This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them.
This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable p...
Famous for his satirical works, William Makepeace Thackeray was an English novelist of the 19th century. This novel is considered to be, one of his most notable works, a panoramic portrait of English society.
Famous for his satirical works, William Makepeace Thackeray was an English novelist of the 19th century. This novel is considered to be, one of his mo...
The story of "Catherine," was written to counteract the injurious influence of some popular fictions of that day, which made heroes of highwaymen and burglars, and created a false sympathy for the vicious and criminal. With this in mind, the author chose for the subject of his story a woman named Catherine Hayes, who was burned at Tyburn, in 1726, for the deliberate murder of her husband, under very revolting circumstances. Mr. Thackeray's aim obviously was to describe the career of this wretched woman and her associates with such fidelity to truth as to exhibit the danger and folly of...
The story of "Catherine," was written to counteract the injurious influence of some popular fictions of that day, which made heroes of highwaymen and ...
