Saturday, April 28, 2012

Alice in Wonderland pdf novel by Lewis Carroll pdf free download


Title page of the original edition (1865)
Author(s) Lewis Carroll
Illustrator John Tenniel
Country United Kingdom
Language English
Genre(s) Fiction
Publisher Macmillan
Publication date 26 November 1865
Followed by Through the Looking-Glass


Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (commonly shortened to Alice in Wonderland) is an 1865 novel written by English author Charles Lutwidge Dodgson under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll. It tells of a girl named Alice who falls down a rabbit hole into a fantasy world (Wonderland) populated by peculiar, anthropomorphic creatures. The tale plays with logic, giving the story lasting popularity with adults as well as children. It is considered to be one of the best examples of the literary nonsense genre, and its narrative course and structure have been enormously influential, especially in the fantasy genre.


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Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes pdf free download


Title page of first edition (1605)
Author(s) Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
Original title El ingenioso hidalgo don Quixote De la Mancha
Country Spain
Language Spanish
Genre(s) Picaresco, satire, parody, farce
Publisher Juan de la Cuesta
Publication date 1605 (Part One)
1615 (Part Two)
Published in
English 1612 (Part One)
1620 (Part Two)
Media type Print
Dewey Decimal 863
LC Classification PQ6323



Don Quixote , fully titled The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha (Spanish: El ingenioso hidalgo don Quijote de la Mancha), is a novel written by Miguel de Cervantes. The novel follows the adventures of Alonso Quijano, who reads too many chivalric novels, and sets out to revive chivalry under the name of Don Quixote. He recruits a simple farmer, Sancho Panza as his squire, who frequently deals with Don Quixote's rhetorical orations on antiquated knighthood with a unique Earthy wit. He is met by the world as it is, initiating themes like Intertextuality, Realism, Metatheatre and Literary Representation.
Published in two volumes a decade apart, in 1605 and 1615, Don Quixote is considered the most influential work of literature from the Spanish Golden Age and the entire Spanish literary canon. As a founding work of modern Western literature, and one of the earliest canonical novels, it regularly appears high on lists of the greatest works of fiction ever published. In one such list, Don Quixote was cited as the "best literary work ever written".
 


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Wednesday, April 25, 2012

he Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson free PDF download


Author(s)               Stieg Larsson
Original title       Luftslottet som sprängdes
Translator          Reg Keeland, pseudonym of Steven T.                   Murray
Country                 Sweden
Language           Swedish
Series                 Millennium series
Genre(s)            Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Publisher             Norstedts Förlag (Swedish), MacLehose Press, an imprint of Quercus (English)
Publication date 2007 (Sweden), October 2009 (United Kingdom), May 25, 2010 (United States)
Media type        Print (Paperback and hardback)
Pages               602 (hardback)
Preceded by       The Girl Who Played with Fire


The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest (original title in Swedish: Luftslottet som sprängdes, in English: The castle made from air that (was) exploded) is the third and final novel in the best-selling "Millennium series" by Swedish writer Stieg Larsson. The novel is the sequel to The Girl Who Played with Fire. It was published posthumously in Swedish in 2007 and in English in the UK in October 2009.
The US and Canadian editions, published on May 25, 2010, are titled The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest, with "hornet" in the singular form.

               
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Angels and Demons by Dan Brown PDF free download


Author(s)               Dan Brown
Country              United States
United Kingdom
Language                  English
Genre(s)            Mystery, thriller fiction
Publisher            Pocket Books
Publication date May 2000
Media type        Print (Hardback and Paperback)
Pages                      480
ISBN  ISBN 0-671-02735-2 (US) / 9780552160896(UK)
OCLC Number 52990309
Dewey Decimal 813/.54 21
LC Classification PS3552.R685434 A82 2000
Preceded by             Digital Fortress
Followed by          Deception Point

Angels & Demons is a 2000 bestselling mystery-thriller novel written by American author Dan Brown and published by Pocket Books. The novel introduces the character Robert Langdon, who is also the protagonist of Brown's subsequent 2003 novel, The Da Vinci Code, and 2009 novel, The Lost Symbol. It also shares many stylistic literary elements with its sequel, such as conspiracies of secret societies, a single-day time frame, and the Catholic Church. Ancient history, architecture, and symbolism are also heavily referenced throughout the book. A film adaptation was released on May 15, 2009, though it was set after the events of The Da Vinci Code film, which had been released in 2006.


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Einstein His Life & Universe by Walter Isaacson Pdf ebook free Download


Simon and Schuster, Apr 10, 2007 - 675 pages
By the author of the acclaimed bestseller Benjamin Franklin, this is the first full biography of Albert Einstein since all of his papers have become available. How did his mind work? What made him a genius? Isaacson's biography shows how his scientific imagination sprang from the rebellious nature of his personality. His fascinating story is a testament to the connection between creativity and freedom. Based on newly released personal letters of Einstein, this book explores how an imaginative, impertinent patent clerk -- a struggling father in a difficult marriage who couldn't get a teaching job or a doctorate -- became the mind reader of the creator of the cosmos, the locksmith of the mysteries of the atom and the universe. His success came from questioning conventional wisdom and marveling at mysteries that struck others as mundane. This led him to embrace a morality and politics based on respect for free minds, free spirits, and free individuals. These traits are just as vital for this new century of globalization, in which our success will depend on our creativity, as they were for the beginning of the last century, when Einstein helped usher in the modern age.



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Love Story by Erich Segal pdf ebook free Download


Author(s)               Erich Segal
Original title            Love Story
Country                 USA
Language                 English
Genre(s)                 Romance novel
Publisher                 Harper & Row
Publication date February 14, 1970
Media type        Hardcover, paperback
Pages                    131
ISBN                   034012508X
Followed by            Oliver's Story

Love Story is a 1970 romance novel by American writer Erich Segal. The book's origins were in that of a screenplay Segal wrote and was subsequently approved for production by Paramount Pictures. Paramount requested that Segal adapt the story into novel form as a preview of sorts for the film. The novel was released on February 14, 1970, Valentine's Day.[1] Portions of the story originally appeared in The Ladies' Home Journal.[2] Love Story became the top-selling work of fiction for all of 1970 in the United States, and was translated into more than 20 languages. The novel stayed for 41 weeks in The New York Times Best Seller list, reaching the top spot. A sequel, Oliver's Story, was published in 1977. The film (Love Story) was released on December 16, 1970.


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Ps I Love You by Cecelia Ahern pdf Novel free Download



Author(s)                 Cecelia Ahern
Country                 Ireland
Language                 English
Genre(s)                 Novel
Publisher                Thorndike Press
Publication date       April 2004
Media type        Print (Hardcover & Paperback)
Pages                655 pp (hardcover)
                               512 pp (paperback)
IISBN 0-7862-6164-1 (hardcover)
ISBN 0-00-716500-5 (paperback)
OCLC Number 54374542
Followed by Where Rainbows End




PS, I Love You by Cecelia Ahern
Published by Harper Collins 2004

Cecelia Ahern’s first novel was launched with a maximum of hype and publicity. If one believes the publicity, she is the next Shakespeare – a suggestion which does no favours for Ms Ahern. Readers’ expectations are raised to expect a profound work of literature and instead they get a nice holiday read.

The heroine of the book is Holly, a thirty year old Dublin woman whose husband died of cancer and who is trying to get on with her life as a young widow. The idea is brilliant – her husband leaves her a series of challenges to be carried out each month during the year following his death. However, the author’s writing skills do not live up to the good idea. It is clichéd and predictable with more than a suggestion of the ‘Dort’ accent and lifestyle, which revolves round trendy night clubs and bars and getting stupidly and embarrassingly drunk.

The characters are slightly drawn and are the stock figures of romance – disapproving in-laws, unsympathetic and tear-away siblings and supportive but puzzled parents – who all behave predictably. The theme of the book is, I think, meant to be how Holly comes to terms with the devastation of losing her husband - with his help. Bereavement and loss are very weighty subjects for a young inexperienced author to tackle effectively. She does not succeed in doing justice to her chosen theme and fails to convey any depth of feelings or emotion in her main character.

That said, this is an easy read with an in-built feel-good factor and is ideal for whiling away the hours on the beach.




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