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This book deals mainly with some aspects of what may be termed the psychical life of the inhabitants of the Madras Presidency, and the Native States of Travancore and Cochin. Edgar Thurston CIE (1855-1935) was a superintendent at the Madras Government Museum who contributed to studies in the zoology, ethnology and botany of India and published works related to his work at the museum. Thurston was educated in medicine and lectured in anatomy at the Madras Medical College while also holding his position at the museum. His early works were on numismatics and geology and this was followed later by his researches in anthropology and ethnography.

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Este ebook presenta «El jugador (texto completo, con índice activo)» con un sumario dinámico y detallado. El jugador es una novela de Fiódor Dostoyevski escrita en 1866 y publicada en 1867. La historia se desarrolla en una ciudad mítica llamada Ruletenburg, y su protagonista es un joven atrapado por el vicio del juego, igual que la mayoría de los personajes: todos están allí con el único objeto de apostar a la ruleta y hacerse ricos. Esta novela es esencialmente autobiográfica. Dostoievski fue víctima de la adicción al juego, y tuvo que terminar esta novela bajo presión y con una fecha fija porque con sus honorarios debía pagar una deuda de juego. Un aspecto admirable del autor es su objetividad respecto a su propia adicción: en la novela él toma partido en contra del juego y lo hace aparecer como lo que es, un peligrosísimo vicio, vale decir que toma partido a favor de la verdad y en contra de sí mismo. Fiódor Mijáilovich Dostoyevski ( 1821 – 1881) es uno de los principales escritores de la Rusia Zarista, cuya literatura explora la psicología humana en el complejo contexto político, social y espiritual de la sociedad rusa del siglo XIX. Es considerado como uno de los más grandes escritores de occidente y de la literatura universal. Su obra, aunque escrita en el siglo XIX, refleja también al hombre y la sociedad contemporánea.

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This carefully crafted ebook: «Over There: War Scenes on the Western Front» is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. This book was written by British writer Arnold Bennett. He lived in France from 1903-1911, and was the first established author to be invited to tour the front for propaganda purposes, spending three weeks in France and Belgium in June 1915 and publishing this account later in the year. He was appointed Director of Propaganda in the Ministry of Information in 1918. Enoch Arnold Bennett (1867—1931) was a British novelist, playwright, critic, and essayist whose major works form an important link between the English novel and the mainstream of European realism. He also worked in other fields such as journalism, propaganda and film. Table of Content : 1. Chapter 1. The Zone Of Paris 2. Chapter 2. On The French Front 3. Chapter 3. Ruins 4. Chapter 4. At Grips 5. Chapter 5. The British Lines 6. Chapter 6. The Unique City

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Este ebook presenta «Los trabajos de Persiles y Sigismunda» con un sumario dinámico y detallado. Los trabajos de Persiles y Sigismunda es la última obra de Miguel de Cervantes, publicada en 1617. La novela cuenta la peregrinación llevada a cabo por Persiles y Sigismunda, dos príncipes nórdicos enamorados que se hacen pasar por hermanos cambiándose los nombres por Periandro y Auristela. Separados por todo tipo de peripecias, emprenden un viaje desde el norte de Europa hasta Roma, pasando por España, con finalidad expiatoria antes de contraer matrimonio. Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616) es uno de los autores españoles más reconocidos, sobre todo debido al éxito de su novela Don Quijote de la Mancha, publicada en 1580. Su pasión por el teatro y la literatura lo llevó a crear la obra maestra que ha resistido el paso del tiempo.

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This carefully crafted ebook: «The Consolation of Philosophy (translated by H. R. James M.A.)» is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Consolation of Philosophy (Latin: Consolatio Philosophiae) is a philosophical work by Boethius, written around the year 524. It has been described as the single most important and influential work in the West on Medieval and early Renaissance Christianity, and is also the last great Western work of the Classical Period. Anicius Manlius Severinus Boëthius, commonly called Boethius (c. 480–524 or 525 AD), was a philosopher of the early 6th century. He was born in Rome to an ancient and prominent family which included emperors Petronius Maximus and Olybrius and many consuls. His father, Flavius Manlius Boethius, was consul in 487 after Odoacer deposed the last Western Roman Emperor. Boethius, of the noble Anicia family, entered public life at a young age and was already a senator by the age of 25. Boethius himself was consul in 510 in the kingdom of the Ostrogoths. In 522 he saw his two sons become consuls. Boethius was imprisoned and eventually executed by King Theodoric the Great, who suspected him of conspiring with the Eastern Roman Empire. While jailed, Boethius composed his Consolation of Philosophy, a philosophical treatise on fortune, death, and other issues. The Consolation became one of the most popular and influential works of the Middle Ages.

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Este ebook presenta «Así habló Zaratustra» con un sumario dinámico y detallado. La obra contiene las principales ideas de Nietzsche, expresadas de forma poética: está compuesta por una serie de relatos y discursos que ponen en el centro de atención algunos hechos y reflexiones de un profeta llamado Zaratustra, personaje inspirado en su tocayo fundador del Zoroastrismo. Compuesta principalmente por episodios más o menos independientes, sus historias pueden leerse en cualquier orden a excepción de la cuarta parte de la obra, pues son un cúmulo de ideas y relatos menores independientes que conforman un solo relato general. Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1844 – 1900) fue un filósofo, poeta, músico y filólogo alemán, considerado uno de los pensadores contemporáneos más influyentes del siglo XIX.

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This carefully crafted ebook: «The Complete Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen: 127 Stories in one volume» is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Hans Christian Andersen (1805–1875) was a Danish writer, best remembered for his fairy tales. Table of Contents: BY THE ALMSHOUSE WINDOW THE ANGEL ANNE LISBETH BEAUTY OF FORM AND BEAUTY OF MIND THE BEETLE WHO WENT ON HIS TRAVELS THE BELL-DEEP THE BIRD OF POPULAR SONG THE BISHOP OF BORGLUM AND HIS WARRIORS THE BOTTLE NECK THE BUCKWHEAT THE BUTTERFLY A CHEERFUL TEMPER THE CHILD IN THE GRAVE CHILDREN'S PRATTLE THE FARM-YARD COCK AND THE WEATHER-COCK THE DAISY THE DARNING-NEEDLE DELAYING IS NOT FORGETTING THE DROP OF WATER JACK THE DULLARD AN OLD STORY TOLD ANEW THE DUMB BOOK THE ELF OF THE ROSE THE GIRL WHO TROD ON THE LOAF THE GOBLIN AND THE HUCKSTER THE GOLDEN TREASURE GRANDMOTHER A GREAT GRIEF THE HAPPY FAMILY A LEAF FROM HEAVEN IB AND LITTLE CHRISTINA THE ICE MAIDEN I.

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Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky (1821 – 1881), sometimes transliterated Dostoevsky, was a Russian novelist, short story writer, and essayist. Dostoyevsky's literary works explore human psychology in the troubled political, social and spiritual context of 19th-century Russia. This translation by Constance Garnett from the original Russian is widely regarded as a reference. Garnett translated seventy volumes of Russian prose for publication, including all of Dostoyevsky's novels. Dostoyevsky's works of fiction include 17 short stories, in this edition we present 7 stories, including two of his 2 most famous works «White Nights» and «Notes From the Underground»: WHITE NIGHTS, NOTES FROM UNDERGROUND, A FAINT HEART, A CHRISTMAS TREE AND A WEDDING, POLZUNKOV, A LITTLE HERO and MR. PROHARTCHIN.

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This carefully crafted ebook: «Jane Eyre + Wuthering Heights (2 Unabridged Classics)» is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Charlotte Brontë's most beloved novel describes the passionate love between the courageous orphan Jane Eyre and the brilliant, brooding, and domineering Rochester. The loneliness and cruelty of Jane's childhood strengthens her natural independence and spirit, which prove invaluable when she takes a position as a governess at Thornfield Hall. But after she falls in love with her sardonic employer, her discovery of his terrible secret forces her to make a heart-wrenching choice. Ever since its publication in 1847, Jane Eyre has enthralled every kind of reader, from the most critical and cultivated to the youngest and most unabashedly romantic. It lives as one of the great triumphs of storytelling and as a moving and unforgettable portrayal of a woman's quest for self-respect. Born into a poor family and raised by an oppressive aunt, young Jane Eyre becomes the governess at Thornfield Manor to escape the confines of her life. There her fiery independence clashes with the brooding and mysterious nature of her employer, Mr. Rochester. But what begins as outright loathing slowly evolves into a passionate romance. When a terrible secret from Rochester's past threatens to tear the two apart, Jane must make an impossible choice: Should she follow her heart or walk away and lose her love forever? Considered by many to be Charlotte Brontë's masterpiece, Jane Eyre chronicles the passionate love between the independent and strong-willed orphan Jane Eyre and the dark, impassioned Mr. Rochester. Having endured a lonely and cruel childhood, orphan Jane Eyre, who is reared in the home of her heartless aunt prior to attending a boarding school with an equally torturous regime, is strengthened by these experiences.

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This carefully crafted ebook: «The Song of Los (Illuminated Manuscript with the Original Illustrations of William Blake)» is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. The Song of Los, written 1795, is one of William Blake's epic poems, known as prophetic books. The poem consists of two sections, «Africa» and «Asia». In the first section Blake catalogues the decline of morality in Europe, which he blames on both the African slave trade and enlightenment philosophers. The book provides a historical context for The Book of Urizen, The Book of Ahania, and The Book of Los, and also ties those more obscure works to The Continental Prophecies, «Europe» and «America». The second section consists of Los urging revolution. The Song of Los was one of the few works that Blake describes as «illuminated printing», one of his colour printed works with the coloured ink being placed on the copperplate before printed. William Blake was a poet, painter, visionary mystic, and engraver. During his life the prophetic message of his writings were understood by few and misunderstood by many. However Blake is now widely admired for his soulful originality and lofty imagination. The poetry of William Blake is far reaching in its scope and range of experience. The poems of William Blake can offer a profound symbolism and also a delightful childlike innocence. Whatever the inner meaning of Blake's poetry we can easily appreciate the beautiful language and lyrical quality of his poetic vision.

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