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Desiderius Erasmus 6vt2e
In Praise of Folly is a satirical essay written by Desiderius Erasmus, a Dutch theologian and a catholic priest whose notable contributions include Apophthegmatum opus, A handbook on manners for children and The Education of a Christian Prince. The essay starts off with a satirical learned encomium and ends with a straightforward statement of Chris.. 5d351u
Mark Twain 2k3020
The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson is a novel, which explores racism and human tendencies under extraordinary circumstances written by Mark Twain, an American novelist ed for his novels Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Roxy, a slave of Driscoll, exchange identities of her son Chambers and her master’s son To..
Henry Fielding 4p2k35
History of Tom Jones, a Foundling is a Picaresque novel written by Henry Fielding, an English novelist ed for his humor writings and satirical works. His contribution to the literary world in the form of plays, novels, and poems include Love in Several Masques, The Temple Beau, The Modern Husband, Amelia and Journal of a Voyage to Lisbon. ..
Voltaire 66525w
Candide a French satire written by Voltaire, narrates the story of Candide, an illegitimate member of Baron family. Expelled from the castle for falling in love with Cunégonde, daughter of Baron, his life turns into a misery. The main character travels to various countries with optimism taught by his philosopher Pangloss. The sarcastic theme ..
Charles Dickens 2u40g
A Christmas Carol in Prose, Being a Ghost-Story of Christmas, commonly known as A Christmas Carol, is a novella by Charles Dickens, first published in London by Chapman & Hall in 1843; the first edition was illustrated by John Leech. A Christmas Carol tells the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, an old miser who is visited by the ghost of his former bu..
Henry Howarth Bashford 6h275t
It is customary, I have noticed, in publishing an autobiography to preface it with some sort of apology. But there are times, and surely the present is one of them, when to do so is manifestly unnecessary. In an age when every standard of decent conduct has either been torn down or is threatened with destruction; when every newspaper is daily repor..
Hilaire Belloc k4f64
It is without a trace of compunction or regret that I prepare to edit the few unpublished essays, sermons and speeches of my late dear friend, Mr. Lambkin. On the contrary, I am filled with a sense that my labour is one to which the clearest interests of the whole English people call me, and I have found myself, as the work grew under my hands, ful..
Eugen Richter 3x1p19
It has been suggested by the publishers that the English translation of Eugene Richter’s clever little satire requires a word of introduction, on this, its new appearance, in a cheap and popular form. In 1893, the year of its first issue here, Socialism, though a burning question in , was not an urgent controversy in this country. Since 1893..