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The Eight Strokes of the Clock
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Maurice Leblanc
The Eight Strokes of the Clock is a collection of eight short stories by Maurice Leblanc. The stories have his most famous creation, Ars&egr…
The Blonde Lady, being a record of the duel of wits between Arsène Lupin and th…
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Maurice Leblanc
In "The Blonde Lady, being a record of the duel of wits between Arsène Lupin and the English detective" - original title &q…
Brazilian Tales
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Varioustranslated Byisaac Goldberg
"Brazilian Tales" is a collection of six short stories selected by Isaac Goldberg as best representative of the Brazilian Literatu…
The Fables of Phaedrus
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Phaedrus
The fable is a small narrative, in prose or verse, which has as its main characteristic the aim of conveying a moral lesson (the "moral…
The Lusiads
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Luís Vaz de Camões
The Lusiads (Os Lusíadas) is a Portuguese epic poem, written in the 16th century by Luis Vaz de Camões. The poem tells the tal…
A Brief Grammar of the Portuguese Language
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John Casper Branner
Dr. Branner was a recognized authority on the geology of South American republics, especially Brazil, having organized and headed the Stanfo…
A Dialogue Concerning Oratory, or the Causes of Corrupt Eloquence
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Publius Cornelius Tacitus
The scene of the Dialogus de Oratoribus, as this work is commonly known, is laid in the sixth year of Vespasian, 75 a.D. The commentators ar…
Institutio Oratoria (On the Education of an Orator), volume 1
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Marcus Fabius Quintilianus
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus was of Spanish origin, being born about 35 A.D. at Calagurris. At Rome he met with great success as a teacher and…
The Life of Jesus Critically Examined
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David Friedrich Strauss
Strauss was an early pioneer in the ongoing 'Quest of the Historical Jesus' movement, and his Life of Jesus is one of the few landmarks in t…
Iracema, the Honey-Lips: a Legend of Brazil
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Jose de Alencar and José De Alencar
Iracema (translated as Iracema, the Honey Lips: a legend of Brazil) is considered one of the most important books of Brazilian romanticism, …
The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Burglar (version 2)
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Maurice Leblanc
This collection of independent stories first published between 1905 and 1907 in the magazine Je Sais Tout recounts the tales of Arsèn…
The Letters of a Portuguese Nun
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Mariana Alcoforado
The Letters of a Portuguese Nun (Les Lettres Portugaises) were first published anonymously in Paris in 1669. The five passionate letters in…
Arsène Lupin
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Maurice Leblanc
This work was originally a four-act play written by Maurice Leblanc and Francis de Croisset, later novelized by Leblanc himself, translated …
Our Lady of the Pillar
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José Maria De Eça De Queirós and José Maria de Eça de Queirós
A ghost story and love story all at once, set in medieval Portugal. Don Ruy is in love with Dona Leonor, but her husband has guessed his fee…
Biography of Mahommah G. Baquaqua
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Samuel Downing Moore
Mahommah Gardo Baquaqua was a former slave, native of West Africa. He was sold as a slave in 1845 and worked in Brazil as a captive; however…
Achilleid
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Publius Papinius Statius
The Achilleid is the third and unfinished work by the Roman poet Publius Papinius Statius. In its introduction, it promises to present the l…
Institutio Oratoria (On the Education of an Orator), volume 2
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Marcus Fabius Quintilianus
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus was of Spanish origin, being born about 35 A.D. at Calagurris. At Rome he met with great success as a teacher and…