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Last and First Men: A Story of the Near and Far Future is a science fiction novel written in 1930 by the British author Olaf Stapledon. A work of unprecedented scale in the genre, it describes the history of humanity from the present onwards across two billion years and eighteen distinct human species, of which our own is the first and most primitive. Stapledon's conception of history is based on the Hegelian Dialectic, following a repetitive cycle with many varied civilizations rising from and descending back into savagery over millions of years, but it is also one of progress, as the later civilizations rise to far greater heights than the first. The book anticipates genetic engineering, and the idea of superminds composed of many telepathically-linked individuals.A controversial part of the book depicts humans, in the far-off future, escaping the dying Earth and settling on Venus—in the process totally exterminating its native inhabitants, a marine intelligent species. Stapledon's book has been interpreted by some as condoning such interplanetary genocide as a justified act if necessary for racial survival, though a number of Stapledon's partisans denied that such was his intention, arguing instead that Stapledon was merely showing that although mankind had advanced in a number of ways in the future, at bottom it still possessed the same capacity for savagery as it has always had.

The Third Book was written in the year 1546 by François Rabelais. This book is one of the most popular novels of François Rabelais, and has been translated into several other languages around the world.This book is published by Booklassic which brings young readers closer to classic literature globally.

Beasley's Christmas Party was written in the year 1909 by Newton Booth Tarkington. This book is one of the most popular novels of Newton Booth Tarkington, and has been translated into several other languages around the world.This book is published by Booklassic which brings young readers closer to classic literature globally.

The Law, original French title La Loi, is a 1849 book by Frédéric Bastiat. It was published one year after the third French Revolution of 1848 and one year before his death of tuberculosis at age 49. The essay was influenced by John Locke's Second Treatise on Government and in turn influenced Henry Hazlitt's Economics in One Lesson. It is the work for which Bastiat is most famous along with The candlemaker's petition and the Parable of the broken window.In The Law, Bastiat states that "each of us has a natural right — from God — to defend his person, his liberty, and his property". The State is a "substitution of a common force for individual forces" to defend this right. The law becomes perverted when it punishes one's right to self-defense in favor of another's acquired right to plunder.

The Bobbsey Twins in the Great West was written in the year 1920 by Laura Lee Hope. This book is one of the most popular novels of Laura Lee Hope, and has been translated into several other languages around the world.This book is published by Booklassic which brings young readers closer to classic literature globally.

The story opens with Tom complaining that life lacks adventure. It's been a while since they returned from Siberia, and a fresh Adrenaline fix is needed to take the edge off sitting around and reading books about faraway places. Tom wants to "go off in the jungle, fight wild beasts and escape from wild savages, all in the name of good fun." Tom's cravings are solved by the appearance of one Sam Preston, the owner of a large circus, who needs a new attraction for his side show. He has been informed of a place in the jungles of South America where a race of giants live. Sam's show "must have such a creature," and Tom is offered a princely sum to go procure one or two. Coincidently, the fellow previously sent on this quest by Preston has gone missing. Tom is tasked with either bringing him home or giving his remains a proper burial. To add insult to other natural hazards, a competitor in a rival circus, sics a generic bad-guy on Tom. He is to try and foil the plan and beat Our Hero to the prize. This guy is so bad, he is a wolf in priest's clothing. You can probably guess the outcome, but you'll have to read the story to be sure.

The happiness of some lives is distributed pretty evenly over the whole stretch from the cradle to the grave, while that of others comes all at once, glorifying some particular epoch and leaving the rest in shadow.

Glasses was written in the year 1896 by Henry James. This book is one of the most popular novels of Henry James, and has been translated into several other languages around the world.This book is published by Booklassic which brings young readers closer to classic literature globally.

Alice Adams was written in the year 1921 by Newton Booth Tarkington. This book is one of the most popular novels of Newton Booth Tarkington, and has been translated into several other languages around the world.This book is published by Booklassic which brings young readers closer to classic literature globally.

Children of the Frost was written in the year 1920 by Jack London. This book is one of the most popular novels of Jack London, and has been translated into several other languages around the world.This book is published by Booklassic which brings young readers closer to classic literature globally.

"The Masque of the Red Death", originally published as "The Mask of the Red Death", is a short story written by Edgar Allan Poe and first published in 1842. The story follows Prince Prospero's attempts to avoid a dangerous plague known as the Red Death by hiding in his abbey. He, along with many other wealthy nobles, has a masquerade ball within seven rooms of his abbey, each decorated with a different color. In the midst of their revelry, a mysterious figure enters and makes his way through each of the rooms. When Prospero confronts this stranger, he falls dead. The story follows many traditions of Gothic fiction and is often analyzed as an allegory about the inevitability of death, though some critics advise against an allegorical reading. Many different interpretations have been presented, as well as attempts to identify the true nature of the disease of the "Red Death."

Hauptperson ist, wie bereits in Der Doppelmord in der Rue Morgue, Auguste Dupin. Die Geschichte wird aus der Ich-Perspektive einer seiner Freunde erzählt. Dupin wird vom Pariser Polizeipräfekten um Hilfe bei der Suche nach einem Brief gebeten, der einer adligen Dame in erpresserischer Absicht gestohlen wurde. Der Täter ist zwar bekannt, trotzdem kann er nicht verhaftet werden, da eine Veröffentlichung oder Vernichtung des Dokuments großen Schaden anrichten würde. Eine Hausdurchsuchung der Polizei bleibt ohne Erfolg. Dupin kommt durch eine Charakteranalyse des Täters zu dem sich als korrekt erweisenden Schluss, dass der Brief nicht etwa aufwendig versteckt ist, sondern offen in einer Ablage liegt und gerade deswegen übersehen wurde.

The Claverings was written in the year 1867 by Anthony Trollope. This book is one of the most popular novels of Anthony Trollope, and has been translated into several other languages around the world.This book is published by Booklassic which brings young readers closer to classic literature globally.

What Christmas Is as We Grow Older was written in the year 1851 by Charles Dickens. This book is one of the most popular novels of Charles Dickens, and has been translated into several other languages around the world.This book is published by Booklassic which brings young readers closer to classic literature globally.

The Master-Knot of Human Fate was written in the year 1901 by Ellis Meredith. This book is one of the most popular novels of Ellis Meredith, and has been translated into several other languages around the world.This book is published by Booklassic which brings young readers closer to classic literature globally.

Zola beschreibt das heuchlerische, verlogene, zum Schein sittsame, dabei durch und durch verdorbene und lasterhafte Bürgertum. Im Mittelpunkt der Geschehnisse steht Octave Mouret, ein junger Mann, der aus Plassans nach Paris zieht, um dort sein Glück zu machen.