Authors: Fryer, Jane Eayre, 1876-

In Environment

By Emily Adams

"The Mary Frances Cook Book: Or Adventures Among the Kitchen People" by Jane Eayre Fryer is an enchanting children's storybook written in the early 20th century. The narrative centers around Mary Frances, a young girl with a heartfelt desire to assist her mother, who embarks on whimsical adventures in the kitchen with animated kitchen utensils refe...

Authors: Dostoyevsky, Fyodor, 1821-1881

In Nature Writing

By Emily Adams

"The Idiot" by Fyodor Dostoevsky is a novel published serially in 1868–1869. It follows Prince Myshkin, a young nobleman whose Christian goodness and innocence lead worldly society to mistake him for simple-minded. Dostoevsky sets his "positively good and beautiful man" against the passions, desires, and egoism of contemporary Russian life, testing...

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In Wildlife

By Emily Adams

"Floresta de varios romances" by Teófilo Braga is a comprehensive collection of Portuguese ballads and romances written in the late 19th century. The text captures the transformation of popular romances from the 16th to the 18th centuries, documenting the literary evolution and cultural significance of these narratives in Portuguese history. The wo...

Authors: Grosclaude, Etienne, 1858-1932

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By Emily Adams

"Une politique européenne : la France, la Russie, l'Allemagne et la guerre au Transvaal" by Étienne Grosclaude is a historical account likely written in the late 19th century or early 20th century. The book examines the complex geopolitical dynamics between France, Russia, Germany, and England, particularly in light of the escalating tensions surro...

Authors: Niemetschek, Franz Xaver, 1766-1849

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By Emily Adams

"Lebensbeschreibung des k. k. Kapellmeisters Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart" by Franz Xav. Nemetschek is a historical account written in the early 19th century. This work serves as a biography of the renowned composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, detailing both his extraordinary musical talent and his personal life. The book seeks to showcase the early develo...

Authors: Quental, Antero de, 1842-1891

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By Emily Adams

"A Biblia da Humanidade" by Antero de Quental is a philosophical work produced in the late 19th century. The book explores profound themes surrounding the nature of humanity, spirituality, and the relationship between man and God, reflecting the intellectual currents of its time. In this work, Quental delves into the concept of a divine presence wi...

Authors: Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron, 1803-1873

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By Emily Adams

"Zanoni" by Baron Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton is a novel published in 1842. It tells the story of Zanoni, a mysterious immortal who has lived since ancient Chaldean times and possesses occult powers through Rosicrucian wisdom. When he falls in love with Viola, a young Neapolitan opera singer, he risks losing his eternal life. Set against the backdr...

Authors: Manrique, Jorge, 1440?-1479

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By Emily Adams

"Coplas por la muerte de su padre" by Jorge Manrique is an elegy written after November 11, 1476. Composed following the death of his father, the Master of Santiago Rodrigo Manrique, this meditation on life, fame, fortune, and death became one of Spanish literature's most celebrated works. Through forty stanzas of distinctive broken-foot verse, Man...

Authors: Boylesve, René, 1867-1926

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By Emily Adams

"La marchande de petits pains pour les canards" by René Boylesve is a collection of eighteen short stories published in 1913. The collection takes its name from its opening tale about an elderly bread seller in the Bois de Boulogne. Through these brief narratives, Boylesve explores the lives of ordinary people—servants, workers, retirees, and coupl...