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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».

This novel is narrated by John Fothergill West, who tries to discover why the tenant of Cloomber Hall, General Heatherstone, is nervous to the point of being paranoid. Why are his fears becoming stronger every year at the fifth of October? And why do…

Примечание: Избранные произведения А. Коули. Полный вариант заголовка: «Select works of Mr. A. Cowley : Vol. 2 : in 2 volumes / with a preface and notes by the editor».

Примечание: Избранные произведения А. Коули. Полный вариант заголовка: «Select works of Mr. A. Cowley : Vol. 1 : in 2 volumes / with a preface and notes by the editor».

"Through the Magic Door" is an essay by Arthur Conan Doyle: his subject is the charisma and charm of books. Doyle invites readers to enjoy the greatest minds of all times through what they have left behind and argues that, when we read, the selfishne…

In "The New Revelation" the first dawn of the coming change has been described. In "The Vital Message" the sun has risen higher, and one sees more clearly and broadly what our new relations with the Unseen may be.

This volume collects a wide array of the author's short works of fiction, spanning virtually every literary genre. Detective stories are featured, but genres such as historical fiction, romance, and even nautical adventure are represented, as well. T…

As the title reveals, these stories are a collection of some of Mark Twain's more fanciful and eccentric works. They run the gamut from political commentary to our species' need to "be remembered" somehow. Taken as a whole the stories are "whimsical"…

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…

Полный вариант заголовка: «Comedy of errors / by Will. Shakspere ; printed complete from the text of Sam. Johnson and Geo. Steevens, and revised from the last editions».