Caesar's Commentaries:
On the Gallic War and
On the Civil War
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 The Monster & Other Stories by Stephen Crane The Monster & Other Stories was published by Stephen Crane in 1899 to outstanding critical praise. Although not his final work, it would be the last collection of short fiction to be published by Stephen Crane before he became gravely ill. Originally published as a novella in Harper’s Magazine, “The Monster” drew immediate and fiery attention, due to Stephen Crane’s unflinching stare into the face of race and societal relations in New York during the turn of the twentieth century.
The story sets its focus on Henry Johnson, an African American coachman living in a small harbor town, who becomes horribly disfigured while rushing into a blazing fire to save the son of his employer, the town’s physician, Dr. Trescott.
Although beloved by his employer, the people in the small port town begin to view Henry as a monster, unable to separate his physical deformities from his heroic actions. Henry too, must struggle with the terrifying physical persona he is forced to endure for the rest of his life. Race and societal relations become tense as the story unfolds.
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 ISBN: 193425522X Meet Julian West, who falls asleep in Boston for over a hundred years… then wakes to find himself in a futuristic socialist utopia, where people retire at 45 to live out the rest of their lives in leisure. His guide in this brave new America is Doctor Leete, with whom he discusses the wonders he encounters and the perils he envisions. These social-minded dialogues range from discussing religion, an improved legal system and class equality, to the use of credit cards, overnight deliveries, and the dangers of the stock market.
Edward Bellamy wrote “Looking Backward” in 1887, and the descriptions of his futuristic socialist utopia quickly ignited spirited debate, and led to a political movement which came to be known as Nationalism. The book also inspired the creation of new utopian communities, as well as influencing over a century of urban planning, including the Garden city movement in England.
This full size collectible edition has been designed for students and scholars, and features a new introduction, as well as a contemporary look at the life and influence of Edward Bellamy. It has been updated, indexed and completely restored for a modern audience.
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 ISBN 1934255203 “1001 Arabian Nights” is a beloved collection of folk tales and other stories. It is often known in English simply as “Arabian Nights,” from the first English language edition (1706), which named the title, “Arabian Nights Entertainments.”
When it was published as “One Thousand and One Nights”, in the 18th century, there were 12 volumes, totaling more than 2,000 pages.
This full sized, deluxe edition has been restored for a modern audience, and contains the 3 most popular and well known sagas from Arabian Nights, including the complete “Seven Voyages of Sindbad,” “Aladdin and the Magic Lamp,” as well as “Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves”.
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El Paso Norte Press announced the release of 1001 Arabian Nights – The Complete Adventures of Sindbad, Aladdin and Ali Baba in Kindle format. This edition will be available for download on Amazon on 8/8/08, which according to the Chinese calendar, will be the luckiest day of the year.
1001 Arabian Nights is a beloved collection of [...]
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Factoid Xenophon's tale of high adventure, Anabasis: The March Up Country (or sometimes called "The Persian Expedition") has a direct tie to modern times.
In addition to being required reading for most classical literature students, it inspired the Sol Yurik novel, The Warriors, which was later made into a cult classic movie, and more recently adapted into a video game by Rockstar.
This time instead of the Greeks vs the Spartans in Persia, The Warriors retells the story of a group of modern street gangs brawling through Coney Island.
Anabasis: The March Up Country
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