Drei Schwestern (russisch Три сестры) ist ein am 31. Januar 1901 in Moskau uraufgeführtes Drama von Anton Tschechow. Seit elf Jahren leben Irina, Mascha, Olga Prosorow und ihr Bruder Andrej in der...
Knulp - Drei Geschichten aus dem Leben Knulps - ist eine Erzählung von Hermann Hesse, erschienen 1915. "Fischers Bibliothek zeitgenössischer Romane" The Project Gutenberg
Digitalisiert vom Projekt Gutenberg Eine indische Dichtung ist eine Erzählung von Hermann Hesse, die im S. Fischer Verlag in Berlin im Jahr 1922 zum ersten Mal veröffentlicht wurde. Siddhartha, der Brahmane...
These twelve stories are a compilation of stories Henry Davis wrote Christmas Eve and read on Christmas morning to his nieces, Molly and Julia, every Christmas. Written over more than 12 years as the girls grew...
The Code of Hammurabi (Codex Hammurabi) is a well-preserved ancient law code, created ca. 1790 BC (middle chronology) in ancient Babylon. It was enacted by the sixth Babylonian king, Hammurabi. One nearly complete...
On Liberty is a philosophical work by 19th century English philosopher John Stuart Mill, first published in 1859. To the Victorian readers of the time it was a radical work, advocating moral and economic freedom...
The Practice of the Presence of God is a text compiled by Father Joseph de Beaufort of the wisdom and teachings of Brother Lawrence, a 17th century Carmelite monk. It is a collection of his letters, and records...
John Stuart Mill's book Utilitarianism is a philosophical defense of utilitarianism in ethics. The essay first appeared as a series of three articles published in Fraser's Magazine in 1861; the articles were...
A lively and still one of the best introductions to philosophy, this book pays off both a closer reading for students and specialists, and a casual reading for the general public.
Set in England during the late Victorian era, the play's humour derives in part from characters maintaining fictitious identities to escape unwelcome social obligations. It is replete with witty dialogue and...
Generations of children have treasured the story of Sara Crewe, the little girl who imagines she's a princess in order to survive hard times at Miss Minchins London boarding school.
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