The School for Husbands (L'École des maris) is a work by Molière (the stage name of Jean-Baptiste Poquelin), a French playwright who is often considered to be one of Western literature's great masters of comedy.
The Brothers Grimm, Jacob (1785-1863) and Wilhelm (1786-1859), were born in Hanau, near Frankfurt, in the German state of Hesse.
Nicholas Nickleby is left responsible for his mother and sister when his father dies.
Helen Keller's autobiography, The Story of My Life, tells of her early life and of her experiences with Annie Sullivan, her teacher and companion.
British writer John Buchan's The Thirty-Nine Steps is the first of five adventure novels to star Richard Hannay, a man with a remarkable knack for getting out of sticky situations, and indeed getting into them in the first place.
Student! Your life is your own. You have only yourself to thank for what you are, have been and will be.
According to the great horror writer H.P. Lovecraft The Ghost Pirates . . . is a powerful account of a doomed and haunted ship on its last voyage, and of the terrible sea-devils.
This first novel in Sax Rohmer's series, The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu combined together previously written short stories into a single story about the dealings of this criminal mastermind.
William Dean Howells' 1885 novel, The Rise of Silas Lapham tells the story of its protagonist's materialistic aspirations; his rise from rags to riches.
Describes the busy life of Senator Dianne Feinstein of Californiaseen.
A simple, everyday tale of classroom life with an open-ended conclusion.
Ancient Hindu scriptures proclaim that some "longing in the darkness" propelled our world.
Anyone can develop the gift of healing touch to balance energy.
U. G. Krishnamurti's conversations with the constant stream of people who?
In a world in which spiritual techniques, teachers, concepts, and organizations are legion.
The Seagull is the first of Anton Checkov's four full-length plays.
The School for Scandal debuted at Drury Lane Theater in London in 1777.
Tom Swift and His Motor Boat is the second book in the original Tom Swift series.
Tom Swift and His Airship is the third book in the original Tom Swift series.
Tom Swift and His Submarine Boat is the fourth book in the original Tom Swift series.