Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl  |
| Harriet Jacobs aka Linda Brent (1813 - 1897) |
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl is a memoir by Harriet Jacobs and was first published in 1861 under the assumed name "Linda Brent". As the title suggests, it tells of her life as a slave and chronicles the harassments, horrors, tortures and traumas that she, and other slaves, endured. It is a narrative that draws attention not only to the conflicts between owner and slave but also that between men and women. An eye-opening account. A must read. |
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| An Essay Concerning Human Understanding (vol 1) |
| John Locke (1632 - 1704) |
This essay is Locke's most famous work. It concerns that nature of human knowledge and understanding. It was one of the primary sources for empiricism, influenced many enlightenment philosophers like David Hume and Bishop Berkeley. The main thrust of the essay is that man does not have innate ideas or principals, that all are developed by experience. Volume one is devoted to disproving the theory of innate ideas. Volume two shows how ideas, principals, and morals are formed from experience. |
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| Imitation of Christ |
| Thomas A Kempis (1380 - 1471) |
Widely considered one of the greatest manuals of devotion in Christianity it has inspired conversion and stimulated religious devotion for over five hundred years. It is praised by both Protestants and Roman Catholics, and counted among the Jesuit "exercises". |
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| Fairy Tales |
| Hans Christian Andersen (1805 - 1875) |
Famous Danish children's author, Hans Christian Andersen, delights us all with his poignant fairy tales. With 18 magnificent tales including The Emperor's New Clothes, The Snow Queen, The Little Match Girl, be enchanted over and over again by this marvellous storyteller. Absolutely Magical. |
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| Sense and Sensibility |
| Jane Austen (1775 - 1817) |
Elinor and Marianne Dashwood are sisters with very opposite personalities. Whilst the elder Elinor is full of sense and reason, Marianne abounds with sensibility and emotion. In 19th century England where status and wealth often controlled the outcomes of love and marriage, will Elinor and Marianne manage to find a balance of sense and sensibility in their romantic pursuits? Sense and Sensibility continues to entertain readers throughout the generations. |
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| Short Works |
| Tom Maddox ( - ) |
Tom Maddox is one of the original cyberpunk writers. Here we collect four short works; The Mind Like A Strange Balloon, The Robot and the One You Love, Gravity's angel, and Snake Eyes.<.p>
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| The Golden Ass |
| Lucius Apuleius (123BC - 180BC) |
The Golden Ass relates the ludicrous adventures of Lucius, a virile young man obsessed with magic. In his enthusiasm to see the use of magic he is accidentally transformed into an ass and thus forced to witness and experience the lives of slaves and the destitute. This is the only surviving work of Greco-Roman literature to give a first person perspective of the abhorrent condition of the lower classes. T. E. Lawrence carried a small copy of the book in his saddlebags throughout the Arab Revolt. |
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