIST OF BIERCIAN ARTICLES AND REVIEWS
The Biography
AMBROSE BIERCE: A BIOGRAPHY by Carey McWilliams
7. ammianus marcellinus
7. ammianus marcellinus
The fourth century soldier Ammianus Marcellinus’ book of Roman history provides a remarkably accurate and impartial record, giving readers a succinct understanding of the fall of the Roman Empire. Delphi’s Ancient Classics series provides eReaders with the wisdom of the Classical world, with both English translations and the original Latin and Greek texts. This comprehensive eBook presents Ammianus’ complete extant works, with beautiful illustrations, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)
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Pages: 2,681 File Size: 12.1 mb
* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Ammianus’ life and works
* Features the complete extant works of Ammianus, in both English translation and the original Latin
* Concise introductions to the history work
* Provides two different translations of Ammianus’ work: C. D. Yonge and J. C. Rolfe
* Includes the translation that previously appeared in the Loeb Classical Library edition of Ammianus
* Excellent formatting of the texts
* Easily locate the sections you want to read with individual contents tables
* Provides a special dual English and Latin text, allowing readers to compare the sections paragraph by paragraph – ideal for students
* Features a bonus biography – discover Ammianus’ ancient world
* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres
CONTENTS:
The Translations
HISTORY OF ROME
C. D. YONGE TRANSLATION, 1862
J. C. ROLFE TRANSLATION, 1940
The Latin Text
CONTENTS OF THE LATIN TEXT
The Dual Text
DUAL LATIN AND ENGLISH TEXT
The Biography
INTRODUCTION TO AMMIANUS by J. C. Rolfe
8. anatole france
8. anatole france
Winner of the 1921 Nobel Prize for Literature, Anatole France was a French poet, journalist and novelist, whose works were celebrated for their nobility of style and profound human sympathy. For the first time in publishing history, this comprehensive eBook presents France’s complete fictional works, with numerous illustrations, many rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)
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Pages:4,111 File Size: 20 mb
* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to France’s life and works
* Concise introductions to the novels and other texts
* ALL 16 novels, with individual contents tables
* Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts
* All the novels, including all four volumes of A CHRONICLE OF OUR OWN TIMES, available in no other collection
* Excellent formatting of the texts
* All the shorter fiction, with rare tales appearing here for the first time in digital print
* Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the poetry and the short stories
* Easily locate the poems or short stories you want to read
* Includes France’s seminal historical study of Joan of Arc
* Special criticism section, with 8 essays and articles evaluating France’s contribution to literature
* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres
CONTENTS:
The Novels
THE CRIME OF SYLVESTRE BONNARD
THE ASPIRATIONS OF JEAN SERVIEN
HONEY-BEE
THAÏS
AT THE SIGN OF THE REINE PÉDAUQUE
THE OPINIONS OF JEROME COIGNARD
THE RED LILY
A CHRONICLE OF OUR OWN TIMES I: THE ELM-TREE ON THE MALL
A CHRONICLE OF OUR OWN TIMES II: THE WICKER-WORK WOMAN
A CHRONICLE OF OUR OWN TIMES III: THE AMETHYST RING
A CHRONICLE OF OUR OWN TIMES IV: MONSIEUR BERGERET IN PARIS
A MUMMER’S TALE
THE WHITE STONE
PENGUIN ISLAND
THE GODS ARE ATHIRST
THE REVOLT OF THE ANGELS
The Shorter Fiction
JOCASTA AND THE FAMISHED CAT
BALTHASAR AND OTHER WORKS
MOTHER OF PEARL
THE WELL OF SAINT CLARE
CLIO
CRAINQUEBILLE, PUTOIS, RIQUET AND OTHER PROFITABLE TALES
THE MERRIE TALES OF JACQUES TOURNEBROCHE
THE SEVEN WIVES OF BLUEBEARD AND OTHER MARVELLOUS TALES
CHILD LIFE IN TOWN AND COUNTRY
MISCELLANEOUS STORIES
The Short Stories
LIST OF SHORT STORIES IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER
LIST OF SHORT STORIES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER
The Plays
CRAINQUEBILLE
THE COMEDY OF A MAN WHO MARRIED A DUMB WIFE
COME WHAT MAY
The Poetry
LIST OF POETICAL WORKS
The Non-Fiction
THE LIFE OF JOAN OF ARC
The Criticism
ANATOLE FRANCE — 1904 by Joseph Conrad
ANATOLE FRANCE by Arnold Bennett
HOMAGE TO ANATOLE FRANCE by John Galsworthy
ANATOLE FRANCE by John Cowper Powys
ANATOLE FRANCE by Robert Lynd
THE WISDOM OF ANATOLE FRANCE by John Middleton Murry
ANATOLE FRANCE by George Brandes
ANATOLE FRANCE by Winifred Stephens
9. andrew lang
9. andrew lang
As well as editing the famous Fairy Books, Andrew Lang created a diverse oeuvre of short story collections, novels, poetry and a scholarly corpus of essays and non-fiction books. This Delphi edition offers a comprehensive range of Lang’s prolific works, with thousands of beautiful illustrations, as well as the usual bonus texts. (Version 3)
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Pages: 12,730 File Size: 144.7 mb
* the complete Fairy Books, all fully-illustrated with their original Victorian artwork – first time in digital print
* special contents table for the Fairy Books
* ALL the novels, with contents tables
* images of how the books first appeared, giving your eReader a taste of the Victorian texts
* many short story collections, with beautiful illustrations
* ARABIAN NIGHTS fully illustrated – first time in digital print
* 13 poetry collections, with contents tables and illustrations
* special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the poetry – find that special poem quickly and easily!
* features 29 non-fiction books, each with contents tables
* includes two biographical essays on Lang – explore the writer’s literary life!
* many images relating to Lang’s life and works
* scholarly ordering of texts in chronological order and literary genres, allowing easy navigation around Lang’s immense oeuvre
* UPDATED with improved images and structure
* UPDATED with NCX toc feature (Kindle)
CONTENTS:
The Fairy Books
THE BLUE FAIRY BOOK
THE RED FAIRY BOOK
THE GREEN FAIRY BOOK
THE YELLOW FAIRY BOOK
THE PINK FAIRY BOOK
THE GREY FAIRY BOOK
THE VIOLET FAIRY BOOK
THE CRIMSON FAIRY BOOK
THE BROWN FAIRY BOOK
THE ORANGE FAIRY BOOK
THE OLIVE FAIRY BOOK
THE LILAC FAIRY BOOK
The Fairy Tales
LIST OF THE TALES IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER
LIST OF THE TALES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER
Other Story Collections
MUCH DARKER DAYS
IN THE WRONG PARADISE AND OTHER STORIES
HE
THE GOLD OF FAIRNILEE
PRINCE PRIGIO
THE TRUE STORY BOOK
PRINCE RICARDO OF PANTOUFLIA
ANGLING SKETCHES
THE BOOK OF DREAMS AND GHOSTS
ARABIAN NIGHTS
THE DISENTANGLERS
THE RED TRUE STORY BOOK
TALES OF TROY AND GREECE
THE ANIMAL STORY BOOK
THE BOOK OF ROMANCE
THE RED ROMANCE BOOK
THE RED BOOK OF HEROES by Mrs. Lang
TALES OF ROMANCE
THE STRANGE STORY BOOK by Mrs. Lang
The Novels
THE MARK OF CAIN
THE WORLD’S DESIRE
PARSON KELLY
The Poetry Collections
BALLADS, LYRICS, AND POEMS OF OLD FRANCE
THE ODYSSEY
THEOCRITUS BION AND MOSCHUS
BALLADS IN BLUE CHINA
HELEN OF TROY
THE ILIAD
RHYMES A LA MODE
AUCASSIN AND NICOLETE
A COLLECTION OF BALLADS
GRASS OF PARNASSUS
BAN AND ARRIERE BAN
THE NURSERY RHYME BOOK
NEW COLLECTED RHYMES
The Poetry
LIST OF POEMS IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER
LIST OF POEMS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER
The Non-Fiction
OXFORD
THE LIBRARY
CUSTOM AND MYTH
‘THAT VERY MAB’
BOOKS AND BOOKMEN
LETTERS TO DEAD AUTHORS
MYTH, RITUAL AND RELIGION
INTRODUCTION TO POPULAR TALES
LETTERS ON LITERATURE
LOST LEADERS
HOW TO FAIL IN LITERATURE; A LECTURE
OLD FRIENDS, EPISTOLARY PARODY
ON THE SUBLIME
COCK LANE AND COMMON-SENSE
ROBERT F. MURRAY: A MEMOIR
INTRODUCTION TO THE COMPLEAT ANGLER
MODERN MYTHOLOGY
THE MAKING OF RELIGION
ALFRED TENNYSON
ADVENTURES AMONG BOOKS
JAMES VI AND THE GOWRIE MYSTERY
HISTORICAL MYSTERIES
JOHN KNOX AND THE REFORMATION
THE CLYDE MYSTERY A STUDY IN FORGERIES AND FOLKLORE
THE PUZZLE OF DICKENS’S LAST PLOT
HOMER AND HIS AGE
SIR WALTER SCOTT AND THE BORDER MINSTRELSY
A SHORT HISTORY OF SCOTLAND
SHAKESPEARE, BACON, AND THE GREAT UNKNOWN
The Biographies
ANDREW LANG by Edmund Gosse
SPENCER WALPOLE AND ANDREW LANG by Horace G. Hutchinson
10. Ann radcliffe
10. Ann radcliffe
A pioneer of the Gothic novel, Ann Radcliffe’s atmospheric tales of forlorn landscapes, haunted ruins and spine-tingling adventures helped the Gothic genre to achieve respectability in the late eighteenth century. This comprehensive eBook presents Radcliffe’s complete works, with numerous illustrations, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)
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Pages: 2,805 File Size: 11 mb
* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Radcliffe’s life and works
* Concise introductions to the novels and other texts
* ALL 6 novels, with individual contents tables
* Images of how the books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts
* Excellent formatting of the texts
* Radcliffe’s masterpiece THE MYSTERIES OF UDOLPHO is fully illustrated with the original serialisation artwork
* Includes Radcliffe’s rare poetry, including the epic ST. ALBAN’S ABBEY, appearing here for the first time in digital print
* Explore the author’s non fiction travel works and her intriguing pre-feminist text THE FEMALE ADVOCATE
* Includes the 1826 biography, with extracts from Radcliffe’s journal – discover the author’s adventurous life
* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres
CONTENTS:
The Novels
THE CASTLES OF ATHLIN AND DUNBAYNE: A HIGHLAND STORY
A SICILIAN ROMANCE
THE ROMANCE OF THE FOREST: INTERSPERSED WITH SOME PIECES OF POETRY
THE MYSTERIES OF UDOLPHO
THE ITALIAN
GASTON DE BLONDEVILLE
The Poetry
ST. ALBAN’S ABBEY: WITH SOME POETICAL PIECES
MISCELLANEOUS POEMS
The Non-Fiction
JOURNEY MADE IN THE SUMMER OF 1794
THE FEMALE ADVOCATE
The Biography
LIFE AND WRITINGS OF MRS. RADCLIFFE
11. anna katharine green
11. anna katharine green
The Mother of Detective Fiction, the American novelist Anna Katharine Green produced well-constructed plots, noted for their sound knowledge of criminal law and accurate realism. Her detective stories would have a lasting influence on the works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Agatha Christie and countless other writers of crime and mystery literature. For the first time in publishing history, this comprehensive eBook presents Green’s complete works in the US public domain, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)
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Pages: 6,643 File Size: 34.5 mb
CONTENTS:
The Amelia Butterworth Series
The Novels
THE LEAVENWORTH CASE
A STRANGE DISAPPEARANCE
THE SWORD OF DAMOCLES
XYZ
HAND AND RING
THE MILL MYSTERY
BEHIND CLOSED DOORS
THE FORSAKEN INN
A MATTER OF MILLIONS
CYNTHIA WAKEHAM’S MONEY
MARKED PERSONAL
MISS HURD
DOCTOR IZARD
THAT AFFAIR NEXT DOOR
LOST MAN’S LANE
AGATHA WEBB
THE CIRCULAR STUDY
ONE OF MY SONS
THE FILIGREE BALL
THE MILLIONAIRE BABY
THE WOMAN IN THE ALCOVE
THE CHIEF LEGATEE
THE MAYOR’S WIFE
THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS
THE HOUSE OF THE WHISPERING PINES
INITIALS ONLY
DARK HOLLOW
THE MYSTERY OF THE HASTY ARROW
The Shorter Fiction
THE OLD STONE HOUSE AND OTHER STORIES
MASTERPIECES OF MYSTERY
THE GOLDEN SLIPPER AND OTHER PROBLEMS FOR VIOLET STRANGE
TO THE MINUTE, SCARLET AND BLACK
UNCOLLECTED SHORT STORIES
The Short Stories
LIST OF SHORT STORIES IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER
LIST OF SHORT STORIES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER
The Play
RISIFI’S DAUGHTER
The Poetry
THE DEFENCE OF THE BRIDE AND OTHER POEMS
The Non-Fiction
NEWSPAPER ARTICLES
12. Anthony trollope
12. Anthony trollope
Anthony Trollope is a leading literary figure of the Victorian age, having not only written novels, but also varied works such as sketches, plays, biographies and classical studies. This enormous eBook offers readers the unique opportunity of exploring the prolific writer’s complete works in a manner never before possible. (Version 5)
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Pages: 23,527 File Size: 106.5 mb
* illustrated with hundreds of images relating to Trollope’s life and works
* annotated with concise introductions to the novels and other works
* ALL 47 novels – even rare ones – and each with their own contents table
* separate contents tables for the Barsetshire and Palliser novels
* images of how the novels first appeared, giving your Kindle a taste of the Victorian texts
* the Christmas stories, including the scarce novella THE TWO HEROINES OF PLUMPINGTON
* rare short story collections like WHY FRAU FROHMANN RAISED HER PRICES AND OTHER STORIES – first time in digital print
* both of the very rare plays written by Trollope
* includes Trollope’s travel writing and classical studies
* EVEN includes Trollope’s rare biographies of Lord Palmerston, Thackeray and Cicero
* the textbook Trollope analysing Caesar’s Commentaries
* rare sketches, like the fully illustrated text CLERGYMEN OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND, available nowhere else in digital print
* boasts a special criticism section, examining Trollope’s contribution to literature
* SPECIAL BONUS text of Trollope’s autobiography – explore the author’s interesting life!
* scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres, allowing easy navigation around Trollope’s immense oeuvre
* UPDATED with improvements, corrections and improved structure
* UPDATED with rare short story THE GENTLE EUPHEMIA
CONTENTS:
The Barsetshire Series
The Palliser Series
The Novels
THE MACDERMOTS OF BALLYCLORAN
THE KELLYS AND THE O’KELLYS
THE WARDEN
LA VENDÉE
BARCHESTER TOWERS
THE THREE CLERKS
DOCTOR THORNE
THE BERTRAMS
CASTLE RICHMOND
FRAMLEY PARSONAGE
ORLEY FARM
THE STRUGGLES OF BROWN, JONES AND ROBINSON
RACHEL RAY
THE SMALL HOUSE AT ALLINGTON
CAN YOU FORGIVE HER’
MISS MACKENZIE
THE BELTON ESTATE
THE CLAVERINGS
NINA BALATKA
THE LAST CHRONICLE OF BARSET
LINDA TRESSEL
PHINEAS FINN
HE KNEW HE WAS RIGHT
THE VICAR OF BULLHAMPTON
SIR HARRY HOTSPUR OF HUMBLETHWAITE
RALPH THE HEIR
GOLDEN LION OF GRANPÈRE
THE EUSTACE DIAMONDS
HARRY HEATHCOTE OF GANGOIL
LADY ANNA
PHINEAS REDUX
THE WAY WE LIVE NOW
THE PRIME MINISTER
THE AMERICAN SENATOR
IS HE POPENJOY’
JOHN CALDIGATE
AN EYE FOR AN EYE
COUSIN HENRY
THE DUKE’S CHILDREN
AYALA’S ANGEL
DOCTOR WORTLE’S SCHOOL
THE FIXED PERIOD
KEPT IN THE DARK
MARION FAY
MR. SCARBOROUGH’S FAMILY
THE LANDLEAGUERS
AN OLD MAN’S LOVE
The Shorter Fiction
TALES OF OTHER COUNTRIES SERIES I
TALES OF OTHER COUNTRIES SERIES II
THE GENTLE EUPHEMIA
LOTTA SCHMIDT AND OTHER STORIES
AN EDITOR’S TALES
CHRISTMAS DAY AT KIRKBY COTTAGE
NEVER, NEVER — NEVER, NEVER
CATHERINE CARMICHAEL
WHY FRAU FROHMANN RAISED HER PRICES AND OTHER STORIES
THE TWO HEROINES OF PLUMPLINGTON
NOT IF I KNOW IT
The Short Stories
LIST OF SHORT STORIES IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER
LIST OF SHORT STORIES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER
The Sketches
HUNTING SKETCHES
TRAVELLING SKETCHES
CLERGYMEN OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND
LONDON TRADESMEN
The Travel Writing
THE WEST INDIES AND THE SPANISH MAIN
NORTH AMERICA
AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND
SOUTH AFRICA
HOW THE ‘MASTIFFS’ WENT TO ICELAND
The Plays
DID HE STEAL IT’
THE NOBLE JILT
The Non-Fiction
LIST OF ESSAYS AND ARTICLES
THE COMMENTARIES OF CAESAR
The Criticism
STUDIES IN EARLY VICTORIAN LITERATURE by Frederic Harrison
NOTES ON TROLLOPE by Leo Tolstoy
EXTRACT FROM ‘THE NEW NOVEL’ by Henry James
PARTIAL PORTRAITS: ANTHONY TROLLOPE by Henry James
The Biographies
THACKERAY
LIFE OF CICERO
LORD PALMERSTON
AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY
13. anton chekhov
13. anton chekhov
Anton Chekhov is considered to be among literature’s greatest short story writers, whilst his plays helped change the course of modern drama. This comprehensive eBook presents the complete works of Anton Chekhov, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 6)
Please note: This eBook is PDF format.
Pages: 3,818 File Size: 16.5 mb
* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Chekhov’s life and works
* Concise introductions to the plays and other texts
* ALL 15 plays, each with individual contents tables
* Rare plays like PLATONOV and THE WOOD DEMON appearing here for the first time digital publishing
* Excellent formatting of the texts
* The complete short stories – over 210 tales, first time available complete in English
* Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the short stories
* Easily locate the short stories you want to read
* Chekhov’s only novel THE SHOOTING PARTY, available in no other collection
* Also features rare novellas
* Includes Chekhov’s letters and notebooks – spend hours exploring the author’s personal correspondence and thoughts
* Features a bonus biography – discover Chekhov’s literary life
* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres
* UPDATED with revised texts, introductions and more images
Please note: there are no translations of THE ISLAND OF SAKHALIN available in the public domain. Once a translation becomes available, it will be added to the eBook as a free update.
CONTENTS:
The Plays
PLATONOV
ON THE HIGH ROAD
ON THE HARMFULNESS OF TOBACCO
SWANSONG
IVANOFF
THE BEAR
THE PROPOSAL
A RELUCTANT HERO
THE WEDDING
THE WOOD DEMON
THE ANNIVERSARY
THE SEA-GULL
UNCLE VANYA
THE THREE SISTERS
THE CHERRY ORCHARD
The Novel
THE SHOOTING PARTY
The Short Stories
CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF SHORT STORIES
ALPHABETICAL LIST OF SHORT STORIES
The Novellas
THE STEPPE
THE DUEL
AN ANONYMOUS STORY
THREE YEARS
MY LIFE
The Non-Fiction
LETTERS OF ANTON CHEKHOV TO HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS
NOTE-BOOK OF ANTON CHEKHOV
The Biography
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH by Constance Garnett
14. aristophanes
14. aristophanes
The Ancient Classics series provides eReaders with the wisdom of the Classical world, with both English translations and the original Latin and Greek texts. This comprehensive eBook presents the complete works of the Athenian playwright Aristophanes, with beautiful illustrations, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)
Please note: This eBook is PDF format.
Pages: 1,396 File Size: 5.6 mb
* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Aristophanes’ life and works
* Features the complete extant plays of Aristophanes, in both English translation and the original Greek
* Concise introductions to the comedies
* Images of contemporary Greek art that have been inspired by Aristophanes’ works
* Excellent formatting of the texts
* Easily locate the plays or works you want to read with individual contents tables
* Features two bonus biographies – discover Aristophanes’ ancient world
* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres
Please note: this eBook is not an update of our previous Aristophanes eBook. This new eBook has been entirely redesigned and remade with images, introductions and the original Greek texts. We are unable to offer updates for the previous Greek dramatist eBooks.
Please note: some Kindle software programs cannot display Greek characters correctly, however they do display correctly on Kindle devices.
The Translations
THE ACHARNIANS
THE KNIGHTS
THE CLOUDS
THE WASPS
PEACE
THE BIRDS
LYSISTRATA
THE WOMEN CELEBRATING THE THESMOPHORIA
THE FROGS
THE ASSEMBLYWOMEN
WEALTH
The Greek Texts
LIST OF GREEK TEXTS
The Biographies
INTRODUCTION TO ARISTOPHANES by John Williams White
ARISTOPHANES by T. W. Lumb
15. aristotle
15. aristotle
For the first time in digital publishing, Delphi Classics is proud to present the complete works of Aristotle. The Ancient Classics series provides eReaders with the wisdom of the Classical world, with both English translations and the original Latin and Greek texts. This comprehensive eBook presents rare works, beautiful illustrations, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)
Please note: This eBook is PDF format.
Pages: 3,159 File Size: 22.8 mb
Features:
* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Aristotle’s life and works
* Features the complete works of Aristotle, in both English translation and the original Greek
* Concise introductions to the treatises and other works
* Provides all of the spurious works in English translation, many appearing for the first time
* Includes translations previously appearing in Loeb Classical Library editions of Aristotle’s works
* Excellent formatting of the texts
* Easily locate the section or works you want to read with individual contents tables
* Includes Bekker reference numbers for each work (not page numbers) to aid study
* Features five bonus biographies, including Diogenes Laërtius’ famous biography – immerse yourself in Aristotle’s ancient world!
* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres
CONTENTS:
The Translations
LOGIC
Categories (1a)
On Interpretation (16a)
Prior Analytics (24a)
Posterior Analytics (71a)
Topics (100a)
Sophistical Refutations (164a)
PHYSICS
Physics (184a)
On the Heavens (268a)
On Generation and Corruption (314a)
Meteorology (338a)
On the Universe (391a)
On the Soul (402a)
The Parva Naturalia
Sense and Sensibilia (436a)
On Memory (449b)
On Sleep (453b)
On Dreams (458a)
On Divination in Sleep (462b)
On Length and Shortness of Life (464b)
On Youth, Old Age, Life and Death, and Respiration (467b)
On Breath (481a)
History of Animals (486a)
Parts of Animals (639a)
Movement of Animals (698a)
Progression of Animals (704a)
Generation of Animals (715a)
On Colours (791a)
On Things Heard (800a)
Physiognomonics (805a)
On Plants (815a)
On Marvelous Things Heard (830a)
Mechanics (847a)
Problems (859a)
On Indivisible Lines (968a)
The Situations and Names of Winds (973a)
On Melissus, Xenophanes, and Gorgias (974a)
METAPHYSICS
Metaphysics (980a)
ETHICS AND POLITICS
Nicomachean Ethics (1094a)
Great Ethics (1181a)
Eudemian Ethics (1214a)
On Virtues and Vices (1249a)
Politics (1252a)
Economics (1343a)
RHETORIC AND POETICS
Rhetoric (1354a)
Rhetoric to Alexander (1420a)
Poetics (1447a)
Constitution of the Athenians
The Greek Texts
PRONOUNCING ANCIENT GREEK
LIST OF GREEK TEXTS
The Biographies
ARISTOTLE: LIVES OF THE EMINENT PHILOSOPHERS by Diogenes Laërtius
ARISTOTLE by Elbert Hubbard
ARISTOTLE by Charles McRae
ARISTOTLE AND ANCIENT EDUCATIONAL IDEALS by Thomas Davidson
ARISTOTLE by William MacGillivray
Please note: Kindle readers: the Kindle for PC and Previewer programs are unable to display some Greek characters correctly, however they do display on Kindle devices. ePub Readers: some viewing programs and eReaders will struggle to display some Greek characters, particularly accented letters.
Features:
* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Aristotle’s life and works
* Features the complete works of Aristotle, in both English translation and the original Greek
* Concise introductions to the treatises and other works
* Provides all of the spurious works in English translation, many appearing for the first time
* Includes translations previously appearing in Loeb Classical Library editions of Aristotle’s works
* Excellent formatting of the texts
* Easily locate the section or works you want to read with individual contents tables
* Includes Bekker reference numbers to aid study
* Features five bonus biographies, including Diogenes Laërtius’ famous biography – immerse yourself in Aristotle’s ancient world!
* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres
CONTENTS:
The Translations
LOGIC
Categories (1a)
On Interpretation (16a)
Prior Analytics (24a)
Posterior Analytics (71a)
Topics (100a)
Sophistical Refutations (164a)
PHYSICS
Physics (184a)
On the Heavens (268a)
On Generation and Corruption (314a)
Meteorology (338a)
On the Universe (391a)
On the Soul (402a)
The Parva Naturalia
Sense and Sensibilia (436a)
On Memory (449b)
On Sleep (453b)
On Dreams (458a)
On Divination in Sleep (462b)
On Length and Shortness of Life (464b)
On Youth, Old Age, Life and Death, and Respiration (467b)
On Breath (481a)
History of Animals (486a)
Parts of Animals (639a)
Movement of Animals (698a)
Progression of Animals (704a)
Generation of Animals (715a)
On Colours (791a)
On Things Heard (800a)
Physiognomonics (805a)
On Plants (815a)
On Marvelous Things Heard (830a)
Mechanics (847a)
Problems (859a)
On Indivisible Lines (968a)
The Situations and Names of Winds (973a)
On Melissus, Xenophanes, and Gorgias (974a)
METAPHYSICS
Metaphysics (980a)
ETHICS AND POLITICS
Nicomachean Ethics (1094a)
Great Ethics (1181a)
Eudemian Ethics (1214a)
On Virtues and Vices (1249a)
Politics (1252a)
Economics (1343a)
RHETORIC AND POETICS
Rhetoric (1354a)
Rhetoric to Alexander (1420a)
Poetics (1447a)
Constitution of the Athenians
The Greek Texts
PRONOUNCING ANCIENT GREEK
LIST OF GREEK TEXTS
The Biographies
ARISTOTLE: LIVES OF THE EMINENT PHILOSOPHERS by Diogenes Laërtius
ARISTOTLE by Elbert Hubbard
ARISTOTLE by Charles McRae
ARISTOTLE AND ANCIENT EDUCATIONAL IDEALS by Thomas Davidson
ARISTOTLE by William MacGillivray
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