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The Forsaken Inn

Anna Katharine Green (author)

Publisher: Xist Publishing ISBN: 9781532424762

One newly-wed couple arrives at an inn to stay for the night. The next day, they check out and are never seen again, or are they? Several years later, the owner of the inn discovers a secret room with the body of the bride in it. How can this be when she saw the couple leave her inn with her own eyes?

The Golden Slipper

Anna Katharine Green (author)

Publisher: Xist Publishing ISBN: 9781532424847

The Golden Slipper is a collection of nine mysteries solved by Violet Strange, a young sleuth. Perfect for Nancy Drew fans, Violet Strange is a strong girl who can always figure out the truth.

The Gentlemen's Book of Etiquette and Manual of Politeness

Cecil B. Hartley (author)

Publisher: Xist Publishing ISBN: 9781532424793

The Gentlemen's Book of Etiquette and Manual of Politeness is the classic guide to gentlemanly behavior. The book is a mine of information and indispensable advice for aspiring gentlemen. Whether you've already bought your first can of mustache wax, or you're simply looking for an old-fashioned guide on how to treat a lady, this book offers insights you won't find in modern men's magazines.

The Divine Comedy: Purgatory

Dante Alighieri (author)

Publisher: Xist Publishing ISBN: 9781532424649

The second section of Dante's Divine Comedy. It opens with Dante the poet picturing Dante the pilgrim coming out of the pit of hell and follows his journey through Purgatory where he observes famous historical figures working through their sins.

The Gambler

Fyodor Dostoevsky (author)

Publisher: Xist Publishing ISBN: 9781532424786

Alexei Ivanovich is in love with cruel and cold Polina and swears to her eternal love and obedience. Polina asks him to go to a casino and place a wager for her; Alexei obliges. He comes back with a big win in his pockets but also with a new destructive vice.

The Divine Comedy: Paradise

Dante Alighieri (author)

Publisher: Xist Publishing ISBN: 9781532424632

The third and final section of Dante's Divine Comedy. In this volume, Dante presents a vision of Paradise relying on suggestion rather than concrete description. A journey through the realms of Paradise culminating in a vision of God. This poem also portrays the individual's struggle to attain spiritual illumination.

The Epic of Gilgamesh

Anonymous (author)

Publisher: Xist Publishing ISBN: 9781532424717

The Epic of Gilgamesh is an epic poem from ancient Mesopotamia. It tells the story Gilgamesh, king of Uruk, and Enkidu, a wild man created by the gods to stop him oppressing the people of Uruk.

The Enchiridion

Epictetus (author)

Publisher: Xist Publishing ISBN: 9781532424687

Know how to live without using your emotions, guided only by the mind. Learn how to see the mundane, how to approach situations that may or may not be in your direct control. Don’t be afraid to make mistakes and most importantly, don’t be afraid to change. This is what stoicism is all about.

The Girl from Montana

Grace Livingston Hill (author)

Publisher: Xist Publishing ISBN: 9781532424823

When Elizabeth's family dies, she makes the long journey back to Philadelphia to find her grandmother she has never met. She meets a handsome stranger in the wilderness but when she reaches the city they part without ever sharing their names. As her world changes, will she find her way back to the man she loves?

The Essence of Buddhism

Various (author)

Publisher: Xist Publishing ISBN: 9781532424724

The Essence of Buddhism is a collection of quotes about life and how to live it at its fullest. While the quotes contain the teachings of the Buddha, they also can provide the non-Buddhist reader a blueprint of how to approach the mundane and how to avoid suffering.

The Grand Inquisitor

Fyodor Dostoevsky (author)

Publisher: Xist Publishing ISBN: 9781532424861

Part of “The Brothers Karamazov”, this is an important short section because of its ideas about freedom and human nature. The central character in this work is a Grand Inquisitor who arrests Jesus.

The Duel and Other Stories

Anton Chekov (author)

Publisher: Xist Publishing ISBN: 9781532424663

Using his keen spirit of observation, Anton Chekhov depicts in his short stories the world as it is, focusing on the range of emotions one might feel throughout his life. From love to hatred, from exaltation to misery, from epiphany to utter confusion, every character has to experience all human emotions in order to understand life.

The English at the North Pole

Jules Verne (author)

Publisher: Xist Publishing ISBN: 9781532424694

The book contains an accurate picture of Arctic life and of the Arctic geography known to the world of 1864 and describes the adventures of British expedition led by Captain John Hatteras to the North Pole.

The Fall of the House of Usher

Edgar Allan Poe (author)

Publisher: Xist Publishing ISBN: 9781532424731

The Fall of the House of Usher is a Gothic novel by Edgar Allan Poe. The story tells of a mysterious house and an unnamed narrator's horrific experience with it.

The Diaries of Adam and Eve

Mark Twain (author)

Publisher: Xist Publishing ISBN: 9781532424625

Mark Twain’s short stories aren’t about his religious beliefs. In fact, the Diaries of Adam and Eve should be taken with a grain of salt as they are humorous and witty and describe in a unique way the relationship between two human beings, man and woman who eventually end up falling in love with each other.

The Country of the Blind

H.G. Wells (author)

Publisher: Xist Publishing ISBN: 9781532424519

Using his outstanding imagination and his ahead-of-time world views, H. G. Wells makes an interesting experiment in the short story The Country of the Blind: he creates a world in which the minority becomes the majority. In his attempt to conquer a mountain crest, main character Nuñez discovers a society comprised only of blind people. He thinks he can conquer them just like a mountain crest using his sight, but will he be understood by those deprived of sight?

The Celtic Twilight

W.B. Yeats (author)

Publisher: Xist Publishing ISBN: 9781532424410

This is an extensive collection of Irish lore from old fairy tales to anecdotes and even essays that clearly depict the Irish culture. Before the Dawn of Human Kind, the Druids walked on our lands constantly trying to find the perfect balance with the forces of nature. Fairies, spirits and leprechauns were among those untamed forces.

The Celestial Omnibus and Other Stories

E.M. Forster (author)

Publisher: Xist Publishing ISBN: 9781532424403

The Celestial Omnibus and Other Stories is the title of a collection of short stories by English writer E. M. Forster, first published in 1911. It contains stories written over the previous ten years.

The Cave of Gold

Everett McNeil (author)

Publisher: Xist Publishing ISBN: 9781532424397

The Cave of Gold is an action and adventure story with a dash of humor set during the California gold rush of 1849. When two boys get their hands on a map to a mysterious cave said to be filled with gold, they set off in search of riches.

The Chimes: A Goblin Story

Charles Dickens (author)

Publisher: Xist Publishing ISBN: 9781532424434

The Chimes novel focuses upon the pressing necessity for a middle-class change of heart and the development of a social consciousness as correctives for the "Condition of England."

The Custom of the Country

Edith Wharton (author)

Publisher: Xist Publishing ISBN: 9781532424557

The Custom of the Country tells the story of midwestern family's rise to riches and their daughter's attempts to survive New York City high society. The story tells of her scramble from one marriage to another in an attempt to "have it all" and find love at the same time.

The Chautauqua Girls At Home

Isabella Alden (author)

Publisher: Xist Publishing ISBN: 9781532424427

After discovering the more unconventional ways of free and entertaining learning at Chautauqua, Ruth, Eureka, Flossy and Marion return home willing to share their knowledge to the community they live in. But will the people around the four girls listen? Will they have an open mind?

The Chronicles of Clovis

Saki (author)

Publisher: Xist Publishing ISBN: 9781532424441

The Chronicles of Clovis is a collection of short stories all centered on the main character Clovis Sangrail. Clovis is not your average young rich kid, nonchalant and arrogant. He likes to surprise doing bizarre things that many would not even imagine. Witness his pranks with a grain of salt and be amazed at the reactions of the people tricked.

The Circular Staircase

Mary Roberts Rinehart (author)

Publisher: Xist Publishing ISBN: 9781532424458

Rachel Innes is convinced by her niece and nephew to move outside the city into a country house for the summer. The first couple of nights in Sunnyside are troublesome, however, and Rachel needs to figure what is happening. Can she do it?

The Country of the Pointed Firs

Sarah Orne Jewett (author)

Publisher: Xist Publishing ISBN: 9781532424526

A Bostonian decides to spend the summer in a small seaport in Maine to finish her book. She doesn’t find the peace in Mrs. Todd’s house. So she goes to an abandoned schoolhouse where she can meditate and concentrate. There she discovers the unique beauty of the decaying seaport.