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AnEnglishepicpoemthatfollowstheexploitsofAlfredtheGreatinhisdefenseofChristiancivilizationinEnglandfromtheheathennihilismoftheNorth.FollowingastringofdefeatsatthehandsoftheinvadingDanes,avisionfromheavenintheriverislandofAthelneyfillsAlfredwithjoyandhope.Thoughitgivesnopromiseofvictoryinthecomingstruggle,itinspireshimtorallyhischieftainsforalaststandagainsttheinvadinghordes.Hisadventuresleadthroughoutthecountryashegathershismen,andtakehimthroughtheDanishcampsdisguisedasaminstrelbeforeculminatingintheBattleofEthanduneandtheprophesyingoftheenemy’ssubtlereturnintheagestocome.

AntonChekhovwasaRussianphysician,dramatistandauthorwhoisconsideredtobeamongthegreatestwritersofshortstoriesinhistory.Hiscareerasadramatistproducedfourclassicsandhisbestshortstoriesareheldinhighesteembywritersandcritics.Chekhovpracticedasadoctorthroughoutmostofhisliterarycareer:"Medicineismylawfulwife",heoncesaid,"andliteratureismymistress."Chekhovhadatfirstwrittenstoriesonlyforfinancialgain,butashisartisticambitiongrew,hemadeformalinnovationswhichhaveinfluencedtheevolutionofthemodernshortstory.Hisoriginalityconsistsinanearlyuseofthestream-of-consciousnesstechnique,lateradoptedbyJamesJoyceandothermodernists,combinedwithadisavowalofthemoralfinalityoftraditionalstorystructure.Hemadenoapologiesforthedifficultiesthisposedtoreaders,insistingthattheroleofanartistwastoaskquestions,nottoanswerthem.Thisisacollectionof7ofhisinsightfulshortstoriesaboutthehumanconditionandinclude,besidethetitlestory,ADoctor'sVisit;AnUpheaval;Ionitch;andTheHusbandwhicharebestknown.

HiramChaseisawelllikedReverendinasmallministryinUtica.Whenhismentalandphysicalhealthdeteriorates,heistakentoUticalunaticasylum.Afterhisstayintheasylum,Hiramdocumentshisexperiencesandthoseofotherpatientsintheasylum.Hedescribeshisdailyroutineandthenegativeexperienceshehad,alongwithpraisingcertainindividualswhomhemetduringhis"TwoYearsandFourMonthsinaLunaticAsylum".

Duingthelasttwoyeas,Fate,Chance,andDestinyhadbeentoobusytoattendtoMikeClinch.ButnowhistunwascomingintheEtenalSequenceofthings.ThestasintheicousesindicatedthebeginningoftheundoingofMikeClinch.IntheNothWoods,mayhemensuesastheepatiesviefopossessionoftheFlamingJewel.Becomeimmesedinthechasingandslinkingtodeteminewhowillpossessthisfamedjewel.Bettethantypicaladventuewitingmagnificentlydescibethe19thCentuyNotheastenUSinthisgeatnovel.

MotherGooseforGrownupsisadelightfullysillycollectionofparodiesonwell-knownMotherGoosetalesbyGuyWetmoreCarryl.

OneoftheearliestworksbytheAmericanparodist,GuyWetmoreCarryl,thesefablesareadaptedfromJeandeLaFontaine’soriginalwritings.Thefablesarewritteninverse,andarelight-heartedre-tellingsoffablesfromtwocenturiesbefore,eachendingwithamoralandapun.AmongthemorecelebratedofthefablesareThePerseveringTortoiseandthePretentiousHare,TheArrogantFrogandtheSuperiorBull,andTheSycophanticFoxandtheGullibleRaven.

Thenovelhastwomainplots;onesetintherealworldatthetimethebookwaspublished(theVictorianera),theotherinthefantasyworldofFairyland.Whilethelatterplotisafairytalewithmanynonsenseelementsandpoems,similartoCarroll’sAlicebooks,thestorysetinVictorianBritainisasocialnovel,withitscharactersdiscussingvariousconceptsandaspectsofreligion,society,philosophyandmorality.

LewisCarroll(1832-1896)isfamousforAlice’sAdventuresinWonderland.ItislesswidelyknownthatheworkedasalecturerformathematicsatChristChurchcollege,Oxfordfor27years.Atangledtalemergeshistwotalentsasstorytellerandmathematician.Itconsistsoftenshorthumorousstorieswhichpresentoneormoremathematicalproblems.Thetenknotsastheyarecalled,werefirstpublishedinTheMonthlyPacketmagazinebetweenApril1880andMarch1885,wherereaderswereinvitedtosolvetheproblems,andthesolutionwasdiscussedinalaterissue.

ThisisthehandwrittenbookthatCarrollwroteforprivateusebeforebeingurgedtodevelopitlaterintoAliceinWonderland.ItwasgenerouslyillustratedbyCarrollandmeanttoentertainhisfamilyandfriends.Whenasickchildinahospitalenjoyeditsomuch,themotherwrotehimsayingithaddistractedherforabitfromherpainandledeventuallytoCarrollexpandingthestory.TheReverendCharlesLutwidgeDodgsonandtheReverendRobinsonDuckworthrowedinaboat,on4July1862,[12]uptheIsiswiththethreeyoungdaughtersofHenryLiddell,(theVice-ChancellorofOxfordUniversityandDeanofChristChurch):LorinaCharlotteLiddell(aged13,born1849);AlicePleasanceLiddell(aged10,born1852):EdithMaryLiddell(aged8,born1853).

23differentrecordingsofAlicePleasanceLiddellbyLewisCarroll.ThiswastheweeklypoetryprojectfortheweekofJune17th,2007.

ThisbiographyoftheinventorJamesWattcovershisearlyyears,successesandfailures,andlegacy.

ThisautobiographyofAndrewCarnegieisaverywellwrittenandinterestinghistoryofoneofthemostwealthymenintheUnitedstates.HewasborninScotlandin1835andemigratedtoAmericain1848.Amonghismanyaccomplishmentsandphilanthropicworks,hewasanauthor,havingwritten,besidesthisautobiography,TriumphantDemocracy(1886;rev.ed.1893),TheGospelofWealth,acollectionofessays(1900),TheEmpireofBusiness(1902),andProblemsofTo-day(1908)].Althoughthisautobiographywaswrittenin1919,itwaspublishedposthumouslyin1920.

ThestaMiawasunpedictablyvaiable.Sometimesitwasblazing,billiantandhot.Othetimesitwasoddlydim,cool,sheddinglittlewamthonitsmanyplanets.GesthGkae,leadeoftheMians,wasseekingabettesta,onetowhichhis"people"couldmigate.Thatstahadtobesteady,eliable,withagoodplanetaysystem.Andinhisastonomicalseaching,hefoundSol.Withhundedsofships,eachlagethanwholeTeestialspacepots,andtavelingfastethanthespeedoflight,theMianssetouttomoveintoSolaegionsandtakeove.AndonEaththeewasnothingwhichwouldbecapableofbeatingoffthisincedibleamada—untilBuckKendallstumbleduponTHEULTIMATEWEAPON.

AsEarth'sfaster-than-lightspaceshiphunginthevoidbetweengalaxies,Arcot,Wade,MoreyandFullercouldseebelowthem,likeavastshininghorizon,themassofstarsthatformedtheirownislanduniverse.Moreyworkedamomentwithhissliderule,thensaid,"Wemadegoodtime!Twenty-ninelightyearsintenseconds!Yetyouhaditonatonlyhalfpower...."Arcotpushedthecontrolleverallthewaytofullpower.Theshipfilledwiththestrainofflowingenergy,andsparkssnappedintheairofthecontrolroomastheyracedataninconceivablespeedthroughthedarknessofintergalacticspace.Butsuddenly,farofftotheirleftandfartotheirright,theysawtwoshiningshipsparallelingtheircourse!TheyheldgrimlytothecourseoftheEarthship,bracketingitlikeanofficialguard.TheEarthscientistsstaredattheminwonder."Lord,"mutteredMorey,"wherecantheyhavecomefrom?"

Askypiratearmedwithsuperiorweaponsofhisowninvention...Firstcontactwithanalienracedangerousenoughtothreatenthesafetyoftwoplanets...ThearrivalofanunseendarksunwhoseattendantmaraudersaimedattheveryendofcivilizationinthisSolarSystem.Thesewerethethreechallengesthattestedtheskillandmindsofthebrilliantteamofscientist-astronautsArcot,Wade,andMorey.Theirinitialadventuresareaclassicofscience-fictionwhichfirstbroughtthenameoftheirauthor,JohnW.Campbell,intoprominenceasamasteroftheinventiveimagination.

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ThewritingsofJ.B.Bury(1861-1927),onsubjectsrangingfromancientGreecetothe19th-centurypapacy,areatoncescholarlyandaccessibletothelayman.ThisworkcoverstheperiodfromthebeginningoftheRomanEmpireuntilGibbonbegins;fromAugustusthroughMarcusAureliusandtheAntoinineEmporers.

Abitofamenage-a-quatreinaremotecabininthewildernessasfugitiveHugh,hisyoungerbrotherPete,nursemaidandcookBella,andnowthenewlyarrivedsnow-blindedyoungSylviewhohadbeensnatchedfromneardeathinthesnowbytheheroicbutmoodyHugh.Becauseofherblindness,Sylvieisledtobelieveherrescuertobeahandsomeanddashinghero;hisyoungerbrothertobebutayoungladof14;andBellaamatronlyoldmaid.ButSylviewould,intime,formherownimageoftheclanandattempttobringthemtogetherastheyweredestinedtobesplitapart.Demonstrationlieshereinoftheinherentabilityoftheblindtousetheirothersensestobestanysituationlaidbeforethem.

Inthepreviousnovel,duringtheearlydaysofWorldWarI,TarzandiscoveredthathiswifeJanewasnotkilledinafiresetbyGermantroops,butwasinfactalive.InthisnoveltwomonthshavegonebyandTarzaniscontinuingtosearchforJane.HehastrackedhertoahiddenvalleycalledPal-ul-don,whichmeans"LandofMen."InPal-ul-donTarzanfindsarealJurassicParkfilledwithdinosaurs,notablythesavageTriceratops-likeGryfs,whichunliketheirprehistoriccounterpartsarecarnivorous.Thelostvalleyisalsohometotwodifferentracesoftailedhuman-lookingcreatures,theHo-don(hairlessandwhiteskinned)andtheWaz-don(hairyandblack-skinned).TarzanbefriendsTa-den,aHo-donwarrior,andOm-at,theWaz-donchiefofthetribeofKor-ul-ja.InthisnewworldhebecomesacaptivebutsoimpresseshiscaptorswithhisaccomplishmentsandskillsthattheynamehimTarzan-Jad-Guru(TarzantheTerrible),whichisthenameofthenovel

Tarzanfindshimselfbereftofhisfortuneandresolvestoreturntothejewel-roomofOpar,leavingJanetofaceunexpecteddangerathome.

Thestoryissetin13thcenturyEnglandandconcernsthefictitiousoutlawNormanofTorn,whopurportedlyharriedthecountryduringthepowerstrugglebetweenKingHenryIIIandSimondeMontfort.NormanisthesupposedsonoftheFrenchmandeVac,oncetheking'sfencingmaster,whohasagrudgeagainsthisformeremployerandraisestheboytobeasimple,brutalkillingmachinewithahatredofallthingsEnglish.HisintentionsarepartiallysubvertedbyapriestwhobefriendsNormanandteacheshimhislettersandchivalrytowardswomen.

TheChessmenofMarsisasciencefictionnovelbythementalsword-andphysicalpen-wieldingauthorEdgarRiceBurroughs.ItthefifthinstallmentofhisBarsoomseries.TheChessmenofMarsisataleofwonderandexcellencethatfollowsJohnCarterandDejahThoris,alongwiththeirdaughterTara,princessofHelium,assheissoughtafterbyGahan,JedofGathol.Adventureandperilensueasthestoryunfolds.Note:ThePreludeandChapter1arereadbytwodifferentreaders.Varietyisthespiceoflife.

ThestorytoldinFrancesHodgsonBurnett’sclassicnovel,ALittlePrincess,wasfirstwrittenasaserializednovella,SaraCrewe,orWhatHappenedatMissMinchin’s,andpublishedinSt.NicholasMagazine,in1888.

PeterRabbitgoestoschool,withMotherNatureashisteacher.Inthiszoologybookforchildren,ThorntonW.BurgessdescribesthemammalsofNorthAmericaintheformofanentertainingstory,includingplentyofdetailbutomittinglongscientificnames.Thereisanemphasisonconservation.

TheAdventuresofReddyFoxisanotherintheseriesofchildren’sstoriesbyconservationistThorntonW.Burgess.Inthisstory,ReddyandGrannyFoxmustoutsmartFarmerBrown’sBoywhoisouttogetReddyforstealinghispetchicken.Alongtheway,ReddyencountersmanyofthecitizensoftheGreenMeadowsandtheGreenForestandwithhimwelearnlittlelessonsaboutlifesuchas:theperilsofbeingashowoff;theimportanceofusingallofone’ssenses;thatitisafinethingtoshowsympathyandkindnesstoothers–evenourenemies;andthatthevalueofagrandmother’swisdomisinestimable.

Whenaninnocentbluejaystartstalkinginhissleep,it’suptohimtofindoutwhat’sgoingoninthisfun,naturalistic,Southern-stylechildren’sstory.

“Youcan’tfoololdMotherNature.No,Sir,youcan’tfoololdMotherNature,andit’sofnousetotry.”TheanimalsoftheGreenMeadowsandGreenForesthavelittleadventureswhileGrandfatherFrogtellsstoriestoMotherWestWind’schildren,theMerryLittleBreezes.

TheAdventuresofPaddyBeaverisanotherinthelonglistofchildren’sbooksbytheconservationist,ThorntonW.Burgess.Inthisbook,theindustriousandcleverPaddyBeaver,anewcomertotheGreenForest,hasencounterswithSammyJay,JerryMuskrat,Ol’ManCoyoteandotherinhabitantsoftheGreenForest.Alongtheway,welearnhowPaddybuildshisdamandhishouse,andhowhestoreshisfood.Wealsolearnlittlelessonsaboutlife,suchastheimportanceofplanningbeforedoing,caringforNature,trustingothers,thebenefitsofworkingtogetherandhowwonderfulitistohaveajobonecansinkone’steethinto.

ThorntonW.Burgesswasaconservationistandprolificauthorofchildren’sbooks.Hisgentlyhumorousstoriesabouttheanimalsofthemeadowsandwoodsteachlittlelessonsaboutgettingalongwithothers;theyareperfectbedtimestoriesforsmallchildren.

TheFortunesofPhilippaisbasedontheauthor'smother,AngelicaBrazil,whohadgrownupinRiodeJaneiroandattendedanEnglishboardingschoolattheageof10,findingtheEnglishculture,schoollifeandclimateconfronting.