December is a time for traditions and rituals, from hanging the familiar decorations and singing carols to making that family Christmas cake recipe or sharing a seasonal story.

We’ve picked ten classic books with a festive theme that have timeless appeal and will give parents and grandparents the warm glow of nostalgia as they introduce them to a new audience. In many families, Christmas traditions consist of gathering around the tree and reading the old classic Christmas stories. Christmas Eve is the perfect time to do this. Whether you like to listen to stories together for several nights in December or just one,we’re certain that you’ll enjoy listening to these classic Christmas stories as a family!

Our collection includes the following Christmas stories: A Letter from Santa Claus by Mark Twain, A Christmas Inspiration by Lucy Maud Montgomery, The Tailor of Gloucester by Beatrix Potter, A Kidnapped Santa Claus by Lyman Frank Baum, Vanka by Anton Chekhov, Christmas Every Day by William Dean Howells, The Three Kings by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Fir Tree by Hans Christian Andersen, Christmas in India by Joseph Rudyard Kipling, A Christmas Carol by Gilbert Keith Chesterton.

10 Great Books of Feminist Fiction: Charlotte Perkins Gilman The Yellow Wall-Paper Charlotte Perkins Gilman What Diantha Did Charlotte Perkins Gilman The Crux Anne Bronte Agnes Grey Mary Wollstonecraft Maria or The Wrongs of Woman Louisa May Alcott Work: A Story of Experience Mary Hays Memoirs of Emma Courtney Mary E. Bradley Mizora A Prophecy Elizabeth Robins The Convert Jane Webb-Loudon The Mummy! A Tale of the Twenty-Second Century

These psychological novels are so absorbing that you will soon forget to eat, sleep, feed the cat, or even leave for work. They offer the reader a ticket to escape the daily drudgery of overwhelming problems. Instead, the reader becomes immersed in the world and adventures of each story's characters. For anyone seeking total immersion in the complicated and changing world of human relations, this selection of the best classical masterpieces in psychological fiction is for you. Contents: Moby Dick; Or, The Whale by Herman Melville The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad Ulysses by James Joyce Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky The Turn of the Screw by Henry James Persuasion by Jane Austen The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton

Far from the Madding Crowd is Thomas Hardy's fourth novel and his first major literary success. It originally appeared anonymously as a monthly serial in Cornhill Magazine, where it gained a wide readership. It deals in themes of love, honour and betrayal, against a backdrop of the seemingly idyllic, but often harsh, realities of a farming community in Victorian England. It describes the life and relationships of Bathsheba Everdene with her lonely neighbour William Boldwood, the faithful shepherd Gabriel Oak, and the thriftless soldier Sergeant Troy. In 2007, the novel was ranked 10th on The Guardian's list of greatest love stories of all time.

The study of the works of the great commanders and philosophers of the past is a very important part of military education

Military activity has been a constant process over thousands of years, and the essential tactics, strategy, and goals of military operations have been unchanging throughout history.

Via the study of history, the military seeks to avoid past mistakes, and improve upon its current performance by instilling an ability in commanders to perceive historical parallels during battle, so as to capitalize on the lessons learned. The main areas military history includes are the history of wars, battles, and combats, history of the military art, and history of each specific military service.

This book includes unique works:

Sun Tzu. The Art of War

Thucydides. The History of the War Peloponnesian

Caius Julius Caesar. The War In Gaul. The Civil War

Niccolo Machiavelli. The Art of War. The Prince

Sextus Julius Frontinus. Stratagems

Xenophon. Anabasis

Flavius Vegetius Renatus. The Military Institutions of the Romans

Carl von Clausewitz. On War

T. E. Lawrence. Seven Pillars of Wisdom

Наполеон Бонапарт. The Officer's Manual napoleon's Maxims of War

The earliest surviving works of ancient Greek literature, dating back to the early Archaic period, are the two epic poems the Iliad and the Odyssey. These two epics, along with the Homeric Hymns and the two poems of Hesiod, Theogony and Works and Days, comprised the major foundations of the Greek literary tradition that would continue into the Classical, Hellenistic, and Roman periods. This carefully selected collection contains: The Odyssey The Works and Days Theogony The Complete Poems of Sappho Medea Antigone Agamemnon The Choephori Eumenides The Odes of Anacreon

This book contains the following works: The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain Notes from the Underground by Fyodor Dostoevsky A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle Animal Farm by George Orwell The Call of Cthulhu H.P. Lovecraft The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

This book contains the following works: 1. Edgar Allan Poe: The Pit and the Pendulum 2. William Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night's Dream 3. Frances Hodgson Burnett: The Secret Garden 4. Fyodor Dostoevsky: The Dream of a Ridiculous Man 5. Robert Louis Stevenson: Treasure Island 6. H.P. Lovecraft: At the Mountains of Madness 7. Jack London: The Call of the Wild 8. Mary W. Shelley: Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus 9. Osamu Dazai: No Longer Human (Confessions of a Faulty Man) 10. Nathaniel Hawthorne: The Scarlet Letter

In the earlier part of the 20th century, C. S. Lewis noted that fantasy was more accepted in juvenile literature, and therefore a writer interested in fantasy often wrote in it to find an audience. Full of mythical creatures, legendary quests, and daring heroes, these fantasy books are sure to leave your kids enchanted and spellbound. This list is full of books that will push the limits of kids' imaginations. So enjoy one of these epic adventures, absorbing mysteries, and magical tales that are sure to delight and bewitch. No matter how old you are, it's never too early to start reading fantasy — especially with so many incredible works out there! And of course, bolstered by a kid's imagination, these stories can truly come to life which arguably makes children the ideal audience for the genre. Contents: Jonathan Swift: Gulliver's Travels Lewis Carroll: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Frances Hodgson Burnett: The Secret Garden Beatrix Potter: The Great Big Treasury of Beatrix Potter (Peter Rabbit) H.G. Wells: The Magic Shop O. Henry: The Gift of the Magi O. Henry: The Ransom Of Red Chief J.M. Barrie: Peter Pan Lyman Frank Baum: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Howard Pyle: The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood

Frankenstein, Dracula . . . . Golem? How many monsters can you name? Have the mysterious powers of the Beetle or the Cthulhu ever caused chills to run down your spine? Only the bravest reader will dare to open this collection of classic horror stories where the deeds of nine monsters are recounted. Beware, once you release their dark powers, the monsters will be difficult to banish. You may find, like Gregg in The Novel of the Black Seal, that you have tampered with something beyond your control. Lovers of horror, mystery, and the fantastic will enjoy the terrifying tales woven by John Lesslie Hall, Mary Shelley, William Hodgson and other renowned authors. Contents: John Lesslie Hall. Beowulf Mary W. Shelley. Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus Gustav Meyrink. The Golem Richard Marsh. The Beetle. A Mystery William Hope Hodgson. The Voice in the Night Arthur Machen. The Novel of the Black Seal Bram Stoker. Dracula Bram Stoker. Dracula's Guest Nikolai Gogol. The Viy H.P. Lovecraft. The Call of Cthulhu

Hans Christian Andersen is best remembered for his literary fairy tales. Andersen's fairy tales, consisting of 156 stories across nine volumes and translated into more than 125 languages, have become culturally embedded in the West's collective consciousness, readily accessible to children, but presenting lessons of virtue and resilience in the face of adversity for mature readers as well. Contents: THE ANGEL ANNE LISBETH BEAUTY OF FORM AND BEAUTY OF MIND THE BEETLE WHO WENT ON HIS TRAVELS THE BELL THE BELL-DEEP THE BIRD OF POPULAR SONG THE BISHOP OF BORGLUM AND HIS WARRIORS THE BOTTLE NECK THE BRAVE TIN SOLDIER THE BUCKWHEAT THE BUTTERFLY BY THE ALMSHOUSE WINDOW A CHEERFUL TEMPER THE CHILD IN THE GRAVE CHILDREN'S PRATTLE THE CONCEITED APPLE BRANCH THE DAISY THE DARNING-NEEDLE DELAYING IS NOT FORGETTING THE DREAM OF LITTLE TUK THE DROP OF WATER THE DRYAD THE DUMB BOOK ELDER-TREE MOTHER THE ELF OF THE ROSE THE ELFIN HILL THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOTHES EVERYTHING IN ITS RIGHT PLACE THE FALSE COLLAR THE FARMYARD COCK AND THE WEATHERCOCK THE FIR TREE THE FLAX THE FLYING TRUNK THE GARDEN OF PARADISE THE GIRL WHO TROD ON THE LOAF THE GOBLIN AND THE HUCKSTER THE GOLDEN TREASURE THE GOLOSHES OF FORTUNE GRANDMOTHER GREAT CLAUS AND LITTLE CLAUS A GREAT GRIEF THE GREENIES THE HAPPY FAMILY HOLGER DANSKE IB AND LITTLE CHRISTINA THE ICE MAIDEN IN A THOUSAND YEARS IN THE NURSERY IN THE UTTERMOST PARTS OF THE SEA JACK THE DULLARD THE JEWISH MAIDEN THE JUMPER THE LAST DREAM OF THE OLD OAK THE LAST PEARL A LEAF FROM HEAVEN THE LEAP-FROG LITTLE CLAUS AND BIG CLAUS THE LITTLE ELDER-TREE MOTHER LITTLE IDA'S FLOWERS THE LITTLE MATCH GIRL THE LITTLE MERMAID LITTLE THUMBELINA THE LOVELIEST ROSE IN THE WORLD THE LOVING PAIR THE MAIL-COACH PASSENGERS THE MARSH KING'S DAUGHTER THE METAL PIG THE MONEY BOX THE NAUGHTY BOY THE NEIGHBOURING FAMILIES THE NIGHTINGALE THE OLD BACHELOR'S NIGHTCAP THE OLD CHURCH BELL THE OLD GRAVE-STONE THE OLD HOUSE THE OLD STREET LAMP OLE-LUK-OIE THE DREAM GOD OLE THE TOWER-KEEPER OUR AUNT THE PEA BLOSSOM THE PEN AND THE INKSTAND THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE THE PHOENIX BIRD THE PORTER'S SON THE PORTUGUESE DUCK THE PUPPET-SHOW MAN POULTRY MEG'S FAMILY THE PSYCHE THE RACES THE REAL PRINCESS THE RED SHOES A ROSE FROM HOMER'S GRAVE THE ROSES AND THE SPARROWS THE SAUCY BOY THE SHADOW SHE WAS GOOD FOR NOTHING THE SHEPHERDESS AND THE CHIMNEY SWEEP THE SHEPHERDESS AND THE SHEEP THE SHEPHERD'S STORY OF THE BOND OF FRIENDSHIP THE SHIRT-COLLAR THE SILVER SHILLING THE SNAIL AND THE ROSE-TREE THE SNOWDROP THE SNOW MAN THE SNOW QUEEN SOMETHING SOUP FROM A SAUSAGE SKEWER THE STEADFAST TIN SOLDIER THE STORKS THE STORM SHAKES THE SHIELD A STORY A STORY FROM THE SAND-HILLS THE STORY OF A MOTHER THE STORY OF THE WIND THE STORY OF THE YEAR THE SUNBEAM AND THE CAPTIVE SUNSHINE STORIES THE SWAN'S NEST THE SWINEHERD THE TEAPOT and others

The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown. These facts few psychologists will dispute, and their admitted truth must establish for all time the genuineness and dignity of the weirdly horrible tale as a literary form… As may naturally be expected of a form so closely connected with primal emotion, the horror-tale is as old as human thought and speech themselves. Horror intends to create an eerie and frightening atmosphere for the reader. Prevalent elements include ghosts, demons, vampires, werewolves, ghouls, the Devil, witches, monsters, dystopian and apocalyptic worlds, serial killers, cannibalism, psychopaths, cults, dark magic, Satanism, the macabre, gore, and torture. Contents: Edgar Allan Poe THE MURDERS IN THE RUE MORGUE THE GOLD BUG THE BLACK CAT THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM THE TELL—TALE HEART THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO THE FACTS IN THE CASE OF M. VALDEMAR HOP-FROG THE RAVEN Bram Stoker DRACULA Mary Shelley FRANKENSTEIN Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu CARMILLA Robert Louis Stevenson THE STRANGE CASE OF DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE H.P. Lovecraft THE ALCHEMIST AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS AZATHOTH THE BEAST IN THE CAVE BEYOND THE WALL OF SLEEP THE BOOK THE CALL OF CTHULHU THE CASE OF CHARLES DEXTER WARD THE CATS OF ULTHAR THE COLOUR OUT OF SPACE DAGON THE DESCENDANT THE DOOM THAT CAME TO SARNATH THE DREAM-QUEST OF UNKNOWN KADATH THE DUNWICH HORROR THE EVIL CLERGYMAN EX OBLIVIONE FACTS CONCERNING THE LATE ARTHUR JERMYN AND HIS FAMILY THE FESTIVAL FROM BEYOND THE HAUNTER OF THE DARK HE HERBERT WEST-REANIMATOR THE HISTORY OF THE NECRONOMICON THE HORROR AT RED HOOK THE HOUND HYPNOS IBID IN THE VAULT THE LITTLE GLASS BOTTLE MEMORY THE MOON-BOG THE MUSIC OF ERICH ZANN THE NAMELESS CITY NYARLATHOTEP OLD BUGS THE OTHER GODS THE OUTSIDER PICKMAN'S MODEL THE PICTURE IN THE HOUSE POLARIS THE QUEST OF IRANON THE RATS IN THE WALLS A REMINISCENCE OF DR. SAMUEL JOHNSON THE SECRET CAVE OR JOHN LEES ADVENTURE THE SHADOW OUT OF TIME THE SHADOW OVER INNSMOUTH THE SHUNNED HOUSE THE SILVER KEY THE STATEMENT OF RANDOLPH CARTER THE STRANGE HIGH HOUSE IN THE MIST THE STREET THE TEMPLE THE TERRIBLE OLD MAN THE TOMB THE TRANSITION OF JUAN ROMERO THE TREE UNDER THE PYRAMIDS THE VERY OLD FOLK WHAT THE MOON BRINGS THE WHISPERER IN DARKNESS THE WHITE SHIP SUPERNATURAL HORROR IN LITERATURE Algernon Blackwood THE WILLOWS Francis Marion Crawford THE DOLL'S GHOST Robert W. Chambers THE KING IN YELLOW M. R. James CANON ALBERIC'S SCRAP-BOOK LOST HEARTS THE MEZZOTINT and others

Сатирическая повесть Ильи Ильфа и Евгения Петрова. Неспокойно в столичной Конторе по заготовке когтей и хвостов. Вместо того, чтобы заготавливать эти самые когти и хвосты для нужд народного хозяйства, контора разделилась на две враждующие стороны и ведёт непримиримую борьбу сама (...)

Chesterton has been referred to as the "prince of paradox". He created the fictional priest-detective Father Brown, and wrote on apologetics. Even some of those who disagree with him have recognised the wide appeal of such works as Orthodoxy and The Everlasting Man. Chesterton wrote around 80 books, several hundred poems, some 200 short stories, 4,000 essays (mostly newspaper columns), and several plays. He was a literary and social critic, historian, playwright, novelist, Catholic theologian and apologist, debater, and mystery writer. Chesterton's writings consistently displayed wit and a sense of humour. He employed paradox, while making serious comments on the world, government, politics, economics, philosophy, theology and many other topics. Contents: 1. Detective: - The Innocence of Father Brown 2. Religion: - Orthodoxy 3. Poetry: - The Ballad of the White Horse

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Gothic Horror is one of the oldest of the horror genres. Darker, edgier and on the Romanticism end of Romanticism. In addition to being important to the horror genre, the first scifi, fantasy, romance, mystery, and adventure authors drew inspiration from Gothic horror, so it's sometimes considered the parent of all modern genre fiction. Contents: Mary Shelley: Frankenstein Bram Stoker: Dracula, The Judge's House Oscar Wilde: The Picture of Dorian Gray Robert Louis Stevenson: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Edgar Allan Poe: The Tell-Tale Heart, The Pit and the Pendulum, The Cask of Amontillado, The Masque of the Red Death, The Black Cat, The Fall of the House of Usher Washington Irving: The legend of sleepy hollow Sheridan Le Fanu: Carmilla Henry James: The Turn of the Screw Arthur Machen: The Great God Pan Nikolai Gogol: The Viy

What is Political Science? Within human society, it is customary to distinguish between the following spheres: economic, political, social, and spiritual. The political sphere is important in that it involves and determines the interactions of different political powers. This understanding lies at the foundation of any political analysis of public life. Politics as a specific sector within human society is as old as it is modern. Many famous statesmen and scientists are credited as the authors of laws and political systems. In today's global community, facing growing pressures of political extremism and radicalism, knowledge of basic political science principles should help students develop a democratic ethos and foster qualities, such as political tolerance, compromise, and cooperation, while learning to express and defend their interests in a civilized manner. The foundation of political science lies in the accumulated knowledge of mankind. Each included piece o this collection is required reading at some of the best universities on the planet including: Harvard, Princeton, Yale, and Columbia Universities, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge, among others. Contents: Sun Tzu: The Art of War Lao Tzu: Tao Te Ching Plato: The Republic Marcus Aurelius: Meditations Niccolo Machiavelli: The Prince Thomas More: Utopia Tommaso Campanella: The City of the Sun Francis Bacon: The New Atlantis Thomas Paine: Common Sense John Stuart Mill: Utilitarianism Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels: The Communist Manifesto Vladimir Lenin: The State and Revolution Rosa Luxemburg: Reform or Revolution Peter Kropotkin: The Conquest of Bread Emma Goldman: Anarchism: What It Really Stands For Leon Trotsky: Fascism: What It Is and How to Fight It

Эта книга нужна каждому мужчине. Вне зависимости от состояния потенции сегодня! А также каждой любящей женщине, заботящейся о здоровье своего мужчины. И о своем собственном здоровье! Возможно, вы все знаете? И считаете, что вашей мужской силе ничего не угрожает! Врачебный опыт показывает, что даже 1 неучтенный или недооцененный враг может все изменить! И 17 друзей не помогут! Можно проверять подаренную родителями генетическую силу мужской потенции. Часто совершаемыми ошибками. А можно учиться на ошибках других! И сохранять либо усиливать имеющиеся возможности. В любом случае, каждый делает выбор за себя и для себя! Второе издание, переработанное и дополненное.