Author: Johan Ludvig Runeberg
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ISBN: 9789634281610
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Languages : en
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Author: Johan Ludvig Runeberg
Publisher: Delphi Classics
ISBN:
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 698

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Discover Johan Ludvig Runeberg, the national poet of Finland, who wrote in the Swedish language and forged a national identity with the power of his poetry. Runeberg's masterpiece ‘The Tales of Ensign Stål’ is widely regarded as the greatest Finnish epic poem outside the native Kalevala tradition and contains tales of the Finnish War with Russia. For the first time in digital publishing, Runeberg’s epic and other works are now available in English translation, with beautiful illustrations and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Runeberg's life and works * Concise introduction to the epic poem * THE TALES OF ENSIGN STÅL translated by Clement B. Shaw * Excellent formatting of the poems * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the poetry * Easily locate the poems you want to read * Includes Runeberg's shorter verse – available in no other collection * Features a bonus biography - discover Runeberg's literary life * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Poetry Books THE TALES OF ENSIGN STÅL KING FILIAR (Translated by Eiríkr Magnússon) LYRICAL SONGS, IDYLLS AND EPIGRAMS (Translated by Eiríkr Magnússon) The Poems LIST OF POEMS IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER LIST OF POEMS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER The Biography JOHAN LUDVIG RUNEBERG by William Morton Payne Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles

Author: Algernon Blackwood
Publisher: Delphi Classics
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Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 2897

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The Master of the Supernatural, Algernon Blackwood was one of the most prolific writers of ghost stories in the history of the genre. This comprehensive eBook presents the collected works of Algernon Blackwood, numerous illustrations, rare tales appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 2) Please note: due to US copyright restrictions, Blackwood’s post-1925 works cannot appear in this edition. The Novels Jimbo (1909) The Education of Uncle Paul (1909) The Human Chord (1910) The Centaur (1911) A Prisoner in Fairyland (1913) Julius Le Vallon (1916) The Wave (1916) The Promise of Air (1918) The Garden of Survival (1918) The Bright Messenger (1921) The Children’s Novel The Extra Day (1915) The Short Story Collections The Empty House and Other Ghost Stories (1906) The Listener and Other Stories (1907) John Silence (1908) The Lost Valley and Other Stories (1910) Pan’s Garden (1912) Ten Minute Stories (1914) Incredible Adventures (1914) Day and Night Stories (1917) Wolves of God, and Other Fey Stories (1921) Tongues of Fire and Other Sketches (1924) Miscellaneous Stories The Short Stories List of Short Stories in Chronological Order List of Short Stories in Alphabetical Order The Play Karma (1918) The Autobiography Episodes before Thirty (1923)

Author: Theodore Dreiser
Publisher: Delphi Classics
ISBN: 1786560801
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 7685

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An American writer of the naturalist school, Theodore Dreiser produced controversial novels, often featuring protagonists that succeeded at their objectives in spite of their lack of morality. Celebrated novels such as ‘Sister Carrie’ and ‘An American Tragedy’ led to Dreiser’s nomination for the Nobel Prize in Literature, establishing his name as an American master. This comprehensive eBook presents Dreiser’s collected works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Dreiser’s life and works * Concise introductions to the novels and other texts * All 6 novels in the US public domain, with individual contents tables * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Includes Dreiser’s plays, first time in digital print * A selection of Dreiser’s non-fiction * Special ‘Contextual Pieces’ section, with reviews, letters and essays evaluating Dreiser’s contribution to literature * Features Dreiser’s autobiography ‘A Book About Myself’ - discover the author’s personal and literary life * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please note: two novels and a short story collection published after 1922 cannot appear in this collection due to copyright. When new texts enter the public domain, they will be added to the eBook as a free update. Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Novels Sister Carrie Jennie Gerhardt The Financier The Titan The “Genius” The Shorter Fiction Free and Other Stories The Plays Plays of the Natural and Supernatural The Hand of the Potter The Non-Fiction A Traveler at Forty A Hoosier Holiday Twelve Men Hey Rub-A-Dub-Dub The Contextual Pieces Contextual Articles, Essays and Reviews The Autobiography A Book About Myself Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks

Author: Lord Dunsany
Publisher: Delphi Classics
ISBN: 1786560852
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 2602

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Author: John Galsworthy
Publisher: Delphi Classics
ISBN: 1909496545
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 7020

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The winner of the 1932 Nobel Prize for Literature, John Galsworthy was an English novelist and playwright. He is celebrated for producing ‘The Forsyte Saga’, a series of novels that chronicles the lives of three generations of an upper middle-class family at the turn of the twentieth century. A prolific master of Edwardian literature, Galsworthy wrote over 20 novels, 28 plays, numerous collections of short stories, poetry and noted essays. This eBook presents John Galsworthy’s collected works, with rare texts, numerous illustrations, concise introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 2) Please note: to comply with US copyright restrictions, three novels, two short story collections and one non-fiction book cannot appear in this edition. When new works enter the US public domain, they will be added to the eBook as a free update. CONTENTS: The Forsyte Books The Novels Jocelyn (1898) Villa Rubein (1901) The Island Pharisees (1904) The Man of Property (1906) The Country House (1907) Fraternity (1909) The Patrician (1911) The Dark Flower (1913) The Freelands (1915) Beyond (1917) Indian Summer of a Forsyte (1918) Saint’s Progress (1919) In Chancery (1920) Awakening (1920) The Burning Spear (1921) To Let (1921) The White Monkey (1924) The Silver Spoon (1926) Over the River (1932) The Novellas A Man of Devon (1901) A Knight (1901) Salvation of a Forsyte (1901) The Silence (1901) The Short Story Collections From the Four Winds (1897) A Commentary (1900) A Motley (1910) The Inn of Tranquillity (1912) Memories (1915) The Little Man and Other Satires (1915) Five Tales (1918) Tatterdemalion (1920) Captures (1923) The Short Stories List of Short Stories in Chronological Order List of Short Stories in Alphabetical Order The Plays The Plays of John Galsworthy The Poetry Collections Early Poems Devon and Other Songs for Music In Time of War For Love of Beasts The Endless Dream The Poems List of Poems in Chronological Order List of Poems in Alphabetical Order The Non-Fiction A Sheaf (1916) Another Sheaf (1919) Addresses in America (1919) Foreword to ‘Ups and Downs’ (1920) by Stacy Aumonier International Thought (1923) Studies and Essays (1930) The Creation of Character in Literature (1931) Glimpses and Reflections (1937) The Essays List of Essays in Chronological Order List of Essays in Alphabetical Order The Criticism John Galsworthy: An Appreciation by Peter Thomason John Galsworthy by Joseph Conrad A Glance at Two Books by Joseph Conrad Galsworthy: A Survey by Leon Schalit

Author: René Descartes
Publisher: Delphi Classics
ISBN: 178656064X
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 856

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Author: Marie Corelli
Publisher: Delphi Classics
ISBN: 1786560984
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 11521

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The English novelist and mystic Marie Corelli enjoyed an immensely successful career, her novels selling more copies than her popular contemporaries, Arthur Conan Doyle, H. G. Wells and Rudyard Kipling. Her sensation, romance and fantasy novels were eagerly devoured by millions across the world and her admirers ranged from Queen Victoria and Gladstone to the poorest citizens. Today her novels have been largely ignored by critics, though during the height of her success she was the best selling and most highly paid author in England. For the first time in publishing history, this eBook presents Corelli’s complete fictional works in the US public domain, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Corelli’s life and works * Concise introductions to the major novels * All 21 novels in the US public domain, with individual contents tables * Features rare novels appearing for the first time in digital publishing, including ‘Wormwood’, ‘Barabbas’, ‘Holy Orders’ and many more * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Rare story collections available in no other eBook * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the short stories * Easily locate the short stories you want to read * A selection of non-fiction * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please note: due to copyright restrictions, Corelli's last two novels ('Love and the Philosopher' and 'Open Confession') cannot appear in the collection. When new texts enter the public domain, they will be added to the eBook as a free update. Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Novels A Romance of Two Worlds Vendetta! Thelma Ardath Wormwood: A Drama of Paris The Soul of Lilith Barabbas The Sorrows of Satan The Mighty Atom The Murder of Delicia Ziska: The Problem of a Wicked Soul Boy The Master-Christian Temporal Power: A Study in Supremacy God’s Good Man Treasure of Heaven Holy Orders Life Everlasting Innocent The Young Diana The Secret Power The Shorter Fiction Cameos The Song of Miriam and Other Stories Jane The Strange Visitation of Josiah McNason Delicia and Other Stories The Love of Long Ago, and Other Stories The Short Stories List of Short Stories in Chronological Order List of Short Stories in Alphabetical Order The Non-Fiction The Modern Marriage Market The Passing of the Great Queen Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks

Author: Guy Boothby
Publisher: Delphi Classics
ISBN: 1786560356
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 7409

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A prolific Australian novelist, Guy Boothby was noted for sensational fiction in variety magazines around the end of the nineteenth century. His most famous creation is Dr. Nikola, an occultist criminal mastermind, who serves as a Victorian forerunner to Fu Manchu. This comprehensive eBook presents Boothby’s collected works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Boothby’s life and works * Concise introductions to key novels * All of the Doctor Nikola books * 26 novels, with individual contents tables * Includes rare novels appearing for the first time in digital publishing, including A LOST ENDEAVOUR, A BRIGHTON TRAGEDY and many more * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Rare short story collections, appearing here for the first time in digital print * Includes Boothby’s rare travel writing book * Features a brief biography on Boothby * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Doctor Nikola Books A BID FOR FORTUNE DR. NIKOLA THE LUST OF HATE DR. NIKOLA’S EXPERIMENT “FAREWELL, NIKOLA” The Novels IN STRANGE COMPANY A LOST ENDEAVOUR THE MARRIAGE OF ESTHER THE BEAUTIFUL WHITE DEVIL SHEILA MCLEOD ACROSS THE WORLD FOR A WIFE PHAROS, THE EGYPTIAN LOVE MADE MANIFEST THE RED RAT’S DAUGHTER A SAILOR’S BRIDE “LONG LIVE THE KING!” A MAKER OF NATIONS THE WOMAN OF DEATH A CABINET SECRET A MILLIONAIRE’S LOVE STORY THE MYSTERY OF THE CLASPED HANDS MY STRANGEST CASE THE CHILDERBRIDGE MYSTERY THE KIDNAPPED PRESIDENT A BRIGHTON TRAGEDY THE RACE OF LIFE The Shorter Fiction UNCLE JOE’S LEGACY, AND OTHER STORIES THE CRIME OF THE UNDERSEAS THE VICEROY’S PROTEGÉ; OR, A PRINCE OF SWINDLERS MISCELLANEOUS TALES The Travel Book ON THE WALLABY The Biography BRIEF BIOGRAPHY: GUY BOOTHBY by Gabriel Stanley Woods Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks

Author: Frances Milton Trollope
Publisher: Delphi Classics
ISBN: 1786560437
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 7241

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