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Only two individuals have survived a cataclysmic disaster on earth, a man called Adam and a woman called Robin. Will they try to repopulate the earth? Is it even worth it, considering what happened, and how human history has "evolved"? A great mixture of fantasy elements and philosophical contemplations makes this work stand out as a kind of post apocalyptical take on the biblical tale of Adam and Eve.

"The Moon and Sixpence" is a novel by William Somerset Maugham, based on the life of the painter Paul Gauguin. The story is told through the mindset and decisions of the central character Charles Strickland, a middle-aged English stockbroker, who abandons his wife and children abruptly to pursue his desire to become an artist.

A deceptively simple, but in fact timeless, universal and profound story about a young man making personal amends for disappointing everyone around him, from family to school; but, perhaps most importantly, himself. It moves us and makes us think with the simplicity, charm and clarity of an old, fable-like tale.

The Children of Odin is a collection of Norse Myths adapted for children. The tales of the God Odin and his children are told in three parts: The Dwellers in Asgard, Odin the Wanderer and The Witch's Heart. By using narrative threads from the original myths, the author Padraic Colum introduces to younger generation the incredible "Nine Worlds"universe.

The Frog Prince and Other Stories is a collection of three classical tales for children by Walter Crane. These are filled with timeless ingredients such as handsome and valiant princes, charming princesses, noblemen and hazardous pursuits. Contents: The Frog Prince, Princess Belle-Etoile, Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp.

"News From Nowhere" centers around the encounter between a visitor from the nineteenth century, William Guest, and a decentralized and humane socialist future without class segregation and with direct democracy without governmental empowerment. Inspired by the work of John Ruskin and Karl Marx; this novel is not only a declaration of egalitarian principles but a great early contribution to the utopian genre. This work could be seen as a kind of utopian counterpart to George Orwell's renowned and deeply pessimistic, dystopian novel 1984.

"The Point of Honor" is a military tale by Joseph Conrad. Established throughout the Napoleonic Wars, this tale introduces two French Hussar officers, D'Hubert and Feraud. Their dispute over an originally trivial event turns into a nasty, long-drawn out skirmish featuring numerous classic sword duels over the subsequent fifteen years, intertwined with the larger military conflict that provides its backdrop.

Anne's House of Dreams is part of the beloved book series about a young orphan girl named Anne Shirley. This novel chronicles Anne's early married life, as she and her childhood sweetheart Gilbert Blythe begin to build their life together. The story begins with Anne and Gilbert's wedding, which takes place in the Green Gables orchard. After the wedding, they move to their first home together, which Anne calls their "house of dreams."

A classic detective story with twists and turns! Mr. Stoughton's vault has been robbed...

Many people fail because they spend too much time dreaming and not enough time acting. The Art of Money teaches about every aspect of earning money and how to use it properly.

A suspenseful classic detective story! A rich woman boards a taxi on a night in the big city. When they reach her destination, the driver discovers the woman gone, a suitcase and a male corpse... This is a perfect case for Detective David Carroll; brilliant and somewhat eccentric.

"The Card" is a comic novel written by Arnold Bennett. Like many of Bennett's best works, it is set in the Potteries District of Staffordshire. It chronicles the rise of Edward Henry ("Denry") Machin from washerwoman's son to Mayor of Bursley (a fictitious town based on Burslem).

"Emma" is a novel about youthful pride and the hazards of misconstrued romance. Emma Woodhouse, the protagonist of the story, is a lovely, high-spirited, intelligent, and "slightly" spoiled young woman of twenty. She has just attended the wedding of Miss Taylor, her friend and former governess, to Mr Weston. Having introduced them, Emma takes credit for their marriage, and notices that she likes matchmaking.

What Katy Did depicts the adventures of a twelve-year-old American girl, Katy Carr, and her family who live in the lakeside Ohio town of Burnet in the 1860s. Katy is a tall untidy tomboy, forever getting into scrapes but wishing to be beautiful and beloved. When a terrible accident makes her an invalid, her illness and four-year recovery gradually teach her to be as good and kind as she has always wanted. The fictional Carr family was modeled after her own, with Katy Carr inspired by author herself. The brothers and sisters were modeled on her four younger siblings.

The story of "Rupert of Hentzau" is set in the kingdom of Ruritania, in Germanic Middle Europe. There is Rudolf Elphberg, the dissolute absolute monarch of Ruritania; Rudolf Rassendyll, the English gentleman who had acted as his political decoy, being his distant cousin and look alike; Flavia, the princess, now queen; Rupert of Hentzau, the dashing well-born villain; Fritz von Tarlenheim, the loyal courtier. Queen Flavia, dutifully but unhappily married to her cousin Rudolf V, writes to her true love Rudolf Rassendyll.

"What Katy Did at School" depicts the adventures of a twelve-year-old American girl, Katy Carr, and her family who live in the lakeside Ohio town of Burnet in the 1860s. Katy is a tall untidy tomboy, forever getting into scrapes but wishing to be beautiful and beloved. When a terrible accident makes her an invalid, her illness and four-year recovery gradually teach her to be as good and kind as she has always wanted. In this book Susan Coolidge describes boarding school life of Katy and her sister Colver.

The Lost World is a science fiction novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Four explorers go off on a long journey to find the spot shown in a dead man's sketch book - and they are thrown into a war between apes and Indians, lurking dinosaurs, a shimmering treasure concealed in the blue clay - they find the Lost World. Due to betrayal of a local guide, their means of escape is shattered... A captivating adventure!

"The Prisoner of Zenda" depicts an adventurous story in which the King of Ruritania is drugged on the eve of his coronation, and thus is unable to attend the ceremonial proceedings. Political forces within the realm are such, that, for the king to retain the crown, his coronation must proceed. Fortuitously, an English gentleman on holiday in Ruritania, who resembles the monarch, is persuaded to act as his political decoy, in effort to save the unstable political situation of the interregnum. Of course, complications arise along the way.

Ronny Bronston accomplishes his lifelong dream of getting a United Planets job that would take him off-world. However, his first off-planet job is to find the elusive Tommy Paine, a radical, reputed to be involved in the assassination of an immortal god king on the planet of New Delos.

This book is a wonderfully evocative and enigmatic tale of two children's fight against a wicked witch. The boy Photogen, who has never seen the moon, meets the girl Nycteris, who has never seen the sun. Together they must escape from the witch Watho. As usual, the author George MacDonald takes the listener on a voyage going far deeper than the story in itself.