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The Pelican Brief
The Pelican Brief

by John Grisham

HE SEEMED INCAPABLE of creating such chaos, but much of what he saw below could be blamed on him.

1992 82 ed.
Leviathan
Leviathan

by Thomas Hobbes

NATURE (the art whereby God hath made and governs the world) is by the art of man, as in many other things, so in this a...

1651 99 ed.
Winter's Tale
Winter's Tale

by William Shakespeare

If you shall chance (Camillo) to visit Bohemia, on the like occasion whereon my services are now on-foot, you shall see ...

1735 494 ed.
Antony and Cleopatra
Antony and Cleopatra

by William Shakespeare

In Antony and Cleopatra, Shakespeare dramatizes a major event in world history, the founding of the Roman Empire around ...

1734 949 ed.
King Lear
King Lear

by William Shakespeare

1.1 King Lear, intending to divide his power and kingdom among his three daughters, demands public professions of their ...

1608 1614 ed.
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol

by Charles Dickens, Groth

MOST PEOPLE in the publishing and education industries agree that there are some books that everyone should read.

1843 3198 ed.
Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar

by William Shakespeare

1. When reading verse, note the appropriate phrasing and intonation.

1656 1226 ed.
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet

by William Shakespeare

Enter SAMPSON and GREGORY, with swords and bucklers.

1597 985 ed.
The Night Before Christmas
The Night Before Christmas

by Clement Clarke Moore

'Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.

1857 389 ed.
Hamlet
Hamlet

by William Shakespeare

[Enter two Sentinels first, Francisco, who paces up and down at his post; then Bernardo, who approaches him.]

1603 2377 ed.
Othello
Othello

by William Shakespeare

ROD:Tush, never tell me!

1622 807 ed.
A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream

by William Shakespeare

Now, fair Hippolyta, our nuptial hour

1600 1505 ed.
Macbeth
Macbeth

by William Shakespeare

Thunder and lightning. Enter three Witches.

1508 1866 ed.
Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night

by William Shakespeare

Enter Orsino Duke of Illyria, Curio, and other Lords.

1734 649 ed.
Works [37 plays, 6 poems, sonnets]
Works [37 plays, 6 poems, sonnets]

by William Shakespeare

THIS play, indisputably one of the earliest complete productions of Shakespeare's mind, was first printed in the folio o...

1730 213 ed.
Fables
Fables

by Jean de La Fontaine

A Grasshopper gay

1678 345 ed.
Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing

by William Shakespeare

Enter Leonato Gouernour of Messina, Innogen his wife, Hero his daughter, and Beatrice his Neece, with a messenger.

1600 401 ed.
All's Well That Ends Well
All's Well That Ends Well

by William Shakespeare

Names: in adopting Helen rather than the usual Helena, I follow the preference revealed in the Folio text, in which Hele...

1734 711 ed.
Plays (36)
Plays (36)

by William Shakespeare

Late in 1621 or early in 1622 two men brought to the son of a somewhat disreputable printer an idea that was to change t...

1623 256 ed.
The Tempest
The Tempest

by William Shakespeare

1.1 On board a ship carrying King Alonso of Naples and his entourage, a boatswain directs the crew to fight a great stor...

1611 804 ed.