Smart Premium Books
Showing 751–800 of 10122 results
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (abridged, version 3)
A delightful version of Alice’s Adventures following that scurrying Rabbit with the watch that is shortened for the enjoyment of younger children. She meets all of the strange talking animals (and they are just as rude or silly as usual) and eats and drinks from all of the bottles and grows and shrinks alarmingly just like in the longer version. Enjoy. (Summary by the reader, Phil Chenevert)
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (abridged)
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is a work of children’s literature by the English mathematician and author, the Reverend Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, written under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll. It tells the story of a girl named Alice who falls down a rabbit-hole into a fantasy realm populated by grotesque figures like talking playing cards and anthropomorphic creatures. The Wonderland described in the tale plays with logic in ways that have made the story of lasting popularity with adults as well as children. It is considered to be one of the most characteristic examples of the genre of literary nonsense. (Wikipedia)
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (Dramatic Reading)
This classic tale by Lewis Carroll has delighted children for generations. Alice falls down a rabbit hole and encounters a wide variety of strange and wonderful creatures in all manner of bizarre situations. Join Alice as she journeys through Wonderland, trying to make sense of what she finds there. This version is read dramatically, with different readers voicing the different characters. (Summary by Lucy Perry) Cast Narrator: David Goldfarb Alice: Miss Avarice The White Rabbit: BellonaTimes Mouse: cher0520 Lory: Availle Duck: Jessamy Gloor Dodo: Tim Ferreira Eaglet: Dennis D. Old Crab: Joshua Logan Young Crab: Sonja Magpie: Lucy Perry Canary: ElleyKat Pat: Terence Taylor Bill: Aidan Brack Guinea Pig 1: Rat King Guinea Pig 2: Kelseigh Caterpillar: Algy Pug Pigeon: Kelseigh Fish-Footman: Terence Frog-Footman: Peter Yearsley Cook: Ana Baby: Elizabeth Klett Duchess: Heather Phillips Cheshire Cat: Elizabeth Klett March Hare: Denny Sayers Hatter: Arielle Lipshaw Dormouse: Ruth Golding Five: Neeru Iyer Two: Elli Seven: Henry Frigon Soldier 1: Dennis D. Soldier 2: Philbert Soldier 3: Lucy Perry Queen of Hearts: Nadine Eckert-Boulet King of Hearts: Peter Yearsley Gryphon: Algy Pug Mock Turtle: Kara Shallenberg Knave of Hearts: Levi Throckmorton Alice’s Sister: Diana Majlinger Audio edited by Elizabeth Klett and Arielle Lipshaw
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (version 2)
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland tells the story of a girl named Alice who falls down a rabbit hole into a fantasy world populated by peculiar and anthropomorphic creatures. The tale plays with logic in ways that have given the story lasting popularity with adults as well as children. It is considered to be one of the most characteristic examples of the “literary nonsense” genre, and its narrative course and structure have been enormously influential, especially in the fantasy genre. (summary from Wikipedia)
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (version 3)
“Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank, and of having nothing to do …” .. and from that moment onward we drift with Alice into another world. When she sees a White Rabbit as it runs through the tall grass (looking worriedly at the watch it takes from its waist-coat pocket), she runs after it and drops into a strange dream. The world is full of chatty animals, from a rather stand-offish hookah-smoking caterpillar to the friendly Cheshire Cat which only sometimes goes to the bother of having a body. And everyone seems to be ordering her about … or telling her to recite poetry! … and all those verses that she once knew so well seem strangely distorted. In this book and in “Through the Looking Glass”, Lewis Carroll affectionately brought together many of the wonderful stories he told to Alice and her sisters on long summer boating trips. (Summary by Peter Yearsley)
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (version 4)
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (commonly shortened to Alice in Wonderland) is an 1865 novel written by English author Charles Lutwidge Dodgson under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll. It tells the story of a girl named Alice who falls down a rabbit hole into a fantasy world populated by peculiar and anthropomorphic creatures. The tale is filled with allusions to Dodgson’s friends. The tale plays with logic in ways that have given the story lasting popularity with adults as well as children. It is considered to be one of the best examples of the “literary nonsense” genre, and its narrative course and structure have been enormously influential, especially in the fantasy genre. (Introduction by Wikipedia)
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (version 6)
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (commonly shortened to Alice in Wonderland) is an 1865 novel written by English author Charles Lutwidge Dodgson under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll. It tells of a girl named Alice falling through a rabbit hole into a fantasy world populated by peculiar, anthropomorphic creatures. The tale plays with logic, giving the story lasting popularity with adults as well as with children. It is considered to be one of the best examples of the literary nonsense genre. Its narrative course, structure, characters, and imagery have been enormously influential in both popular culture and literature, especially in the fantasy genre. ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice’s_Adventures_in_Wonderland )
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (Version 7)
Alice?s adventures in Wonderland is probably one of the most well known and popular children’s novels in the English language. Written in 1865 by Charles Lutwidge Dodgeson, better known by his pen name ?Lewis Carrol?. Lewis, a mathematician, poet, photographer and inventor, tells a surreal fantasy tale, of Alice, who visits a world of unnatural logic after following a very smart White Rabbit, down a rabbit hole. The world she discovers is inhabited by the strangest and most endearing characters; The ?Mad Hatter?, the sleepy ?Dormouse?, the ?Queen of Hearts? and many more. Every child should insist that this story is read to them! And they will remember it for ever, just like Alice. This book was originally illustrated by Sir John Tenniel. His images are iconic and help to seed the imagination of any little person, no matter how big they are! Download them here: http://www.alice-in-wonderland.net/resources/pictures/alices-adventures-in-wonderland/ (Summary by Craig Franklin)
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (Version 8)
In this classic novel, a young girl named Alice chases after a white rabbit down a rabbit hole. She discovers a place that rejects traditional reason, and only follows its own mad logic. Join Alice as she meets iconic characters like The Mad Hatter while she tries to navigate this strange new world. (Summary by Vin Cramer)
Alice’s Adventures Underground
This is the handwritten book that Carroll wrote for private use before being urged to develop it later into Alice in Wonderland. It was generously illustrated by Carrol and meant to entertain his family and friends. When a sick child in a hospital enjoyed it so much, the mother wrote him saying it had distracted her for a bit from her pain and led eventually to Carroll expanding the story. The Reverend Charles Lutwidge Dodgson and the Reverend Robinson Duckworth rowed in a boat, on 4 July 1862, up the Isis with the three young daughters of Henry Liddell, (the Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University and Dean of Christ Church) : Lorina Charlotte Liddell (aged 13, born 1849); Alice Pleasance Liddell (aged 10, born 1852); Edith Mary Liddell (aged 8, born 1853). The journey began at Folly Bridge near Oxford and ended five miles away in the village of Godstow. During the trip the Reverend Dodgson told the girls a story that featured a bored little girl named Alice who goes looking for an adventure. The girls loved it, and Alice Liddell asked Dodgson to write it down for her. He began writing the manuscript of the story the next day, although that earliest version no longer exists. The girls and Dodgson took another boat trip a month later when he elaborated the plot to the story of Alice, and in November he began working on the manuscript in earnest. To add the finishing touches he researched natural history for the animals presented in the book, and then had the book examined by other children?particularly the MacDonald children. He added his own illustrations but approached John Tenniel to illustrate the book for publication, telling him that the story had been well liked by children. On 26 November 1864 he gave Alice the handwritten manuscript of Alice’s Adventures Under Ground, with illustrations by Dodgson himself, dedicating it as “A Christmas Gift to a Dear Child in Memory of a Summer’s Day”. Some, including Martin Gardner, speculate there was an earlier version that was destroyed later by Dodgson when he printed a more elaborate copy by hand. (Summary by Wikipedia and Phil Chenevert)
Alices Adventure in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is a fantasy novel by English writer Lewis Carroll. The book has twelve, large, beautifully crafted pop-ups which tell the story in an innovative manner. What adds to the magnificence a peep show which depicts Alice falling into wonderland. It tells of a girl named Alice who falls down a rabbit hole into a fantasy world populated by peculiar creatures. The tale plays with logic, giving the story lasting popularity with adults as well as with children. It is considered to be one of the best examples of the literary nonsense genre. Its narrative course and structure, characters and imagery have been enormously influential in both popular culture and literature, especially in the fantasy genre.
Aligarh Muslim University by Rajkumar Fulwariya/Ishwar Sharan Vishwakarma
Aligarh Muslim University is among the prestigious Central University of our nation but unfortunately there has been a never ending controversy over its minority characteristic right from its establishment till date. In fact, right from its very establishment it has always been considered as a Central University by the Constituent Assembly, Parliament as well as the Judiciary; Apart from this, even its founders too always accepted the fact that the University is open to the people of all the section and religion of the nation. One of the object of this booklet is also that because Aligarh Muslim University is the national heritage of our nation i.e. India, therefore because of the fact that it is a Central University SC/ST/OBCs should get reservation under the National Reservation Policy in the University. This University must have a vital role in nation building and social justice. Reservation to SC/ST/OBCs is provided in all the Central Universities and it should also be given in the Aligarh Muslim University. This is the ultimate object of this book.
All about Ferrets and Rats by Adolph Isaacsen
Square Garden there was about one out of every fifteen persons that knew the name of the animal at all, and the ferrets were alternately designated as skunks, weas els, guinea-pigs, raccoons, monkeys, woodchucks, kit tens, puppies, squirrels, rabbits, chipmunks, rats (an animal for which they are commonly mistaken), hares, martens, otters, small kangaroos, muskrats, beavers, seals, and, ridiculous as it may seem, small bears. The American race of ferrets has been bred to a high de gree of intelligence, as the proper medium of wildness in the hunt and docility to its keeper has been obtained principally through the efforts of the present writer.
All About Upsc Civil Services Exam by Nishant Jain, Ias
• Tips for complete and comprehensive preparations of the Exam
• Detailed discussion on the untouched aspects of preparations
• How to develop one’s personality for the exam
• How to maintain positivity and motivation level
• Detailed guidance for the Prelims, Mains and Interview
• How to perform well in Essay and Ethics
• How to improve writing skill
• What to study, what not to study and how to study
• The relevant strategy according to the new pattern
• Some untold stories of success…
All About Vaastu by Maadhu Khare
Book Summary of All About Vaastu All About Vaastu is a book answering frequently asked questions about Vaastu Shastra. The questions have been asked in an informal style and the authentic answer given in comprehensive and lucid language. Apart from dealing with residential and commercial structures, the unique feature of the book is that, it includes chapters, on Agriculture, Pyramids, Banks, Hospitals, Farm Houses, Feng Shui, Marriage Halls, Clubs etc. The answers to 1001 questions contained in 101 chapters provide a treasure of information. It deals at length with remedial measures laying emphasis on Vaastu corrections, without maor structural changes. The importance of internal arrangement of various items in a building has also been discussed. The book clears many myths and fallacies on Vaastu and brings out its scientific rationale. Adequate illustrations and diagrams are given to clarify the intricacies of Vaastu. It is backed by two decades of Vaastu analysis and case studies undertaken by the author. The book will provide a much needed ready reckoner for architects, builders, colonizers, home-makrs and the common man who wants to know all about Vaastu. About the Author Maadhu Khare nom de plume ‘Maadhuji’ was born, brought up and educated in Delhi. After doing her Post Graduation, her interest in Vaastu Shastra started as a hobby and soon became a passion. Her husband’s service in the Army took her to different places, cutting across States barriers. She keenly observed and analyzed not only the setting and location of her own house, but those of many others in different towns. With the passage of time, her hobby became her profession.
All Along The River
Isola Disney is very lonely. Her husband left her and traveled with his regiment to India. No one knows when he would return. Alone in a remote part of the country, she is an easy prey for the local nobleman. This realistic novel tells about choices and their consiquences. Perfect for fans of Mary Elizabeth Braddon’s other works, and Madame Bovary. – Summary by Stav Nisser.
All Around the Moon by Jules Verne
A few years ago the world was suddenly astounded by hearing of an experiment of a most novel and daring nature, altogether unprecedented in the annals of science. The BALTIMORE GUN CLUB, a society of artillerymen started in America during the great Civil War, had conceived the idea of nothing less than establishing direct communication with the Moon by means of a projectile! President Barbican, the originator of the enterprise, was strongly encouraged in its feasibility by the astronomers of Cambridge Observatory, and took upon himself to provide all the means necessary to secure its success.
All for Love or The World Well Lost a Tragedy by John Dryden
All for Love; Or, The World Well Lost: A Tragedy,John Dryden,Classics,prabhat books,low price books,prabhat books on kindle
All for Love; or, The World Well Lost
All for Love is widely considered to be John Dryden’s finest work, dramatic or otherwise. A tragedy written in blank verse, it retells the story of Roman general Marc Antony’s love affair with the alluring Egyptian queen Cleopatra and their eventual double-suicide. Compared to the more famous rendition of the tale by William Shakespeare, however, which is grand and hectic in terms of setting, Dryden chooses instead to focus in on the lovers’ last days in Alexandria as the threat of their defeat looms and their legacies are contested. The result is a swelling, elegant, emotional drama that perceptively considers such themes as loyalty and love, fidelity in marriage, the lasting endurance of friendship, and even the tenuous construct of masculinity. In short, it’s truly a gem of the Restoration repertoire. – Summary by Tomas Peter Cast List: Mark Antony: Tomas Peter Ventidius: Peter Tucker Dolabella: Phil Schempf Alexas: Dafni Ma Serapion: Alan Mapstone Myris: Chuck Williamson Gentleman 1: Mike Harris Gentleman 2: ToddHW Cleopatra: Beth Thomas Octavia: Sonia Charmion: Leanne Yau Iras: KHand Agrippina: Zoe Trang Antonia: Jenna Eleni Narrator: Rob Board Editor: ToddHW
All in the Day’s Work
In this autobiography, written when the author was 82 years old, Ida Tarbell looks back at her life and remarkable career as an investigative journalist. Ms. Tarbell is best known for her 1904 work, “The History of the Standard Oil Company,” which was a significant factor in the dissolution of the Standard Oil monopoly. She was a noted writer and lecturer, served on two presidential committees, and is considered by her actions to be an important feminist (although she was critical of the feminist movement). – Summary by Ciufi Galeazzi
All Is Well by Dr. Sneh Desai
हम में से अधिकांश लोग सीधा, सरल और सुखद जीवन चाहते हैं। बचपन में अपने दादा-दादी या नाना-नानी से हम ऐसी कहानियाँ सुनते हैं, जिनका अंत सुखद होता है। हम जब बड़े हो जाते हैं और जैसे ही जीवन की वास्तविक परिस्थितियों का सामना करते हैं, तब हमें एहसास होता है कि सबकुछ इतना आसान नहीं है। तनाव, चिंता, अनिद्रा, भावनात्मक उथल-पुथल और आत्म-अनुशासन की कमियाँ हमारे जीवन को अपने वश में करने लगती हैं।
इन सारी चीजों के बीच हमें खुशी कैसे मिले? यह पुस्तक हमें इस नैराश्य से उबारती है और हमें फिर से अपने स्वाभाविक रूप में ले आती है। यह खुशी-खुशी और खेल-खेल में उस अतिरिक्त बोझ से हमें मुक्त कर देती है जिसे संभवतः हमने जीवन के प्रति अपने दृष्टिकोण को बदलते हुए अपने ऊपर डाल लिया था। यह व्यावहारिक रूप से आपको कदम-दर-कदम अपने जीवन को बदलने में मदद करती है। यह मायने नहीं रखता कि आपके पास क्या है या क्या नहीं; यह भी महत्त्व नहीं रखता कि अभी आप कहाँ हैं—सबसे महत्त्वपूर्ण बात यह है कि अब आप किस रास्ते को चुनते हैं? परिवर्तन के लिए निर्णय लेना जरूरी है। यह याद रखिए कि भविष्य अतीत के समान नहीं होता है। अपने जीवन को अभी वश में कीजिए और इस पुस्तक
में दिए 24 मंत्रों को जीवन में उतारकर सफलता के द्वार खोलिए और कहिए ऑल इज Well।
All of Grace
HE WHO SPOKE and wrote this message will be greatly disappointed if it does not lead many to the Lord Jesus. It is sent forth in childlike dependence upon the power of God the Holy Ghost, to use it in the conversion of millions, if so He pleases. No doubt many poor men and women will take up this little volume, and the Lord will visit them with grace. To answer this end, the very plainest language has been chosen, and many homely expressions have been used. But if those of wealth and rank should glance at this book, the Holy Ghost can impress them also; since that which can be understood by the unlettered is none the less attractive to the instructed. Oh that some might read it who will become great winners of souls! Who knows how many will find their way to peace by what they read here? A more important question to you, dear reader, is this ? Will you be one of them? (From All of Grace)
All Round the Year
A light and whimsical collection of poems by the celebrated children’s author E Nesbit, in collaboration with Saretta Nesbit. (Summary by David Barnes)
All That Matters
A collection of poems about life. Written in an easy and interesting style this book includes poems about many parts of family life, motherhood, babies, dads, and youth. None of them long, they focus the listener on the blessings of life. – Summary by Trotsa
All the Brothers Were Valiant
Joel Shore, newly appointed captain of the whaling ship Nathan Ross following his brother’s apparent demise as captain of the same ship, elects to make his first cruise as captain to the very location where his brother had last been seen – the Gilbert Islands, in order to try to learn more about what happened to his brother. The focus of this tale is of that voyage halfway around the globe and the adventures which he and his crew encounter. (Summary by Roger Melin)
All the World
The Great War is over and the soldier boys are back home, but some of them just can’t settle down again. Neither can the girls who helped out both on the foreign and the home front. Dr. Ward notices, but doesn’t know how to help until one Sunday after his sermon, when something happens to change the lives of many in their town. Summary by Adele de Pignerolles.
All These Things Added
In seeking for pleasures here and rewards hereafter men have destroyed (in their hearts) the Temple of Righteousness, and have wandered from the Kingdom of Heaven. By ceasing to seek for earthly pleasures and heavenly rewards, the Temple of Righteousness is restored and the Kingdom of Heaven is found. This truth is for those who are ready to receive it; and this book also is for those whose souls have been prepared for the acceptance of its teaching. (James Allen)
All These Things Added by James Allen
Every human soul is in need. The expression of that need varies with individuals, but there is not one soul that does not feel it in some degree.
All Things Are Possible
A passionate exponent of Russian Existentialism, Lev Shestov is little known in the English-speaking world but had an extensive influence on philosophy and literature in the first half of the 20th century, his influence imprinting thinkers and writers as diverse as D. H. Lawrence, Nicholas Berdyaev, Georges Bataille, and Edmund Husserl. Driven out of Russia by the Bolshevik Revolution, Shestov continued to live, study, and write in Paris, where he died in 1955. – Summary by Expatriate
All Things Can Tempt Me
LibriVox volunteers bring you 14 recordings of All Things Can Tempt Me by W. B. Yeats, from The Green Helmet and Other Poems (1912). This was the Weekly Poetry project for January 17th, 2010.
All Things Considered
Another delightful and sharply pointed excursion into the topics of the day, and of this day as well, with Gilbert Keith Chesterton. These reprinted magazine articles are filled with his good natured wit, his masterful use of paradox, and devastating ability to use reductio ad absurdum to destroy the popular myths that drive a society driving full-speed into secular humanism. You will come away with a whole new collection of wonderful quotes. – Ray Clare
All Things Considered by G. K. Chesterton
Their chief vice is that so many of them are very serious; because I had no time to make them flippant. It is so easy to be solemn; it is so hard to be frivolous. Let any honest reader shut his eyes for a few moments, and approaching the secret tribunal of his soul, ask himself whether he would really rather be asked in the next two hours to write the front page of the Times, which is full of long leading articles, or the front page of Tit-Bits, which is full of short jokes. If the reader is the fine conscientious fellow I take him for, he will at once reply that he would rather on the spur of the moment write ten Times articles than one Tit-Bits joke.
All This and Heaven Too by Rachel Field
“Among the ill-assorted group of passengers waiting to leave the small steamer that had brought them across the Channel from Southampton to Le Havre, a woman stood erect and alone with her luggage piled about her. It was unusual in the year 1841 for a woman of her age and appearance to be travelling unaccompanied. Not that she showed striking beauty, but a certain spirited grace of carriage distinguished her from her fellow-travellers.” -an excerpt
All-Time Favorite Cranberry Recipes
Published by Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc., this book of recipes features cranberries in appetizers, salads, side dishes, main dishes, breads, cakes, cookies. desserts, and beverages. (Summary by Larry Wilson)
All’s Well That Ends Well
Despite its optimistic title, Shakespeare’s All’s Well That Ends Well has often been considered a “problem play.” Ostensibly a comedy, the play also has fairy tale elements, as it focuses on Helena, a virtuous orphan, who loves Bertram, the haughty son of her protectress, the Countess of Rousillon. When Bertram, desperate for adventure, leaves Rousillon to serve in the King’s army, Helena pursues him. (Summary by Elizabeth Klett) Cast: Bertram: David Nicol Clown: Denny Sayers Countess of Rousillon: Ruth Golding Diana: Arielle Lipshaw Duke of Florence: Robert Fletcher First Gentleman: Brett W. Downey First Lord: Bellona Times First Soldier: om123 Fourth Lord/Steward: Skythrock Helena: Elizabeth Klett King of France: Andy Minter Lafeu: Martin Geeson Mariana: Maria Therese Parolles: mb Second Gentleman: Martyn Oughton Second Lord: David Goldfarb Second Soldier: Vicente Costa Filho Page/Servant: Lucy Perry Widow: Musicalheart1 Narrator: Availle Audio edited by: mb Proof listening: Maria Therese, Elizabeth Klett
All’s Well That Ends Well (version 2)
A fairy tale with real life consequences, All’s Well That Ends Well concerns a poor physician’s daughter who goes to Paris to heal the King and asks of him a husband; not himself, but the Count Rousillon, in whose house her good father had lived. He weds her but does not bed her, flees to the wars where he is followed by his wife in a pilgrimage of which he is the object. How she uses his lust for a virtuous young woman to trick him into bedding her and giving her a child is but the real life drama to which, or so it would appear, a good woman is forced to commit herself to get herself a husband. When this blows up in the King’s face he probably wishes he. or various of these young deceivers, he’s not sure which, were dead. And they al live Happily Ever After. In memory of my friends Henk and Rinie, for whom I read this piece. All’s Well That Ends Well. In love and peace. Summary by Tony Addison
All’s Well That Ends Well by William Shakespeare
All’s Well That Ends Well is a play by William Shakespeare. It is believed to have been written between 1604 and 1605, and was originally published in the First Folio in 1623
Allahabad School of History 1915-1955 by Heramb Chaturvedi
Born on December 31, 1955 at Indore, he passed his M.A. from the Department of History, University of Allahabad in 1978, after graduating from the same in 1976. Presently a Professor in the same Department of his alma-mater, he started teaching here in January, 1980. He has taught here for more than 35 years now. He has authored more than 10 books, two of which fetched for him the ‘Acharya Narendra Dev Award… for the years 2003 and 2005 respectively.
His book, ‘Daastaan, Mughal Mahilaon ki… was included by the BBC, London in its list of outstanding Hindi books of 2013. Other publications include more than 40 research papers and about 50 articles in journals, magazines etc.
Allan and the Holy Flower
Further adventures of Allan Quatermain. This is one of the 14 books that H. Rider Haggard wrote – starting with “King Solomon’s Mines” – depicting the adventures of Allan Quatermain, great English hunter in the wilds of mysterious Africa. (Summary by laineyben)
Allan and the Holy Flower by H. Rider Haggard
I do not suppose that anyone who knows the name of Allan Quatermain would be likely to associate it with flowers, and especially with orchids. Yet as it happens it was once my lot to take part in an orchid hunt of so remarkable a character that I think its details should not be lost. At least I will set them down, and if in the after days anyone cares to publish them, well—he is at liberty to do so.
Allan Quatermain
Allan Quatermain was the quintessential Victorian English gentleman cum African big-game hunter. In this book, the second in the series, Quaterman and his two good friends from KSM have tired of their dull and unfulfilling lives in England, and decide to search for the truth of an old tale about the existence of an isolated white kingdom deep in darkest Africa. Their journey and subsequent adventures are sure to satisfy those who enjoy tales of dangerous quests and heroic just-in-time derring-do. Allan Quatermain appears in some 15 to 18 stories or books by H. Rider Haggard. (The number varies by source and apparently depends on how one chooses to count the shorter stories.) Haggard suggests that Quatermain was the author of the works, and he (Haggard) only edited and published them. The most famous Quatermain book is the first, King Solomon?s Mines (1885), and the sequel (1887) was Allan Quatermain – in which the main character, shall we say, departs for a better place! All the other Quatermain books ? even those whose events occurred earlier in time ? seem to have been written after these two main titles. The internal chronology of Quatermain?s life is a big mess, to be honest. As you study the research and learn of the numerous contradictions of timing of events in the books, you see that conjecture and invention are required to create any kind of internal chronology that makes sense. So my advice is to read (listen to) the books for enjoyment, don?t take notes!, and don?t worry about how one event simply can?t be possible on the apparent date because it conflicts wtih some other event in a different story! Hey! It?s fiction ? anything goes!
Allan’s Wife
The story of Allan Quatermain’s wife and further adventures of Allan Quatermain. (Summary by Elaine Tweddle)
Almayer’s Folly
A European businessman and his Malayan wife have a daughter, Nina. A Malayan prince comes to do trade with the businessman and falls in love with the daughter. Conflict arises when other influences cause distrust in the business partnership and the daughter runs off to be with the prince. (Summary by Kristel Tretter)
Almayer’s Folly (version 2)
Almayer?s Folly is about a poor businessman who dreams of finding a hidden gold mine and becoming very wealthy. Kaspar Almayer is a white European. He agrees to marry a native Malayan captured by Captain Tom Lingard, his employer, believing the marriage will bring him riches even though he has no love for the woman. They have one daughter named Nina. Almayer relocates with his wife to Malaysian where he hopes to build a trading company and find gold mines. His hopeless daydreams of riches and splendor cause his native wife to loath him. Almayer, desperate, hopes to find his salvation in Dain Maroola, a Malayan prince, who arrives on the island one day. Maroola agrees to work with Almayer and Lakamba, the Rajah, to send an expedition in search of the gold mines. In fact, Maroola is interested only in Nina with whom he has fallen in love. They plan to secretly leave the island. I can?t tell you more, or I would spoil the story. (Summary by Tom Weiss)
Almayer’s Folly (Version 3)
Joseph Conrad was born in former Poland, spent part of his childhood exiled in Russia because of his father’s Polish nationalist political activities, learned and read French early, and did not speak a word of English until his late teens. It is perhaps not surprising, then, that when Conrad came to write this, his first novel, it centred on the pain of having a contested sense of identity, the experience of having to choose, in the midst of argument and derision, whether one was really ‘this or that’. The Almayer of the story is a morose and hapless trader of Dutch extraction, settled in shambolic poverty on a river in Borneo. He dreams of finding gold inland and taking his mixed-race daughter Nina triumphantly to the Netherlands, where neither of them has ever been. Nina and her strong-willed Filipina mother, however, prove to have quite different loyalties and a quite different plan ? though this plan, in turn, soon appears to come unstuck. (Summary by Peter Dann)
Almayer’s Folly: A Story of an Eastern River by Joseph Conrad
First published in the year 1895, the present novel ‘Almayer’s Folly’ by Joseph Conrad is about a poor businessman who dreams of finding a hidden gold mine and becoming very wealthy. He is a white European, married to a native Malayan; they have one daughter named Nina. He fails to find the goldmine, and comes home saddened.
Almond-Blossom
At the beginning of the story, Tony and Fay had lost a child. One day, Tony saves a little girl, Doro, from drowning. He and Fay end up adopting Doro. Soon after this, Fay discovers that she is with-child. She gives birth to a son, Rex, but tragedy soon follows. We follow the story of Doro and Rex, their unusual upbringing, and how time works its ways upon their relationships with their family members and with each other. For they have always known each other, and as they grow up, soon begin to see the other in a different light. This novel is a graceful portrayal of family relationships, growing up, dealing with loss and grief, and the realization that love reveals itself in the most unpredictable ways. Not much is known about the author except that she was an active contributor to a periodical called The Star from the 1920?s to mid-1930?s. She was also known to be a theater-goer who was interested in languages, as well as an avid motorist. It seems that she is even credited with being the first Englishwoman who rode the Zeppelin in Hamburg. – Summary by mlcui
Alonzo Fitz and Other Stories
A collection of Twain short stories including: The Loves Of Alonzo Fitz Clarence And Rosannah Ethelton On The Decay Of The Art Of Lying About Magnanimous-Incident Literature The Grateful Poodle The Benevolent Author The Grateful Husband Punch, Brothers, Punch The Great Revolution In Pitcairn The Canvasser’s Tale An Encounter With An Interviewer Paris Notes Legend Of Sagenfeld, In Germany Speech On The Babies Speech On The Weather Concerning The American Language Rogers (Summary from Project Gutenberg)