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11/07/2024
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Selected Ghazals of Ghalib

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Mirza Ghalib, full name Mirza Asadullah Khan Beig, pen name ‘Ghalib’ (1797-1869) was a famous Urdu- and Persian-language poet of India. He is best known for his lyrical and spiritual ghazals. Ghazal is a form of poetry in couplets. In a ghazal, each couplet is self-contained and generally unconnected with the next. Ghalib was born in Agra, in northern India, and was raised by his uncle. Ghalib had no formal education, but was tutored in Persian by Muhammad Mu’azzam, a noted scholar of the time. It got married in 1810 to Umrao Begum, the niece of Nawab Ahmad Baksh Khan who was the ruler of Ferozepur and Loharu at that time. Ghalib was introduced to the elite circle of intellectuals and artists that surrounded the Indian royal family in Delhi because of his father in law. In 1821 he compiled his first collection of Urdu verse. Deewan e Ghalib, Nuskha e Hamida was Published in 1828. soon after the publication of his Urdu poetry collection Ghalib switched to writing entirely in Persian, also known as Farsi. In 1826, on the death of Ghalib’s uncle, the British government began providing Ghalib and his family with a small pension for the military services of his uncle. Despite this income, Ghalib remained nearly destitute for most of his life. Ghalib was also a poetry teacher of the King, Bahadur Sha Zafar, who himself was a very nice poet. Ghalib led a miserable life for he started taking wine at a very young age […]

11/07/2024
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Mahatma and the Hare: A Dream Story

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Haggard’s interest in spiritualism and reincarnation underlie this tale of life, death, and “working out [one’s] destiny.” – Summary by John R Moore     [chương_files]  

11/07/2024
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Initiation

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A tale of all types of human pain (physical, spiritual, and psychological), this book teaches what it means to be truly human. An interesting and witty story although the plot is somewhat grim. – Summary by Mozartjr     [chương_files]  

11/07/2024
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Sangre y arena

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El arrojo y la temeridad del torero Juan Gallardo consiguen que su anónima existencia en un humilde barrio de Sevilla cambie radicalmente cuando alcance fama internacional como matador de toros. No será tarea sencilla digerir la llegada del éxito y la abundancia de dinero. Además cuando una mujer de altos vuelos, Doña Sol, se cruce en su camino, todo lo logrado se tambaleará: su matrimonio, su carrera, el favor del público…y puede que hasta su propia vida. Una de las novelas más internacionales y exitosas de Vicente Blasco Ibáñez, donde se dibuja de manera formidable la mentalidad y costumbres de la sociedad sevillana urbana y rural del siglo XIX. (Introducción por Epachuko)     [chương_files]  

11/07/2024
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History of American Political Theories

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“A description and analysis of the characteristic types of political theory that have from time to time been dominant in American political life.” – Summary by William Archibald Dunning (from the preface) Proof-listening done by cimt, Linny, kristakz, and ChrisGreaves. File editing done by kristakz.     [chương_files]  

11/07/2024
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rasende Reporter

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Kisch veröffentlichte diese Sammlung von Reportagen nach den ersten etwa 10 Jahren seiner Tätigkeit als Autor für verschiedene Zeitungen. Als einen “Rasenden Reporter” bezeichnet man im deutschen Sprachgebrauch noch heute jemanden, der Tag und Nacht im Einsatz ist, um über das zu berichten, was an großen und kleinen Geschichten tagtäglich um uns herum passiert. Aus dem Vorwort: […] Der Reporter hat keine Tendenz, hat nichts zu rechtfertigen und hat keinen Standpunkt. Er hat unbefangen Zeuge zu sein […]. Die Orte und Erscheinungen, die er beschreibt, […] müssen gar nicht so fern, gar nicht so selten und gar nicht so mühselig erreichbar sein, wenn er […] die Hingabe an sein Objekt hat. Nichts ist verblüffender als die einfache Wahrheit, nichts ist exotischer als unsere Umwelt, nichts ist phantasievoller als die Sachlichkeit. Und nichts Sensationelleres gibt es in der Welt, als die Zeit, in der man lebt! (Zusammenfassung von Claus Misfeldt)     [chương_files]  

11/07/2024
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Силуэты русских писателей, Выпуск 3

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Бесконечно преданный русской литературе, Юлий Айхенвальд видел писателя как уникальную личность и не признавал литературных школ и течений. Oн погиб в Париже, возвращаясь ночью от Набоковых погруженный в мысли о литературе, и попал под трамвай. Эти очерки рассматривают только творчество, они не касаются биографических событий. Этот выпуск посвящен русским писателям конца XIX — начала XX вв. A connoisseur of the Russian literature, Yuly Eichenwald wrote about writers as unique persons, and not as members of schools and movements. This installment is about the writers of the late 19-th – early 20th centuries. These essays focus on the oeuvre, not biographic events. – Summary by Mark Chulsky     [chương_files]  

11/07/2024
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Your Pay Envelope

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A Critique of Classical Socialism presented in a series of letters to a Mr. Smith. The author was the editor of the New York-based “Common Cause” magazine – Summary by KevinS     [chương_files]  

11/07/2024
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Romantic Poetry

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A collection of romantic poems for St Valentine’s day.     [chương_files]  

11/07/2024
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Colin: A Novel

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“Colin” tells the story of the Stanier family who come from Stanier, near Rye, in the county of Sussex. The first section recounts their history from around 1600 when the first Colin Stanier made a Faustian pact with the devil in order to win success in life – don’t miss the cameo of Queen Elizabeth I, who was captivated and seduced by Colin – and then jumps to 1900 when his namesake, another Colin Stanier who bears a striking resemblance to the former, tries to lie and sin his way to snatching the family inheritance away from his older twin brother, Raymond. Here is a contemporary review at the time of publishing: “A reasonable explanation for many young men of the present day is here provided: Their ancestors sold their souls to the devil and the paper, discounted three centuries ago, has just come due.” ~The Bookman’s Guide to Fiction, 11/1923 – Summary by Jake Malizia     [chương_files]