The Metamorphoses by the Roman poet Ovid is a poem in 15 books that describes the creation and history of the world in terms of Greek and Roman mythology. It has remained one of the most popular works of mythology, being the work best known to medieval writers and thus having a great deal of influence on medieval poetry...

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The free-spirited, free-thinking Schlegel sisters, Margaret and Helen, are swept into a relationship with the Wilcoxes, a wealthy conservative English family, and the Basts, a lower-class couple. In ever deepening layering of relationships and obligations, Margaret must reconcile her irrepressible, independent spirit with her desire for companionship, and Helen must come to terms with her sister's choices and her unexpected passion for a match that, seemingly, should never be...

Ben Franklin was one of the most notable figures of the U.S. colonial era and a champion of American independence. He was a member of the Second Continental Congress, served as ambassador to the Court of Louis XVI of France, was a delegate to the Constitutional Convention, and a signer of the U.S. Constitution. He was well loved by the French and admired for his diverse talents and engaging wit and personality...

Frederick Nietzsche's brief work Beyond Good and Evil provides a framework for his existential philosophy. He denounces supposed "truths" based on binary opposites, such as heaven vs. hell and good vs. evil, as fallible and creates a poetic attack on the ideas and widespread opinions of Western philosophers...

The most popular of E. M. Forster's early works, A Room with a View is a commentary on lingering Victorian sentiment in the early twentieth century. The protagonist, a young English girl named Lucy, visits Italy and discovers a world unafraid of emotion and unfettered by social rituals. ..

The Forsyte Saga is a sweeping trilogy that follows the fortunes of three generations of an upper-middle-class London family. These books provide social commentary on the selfishness of the upper classes and their obsession with money. The first book, The Man of Property, introduces Soames Forsyte and his wife Irene and tells the story of their turbulent marriage. In Chancery continues with the separation of the couple and their marriages to different people. In the last book of the saga, To Let, Soames?s daughter and Irene?s son fall in love, but cannot overcome their parents? past. ..

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History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire is one of the most celebrated historical works in English literature. Written by Edward Gibbon, its three volumes and cover thirteen centuries, thus encompassing some of history's seminal moments, including the establishment of Christianity, the conquest of the Muslims, and the Crusades. ..

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This tragic drama tells the story of the Flemish Count of Egmont, who is sentenced to death by the occupying Spaniards, and of the woman who attempts to rescue him. Goethe is one of the most famous men of letters in German literature whose works continue to exert enormous influence on writers and artists...

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