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Knickerbocker Classics eBook Series

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  • Age of Innocence

    by Edith Wharton ...
    Series series Knickerbocker Classics
    Initially serialized in the Pictorial Review in 1920, The Age of Innocence is a stylistic and intimate portrayal of upper class life in New York City during the Gilded Age.Lawyer and socialite Newland Archer is about to enter a loveless marriage with a well-to-do bride, when her cousin, the exotic Ellen Olenska, enters the picture. Olenska is stuck in a bad marriage with a Polish count, and Archer ... Read more

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  • Ethan Frome

    by Edith Wharton ...
    Ethan Frome works his unproductive farm and struggles to maintain a bearable existence with his difficult, suspicious, and hypochondriac wife, Zeena. But when Zeena's vivacious cousin enters their household as a "hired girl", Ethan finds himself obsessed with her and with the possibilities for happiness she comes to represent. ... Read more

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  • Wives and Daughters: An Everyday Story

    Elizabeth Gaskell was a British author during the Victorian era, and her novels are notable for detailed descriptions of the different classes of society in 19th century Britain. ... Read more

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  • Count Hannibal

    M. de Tavannes smiled. Mademoiselle averted her eyes, and shivered; as if the air, even of that close summer night, entering by the door at her elbow, chilled her. And then came a welcome interruption. ... Read more

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  • Moll Flanders

    by Daniel Defoe ...
    Series Book 10 - Historical Novels Collection
    The Fortunes & Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders (aka Moll Flanders) is a novel by Daniel Defoe, 1st published in 1722. It purports to be the true account of the life of the eponymous Moll, detailing her exploits from birth until old age. By 1721, Defoe had become a recognised novelist, with the success of Robinson Crusoe in 1719.Daniel Defoe (1659/1661 [?] - 1731) was an English writer, ... Read more

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  • Utopia

    by Thomas More ...
    In "Utopia," More portrays a society that exists outside of Europe, where the principles of communal living, social equality, and religious tolerance prevail. The island of Utopia is governed by reason and operates under a unique set of laws and customs designed to promote the common good.Key elements of the Utopian society include:Social and Economic Equality: Private property is abolished in ... Read more

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  • The Ambassadors

    by Henry James ...
    Lambert Strether, a middle-aged American, is tasked with persuading his wealthy fiancé's son, Chad Newsome, to return home from Paris and assume his responsibilities in the family business. However, Strether's mission takes an unexpected turn as he becomes enchanted by the sophistication and allure of Parisian society, questioning his own values and beliefs in the process.Set against the backdrop ... Read more

    $10.57 USD

  • The Romance of Tristan and Iseult

    The legend of Tristan and Iseult is an influential romance and tragedy. The tragic story is of the adulterous love between the Cornish knight Tristan and the Irish princess Iseult. The narrative predates and most likely influenced the Arthurian romance of Lancelot and Guinevere, and has had a substantial impact on Western art and the idea of romantic love and literature. ... Read more

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  • Nicholas Nickleby

    The story begins with Nicholas and his family facing financial difficulties following the death of his father. They are left at the mercy of their unscrupulous and cruel uncle, Ralph Nickleby. Nicholas is determined to protect his mother and sister from his uncle's schemes and seeks to make his own way in the world.As Nicholas sets out on his journey, he encounters a colorful cast of characters, ... Read more

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  • The Man Who Knew Too Much

    Restored Classics to Go Edition

    Horne Fisher is "The Man Who Knew Too Much" in these eight stories. In the final story, "The Vengeance of the Statue", Fisher notes: "The Prime Minister is my father's friend. The Foreign Minister married my sister. The Chancellor of the Exchequer is my first cousin." Because of these intimate relationships with the leading political figures in the land, Fisher knows too much about the private ... Read more

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  • Metamorphosis

    THE METAMORPHOSIS (German: Die Verwandlung, also sometimes translated as The Transformation) is a novella by Franz Kafka, first published in 1915. It has been called one of the seminal works of fiction of the 20th century and is studied in colleges and universities across the Western world. The story begins with a traveling salesman, Gregor Samsa, waking to find himself trans¬formed (metamorphosed ... Read more

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  • The Souls of Black Folk

    "The Souls of Black Folk" is a seminal work of African American literature written by W. E. B. Du Bois. First published in 1903, the book is a collection of essays that addresses the social, cultural, and political issues facing African Americans in the United States in the aftermath of emancipation and during the early 20th century.Du Bois, a prominent sociologist, historian, and civil rights ... Read more

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