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Skip those bland shades of gray and pay a visit to The Yellow Room instead. This erotic classic has the same strong themes of discipline and punishment, but without all the cheesy banter. The Yellow Room recounts the titillating tale of a beautiful young woman's sexual awakening at the hands of a harsh taskmaster on the grounds of a gorgeous country estate.
A bold experiment in modernist fiction, Virginia Woolf's novel Night and Day is a study in contrasts. The narrative ricochets between the lives and thoughts of two friends, Katharine Hilbery and Mary Datchet, using the stark differences and points of similarity between them to construct an engrossingly complex and detailed portrait and social commentary.
Get swept away in this action-packed thriller set in ancient Egypt. The Cat of Bubastes follows the fortunes of the beleaguered young prince Amuba. Enslaved after an enemy invasion of his country, Amuba's fate is intertwined with that of a mystical cat-like creature. Will he ever find his freedom? This fast-paced book is the perfect addition to the library of young fans of Rick Riordan's work.
Newly released from Duke Classics—Thomas Edward Lawrence's The Seven Pillars of Wisdom. An autobiographical account of a British military man embroiled in the Arab Revolt in the Middle East, Lawrence weaves recollections and narrative with adventure, military exploits, and human strengths and weaknesses.
New from Duke Classics, Kahlil Gibran's Sand and Foam is a collection of philosophical thoughts, musings, and inspirational words that explore the meaning of life and the world around us. Although a quick read, Gibran's poetic words will encourage readers to slow down and reflect afterwards.
Nunneries have long been regarded as bastions of goodness and selfless service—with a dark underbelly of unbridled passion and sexual deviance. In The Nunnery Tales, a lusty young man enters into a convent disguised as a pious young woman—and all hell breaks loose. Add this erotic classic to your must-read list.
A quaint and idyllic English community is rocked to its very core when a dead body is found and foul play is suspected. But with few clues to go on and no likely suspects, it appears that the brutal crime may remain unsolved. This classic from the golden age of detective fiction will suck you in and keep you guessing until the very last page.
This fascinating volume offers a frank look at sexual escapades in the Victorian era. Despite the common view of the period as a time when strict mores and chastity prevailed, the anonymous author of this explicitly detailed tome offers plenty of personal evidence to the contrary. According to his account, Victorians were as sensual, frisky, and sex-obsessed as the denizens of the twenty-first century. Dive into My Secret Life to find out
...Forbidden Fruit is a classic Victorian erotic novel, published in 1898. It contains graphic sexual descriptions and themes. "'Come into bed, and cuddle me, Percy, I feel so chilly to night,' she whispered. Only too pleased I nestled myself by her side, still kissing and calling her my loving Auntie. Fate had ordained I was to lose my maidenhead that night, young as I was. Her hand passed all over me, caressing every part, and she freely
...History tells us that the Victorian age was one of prim and proper prudery and strict adherence to social norms. However, if the letters collected in the purportedly semi-autobiographical volume The New Epicurean are any indication, there may have been a lot more going on in Victorian bedrooms than we think. Sir Charles and his wife Lady Celia, the principal figures in these erotic tales, tell us all about how they seduced a series of nubile
...Thus Spake Zarathustra is an important philosophical text by German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. In it he begins his exploration of morality, questioning the assumption of Christianity or Judaism as a basis for morality. He wrote about the "death of God" and the "Übermensch" (superhuman) who would have supreme morality. Ironically, Nietzsche mimics the style of the Bible, fictionalizing Zarathustra as his protagonist.
Vanity Fair: A Novel without a Hero is William Thackeray's celebrated satirical novel of 19th century British society. Vanity Fair follows the rags-to-riches tale of the captivating and ruthless Becky Sharpe as she navigates her way through London society with fearsome determination and ambition.
14) Ruth
Fans of social realism will appreciate the surprisingly nuanced and multi-faceted perspective on Victorian era morals and mores offered in Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell's sweeping novel Ruth. The story follows the fortune of Ruth, an orphan who is tricked into an intimate relationship with an aristocrat who later abandons her when she is pregnant with his child. Ruth, distraught, struggles with the social strictures that paint her as an irredeemable
...Arsene Lupin is one of the most unforgettable characters to emerge from the early heyday of detective fiction in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries. Although he is a thief by trade, Lupin has the refined manner and comportment of an aristocrat, a strong (albeit selective) ethical code, and brilliant powers of deduction. This delightful collection brings together a number of tales detailing Lupin's adventures as both a burglar and
...Arsene Lupin, the brilliant detective created by French writer Maurice Leblanc, was often described by critics and fans as "the French Sherlock Holmes." This cheeky volume of detective stories pokes fun at that comparison by pitting Lupin's wits against the formidable talents of one "Herlock Sholmes," a master investigator who bears a striking resemblance to a certain character created by Arthur Conan Doyle.
Step back in history through the eyes of one of the masters of European realism. This keenly observed and utterly absorbing account of the period after Napoleon Bonaparte fell from power in nineteenth-century France is both an interesting historical document and an engrossing mystery.
Known as the French counterpart to Sherlock Holmes, Arsene Lupin is a dashing master criminal who has his own strong code of ethics when it comes to plying his trade. In this story, adapted from a Lupin tale penned for the stage, Lupin finds himself at the center of an unusual romance.
The String of Pearls is the first installment of the Sweeney Todd penny part serial. It introduces the homicidal barber who became a staple of Victorian melodrama. In his barber shop on Fleet Street, Sweeney Todd murders his clients by tipping them down a chute and cleaning them off afterward with his straight razor. The bodies are then carried through an underground passage to Mrs. Lovett's pie shop, where they're made into pies.
If you're interested in science fiction but crave something with a little more intellectual heft than your typical space opera, give David Lindsay's A Voyage to Arcturus a try. Widely praised by critics as one of the most philosophically advanced science fiction novels, the book follows two intrepid spiritual seekers through a series of remarkable interstellar adventures.
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