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  • Vathek

    An Arabian Tale

    by William Beckford ...
    Series series Gothic & Horror
    Complete and unabridged, with 58 full-page plates by John Frederick Lewis, Eugène Delacroix and John Martin. A caliph builds a tower to see the stars, sells himself to a demon for the treasures of the pre-Adamite kings, and walks into hell with his eyes open. Beckford wrote it in French in three days at twenty-one, in the great house he had inherited with the largest fortune in England; Byron ... Read more

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  • The Shahnameh: The Book of Kings

    The Book of Kings

    by Ferdowsi, James Atkinson ...
    Immerse yourself in the distant past with this epic poem from the Persian tradition. Penned more than one thousand years ago by the famed poet Ferdowsi, The Shahnameh weaves history and myth into a lyrical, action-packed work of art that you won't be able to put down. This book is a must-read for folklore connoisseurs. ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD

  • The Last Days of Pompeii

    by Edward Bulwer-Lytton ...
    Inspired by the painting The Last Day of Pompeii by the Russian painter Karl Briullov, this book contrasts the decadent culture of 1st-century Rome with both older cultures and coming trends, and culminates in the cataclysmic destruction of the city of Pompeii by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79. ... Read more

    $7.04 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Vathek

    by William Beckford ...
    Vathek (alternatively titled Vathek, an Arabian Tale or The History of the Caliph Vathek) is a Gothic novel written by William Beckford. It was composed in French beginning in 1782, and then translated into English by Reverend Samuel Henley in which form it was first published in 1786 without Beckford's name as An Arabian Tale, From an Unpublished Manuscript, claiming to be translated directly ... Read more

    $2.81 CAD

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  • The Complete Poetry of Percy Bysshe Shelley

    Romantic lyrics and revolutionary visions—from Ozymandias to Prometheus Unbound—with A Defence of Poetry

    by Percy Bysshe Shelley ...
    This carefully crafted ebook collection is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: The Daemon of the World Alastor: or, the Spirit of Solitude. The Revolt of Islam Prince Athanase Rosalind and Helen Julian and Maddalo Prometheus Unbound The Cenci – A Tragedy in Five Acts The Mask of Anarchy Peter Bell the Third Letter to Maria Gisborne The Witch of Atlas ... Read more

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  • The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia

    by Samuel Johnson ...
    Historically recognized as the man who wrote the dictionary, Dr. Johnson amplified his literary fame with the 1759 publication of “The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia”. This novel was wildly popular upon its release, despite the fact that Johnson completed the work in the evenings of a single week, donning it his “little story book”. The story is of a royal brother and sister who have ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD

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  • The Arabian Nights' Entertainment or One Thousand and One Nights (THE GREAT CLASSICS LIBRARY)

    by Anonymous ...
    Sinbad the Sailor, Aladdin and his lamp, Ali Baba - these are only some of the more famous and enduring tales from this rich collection of Middle Eastern and South Asian stories and folk tales compiled in Arabic during the Islamic Golden Age. It is often known in English as the Arabian Nights, from the first English language edition (1706), which rendered the title as The Arabian Nights' ... Read more

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  • Henry of Ofterdingen

    by Novalis ...
    The patents had already retired to rest; the old clock ticked monotonously from the wall; the windows rattled with the whistling wind, and the chamber was dimly lighted by the flickering glimmer of the moon. The young man lay restless on his bed, thinking of the stranger and his tales. "It is not the treasures," said he to himself, "that have awakened in me such unutterable longings. Far from me ... Read more

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  • The Prelude

    by William Wordsworth ...
    The Prelude or, "Growth of a Poet's Mind; An Autobiographical Poem" is an autobiographical epic poem by the English poet William Wordsworth. Intended as the introduction to the more philosophical Recluse, which Wordsworth never finished, The Prelude is an extremely personal and revealing work on the details of Wordsworth's life. Wordsworth began 'The Prelude in 1798 at the age of 28 and continued ... Read more

    $3.72 CAD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Persian Literature, Comprising The Shah Nameh, The Rubaiyat, The Divan, and The Gulistan, Volume 2

    by Sadi ...
    The Persian Literature, comprising notable works such as The Shah Nameh, The Rubaiyat, The Divan, and The Gulistan, showcases the rich tapestry of Persian culture and poetic tradition. The Shah Nameh, an epic poem by Ferdowsi, narrates the history of Persia from its mythical origins to the Islamic conquest, celebrating national identity and heroism. Meanwhile, The Rubaiyat, attributed to Omar ... Read more

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  • The Golden Ass (Metamorphoses)

    by Apuleius ...
    Apuleius (c. 125-c. 180) was a student of Platonist philosophy and Latin prose writer who produced the novel "Metamorphoses", more popularly known as "The Golden Ass". This work is the only Latin novel to survive in its entirety. Adapted from an earlier Greek story, "The Golden Ass" tells of the adventures of Lucius, a young man who is obsessed with magic. In attempting to perform a spell, Lucius ... Read more

    $3.99 CAD

  • Three Gothic Novels

    by Horace Walpole, Mary Shelley, William Beckford ...
    The Gothic novel, which flourished from about 1765 until 1825, revels in the horrible and the supernatural, in suspense and exotic settings.This volume, with its erudite introduction by Mario Praz, presents three of the most celebrated Gothic novels: The Castle of Otranto, published pseudonymously in 1765, is one of the first of the genre and the most truly Gothic of the three. Vathek (1786), an ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD