Carmilla Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu http://www.feedbooks.com/book/1506 urn:isbn:1587155958 en 1871 Short Fiction Horror Sexuality Gothic "Carmilla" is a Gothic novella by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu. First published in 1872, it tells the story of a young woman's susceptibility to the attentions of a female vampire named Carmilla. "Carmilla" predates Bram Stoker's Dracula by 25 years and has been adapted many times for cinema. http://www.feedbooks.com/book/1506.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/1506.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/1506.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/1506.mobi Fanny Hill: Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure John Cleland http://www.feedbooks.com/book/84 urn:isbn:1840224177 en 1749 Novels Sexuality Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure, popularly known as Fanny Hill, is a novel by John Cleland. Written in 1748 while Cleland was in debtor's prison in London, it is considered the first modern "erotic novel" in English, and has become a byword for the battle of censorship of erotica. http://www.feedbooks.com/book/84.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/84.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/84.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/84.mobi The Monk Matthew Lewis http://www.feedbooks.com/book/331 urn:isbn:0192833944 en 1796 Novels Romance Sexuality Gothic The Monk is remembered for being one of the more lurid and "transgressive" of Gothic novels. It is also the first book to feature a priest as the villain. The story concerns Ambrosio - a pious, well-respected monk in Spain - and his violent downfall. http://www.feedbooks.com/book/331.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/331.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/331.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/331.mobi Batman: City of Crime #5 Grant LaFleche http://www.feedbooks.com/userbook/5458 en 2007 Batman: City of Crime, Part 5 (of 5): Wrath Comics DC2 Batman Mickey Fynn Vicki Vale Wrath Redwing http://www.feedbooks.com/userbook/5458.png http://www.feedbooks.com/userbook/5458.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/userbook/5458.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/userbook/5458.mobi Batman: City of Crime #4 Grant LaFleche http://www.feedbooks.com/userbook/5368 en 2007 Batman: City of Crime, Part 4 (of 5): Knight Fall Comics DC2 Batman Constantine Mickey Fynn Vicki Vale Wrath http://www.feedbooks.com/userbook/5368.png http://www.feedbooks.com/userbook/5368.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/userbook/5368.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/userbook/5368.mobi Batman: City of Crime #3 Grant LaFleche http://www.feedbooks.com/userbook/5315 en 2007 Batman: City of Crime, Part 3 (of 5): Towering Heights. Comics DC2 Batman Clark Kent Mickey Fynn Bruce Wayne Vicki Vale http://www.feedbooks.com/userbook/5315.png http://www.feedbooks.com/userbook/5315.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/userbook/5315.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/userbook/5315.mobi Batman: City of Crime #2 Grant LaFleche http://www.feedbooks.com/userbook/5244 en 2007 Batman: City of Crime, Part 2 (of 5): Into the Inferno Comics DC2 Matches Malone Penguin Mickey Fynn http://www.feedbooks.com/userbook/5244.png http://www.feedbooks.com/userbook/5244.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/userbook/5244.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/userbook/5244.mobi Batman: City of Crime #1 Grant LaFleche http://www.feedbooks.com/userbook/5172 en 2007 Batman: City of Crime, Part 1 (of 5): Shadows Comics DC2 Harvey Bullock Matches Malone Mickey Fynn http://www.feedbooks.com/userbook/5172.png http://www.feedbooks.com/userbook/5172.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/userbook/5172.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/userbook/5172.mobi The Adventures of Superman #1 David Charlton http://www.feedbooks.com/userbook/4298 en 2005 The Adventures of Superman: Lost Sons of Krypton, Pt. 1: A War of Brothers! Comics DC2 Superman Lois Lane Lex Luthor General Zod Kru-El Max Lord http://www.feedbooks.com/userbook/4298.png http://www.feedbooks.com/userbook/4298.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/userbook/4298.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/userbook/4298.mobi The Adventures of Superman #0 David Charlton http://www.feedbooks.com/userbook/4281 en 2005 The Adventures of Superman: Lost Sons of Krypton, Prelude: Strange Visitors! Comics DC2 Superman Lois Lane Clark Kent Alexander Luthor General Zod Kru-El Faora http://www.feedbooks.com/userbook/4281.png http://www.feedbooks.com/userbook/4281.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/userbook/4281.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/userbook/4281.mobi Batman #4 Charles Wilkins http://www.feedbooks.com/userbook/7392 en 2006 Batman: A Riddle Wrapped in E. Nigma, Part 2: Cluesless? Comics DC2 Batman Harvey Bullock Riddler http://www.feedbooks.com/userbook/7392.png http://www.feedbooks.com/userbook/7392.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/userbook/7392.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/userbook/7392.mobi Batman #3 Charles Wilkins http://www.feedbooks.com/userbook/7192 en 2006 Batman: A Riddle Wrapped In E. Nigma, Part 1 (of 2). Comics DC2 Batman Riddler http://www.feedbooks.com/userbook/7192.png http://www.feedbooks.com/userbook/7192.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/userbook/7192.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/userbook/7192.mobi Batman #2 Charles Wilkins http://www.feedbooks.com/userbook/7050 en 2005 Batman: World's Finest? Comics DC2 Superman Batman Lois Lane Lex Luthor Metallo http://www.feedbooks.com/userbook/7050.png http://www.feedbooks.com/userbook/7050.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/userbook/7050.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/userbook/7050.mobi Batman #1 Charles Wilkins http://www.feedbooks.com/userbook/6796 en 2005 Batman: The Smoking Gun, Part 1. Comics DC2 Superman Batman Lois Lane Lex Luthor Metallo http://www.feedbooks.com/userbook/6796.png http://www.feedbooks.com/userbook/6796.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/userbook/6796.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/userbook/6796.mobi A Princess of Mars Edgar Rice Burroughs http://www.feedbooks.com/book/80 urn:isbn:0345331389 en 1912 Novels Science Fiction A Princess of Mars is an Edgar Rice Burroughs science fiction novel, the first of his famous Barsoom series. It is also Burroughs' first novel, predating his Tarzan stories. He wrote it between July and September 28, 1911, going through four working titles; initially, he was going to call it My First Adventure on Mars, then The Green Martians, Dejah Thoris, Martian Princess, and finally Under the Moons of Mars. The finished story was first published under the last of these titles in All-Story as a six-part serial in the issues for February-July 1912. For the serial publication, the author's name was given as "Norman Bean"; Burroughs had chosen the pseudonym of "Normal Bean" as a type of pun stressing that he was in his right mind, being concerned he might suffer ridicule for writing such a fantastic story. The effect was spoiled when a typesetter changed "Normal" to "Norman" on the assumption that the former was a typographical error. The story was later published as a complete novel under the present title by A. C. McClurg in October 1917. Full of swordplay and daring feats, the story is considered a classic example of 20th century pulp fiction. This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+50 or in the USA (published before 1923). http://www.feedbooks.com/book/80.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/80.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/80.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/80.mobi The Articles of Confederation Benjamin Franklin http://www.feedbooks.com/book/4053 en 1781 Non-Fiction Politics The Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union, commonly referred to as the Articles of Confederation, was the first constitution of the thirteen United States of America. The Second Continental Congress appointed a committee to draft the 'Articles' in June 1776 and proposed the draft to the States for ratification in November 1777. The ratification process was completed in March 1781, legally federating the sovereign and independent states, allied under the Articles of Association, into a new federation styled the "United States of America". Under the Articles the states retained sovereignty over all governmental functions not specifically relinquished to the central government. http://www.feedbooks.com/book/4053.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/4053.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/4053.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/4053.mobi Give Me Liberty Or Give Me Death Patrick Henry http://www.feedbooks.com/book/4147 en 1775 Non-Fiction Politics "'Give me Liberty, or give me Death'!" is a famous quotation attributed to Patrick Henry from a speech he made to the Virginia Convention. It was given March 23, 1775, at St. John's Church in Richmond, Virginia, and is credited with having swung the balance in convincing the Virginia House of Burgesses to pass a resolution delivering the Virginia troops to the Revolutionary War. Among the delegates to the convention were future US Presidents Thomas Jefferson and George Washington. Reportedly, those in attendance, upon hearing the speech, shouted, "To arms! To arms!" http://www.feedbooks.com/book/4147.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/4147.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/4147.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/4147.mobi An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations Adam Smith http://www.feedbooks.com/book/210 urn:isbn:0679783369 en 1776 Non-Fiction Science Politics Adam Smith's masterpiece, first published in 1776, is the foundation of modern economic thought and remains the single most important account of the rise of, and the principles behind, modern capitalism. Written in clear and incisive prose, The Wealth of Nations articulates the concepts indispensable to an understanding of contemporary society. http://www.feedbooks.com/book/210.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/210.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/210.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/210.mobi Manifesto of the Communist Party Karl Marx Friedrich Engels http://www.feedbooks.com/book/209 urn:isbn:0192834371 en 1848 Non-Fiction Politics Manifesto of the Communist Party (German: Manifest der Kommunistischen Partei), often referred to as The Communist Manifesto, was first published on February 21, 1848, and is one of the world's most influential political manuscripts. Commissioned by the Communist League and written by communist theorists Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, it laid out the League's purposes and program. The Manifesto suggested a course of action for a proletarian (working class) revolution to overthrow the bourgeois social order and to eventually bring about a classless and stateless society, and the abolition of private property. http://www.feedbooks.com/book/209.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/209.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/209.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/209.mobi Declaration of Independence Thomas Jefferson http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2675 urn:isbn:B00146LZ1C en 1776 Non-Fiction Essay Politics The United States Declaration of Independence is a statement adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, announcing that the thirteen American colonies then at war with Great Britain were no longer a part of the British Empire. Written primarily by Thomas Jefferson, the Declaration is a formal explanation of why Congress had voted on July 2 to declare independence from Great Britain, more than a year after the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War. The birthday of the United States of America—Independence Day—is celebrated on July 4, the day the wording of the Declaration was approved by Congress. http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2675.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2675.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2675.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2675.mobi On the Duty of Civil Disobedience Henry David Thoreau http://www.feedbooks.com/book/219 urn:isbn:1604244291 en 1849 Non-Fiction Essay Politics Thoreau wrote his famous essay, On the Duty of Civil Disobedience, as a protest against an unjust but popular war and the immoral but popular institution of slave-owning. http://www.feedbooks.com/book/219.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/219.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/219.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/219.mobi Common Sense Thomas Paine http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2850 urn:isbn:0486296024 en 1776 Non-Fiction Essay Politics Enormously popular and widely read pamphlet, first published in January of 1776, clearly and persuasively argues for American separation from Great Britain and paves the way for the Declaration of Independence. This highly influential landmark document attacks the monarchy, cites the evils of government and combines idealism with practical economic concerns. http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2850.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2850.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2850.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2850.mobi The Federalist Papers Publius http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2674 urn:isbn:1596052473 en 1787 Non-Fiction History Essay Politics The Federalist Papers are a series of 85 articles advocating the ratification of the United States Constitution. Seventy-seven of the essays were published serially in The Independent Journal and The New York Packet between October 1787 and August 1788. A compilation of these and eight others, called The Federalist, was published in 1788 by J. and A. McLean. The Federalist Papers serve as a primary source for interpretation of the Constitution, as they outline the philosophy and motivation of the proposed system of government. The authors of the Federalist Papers wanted to both influence the vote in favor of ratification and shape future interpretations of the Constitution. According to historian Richard B. Morris, they are an "incomparable exposition of the Constitution, a classic in political science unsurpassed in both breadth and depth by the product of any later American writer." http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2674.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2674.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2674.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2674.mobi The Paliser case Edgar Saltus http://www.feedbooks.com/book/4137 en 1919 Novels Crime/Mystery A drama of gold, of pain, of curious crime and the heart of a girl, by one of America's most brilliant writers. Mystery, tragedy, comedy, glimpses of a Harlem Bohemia, and the blasé social atmosphere of multi-millionaires are overlaid with the freshness and vitality of the Spanish singer Cassy Cara, a wholly delightful girl. The development of the plot is piquant and most engaging. This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+70 and in the USA. http://www.feedbooks.com/book/4137.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/4137.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/4137.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/4137.mobi Men of Iron Howard Pyle http://www.feedbooks.com/book/4140 en 1891 Novels Young Readers History Adventure War Men of Iron is an 1891 novel by the American author Howard Pyle, who also illustrated it. It is juvenile coming of age work in which the author has the reader experience the medieval entry into knighthood through the eyes of a young squire, Myles Falworth. In Chapter 24 the knighthood ceremony is presented and described as it would be in a non-fiction work on knighthood and chivalry. Descriptions of training equipment are also given throughout. It comprises 68,334 words and is divided into 33 unnamed chapters, an introduction, and a conclusion. It was made into a film in 1954, The Black Shield of Falworth. This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+70 and in the USA. http://www.feedbooks.com/book/4140.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/4140.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/4140.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/4140.mobi The Apartment Next Door William Andrew Johnston http://www.feedbooks.com/book/4144 en 1919 Novels Thriller A story of the U.S. Secret Service, into which Mr. Johston has woven mysteries more enthralling than in "The House of Whispers." This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+70 and in the USA. http://www.feedbooks.com/book/4144.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/4144.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/4144.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/4144.mobi The Sea-Hawk Rafael Sabatini http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2160 urn:isbn:0393323315 en 1915 Novels Adventure Set in the late 16th century, this pirate tale follows a Cornish sea-faring gentleman, Sir Oliver Tressilian, as he is villainously betrayed by his jealous brother. Forced to serve as a slave on a Spanish galley, Sir Oliver is liberated by Barbary pirates, whom he joins under the name 'Sakr-el-Bahr', the hawk of the sea, and swears vengeance against his brother. This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+50 or in the USA (published before 1923). http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2160.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2160.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2160.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2160.mobi Scaramouche Rafael Sabatini http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2168 urn:isbn:B0017XOCZI en 1921 Novels History Adventure A romantic tale of a young aristocrat's adventures during the French Revolution. At one point the hero joins a theater troupe to portray ''Scaramouche''. He also becomes a lawyer, a politician, and a lover, confounding his enemies with his elegant oration and precise swordsmanship. An excellent swashbuckler! This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+50 or in the USA (published before 1923). http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2168.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2168.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2168.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2168.mobi