One of Molière's lesser known plays, Les Fourberies de Scapin tells the story of two young men who fall in love with two women while their father's are away. When the fathers return unexpectedly, they beg Scapin to help them and many comical situations ensue...

Le Tartuffe is one of Molière's most famous plays, but he received much criticism for it because of its depiction of the Catholic Church. The main character, Tartuffe, is a scheming hypocrite who pretends to be extremely religious in order to con Orgon out of his money...

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L' École des Femmes is a classic comedy by Molière in which a husband attempts to create the perfect wife, but is outsmarted...

This title is from the Hayes Barton Press "Originals" series, a collection of classic fiction and nonfiction works from world literature published in the VitalBook format. Look for new titles soon, as we expand to include more works from both Western and Eastern cultures. Available exclusively from the VitalSource Store...

This title is from the Hayes Barton Press "Originals" series, a collection of classic fiction and nonfiction works from world literature published in the VitalBook format. Look for new titles soon, as we expand to include more works from both Western and Eastern cultures. Available exclusively from the VitalSource Store...

This title is from the Hayes Barton Press "Originals" series, a collection of classic fiction and nonfiction works from world literature published in the VitalBook format. Look for new titles soon, as we expand to include more works from both Western and Eastern cultures. Available exclusively from the VitalSource Store...

One of the earliest written code of laws in human history. Available exclusively from the VitalSource Store...

The Call of the Wild is classic adventure story about a dog, Buck, who is taken and sold by a hired hand to pay a gambling debt. After being brought into the harsh frozen landscape of the Klondike, the dog must choose to live a life dominated by man or to live on his own in nature...

Les Fleurs du Mal, is an important work of poetic symbolism and modernism, and Charles Baudelaire's most famous work. Many of the poems are erotic, and when the work appeared in 1857, Beaudelaire was tried and convicted of obscenity and blasphemy...

Renowned for his swordsmanship, beloved for his noble nature, and gifted with words and wit, Cyrano de Bergerac can boast of much, except his equally famous and enormous nose. Smitten with the fair Roxane, Cyrano lacks the confidence to woo her and instead helps his friend Christian win her love with love letters and eloquent compliments. Edmond Rostand?s creates play is rich with witty repartee, romance, and deeply human characters...

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Voltaire's satirical farce tells of an ill-fated young man, Candide who, at the encouragement of his tirelessly optimistic tutor, travels the globe in search of his love, Lady Cunegonde. In the face of Candide's increasing misfortune, Dr. Vangloss, his tutor, remains eternally cheerful - which provides the focus for Voltaire's attack. Though it praises man's resilience, Candide attempts to demolish the image of suffering as a pathway to a greater good, as well as the view that life is precious, regardless of the miseries that fate brings...

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Jonathon Swift's satirical essay profiles the cruel conditions endured by Irish people under oppressive English rule. Using dark humor and adept argumentation, Swift offers a proposal to alleviate the burden on the commonwealth of having too many starving children...