Archive for Mythology Books
The Alchemyst
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He holds the secret that can end the world.
The truth: Nicholas Flamel was born in Paris on September 28, 1330. Nearly 700 years later, he is acknowledged as the greatest Alchemyst of his day. It is said that he discovered the secret of eternal life.
The records show that he died in 1418.
But his tomb is empty.
The legend: Nicholas Flamel lives. But only because he has been making the elixir of life for centuries. The secret of eternal li… More >>
The Invisible Man: A Grotesque Romance
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Kindle edition of Wells’ classic novel. The story tells the tale of Griffin, a scientist who theorises that if a person’s refractive index is changed to exactly that of air and his body does not absorb or reflect light, then he will be invisible. He successfully carries out this procedure on himself, but cannot become visible again, becoming mentally unstable as a result. This edition includes an active table of contents…. More >>
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C&C Web Press brings you H.G. Wells classic novel The Time Machine. This selection includes an active table of contents so you can scroll from chapter-to-chapter. … More >>
The Time Machine by H.G. Wells – Includes chapter scroll to and table active table of contents
Pollyanna
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The whole town is playing the game, and the whole town is wonderfully happier—and all because of one little girl who taught the people a new game, and how to play it. Suddenly orphaned, Pollyanna is sent across the country to a small town in Vermont, where she will live with her strict Aunt Polly. But Pollyanna doesn’t seem to notice how stern and unfeeling her aunt really is. When feeling unhappy, she simply plays her “glad” game—finding a silver l… More >>
Little Cinderella
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This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery…. More >>
Frankenstein: the original 1818 text
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- ISBN13: 9781551113081
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Mary Shelley’s deceptively simple story of Victor Frankenstein and the creature he brings to life, first published in 1818, is now more widely read—and more widely discussed by scholars—than any other work of the Romantic period. In 1831, Shelley published a revised version of the novel, which smoothed over some of the unresolved themes of the story and toned down much of its dark suggestiveness. Increasingly critics argue that the original version—the tex… More >>
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe: Volume 3: Poems and Essays
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This Elibron Classics book is a facsimile reprint of a 1899 edition by A. & C. Black, London…. More >>
Alice in Wonderland
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Just in time for the ALICE IN WONDERLAND 2010 movie premiere, this is a new edition of Lewis Carroll’s masterpiece.
About the Author:
Lewis Carroll, was an English author and photographer. His most famous writings are Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel Through the Looking-Glass as well as the poems “The Hunting of the Snark” and “Jabberwocky”, all examples of the genre of literary nonsense. He is noted for his facility at word play, logic, an… More >>
Brood of the Witch-Queen
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Sax Rohmer is one of my guilty pleasures. He may not be politically correct, but he really knew how to pack atmosphere and suspense into what were essentially written movie serials. The Fu Manchu stories are great fun, but his absolute best is Witch Queen. A friend told me years ago that this was the scariest book he had ever read and I have to agree with him. This is easily the eeriest book I have ever read. And when the characters start crawling around in the pyra… More >>
Eight Cousins: or The Aunt-Hill
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Written by the author of “Little Women” and “Little Men”, this is the story of an orphan who has no choice but to go and live at the “Aunt Hill” with her six aunts and seven boy cousins. For someone who was used to a girl’s boarding school, it all seems pretty overwhelming…. More >>