The Blue Fairy Book Andrew Lang http://www.feedbooks.com/book/4037 en 1889 Short Fiction Young Readers Fantasy Collections Andrew Lang's Fairy Books or Andrew Lang's "Coloured" Fairy Books constitute a twelve-book series of fairy tale collections. Although Andrew Lang did not collect the stories himself from the oral tradition, the extent of his sources, who had collected them originally (with the notable exception of Madame d'Aulnoy), made them an immensely influential collection, especially as he used foreign-language sources, giving many of these tales their first appearance in English. As acknowledged in the prefaces, although Lang himself made most of the selections, his wife and other translators did a large portion of the translating and telling of the actual stories. The Blue Fairy Book assembled a wide range of tales, with seven from the Brothers Grimm, five from Madame d'Aulnoy, three from the Arabian Nights, and four Norse stories, among other sources. 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This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+50. http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2031.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2031.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2031.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2031.mobi Marquis de Sade 1740 1814 fr 2 9259 Donatien Alphonse François, marquis de Sade, né le 2 juin 1740 à Paris et mort le 2 décembre 1814 à l'asile de Charenton, est un écrivain et un philosophe français. Longtemps voué à l’anathème en raison de la part accordée dans son œuvre à un érotisme de la violence et de la cruauté (fustigations, tortures, incestes, viols, sodomie, etc). Le néologisme « sadisme », formé d’après son nom, est apparu dès 1834 dans le Dictionnaire universel de Boiste comme « aberration épouvantable de la débauche : système monstrueux et antisocial qui révolte la nature ». C’est Krafft-Ebing, médecin allemand, qui a donné à la fin du xixe siècle un statut scientifique au mot sadisme, comme antonyme de masochisme pour désigner une perversion sexuelle dans laquelle la satisfaction est liée à la souffrance ou à l’humiliation infligée à autrui. Occultée et clandestine pendant tout le xixe siècle, son œuvre littéraire est réhabilitée au xxe siècle, malgré une censure officielle qui durera jusqu’en 1960, la dernière étape étant sans doute représentée par l’entrée de Sade dans la Bibliothèque de la Pléiade en 1990. Il signait « de Sade » ou « D.-A.-F. Sade ». Marquis ou comte pour ses contemporains, il est pour la postérité le « marquis de Sade », et, dès la fin du xixe siècle, le « divin marquis », à la suite du « divin Arétin », premier auteur érotique des temps modernes (xvie siècle), un peu oublié de nos jours. « Les entractes de ma vie ont été trop longs », notera ce passionné de théâtre. Détenu sous tous les régimes (monarchie, république, empire), jamais jugé, il est resté enfermé – en plusieurs fois et dans des conditions fort diverses – vingt-sept ans. Lewis, Matthew 1775 1818 en 2 12052 Matthew Gregory Lewis (July 9, 1775 – May 14, 1818) was an English novelist and dramatist, often referred to as "Monk" Lewis, because of the success of his Gothic novel, The Monk. Source: Wikipedia Stirner, Max 1806 1856 de 1 2678 Rousseau, Jean-Jacques 1712 1778 fr 5 22618 Kant, Emmanuel 1724 1804 de 1 8070 Madame de la Fayette 1634 1693 fr 2 3779 Racine, Jean 1639 1699 fr 1 2227 Jean Racine, né à La Ferté-Milon le 22 décembre 1639 et mort à Paris le 21 avril 1699, est un poète tragique français considéré, à l'égal de son aîné Pierre Corneille, comme l’un des deux plus grands dramaturges classiques français. Miyamoto, Musashi 1584 1645 ja 2 16514 Miyamoto Musashi (c.1584–June 13 (Japanese calendar: May 19), 1645), also known as Shinmen Takezō, Miyamoto Bennosuke, or by his Buddhist name Niten Dōraku was a famous Japanese samurai, and is considered by many to have been one of the most skilled swordsmen in history. Musashi, as he is often simply known, became legendary through his outstanding swordsmanship in numerous duels, even from a very young age. He is the founder of the Hyōhō Niten Ichi-ryū or Niten-ryū style of swordsmanship and the author of The Book of Five Rings, a book on strategy, tactics, and philosophy that is still studied today. Source: Wikipedia Virgil -70 -19 el 2 6236 Publius Vergilius Maro (October 15, 70 BCE – September 21, 19 BCE), later called Virgilius, and known in English as Virgil or Vergil, was a classical Roman poet. He was the author of epics in three modes: the Bucolics (or Eclogues), the Georgics and the substantially completed Aeneid, the last being an epic poem in the heroic mode, which comprised twelve books (as opposed to 24 in each of the epic poems by Homer) and became the Roman Empire's national epic. Baudelaire, Charles 1821 1867 fr 3 27983 Charles Pierre Baudelaire (April 9, 1821 – August 31, 1867) was an influential nineteenth century French poet. He was also a critic and translator. Source: Wikipedia Swift, Jonathan 1667 1745 en 2 27352 Jonathan Swift (November 30, 1667 – October 19, 1745) was an Irish cleric, satirist, essayist, political pamphleteer (first for Whigs then for Tories), and poet, famous for works like Gulliver's Travels, A Modest Proposal, A Journal to Stella, The Drapier's Letters, The Battle of the Books, and A Tale of a Tub. Swift is probably the foremost prose satirist in the English language, although he is less well known for his poetry. Swift published all of his works under pseudonyms — such as Lemuel Gulliver, Isaac Bickerstaff, M.B. Drapier — or anonymously. He is also known for being a master of 2 styles of satire; the Horatian and Juvenalian styles. Source: Wikipedia Christie, Agatha 1890 1976 en 2 32323 Agatha Mary Clarissa, Lady Mallowan, DBE (15 September 1890 – 12 January 1976), commonly known as Agatha Christie, was an English crime fiction writer. She also wrote romance novels under the name Mary Westmacott, but is best remembered for her 80 detective novels and her successful West End theatre plays. Her works, particularly featuring detectives Hercule Poirot or Miss Jane Marple, have given her the title the 'Queen of Crime' and made her one of the most important and innovative writers in the development of the genre. Christie has been called — by the Guinness Book of World Records, among others — the best-selling writer of books of all time, and the best-selling writer of any kind together with William Shakespeare. Only the Bible sold more with about 6 billion copies. An estimated four billion copies of her novels have been sold. UNESCO states that she is currently the most translated individual author in the world with only the collective corporate works of Walt Disney Productions superseding her. As an example of her broad appeal, she is the all-time best-selling author in France, with over 40 million copies sold in French (as of 2003) versus 22 million for Emile Zola, the nearest contender. Her stage play, The Mousetrap, holds the record for the longest initial run in the world, opening at the Ambassadors Theatre in London on 25 November 1952, and as of 2007 is still running after more than 20,000 performances. In 1955, Christie was the first recipient of the Mystery Writers of America's highest honor, the Grand Master Award, and in the same year, Witness for the Prosecution was given an Edgar Award by the MWA, for Best Play. Most of her books and short stories have been filmed, some many times over (Murder on the Orient Express, Death on the Nile, 4.50 From Paddington), and many have been adapted for television, radio, video games and comics. In 1998, the control of the rights to most of the literary works of Agatha Christie passed to the company Chorion, when it purchased a majority 64% share in Agatha Christie Limited. Source: Wikipedia Gogol, Nikolai 1809 1851 ru 24 31827 Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol (April 1, 1809 — March 4, 1852) was a Russian-language writer of Ukrainian origin. Although his early works were heavily influenced by his Ukrainian heritage and upbringing, he wrote in Russian and his works belong to the tradition of Russian literature. The novel Dead Souls (1842), the play Revizor (1836, 1842), and the short story The Overcoat (1842) count among his masterpieces. Source: Wikipedia Abbott, Edwin Abbott 1838 1926 en 2 30717 Edwin Abbott Abbott (December 20, 1838 – October 12, 1926), English schoolmaster and theologian, is best known as the author of the mathematical satire and religious allegory Flatland (1884). Abbott was the eldest son of Edwin Abbott (1808–1882), headmaster of the Philological School, Marylebone, and his wife, Jane Abbott (1806–1882). His parents were first cousins. He was educated at the City of London School and at St John's College, Cambridge, where he took the highest honours in classics, mathematics and theology, and became fellow of his college. In 1862 he took orders. After holding masterships at King Edward's School, Birmingham, and at Clifton College, he succeeded G. F. Mortimer as headmaster of the City of London School in 1865 at the early age of twenty-six. He was Hulsean lecturer in 1876. He retired in 1889, and devoted himself to literary and theological pursuits. Dr. Abbott's liberal inclinations in theology were prominent both in his educational views and in his books. His Shakespearian Grammar (1870) is a permanent contribution to English philology. In 1885 he published a life of Francis Bacon. His theological writings include three anonymously published religious romances - Philochristus (1878), Onesimus (1882), and Sitanus (1906). More weighty contributions are the anonymous theological discussion The Kernel and the Husk (1886), Philomythus (1891), his book The Anglican Career of Cardinal Newman (1892), and his article "The Gospels" in the ninth edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica, embodying a critical view which caused considerable stir in the English theological world. He also wrote St Thomas of Canterbury, his Death and Miracles (1898), Johannine Vocabulary (1905), Johannine Grammar (1906). Flatland was published in 1884. Source: Wikipedia Voltaire 1694 1778 fr 7 37384 François-Marie Arouet (21 November 1694 – 30 May 1778), better known by the pen name Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, essayist, deist and philosopher known for his wit, philosophical sport, and defense of civil liberties, including freedom of religion and the right to a fair trial. He was an outspoken supporter of social reform despite strict censorship laws in France and harsh penalties for those who broke them. A satirical polemicist, he frequently made use of his works to criticize Christian Church dogma and the French institutions of his day. Source: Wikipedia Watts, Peter en 4 41333 Peter Watts is a Canadian science fiction author and marine-mammal biologist. His first novel Starfish (2000) introduced Lenie Clarke, a deep-ocean power-station worker physically altered for underwater living and the main character in the sequels: Maelstrom (2001), Behemoth: ß-Max (2004) and Behemoth: Seppuku (2005). The last two volumes comprise one novel, published split into for commercial considerations. Starfish, Maelstrom and Behemoth comprise a trilogy usually referred to as "Rifters" after the modified humans designed to work in deep-ocean environments. His latest book Blindsight, released October 2006, has been described by Charles Stross as "Imagine a neurobiology-obsessed version of Greg Egan writing a first contact with aliens story from the point of view of a zombie posthuman crewman aboard a starship captained by a vampire, with not dying as the boobie prize." Watts has also been the Supervising Writer on the animated science fiction film and television project strange frame. Watts made his first two novels, Behemoth and some short fiction available on his website under Creative Commons licence. Maupassant, Guy de 1850 1893 fr 22 51710 Henri René Albert Guy de Maupassant (5 August 1850 – 6 July 1893) was a popular 19th-century French writer. He is one of the fathers of the modern short story. A protege of Flaubert, Maupassant's short stories are characterized by their economy of style and their efficient effortless dénouement. He also wrote six short novels. A number of his stories often denote the futility of war and the innocent civilians who get crushed in it - many are set during the Franco-Prussian War of the 1870s.