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Henry Morley

    Gossip
    ET: Candido o l'ottimismo
    The Life of Samuel Johnson
    Diary
    The Natural History of Selborne
    L'Iliade
    • Chronicle of the Cid

      in large print

      • 428pagine
      • 15 ore di lettura

      This book is a reproduction of a historical work, presented in large print to enhance accessibility for readers with impaired vision. Published by Megali, a house dedicated to making literature more inclusive, it aims to preserve and share important texts while ensuring they are easily readable.

      Chronicle of the Cid2024
    • Gossip

      • 448pagine
      • 16 ore di lettura

      This reprint preserves the original text from 1857, offering readers a glimpse into the historical context and literary style of the time. It serves as a valuable resource for those interested in classic literature and the themes explored in the work, reflecting the cultural and societal norms of its era. The book invites both new readers and enthusiasts of historical texts to engage with its enduring narrative and insights.

      Gossip2023
    • Thoughts on the Present Discontents, and Speeches

      in large print

      • 176pagine
      • 7 ore di lettura

      This book is a reproduction of an original historical work, published by Megali, a house dedicated to producing large print editions. This initiative aims to enhance accessibility for readers with impaired vision, ensuring that important historical texts remain available and easy to read for a wider audience.

      Thoughts on the Present Discontents, and Speeches2023
    • Voyages in Search of the North-West Passage

      in large print

      • 204pagine
      • 8 ore di lettura

      The book is a reproduction of a historical work, produced by Megali, a publishing house dedicated to making literature accessible for individuals with impaired vision. It features large print formatting, ensuring easier reading and engagement with the text.

      Voyages in Search of the North-West Passage2023
    • A Bundle of Ballads

      in large print

      • 272pagine
      • 10 ore di lettura

      This book is a reproduction of a historical work, presented in large print to accommodate readers with impaired vision. The publishing house Megali focuses on making classic texts more accessible, ensuring that important literature can be enjoyed by a wider audience.

      A Bundle of Ballads2023
    • The Black Death, and The Dancing Mania

      in large print

      • 176pagine
      • 7 ore di lettura

      This book is a reproduction of a historical work, presented in large print to enhance readability for individuals with impaired vision. Published by Megali, the focus is on accessibility, ensuring that classic texts are available to a wider audience while preserving their original content.

      The Black Death, and The Dancing Mania2023
    • Playful Poems

      in large print

      • 248pagine
      • 9 ore di lettura

      This publication focuses on making historical works accessible by offering them in large print, catering specifically to individuals with impaired vision. The initiative by Megali aims to enhance the reading experience for those who may struggle with standard text sizes, ensuring that important historical content remains available to a wider audience.

      Playful Poems2023
    • The Life of Samuel Johnson

      • 384pagine
      • 14 ore di lettura

      James Boswell's "The Life of Samuel Johnson" is perhaps the best-known biography in English literature, and it marked a turning point in the art of biography writing. Through Boswell's prose Johnson comes across as a wholly believable man. We do not get just an account of his life, but feel we have been there with Boswell and seen and heard Johnson for ourselves. Boswell revolutionized the art of biography, and was well aware that he was doing so. At the time he was writing there were two traditions of biography, the ethical (deriving from Plutarch's 'Parallel Lives'), in which incidents were shown for the moral instruction of the reader, and the anecdotal (deriving from Xenophon's 'Memorabilia of Socrates'), in which incidents were shown for their own sake, without moral lessons being attached

      The Life of Samuel Johnson2022
      4,0
    • L'Iliade

      • 96pagine
      • 4 ore di lettura

      La bellissima Elena è stata rapita da Paride e portata a Troia. Menelao, marito di lei, unitosi a re e principi greci, dichiara guerra ai Troiani per riaverla. È questa la storia raccontata nell'Iliade: una guerra lunga dieci anni, appassionante, ambientata in un mondo vecchio di secoli e secoli, ma i cui valori - corne I'amicizia e l'onore, l'amore e il rispetto reciproco - perdurano nel tempo. Ci appassioneremo aile vicende di re e comandanti, seguiremo le imprese di uomini forti e coraggiosi e assisteremo ai capricci di dei volubili e potenti. Completano il testo attività varie e un breve dossier sul mondo greco che guida a una più approfondita comprensione dell'opera.

      L'Iliade2022
      4,1
    • The Natural History of Selborne (1789) is the distillation of a lifetime of observing nature, and ranges far beyond White's immediate neighbourhood noted in the title. Written during a turbulent time in world history, it is a celebration of the endeavours of both human beings and animals to survive. White's main aims were to induce readers to pay more attention to the wonders around them, and to advance their knowledge of the variety of life: his success has made this book a classic, and has made his name one of the most revered among British naturalists.

      The Natural History of Selborne2021
      4,0
    • Diary

      • 294pagine
      • 11 ore di lettura

      The 1660s represent a turning point in English history, and for the main events -- the Restoration, the Dutch War, the Great Plague and the Fire of London -- Pepys provides a definitive eyewitness account. As well as recording public and historical events, Pepys paints a vivid picture of his personal life, from his socializing and amorous entanglements, to his theatre-going and his work at the Navy Board. Unequaled for its frankness, high spirits and sharp observations, the diary is both a literary masterpiece and a marvelous portrait of seventeenth-century life.Previously published as The Shorter Pepys, this edition is edited and abridged by Robert Latham, Fellow and Pepys Librarian at Magdalene College, Cambridge.

      Diary2016
      4,0
    • ET: Candido o l'ottimismo

      • 128pagine
      • 5 ore di lettura

      Candide is the story of a gentle man who, though pummeled and slapped in every direction by fate, clings desperately to the belief that he lives in "the best of all possible worlds." On the surface a witty, bantering tale, this eighteenth-century classic is actually a savage, satiric thrust at the philosophical optimism that proclaims that all disaster and human suffering is part of a benevolent cosmic plan. Fast, funny, often outrageous, the French philosopher's immortal narrative takes Candide around the world to discover that -- contrary to the teachings of his distinguished tutor Dr. Pangloss -- all is not always for the best. Alive with wit, brilliance, and graceful storytelling, Candide has become Voltaire's most celebrated work.

      ET: Candido o l'ottimismo2003
      3,7