Fictions
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Books, Classic, Fictions
Northanger abbey ,(Reading Classic): Writer: Jane Austen
About the Author
One of all time literary favourites, Jane Austen was born at Steventon rectory, England on December 16, 1775. She started writing poems, stories and plays as early as 1787 which she compiled in three bound notebooks. Those early works were later published as Juvenilia. Then, she wrote Lady Susan, a novella in epistolary form. However, it remained unpublished for a long time. Having written Lady Susan, she penned down six novels, four of which were published during her life as follows: Sense and Sensibility (1811), Pride and Prejudice (1813), Mansfield Park (1814) and Emma (1815). Northanger Abbey (1818) and Persuasion (1818) were published posthumously. Two of her novels The Watsons and Sanditon, though published later on, remained unfinished. Austen died on July 18, 1817.
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Books, Classic, Fictions
Notes From Underground ,(Reading Classic): Writer: Fyodor Dostoyevsky
About the Author
Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky was born in Moscow on vember 11, 1821. He is known for his profound understanding of human psychology and his ability to bring forth the darkest realms of human nature. Dostoevsky inspired a number of modern movements including Existentialism, literary criticism and many schools of psychology and theology. He influenced a number of modern philosophers and writers including Anton Chekov, George Orwell and Jean-Paul Sartre. He is best known for his novels tes from Underground (1864), Crime and Punishment (1866), The Idiot (serialized from 1868 to 1869) The Possessed or otherwise known as Demons (serialised from 1871 to 1872) and The Brothers Karamazov (serialised from 1879 to 1880). Dostoevsky died on February 9, 1881 at the age of 59, in Saint Petersburg, Russia
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Books, Classic, Fictions, Literary Fictions
Of Mice and Men,Writer : John Steinbeck
About the Author
John Steinbeck (1902-1968) was a 20th century American writer, celebrated alike for his fictional and non-fictional works. He
wrote a total of 16 novels many of which have now become classic literature. They include Of Mice and Men, The Grapes of Wrath, Tortilla Flat, Cannery Row, The Pearl, East of Eden and The Red Pony. The Great Depression classic The Grapes of Wrath also won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and has sold a whopping 15 million copies. His other works include 2 collections of short stories and 6 non-fiction books. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1962.SKU: 95143 -
Books, Classic, Fictions
Oliver Twist ,(Reading Classic): Writer: Charles Dickens
About the Author
Charles John Huffam Dickens (1812-1870) was a writer and social critic who created some of the world’s best-known fictional characters and is regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. His works enjoyed unprecedented popularity during his lifetime, and by the twentieth century critics and scholars had recognized him as a literary genius. His novels and short stories enjoy lasting popularity.
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Books, Classic, Fictions, Philosphy
On the Genealogy Of Morals ,(Reading Classic): Writer: Friedrich Nietzsche
Books, Classic, Fictions, PhilosphyOn the Genealogy Of Morals ,(Reading Classic): Writer: Friedrich Nietzsche
About the Author
Friedrich Nietzsche was a German philosopher and a cultural critic. He was born on October 15, 1844, in Rocken, Saxony, Kingdom of Prussia. His works criticise the traditional European morality, religious values as well as conventional philosophical ideas associated with modernity. He is often seen as a predecessor to late modern thinkers like Marx and Freud, because of his psychological analyses of false consciousness. He proposed many original theories positing an alternative morality and ideas which would bring forth a cultural renewal. His notable works include The Birth of Tragedy out of the Spirit of Music (1872), The Gay Science (1882), Thus Spoke Zarathustra (1883–5), Beyond Good and Evil (1886), On the Genealogy of Morality (1887), Twilight of the Idols (1888) and The Wagner Case (1888). In 1889, Nietzsche suffered a mental breakdown. Eleven years later, he died on August 25, 1900, in Weimar, German Empire.
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Books, Fictions
Pahaar Ki aawaz (Urdu) by Yasunari Kawabata
About the Author:
Yasunari Kawabata was a Japanese novelist and short story writer whose spare, lyrical, subtly-shaded prose works won him the 1968 Nobel Prize in Literature, the first Japanese author to receive the award. His works have enjoyed broad international appeal and are still widely read.
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Persuasion ,(Reading Classic): Writer: Jane Austen
About the Author
One of all time literary favourites, Jane Austen was born at Steventon rectory, England on December 16, 1775. She started writing poems, stories and plays as early as 1787 which she compiled in three bound notebooks. Those early works were later published as Juvenilia. Then, she wrote Lady Susan, a novella in epistolary form. However, it remained unpublished for a long time. Having written Lady Susan, she penned down six novels, four of which were published during her life as follows: Sense and Sensibility (1811), Pride and Prejudice (1813), Mansfield Park (1814) and Emma (1815). Northanger Abbey (1818) and Persuasion (1818) were published posthumously. Two of her novels The Watsons and Sanditon, though published later on, remained unfinished. Austen died on July 18, 1817.
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Books, Classic, Fictions
Peter Pan ,(Reading Classic): Writer: James Matthew Barrie
About the Author
Sir James Matthew Barrie was a Scottish author. He was born on May 9, 1860, in Angus, Scotland. Barrie is most famous as the creator of Peter Pan, a free-spirited young boy who refuses to grow up. His notable works include The Little Minister (1891), Jess (1898) and The Little White Bird (1902). Most of his early works are marked by the Scottish dialect, humour and sentimentality. Barrie also wrote plays even though they were rejected by critics. However, he finally gained success with Quality Street (1901), a four-part comedy and The Admirable Crichon (1902). But Barrie s fame rested with his novel Peter Pan; or, the Boy Who Wouldn t Grow Up (1904). Barrie was made a baronet by King George V in 1913. He died on June 19, 1937, in London, England.
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Pinocchio ,(Reading Classic): Writer: Carlo Collodi
About the Author
Carlo Lorenzini, popularly known by his pen name Carlo Collodi, was an Italian writer, children s author and journalist. He was born in Florence on November 24, 1826. He is best known as the creator of Pinocchio, living puppet whose adventures are famous among children around the world. His other notable works include Giannettino, and Minuzzolo. His magnum opus Pinocchio was adapted by Disney in a motion picture in 1940 and became one of Disney s greatest animation. Collodi died in his home town on October 26, 1890 at the age of 63.
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Books, Classic, Fictions
Pride and Prejudice: Tiktok Made Me Buy It!,(Reading Classic): Writer: Jane Austen
Books, Classic, FictionsPride and Prejudice: Tiktok Made Me Buy It!,(Reading Classic): Writer: Jane Austen
About the Author
One of all time literary favourites, Jane Austen was born at Steventon rectory, England on December 16, 1775. She started writing poems, stories and plays as early as 1787 which she compiled in three bound notebooks. Those early works were later published as Juvenilia. Then, she wrote Lady Susan, a novella in epistolary form. However, it remained unpublished for a long time. Having written Lady Susan, she penned down six novels, four of which were published during her life as follows: Sense and Sensibility (1811), Pride and Prejudice (1813), Mansfield Park (1814) and Emma (1815). Northanger Abbey (1818) and Persuasion (1818) were published posthumously. Two of her novels The Watsons and Sanditon, though published later on, remained unfinished. Austen died on July 18, 1817.
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Books, Classic, Fictions
Prince Caspian- The Chronicles Of Narnia (Book 4) ,(Reading Classic): Writer: C.S Lewis
Books, Classic, FictionsPrince Caspian- The Chronicles Of Narnia (Book 4) ,(Reading Classic): Writer: C.S Lewis
About the Author
C. S. Lewis (Clive Staples Lewis) was born in Belfast, Ireland, in 1898. He was a prolific writer and wrote more than 30 books on subjects both scholarly and fictional. He wrote fiction for both adults and children which includes very popular The Space Trilogy for adults and The Chronicles of Narnia for children. He died in 1963.
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Books, Classic, Fictions
Robinson Crusoe ,(Reading Classic): Writer: Daniel Defoe
About the Author
Daniel Defoe was many people in one man: a trader, a writer, a traveller, and a spy. He was born in London on September 13, 1660. He is most famous for his novel Robinson Crusoe and is considered among the founders of the English novel along with Aphra Behn and Samuel Richardson. His other notable fictional works include The Farther Adventures of Robinson Crusoe (1719), Memoirs of a Cavalier (1720), A Journal of the Plague Year (1722), and Moll Flanders (1722). Defoe also wrote various pamphlets, often giving a critical judgement on the current political scenarios. His An Essay upon Projects (1697) was published as a series which advocated social and economic improvements. He also satirised the English notion of racial purity in his poem “The True-Born Englishman” (1701). Defoe died at the age of 70 in London on April 24, 1731.
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Books, Fictions
Ruke Huwe Saawan: Urdu By Asad Muhammad khan
About the Author:
Asad Muhammad Khan is a Pakistani novelist, playwright, songwriter, and poet. He is author of five Urdu story books. He wrote songs, plays and features for Radio Pakistan and PTV. He received the Tamgha-e-Imtiaz Award in 2009.
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Books, Fictions
Samundri Bugla Writer Anton Chekhov
About the Author:
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov was a Russian playwright and short-story writer, widely considered to be one of the greatest writers of all times. His career as a playwright produced four classics, and his best short stories are held in high esteem by writers and critics.
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Books, Classic, Fictions
Sense and Sensibility ,(Reading Classic): Writer: Jane Austen
About the Author
One of all time literary favorites, Jane Austen was born at Steventon rectory, England on December 16, 1775. She started writing poems, stories and plays as early as 1787 which she compiled in three bound notebooks. Those early works were later published as Juvenilia. Then, she wrote Lady Susan, a novella in epistolary form. However, it remained unpublished for a long time. Having written Lady Susan, she penned down six novels, four of which were published during her life as follows: Sense and Sensibility (1811), Pride and Prejudice (1813), Mansfield Park (1814) and Emma (1815). Northanger Abbey (1818) and Persuasion (1818) were published posthumously. Two of her novels The Watsons and Sanditon, though published later on, remained unfinished. Austen died on July 18, 1817.
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Books, Fictions, Literary Fictions
Siddhartha: an Indian Tale(Literary Fiction),Writer : Hermann Hesse
Books, Fictions, Literary FictionsSiddhartha: an Indian Tale(Literary Fiction),Writer : Hermann Hesse
About the Author
Hermann Hesse (1877-1962) was a German Swiss writer, poet and painter. One of the towering literary figures who helped shape the 20th century, Hesse wrote many great novels including Siddhartha, an allegorical tale on Buddha. A widely travelled man, he also had a deep knowledge on Christianity, Buddhism, philosophy and theosophy and these influences played an important role to give him a unique style which still remains unparalleled. Hesse was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1946.
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Books, Fictions
Takabbur aur Taassub (Pride and Prejudice) by Jane Austen
About the Author:
Jane Austen was an English novelist known primarily for her six novels, which implicitly interpret, critique, and comment on the English landed gentry at the end of the 18th century. Austen’s plots often explore the dependence of women on marriage for the pursuit of favourable social standing and economic security.SKU: 37184 -
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Tales From Shakespeare ,(Reading Classic): Writer: Charles & Mary Lamb
About the Author
Charles Lamb (1775-1834) was an English writer, poet and essayist. Mary Lamb (1764-1847) was his elder sister. She was also a writer and poet. Both of them were part of a literary circle which included the likes of Samuel Taylor Coleridge and William Wordsworth. Today, they are best known for Tales from Shakespeare, a prose retelling of Shakespearean plays for children.
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Books, Fictions
Teesre Paher Ki Kahaniyan by Asad Muhammad Khan
About the Author:
Asad Muhammad Khan is a Pakistani novelist, playwright, songwriter, and poet. He is author of five Urdu story books. He wrote songs, plays and features for Radio Pakistan and PTV. He received the Tamgha-e-Imtiaz Award in 2009.
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The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn Writer: Mark Twain:
About This Author:
Mark Twain (originally Samuel Langhorne Clemens) was born on 30 November 1835. Mark Twain is the most famous of many pen names Clemens used in his literary career. One of the great American writers, Twain wrote prolifically. His writings include novels, short stories, travelogues, letters, journalistic papers etc. His novels The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn enjoy a special place in world literature. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is usually dubbed as the Great American Novel. Twain was also considered the greatest humorist of his time. He died on 21 April 1910.
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Books, Classic, Fictions
The adventures Of Sherlock Holmes ,(Reading Classic): Writer: Arthur Conan Doyle
Books, Classic, FictionsThe adventures Of Sherlock Holmes ,(Reading Classic): Writer: Arthur Conan Doyle
About the Author
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) was born in Edinburgh, Scotland from where he did his graduation in Medicine in 1881. He had started writing and publishing short stories to some acclaim during his student life but he became widely famous only after the publication of A Study in Scarlet, his first Sherlock Holmes work. Arguably the best crime fiction character ever, Sherlock Holmes practically made Doyle immortal as a writer. Featuring Holmes he wrote 4 novels and 56 short stories. Doyle was a prolific writer and in addition to his Holmes oeuvre he wrote many other novels and short stories. Among them The Lost World is another great work of fiction.
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Books, Classic, Fictions
The adventures Of Tom Sawyer ,(Reading Classic): Writer: Mark Twain
About the Author
Mark Twain (originally Samuel Langhorne Clemens) was born on 30 November 1835. Mark Twain is the most famous of many pen names Clemens used in his literary career. One of the great American writers, Twain wrote prolifically. His writings include novels, short stories, travelogues, letters, journalistic papers etc. His novels The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn enjoy a special place in world literature. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is usually dubbed as the Great American Novel. Twain was also considered the greatest humorist of his time. He died on 21 April 1910.
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