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Life in the Country by Giovanni Verga; J. G. Nichols (Translator)
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Category: Classics | Series: Alma Classics 101 Pages Ser.
In this richly colorful collection of stories, a masterwork of Naturalistic writing, Giovanni Verga attempts to capture the very essence of Sicilian life. A licentious woman coerces her son-in-law into agreeing to an illicit affair; a young boy, forced to work down in a mine to make a living, is robbed ...Show more
Pollyanna by Eleanor H. Porter
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Category: Childrens Classics | Series: Alma Junior Classics Ser.
The orphan girl Pollyanna moves in with her miserable aunt in New England. Despite being unwanted, Pollyanna's exuberance and positivity affect everyone who meets her, and she spreads joy and love wherever she goes. But when tragedy strikes, Pollyanna finds her optimistic attitude tested and she must le ...Show more
Prophecies by Leonardo da Vinci; J. G. Nichols (Translator)
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Category: Classics | Series: Alma Classics 101 Pages Ser.
Found in the Codex Atlanticus of Leonardo da Vinci 's writings and drawings, The Prophecies ' are a collection of enigmatic divinatory pronouncements, some punning and playful, others dire and ominous. While the author 's intentions behind these utterances are unclear, they clearly attest to the artist ...Show more
Tales from Shakespeare: Deluxe Edition with illustrations by Arthur Rackham by Sir Charles; Rackham Mary; Lamb Lamb
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Category: Childrens | Series: Alma Junior Classics Ser.
This retelling in prose of twenty of Shakespeare's thirty-seven plays was originally published just for children. Keeping Shakespeare's own words whenever possible but making the plots and language easily understandable, this very listenable collection has entertained and informed generations of adults ...Show more
The Adventures of Pipi the Pink Monkey by Carlo Collodi
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Category: Childrens | Series: Alma Junior Classics Ser.
Pipi isn't like his four brothers or the other young monkeys living in the forest of Hullabaloo: he has bright-pink fur, a mischievous character and a rebellious streak that lands him into all sorts of scrapes. In this story, an expanded version of Collodi's original tale, we see him lose his tail to an ...Show more
The Canterville Ghost and Other Stories by Oscar Wilde
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Category: Childrens Classics | Series: Alma Junior Classics Ser.
When the Americans Mr and Mrs Otis and their four children move into Canterville Chase, its previous occupant Lord Canterville warns them that the ghost of his ancestor still haunts the house. Their disbelief is soon shattered by the nightly sound of rattling chains in the hallways and the appearance of ...Show more
The Duel by J. G. Nichols (Translator)
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Category: Classics | Series: Alma Classics 101 Pages Ser.
The notorious adventurer and seducer Giacomo Casanova tells of his travels on the run from the authorities of his native Venice around northern Europe, poking fun at the ruling classes he encounters there, before focusing on a pivotal incident that occurs in Warsaw. Insulted by a Polish count over an It ...Show more
The Four Little Girls and Desire Caught by the Tail by Pablo Picasso; Roland Penrose (Translator)
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Category: Classics | Series: Alma Classics 101 Pages Ser.
In the 1940s, Picasso wrote two plays in French: the first, Desire Caught by the Tail, was conceived during the German occupation of Paris and features a cast of grotesque allegorical characters such as the Onion, Silence or Fat Anxiety discussing the crucial wartime themes of hunger, cold and love; the ...Show more
The Frozen Deep by Wilkie Collins
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Category: Classics | Series: Alma Classics 101 Pages Ser.
The Frozen DeepBy Wilkie CollinsThe date is between twenty and thirty years ago. The place is an English sea-port. The time is night. And the business of the moment is-dancing. The Mayor and Corporation of the town are giving a grand ball, in celebration of the departure of an Arctic expedition from the ...Show more
The Jew's Beech by Annette Von Droste-Hulshoff; Lionel Thomas (Translator); Doris Thomas (Translator)
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Category: Classics | Series: Alma Classics 101 Pages Ser.
Based on a true story, The Jew's Beech centres on two brutal murders in rural Westphalia - the first of a local forester and the second of a Jewish moneylender near a beech tree - and the impact these events have on the life of Friedrich Mergel, a local herdsman with a turbulent family history. A proto ...Show more
The Lazy Tour of Two Idle Apprentices by Charles Dickens; Wilkie Collins
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Category: Classics | Series: Alma Classics 101 Pages Ser.
The Lazy Tour Of Two Idle Apprentices By Charles Dickens In autumn 1857, Charles Dickens embarked on a sightseeing trip to Cumberland with his friend, the rising star of literature Wilkie Collins. Writing together, they reported their adventures for Dickens' periodical Household Words, producing a showc ...Show more
The Peter Rabbit Stories: with new colour illustrations by Anna Currey (Alma Junior Classics) by Beatrix Potter
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Category: Childrens Classics | Series: Alma Junior Classics Ser.
This collection brings together in a single volume the four books that feature the famous young rabbit with the blue jacket and a penchant for mischief and disobedience: The Tale of Peter Rabbit, The Tale of Benjamin Bunny, The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies and The Tale of Mr Tod. From Peter's early adve ...Show more