Delphi Complete Works of Jack Kerouac (Illustrated)

by Jack Kerouac
Delphi Complete Works of Jack Kerouac (Illustrated)
Author: Jack Kerouac
Publisher: Delphi Classics
Total Pages: 3339
Release: 2023-03-08
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1801701040
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Jack Kerouac was an American novelist, poet and leader of the Beat movement. His iconic masterpiece ‘On the Road’ exacted a broad cultural influence, capturing the spirit of its time as no other work of the 20th century had done since ‘The Great Gatsby’. Kerouac’s insistence upon ‘First thought, best thought’ and his refusal to revise was controversial. He deemed revision as a form of literary lying, imposing a form farther away from the truth of the moment. His novels reveal a quest for pure, unadulterated language—the truth of the heart unobstructed by the lying of revision. His technique demonstrates an unusual writing style, neither haphazard nor sloppy, but systematic in the most-individualised sense. For the first time in publishing history, this eBook presents Kerouac’s complete fictional works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and bonus material. (Version 1)* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Kerouac’s life and works * Concise introductions to the major texts * All 15 novels and novellas, with individual contents tables * Features rare novels appearing for the first time in digital publishing * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Rare poetry texts * Easily locate the poems you want to read * Includes Kerouac’s seminal non-fiction collection, ‘Lonesome Traveler’ * Ordering of texts into chronological order and genresPlease note: the poetry published after Kerouac’s death cannot appear in this edition, due to copyright restrictions.CONTENTS:The Novels The Town and the City (1950) On the Road (1957) The Dharma Bums (1958) Doctor Sax (1959) Maggie Cassidy (1959) Book of Dreams (1960) Big Sur (1962) Visions of Gerard (1963) Desolation Angels (1965) Vanity of Duluoz (1968) Visions of Cody (1972)The Novellas The Subterraneans (1958) Tristessa (1960) Satori in Paris (1966) Pic (1971)The Poetry Mexico City Blues (1959) The Scripture of the Golden Eternity (1960) Old Angel Midnight (1973)The Non-Fiction Lonesome Traveler (1960)Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks

Delphi Complete Works of John Wyndham (Illustrated)

by John Wyndham
Delphi Complete Works of John Wyndham (Illustrated)
Author: John Wyndham
Publisher: Delphi Classics
Total Pages: 5116
Release: 2023-12-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1801701482
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The sci-fi writer John Wyndham produced innovative works examining the human struggle for survival when catastrophic natural phenomena suddenly invade a comfortable English setting. The 1951 post-apocalyptic masterpiece ‘The Day of the Triffids’, depicting lethal mobile plants that menace the human race, quickly established Wyndham as a prominent figure of science-fiction literature. He was also a master of the short story, penning engaging tales of science fiction, satire, detective mysteries and whimsical fantasy. His work went on to inspire numerous writers throughout the late twentieth century, including Margaret Atwood, Stephen King and Alex Garland. This eBook presents Wyndham’s complete works, with numerous illustrations, rare tales, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) Please note: no known copies of Wyndham’s first novel ‘The Curse of the Burdens’ are available at the time of publication. The posthumous novel ‘Plan for Chaos’ and the posthumous short story ‘Blackmoil’ cannot appear due to copyright restrictions. When new works enter the public domain, they will be added to the collection as a free update. * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Wyndham’s life and works * Concise introductions to the novels and other texts * All available novels, with individual contents tables * Rare story collections available in no other collection * Uncollected short stories appearing for the first time in digital publishing, including scarce tales from pulp magazines * Includes the original short story of ‘Chocky’ * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the stories * Easily locate the short stories you want to read * Ordering of texts into chronological order and genres CONTENTS: The Novels The Secret People (1935) Foul Play Suspected (1935) Planet Plane (1936) The Day of the Triffids (1951) The Kraken Wakes (1953) The Chrysalids (1955) The Midwich Cuckoos (1957) The Outward Urge (1959) Trouble with Lichen (1960) Chocky (1968) Web (1979) The Short Story Collections Jizzle (1954) The Seeds of Time (1956) Consider Her Ways and Others (1961) The Infinite Moment (1961) Sleepers of Mars (1973) Wanderers of Time (1973) The Best of John Wyndham (1975) Exiles on Asperus (1979) Uncollected Stories The Short Stories List of Short Stories in Chronological Order List of Short Stories in Alphabetical Order

Delphi Complete Works of Alfred de Musset (Illustrated)

by Alfred de Musset
Delphi Complete Works of Alfred de Musset (Illustrated)
Author: Alfred de Musset
Publisher: Delphi Classics
Total Pages: 3173
Release: 2024-09-12
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 1801702012
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The French dramatist and poet Alfred de Musset was a prominent figure of the Romantic Movement, who had come under the influence of Charles Nodier, Alfred de Vigny and Victor Hugo from an early age. He became a dandy and embarked on a life of hectic sexual and alcoholic dissipation, as vividly narrated in his notorious novel ‘The Confession of a Child of the Century’. His works capture the essence of his times, when traditional values were under attack and many were ruled by their emotions rather than reason. This eBook presents Musset’s complete translated works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Musset’s life and works * Concise introductions to the major texts * Translations taken from the 1905 ‘Complete Writings’ edition of Musset * All the novels and short stories, with individual contents tables * Many rare texts appearing for the first time in digital publishing * Excellent formatting * Rare plays and poetry available in no other collection * Easily locate the poems you want to read * Includes Musset’s non-fiction * Features two biographies – discover Musset’s literary life * Ordering of texts into chronological order and genres CONTENTS: The Novels Gamiani (1833) The Confession of a Child of the Century (1836) The Shorter Fiction Emmeline (1837) Tizianello (1838) Frederic and Bernerette (1838) Margot (1838) Croisilles (1839) The Two Mistresses (1840) The White Blackbird (1842) Pierre and Camille (1844) The Secret of Javotte (1844) The Grisette (1845) The Beauty Spot (1853) The Plays A Venetian Night (1830) Andre del Sarto (1833) The Follies of Marianne (1833) Lorenzaccio (1833) No Trifling with Love (1834) Fantasio (1834) Barberine (1835) The Chandler (1835) Prudence Spurns a Wager (1836) Caprice (1837) A Door Must be either Open or Shut (1845) Louison (1849) One Cannot Think of Everything (1849) Carmosine (1850) Bettine (1851) The Poetry The Poetry of Alfred de Musset The Non-Fiction Collected Essays The Biographies Life of Alfred de Musset (1905) by Paul de Musset Louis Charles Alfred de Musset (1911) by Walter Herries Pollock

Delphi Collected Works of John Wyndham (Illustrated)

by John Wyndham
Delphi Collected Works of John Wyndham (Illustrated)
Author: John Wyndham
Publisher: Delphi Classics
Total Pages: 3981
Release: 2023-12-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1801701563
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The sci-fi writer John Wyndham produced innovative works examining the human struggle for survival when catastrophic natural phenomena suddenly invade a comfortable English setting. Wyndham’s post-apocalyptic masterpieces established his name as a leading figure of science-fiction literature. He was also a master of the short story, penning engaging tales of science fiction, satire, detective mysteries and whimsical fantasy. His work went on to inspire numerous writers throughout the late twentieth century, including Margaret Atwood, Stephen King and Alex Garland. This eBook presents Wyndham’s collected works, with numerous illustrations, rare tales, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) Please note: no known copies of Wyndham’s first novel ‘The Curse of the Burdens’ are available at the time of publication. Four novels cannot appear due to US copyright law: ‘The Day of the Triffids’; ‘The Chrysalids’; ‘The Midwich Cuckoos’; and ‘Trouble with Lichen’. When new works enter the public domain, they will be added to the collection as a free update. * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Wyndham’s life and works * Concise introductions to the novels and other texts * All available novels in the US public domain, with individual contents tables * Includes the masterpiece ‘The Kraken Wakes’ * Rare story collections available in no other collection * Almost the complete short stories * Uncollected short stories appearing for the first time in digital publishing, including scarce tales from pulp magazines * Includes the original short story of ‘Chocky’ * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the stories * Easily locate the short stories you want to read * Ordering of texts into chronological order and genres CONTENTS: The Novels The Secret People (1935) Foul Play Suspected (1935) Planet Plane (1936) The Kraken Wakes (1953) The Outward Urge (1959) Chocky (1968) Web (1979) The Short Story Collections Jizzle (1954) The Seeds of Time (1956) Consider Her Ways and Others (1961) The Infinite Moment (1961) Sleepers of Mars (1973) Wanderers of Time (1973) The Best of John Wyndham (1975) Exiles on Asperus (1979) Uncollected Stories The Short Stories List of Short Stories in Chronological Order List of Short Stories in Alphabetical Order

Delphi Collected Works of Denis Diderot (Illustrated)

by Denis Diderot
Delphi Collected Works of Denis Diderot (Illustrated)
Author: Denis Diderot
Publisher: Delphi Classics
Total Pages: 1812
Release: 2022-11-12
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1801700893
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A prominent figure of the Age of Enlightenment, the French philosopher Denis Diderot served as chief editor of the ‘Encyclopédie’, the first encyclopaedia to include contributions from many named contributors. He developed a materialist philosophy and arrived at startling intuitive insights into biology and chemistry. In speculating on the origins of life without divine intervention, he foreshadowed the evolutionary theories of Darwin and put forth a prophetic picture of the cellular structure of matter. His ideas, often captured in the form of paradox and dialogue, stem from a sense of life’s ambiguities and a profound understanding of the complexities and contradictions of human nature. This eBook presents Diderot’s collected works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Diderot’s life and works * Concise introductions to the major texts * Many important treatises, with individual contents tables * Features translations appearing for the first time in digital publishing * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Features three biographies – discover Diderot’s intriguing life * Ordering of texts into chronological order and genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Novels The Indiscreet Toys (1748) Memoirs of a Nun (1796) The Philosophical Works Philosophical Thoughts (1746) Letter on the Blind (1749) Letter on the Deaf and Dumb (1751) On Composition (1755) My Strange Thoughts on Drawing (1755) Letter to My Brother (1760) Freedom of Thought (1765) Maimonides (1765) Rameau’s Nephew (1774) Conversation between D’Alembert and Diderot (1769) Regrets for my Old Dressing Gown (1769) Thoughts on Religion (1770) A Father Talks with his Children (1771) Paradox of the Actor (1830) The Biographies Diderot and the Encyclopædists (1886) by John Morley Diderot: The Talker (1906) by Evelyn Beatrice Hall Denis Diderot (1911) by John Morley Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks

Delphi Collected Works of John Masefield (Illustrated)

by John Masefield
Delphi Collected Works of John Masefield (Illustrated)
Author: John Masefield
Publisher: Delphi Classics
Total Pages: 3941
Release: 2022-06-15
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 1801700605
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The English Poet Laureate from 1930 until 1967, John Masefield produced a wide range of literary masterpieces, encompassing ballads, nature poetry, adventure novels, social dramas and mythological children’s works. His long narrative poems, including the much-celebrated ‘The Everlasting Mercy’ (1911), shocked the literary orthodoxy of the time with its colloquial expressions and coarseness of themes. Masefield is revered for his endeavour to make poetry a popular art and for his influence on the Georgian movement, advocating respect for formalism, as well as bucolic and romantic subject matter. The Delphi Poets Series offers readers the works of literature’s finest poets, with superior formatting. This volume presents Masefield’s collected works, with related illustrations and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Masefield’s life and works * Concise introduction to Masefield’s life * The most complete poetry edition possible in the US * Images of how the poetry books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Rare poetry collections digitised here for the first time * Excellent formatting of the poems * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the poetry * Easily locate the poems you want to read * Includes a selection of Masefield’s novels and non-fiction— spend hours exploring his varied works * Ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to see our wide range of poet titles CONTENTS: The Poetical Works Brief Introduction: John Masefield Salt-Water Ballads (1902) Ballads and Poems (1910) The Everlasting Mercy (1911) The Widow in the Bye Street (1912) Dauber (1912) The Story of a Round-House and Other Poems (1912) The Daffodil Fields (1913) Philip the King and Other Poems (1914) Good Friday (1916) Lollingdon Downs and Other Poems with Sonnets (1917) Rosas (1918) Reynard the Fox (1919) Enslaved and Other Poems (1920) Right Royal (1920) Selected Poems (1922) King Cole and Other Poems (1923) A King's Daughter (1923) Poems from ‘Sard Harker’ (1924) Poems from ‘Odtaa’ (1926) The Poems List of Poems in Chronological Order List of Poems in Alphabetical Order The Novels Multitude and Solitude (1909) Martin Hyde: The Duke's Messenger (1909) Jim Davis (1911) Sard Harker (1924) ODTAA (1926) The Non-Fiction On the Spanish Main (1906) William Shakespeare (1911) John M. Synge (1915) Gallipoli (1916) The Old Front Line (1917) The War and the Future (1918) Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of poetry titles or buy the entire Delphi Poets Series as a Super Set

Delphi Collected Works of Ernest Bramah (Illustrated)

by Ernest Bramah
Delphi Collected Works of Ernest Bramah (Illustrated)
Author: Ernest Bramah
Publisher: Delphi Classics
Total Pages: 4052
Release: 2017-01-30
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1786560712
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The humorous works of Ernest Bramah were as popular as the contemporary tales of Jerome K. Jerome and W. W. Jacobs, while Bramah’s detective stories were published beside the Sherlock Holmes stories and his politico-science fiction was often compared with the works of H. G. Wells. Bramah was a literary recluse, yet his innovative Kai Lung and Max Carrados stories continue to foster interest in this otherwise neglected Edwardian author. This comprehensive eBook presents Bramah’s collected works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Bramah’s life and works * Concise introductions to the novels and other texts * All the novels and story collections available in the US public domain, with individual contents tables * Features rare novels appearing for the first time in digital publishing, including A LITTLE FLUTTER * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the short stories * Easily locate the short stories you want to read * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please note: three later Kai Lung books and the story collection ‘The Specimen Case’ remain in copyright and so cannot appear in this collection. When new texts enter the public domain, they will be added to the eBook as a free update. Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Kai Lung Books THE WALLET OF KAI LUNG KAI LUNG’S GOLDEN HOURS The Max Carrados Books MAX CARRADOS THE EYES OF MAX CARRADOS MAX CARRADOS MYSTERIES THE BRAVO OF LONDON Other Fiction THE MIRROR OF KONG HO THE SECRET OF THE LEAGUE THE SPECIMEN CASE A LITTLE FLUTTER The Short Stories LIST OF SHORT STORIES IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER LIST OF SHORT STORIES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks

Delphi Complete Works of George Washington Cable (Illustrated)

by George Washington Cable
Delphi Complete Works of George Washington Cable (Illustrated)
Author: George Washington Cable
Publisher: Delphi Classics
Total Pages: 3593
Release: 2024-04-24
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1801701784
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George Washington Cable was an American author and reformer, noted for his stories dealing with Creole life in his native New Orleans. His early novels sought to recapture the picturesque times of the old French-Spanish city, while employing a realism that was new to Southern fiction. His works are characterised by freshness and charm, with a force of moral conviction. Although Cable was the son of slaveholders and fought in the Confederate cavalry, he saw slavery and attempts to deny freedmen full public rights as moral wrongs. He produced powerful essays and lectures, urging the cause of black rights in the face of violent abuse in the Southern press. Now regarded as the most important Southern writer of the late nineteenth century, Cable and his work would pave the way for the achievements of William Faulkner. For the first time in publishing history, this eBook presents Cable’s complete works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Cable’s life and works * Concise introductions to the major works * All 11 novels, with individual contents tables * Features rare books appearing for the first time in digital publishing * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Famous works are illustrated with their original artwork * Rare short fiction available in no other collection * Cable’s complete non-fiction, including the seminal essay ‘The Silent South’, first time in digital print * Features a bonus biography * Ordering of texts into chronological order and genres CONTENTS: The Novels The Grandissimes (1880) Madame Delphine (1881) Dr. Sevier (1882) Bonaventure (1888) John March, Southerner (1894) The Cavalier (1901) Bylow Hill (1902) Kincaid’s Battery (1908) Gideon’s Band (1914) The Flower of the Chapdelaines (1917) Lovers of Louisiana (1918) The Shorter Fiction Old Creole Days (1879) Strange True Stories of Louisiana (1890) Strong Hearts (1899) Père Raphaël (1909) The Non-Fiction The Creoles of Louisiana (1884) The Silent South (1885) New Orleans (1889) The Negro Question (1890) The Busy Man’s Bible and How to Study and Teach It (1891) A Memory of Roswell Smith (1892) William Cullen Bryant (1911) The Amateur Garden (1914) The Dance in Place Congo (1917) The Poem A New Arrival (1882) The Biography George W. Cable (1901) by E. F. Harkins