Author: Thorne Smith
Publisher: Delphi Classics
ISBN: 1801700974
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 4103
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A master of humorous supernatural fantasy fiction, Thorne Smith is best known today as the creator of the Topper novels. His works of comic fantasy involve sexual encounters, much drinking, ghosts and hilarious misadventures. This comprehensive eBook presents Smith’s complete works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Smith’s life and works * Concise introductions to the major texts * All the novels and short stories, 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 the rare children’s book ‘Lazy Bear Lane’ * Smith’s rare poetry * Ordering of texts into chronological order and genresPlease note: the posthumous novel ‘The Passionate Witch’ was completed by Norman H. Matson and so cannot appear due to copyright restrictions.CONTENTS:The Novels Topper (1926) Dream’s End (1927) The Stray Lamb (1929) Did She Fall? (1930) The Night Life of the Gods (1931) Turnabout (1931) Topper Takes a Trip (1932) The Bishop’s Jaegers (1932) Rain in the Doorway (1933) Skin and Bones (1933) The Glorious Pool (1934)The Shorter Fiction Biltmore Oswald (1918) Out O’ Luck (1919) Birthday Present (1934) Yonder’s Henry! (1934)The Children’s Book Lazy Bear Lane (1931)The Poetry Haunts and Bypaths (1919)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: Eugene O'Neill
Publisher: Delphi Classics
ISBN: 1801701547
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 5221
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Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1936, the American playwright Eugene O’Neill was the first to introduce into the U.S. the drama techniques of realism, associated with Chekhov, Ibsen and Strindberg. His masterpiece, ‘Long Day’s Journey into Night’, is regarded as one of the greatest works of American drama. O’Neill saw the theatre as a valid forum for the presentation of serious ideas. Imbued with the tragic sense of life, he produced a contemporary drama that had its roots in powerful ancient Greek tragedies. For the first time in publishing history, this eBook presents O’Neill’s complete works, with numerous illustrations, rare plays and poetry, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to O’Neill’s life and works * Concise introductions to the major texts * All 30 full-length plays, with individual contents tables * Features rare dramas appearing for the first time in digital publishing, including the late masterpieces ‘A Touch of the Poet’ and ‘More Stately Mansions’ * Includes all 21 one-act plays, first time in digital print * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Rare poems available in no other collection * Easily locate the poems you want to read * Includes O’Neill’s sole short story and his humorous sketch * Ordering of texts into chronological order and genres CONTENTS: The Full-Length Plays Bread and Butter (1914) Servitude (1914) The Personal Equation (1915) Now I Ask You (1916) Beyond the Horizon (1918) The Straw (1919) Chris Christophersen (1919) Gold (1920) Anna Christie (1920) The Emperor Jones (1920) Diff’rent (1921) The First Man (1922) The Hairy Ape (1922) The Fountain (1923) Marco Millions (1923) All God’s Chillun Got Wings (1924) Welded (1924) Desire under the Elms (1924) Lazarus Laughed (1925) The Great God Brown (1926) Strange Interlude (1928) Dynamo (1929) Mourning Becomes Electra (1931) Ah, Wilderness! (1933) Days without End (1933) The Iceman Cometh (1940) Long Day’s Journey into Night (1941) A Moon for the Misbegotten (1947) A Touch of the Poet (1958) More Stately Mansions The One-Act Plays Bound East for Cardiff (1914) In the Zone (1917) The Long Voyage Home (1917) Moon of the Caribbees (1918) A Wife for a Life (1913) The Web (1913) Thirst (1913) Recklessness (1913) Warnings (1913) Fog (1914) Abortion (1914) The Movie Man (1914) The Sniper (1915) Before Breakfast (1916) Ile (1917) The Rope (1918) Shell Shock (1918) The Dreamy Kid (1918) Where the Cross Is Made (1918) Exorcism (1919) Hughie (1941) The Short Story Tomorrow (1917) The Poetry The Poems of Eugene O’Neill The Sketch The Last Will and Testament of an Extremely Distinguished Dog (1940)
Author: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
Publisher: Delphi Classics
ISBN: 1801701326
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 543
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The last great artist of the Baroque era, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo was a master of the Rococo style. He decorated numerous palaces across Europe with frescoes full of turbulent movement and vibrant colour. He excelled in painting magnificent ceiling frescoes, summoning aerial visions of the ancient world that have never been matched in their depth of expression and sheer scale of achievement. The inventiveness and variety that characterise his fresco cycles secure his place in the pantheon of great artists, continuing the tradition of Giotto and Michelangelo. Delphi’s Masters of Art Series presents the world’s first digital e-Art books, allowing readers to explore the works of great artists in comprehensive detail. This volume presents Tiepolo’s collected works, with concise introductions and hundreds of high quality images. (Version 1) * The collected paintings of Giovanni Battista Tiepolo – over 400 images, fully indexed and arranged in chronological and alphabetical order * Includes reproductions of rare works * Features a special ‘Highlights’ section, with concise introductions to the masterpieces, giving valuable contextual information * Enlarged ‘Detail’ images, allowing you to explore Tiepolo’s celebrated works in detail, as featured in traditional art books * Hundreds of images in colour – highly recommended for viewing on tablets and smartphones or as a valuable reference tool on more conventional eReaders * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the paintings * Easily locate the artworks you wish to view CONTENTS: The Highlights Scipio Africanus Freeing Massiva (c. 1720) Allegory of the Power of Eloquence (c. 1725) Frescoes for the Archbishop’s Palace, Udine (c. 1726) The Education of the Virgin (1732) The Virgin in Glory with Saints (1734) Jupiter and Danaë (1736) Saint Clement Adoring the Trinity (1736) The Institution of the Rosary (c. 1739) Armida Encounters the Sleeping Rinaldo (1742) The Transportation of the Holy House of Loreto (1744) The Banquet of Cleopatra (1744) Allegory of the Planets and Continents (c. 1753) The Death of Hyacinth (1753) Young Lady in a Tricorn Hat (c. 1760) Apollo Pursuing Daphne (c. 1760) The Apotheosis of Aeneas (1766) The Rest on the Flight into Egypt (c. 1770) The Paintings The Collected Paintings Alphabetical List of Paintings
Author: Garcilaso de la Vega
Publisher: Delphi Classics
ISBN: 1801701601
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 710
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The soldier Garcilaso de la Vega was the most influential poet to introduce Italian Renaissance verse forms, poetic techniques and themes to Spain. Inspired by the metres of Petrarch, Boccaccio and Sannazzaro, Garcilaso was a consummate craftsman, who elevated the lyrical quality of Spanish verse. His works were quickly accepted as classics and largely determined the course of poetry throughout Spain’s Golden Age. The Delphi Poets Series offers readers the works of literature’s finest poets, with superior formatting. This volume presents Garcilaso’s complete works in English and Spanish, with illustrations and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Garcilaso’s life and works * Concise introduction to Garcilaso’s life and poetry * Features J. H. Wiffen’s 1823 verse translation * Excellent formatting of the poems * Includes the original Spanish text * Special Dual Spanish and English text of the sonnets — ideal for students * Easily locate the poems you want to read * Features two resources, including a biography— discover Garcilaso’s literary life CONTENTS: The Life and Poetry of Garcilaso de la Vega Brief Introduction: Garcilaso de la Vega The Works of Garcilasso de la Vega, Surnamed the Prince of Castilian Poets Original Spanish Text Contents of the Spanish Text Dual Spanish and English Text: The Sonnets The Resources Life of Garcilasso (1823) by J. H. Wiffen Essay on Spanish Poetry (1823) by J. H. Wiffen
Author: Phillis Wheatley
Publisher: Delphi Classics
ISBN: 1801701148
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 335
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The girl who was to be named Phillis Wheatley was captured in West Africa in 1761 and taken to Boston by slave traders. She proved to be a precocious child and by the age of eighteen, she had produced a collection of impressive poems. With the 1773 publication of ‘Poems on Various Subjects’, Wheatley became the most famous African on the face of the earth. Today, critics regard her work as fundamental to the genre of African-American literature, and she is honoured as the first African-American woman to publish a book of poetry and the first to make a living from her writing. The Delphi Poets Series offers readers the works of literature’s finest poets, with superior formatting. This volume presents Wheatley’s complete works, with related illustrations and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Wheatley’s life and works * Concise introduction to Wheatley’s life and poetry * Excellent formatting of the poems * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the poetry * Rare miscellaneous poems printed in magazines * Easily locate the poems you want to read * Includes Wheatley’s letters * Features a bonus biography — discover Wheatley’s incredible life * Ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres CONTENTS: The Life and Poetry of Phillis Wheatley Brief Introduction: Phillis Wheatley Complete Poetical Works of Phillis Wheatley The Poems List of Poems in Chronological Order List of Poems in Alphabetical Order The Letters The Letters of Phillis Wheatley The Biography Phillis Wheatley (1918) by Benjamin Brawley Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of poetry titles or buy the entire Delphi Poets Series as a Super Set
Author: Winston Churchill
Publisher: Delphi Classics
ISBN: 1801701288
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 6833
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An American best-selling author of the early twentieth century, Winston Churchill wrote the historical novel ‘Richard Carvel’, which was a huge phenomenon on its 1899 publication, selling two million copies at a time when the U.S. population was only 76 million. The book launched Churchill’s career and was followed by a series of meticulously-researched historical novels that were tremendously popular in the 1900’s and 1910’s. For the first time in publishing history, this eBook presents Churchill’s complete works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts and informative introductions. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Churchill’s life and works * Concise introductions to the major texts * All 10 novels, with individual contents tables * Features the rare short story ‘Faith of Frances Craniford’, appearing here for the first time in digital publishing * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * The complete plays * Rare poems available in no other collection * Includes Churchill’s non-fiction * The rare Christian study ‘The Uncharted Way’, first time in digital publishing * Ordering of texts into chronological order and genres CONTENTS: The Novels The Celebrity (1898) Richard Carvel (1899) The Crisis (1901) The Crossing (1904) Coniston (1906) Mr. Crewe’s Career (1908) A Modern Chronicle (1910) The Inside of the Cup (1913) A Far Country (1915) The Dwelling-Place of Light (1917) The Short Stories Mr. Keegan’s Elopement (1896) Faith of Frances Craniford (1917) The Plays The Title Mart (1905) Dr. Jonathan (1919) The Poetry The Poems of Winston Churchill The Non-Fiction A Traveller in War-Time (1918) An Essay on the American Contribution and the Democratic Idea (1918) The Uncharted Way (1940)
Author: Egon Schiele
Publisher: Delphi Classics
ISBN: 180170144X
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 575
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In spite of his death to Spanish Flu at the age of 28, Schiele would become one of the leading figures of Austrian Expressionism and a spokesman for a generation of ambitious artists in the years to come. His extraordinary artworks are characterised by their intensity, raw sexuality and controversial tone. Unlike his great mentor Gustav Klimt, Schiele emphasised expression over decoration, heightening the emotive power of line with agitated tension. The centre of his artistic interest was the contemplation of his own existence, as demonstrated by his countless self portraits. These searing, psychologically complex images explore the human figure at its most expressive. Delphi’s Masters of Art Series presents the world’s first digital e-Art books, allowing readers to explore the works of great artists in comprehensive detail. This volume presents Schiele’s complete works, with concise introductions, hundreds of high quality images and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * The complete paintings of Egon Schiele – over 480 images, fully indexed and arranged in chronological and alphabetical order * Includes reproductions of rare works * Features a special ‘Highlights’ section, with concise introductions to the masterpieces, giving valuable contextual information * Enlarged ‘Detail’ images, allowing you to explore Schiele’s celebrated works in detail, as featured in traditional art books * Hundreds of images in colour – highly recommended for viewing on tablets and smartphones or as a valuable reference tool on more conventional eReaders * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the artworks * Easily locate the artworks you wish to view CONTENTS: Contents The Highlights Self Portrait (1906) Trieste Harbour (1907) Gerti Schiele (1909) Standing Nude Girl (1910) The Prophets (1911) Two Young Girls (1911) The Artist’s Room in Neulengbach (1911) Self Portrait with Chinese Lantern Plant (1912) Self Portrait as a Prisoner (1912) Heinrich Benesch and His Son Otto (1913) Fighter (1913) Reclining Woman with Legs Apart (1914) Portrait of the Artist’s Wife (1916) Death and the Maiden (c. 1916) View of Krumau (1916) Embrace II (1917) The Family (1918) The Artworks The Complete Works Alphabetical List of Artworks
Author: Dorothy Richardson
Publisher: Delphi Classics
ISBN: 1801701067
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 3091
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The English novelist Dorothy M. Richardson was a modernist pioneer of stream-of-consciousness fiction. Her novel sequence ‘Pilgrimage’ is an extraordinarily sensitive story, portrayed cinematically through the eyes of Miriam Henderson, an attractive and mystical New Woman. The unfinished 13-volume novel is now considered a significant work of literary modernism, exploring new formal methods to represent feminine consciousness. For the first time in publishing history, this eBook presents Richardson’s complete fictional works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, detailed introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Richardson’s life and works * Concise introductions to the novels and other texts * All 13 novels, with individual contents tables * Features rare works appearing for the first time in digital publishing * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * The complete short stories * Rare poems from periodicals, available in no other collection * Easily locate the poems or short stories you want to read * Explore Richardson’s non-fiction * Includes Richardson’s rare autobiographical pieces – available in no other collection * Special criticism section, with essays by Sinclair, Woolf and Lawrence, evaluating Richardson’s contribution to literature * Ordering of texts into chronological order and genres CONTENTS: Pilgrimage Pointed Roofs (1915) Backwater (1916) Honeycomb (1917) The Tunnel (1918) Interim (1919) Deadlock (1921) Revolving Lights (1923) The Trap (1925) Oberland (1927) Dawn’s Left Hand (1931) Clear Horizon (1935) Dimple Hill (1938) March Moonlight (1967) The Short Stories The Short Stories of Dorothy Richardson The Poetry The Poems of Dorothy Richardson The Non-Fiction The Quakers: Past and Present (1914) Gleanings from the Works of George Fox (1914) About Punctuation (1924) John Austen and the Inseparables (1930) The Autobiographical Pieces Autobiographical Sketches The Criticism The Novels of Dorothy Richardson (1918) by May Sinclair Review of ‘The Tunnel’ (1919) by Virginia Woolf The Future of the Novel (1923) by D. H. Lawrence 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: Joshua Reynolds
Publisher: Delphi Classics
ISBN: 1801701318
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 1090
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Sir Joshua Reynolds was a renowned portrait painter and aesthetician, who dominated English artistic life in the middle and late eighteenth century. Through his art and teaching, he strove to lead British painting away from the indigenous anecdotal pictures of the early 1700’s toward the formal rhetoric of the continental Grand Style. One of his greatest achievements was his seminal work as a founding member of the Royal Academy, serving as its first President until his death in 1792. He delivered annual lectures on art theory and became one of the most influential voices in British art history. His work helped Britain to establish its own artistic identity, inspiring countless artists for years to come. Delphi’s Masters of Art Series presents the world’s first digital e-Art books, allowing readers to explore the works of great artists in comprehensive detail. This volume presents Reynolds’ collected works, with concise introductions, hundreds of high quality images and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * The collected paintings of Joshua Reynolds – over 350 images, fully indexed and arranged in chronological and alphabetical order * Includes reproductions of rare works * Features a special ‘Highlights’ section, with concise introductions to the masterpieces, giving valuable contextual information * Enlarged ‘Detail’ images, allowing you to explore Reynolds’ celebrated works in detail, as featured in traditional art books * Hundreds of images in colour – highly recommended for viewing on tablets and smartphones or as a valuable reference tool on more conventional eReaders * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the paintings * Easily locate the artworks you wish to view * Includes Reynolds’ complete ‘Discourses’ * Also features his celebrated travelogue and study of Rubens, ‘A Journey to Flanders and Holland’, digitised here for the first time * Features three bonus biographies – discover Reynolds’ artistic and personal life CONTENTS: The Highlights Self Portrait (1748) Captain the Honourable Augustus Keppel (1753) Robert Orme (1756) David Garrick between Tragedy and Comedy (1761) Miss Nelly O’Brien (c. 1763) Thomas Lister: The Brown Boy (1764) Colonel Acland and Lord Sydney: The Archers (1769) Theophila ‘Offie’ Palmer Reading ‘Clarissa Harlowe’ (1771) Mrs. Abington as Miss Prue in Congreve’s ‘Love for Love’ (1771) Miss Frances Crewe (c. 1776) Lady Elizabeth Delmé and Her Children (1779) The Ladies Waldegrave (1780) Thaïs (1781) Lieutenant-Colonel Banastre Tarleton (1782) Lord Heathfield (1787) The Age of Innocence (c. 1788) Self Portrait (1788) Sarah Siddons as the Tragic Muse (1789) The Paintings The Collected Paintings Alphabetical List of Paintings The Written Works A Journey to Flanders and Holland (1797) Discourses (1887) The Biographies Reynolds (1890) by Sarah K. Bolton Joshua Reynolds (1900) by William Cosmo Monkhouse Sir Joshua Reynolds (1911)
Author: Jean Racine
Publisher: Delphi Classics
ISBN: 1801701393
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 1434
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One of the three great playwrights of seventeenth century France, along with Molière and Corneille, Jean Racine is as a significant figure of world literature. Primarily a tragedian, producing neoclassical masterpieces such as ‘Phèdre’, ‘Andromaque’ and ‘Athalie’, Racine also composed the comedy ‘Les Plaideurs’. His works demonstrate a mastery of the 12-syllable French alexandrine — a verse form that influenced European literature for over two centuries. Renowned for their elegance, purity, speed and fury, Racine’s dramas are characterised by psychological insight, the prevailing passion of characters and the economy of both plot and stage. This eBook presents Racine’s complete plays, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Racine’s life and works * Concise introductions to the dramas * All 12 plays, with individual contents tables * Translations by Robert Bruce Boswell, 1880 * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the play texts * Easily locate the scenes you want to read * Includes rare dramas – available in no other collection * Features four biographies – discover Racine’s intriguing life * Ordering of texts into chronological order and genres CONTENTS: The Tragedies The Thebaid (1664) Alexander the Great (1665) Andromache (1667) Britannicus (1669) Berenice (1670) Bajazet (1672) Mithridate (1673) Iphigenia (1674) Phaedre (1677) Esther (1689) Athaliah (1691) (tr. J. Donkersley, 1825) The Comedy The Litigants (1668) The Biographies Racine (1838) by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Racine (1900) by William Cleaver Wilkinson Racine (1908) by Lytton Strachey Jean Racine (1911) by George Saintsbury
