18 books like Wilhelmine

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Kinderleben, oder, Das Märchen ohne Ende. Friedrich Wilhelm Carové · 1834 · 49p · ≈ 1h · Challenging Shares Literary Criticism & Collections, German, Literature - Classics, Literary Criticism with this book.
Immortality
Immortality Milan Kundera · 1992 Shares Continental european fiction with this book.
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Literature Edgar V. Roberts · 1986 · 1707p · ≈ 56h · Challenging Shares Literary Criticism & Collections, Literature - Classics, Literary Criticism with this book.
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Ourika Claire de Duras · 1824 · 69p · ≈ 2h · Challenging Based on a true story, Ourika relates the experiences of a Senegalese girl who is rescued from slavery and raised by an aristocratic French family during the French Revolution. Brought up in a household of learning and privilege, she is unaware of her difference until she overhears a conversation that makes her suddenly conscious of her race - and of the prejudice it arouses. From this point on,… Shares Novels, Literature - Classics, Literary Criticism
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Morgante Luigi Pulci · 1955 · 1179p · ≈ 39h · Challenging A classic picaresque epic detailing the thrilling exploits of Orlando, Morgante is a tale of war and of the calamities that befall the romantic hero, his fellow knights, and their sovereign, Charlemagne. After encountering the fierce Morgante, Orlando converts the giant, who then becomes his squire and trusted companion. This annotated English translation will lead to a new appreciation of Luigi… Shares Literature - Classics, Continental european fiction, Literary Criticism
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Faerie queene Edmund Spenser · 1590 · ★ 3.6 · 818p · ≈ 27h · Demanding The Faerie Queene was one of the most influential poems in the English language. Dedicating his work to Elizabeth I, Spenser brilliantly united Arthurian romance and Italian renaissance epic to celebrate the glory of the Virgin Queen. Each book of the poem recounts the quest of a knight to achieve a virtue: the Red Crosse Knight of Holinesse, who must slay a dragon and free himself from the witch… Shares Literary Criticism & Collections, Literature - Classics, Literary Criticism
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Long Live the King! Mary Roberts Rinehart · 1917 Ten-year-old prince of a European monarchy derives fun from foreign intrigue and his cousin's love affair. Shares Europe
The Metamorphosis
The Metamorphosis Franz Kafka · 1996 · ★ 3.9 · 96p · ≈ 3h · Moderate Gregor Samsa hates his job. He works himself to exhaustion as a traveling salesman to support a family that takes him for granted. One morning, his whole life changes. He wakes up to discover that he has turned into a giant insect. As he and his family come to grips with the fantastical event, The Metamorphosis explores themes of alienation, family loyalty, and unconditional love. Shares Continental european fiction
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The line-crosser Ted Allbeury · 1993 · 371p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Shares Europe with this book.
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Werwolves Elliott O'Donnell · 1912 · 292p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Shares Europe with this book.
Cover of Prolegomena ad Homerum, sive, De operum Homericorum prisca et genuina forma variisque mutationibus et probabili ratione emendandi
Prolegomena ad Homerum, sive, De operum Homericorum prisca et genuina forma variisque mutationibus et probabili ratione emendandi Friedrich August Wolf · 1795 · 298p · ≈ 9h · Challenging Shares Novels, Literature - Classics, Literary Criticism with this book.
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L'Ecole Des Femmes Molière · 1950 · ★ 4.0 · 192p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Chrysalde. Vous venez, dites-vous, pour lui donner la main ? Arnolphe. Oui, je veux terminer la chose dans demain. Chrysalde. Nous sommes ici seuls ; et l'on peut, ce me semble, sans craindre d'etre ouis, y discourir ensemble : voulez-vous qu'en ami je vous ouvre mon coeur ? Votre dessein pour vous me fait trembler de peur ; et de quelque facon que vous tourniez l'affaire, prendre femme est a… Shares Literary Criticism
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History of American Literature Reuben Post Halleck · 1911 · 316p · ≈ 10h · Moderate The wide use of the author's History of English Literature, the favor with which it has been received in all parts of the United States, and the number of earnest requests for a History of American Literature on the same plan, have led to the writing of this book. It has not appeared sooner because the author has followed his rule of making a careful first-hand study, not only of all the matter… Shares Literary Criticism
The Bridge of Sighs
The Bridge of Sighs Olen Steinhauer · 2003 · 278p · ≈ 9h · Moderate From the author of New York Times bestseller The Tourist...It's August, 1948, three years after the Russians "liberated" the nation from German Occupation. But the Red Army still patrols the capital's rubble-strewn streets, and the ideals of the Revolution are but memories. Twenty-two-year-old Detective Emil Brod finally gets his chance to serve his country, investigating murder for the People's… Shares Europe
Cover of La philosophie dans le boudoir, ou, Les instituteurs libertins
La philosophie dans le boudoir, ou, Les instituteurs libertins Marquis de Sade · 1795 · ★ 4.0 · 146p · ≈ 4h · Challenging Shares Literature - Classics, Continental european fiction with this book.
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The Flirt Booth Tarkington · 1913 · 172p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Valentine Corliss walked up Corliss Street the hottest afternoon of that hot August, a year ago, wearing a suit of white serge which attracted a little attention from those observers who were able to observe anything except the heat. The coat was shaped delicately; it outlined the wearer, and, fitting him as women's clothes fit women, suggested an effeminacy not an attribute of the tall Corliss.… Shares Literature - Classics, Literary Criticism
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Writing Fiction Janet Burroway · 1982 · ★ 4.1 · 397p · ≈ 13h · Moderate The most widely used and respected text in its field, Writing Fiction, 7e by novelists Janet Burroway and Elizabeth Stuckey-French guides the novice story writer from first inspiration to final revision by providing practical writing techniques and concrete examples. Written in a tone that is personal and non-prescriptive, the text encourages students to develop proficiency through each step of… Shares Literary Criticism & Collections, Literary Criticism
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Meditaciones del Quijote José Ortega y Gasset · 1914 · ★ 2.0 · 194p · ≈ 6h · Moderate 247 pages ; 18 cm Shares Literature - Classics, Literary Criticism

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