The adventures of sixteen-year-old David Balfour, an orphan, who after being kidnapped by his villainous uncle manages to escape and becomes involved in the struggle of the Scottish highlanders against English rule.
When you look at fine connections, it's hard to say exactly what relation Alice in Wonderland has to this book, Through the Looking-Glass. Oh, it's plainly the same girl, though she seems older, here, and some characters (like Tweedledum and Tweedledee) appear in both. But she doesn't get there the same way, and doesn't refer to her adventures in W...more
From the author of Crime and Punishment comes this remarkable collection of short fiction. Ten compelling tales, steeped in Dostoyevsky's characteristic themes of spiritual torment and psychological conflict, evoke life in Czarist Russia. Featured stories include "The Dream of a Ridiculous Man," "An Honest Thief," "Bobok," "An Unpleasant Predicamen...more
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