Nana is a novel by the French naturalist author Emile Zola. Completed in 1880, Nana is the ninth installment in the 20-volume Les Rougon-Macquart series, the object of which was to tell "The Natural and Social History of a Family under the Second Empire," the subtitle of the series. Reception The novel was an immediate success. Le Voltaire, the French newspaper that was to publish it in instalments from October 1879 on, had launched a gigantic advertising campaign, raising the curiosity of the reading public to a fever pitch. When Charpentier finally published Nana in book form in...
Nana is a novel by the French naturalist author Emile Zola. Completed in 1880, Nana is the ninth installment in the 20-volume Les Rougon-Macquart seri...
"He felt the scent and the golden glow of the sunset light as intensely as he felt the dead silence which reigned between himself and Hester almost with the effect of a physical presence." --- Frances Hodgson Burnett, Emily Fox-Seton First published in 1901, The Making of a Marchioness follows thirty-something Emily who lives alone, humbly and happily, in a tiny apartment and on a meager income. She is the one that everyone counts on but no one goes out of their way to accommodate. This Cinderella-like story remains a much-loved favorite among many. This book is followed by a...
"He felt the scent and the golden glow of the sunset light as intensely as he felt the dead silence which reigned between himself and Hester almost wi...
The Good Soldier: A Tale of Passion "I know nothing - nothing in the world - of the hearts of men. I only know that I am alone - horribly alone." The Good Soldier: A Tale of Passion is a 1915 novel by English novelist Ford Madox Ford. It is set just before World War I and chronicles the tragedy of Edward Ashburnham, the soldier to whom the title refers, and his own seemingly perfect marriage and that of two American friends. The novel is told using a series of flashbacks in non-chronological order, a literary technique that formed part of Ford's pioneering view of literary...
The Good Soldier: A Tale of Passion "I know nothing - nothing in the world - of the hearts of men. I only know that I am alone - horribly alone."...
"You pierce my soul. I am half agony, half hope...I have loved none but you. " ---Jane Austen, Persuasion Persuasion is Jane Austen's last completed novel. She began it soon after she had finished Emma and completed it in August 1816. She died, aged 41, in 1817; Persuasion was published in December of that year (but dated 1818). Persuasion is linked to Northanger Abbey not only by the fact that the two books were originally bound up in one volume and published together, but also because both stories are set partly in Bath, a fashionable city with which Austen was well...
"You pierce my soul. I am half agony, half hope...I have loved none but you. " ---Jane Austen, Persuasion Persuasion is Jane Austen's l...
Warning: This book contains scenes of a violent and graphic nature. It has scenes of rape and torture involving m/m. There are also scenes of consensual sex between m/f and dubious consent between m/m. This book is not for the faint of heart. Please beware if this is something that offends you. This book has now been professionally edited and revised. Hailey - She has been put down by men all her life for her round and beautiful curves until she is ready to just give it up. She works at a solitary job and has a few good friends. Who needs more than that? Okay, maybe some good, sweaty sex...
Warning: This book contains scenes of a violent and graphic nature. It has scenes of rape and torture involving m/m. There are also scenes of conse...
A witch who thinks she's human. A werewolf who doesn't want a mate, but can't seem to fight the enigma she is. When she discovers that the paranormal is real she can't seem to stop running and she will use any excuse she can, no matter how weak it is to deny what she is feeling for the wolf who keeps chasing her. When she can no longer run and accepts the love of a lifetime will it be too late? The truth of her birth is about to catch up to her and Emma will discover just who and what she is and just how quickly that discovery could lead to her death.
A witch who thinks she's human. A werewolf who doesn't want a mate, but can't seem to fight the enigma she is. When she discovers that the paranormal ...
