Aided by Heliobas, a monk with special powers who appeared in Marie Corelli's first novel, "The Romance of Two Worlds," a young poet named Theos Alwyn embarks on a strange soul-journey in which he is confronted by the apparition of his twin ...

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Instead of changing the world, they pursue self-centered paths that ultimately lead to tragedy. Absorbing 1852 novel about love, idealism, and politics bristles with Hawthorne's perceptive wit and intelligence.

An anthology of English and American Christmas tales.

Victor Hugo wrote this work whilst in exile for taking part in the events herein described.

Relates the adventures of a shipwrecked family as they struggle for survival on a tropical island with the help of a resourceful seaman.

Illustrated with 10 illustrations. Arthur Schopenhauer (22 February 1788 – 21 September 1860) was a German philosopher.

"The Pirate is set in a remote part of Shetland, where Basil Mertoun lives as a tenant of Magnus Troil.

Drawn from the work of the historian Charles Nodier, this novel covers the terror, the Convention, the Directory, and the rise of Napoleon.

The ambitious and swaggering hero is a war-artist who goes blind, loses his love and his ambition, and is robbed of his one masterpiece.