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  • Stories from the Operas

    by Gladys Davidson ...
    "Carmen" by Georges Bizet - The story revolves around Carmen, a passionate and free-spirited gypsy, and her tumultuous relationship with Don José, a soldier. Carmen's defiance of societal norms and her ultimate fate underscore the opera’s themes of love and jealousy."The Magic Flute" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - This fairy-tale opera combines a whimsical story with profound philosophical themes. ... Read more

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  • Stories from Wagner's Operas

    by Gladys Davidson ...
    This vintage book contains a collection of stories based upon Wagner's operas told by Gladys Davidson. Wilhelm Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883) was a German composer, theatre director, polemicist, and conductor who is chiefly famous for his operas. These masterfully retold stories are highly recommended for all fans of Wagner's work and would make for worthy additions to any collection. Contents ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Stories From The Operas (Unabridged)

    by Gladys Davidson ...
    Narrated by Richard Gillespie, Linda Trippi, William Trujillo ...

    Unabridged

    18 hours 48 min

    In the enchanting realm of opera, where melodies soar and emotions ignite, "Stories From The Operas" invites you on a captivating journey through the world's most beloved masterpieces. From the tragic love of "La Traviata" to the epic battles of "Aida," this collection of timeless tales will transport you to a world of passion, intrigue, and unforgettable characters. With vivid descriptions and ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD

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  • Pierre

    or The Ambiguities

    by Herman Melville ...
    Pierre, or the ambiguities is the seventh book by Herman Melville, first published in New York in 1852. The novel, which uses many conventions of Gothic fiction, develops the psychological, sexual, and family tensions between Pierre Glendinning, his widowed mother Glendinning Stanley, his cousin Lucy Tartan, his fiancée and Isabel Banford, who is revealed to be his half-sister. According to ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • Tales and Stories

    by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley ...
    It is customary to regard Mary Shelley's claims to literary distinction as so entirely rooted and grounded in her husband's as to constitute a merely parasitic growth upon his fame. It may be unreservedly admitted that her association with Shelley, and her care of his writings and memory after his death, are the strongest of her titles to remembrance. It is further undeniable that the most ... Read more

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  • Delphi Collected Works of Ouida (Illustrated)

    by Ouida ...
    Series Book 26 - Delphi Series Eight
    One of the bestselling late Victorian authors, the English novelist Ouida, pseudonym of Maria Louise Ramé, is known for her extravagant melodramatic romances of fashionable life. Her novels were considered controversial, offering a marked contrast to the moralising prose of early Victorian literature. Ouida penned gripping sensational novels, proto-adventure stories and important critiques on ... Read more

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  • Collected Works of E. T. A. Hoffmann. Illustrated

    The Nutcracker and the Mouse King, The Devil's Elixirs, Little Zaches, Master Flea

    by E. T. A. Hoffmann ...
    Translated by Michael Haldane, Alexander Ewing, J. T. Bealby, John Oxenford, Lafayette Burnham, Joseph Lewis French, Thomas Carlyle ...
    Hoffmann's stories highly influenced 19th-century literature, and he is one of the major authors of the Romantic movement.Hoffmann is one of the best-known representatives of German Romanticism, and a pioneer of the fantasy genre, with a taste for the macabre combined with realism that influenced such authors as Edgar Allan Poe, Nikolai Gogol, Charles Dickens, Charles Baudelaire, Fyodor Dostoevsky ... Read more

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  • The Tales of Hoffmann, Volumes 1 & 2

    by E. T. A. Hoffmann ...
    This early work by E. T. A. Hoffmann was originally published in 1885 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. This selection of Hoffmann's finest short stories vividly demonstrates his intense imagination and preoccupation with the supernatural, placing him at the forefront of both surrealism and the modern horror genre. Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann was born in ... Read more

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  • The Evil Eye and Other Stories by Mary Shelley

    by Mary Shelley ...
    Series series Civitas Library Classics
    THE EVIL EYE AND OTHER STORIES features six short stories by Gothic horror writer Mary Shelley, author of FRANKENSTEIN. These stories all include a strongly supernatural theme, and are guaranteed to delight. Includes an active table of contents.• The Evil Eye• The Mortal Immortal• On Ghosts• The Invisible Girl• The Dream• The Heir of Mondolfo ... Read more

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  • The Poems And Prose Of Charles Baudelaire

    by Charles Baudelaire ...
    Baudelaire is a masculine poet. He carved rather than sang; the plastic arts spoke to his soul. A lover and maker of images. Like Poe, his emotions transformed themselves into ideas. Bourget classified him as mystic, libertine, and analyst. He was born with a wound in his soul, to use the phrase of Père Lacordaire.Recall Baudelaire's prayer: "Thou, O Lord, my God, grant me the grace to produce ... Read more

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  • Pierre: The Ambiguities

    by Herman Melville ...
    With profound moral and philosophical ideals Melville has presented a novel that touches the heart and mind. The idiosyncratic characters are etched into the plot of the novel and fight for distinguishing between the right and wrong. An amalgamation of factors from popular fiction and gothic drama it is a work that absorbs the attention of the reader. ... Read more

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  • Let's Make a Deal… With the Devil! (Annotated)

    Enriched Edition. The Bottle Imp, Faust, Satan's Diary, Modern Mephistopheles, The Monk, The Devil's Elixirs…

    by Robert Louis Stevenson, Mark Twain, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Marie Corelli, Leonid Andreyev, Louisa May Alcott, Washington Irving, Matthew Gregory Lewis, Oscar Wilde, E. T. A. Hoffmann, William Makepeace Thackeray0, Nikolai Gógol1, Nolan Langforde8 ...
    Translated by Herman Bernstein3, Isabel F. Hapgood4, Bayard Taylor5, Anna Swanwick6 ...
    Let's Make a Deal… With the Devil! gathers a remarkable cross-section of literary encounters with temptation, bargaining, damnation, and moral ambiguity. Moving across Gothic terror, Romantic metaphysics, satirical fantasy, psychological realism, and supernatural fable, the anthology situates the diabolical pact as one of world literature's most enduring narrative devices. From Faustian striving ... Read more

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