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The novel tells the story of Archie Weir, a youth born into an upper-class Edinburgh family. Because of his Romantic sensibilities and sensitivity, Archie is estranged from his father, who is depicted as the coarse and cruel judge of a criminal court.
La novela narra la historia del joven Werther y su pasión por la joven Charlotte S. A través de cartas destinadas a su buen amigo Wilhelm, el protagonista cuenta los sucesos y experiencias que vive en un tranquilo y apacible pueblo llamado Wahlheim, allí conoce a una mujer y a sus hijos, un mozo enamorado de la viuda de la casa donde trabajaba, y al administrador del príncipe… Su felicidad aumenta cuando conoce a Charlotte S., hija del administrador, en un baile organizado por los jóvenes de la localidad al que Werther es invitado, y aunque ella está prometida con un joven llamado Albert, él no pierde la esperanza de conquistarla acudiendo a menudo a visitarla. Cuando el prometido de la joven, regresa, Werther se da cuenta de que es un hombre honrado y amable, complicando así sus sentimientos. La situación para el joven empeora y guiado por los consejos de su confidente Wilhelm, decide marcharse del pueblo para trabajar en la ciudad como secretario del embajador, pero debido a los problemas que surgen en la relación decide regresar a la aldea. En Wahlheim han cambiado muchas cosas, la joven pareja se ha casado, la mujer del principio le cuenta la muerte de su hijo pequeño, y el mozo, que fue despedido es encarcelado por asesinar a su sustituto.
“What Is Man?” is a short story by American writer Mark Twain, published in 1906. It is a dialogue between a Young Man and an Old Man regarding the nature of man. The title refers to Psalm 8:4, which begins “what is man, that you are mindful of him…”.
It involves ideas of determinism and free will, as well as of psychological egoism. The Old Man asserts that the human being is merely a machine, and nothing more, driven by the singular purpose to satisfy his own desires and achieve peace of mind. The Young Man objects and asks him to go into particulars and furnish his reasons for his position.
The work appears to be a genuine and earnest debate of his opinions about human nature, rather than satirical. Twain held views similar to that of the Old Man prior to writing “What is Man?”. However, he seems to have varied in his opinions of human freedom.
What Maisie Knew is a novel by Henry James, first published as a serial in The Chap-Book and (revised and abridged) in the New Review in 1897 and then as a book later that year. It tells the story of the sensitive daughter of divorced, irresponsible and narcissistic parents.
This collection consists of thirteen stories. The stories are set in the mythical town of Whilomville used by Stephen Crane for many of his best stories. They appeared in Harper’s New Monthly Magazine between 1899 and 1900. The writing is crisp, the stories are poignant and funny (usually) and always tell us something about our quirky human nature.
White-Jacket, novel by Herman Melville, published in 1850. Based on the author’s experiences in 1834–44 as an ordinary seaman aboard the U.S. frigate United States, the critically acclaimed novel won political support for its stand against the use of flogging as corporal punishment aboard naval vessels.
The adventures of Christopher Robin and his friends in which Pooh Bear uses a balloon to get honey, Piglet meets a Heffalump, and Eeyore has a birthday.
Written at various times, under various influences, the four stories contained in Within the Tides are linked by Conrad’s treatment of loyalty and betrayal. They range in setting from the Far East via eighteenth-century Spain to England. The tone shifts from the tragic inevitability of The Planter of Malata and the pathos of Because of the Dollars to the gothic The Inn of the Two Witches and the grim humour of The Partner. The form of the stories was experimental but does not obscure Conrad’s humanity or his search for moral truth.
With the war in China and the war in South Africa overshadowing our present interests, the events in our great war with Spain are sinking back into the uncertain dimness of the past. Some people have forgotten how great and exciting were the victories which thrilled us hardly two years ago. It takes a book like Stephen Crane’s “Wounds in the Rain,” published by Frederick A. Stokes & Co., (New York) to revive in us memories of imperishable deeds done by the United States naval and land forces. It seems safe to predict that the book will have a great sale, not only because of its inherent interest, but because it is the last book the public is to receive from Stephen Crane, owing to his untimely death. The present volume is made up of stories and sketches of the war in Cuba collected from the various magazines in which they appeared.
Gilbert Keith Chesterton (29 May 1874 – 14 June 1936) was an English writer, philosopher, lay theologian, and literary and art critic. He has been referred to as the “prince of paradox”. Time magazine observed of his writing style: “Whenever possible Chesterton made his points with popular sayings, proverbs, allegories—first carefully turning them inside out.
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