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Don Quixote, Vol. 1, by Miguel de Cervantes. Part VII.

Don Quixote is a Spanish novel by Miguel de Cervantes. Published in two volumes, in 1605 and 1615, Don Quixote is considered the most influential work of literature from the Spanish Golden Age and the entire Spanish literary canon. As a founding work of modern Western literature and one of the earliest canonical novels, it regularly appears high on lists of the greatest works of fiction ever published. The story follows the adventures of a hidalgo named Mr. Alonso Quixano who reads so many chiva...

Nov 17, 20222 hr 30 min

Don Quixote, Vol. 1, by Miguel de Cervantes. Part VI.

Don Quixote is a Spanish novel by Miguel de Cervantes. Published in two volumes, in 1605 and 1615, Don Quixote is considered the most influential work of literature from the Spanish Golden Age and the entire Spanish literary canon. As a founding work of modern Western literature and one of the earliest canonical novels, it regularly appears high on lists of the greatest works of fiction ever published. The story follows the adventures of a hidalgo named Mr. Alonso Quixano who reads so many chiva...

Nov 17, 20222 hr 24 min

Don Quixote, Vol. 1, by Miguel de Cervantes. Part V.

Don Quixote is a Spanish novel by Miguel de Cervantes. Published in two volumes, in 1605 and 1615, Don Quixote is considered the most influential work of literature from the Spanish Golden Age and the entire Spanish literary canon. As a founding work of modern Western literature and one of the earliest canonical novels, it regularly appears high on lists of the greatest works of fiction ever published. The story follows the adventures of a hidalgo named Mr. Alonso Quixano who reads so many chiva...

Nov 17, 20222 hr 15 min

Don Quixote, Vol. 1, by Miguel de Cervantes. Part IV.

Don Quixote is a Spanish novel by Miguel de Cervantes. Published in two volumes, in 1605 and 1615, Don Quixote is considered the most influential work of literature from the Spanish Golden Age and the entire Spanish literary canon. As a founding work of modern Western literature and one of the earliest canonical novels, it regularly appears high on lists of the greatest works of fiction ever published. The story follows the adventures of a hidalgo named Mr. Alonso Quixano who reads so many chiva...

Nov 17, 20222 hr 28 min

Don Quixote, Vol. 1, by Miguel de Cervantes. Part III.

Don Quixote is a Spanish novel by Miguel de Cervantes. Published in two volumes, in 1605 and 1615, Don Quixote is considered the most influential work of literature from the Spanish Golden Age and the entire Spanish literary canon. As a founding work of modern Western literature and one of the earliest canonical novels, it regularly appears high on lists of the greatest works of fiction ever published. The story follows the adventures of a hidalgo named Mr. Alonso Quixano who reads so many chiva...

Nov 17, 20222 hr 30 min

Don Quixote, Vol. 1, by Miguel de Cervantes. Part II.

Don Quixote is a Spanish novel by Miguel de Cervantes. Published in two volumes, in 1605 and 1615, Don Quixote is considered the most influential work of literature from the Spanish Golden Age and the entire Spanish literary canon. As a founding work of modern Western literature and one of the earliest canonical novels, it regularly appears high on lists of the greatest works of fiction ever published. The story follows the adventures of a hidalgo named Mr. Alonso Quixano who reads so many chiva...

Nov 17, 20222 hr 26 min

Don Quixote, Vol. 1, by Miguel de Cervantes. Part I.

Don Quixote is a Spanish novel by Miguel de Cervantes. Published in two volumes, in 1605 and 1615, Don Quixote is considered the most influential work of literature from the Spanish Golden Age and the entire Spanish literary canon. As a founding work of modern Western literature and one of the earliest canonical novels, it regularly appears high on lists of the greatest works of fiction ever published. The story follows the adventures of a hidalgo named Mr. Alonso Quixano who reads so many chiva...

Nov 17, 20222 hr 18 min

Emma, by Jane Austen. Part VII.

A cautionary tale about the dangers of interference, matchmaking and good intentions turned awry, Emma is the study of a young woman raised without sufficient discipline or occupation. Handsome, clever and rich, Emma is the epitome of what a young woman should be in Regency England, except for the fact that her indulgent father and lack of a mother have left her spoiled and used to getting her own way. Emma's only true critic and voice of reason is Mr. Knightley, a gentleman whose opinion she va...

Nov 14, 20222 hr 15 min

Emma, by Jane Austen. Part VI.

A cautionary tale about the dangers of interference, matchmaking and good intentions turned awry, Emma is the study of a young woman raised without sufficient discipline or occupation. Handsome, clever and rich, Emma is the epitome of what a young woman should be in Regency England, except for the fact that her indulgent father and lack of a mother have left her spoiled and used to getting her own way. Emma's only true critic and voice of reason is Mr. Knightley, a gentleman whose opinion she va...

Nov 14, 20222 hr 35 min

Emma, by Jane Austen. Part V.

A cautionary tale about the dangers of interference, matchmaking and good intentions turned awry, Emma is the study of a young woman raised without sufficient discipline or occupation. Handsome, clever and rich, Emma is the epitome of what a young woman should be in Regency England, except for the fact that her indulgent father and lack of a mother have left her spoiled and used to getting her own way. Emma's only true critic and voice of reason is Mr. Knightley, a gentleman whose opinion she va...

Nov 14, 20222 hr 10 min

Emma, by Jane Austen. Part IV.

A cautionary tale about the dangers of interference, matchmaking and good intentions turned awry, Emma is the study of a young woman raised without sufficient discipline or occupation. Handsome, clever and rich, Emma is the epitome of what a young woman should be in Regency England, except for the fact that her indulgent father and lack of a mother have left her spoiled and used to getting her own way. Emma's only true critic and voice of reason is Mr. Knightley, a gentleman whose opinion she va...

Nov 14, 20222 hr 38 min

Emma, by Jane Austen. Part III.

A cautionary tale about the dangers of interference, matchmaking and good intentions turned awry, Emma is the study of a young woman raised without sufficient discipline or occupation. Handsome, clever and rich, Emma is the epitome of what a young woman should be in Regency England, except for the fact that her indulgent father and lack of a mother have left her spoiled and used to getting her own way. Emma's only true critic and voice of reason is Mr. Knightley, a gentleman whose opinion she va...

Nov 14, 20222 hr 26 min

Emma, by Jane Austen. Part II.

A cautionary tale about the dangers of interference, matchmaking and good intentions turned awry, Emma is the study of a young woman raised without sufficient discipline or occupation. Handsome, clever and rich, Emma is the epitome of what a young woman should be in Regency England, except for the fact that her indulgent father and lack of a mother have left her spoiled and used to getting her own way. Emma's only true critic and voice of reason is Mr. Knightley, a gentleman whose opinion she va...

Nov 14, 20222 hr 25 min

Emma, by Jane Austen. Part I.

A cautionary tale about the dangers of interference, matchmaking and good intentions turned awry, Emma is the study of a young woman raised without sufficient discipline or occupation. Handsome, clever and rich, Emma is the epitome of what a young woman should be in Regency England, except for the fact that her indulgent father and lack of a mother have left her spoiled and used to getting her own way. Emma's only true critic and voice of reason is Mr. Knightley, a gentleman whose opinion she va...

Nov 14, 20222 hr 16 min

The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Part VII.

The Return of Sherlock Holmes was first published in February 1905 by McClure, Phillips & Co. (New York), and then on March 7, 1905 by Georges Newnes, Ltd. (London) and it was the first Holmes collection since 1893, when Holmes had "died" in The Final Problem . Having published The Hound of the Baskervilles in 1901–1902 (setting it before Holmes' death) Doyle came under intense pressure to revive his famous character. The first story is set in 1894 and has Holmes returning in London and expl...

Nov 10, 20221 hr 55 min

The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Part VI.

The Return of Sherlock Holmes was first published in February 1905 by McClure, Phillips & Co. (New York), and then on March 7, 1905 by Georges Newnes, Ltd. (London) and it was the first Holmes collection since 1893, when Holmes had "died" in The Final Problem . Having published The Hound of the Baskervilles in 1901–1902 (setting it before Holmes' death) Doyle came under intense pressure to revive his famous character. The first story is set in 1894 and has Holmes returning in London and expl...

Nov 10, 20221 hr 45 min

The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Part V.

The Return of Sherlock Holmes was first published in February 1905 by McClure, Phillips & Co. (New York), and then on March 7, 1905 by Georges Newnes, Ltd. (London) and it was the first Holmes collection since 1893, when Holmes had "died" in The Final Problem . Having published The Hound of the Baskervilles in 1901–1902 (setting it before Holmes' death) Doyle came under intense pressure to revive his famous character. The first story is set in 1894 and has Holmes returning in London and expl...

Nov 10, 20221 hr 35 min

The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Part IV.

The Return of Sherlock Holmes was first published in February 1905 by McClure, Phillips & Co. (New York), and then on March 7, 1905 by Georges Newnes, Ltd. (London) and it was the first Holmes collection since 1893, when Holmes had "died" in The Final Problem . Having published The Hound of the Baskervilles in 1901–1902 (setting it before Holmes' death) Doyle came under intense pressure to revive his famous character. The first story is set in 1894 and has Holmes returning in London and expl...

Nov 10, 20221 hr 36 min

The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Part III.

The Return of Sherlock Holmes was first published in February 1905 by McClure, Phillips & Co. (New York), and then on March 7, 1905 by Georges Newnes, Ltd. (London) and it was the first Holmes collection since 1893, when Holmes had "died" in The Final Problem . Having published The Hound of the Baskervilles in 1901–1902 (setting it before Holmes' death) Doyle came under intense pressure to revive his famous character. The first story is set in 1894 and has Holmes returning in London and expl...

Nov 10, 20221 hr 16 min

The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Part II.

The Return of Sherlock Holmes was first published in February 1905 by McClure, Phillips & Co. (New York), and then on March 7, 1905 by Georges Newnes, Ltd. (London) and it was the first Holmes collection since 1893, when Holmes had "died" in The Final Problem . Having published The Hound of the Baskervilles in 1901–1902 (setting it before Holmes' death) Doyle came under intense pressure to revive his famous character. The first story is set in 1894 and has Holmes returning in London and expl...

Nov 10, 20221 hr 50 min

The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Part I.

The Return of Sherlock Holmes was first published in February 1905 by McClure, Phillips & Co. (New York), and then on March 7, 1905 by Georges Newnes, Ltd. (London) and it was the first Holmes collection since 1893, when Holmes had "died" in The Final Problem . Having published The Hound of the Baskervilles in 1901–1902 (setting it before Holmes' death) Doyle came under intense pressure to revive his famous character. The first story is set in 1894 and has Holmes returning in London and expl...

Nov 10, 20221 hr 54 min

The Count of Monte Cristo, by Alexandre Dumas. Part XIV.

The Count of Monte Cristo (French: Le Comte de Monte-Cristo) is an adventure novel by Alexandre Dumas, père. It is often considered, along with The Three Musketeers , as Dumas' most popular work. The writing of the work was completed in 1844. Like many of his novels, it is expanded from the plot outlines suggested by his collaborating ghostwriter Auguste Maquet. The story takes place in France, Italy, islands in the Mediterranean and the Levant during the historical events of 1815–1838 (from jus...

Nov 07, 20223 hr 58 min

The Count of Monte Cristo, by Alexandre Dumas. Part XIII.

The Count of Monte Cristo (French: Le Comte de Monte-Cristo) is an adventure novel by Alexandre Dumas, père. It is often considered, along with The Three Musketeers , as Dumas' most popular work. The writing of the work was completed in 1844. Like many of his novels, it is expanded from the plot outlines suggested by his collaborating ghostwriter Auguste Maquet. The story takes place in France, Italy, islands in the Mediterranean and the Levant during the historical events of 1815–1838 (from jus...

Nov 07, 20223 hr 52 min

The Count of Monte Cristo, by Alexandre Dumas. Part XII.

The Count of Monte Cristo (French: Le Comte de Monte-Cristo) is an adventure novel by Alexandre Dumas, père. It is often considered, along with The Three Musketeers , as Dumas' most popular work. The writing of the work was completed in 1844. Like many of his novels, it is expanded from the plot outlines suggested by his collaborating ghostwriter Auguste Maquet. The story takes place in France, Italy, islands in the Mediterranean and the Levant during the historical events of 1815–1838 (from jus...

Nov 07, 20223 hr 58 min

The Count of Monte Cristo, by Alexandre Dumas. Part XI.

The Count of Monte Cristo (French: Le Comte de Monte-Cristo) is an adventure novel by Alexandre Dumas, père. It is often considered, along with The Three Musketeers , as Dumas' most popular work. The writing of the work was completed in 1844. Like many of his novels, it is expanded from the plot outlines suggested by his collaborating ghostwriter Auguste Maquet. The story takes place in France, Italy, islands in the Mediterranean and the Levant during the historical events of 1815–1838 (from jus...

Nov 07, 20224 hr 8 min

The Count of Monte Cristo, by Alexandre Dumas. Part X.

The Count of Monte Cristo (French: Le Comte de Monte-Cristo) is an adventure novel by Alexandre Dumas, père. It is often considered, along with The Three Musketeers , as Dumas' most popular work. The writing of the work was completed in 1844. Like many of his novels, it is expanded from the plot outlines suggested by his collaborating ghostwriter Auguste Maquet. The story takes place in France, Italy, islands in the Mediterranean and the Levant during the historical events of 1815–1838 (from jus...

Nov 07, 20223 hr 20 min

The Count of Monte Cristo, by Alexandre Dumas. Part IX.

The Count of Monte Cristo (French: Le Comte de Monte-Cristo) is an adventure novel by Alexandre Dumas, père. It is often considered, along with The Three Musketeers , as Dumas' most popular work. The writing of the work was completed in 1844. Like many of his novels, it is expanded from the plot outlines suggested by his collaborating ghostwriter Auguste Maquet. The story takes place in France, Italy, islands in the Mediterranean and the Levant during the historical events of 1815–1838 (from jus...

Nov 07, 20223 hr 55 min

The Count of Monte Cristo, by Alexandre Dumas. Part VIII.

The Count of Monte Cristo (French: Le Comte de Monte-Cristo) is an adventure novel by Alexandre Dumas, père. It is often considered, along with The Three Musketeers , as Dumas' most popular work. The writing of the work was completed in 1844. Like many of his novels, it is expanded from the plot outlines suggested by his collaborating ghostwriter Auguste Maquet. The story takes place in France, Italy, islands in the Mediterranean and the Levant during the historical events of 1815–1838 (from jus...

Nov 07, 20223 hr 57 min

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, by Washington Irving

The quiet Dutch community of Sleepy Hollow lay in the Adirondack mountains on the western shore of the mighty Hudson River in America’s colonial period. The solitude of the woods was breathtaking, and not even a schoolmaster was immune from the eerie miasma which everyone knew permeated the dense forest. Written in 1820, Washington Irving’s The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow has become a classic of American literature, and has been retold in many different ways. Here is the original, from Irving’s own ...

Nov 05, 20221 hr 23 min

Sarrasine, by Honoré de Balzac

Published by Honoré de Balzac in the tempestuous year of 1830, the tale of Sarrasine follows the undulating pathways of a sculptor’s shocking journey to his coming of age. As one of the “fathers of realism” Balzac painted with his words a vivid portrait of life in the swirling salons of Europe at the end of the Bourbon monarchy, and we follow Sarrasine from France to Italy in search of both his métier and his muse. However it is also the story of La Zambinella, an Italian singer with whom Sarras...

Nov 05, 20221 hr 39 min
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