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The King of Schnorrers by Israel Zangwill. Manasseh da Costa, protagonist of this hilarious novel, is a schnorrer (beggar) who lives on the charitable contributions of the Jews of late 18th-century London. Manasseh is far from being a humble panhandler for, as every schnorrer knows, supporting the poor is a commandment from God (a mitzvah) not just a favour. And as the descendant of Portuguese Jews who had lived in England for many generations, Manasseh is the social superior of those newly arrived from Eastern Europe (Tedesco)—even his wealthy ‘patron’ Joseph Grobstock. The book ...

What is the Torah? Torah is a Hebrew word meaning “to instruct.” The Torah refers to the five books of Moses in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy). The Torah was written approximately 1400 BC. Traditionally, the Torah is handwritten on a scroll by a “sofer” (scribe). This type of document is called a “Sefer Torah.” A modern printing of the Torah in book form is called a “Chumash” (related to the Hebrew word for the number 5). Here is a brief description of the five books of the Torah: - Genesis: This first book of the ...

The Antichrist by Friedrich Nietzsche. A work of Nietzsche's later years, The Antichrist was written after Thus Spoke Zarathustra and shortly before the mental collapse that incapacitated him for the rest of his life. The work is both an unrestrained attack on Christianity and a further exposition of Nietzsche's will-to-power philosophy so dramatically presented in Zarathustra.Christianity, says Nietzsche, represents "everything weak, low, and botched; it has made an ideal out of antagonism towards all the self-preservative instincts of strong life." By contrast, Nietzsche defines good as: "...

Tarot. Tarot, first known as trionfi and later as tarocchi or tarocks) is a set of playing cards used in tarot games and in fortune-telling or divination. From at least the mid-15th century, the tarot was used to play trick-taking card games such as Tarocchini. From their Italian roots, tarot games spread to most of Europe, evolving into new forms including German Grosstarok and modern examples such as French Tarot and Austrian Königrufen. Tarot is commonly found in many countries, especially in English- and Spanish-speaking countries where tarot games are not as widely played, in the ...

The Haunted Hotel, A Mystery of Modern Venice by Wilkie Collins. "The Haunted Hotel: A Mystery of Modern Venice" by Wilkie Collins is a mystery novel written during the late 19th century. The story centers around Doctor Wybrow, a renowned London physician, who encounters a mysterious lady seeking his help concerning her mental state, while hints of a deeper intrigue involving her unexpected marriage, her troubled past, and the enigmatic circumstances surrounding her fiancé emerge. The beginning of the novel introduces Doctor Wybrow as he reluctantly agrees to see a foreign lady, described ...

American Mafia. The American Mafia, commonly referred to in North America as the Italian-American Mafia, the Mafia, or the Mob, is a highly organized Italian American criminal society and organized crime group. The terms Italian Mafia and Italian Mob apply to these American-based organizations, as well as the separate yet related Sicilian Mafia or other organized crime groups in Italy, or ethnic Italian crime groups in other countries. These organizations are often referred to by its members as Cosa Nostra (Italian: 'Our Thing') and by the American government as La Cosa Nostra (LCN). The ...

Anne's House of Dreams by Lucy Maud Montgomery. Anne's House of Dreams is a novel by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery, first published in August 1917 by McClelland, Goodchild and Stewart in Canada and Frederick A. Stokes Company in the United States. It is the fifth book in the Anne of Green Gables series, following Anne Shirley's marriage to Gilbert Blythe and their relocation to a seaside cottage known as the "House of Dreams" in the community of Glen St. Mary near Four Winds Harbor, Prince Edward Island. The story centers on the couple's early married life, their friendships with ...

Cranford by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. Cranford is set in a small market town populated largely by a number of respectable ladies. It tells of their secrets and foibles, their gossip and their romances as they face the challenges of dealing with new inhabitants to their society and innovations to their settled existence. It was first published between 1851 and 1853 as episodes in Charles Dickens’ Journal Household Words. Appended to this recording is a short sequel, The Cage at Cranford, written ten years later and published in the journal All the Year Round. In a letter to Mrs. Gaskell, ...

The Hand of Fu-Manchu by Sax Rohmer. "The Hand of Fu-Manchu" by Sax Rohmer is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story features the notorious villain Dr. Fu-Manchu, with the narrative unfolding through the perspectives of Nayland Smith and his companion Dr. Petrie as they confront the menacing machinations of a mysterious organization known as the Si-Fan. The book is steeped in elements of suspense, adventure, and intrigue as the protagonists seek to uncover the truth behind various threats posed by this shadowy group. The opening of the novel immerses readers in a tense ...

Penrod by Booth Tarkington. A timeless novel in the spirited tradition of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn One of the most popular American authors of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Pulitzer Prize winner Booth Tarkington was acclaimed for his novels set in small Midwestern towns. Penrod tells of a boy growing up in Indianapolis at the turn of the twentieth century. His friends and his dog accompany him on his many jaunts, from the stage as “the Child Sir Lancelot,” to the playground, to school. They make names for themselves as “bad boys” who ...

Penrod and Sam by Booth Tarkington. "Penrod and Sam" by Booth Tarkington is a novel published in 1916. This sequel to "Penrod" follows the misadventures of young Penrod Schofield and his best friend Sam Williams in pre-World War I America. From dangerous war games and loaded guns to secret societies and stray horses, the boys stumble through one scrape after another. Their schemes include starting a motion picture project, dealing with embarrassing letters, and surviving disastrous birthday parties, capturing the spirited chaos of boyhood friendship.

The murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd is a detective novel by British author Agatha Christie, first published in the spring of 1926 by William Collins, marking her initial book with the publisher. It is the third novel to feature her celebrated Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. Set in the quiet English village of King's Abbot, the story is narrated by local physician Dr. James Sheppard and revolves around the stabbing murder of wealthy resident Roger Ackroyd in his locked study at Fernly Park, shortly after he receives a letter hinting at the identity of...

The Turn of the Screw by Henry James. The Turn of the Screw is a gothic novella by Henry James, first serialized in Collier's Weekly from January to April 1898 and published in book form later that year as part of The Two Magics. Presented as a frame narrative, the story features an unnamed governess who accepts a position caring for two orphaned children, Miles and Flora, at the isolated country estate of Bly, under strict instructions from their absentee guardian to handle all matters independently. She soon reports encounters with the apparitions of two deceased former servants, Peter ...

Vojaĝo interne de mia ĉambro de Xavier de Maistre. Vojaĝo interne de mia ĉambro (france Voyage autour de ma chambre) estas libro de la franca verkisto Xavier de Maistre origine publikigita en 1794. La aŭtoro verkis ĉi tiun mallongan verkon en la aĝo de 27 jaroj. Li aldonis al ĝi plurfoje kaj, en 1794, lasis la manuskripton en Laŭzano al sia pli maljuna frato Jozefo, kiu publikigis ĝin sen la scio de la aŭtoro. La romano konsistas el 42 mallongaj ĉapitroj, la sama nombro da tagoj da hejma enfermo-aresto. De Maistre poste verkis daŭrigon, Expédition nocturne autour de ma ...

Karlo de Edmond Privat. La "Librairie de l' Esperanto" en Parizo petis min, ke mi verku facilan legolibron por la lernantoj de kursoj aŭ la komencantoj, kiuj ĵus finis sian lernadon en lernolibro. Mi intencis prezenti dudek tekstojn aranĝitajn tiamaniere, ke en ĉiu estos multaj vortoj pri sama temo de l' ĉiutaga vivo. Por pli bone konservi la intereson de la lernanto en dudek ĉapitroj, mi verkis unu rakonton pri la vivo de junulo, de lia infaneco, ĝis lia edziĝo. Kompreneble nek romano, nek eĉ sprita novelo estas la rakonto, sed nur aro de dudek ĉapitroj pri ĉiutaga vivo, ...

Fabeloj de Hans Christian Andersen. This is a book which includes five short classic stories by Hans Christian Andersen. These have been translated into Esperanto, with effort made to keep the translation true to the original text. The five stories contained in this book are : La brava stansoldato (The brave tin soldier) ; Rakonto pri patrino (The story of a mother) ; La fajroŝtalo (The tinderbox) ; La princino sur pizo (The princess and the pea) ; La knabineto kun la alumetoj (The little match-seller). The book also includes an introduction, written by the translator, on the subject of ...

Vivo de Zamenhof de Edmond Privat. Vivo de Zamenhof estas biografio pri L. L. Zamenhof, verkita de Edmond Privat. Ĝi aperis unuafoje 208-paĝa en 1920 en Londono ĉe Brita Esperanto-Asocio. Dua eldono sekvis en 1923, 109-paĝa. La dokumento poste eldoniĝis en angla (1931, en traduko de Ralph Eliott) kaj nederlanda (1934) tradukoj kaj pliaj eldonoj en Esperanto. Al tiu el 2007, eldonita de UEA, Ulrich Lins aldonis referencojn, aktualan bibliografion kaj pliajn materialojn. La verko estis tradukita al nederlanda lingvo kie Tragiek en Triomf van Zamenhof de L. Belinfante-Ahn. Enhavo. La ...

La Aventuroj de Alicio en Mirlando: Lewis Carroll. La aventuroj de Alicio en Mirlando (angle Alice's Adventures in Wonderland) estas verko de porinfana literaturo de la brita matematikisto kaj verkisto, pastro Charles Lutwidge Dodgson sub plumnomo Lewis Carroll. Ĝi rakontas la historion de knabino nomata Alice [elis] (en esperantlingvaj tradukoj aŭ Alicio, aŭ Alico) kiu falas tra kuniklotruon en fantazian regnon populitan per parolantaj kreaĵoj kaj antropomorfaj ludkartoj. La fabelo estas plenplena de satiraj alludoj al la amikoj de Dodgson kaj al la lecionojn, kiujn la britaj lernantoj ...

Святочные рассказы: Николай Лесков. Николай Семёнович Лесков, русский писатель и публицист, из-за своих оригинальных и принципиальных взглядов был не принят по достоинству в литературных кругах ни при жизни, ни при Советской власти. Во второй том Святочных рассказов вошли рассказы и повести не включенные в отдельное издание...

The Inimitable Jeeves by P. G. Wodehouse. "The Inimitable Jeeves" by P. G. Wodehouse is a novel published in 1923, assembled from eleven interconnected short stories. The book follows Bertie Wooster and his ingenious valet Jeeves through a series of comic misadventures involving romantic entanglements, meddling relatives, and troublesome friends. Bertie's friend Bingo Little perpetually falls in love with unsuitable women, while Aunt Agatha relentlessly pushes unwanted marriage prospects. Through elaborate schemes and social complications, Jeeves consistently demonstrates his remarkable ...