The Idiot (World Classics, Unabridged)

The Idiot (World Classics, Unabridged) PDF Author: Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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ISBN: 9789386101365
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 532

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Prince Lyov Nikolaevich Myshkin, a good yet simple man, is out of place in the corrupt world created by Russia's ruling class.

The Idiot (World Classics, Unabridged)

The Idiot (World Classics, Unabridged) PDF Author: Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789386101365
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 532

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Book Description
Prince Lyov Nikolaevich Myshkin, a good yet simple man, is out of place in the corrupt world created by Russia's ruling class.

Siddhartha (World Classics, Unabridged)

Siddhartha (World Classics, Unabridged) PDF Author: Hermann Hesse
Publisher: Vij Books India Pvt Ltd
ISBN: 9386834863
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 114

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Siddhartha (first published in 1922) is a novel based on the early life of Buddha,inspired by the author's visit to India before the First World War. The novel is about the young Brahmin Siddhartha's search for self- realization. His quest takes him from a life of decadence to asceticism, from the illusory joys of sensual love with a beautiful courtesan, and of wealth and fame, to the painful struggles with his son and the ultimate wisdom of renunciation.

The Odyssey (World Classics, Unabridged)

The Odyssey (World Classics, Unabridged) PDF Author: Homer
Publisher: Vij Books India Pvt Ltd
ISBN: 9386834820
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 345

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Homer's epic chronicle of the Greek hero Odysseus' journey home from the Trojan War has inspired writers from Virgil to James Joyce. Odysseus survives storm and shipwreck, the cave of the Cyclops and the isle of Circe, the lure of the Sirens' song and a trip to the Underworld, only to find his most difficult challenge at home, where treacherous suitors seek to steal his kingdom and his loyal wife, Penelope. Favorite of the gods, Odysseus embodies the energy, intellect, and resourcefulness that were of highest value to the ancients and that remain ideals in out time.

Don Quixote (World Classics, Unabridged)

Don Quixote (World Classics, Unabridged) PDF Author: Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
Publisher: Vij Books India Pvt Ltd
ISBN: 9386834731
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 1160

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Don Quixote is a Spanish novel by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra. Published in two volumes, in 1605 and 1615, Don Quixote is considered the most influential work of literature from the Spanish Golden Age and the entire Spanish literary canon. As a founding work of modern Western literature and one of the earliest canonical novels, it regularly appears high on lists of the greatest works of fiction ever published. The story follows the adventures of a hidalgo named Mr. Alonso Quixano who reads so many chivalric romances that he loses his sanity and decides to set out to revive chivalry, undo wrongs, and bring justice to the world, under the name Don Quixote de la Mancha. He recruits a simple farmer, Sancho Panza, as his squire, who often employs a unique, earthy wit in dealing with Don Quixote's rhetorical orations on antiquated knighthood. Don Quixote, in the first part of the book, does not see the world for what it is and prefers to imagine that he is living out a knightly story. Throughout the novel, Cervantes uses such literary techniques as realism, metatheatre, and intertextuality.

The Lost World (World Classics, Unabridged)

The Lost World (World Classics, Unabridged) PDF Author: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Publisher: Vij Books India Pvt Ltd
ISBN: 9386834839
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 222

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Spurred on by the woman he loves, young journalist Edward Malone eagerly joins forces with irascible Professor Challenger on an expedition to South America. They are accompanied by Professor Summerlee, keen to expose his old rival as a fraud, and soldier-adventurer, Lord John Roxton. Their mission is to verify Challenger's claim of the existence of a mysterious Jurassic-age plateau untouched by human civilization that brings both wonder and terror in the form of prehistoric creatures, from fierce ape-men to grazing iguanodons and rookeries of pterodactyls.

The Iliad (World Classics, Unabridged)

The Iliad (World Classics, Unabridged) PDF Author: Homer
Publisher: Vij Books India Pvt Ltd
ISBN: 9386834715
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 406

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The story of the Iliad centers on the critical events in the last year of the Trojan War, which lead to Achilles's killing of Hektor and determine the fate of Troy. But Homer's theme is not simply war or heroism. With compassion and humanity, he presents a universal and tragic view of the world, of human life lived under the shadow of suffering and death, set against a vast and largely unpitying divine background. The Iliad is the first of the great tragedies.

The Jungle Book (World Classics, Unabridged)

The Jungle Book (World Classics, Unabridged) PDF Author: Rudyard Kipling
Publisher: Vij Books India Pvt Ltd
ISBN: 9386834251
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 152

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The story of Mowgli, the abandoned “man-cub” who is brought up by wolves in the jungles of Central India, is one of the greatest literary myths ever created. As he embarks on a series of thrilling escapades, Mowgli encounters such unforgettable creatures as the bear Baloo, the graceful black panther Bagheera and Shere Khan, the tiger with the blazing eyes. Other animal stories in The Jungle Books range from the dramatic battle between good and evil in “Rikki-tikki-tav” to the macabre comedy, “The Undertakers.” With The Jungle Books, Rudyard Kipling drew on ancient beast fables, Buddhist philosophy, and memories of his Anglo-Indian childhood to create a rich, symbolic portrait of man and nature, and an eternal classic of childhood.

The Mysterious Island (World Classics, Unabridged)

The Mysterious Island (World Classics, Unabridged) PDF Author: Jules Verne
Publisher: Vij Books India Pvt Ltd
ISBN: 9386834227
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 607

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The Mysterious Island follows the adventures of a group of castaways who use their survivalist savvy to build a functional community on an uncharted island. A hot-air balloon carrying five passengers and a dog escapes from Richmond, Va., during the American Civil War. It is blown off course and deposited near an obscure island. One of the castaways nearly dies after a skirmish with pirates; he is saved by the unexplained appearance of medicine after the pirates are unexpectedly routed. The group later discovers that their secret helper is the reclusive Captain Nemo (first introduced in Verne's Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea), who dies and is buried at sea in his submarine. The castaways are eventually saved by a passing ship.

Wuthering Heights (World Classics, Unabridged)

Wuthering Heights (World Classics, Unabridged) PDF Author: Emily Bronte
Publisher: Vij Books India Pvt Ltd
ISBN: 9386834618
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 339

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Wuthering Heights tells the story of a romance between two youngsters: Catherine Earnshaw and an orphan boy, Heathcliff. After she rejects him for a boy from a better background he develops a lust for revenge that takes over his life. In attempting to win her back and destroy those he blames for his loss Heathcliff creates a living hell for those who live at Wuthering Heights. This tale of hauntings, passion and greed remains unsurpassed in its depiction of the dark side of love.

The Valley of Fear (World Classics, Unabridged)

The Valley of Fear (World Classics, Unabridged) PDF Author: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Publisher: Vij Books India Pvt Ltd
ISBN: 9386834871
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 174

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In this tale drawn from the note books of Dr Watson, the deadly hand of Professor Moriarty once more reaches out to commit a vile and ingenious crime. However, a mole in Moriarty's frightening criminal organization alerts Sherlock Holmes of the evil deed by means of a cipher. When Holmes and Watson arrive at a Sussex manor house they appear to be too late. The discovery of a body suggests that Moriarty's henchmen have been at their work. But there is much more to this tale of murder than at first meets the eye and Sherlock Holmes is determined to get to the bottom of it.