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  • Pierre

    or, The Ambiguities

    by Herman Melville, William Spengemann ...
    'Ambiguities indeed! One long brain-muddling, soul-bewildering ambiguity (to borrow Mr. Melville's style), like Melchisedeck, without beginning or end-a labyrinth without a clue - an Irish bog without so much as a Jack o'the'lantern to guide the wanderer's footsteps - the dream of a distempered stomach, disordered by a hasty supper on half-cooked pork chops." So judged the New York Herald when ... Read more

    Was $14.99 CAD Now $10.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • American Short Stories – Best Books Boxed Set

    Enriched edition. 50+ Classics of American Literature

    by Mark Twain, Edgar Allan Poe, Henry James, Louisa May Alcott, Herman Melville, Edith Wharton, William Dean Howells, Bret Harte, Ambrose Bierce, Washington Irving, Willa Cather0, Nathaniel Hawthorne1, O. Henry2, Theodore Dreiser3, Sarah Orne Jewett4, Kate Chopin5, Charlotte Perkins Gilman6, Stephen Crane7, Ernest Hemingway8, Charles W. Chesnutt9, H. P. Lovecraft0, F. Scott Fitzgerald1, William Faulkner2, Mary Wilkins Freeman3, Soren Fenworth6 ...
    The 'American Short Stories 'Äì Best Books Boxed Set' invites readers into a rich tapestry of literary exploration spanning stark realism to gothic flair, offering an extensive view of American storytelling. The anthology showcases the evolution of American literature through tales that navigate the complexities of identity, morality, and innovation set against the backdrop of a transforming ... Read more

    Was $2.99 CAD Now $1.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    Moby-Dick

    by Herman Melville, William Hootkins ...
    Narrated by William Hootkins ...

    Unabridged

    24 hours 50 min

    ‘Call me Ishmael’ Thus starts the greatest American novel. Melville said himself that he wanted to write ‘a mighty book about a mighty theme’ and so he did. It is a story of one man’s obsessive revenge-journey against the white whale, Moby Dick, who injured him in an earlier meeting. Woven into the story of the last journey of the Pequod is a mesh of philosophy, rumination, religion, history and a ... Read more

    $39.85 CAD

    Also available as: eBooks

    Also available as: eBooks

  • The Greatest American Short Stories

    Enriched edition. 50+ Classics of American Literature

    by Mark Twain, Edgar Allan Poe, Jack London, Henry James, Louisa May Alcott, Herman Melville, Edith Wharton, William Dean Howells, Bret Harte, Ambrose Bierce, Washington Irving0, Willa Cather1, Nathaniel Hawthorne2, O. Henry3, Theodore Dreiser4, Sarah Orne Jewett5, Kate Chopin6, Charlotte Perkins Gilman7, Stephen Crane8, Ernest Hemingway9, Charles W. Chesnutt0, H. P. Lovecraft1, F. Scott Fitzgerald2, William Faulkner3, Mary Wilkins Freeman4, Liora Halberg7 ...
    The anthology titled 'The Greatest American Short Stories' presents a remarkable tapestry of American literature, showcasing the diverse voices that have shaped the short story genre. This collection spans various literary styles and themes, capturing the essence of American life, from the complexities of the human psyche to the multifaceted social landscapes. The works evoke a broad spectrum of ... Read more

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  • Audiobook

    Moby-Dick

    by Herman Melville ...
    Narrated by William Hootkins ...
    Series series The Penguin English Library

    Abridged

    6 hours 2 min

    Penguin Classics presents Herman Melville's Moby-Dick, adapted for audio and available as a digital download as part of the Penguin English Library series. Read by the actor William Hootkins.'The frail gunwales bent in, collapsed, and snapped, as both jaws, like an enormous shears, sliding further aft, bit the craft completely in twain...'Moby-Dick is one of the most expansive feats of imagination ... Read more

    $18.45 CAD

    Also available as: eBooks

    Also available as: eBooks

  • 50 Masterpieces you have to read before you die vol: 2

    by Lewis Carroll, Mark Twain, Jules Verne, Oscar Wilde, Arthur Conan Doyle, Louisa May Alcott, Jane Austen, G. K. Chesterton, Wilkie Collins, Charles Dickens, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Alexandre Dumas, F. Scott Fitzgerald, E. M Forster, Thomas Hardy, Hermann Hesse, James Joyce, Jack London, H.P. Lovecraft, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Edgar Allan Poe, Marcel Proust, William Shakespeare, Robert Louis Stevenson, H. G. Wells, Virginia Woolf, Rudyard Kipling, D. H. Lawrence, Thomas Mann, William Somerset Maugham, Herman Melville, George Sand, Mary Shelley, Walter Scott, Leo Tolstoy, Bram Stoker ...
    This 2nd volume contains the following 50 works, arranged alphabetically by authors’ last names: Jerome, Jerome K.: Three Men in a Boat Joyce, James: A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man Joyce, James: Ulysses Kingsley, Charles: The Water-Babies Kipling, Rudyard: Kim La Fayette, Madame de: The Princess of Clèves Laclos, Pierre Choderlos de: Dangerous Liaisons Lawrence, D. H.: Sons and Lovers ... Read more

    $1.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    Billy Budd, Sailor

    by Herman Melville ...
    Narrated by William Roberts ...

    Unabridged

    3 hours 34 min

    A maritime classic from the master pen of Herman Melville. Written some forty years after Moby Dick, Melville’s Billy Budd is a moving tale of good versus evil. Set aboard a British navy ship at the end of the eighteenth century, a young, innocent sailor’s charm and good nature put the men around him at ease. Ship-life agreed with Billy. He made friends quickly and was well liked, which infuriated ... Read more

    $16.49 CAD

    Also available as: eBooks

    Also available as: eBooks

  • The Screw of the Tern

    by William Melville, Desmond Scott ...
    In the far-off 1960s, Will Melville was one of those young guys who flunked out of college and had a hard time choosing between military service in Vietnam and leaving the country. As he said in the beginning, When the lights came on, I knew I was in the dark. ... Read more

    $5.39 CAD

  • 50 Masterpieces you have to read before you die vol: 2 (Guardian™ Classics)

    by Lewis Carroll, Mark Twain, Jules Verne, Oscar Wilde, Arthur Conan Doyle, Louisa May Alcott, Jane Austen, G. K. Chesterton, Wilkie Collins, Charles Dickens, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Alexandre Dumas, F. Scott Fitzgerald, E. M Forster, Thomas Hardy, Hermann Hesse, James Joyce, Jack London, H.P. Lovecraft, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Edgar Allan Poe, Marcel Proust, William Shakespeare, Robert Louis Stevenson, H. G. Wells, Virginia Woolf, Rudyard Kipling, D. H. Lawrence, Thomas Mann, William Somerset Maugham, Herman Melville, George Sand, Mary Shelley, Walter Scott, Leo Tolstoy, Bram Stoker ...
    This 2nd volume contains the following 50 works, arranged alphabetically by authors’ last names:Jerome, Jerome K.: Three Men in a BoatJoyce, James: A Portrait of the Artist as a Young ManJoyce, James: UlyssesKingsley, Charles: The Water-BabiesKipling, Rudyard: KimLa Fayette, Madame de: The Princess of ClèvesLaclos, Pierre Choderlos de: Dangerous LiaisonsLawrence, D. H.: Sons and LoversLawrence, D. ... Read more

    $0.49 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Greatest Books of All Time Vol. 1 (Dream Classics)

    by Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy, Jane Austen, Miguel de Cervantes, Mark Twain, Homer, Gustave Flaubert, Herman Melville, Dream Classics, William Shakespeare, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Dante Alighieri ...
    The Greatest Books of All Time Vol. 1 contains the following 10 Masterpieces :Crime and Punishment - Fyodor DostoyevskyDon Quixote - Miguel de CervantesHamlet - William ShakespeareMadame Bovary - Gustave FlaubertMoby-Dick - Herman MelvillePride and Prejudice - Jane AustenThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - Mark TwainThe Divine Comedy - ... ... Read more

    $1.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Greatest American Short Stories (Vol. 1)

    Enriched edition. Exploring America's Narrative Heritage Through Diverse Cultural and Emotional Complexities

    by Mark Twain, Edgar Allan Poe, Jack London, Henry James, Louisa May Alcott, Herman Melville, Edith Wharton, William Dean Howells, Bret Harte, Ambrose Bierce, Washington Irving, Willa Cather, Nathaniel Hawthorne, O. Henry, Theodore Dreiser, Sarah Orne Jewett, Kate Chopin, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Stephen Crane, Ernest Hemingway, Charles W. Chesnutt, H. P. Lovecraft, F. Scott Fitzgerald, William Faulkner, Mary Wilkins Freeman ...
    The Greatest American Short Stories (Vol. 1) is a captivating anthology that weaves together the rich tapestry of American literature through an expertly curated selection of short stories. Spanning from the introspective to the adventurous, from the gothic to the realist, this collection showcases a diverse array of styles and themes that have defined the literary landscape of the United States. ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • November, A Month In Verse

    by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, William Wordsworth, Herman Melville, Sara Teasdale, Archibald Lampman, Thomas Hardy, Janet Hamilton, John Keble ...
    Series Book 11 - A Month In Verse
    Poetry is a fascinating use of language. With almost a million words at its command it is not surprising that these Isles have produced some of the most beautiful, moving and descriptive verse through the centuries. . In this series we look at each calendar month through the eyes and minds of our most gifted poets to bring you a unique poetic guide to the days within each. November The eleventh ... Read more

    $2.05 CAD