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A historical romance of Shetland, Norse memory, family rivalry, sea adventure, disguise, and passion.

The penny dreadful that introduced Sweeney Todd, blending urban horror, crime, revenge, and sensational mystery.

A controversial Victorian science classic on cosmic history, life, development, geology, and pre-Darwinian evolution.

Macaulay’s sweeping narrative of English politics, monarchy, revolution, party conflict, and constitutional change.

A vivid nineteenth-century historical account of Cortés, the Aztec Empire, conquest, empire, and encounter.

Samuel Johnson’s influential moral essays on character, learning, ambition, grief, and literary judgment.

A foundational work on law, society, custom, contract, family, property, and political development.

Coleridge’s classic blend of autobiography, poetic theory, philosophy, and Romantic literary criticism.

Poema épico luso-brasileiro sobre descobrimento, encontro cultural, heroísmo e imaginação colonial.

Un romanzo sardo di Deledda su matrimonio, legge, colpa, desiderio e destino sociale.

Un roman naturaliste majeur sur la vie cachée, la domesticité, la passion et la chute sociale.

Un conte philosophique de Voltaire mêlant voyage, satire, merveilleux, amour et critique des pouvoirs.

Une nouvelle fantastique de Mérimée où archéologie, superstition, ironie et inquiétude se croisent.

Un racconto di Serao sulla vita femminile, il desiderio, le convenzioni e la morale borghese.

Un grand roman de cape et d’épée, plein de vengeance, de masque, d’honneur et d’aventure.

Un roman-feuilleton célèbre mêlant héritage, complot, religion, famille et critique sociale.

Un immense roman-feuilleton sur les bas-fonds, le crime, la charité et les secrets de Paris.

A classic explanation of banking, credit, central banks, money markets, and financial confidence.

Un classico illuminista italiano su commercio, valore, moneta, popolazione e riforma economica.

A powerful abolitionist life narrative of slavery, faith, freedom, gender, and public witness.

Una novella decisiva di Verga, tra mondo contadino, povertà, dolore e nascita del verismo.

Romance regionalista brasileiro sobre cangaço, violência, sertão, destino e formação social.

Wielands berühmtes Versepos verbindet Ritterabenteuer, Feenwelt, Humor und aufklärerische Erzählkunst.

Ein Schlüsselwerk der Romantik mit Märchen, Gesprächen, Theaterstücken und poetischer Selbstreflexion.