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Alice in Wonderland pdf novel by Lewis Carroll pdf free download

2012-04-28T08:08:00.000-07:00

Title page of the original edition (1865)
Author(s) Lewis Carroll
Illustrator John Tenniel
Country United Kingdom
Language English
Genre(s) Fiction
Publisher Macmillan
Publication date 26 November 1865
Followed by Through the Looking-Glass

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (commonly shortened to Alice in Wonderland) is an 1865 novel written by English author Charles Lutwidge Dodgson under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll. It tells of a girl named Alice who falls down a rabbit hole into a fantasy world (Wonderland) populated by peculiar, anthropomorphic creatures. The tale plays with logic, giving the story lasting popularity with adults as well as children. It is considered to be one of the best examples of the literary nonsense genre, and its narrative course and structure have been enormously influential, especially in the fantasy genre.

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Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes pdf free download

2012-04-28T08:02:00.001-07:00

Title page of first edition (1605)
Author(s) Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
Original title El ingenioso hidalgo don Quixote De la Mancha
Country Spain
Language Spanish
Genre(s) Picaresco, satire, parody, farce
Publisher Juan de la Cuesta
Publication date 1605 (Part One)
1615 (Part Two)
Published in
English 1612 (Part One)
1620 (Part Two)
Media type Print
Dewey Decimal 863
LC Classification PQ6323

Don Quixote , fully titled The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha (Spanish: El ingenioso hidalgo don Quijote de la Mancha), is a novel written by Miguel de Cervantes. The novel follows the adventures of Alonso Quijano, who reads too many chivalric novels, and sets out to revive chivalry under the name of Don Quixote. He recruits a simple farmer, Sancho Panza as his squire, who frequently deals with Don Quixote's rhetorical orations on antiquated knighthood with a unique Earthy wit. He is met by the world as it is, initiating themes like Intertextuality, Realism, Metatheatre and Literary Representation.
Published in two volumes a decade apart, in 1605 and 1615, Don Quixote is considered the most influential work of literature from the Spanish Golden Age and the entire Spanish literary canon. As a founding work of modern Western literature, and one of the earliest canonical novels, it regularly appears high on lists of the greatest works of fiction ever published. In one such list, Don Quixote was cited as the "best literary work ever written".

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he Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson free PDF download

2012-04-25T05:55:00.002-07:00

Author(s) Stieg Larsson
Original title Luftslottet som sprängdes
Translator    Reg Keeland, pseudonym of Steven T.   Murray
Country   Sweden
Language Swedish
Series Millennium series
Genre(s)    Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Publisher Norstedts Förlag (Swedish), MacLehose Press, an imprint of Quercus (English)
Publication date 2007 (Sweden), October 2009 (United Kingdom), May 25, 2010 (United States)
Media type Print (Paperback and hardback)
Pages   602 (hardback)
Preceded by   The Girl Who Played with Fire

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest (original title in Swedish: Luftslottet som sprängdes, in English: The castle made from air that (was) exploded) is the third and final novel in the best-selling "Millennium series" by Swedish writer Stieg Larsson. The novel is the sequel to The Girl Who Played with Fire. It was published posthumously in Swedish in 2007 and in English in the UK in October 2009.
The US and Canadian editions, published on May 25, 2010, are titled The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest, with "hornet" in the singular form.

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Angels and Demons by Dan Brown PDF free download

2012-04-25T05:10:00.001-07:00

Author(s) Dan Brown
Country    United States
United Kingdom
Language    English
Genre(s)    Mystery, thriller fiction
Publisher    Pocket Books
Publication date May 2000
Media type    Print (Hardback and Paperback)
Pages    480
ISBN ISBN 0-671-02735-2 (US) / 9780552160896(UK)
OCLC Number 52990309
Dewey Decimal 813/.54 21
LC Classification PS3552.R685434 A82 2000
Preceded by Digital Fortress
Followed by    Deception Point

Angels & Demons is a 2000 bestselling mystery-thriller novel written by American author Dan Brown and published by Pocket Books. The novel introduces the character Robert Langdon, who is also the protagonist of Brown's subsequent 2003 novel, The Da Vinci Code, and 2009 novel, The Lost Symbol. It also shares many stylistic literary elements with its sequel, such as conspiracies of secret societies, a single-day time frame, and the Catholic Church. Ancient history, architecture, and symbolism are also heavily referenced throughout the book. A film adaptation was released on May 15, 2009, though it was set after the events of The Da Vinci Code film, which had been released in 2006.

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Einstein His Life & Universe by Walter Isaacson Pdf ebook free Download

2012-04-25T05:06:00.002-07:00

Simon and Schuster, Apr 10, 2007 - 675 pages
By the author of the acclaimed bestseller Benjamin Franklin, this is the first full biography of Albert Einstein since all of his papers have become available. How did his mind work? What made him a genius? Isaacson's biography shows how his scientific imagination sprang from the rebellious nature of his personality. His fascinating story is a testament to the connection between creativity and freedom. Based on newly released personal letters of Einstein, this book explores how an imaginative, impertinent patent clerk -- a struggling father in a difficult marriage who couldn't get a teaching job or a doctorate -- became the mind reader of the creator of the cosmos, the locksmith of the mysteries of the atom and the universe. His success came from questioning conventional wisdom and marveling at mysteries that struck others as mundane. This led him to embrace a morality and politics based on respect for free minds, free spirits, and free individuals. These traits are just as vital for this new century of globalization, in which our success will depend on our creativity, as they were for the beginning of the last century, when Einstein helped usher in the modern age.

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Love Story by Erich Segal pdf ebook free Download

2012-04-25T05:04:00.002-07:00

Author(s)   Erich Segal
Original title    Love Story
Country   USA
Language   English
Genre(s)   Romance novel
Publisher   Harper & Row
Publication date February 14, 1970
Media type    Hardcover, paperback
Pages    131
ISBN 034012508X
Followed by    Oliver's Story

Love Story is a 1970 romance novel by American writer Erich Segal. The book's origins were in that of a screenplay Segal wrote and was subsequently approved for production by Paramount Pictures. Paramount requested that Segal adapt the story into novel form as a preview of sorts for the film. The novel was released on February 14, 1970, Valentine's Day.[1] Portions of the story originally appeared in The Ladies' Home Journal.[2] Love Story became the top-selling work of fiction for all of 1970 in the United States, and was translated into more than 20 languages. The novel stayed for 41 weeks in The New York Times Best Seller list, reaching the top spot. A sequel, Oliver's Story, was published in 1977. The film (Love Story) was released on December 16, 1970.

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Ps I Love You by Cecelia Ahern pdf Novel free Download

2012-04-25T04:55:00.001-07:00

Author(s)   Cecelia Ahern
Country   Ireland
Language   English
Genre(s)   Novel
Publisher Thorndike Press
Publication date April 2004
Media type Print (Hardcover & Paperback)
Pages 655 pp (hardcover)
512 pp (paperback)
IISBN 0-7862-6164-1 (hardcover)
ISBN 0-00-716500-5 (paperback)
OCLC Number 54374542
Followed by Where Rainbows End

PS, I Love You by Cecelia Ahern
Published by Harper Collins 2004

Cecelia Ahern’s first novel was launched with a maximum of hype and publicity. If one believes the publicity, she is the next Shakespeare – a suggestion which does no favours for Ms Ahern. Readers’ expectations are raised to expect a profound work of literature and instead they get a nice holiday read.

The heroine of the book is Holly, a thirty year old Dublin woman whose husband died of cancer and who is trying to get on with her life as a young widow. The idea is brilliant – her husband leaves her a series of challenges to be carried out each month during the year following his death. However, the author’s writing skills do not live up to the good idea. It is clichéd and predictable with more than a suggestion of the ‘Dort’ accent and lifestyle, which revolves round trendy night clubs and bars and getting stupidly and embarrassingly drunk.

The characters are slightly drawn and are the stock figures of romance – disapproving in-laws, unsympathetic and tear-away siblings and supportive but puzzled parents – who all behave predictably. The theme of the book is, I think, meant to be how Holly comes to terms with the devastation of losing her husband - with his help. Bereavement and loss are very weighty subjects for a young inexperienced author to tackle effectively. She does not succeed in doing justice to her chosen theme and fails to convey any depth of feelings or emotion in her main character.

That said, this is an easy read with an in-built feel-good factor and is ideal for whiling away the hours on the beach.

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The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Hercule Poirot) by Agatha Christie pdf free download

2012-04-24T17:10:00.002-07:00

Author(s) Agatha Christie
Cover artist Ellen Edwards
Country United Kingdom
Language English
Genre(s) Crime novel
Publisher William Collins & Sons
Publication date June 1926
Media type Print (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages 312 pp (first edition, hardback)
ISBN NA
Preceded by The Secret of Chimneys
Followed by The Big Four

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie, first published in the UK by William Collins & Sons in June 1926 and in the United States by Dodd, Mead and Company on the 19th of the same month.It features Hercule Poirot as the lead detective. The UK edition retailed at seven shillings and sixpence and the US edition at $2.00.

It is one of Christie's best known and most controversial novels, its innovative twist ending having a significant impact on the genre. The short biography of Christie which is included in the present UK printings of all of her books states that this novel is her masterpiece. Howard Haycraft, in his seminal 1941 work, Murder for Pleasure, included the novel in his "cornerstones" list of the most influential crime novels ever written. The character of Caroline Sheppard was later acknowledged by Christie as a possible precursor to her famous detective Miss Marple.

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The War of the Worlds by HG Wells

2012-04-24T16:57:00.003-07:00

Author(s) Herbert George Wells
Country England
Language English
Genre(s) Science fiction novel
Publisher William Heinemann
Publication date 1898[1]
Media type Print (Hardcover & Paperback) & E-book
Pages 303 pp
ISBN N/A
Preceded by The Invisible Man
Followed by The Sleeper Awakes

The War of the Worlds (1898), a science fiction novel by Herbert George Wells, is the first-person narrative of an unnamed protagonist's adventures in London and the countryside southwest of London as Earth is invaded by Martians. Written in 1895-1897, it is one of the earliest stories that details a conflict between mankind and an alien race.

The War of the Worlds has two parts, Book One: The Coming of the Martians and Book Two: The Earth under the Martians. The narrator, a philosophically inclined author, struggles to return to his wife while seeing the Martians lay waste to southern England. Book One (Chapters 14, 16, and 17) imparts the experience of his brother, also unnamed, who describes events in the capital and escapes the Martians by boarding a ship near Tillingham on the coast sixty-five miles northeast of London and is not mentioned again.

The plot has been related to invasion literature of the time. The novel has been variously interpreted as a commentary on evolutionary theory, British imperialism, and generally Victorian fears and prejudices. At the time of publication it was classified as a scientific romance, like his earlier novel The Time Machine. The War of the Worlds has been both popular (it has never gone out of print) and influential, spawning half a dozen feature films, radio dramas, various comic book adaptations, a television series, and sequels or parallel stories by other authors. It has even influenced the work of scientists, notably Robert Hutchings Goddard.

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Tow States-The Story of my Marriage by Chetan Bhagat pdf free download

2012-04-24T16:50:00.000-07:00

Author(s) Chetan Bhagat
Country India
Language English
Genre(s) Fiction
Publisher Rupa & Co.
Publication date 8 October 2009
Media type Print (Paperback)
ISBN 978-81-291-1530-0

2 States: The Story of My Marriage is a 2009 novel written by Chetan Bhagat. It is the story about a couple coming from two different states in India, who face hardships in convincing their parents for approval of their marriage. The novel is a fiction, but is said to be inspired from the real story of the author and his wife Anusha who are from Delhi and Tamil Nadu, respectively.This is the second Chetan Bhagat book based largely on his life, with the other being his first book 'Five Point Somenone'. He wrote this novel after quitting his job at an investment bank. This is his fourth book after Five point someone, One night at call center, The Three Mistakes of My Life.

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Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte pdf free download

2012-04-24T16:29:00.001-07:00

By Edward Chitham - Palgrave (2001) - Paperback - 228 pages - ISBN 033394545X
Chitham argues that Wuthering Heights was recast and expanded between its first submission to a publisher in 1846 and its final acceptance and publication in late 1847. He suggests that the well-known chronological coherence of the book was an innovation of the second version and explores the anomalies which still remain.

Wuthering Heights is the only published novel by Emily Brontë, written between December 1845 and July 1846 and published in July of the following year. It was not printed until December 1847, after the success of her sister Charlotte Brontë's novel Jane Eyre. It was finally printed under the pseudonym Ellis Bell; a posthumous second edition was edited by Charlotte.
The title of the novel comes from the Yorkshire manor on the moors of the story. The narrative centres on the all-encompassing, passionate, but ultimately doomed love between Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff, and how this unresolved passion eventually destroys them and the people around them.
Today considered a classic of English literature, Wuthering Heights was met with mixed reviews when it first appeared, mainly because of the narrative's stark depiction of mental and physical cruelty. Although Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre was generally considered the best of the Brontë sisters' works during most of the nineteenth century, many subsequent critics of Wuthering Heights argued that it was a superior achievement. Wuthering Heights has also given rise to many adaptations and inspired works, including films, radio, television dramatisations, a musical by Bernard J. Taylor, a ballet, three operas (respectively by Bernard Herrmann, Carlisle Floyd, and Frédéric Chaslin), a role-playing game, and the 1979 chart topping song by Kate Bush.

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