The Red Fairy Book Andrew Lang http://feedbooks.com/book/4040 en 1890 Short Fiction Young Readers Fantasy Collections Andrew Lang's Fairy Books or Andrew Lang's "Coloured" Fairy Books constitute a twelve-book series of fairy tale collections. Although Andrew Lang did not collect the stories himself from the oral tradition, the extent of his sources, who had collected them originally (with the notable exception of Madame d'Aulnoy), made them an immensely influential collection, especially as he used foreign-language sources, giving many of these tales their first appearance in English. As acknowledged in the prefaces, although Lang himself made most of the selections, his wife and other translators did a large portion of the translating and telling of the actual stories. The Red Fairy Book is the second in the series. (wikipedia) This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+70 and in the USA. http://feedbooks.com/book/4040.png http://feedbooks.com/book/4040.pdf http://feedbooks.com/book/4040.epub http://feedbooks.com/book/4040.mobi Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen Hans Christian Andersen http://feedbooks.com/book/4022 en 1872 Short Fiction Young Readers Fantasy Collections Hans Christian Andersen began publishing his Fairy Tales in 1835. This collection of 127 of the stories was translated by Mrs. Paull in 1872. http://feedbooks.com/book/4022.png http://feedbooks.com/book/4022.pdf http://feedbooks.com/book/4022.epub http://feedbooks.com/book/4022.mobi The Arabian Nights Andrew Lang http://feedbooks.com/book/208 urn:isbn:1605896403 en 1898 Novels Young Readers One Thousand and One Nights is a collection of stories collected over many centuries by various authors, translators and scholars in various countries across the Middle East and South Asia. These collections of tales trace their roots back to ancient Arabia and Yemen, ancient Indian literature and Persian literature, ancient Egyptian literature and Mesopotamian mythology, ancient Syria and Asia Minor, and medieval Arabic folk stories from the Caliphate era. Though the oldest Arabic manuscript dates from the fourteenth century, scholarship generally dates the collection's genesis to somewhere between AD 800–900. This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+70 and in the USA. http://feedbooks.com/book/208.png http://feedbooks.com/book/208.pdf http://feedbooks.com/book/208.epub http://feedbooks.com/book/208.mobi The Celestial Omnibus and Other Stories E. M. Forster http://feedbooks.com/book/4045 en 1911 Short Fiction Fantasy Collections A traveler steps off the road and finds himself in an alternate reality. A sullen boy accidentally summons a spirit. A man gets more than he bargained for when he buys his fiancée a plot of wooded land. These six stories deal with transformations, the truth of the imagination, and the effect of the unseen on ordinary lives. By juxtaposing the Edwardian English with pagan mythology, E.M. Forster created in this collection a work of lasting strangeness and great beauty. This work was published before 1923 and is in the public domain in the USA only. http://feedbooks.com/book/4045.png http://feedbooks.com/book/4045.pdf http://feedbooks.com/book/4045.epub http://feedbooks.com/book/4045.mobi An Old-fashioned Girl Louisa May Alcott http://feedbooks.com/book/4030 urn:isbn:0140374493 en 1869 Novels Young Readers Polly's friendship with the wealthy Shaws of Boston helps them to build a new life and teaches her the truth about the relationship between happiness and riches. http://feedbooks.com/book/4030.png http://feedbooks.com/book/4030.pdf http://feedbooks.com/book/4030.epub http://feedbooks.com/book/4030.mobi Grimm's Fairy Tales Jacob Ludwig Karl Grimm Wilhem Karl Grimm http://feedbooks.com/book/187 urn:isbn:0517229250 en 1812 Young Readers Collections Children's and Household Tales (German: Kinder- und Hausmärchen) is a collection of German origin fairy tales first published in 1812 by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, the Brothers Grimm. The collection is commonly known today as Grimms' Fairy Tales (German: Grimms Märchen). http://feedbooks.com/book/187.png http://feedbooks.com/book/187.pdf http://feedbooks.com/book/187.epub http://feedbooks.com/book/187.mobi The Enchanted Castle Edith Nesbit http://feedbooks.com/book/1599 urn:isbn:0140367438 en 1907 Novels Young Readers Fantasy An invisible princess, a magic ring, and more adventures than you could dream of. This is what Gerald, Kathleen and Jimmy find when they stumble upon a mysterious castle. At first it all appears to be a lark. But the children soon discover they need all their bravery and ingenuity to contend with the castle's supernatural forces. This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+70 and in the USA. http://feedbooks.com/book/1599.png http://feedbooks.com/book/1599.pdf http://feedbooks.com/book/1599.epub http://feedbooks.com/book/1599.mobi Irish Fairy Tales James Stephens http://feedbooks.com/book/4143 en 1920 Short Fiction Young Readers Fantasy Collections The lore of ancient Ireland comes to life in this collection of classic folk tales retold for modern readers. This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+50 or in the USA (published before 1923). http://feedbooks.com/book/4143.png http://feedbooks.com/book/4143.pdf http://feedbooks.com/book/4143.epub http://feedbooks.com/book/4143.mobi The Book of Dragons Edith Nesbit http://feedbooks.com/book/2924 urn:isbn:8132015959 en 1899 Short Fiction Young Readers Fantasy Collections Eight madcap tales of unpredictable dragons — including one made of ice, another that takes refuge in the General Post Office, and a fire-breathing monster that flies out of an enchanted book and eats an entire soccer team! This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+70 and in the USA. http://feedbooks.com/book/2924.png http://feedbooks.com/book/2924.pdf http://feedbooks.com/book/2924.epub http://feedbooks.com/book/2924.mobi The New Arabian Nights Robert Louis Stevenson http://feedbooks.com/book/211 en 1882 Short Fiction Collections New Arabian Nights by Robert Louis Stevenson, first published in 1882, is a collection of short stories previously published in magazines between 1877 and 1880. The collection contains Stevenson's first published fiction, and a few of the stories are considered by some critics to be his best work, as well as pioneering works in the English short story tradition. http://feedbooks.com/book/211.png http://feedbooks.com/book/211.pdf http://feedbooks.com/book/211.epub http://feedbooks.com/book/211.mobi American Fairy Tales Lyman Frank Baum http://feedbooks.com/book/3408 en 1901 Short Fiction Young Readers Fantasy Collections 12 Fairy Tales from the author of the Wizard of Oz series of books. Inspired by Lang and the Brothers Grimm, Baum sought to create an American type of fairy tales, avoiding the usual violence and roman often found in these sort of stories. This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+70 and in the USA. http://feedbooks.com/book/3408.png http://feedbooks.com/book/3408.pdf http://feedbooks.com/book/3408.epub http://feedbooks.com/book/3408.mobi Fifty-One Tales Lord Dunsany http://feedbooks.com/book/3356 urn:isbn:1592240062 en 1915 Short Fiction Fantasy Collections Fifty-One Tales is a collection of fantasy short stories by Irish writer Lord Dunsany, considered a major influence on the work of J. R. R. Tolkien, H. P. Lovecraft, Ursula LeGuin and others. The first editions, in hardcover, were published simultaneously in London and New York by Elkin Mathews and Mitchell Kennerly, respectively, in April, 1915. The British and American editions differ in that they arrange the material slightly differently and that each includes a story the other omits; "The Poet Speaks with Earth" in the British version, and "The Mist" in the American version. The collection's significance in the history of fantasy literature was recognized by its republication (as The Food of Death: Fifty-One Tales) by the Newcastle Publishing Company as the third volume of the celebrated Newcastle Forgotten Fantasy Library in September, 1974. The Newcastle edition used the American version of the text. The book collects fifty-one short stories by the author. Source: Wikipedia This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+50 or in the USA (published before 1923). http://feedbooks.com/book/3356.png http://feedbooks.com/book/3356.pdf http://feedbooks.com/book/3356.epub http://feedbooks.com/book/3356.mobi Worms Of the Earth Robert Ervin Howard http://feedbooks.com/book/4069 en 1932 Short Fiction Fantasy Adventure Bran Mak Morn, King of the Picts, vows revenge on the Roman governor Titus Sulla after witnessing the crucifixion of a fellow Pict. He seeks forbidden aid from the Worms of the Earth, a race of creatures who were once men but after generations of living underground have become monstrous and semi-reptilian. He secures their help after stealing a religious item of theirs from a barrow, trading it back in return for them delivering Sulla to him for a battle to the death. However, Sulla's mind is broken from his contact with the horrific Worms of the Earth and Bran Mak Morn slays him in mercy rather than vengeance, realising that some weapons are too foul to use, even against Rome. This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+70. http://feedbooks.com/book/4069.png http://feedbooks.com/book/4069.pdf http://feedbooks.com/book/4069.epub http://feedbooks.com/book/4069.mobi The Book of Five Rings Musashi Miyamoto http://feedbooks.com/book/3953 urn:isbn:1590302486 en 1644 Non-Fiction Philosophy Essay Biography Miyamoto Musashi's Go Rin no Sho or the book of five rings, is considered a classic treatise on military strategy, much like Sun Tzu's The Art of War and Chanakya's Arthashastra. The five "books" refer to the idea that there are different elements of battle, just as there are different physical elements in life, as described by Buddhism, Shinto, and other Eastern religions. Through the book Musashi defends his thesis: a man who conquers himself is ready to take it on on the world, should need arise. http://feedbooks.com/book/3953.png http://feedbooks.com/book/3953.pdf http://feedbooks.com/book/3953.epub http://feedbooks.com/book/3953.mobi The Crock of Gold James Stephens http://feedbooks.com/book/4142 en 1912 Novels Philosophy Fantasy A truly unique novel, The Crock of Gold is a mixture of philosophy, Irish folklore and the neverending battle of the sexes, written with charm, humour and good grace. It achieved enduring popularity, and was frequently reprinted throughout the author's lifetime. This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+50 or in the USA (published before 1923). http://feedbooks.com/book/4142.png http://feedbooks.com/book/4142.pdf http://feedbooks.com/book/4142.epub http://feedbooks.com/book/4142.mobi The Mysterious Affair at Styles Agatha Christie http://feedbooks.com/book/2058 urn:isbn:1579126227 en 1920 Novels Crime/Mystery In her first published mystery, Agatha Christie introduces readers to the heroic detective, Hercule Poirot. This is a classic murder mystery set in the outskirts of Essex. The victim is the wealthy mistress of Styles Court. The list of suspects is long and includes her gold-digging new spouse and stepsons, her doctor, and her hired companion. This work was published before 1923 and is in the public domain in the USA only. http://feedbooks.com/book/2058.png http://feedbooks.com/book/2058.pdf http://feedbooks.com/book/2058.epub http://feedbooks.com/book/2058.mobi The Articles of Confederation Benjamin Franklin http://feedbooks.com/book/4053 en 1781 Non-Fiction Politics The Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union, commonly referred to as the Articles of Confederation, was the first constitution of the thirteen United States of America. The Second Continental Congress appointed a committee to draft the 'Articles' in June 1776 and proposed the draft to the States for ratification in November 1777. The ratification process was completed in March 1781, legally federating the sovereign and independent states, allied under the Articles of Association, into a new federation styled the "United States of America". Under the Articles the states retained sovereignty over all governmental functions not specifically relinquished to the central government. http://feedbooks.com/book/4053.png http://feedbooks.com/book/4053.pdf http://feedbooks.com/book/4053.epub http://feedbooks.com/book/4053.mobi Just so Stories Rudyard Kipling http://feedbooks.com/book/865 urn:isbn:0517266555 en 1902 Short Fiction Fantasy Collections The stories, first published in 1902, are pourquoi stories, fantastic accounts of how various phenomena came about. A forerunner of these stories is "How Fear Came" in The Second Jungle Book (1895), in which Mowgli hears the story of how the tiger got his stripes. This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+70 and in the USA. http://feedbooks.com/book/865.png http://feedbooks.com/book/865.pdf http://feedbooks.com/book/865.epub http://feedbooks.com/book/865.mobi Walden Henry David Thoreau http://feedbooks.com/book/3914 urn:isbn:0807014257 en 1854 Non-Fiction Philosophy Essay Biography Politics Walden (also known as Life in the Woods) by Henry David Thoreau is one of the best-known non-fiction books written by an American. Published in 1854, it details Thoreau's life for two years and two months in second-growth forest around the shores of Walden Pond, not far from his friends and family in Concord, Massachusetts. Walden was written so that the stay appears to be a year, with expressed seasonal divisions. Thoreau called it an experiment in simple living. Walden is neither a novel nor a true autobiography, but a social critique of the Western World, with each chapter heralding some aspect of humanity that needed to be either renounced or praised. The work is part personal declaration of independence, social experiment, voyage of spiritual discovery, and manual for self reliance. (from Wikipedia) http://feedbooks.com/book/3914.png http://feedbooks.com/book/3914.pdf http://feedbooks.com/book/3914.epub http://feedbooks.com/book/3914.mobi Beside Still Waters Robert Sheckley http://feedbooks.com/book/4054 en 1953 Short Fiction Science Fiction When people talk about getting away from it all, they are usually thinking about our great open spaces out west. But to science fiction writers, that would be practically in the heart of Times Square. When a man of the future wants solitude he picks a slab of rock floating in space four light years east of Andromeda. Here is a gentle little story about a man who sought the solitude of such a location. And who did he take along for company? None other than Charles the Robot. Please read the legal notice included in this e-book and/or check the copyright status in your country. http://feedbooks.com/book/4054.png http://feedbooks.com/book/4054.pdf http://feedbooks.com/book/4054.epub http://feedbooks.com/book/4054.mobi