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Point counter point
Aldous Huxley's lifelong concern with the dichotomy between passion and reason finds its fullest expression both thematically and formally in his masterpiece Point Counter Point. By presenting a vision of life in which diverse aspects of experience are observed simultaneously, Huxley characterizes the symptoms of "the disease of the modern man" in the manner of a composer--themes and characters are repeated, altered slightly, and played off one another in a tone that is at once critical and sympathetic.First published in 1928, Huxley's satiric view of intellectual life in the '20s is populated with characters based on such celebrities as D.H. Lawrence, Katherine Mansfield, Nancy Cunard, and John Middleton Murry, as well as Huxley himself.
The Scarlet letter
Set in 17th-century Puritan Boston, Massachusetts, during the years 1642 to 1649, it tells the story of Hester Prynne, who conceives a daughter through an affair and will not reveal her lover’s identity. The scarlet letter A (for adultery) she has to wear on her clothes, along with her public shaming, is her punishment for her sin and her secrecy. She struggles to create a new life of repentance and dignity. Throughout the book, Hawthorne explores themes of legalism, sin, and guilt.
Burmese days
Burmese Days brings together stories from colonial life in a narrative sequence that concludes with several violent deaths. U Po Kyin, the rotund and ruthless native judicial officer for the district, is plotting to turn nationalist agitation in a local newspaper against his rivals in a way that, he hopes, will ingratiate him with the imperial authorities. British functionaries gather at their exclusive club to discuss, among other matters, rumors of unrest among the local population. Passing conversation reveals the fears and prejudices they hold: Mr. Macgregor grimly murmurs, “In my young days, when one’s butler was disrespectful, one sent him along to the jail with a chit saying, ‘Please give the bearer fifteen lashes.’ . . . Those days are gone for ever, I am afraid.” When they hear a proposal, which had originated with the Commissioner, that their club consider accepting native members, Mr. Ellis snarls brusquely, “I don’t like niggers, to put it in one word.” Mr. Westfield solemnly maintains that excessive legalism and bureaucratic routine impede the real work of the imperial government in maintaining order and respect for authority. “British Raj is finished if you ask me,” he says. John Flory, who works for a timber company, has spent most of his adult life in the Raj; he has grown weary of colonial ways but cannot extricate himself from his situation in Burma. More than the other British residents, he mixes freely with the natives. He is on friendly terms with Dr. Veraswami, an Indian physician; he becomes distinctly uncomfortable when some of his compatriots vent their disdain for Asians. Flory maintains a Burmese mistress, Ma Hla May, with whom he has a certain number of rather perfunctory assignations.
Geronemio stiltion books
Enter the world of Geronimo Stilton, where another funny adventure is always right around the corner. Each book is a fast-paced adventure with lively art and a unique format kids 7-10 will love.It was Valentine's Day in New Mouse City, and I couldn't wait to celebrate! I had sent valentine cards to all my friends and family members. But when I opened my mailbox on the morning of February 14th, it was empty! Had everyone forgotten about me? Was I destined to spend Valentine's Day alone in my mousehole, sobbing, with only my pet fish to console me? It was starting to look like a true Valentine's Day disaster!
Pride and Prejudice
When Elizabeth Bennet meets Fitzwilliam Darcy for the first time at a ball, she writes him off as an arrogant and obnoxious man. He not only acts like an insufferable snob, but she also overhears him rejecting the very idea of asking her for a dance!As life pits them against each other again and again, Darcy begins to fall for Elizabeths wit and intelligence and Elizabeth begins to question her feelings about Darcy. When Darcy saves her youngest sister, Lydia, from a scandal, Elizabeth starts to wonder if her pride has prejudiced her opinion of Darcy.Through this tale about two warring hearts, Austen weaves a witty satire about life in eighteenth century England. And though it was published more than two centuries ago, Pride and Prejudice continues to enthrall readers to this very day.
The painted Veil
容貌娇美而又爱慕虚荣的英国女子凯蒂,为了避免自己变成一位老姑娘,接受了生性孤僻的医生瓦尔特·费恩的求婚。她离开了上世纪20年代伦敦浮华而空虚的社交圈,随瓦尔特远赴神秘的东方殖民地——香港。对婚姻感到不满和无趣,凯蒂开始悄悄与令她芳心摇动的香港助理布政司查理·唐生偷情。面对不忠的妻子,瓦尔特决定举家前往霍乱横行的中国内地行医。在遥远美丽的异乡,他们每天与死亡和绝望擦身而过,经历了从未体验过的情感波澜……在爱情、背叛与死亡的漩涡中挣扎的凯蒂,亲历了幻想破灭与生死离别之后,终将生活的面纱从她的眼前渐渐揭去,从此踏上了不悔的精神成长之路。
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This is a beautiful hardbound edition of Dracula that comes with gilded edges and elegantly designed endpapers. Dracula is an epistolary novel, written as a collection of realistic but completely fictional diary entries, telegrams, letters, ship’ s logs, and newspaper clippings, all of which add a level of detailed realism to Stoker’ s story. At the time of its publication, Dracula was considered a ‘ straightforward horror novel’ based on imaginary creations of supernatural life. Dracula has been assigned to many literary genres including vampire literature, horror fiction, the gothic novel, and invasion literature. The novel touches on themes such as the role of women in Victorian culture, sexual conventions, immigration, colonialism, and post-colonialism. Although Stoker did not invent the vampire, he defined its modern form through this novel.
Gaban premchand hindi
यह उपन्यास प्रेमचंद द्वारा लिखित हिंदी की सभी उपन्यासों में सबसे अधिक लोकप्रिय है। यह उपन्यास मध्यम वर्ग की मार्मिक स्थिति पर आधारित है। प्रेमचंद ने गबन के द्वारा समाज के जिस रूप को चित्रित किया है वह आज भी उसी प्रकार समाज में फलीभूत है और शायद भविषय में भी बना रहेगा। जो लोग दिखावे को पसंद करते हैं और शादी -विवाह पर अपनी हैसियत से अधिक खर्च करते हैं तथा खुद को धनी दिखाने की कोशिश में कर्ज में धंसते चले जाते हैं , उनका सारा जीवन उस कर्ज को चुकाने में गुजरता है। इसी कारण वे कई बात काम तक करने को मजबूर हो जाते है।
RANGBHOOMI PREMCHAND NOVEL HINDI
कर्मभूमि प्रेमचन्द का राजनीतिक उपन्यास है जो पहली बार १९३२ में प्रकाशित हुआ। आज कई प्रकाशकों द्वारा इसके कई संस्करण निकल चुके हैं। इस उपन्यास में विभिन्न राजनीतिक समस्याओं को कुछ परिवारों के माध्यम से प्रस्तुत किया गया है। ये परिवार यद्यपि अपनी पारिवारिक समस्याओं से जूझ रहे हैं तथापि तत्कालीन राजनीतिक आन्दोलन में भाग ले रहे हैं।उपन्यास का कथानक काशी और उसके आस-पास के गाँवों से संबंधित है। आन्दोलन दोनों ही जगह होता है और दोनों का उद्देश्य क्रान्ति है। किन्तु यह क्रान्ति गाँधी जी के सत्याग्रह से प्रभावित है। गाँधीजी का कहना था कि जेलों को इतना भर देना चाहिए कि उनमें जगह न रहे और इस प्रकार शांति और अहिंसा से अंग्रेज सरकार पराजित हो जाए। इस उपन्यास की मूल समस्या यही है। उपन्यास के सभी पात्र जेलों में ठूस दिए जाते हैं। इस तरह प्रेमचन्द क्रान्ति के व्यापक पक्ष का चित्रण करते हुए तत्कालीन सभी राजनीतिक एवं सामाजिक समस्याओं को कथानक से जोड़ देते हैं। निर्धनों के मकान की समस्या, अछूतोद्धार की समस्या, अछूतों के मन्दिर में प्रवेश की समस्या, भारतीय नारियों की मर्यादा और सतीत्व की रक्षा की समस्या, ब्रिटिश साम्राज्य के दमन चक्र से उत्पन्न समस्याएँ, भारतीय समाज में व्याप्त धार्मिक पाखण्ड की समस्या पुनर्जागरण और नवीन चेतना के समाज में संचरण की समस्या, राष्ट्र के लिए आन्दोलन करने वालों की पारिवारिक समस्याएँ आदि इस उपन्यास में बड़े यथार्थवादी तरीके से व्यक्त हुई हैं।'कर्मभूमि' का नायक अमरकांत एक अस्थिर गांधीवादी के रूप में चित्रित किया गया है। अमरकांत तत्कालीन मध्यमवर्ग का प्रतिनिधि है, जिसकी मूल-प्रवृत्ति स्थिति के प्रति समझौतावादी है, उसकी राजनीतिक दृष्टि एवं चारित्रिक दृढ़ता अविश्वसनीय है। गांधीवाद से प्रभावित जन समुदाय की भावना, सामूहिक सत्याग्रह, गांवों के रचनात्मक कार्यक्रम का चित्रण पूरी आस्था से किया गया है। इनके सभी चरित्रों द्वारा लेखक ने राष्ट्रीय चेतना, आदर्श पारिवारिक व्यवस्था आदि में गांधी दर्शन स्पष्ट किया है।
The alchemist
Like the one-time bestseller Jonathan Livingston Seagull, The Alchemist presents a simple fable, based on simple truths and places it in a highly unique situation. And though we may sniff a bestselling formula, it is certainly not a new one: even the ancient tribal storytellers knew that this is the most successful method of entertaining an audience while slipping in a lesson or two. Brazilian storyteller Paulo Coehlo introduces Santiago, an Andalusian shepherd boy who one night dreams of a distant treasure in the Egyptian pyramids. And so he's off: leaving Spain to literally follow his dream. Along the way he meets many spiritual messengers, who come in unassuming forms such as a camel driver and a well-read Englishman. In one of the Englishman's books, Santiago first learns about the alchemists--men who believed that if a metal were heated for many years, it would free itself of all its individual properties, and what was left would be the "Soul of the World." Of course he does eventually meet an alchemist, and the ensuing student-teacher relationship clarifies much of the boy's misguided agenda, while also emboldening him to stay true to his dreams. "My heart is afraid that it will have to suffer," the boy confides to the alchemist one night as they look up at a moonless night. "Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself," the alchemist replies. "And that no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dreams, because every second of the search is a second's encounter with God and with eternity." --Gail Hudson
Malgudi days - R.k Narayan
Four gems, with new introductions, mark acclaimed Indian writer R. K. Narayan's centennial Introducing this collection of stories, R. K. Narayan describes how in India "the writer has only to look out of the window to pick up a character and thereby a story." Powerful, magical portraits of all kinds of people, and comprising stories written over almost forty years, Malgudi Days presents Narayan's imaginary city in full color, revealing the essence of India and of human experience.An astrologer's day --The missing mail --The doctor's word --Gateman's gift --The blind dog --Fellow-feeling --The tiger's claw --Iswaran --Such perfection --Father's help --The snake-song --Engine trouble --Forty-five a month --Out of business --Attila --The axe --Lawley Road --Trail of the green blazer --The martyr's corner --Wife's holiday --A shadow --A willing slave --Leela's friend --Mother and son --Naga --Selvi --Second opinion --Cat within --The edge --God and the cobbler --Hungry child --Emden
Wintering by Katherine May
Wintering is a poignant and comforting meditation on the fallow periods of life, times when we must retreat to care for and repair ourselves. Katherine May thoughtfully shows us how to come through these times with the wisdom of knowing that, like the seasons, our winters and summers are the ebb and flow of life.
Diary of a wimpy kid
Life was better in the old days. Or was it?That's the question Greg Heffley is asking as his town voluntarily unplugs and goes electronics-free. But modern life has its conveniences, and Greg isn't cut out for an old-fashioned world.With tension building inside and outside the Heffley home, will Greg find a way to survive? Or is going 'old school' just too hard for a kid like Greg.
The Fault in our stars
Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a gorgeous plot twist named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel's story is about to be completely rewritten.Insightful, bold, irreverent, and raw, The Fault in Our Stars is award-winning author John Green's most ambitious and heartbreaking work yet, brilliantly exploring the funny, thrilling, and tragic business of being alive and in love.
One Hundred Years of Solitude
Alternate cover editions exists here and here.Winner of the 1982 Nobel Prize for LiteratureOne of the 20th century's enduring works, One Hundred Years of Solitude is a widely beloved and acclaimed novel known throughout the world, and the ultimate achievement in a Nobel Prize winning career.The novel tells the story of the rise and fall of the mythical town of Macondo through the history of the Buendía family. It is a rich and brilliant chronicle of life and death, and the tragicomedy of humankind. In the noble, ridiculous, beautiful, and tawdry story of the Buendía family, one sees all of humanity, just as in the history, myths, growth, and decay of Macondo, one sees all of Latin America.Love and lust, war and revolution, riches and poverty, youth and senility -- the variety of life, the endlessness of death, the search for peace and truth -- these universal themes dominate the novel. Whether he is describing an affair of passion or the voracity of capitalism and the corruption of government, Gabriel García Márquez always writes with the simplicity, ease, and purity that are the mark of a master.Alternately reverential and comical, One Hundred Years of Solitude weaves the political, personal, and spiritual to bring a new consciousness to storytelling. Translated into dozens of languages, this stunning work is no less than an accounting of the history of the human race.
