18 books like The works of Robert Burns

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The grave Robert Blair · 1743 · 35p · ≈ 1h · Demanding The Grave Robert Blair, scottish poet (1699-1746) This ebook presents «The Grave», from Robert Blair. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected. Table of Contents -01- About this book -02- THE GRAVE Shares: Scottish poetry, Poetry

Vailima letters Robert Louis Stevenson · 1895 · 366p · ≈ 12h · Challenging Robert Louis Stevenson, long recognized as a master storyteller and essayist, was also a prolific letter writer. His letters, some 2800 pieces of correspondence, have been published in eight volumes. Volume VII covers the period from September 1890 to January 1893. Shares: Scottish authors, Correspondence, Biography & Memoir

The melting-pot Israel Zangwill · 1841 · ★ 3.0 · 146p · ≈ 4h · Challenging The scene is laid in the living-room of the small home of the Quixanos in the Richmond or non-Jewish borough of New York, about five o'clock of a February afternoon. At centre back is a double street-door giving on a columned veranda in the Colonial style. Nailed on the right-hand door-post gleams a Mezuzah, a tiny metal case, containing a Biblical passage. On the right of the door is a small… Shares: Juifs, Jews, Histoire

Poems Robert Louis Stevenson · 1896 · ★ 3.5 · 205p · ≈ 6h · Challenging An illustrated collection of thirty-two popular poems by Robert Louis Stevenson, mostly from "A Child's Garden of Verses." Includes an introduction about the poet's life and work. Shares: Scottish poetry, Scottish authors, Poetry, Biography & Memoir

A drunk man looks at the thistle Hugh MacDiarmid · 1926 · 116p · ≈ 3h · Challenging With centuries of literature, it's inevitable that some will fall through the cracks. We hunt down public domain works and restore them so they're not lost to the world. Who are we? We're Cairn Press. Our background is in design, publishing, typography, and technology. These skills fuel our mission to create the highest quality Public Domain eBooks available online, at an affordable price. We… Shares: Scottish poetry, Poetry

Coach Art Williams · 2006 · 321p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Now, for the first time, the complete story of A.L. Williams, told by the Coach himself! Art Williams shares the inspirational story of what it took to build a tiny "peanut" of a company into an industry giant. Full of heroes and villains, amazing victories and dashing defeats, this book is a must-read for anyone who's ever dreamed of building a team, of winning big, of doing what others said… Shares: Histoire, Biography & Memoir, History

Poetical works of Robert Bridges Robert Seymour Bridges · 1898 · ★ 3.7 · 484p · ≈ 16h · Challenging Each section preceded by a bibliographical note. Second edition. Prometheus the firegiver, a mask in the Greek manner.--Demeter, a mask.--Eros and psyche.--The growth of love.--Shorter poems, --New poems, --Later poems.--Poems in classical prosody.--October, and other poems.--New verse.--Two pieces written after the war.--Index of titles and first lines. Shares: English poetry, Poetry

Don Juan Lord Byron · 1819 · ★ 3.6 · 193p · ≈ 6h · Challenging Byron's exuberant masterpiece tells of the adventures of Don Juan, beginning with his illicit love affair at the age of sixteen in his native Spain and his subsequent exile to Italy. Following a dramatic shipwreck, his exploits take him to Greece, where he is sold as a slave, and to Russia, where he becomes a favourite of the Empress Catherine who sends him on to England. Written entirely in… Shares: English poetry, Poetry

Poems George Meredith · 1851 · 623p · ≈ 20h · Demanding This is a poem book. Aurelius prudentius clemens, the greatest of the Latin Christian poets, was born in the year 348 during the consulship of Salia and Philip. The place of his birth is not known with certainty. Three cities of Hither Spain are designated by him as his own: Tarragona, Saragossa, and Calahorra. Partisans of each have claimed him as a native son with convincing arguments. In the… Shares: English poetry, Poetry

Une vie Simone Veil · 2007 · ★ 3.9 · 287p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Political autobiography of Simone Veil, holocaust surviver, former president of the European Parliament, several times minister in French governments; one of the most outstanding politicians of post-war France and Europe. Shares: Juifs, Histoire, Biography & Memoir, History

The poetical works of Sir Walter Scott Sir Walter Scott · 1800 · ★ 3.9 · 970p · ≈ 32h · Demanding The POETRY & DRAMA collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. The books reflect the complex and changing role of literature in society, ranging from Bardic poetry to Victorian verse. Containing many classic works from important dramatists and poets, this collection has something for every lover of the stage and verse. Shares: Texts, English poetry, Poetry

The Spanish Inquisition Cecil Roth · 1937 · 318p · ≈ 10h · Challenging Documents the events leading up to the Spanish Inquisition beginning in 1478 and the events that followed for the next three and a half centuries. Shares: Juifs, Jews, Biography & Memoir, History

An Inland voyage Robert Louis Stevenson · 1878 · ★ 3.6 · 261p · ≈ 8h · Challenging Robert Louis Stevenson's 1878 travelogue, An Inland Voyage, details his canoeing trip through France and Belgium in 1876. Pioneering new ground in outdoor literature, this was Stevenson's first book. He had decided to become free from his parent's financial support so that he might freely pursue the woman he loved; to support himself he wrote travelogues, most notably An Inland Voyage, Travels… Shares: Scottish authors, Biography & Memoir, History

The gentle shepherd Allan Ramsay · 1734 · 105p · ≈ 3h · Demanding The Gentle Shepherd Allan Ramsay, scottish poet, playwright and publisher (1686-1758) This ebook presents «The Gentle Shepherd», from Allan Ramsay. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected. TABLE OF CONTENTS -01- ABOUT THIS BOOK -02- PREFACE -03- THE LIFE OF ALLAN RAMSAY -04- REMARKS ON THE WRITINGS OF ALLAN RAMSAY -05- ESSAY ON RAMSAY'S GENTLE SHEPHERD -06-… Shares: Scottish authors, Poetry

A Child's Garden of Verses Robert Louis Stevenson · 1885 · ★ 4.3 · 130p · ≈ 4h · Challenging Rediscover the delight and innocence of childhood in these classic poems from celebrated author, Robert Louis Stevenson. From make-believe to climbing trees, bedtime stories to morning play and favourite cousins to beloved mothers. Here is a very special collection to be treasured forever. Shares: Scottish poetry, English poetry, Poetry

Elegy written in a country churchyard Thomas Gray · 1751 · 25p · ≈ 50m · Demanding The FICTION & PROSE LITERATURE collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. The collection provides readers with a perspective of the world from some of the 18th and 19th century’s most talented writers. Written for a range of audiences, these works are a treasure for any curious reader looking to see the world through the eyes of ages past. Beyond the main body of… Shares: English poetry, Poetry

The Man in the High Castle Philip K. Dick · 1962 · ★ 3.5 · 274p · ≈ 9h · Moderate The Man in the High Castle is an alternate history novel by American writer Philip K. Dick. Published and set in 1962, the novel takes place fifteen years after an alternative ending to World War II, and concerns intrigues between the victorious Axis Powers—primarily, Imperial Japan and Nazi Germany—as they rule over the former United States, as well as daily life under the resulting totalitarian… Shares: Juifs, Jews

Myth, Legend and Custom in the Old Testament Theodor Herzl Gaster · 1911 · 899p · ≈ 29h · Challenging Shares: Juifs, Jews

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