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In Varney, the Vampyre Vol. 3

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Thomas Preskett Prest and Thomas Peckett Prest

This is volume 3 of 3. -- Originally published as a penny dreadful from 1845 until 1847, when it first appeared in book form, Varney the Vam…

Mother Holle

In Grimms' Fairy Tales

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Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm and Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm

A classic collection of oral German folklore, brought together for posterity by the scholarly brothers Grimm in the 1800s, this epitome of f…

The Monkey As King

In Aesop's Fables, Volume 03 (Fables 51-75)

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Aesop

Dating back to the 6th century BC, Aesop's Fables tell universal truths through the use of simple allegories that are easily understood. Tho…

Eine unangenehme Überraschung

In Bildergeschichten

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Wilhelm Busch

Wilhelm Busch war einer der bedeutendsten humoristischen Zeichner und Dichter Deutschlands. Er gilt wegen seiner satirischen Bildergeschicht…

The Happy Family

In Andersen's Fairy Tales

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Hans Christian Andersen

A collection of eighteen fairy tales - some popular, some lesser known - by famous Danish author H.C. Andersen.(Summary by Gesine)

Of the Primacy of Pure Practical Reason in its Union with the Speculative Reason

In The Critique of Practical Reason

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Immanuel Kant

The Critique of Practical Reason (Kritik der praktischen Vernunft) is the second of Immanuel Kant's three critiques, first published in 1788…

Chapter 1

In Daisy Miller: A Study in Two Parts

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Henry James

Daisy Miller is an 1878 novella by Henry James. It portrays the confused courtship of the eponymous American girl by Winterbourne, a compatr…

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