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Written for the Atlantic magazine in 1877, this is a collection of stories about a trip Mark Twain made with some friends to Bermuda.

The book bears no relationship to Twain's actual life. The two short stories present fictional characters who are supposedly part of Twain's lineage.

"The Tell-Tale Heart" is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe first published in 1843. It is told by an unnamed narrator who endeavors to convince the reader of his sanity, while describing a murder he committed. (The victim was an old man with a filmy «…

Полный вариант заголовка: «The life of Shakespeare : Vol. 1 : enquiries into the originality of his dramatic plots and characters : and essays on the ancient theatres and theatrical usages : in 2 volumes / by Augustine Skottowe».

Полный вариант заголовка: «The doctrine of life for the New Jerusalem, from the commandements of the Decalogue / translated from the latin of Emanuel Swedenborg origanally published at Amsterdam in the year 1763».

Полный вариант заголовка: «Asiatic researches : Vol. 8 : or transactions of the society instituted in Bengal, for enquiring into the history and antiquities, the arts, sciences, and literature, of Asia / printed verbatim from the Calcutta edition».

Полный вариант заголовка: «History of the expedition to Russia : Vol. 1 : in 2 volumes : undertaken by the Emperor Napoleon, in the year 1812 / by General, Count Philip de Segur ; a biographical sketch of the author».

Полный вариант заголовка: «An accont of the native africans in the Sierra Leone to which is added of the present state of medecine among them. Vol. 2 / By Thomas Winterbottom».

Полный вариант заголовка: «Notes on Mexico : Made in the autumn of 1822 : accompanied by an historical sketch of the revolution, and translations of official reports on the present state of that country / by J.R. Poinsett».

Полный вариант заголовка: «Two years in ava : From may 1824, to may 1826 / By an officer on staff of the quarter-master-general's department».

Полный вариант заголовка: «The poetical works of Sir Samuel Garth : with the life of the author».

A group of European and American tourists is enjoying its trip in Egypt in the year 1895. They are sailing up the River Nile in a "a turtle-bottomed, round-bowed stern-wheeler", the Korosko. They intend to travel to Abousir at the southern frontier o…

This spirited account of the exploits of a crew of Saxon archers during the Hundred Years War features cameo appearances by historical figures such as Edward III and the Black Prince. Flavorful and realistic in its depictions of medieval life, the no…

Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story and is sometimes considered the inventor of the detective fiction genre. He is further credited with contributing to the emergi…

Полный вариант заголовка: «The life of Catharine II., Empress of Russia : Vol. 1 : with 11 elegant portraits, a view of the fortrees of Schlusselburg, and a correct map of the Russian Empire : in 3 volumes».

At age 19 Anne Brontë left home and worked as a governess for a few years before becoming a writer. Agnes Grey was an 1847 novel based on her experience as a governess. Bronte depicts the precarious position of a governess and how that can affect a y…

Emily Brontë's only novel is famous the world over and is the favorite classic of many readers. It is easy to see why, with hardship, insanity, cruelty, frustrated love, and ghosts.

"The American Claimant" is a comedy of mistaken identities and multiple role switches―fertile and familiar Mark Twain territory. Its cast of characters include an American enamored of British hereditary aristocracy and a British earl entranced by Ame…

"Eureka" (1848) is a lengthy non-fiction work by American author Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849) which he subtitled «A Prose Poem», though it has also been subtitled as «An Essay on the Material and Spiritual Universe». Adapted from a lecture he had pres…