Camilla Fanny Burney http://www.feedbooks.com/book/1468 urn:isbn:019283908X en 1796 Novels Romance http://www.feedbooks.com/book/1468.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/1468.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/1468.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/1468.mobi The Mysteries of Udolpho Ann Radcliffe http://www.feedbooks.com/book/332 urn:isbn:0140437592 en 1794 Novels Crime/Mystery Romance Gothic Follow the fortunes of Emily St. Aubert who suffers, among other misadventures, the death of her father, supernatural terrors in a gloomy castle, and the machinations of an Italian brigand. Considered by many to be the first "Gothic" novel. http://www.feedbooks.com/book/332.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/332.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/332.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/332.mobi Armance Stendhal http://www.feedbooks.com/book/1459 urn:isbn:2070366863 en 1928 Novels Romance http://www.feedbooks.com/book/1459.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/1459.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/1459.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/1459.mobi Armance Stendhal http://www.feedbooks.com/book/1459 urn:isbn:2070366863 en 1928 Novels Romance http://www.feedbooks.com/book/1459.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/1459.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/1459.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/1459.mobi The Charterhouse of Parma Stendhal http://www.feedbooks.com/book/1447 urn:isbn:0679783180 en 1839 Novels Romance http://www.feedbooks.com/book/1447.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/1447.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/1447.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/1447.mobi The Red and the Black Stendhal http://www.feedbooks.com/book/1356 urn:isbn:0812972074 en 1830 Novels Romance The Red and the Black, Stendhal’s masterpiece, is the story of Julien Sorel, a young dreamer from the provinces, fueled by Napoleonic ideals, whose desire to make his fortune sets in motion events both mesmerizing and tragic. Sorel’s quest to find himself, and the doomed love he encounters along the way, are delineated with an unprecedented psychological depth and realism. At the same time, Stendhal weaves together the social life and fraught political intrigues of post–Napoleonic France, bringing that world to unforgettable, full-color life. His portrait of Julien and early-nineteenth-century France remains an unsurpassed creation, one that brilliantly anticipates modern literature. http://www.feedbooks.com/book/1356.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/1356.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/1356.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/1356.mobi Quo Vadis Henryk Sienkiewicz http://www.feedbooks.com/book/350 urn:isbn:1934169064 en 1896 Novels History Romance Religion Quo Vadis: A Narrative of the Time of Nero, commonly known as Quo Vadis, is a historical novel written by Henryk Sienkiewicz. Quo vadis is Latin for "Where are you going?" and alludes to a New Testament verse (John 13:36). The verse, in the King James Version, reads as follows, "Simon Peter said unto him, Lord, whither goest thou? Jesus answered him, Whither I go, thou canst not follow me now; but thou shalt follow me afterwards." Quo Vadis tells of a love that develops between a young Christian woman, Ligia (or Lygia), and Marcus Vinicius, a Roman patrician. It takes place in the city of Rome under the rule of emperor Nero around AD 64. Sienkiewicz studied the Roman Empire extensively prior to writing the novel, with the aim of getting historical details correct. As such, several historical figures appear in the book. As a whole, the novel carries a powerful pro-Christian message. Published in installments in three Polish dailies in 1895, it came out in book form in 1896 and has since been translated into more than 50 languages. This novel contributed to Sienkiewicz's Nobel Prize for literature in 1905. This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+70 and in the USA. http://www.feedbooks.com/book/350.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/350.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/350.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/350.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 The Three Strangers Thomas Hardy http://www.feedbooks.com/book/754 urn:isbn:0194230252 en 1883 Short Fiction Horror This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+70 and in the USA. http://www.feedbooks.com/book/754.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/754.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/754.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/754.mobi The Mayor of Casterbridge Thomas Hardy http://www.feedbooks.com/book/119 urn:isbn:0375760067 en 1886 Novels The Mayor of Casterbridge opens with a shocking and haunting scene: In a drunken rage, Michael Henchard sells his wife and daughter to a visiting sailor at a local fair. When they return to Casterbridge some nineteen years later, Henchard—having gained power and success as the mayor—finds he cannot erase the past or the guilt that consumes him. The Mayor of Casterbridge is a rich, psychological novel about a man whose own flaws combine with fate to cause his ruin. This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+70 and in the USA. http://www.feedbooks.com/book/119.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/119.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/119.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/119.mobi Jude The Obscure Thomas Hardy http://www.feedbooks.com/book/753 urn:isbn:0486452433 en 1895 Novels Hardy's masterpiece traces a poor stonemason's ill-fated romance with his free-spirited cousin. No Victorian institution is spared — marriage, religion, education — and the outrage following publication led the embittered author to renounce fiction. Modern critics hail this novel as a pioneering work of feminism and socialist thought. This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+70 and in the USA. http://www.feedbooks.com/book/753.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/753.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/753.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/753.mobi Tess of the d'Urbervilles Thomas Hardy http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2699 urn:isbn:0199537054 en 1891 Novels Romance Young Tess Durbeyfield attempts to restore her family's fortunes by claiming their connection with the aristocratic d'Urbervilles. But Alec d'Urberville is a rich wastrel who seduces her and makes her life miserable. When Tess meets Angel Clare, she is offered true love and happiness, but her past catches up with her and she faces an agonizing moral choice. Hardy's indictment of society's double standards, and his depiction of Tess as "a pure woman," caused controversy in his day and has held the imagination of readers ever since. Hardy thought it his finest novel, and Tess the most deeply felt character he ever created. This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+70 and in the USA. http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2699.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2699.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2699.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2699.mobi The Captive Marcel Proust http://www.feedbooks.com/book/1451 urn:isbn:0375753117 en 1929 Novels Romance In The Captive, Proust’s narrator describes living in his mother’s Paris apartment with his lover, Albertine, and subsequently falling out of love with her. This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+70. http://www.feedbooks.com/book/1451.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/1451.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/1451.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/1451.mobi The Precipice Ivan Aleksandrovich Goncharov http://www.feedbooks.com/book/11 urn:isbn:1406938084 en 1869 Novels http://www.feedbooks.com/book/11.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/11.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/11.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/11.mobi Oblomov Ivan Aleksandrovich Goncharov http://www.feedbooks.com/book/10 urn:isbn:1933480092 en 1858 Novels Romance Oblomov is the best known novel by Russian writer Ivan Goncharov, first published in 1859. Oblomov is also the central character of the novel, often seen as the ultimate incarnation of the superfluous man, a symbolic character in 19th-century Russian literature. Oblomov was compared to Shakespeare's Hamlet as answering 'No!' to the question "To be or not to be?" Oblomov is a young, generous nobleman who seems incapable of making important decisions or undertaking any significant actions. Throughout the novel he rarely leaves his room or bed and famously fails to leave his bed for the first 150 pages of the novel. The book was considered a satire of Russian nobility whose social and economic function was increasingly in question in mid-nineteenth century Russia. http://www.feedbooks.com/book/10.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/10.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/10.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/10.mobi Oblomov Ivan Aleksandrovich Goncharov http://www.feedbooks.com/book/10 urn:isbn:1933480092 en 1858 Novels Romance Oblomov is the best known novel by Russian writer Ivan Goncharov, first published in 1859. Oblomov is also the central character of the novel, often seen as the ultimate incarnation of the superfluous man, a symbolic character in 19th-century Russian literature. Oblomov was compared to Shakespeare's Hamlet as answering 'No!' to the question "To be or not to be?" Oblomov is a young, generous nobleman who seems incapable of making important decisions or undertaking any significant actions. Throughout the novel he rarely leaves his room or bed and famously fails to leave his bed for the first 150 pages of the novel. The book was considered a satire of Russian nobility whose social and economic function was increasingly in question in mid-nineteenth century Russia. http://www.feedbooks.com/book/10.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/10.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/10.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/10.mobi The Hunchback of Notre Dame Victor Hugo http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3580 urn:isbn:0451527887 en 1831 Novels History Romance The Hunchback of Notre Dame (French: Notre-Dame de Paris) is an 1831 French novel written by Victor Hugo. It is set in 1482 in Paris, in and around the cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris. The book tells the story of a poor barefoot Gypsy girl (La Esmeralda) and a misshapen bell-ringer (Quasimodo) who was raised by the Archdeacon (Claude Frollo). The book was written as a statement to preserve the Notre Dame cathedral and not to 'modernize' it, as Hugo was thoroughly against this. The story begins during the Renaissance in 1482, the day of the Festival of Fools in Paris. Quasimodo, the deformed bell ringer, is introduced by his crowning as Pope of Fools. Esméralda, a beautiful 16-year-old gypsy with a kind and generous heart, captures the hearts of many men but especially Quasimodo’s adopted father, Claude Frollo. Frollo is torn between his lust and the rules of the church. He orders Quasimodo to get her. Quasimodo is caught and whipped and ordered to be tied down in the heat. Esméralda seeing his thirst, offers him water. It saves her, for she captures the heart of the hunchback. http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3580.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3580.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3580.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3580.mobi Les Misérables Victor Hugo http://www.feedbooks.com/book/1559 urn:isbn:0375403175 en 1862 Novels History Les Misérables (1862) is a novel by French author Victor Hugo, and among the best-known novels of the 19th century. It follows the lives and interactions of several French characters over a twenty year period in the early 19th century that starts in the year of Napoleon's final defeat. Principally focusing on the struggles of the protagonist—ex-convict Jean Valjean—who seeks to redeem himself, the novel also examines the impact of Valjean's actions for the sake of social commentary. It examines the nature of good, evil, and the law, in a sweeping story that expounds upon the history of France, architecture of Paris, politics, moral philosophy, law, justice, religion, and the types and nature of romantic and familial love. Les Misérables is known to many through its numerous stage and screen adaptations, of which the most famous is the stage musical of the same name, sometimes abbreviated "Les Mis" or "Les Miz" . http://www.feedbooks.com/book/1559.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/1559.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/1559.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/1559.mobi Madame Bovary Gustave Flaubert http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2042 urn:isbn:0192840398 en 1857 Novels Romance Madame Bovary scandalized its readers when it was first published in 1857. And the story itself remains as fresh today as when it was first written, a work that remains unsurpassed in its unveiling of character and society. It tells the tragic story of the romantic but empty-headed Emma Rouault. When Emma marries Charles Bovary, she imagines she will pass into the life of luxury and passion that she reads about in sentimental novels and women's magazines. But Charles is an ordinary country doctor, and provincial life is very different from the romantic excitement for which she yearns. In her quest to realize her dreams she takes a lover, Rodolphe, and begins a devastating spiral into deceit and despair. And Flaubert captures every step of this catastrophe with sharp-eyed detail and a wonderfully subtle understanding of human emotions. http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2042.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2042.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2042.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2042.mobi Varney the Vampire James Malcom Rymer http://www.feedbooks.com/book/1585 urn:isbn:1587153688 en 1847 Novels Horror Gothic http://www.feedbooks.com/book/1585.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/1585.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/1585.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/1585.mobi Wuthering Heights Emily Brontë http://www.feedbooks.com/book/135 urn:isbn:0553212583 en 1847 Novels Gothic Wuthering Heights is Emily Brontë's only novel. It was first published in 1847 under the pseudonym Ellis Bell, and a posthumous second edition was edited by her sister Charlotte. The name of the novel comes from the Yorkshire manor on the moors on which the story centres (as an adjective, wuthering is a Yorkshire word referring to turbulent weather). The narrative tells the tale of the all-encompassing and passionate, yet thwarted, love between Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw, and how this unresolved passion eventually destroys them and many around them. http://www.feedbooks.com/book/135.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/135.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/135.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/135.mobi Jane Eyre Charlotte Brontë http://www.feedbooks.com/book/144 urn:isbn:1551111802 en 1847 Novels Romance Jane Eyre, the story of a young girl and her passage into adulthood, was an immediate commercial success at the time of its original publication in 1847. Its representation of the underside of domestic life and the hypocrisy behind religious enthusiasm drew both praise and bitter criticism, while Charlotte Brontë's striking expose of poor living conditions for children in charity schools as well as her poignant portrayal of the limitations faced by women who worked as governesses sparked great controversy and social debate. Jane Eyre, Brontë's best-known novel, remains an extraordinary coming-of-age narrative, and one of the great classics of literature. http://www.feedbooks.com/book/144.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/144.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/144.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/144.mobi Sylvie and Bruno Lewis Carroll http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2203 urn:isbn:0486255883 en 1889 Novels Humor/Satire http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2203.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2203.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2203.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2203.mobi The Secret Adversary Agatha Christie http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2059 urn:isbn:0451201205 en 1922 Novels Crime/Mystery Hiring themselves out as “young adventurers willing to do anything” is a smart move for Tommy and Tuppence. All Tuppence has to do is take an all-expenses-paid trip to Paris and pose as someone named Jane Finn. But with the job comes a threat to her life, and the disappearance of her mysterious employer. Now Tuppence’s newest job is playing detective—because if there’s a Jane Finn that really exists, she’s got a secret that’s putting both their lives in danger. This work was published before 1923 and is in the public domain in the USA only. http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2059.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2059.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2059.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2059.mobi I, Row-Boat Cory Doctorow http://www.feedbooks.com/book/338 en 2006 Short Fiction Science Fiction Please read the legal notice included in this e-book and/or check the copyright status in your country. http://www.feedbooks.com/book/338.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/338.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/338.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/338.mobi CONTENT: Selected Essays on Technology, Creativity, Copyright and the Future of the Future Cory Doctorow http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2883 urn:isbn:1892391813 en 2008 Non-Fiction Essay Collections Hailed by Bruce Sterling as “a political activist, gizmo freak, junk collector, programmer, entrepreneur, and all-around Renaissance geek,” the Internet’s favorite high-tech culture maven is celebrated with the first collection of his infamous articles, essays, and polemics. Irreverently championing free speech and universal access to information—even if it's just a free download of the newest Britney Spears MP3—he leads off with a mutinous talk given at Microsoft on digital rights management, insisting that they stop treating their customers as criminals. Readers will discover how America chose Happy Meal toys over copyright, why Facebook is taking a faceplant, how the Internet is basically just a giant Xerox machine, why Wikipedia is a poor cousin of The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, and how to enjoy free e-books. Practicing what he preaches, all of the author's books, including this one, are simultaneously released in print and on the Internet under Creative Commons licenses that encourage their reuse and sharing. He argues persuasively that this practice has considerably increased his sales by enlisting readers to promote his work. Accessible to geeks and nontechies alike, this is a timely collection from an author who effortlessly surfs the zeitgeist while always generating his own wave. Please read the legal notice included in this e-book and/or check the copyright status in your country. http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2883.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2883.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2883.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2883.mobi Printcrime Cory Doctorow http://www.feedbooks.com/book/334 en 2006 Short Fiction Science Fiction Please read the legal notice included in this e-book and/or check the copyright status in your country. http://www.feedbooks.com/book/334.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/334.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/334.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/334.mobi Eastern Standard Tribe Cory Doctorow http://www.feedbooks.com/book/217 urn:isbn:0765310457 en 2004 Novels Science Fiction A comedy of loyalty, betrayal, sex, madness, and music-swapping Art is an up-and-coming interface designer, working on the management of data flow along the Massachusetts Turnpike. He's doing the best work of his career and can guarantee that the system will be, without a question, the most counterintuitive, user-hostile piece of software ever pushed forth onto the world. Why? Because Art is an industrial saboteur. He may live in London and work for an EU telecommunications megacorp, but Art's real home is the Eastern Standard Tribe. Instant wireless communication puts everyone in touch with everyone else, twenty-four hours a day. But one thing hasn't changed: the need for sleep. The world is slowly splintering into Tribes held together by a common time zone, less than family and more than nations. Art is working to humiliate the Greenwich Mean Tribe to the benefit of his own people. But in a world without boundaries, nothing can be taken for granted-not happiness, not money, and most certainly not love. Which might explain why Art finds himself stranded on the roof of an insane asylum outside Boston, debating whether to push a pencil into his brain.... Please read the legal notice included in this e-book and/or check the copyright status in your country. http://www.feedbooks.com/book/217.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/217.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/217.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/217.mobi