No More Parades is the second novel in Ford Madox Ford's series of four novels depicting the meeting, courtship, and ultimate fulfillment of two modern heroes, Christopher Tietjens and Valentine Wannop, amidst the chaos of war. It's an exploration into the complexity of emotional intimacy, social norms and the destruction caused by the war.

No More Parades

A Man Could Stand Up— is the third novel of Ford Madox Ford's highly regarded sequence of four novels known collectively as Parade's End.  The book features the life of Christopher Tietjens before and during World War I, marked by his problematic marriage and his feelings for a young suffragette.

A Man Could Stand Up—

Lord Tony’s Wife is an adventure novel by Baroness Orczy. It's the story revolving around the life of Lord Tony, a member of the League of the Scarlet Pimpernel, after his marriage. The story follows the suspenseful events that arise as his loyalty is tested.

Lord Tony’s Wife

Practical Mysticism, written by Evelyn Underhill, is a thought-provoking exploration of the nature of spirituality and how it intersects with daily life. It offers a deep understanding of what mysticism is, suggesting it is an innate part of human nature, accessible to all willing to reach beyond ordinary experiences.

Practical Mysticism

English as She Is Spoke is an infamous phrasebook unintentionally humorous for its incorrect and strange translations. Written by Pedro Carolino, it's often cited as demonstrating the hazards of literal translation.

English as She Is Spoke

Inspector French’s Greatest Case by Freeman Wills Crofts is a classic detective story set in London. The book follows Inspector French as he embarks on complex and intriguing investigation of a daring diamond robbery. An intricate, page-turning tale that will keep you on the edge of your seat.

Inspector French’s Greatest Case

Progress and Poverty is a groundbreaking book by Henry George that discusses the correlation between economic progress and the emergence of poverty. He advocates for the implementation of a 'land value tax' as a remedy for income disparity. He also delves deep into economic theories and critiques the capitalistic society.

Progress and Poverty

Gladiator is a novel by Philip Wylie that tells the story of Hugo Danner, a man endowed from birth with extraordinary strength and speed. The novel explores themes of isolation and man's incessant desire for power.

Gladiator

The Idiot is a novel by the 19th-century Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky. It is a complex narrative with a thought-provoking exploration of the human psyche. It revolves around the character Prince Myshkin, a man with a pure heart whose naivety leads him into numerous tragic situations.

The Idiot

The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers is a biography of the Greek philosophers by Diogenes Laërtius, written in Greek, perhaps in the first half of the third century AD. The work contains the lives and opinions of the philosophers, their quotations and their anecdotal stories, making it a valuable resource for the history of Western philosophy.

The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers

The Insidious Dr. Fu-Manchu is a thrilling novel by Sax Rohmer that explores the intriguing adventures of a detective, Nayland Smith and his loyal assistant, Dr. Petrie, as they find themselves tangled up with the diabolical genius, Dr. Fu-Manchu. The suspenseful plot thickens with every page, leading the readers through cryptic riddles, frightening encounters, and a thrilling pursuit of justice.

The Insidious Dr. Fu-Manchu

The novel 'Allan Quatermain' by H. Rider Haggard is a sequel to 'King Solomon's Mines'. Its gripping tale follows Allan, who, worn out by the losses he has suffered in Africa, undertakes another adventure into the unexplored heart of Africa along with two companions.

Allan Quatermain

The Jungle by Upton Sinclair is an influential novel exposing the harsh conditions of the meatpacking industry in the early 20th century Chicago. The book follows the life of Jurgis Rudkus, a Lithuanian immigrant who struggles to survive and protect his family.

The Jungle

Four-Day Planet by H. Beam Piper is a science fiction novel set on a planet where each day lasts the equivalent of four Earth days. The story follows a young man navigating his way through the challenging social, political, and environmental settings of his homeworld and its rough frontier lifestyle.

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