The Other Wise Man is a short novel or long short story by Henry van Dyke. It was initially published in 1895 and has been reprinted many times since then. The story is an addition and expansion of the account of the Biblical Magi, recounted in the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament. It tells about a «„fourth“» wise man (accepting the
[...]A Doll’s House is a three-act play written by Norway’s Henrik Ibsen. It premiered at the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 21 December 1879, having been published earlier that month. The play is set in a Norwegian town circa 1879. The play is significant for the way it deals with the fate of a married woman, who at the time in
[...]On the Duty of Civil Disobedience, called Civil Disobedience for short, is an essay by American transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau that was first published in 1849. In it, Thoreau argues that individuals should not permit governments to overrule or atrophy their consciences, and that they have a duty to avoid allowing such acquiescence to
[...]Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, written by herself is an autobiography by Harriet Ann Jacobs, a young mother and fugitive slave, published in 1861 by L. Maria Child, who edited the book for its author. Jacobs used the pseudonym Linda Brent. The book documents Jacobs’s life as a slave and how she gained freedom for herself and for her
[...]The fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen have inspired, frightened, and amused readers since they were first published in 1835. The power of his tales to charm and elevate runs like a living thread through whatever he writes. Only a few children’s authors will be ranked among the Immortals, and Hans Andersen is without a doubt one of
[...]A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas, commonly known as A Christmas Carol, is a novella by Charles Dickens, first published in London by Chapman & Hall in 1843. This is a very kind fairy tale that evokes bright feelings and wishes. After reading it, you want to be a little kinder. The plot is uncomplicated. There
[...]The Chimes, is a novella written by Charles Dickens and first published in 1844, one year after A Christmas Carol. It is the second in his series of «„Christmas books,“» five novellas with strong social and moral messages that he published during the 1840s. In addition to A Christmas Carol and The Chimes, the Christmas books include The
[...]Сборник рассказов «Мой любимый олигарх» Галины Голицыной входит в большой цикл произведений «Приметы времени». Рассказы небольшие, но вместе складываются в своеобразную сагу об эпохе
[...]«Как человек мыслит» – эта небольшая по объему книга Джеймса Аллена стала краеугольным камнем всей последующей обширной и все разрастающейся «мотивационной литературы» – книг по
[...]«Як людина мислить» – ця невелика за обсягом книга Джеймса Аллена стала наріжним каменем усієї подальшої великої і наростаючої частини нон-фікшн: «мотиваційної літератури» книг із
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