The Hour and the Man, An Historical Romance

The Hour and the Man, An Historical Romance

Harriet Martineau

Classics / Fiction / Historical

The nights of August are in Saint Domingo the hottest of the year. The winds then cease to befriend the panting inhabitants; and while the thermometer stands at 90 degrees, there is no steady breeze, as during the preceding months of summer. Light puffs of wind now and then fan the brow of the negro, and relieve for an instant the oppression of the European settler; but they are gone as soon as come, and seem only to have left the heat more intolerable than before.
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Moonfleet

Moonfleet

John Meade Falkner

Classics / Fiction / Adventure

When fifteen-year-old orphan John Trenchard is banished by his Aunt Jane, he goes to live at the local inn with the mysterious Elzevir Block, whose son has been killed by Customs Officers. Unofficially adopted by Block, John comes to learn the reasons for the noises in the graveyard at night, of \'Blackbeard\' Mohune\'s lost treasure and Elzevir Block\'s secret. This dashing tale of eighteenth-century Dorset smugglers will be enjoyed by all who love stories of derring-do written in the tradition of Treasure Island.
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Coriolanus

Coriolanus

William Shakespeare

Theatre / Classics / Poetry

Coriolanus is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, written between 1605 and 1608. The play is based on the life of the legendary Roman leader, Gaius Marcius Coriolanus. Although a lesser known work than his other plays, it was famously praised by the poet T.S. Eliot as being superior to Hamlet. This version has been optimized for readability on the Kindle and includes: FULLY FEATURED TABLE OF CONTENTS The full TOC appears at the beginning of the book and can be accessed through the MENU button. CHAPTER JUMP WITH 5-WAY CONTROLLER Jump quickly to the previous or next scene by pressing the left or right button on the 5-way controller. BEAUTIFUL FORMATTING Proper paragraph spacing and headings makes it easy to know who is speaking. Latus ePublishing sets out to be the leader in e-book Publishing, delivering beautifully set formatting and user-friendly navigation. ** ### From Library Journal Penguin chose to revamp its venerable Pelican Shakespeare line in 1999. The updated series includes more accurate texts and new introductions by the current crop of leading Shakespearean scholars. The good stuff just gets better with age. (Classic Returns, LJ 10/15/99) Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. ### Review “A remarkable edition, one that makes Shakespeare’s extraordinary accomplishment more vivid than ever.”—James Shapiro, professor, Columbia University, bestselling author of *A Year in the Life of Shakespeare: 1599* “A feast of literary and historical information.”—*The Wall Street Journal*
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The Wonder of War on Land

The Wonder of War on Land

Anonymous

Religion / Classics / Nonfiction

Leopold Classic Library is delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive collection. As part of our on-going commitment to delivering value to the reader, we have also provided you with a link to a website, where you may download a digital version of this work for free. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. Whilst the books in this collection have not been hand curated, an aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature. As a result of this book being first published many decades ago, it may have occasional imperfections. These imperfections may include poor picture quality, blurred or missing text. While some of these imperfections may have appeared in the original work, others may have resulted from the scanning process that has been applied. However, our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. While some publishers have applied optical character recognition (OCR), this approach has its own drawbacks, which include formatting errors, misspelt words, or the presence of inappropriate characters. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with an experience that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic book, and that the occasional imperfection that it might contain will not detract from the experience.
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Calavar; or, The Knight of The Conquest, A Romance of Mexico

Calavar; or, The Knight of The Conquest, A Romance of Mexico

Robert Montgomery Bird

Fiction / Classics / Gothic

Leopold Classic Library is delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive collection. As part of our on-going commitment to delivering value to the reader, we have also provided you with a link to a website, where you may download a digital version of this work for free. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. Whilst the books in this collection have not been hand curated, an aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature. As a result of this book being first published many decades ago, it may have occasional imperfections. These imperfections may include poor picture quality, blurred or missing text. While some of these imperfections may have appeared in the original work, others may have resulted from the scanning process that has been applied. However, our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. While some publishers have applied optical character recognition (OCR), this approach has its own drawbacks, which include formatting errors, misspelt words, or the presence of inappropriate characters. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with an experience that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic book, and that the occasional imperfection that it might contain will not detract from the experience.
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The Heart of the Range

The Heart of the Range

William Patterson White

Westerns / Fiction / Classics

The Heart of the Range is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This popular classic work by William Patterson White is in the English language, and may not include graphics or images from the original edition. If you enjoy the works of William Patterson White then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection.
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