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  • Delphi Complete Works of Lafcadio Hearn

    Lafcadio Hearn

    language (Delphi Classics, Aug. 2, 2017)
    In the Victorian era, Lafcadio Hearn introduced the culture and literature of Japan to the West. Celebrated for his collections of Japanese legends and ghost stories, as well as writings about the city of New Orleans, Hearn produced a diverse and inimitable range of works. This comprehensive eBook presents Hearn’s complete works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Hearn’s life and works* Concise introductions to the major texts* All the published books, with individual contents tables* Features many rare story and essay collections available in only this eBook * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts* Excellent formatting of the texts* Famous works are fully illustrated with their original artwork* Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the complete short stories* Easily locate the short stories you want to read* Includes Hearn’s rare Creole works– available in no other collection* Features Bisland’s seminal biography - explore Hearn’s life and letters* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genresPlease visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titlesCONTENTS:Books on Japanese SubjectsGLIMPSES OF UNFAMILIAR JAPAN (1894)OUT OF THE EAST (1895)KOKORO: HINTS AND ECHOES OF JAPANESE INNER LIFE (1896)GLEANINGS IN BUDDHA-FIELDS (1897)EXOTICS AND RETROSPECTIVES (1898)JAPANESE FAIRY TALES (1898)IN GHOSTLY JAPAN (1899)SHADOWINGS (1900)JAPANESE LYRICS (1900)A JAPANESE MISCELLANY (1901)KOTTŌ: BEING JAPANESE CURIOS, WITH SUNDRY COBWEBS (1902)KWAIDAN: STORIES AND STUDIES OF STRANGE THINGS (1903)JAPAN: AN ATTEMPT AT INTERPRETATION (1904)THE ROMANCE OF THE MILKY WAY AND OTHER STUDIES AND STORIES (1905)Books on Louisiana SubjectsLA CUISINE CREOLE: A COLLECTION OF CULINARY RECIPES (1885)GOMBO ZHÈBES: A LITTLE DICTIONARY OF CREOLE PROVERBS (1885)CHITA: A MEMORY OF LAST ISLAND (1889)CREOLE SKETCHES (1922)Other WorksONE OF CLEOPATRA’S NIGHTS AND OTHER FANTASTIC ROMANCES by Théophile Gautier (1882)STRAY LEAVES FROM STRANGE LITERATURE (1884)SOME CHINESE GHOSTS (1887)YOUMA, THE STORY OF A WEST-INDIAN SLAVE (1889)TWO YEARS IN THE FRENCH WEST INDIES (1890)LEAVES FROM THE DIARY OF AN IMPRESSIONIST (1911)BOOKS AND HABITS, FROM THE LECTURES OF LAFCADIO HEARNThe Short StoriesLIST OF SHORT STORIES IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDERLIST OF SHORT STORIES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDERThe BiographiesTHE LIFE AND LETTERS OF LAFCADIO HEARN by Elizabeth BislandPlease visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks
  • Delphi Complete Works of G. A. Henty

    George Alfred Henty

    language (Delphi Classics, May 30, 2014)
    G. A. Henty’s historical adventure stories have won the admiration of readers across the world, helping to change the course of children’s literature. For the first time in publishing history, Delphi Classics is proud to present the complete works of G. A. Henty, with numerous illustrations, many rare texts, introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 2)* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Henty’s life and works* ALL 92 novels, collected together for the first time, each with individual contents tables* Many rare novels, available in no other collection* Images of how the books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts* Excellent formatting of the texts* Many of the novels are fully illustrated with their original artwork* ALL of the shorter fiction, including many rare tales available nowhere else* Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the short stories* Easily locate the short stories you want to read* Includes Henty’s non-fiction - spend hours exploring the author’s entire oeuvre* Features a bonus biography by Henty’s friend and fellow author, George Manville Fenn - discover Henty’s literary life* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genresPlease visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titlesCONTENTS:The Novels1, A Search for a Secret2, All But Lost3, Out on the Pampas4, The Young Franc-Tireurs5, The Young Buglers6, The Cornet of Horse7, In Times of Peril8, Facing Death9, Winning His Spurs10, Friends Though Divided11, Jack Archer12, Under Drake’s Flag13, By Sheer Pluck14, With Clive in India15, In Freedom’s Cause16, St. George for England17, True to the Old Flag18, The Young Colonists19, The Dragon and the Raven20, For Name and Fame21, The Lion of the North22, Through the Fray23, The Bravest of the Brave24, A Final Reckoning25, The Young Carthaginian26, With Wolfe in Canada27, Bonnie Prince Charlie28, For the Temple29, Gabriel Allen M. P.30, In the Reign of Terror31, Orange and Green32, Sturdy and Strong33, Captain Bayley’s Heir34, The Cat of Bubastes35, The Curse of Carne’s Hold36, The Lion of St. Mark37, By Pike and Dyke38, One of the 28th39, With Lee in Virginia40, By England’s Aid41, By Right of Conquest42, Chapter of Adventures43, A Hidden Foe44, Maori and Settler45, The Dash for Khartoum46, Held Fast for England47, Redskin and Cow-Boy48, Beric the Briton49, Condemned as a Nihilist50, In Greek Waters51, Rujub, the Juggler52, Dorothy’s Double53, A Jacobite Exile54, Saint Bartholomew’s Eve55, Through the Sikh War56, In the Heart of the Rockies57, When London Burned58, Woman of the Commune59, Wulf the Saxon60, A Knight of the White Cross61, Through Russian Snows62, The Tiger of Mysore63, At Agincourt64, On the Irrawaddy65, The Queen’s Cup66, With Cochrane the Dauntless67, Colonel Thorndyke’s Secret68, A March on London69, With Frederick the Great70, With Moore at Corunna71, At Aboukir and Acre72, Both Sides the Border73, The Lost Heir74, Under Wellington’s Command75, In the Hands of the Cave Dwellers76, No Surrender!77, A Roving Commission78, Won by the Sword79, In the Irish Brigade80, John Hawke’s Fortune81, Out with Garibaldi82, With Buller in Natal83, At the Point of the Bayonetand more (too many to list)The Shorter FictionAN EDITOR’S YARNSYARNS ON THE BEACHTHE PLAGUE SHIPTALES OF DARING AND DANGERSTORIES FROM ‘THE BOY’S OWN’THE RANCH IN THE VALLEYTHE GOLDEN CANYONTHE STONE CHEST (Pseudo Henty)and more (too many to list)The Non-FictionTHE MARCH TO MAGDALATHE MARCH TO COOMASSIE(too many to list)