Publisher: Legorreta
Ulysses by James Joyce A modernist masterpiece, Ulysses follows Leopold Bloom through a single day in Dublin. Blending stream-of-consciousness narrative with mythological parallels, Joyce explores themes of identity, memory, and the mundane, revolutionizing literary form and language in the process.
ules Verne’s sequel to Poe’s classic The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket. ??? ?A captain seeking a lost brother. ??? ?A sailor obsessed with redemption as he hides a dark secret. ??? ?A wealthy onlooker intrigued by possibility. ??? ?Brought together by coincidence, they embark on a journey into the uncharted waters of the Antarctic. ??? ?Jules Verne weaves a story of exploration, adventure, and mystery in this exciting tale. An Antarctic Mystery is the unauthorized sequel to Edgar Allan Poe’s The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket and brings closure to Poe’s cliffhanger ending. ??? ?Journey through the Antarctic as Verne reveals the shocking conclusion to one of his favorite childhood tales.Show book
John Carter is back! In this second book in Edgar Rice Burroughs Barsoom saga, John Carter returns to Mars after he was flung back to Earth at the end of the previous title. Ten long years have passed, and when he returns, John Carter finds himself once more flung into danger and high adventure! Can he survive the cruel deception of the Valley Dor, which promises peace and happiness for all martians, but delivers neither? Can he escape the tunnels of the Therns? Cruel white Martians that practice cannabalism and deception? See him fight the cruel Black Pirates of Barsoom! And when imprisoned by them, who is the identity of this strange boy in the cell next to him? Watch him defy the edicts of Issus, the so called goddess of life and death upon Barsoom! Will he ever reunite with his lost love? The beautiful Red Martian Princess, Dejah Thoris? Another tale of pulp adventure upon the surface of mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs, narrated by Michael Ward.Show book
"Five Children and It" by Edith Nesbit follows the adventures of the adventurous siblings who discover a magical creature, the Psammead, granting wishes with unpredictable outcomes. Each wish leads to comic misadventures, teaching valuable lessons about consequences, responsibility, and the fleeting nature of desires. Nesbit's enchanting tale explores the boundary between fantasy and reality, emphasizing the transformative power of imagination in the lives of these spirited children.Show book
This is the story of a magnificent wolf-dog, born in the wild, who struggles to survive in the harsh Yukon. White Fang is the lone survivor of his family and soon learns to follow the brutal law of the North— kill or be killed. Isolated and mistreated, White Fang becomes a mortal fighter, feared by all. Only through kindness and gentleness is this killer transformed into an animal capable of great love.Show book
Nella Larsen's novella follows friends Irene Redfield and Clare Kendry, two Black women who can pass as white. Their anxieties about passing culminate in tragedy, revealing the powerful repercussions of hiding one’s identity, including the risks associated with it, and its implications for intimacy in romantic and familial relationships. Larsen uses the act of passing to refer to elements of subterfuge outside of the implied racial context, invoking the kinds of masquerade involved in assuming a class, ethnicity, or sexuality different than one’s own. Nearly a century later, Larsen's novella remains as urgent and relevant as ever. Cover illustrated by: Laylie Frazier Laylie is a digital illustrator from Houston, Texas. She combines texture, color, and pattern to create warm and expressive portraits. She often pulls inspiration from nature, utilizing abstract plant, mountain, and sun motifs in her backgrounds. She is currently illustrating middle grade and YA covers for publishing as well as working in advertising.Show book
内容简介： Dream of the Red Chamber charts the glory and decline of the illustrious Jia family. This novel re-creates the ritualized hurly-burly of Chinese family life that would otherwise be lost and infuses it with affirming Buddhist belief. 作者简介： Teacher Xiao Ge: A graduate in Chinese education, he has long served as a Chinese language teacher and class teacher in the K12 education sector, participating in Chinese language research for many years.Show book
