Carol, a college-bred girl, marries a small town doctor. She tries to uplift the natives of the small town.

The Devil's Dictionary (1906) is a work of satire by Ambrose Bierce. Although he is commonly remembered for his chilling short stories on the experiences of Civil War soldiers, Bierce was recognized in his day as a leading journalist and humorist who spent decades ruffling feathers and drawing laughter with his witty opinion columns, poems, and definitions. Toward the end of his career, he decided to compile these satirical definitions into a book,...

Regarded as one of the foremost playwrights of the nineteenth century, Ibsen tells the story of the idealist Doctor Thomas Stockmann, the medical officer of a recently opened spa in a small town in southern Norway, who finds that the water is seriously contaminated. He notifies members of the community and initially receives support and thanks for the discovery. Threatened by the possible impact of such a revelation, his brother, the town mayor, conspires...

Inhalt: Die Ehe im Rückfall und andere Anzüglichkeiten (Satiren) Unglaublichkeiten (Satiren) Das Buch der 1000 Wunder Das Geheimnis der Sprache (Essay) Der Venuspark Die Romane der Herrin Verschwimmende Epochen Erotische Seitensprünge Einstein-Einblicke in seine Gedankenwelt (Essay) Entthronte Gottheiten (Essay) Die Inseln der Weisheit (Utopischer Roman) Von Genies und Kamelen (Satiren) Das Panorama meines Lebens (Autobiografie)

Excerpt: "I do not know whether this will awaken a sympathetic lassitude in, say, fifty per cent. of its readers, or whether my experience is unique and my testimony simply curious. At any rate, it is as true as I can make it. Whether this is a mere mood, and a certain flagrant exhilaration my true attitude towards things, or this is my true attitude and the exuberant phase a lapse from it, I cannot say. Probably it does not matter. The thing is that...

When the government cracks down on alcohol sales, two men decide to leave their small fishing village to avoid the law and find new opportunities. The Flying Inn is an irreverent satire that delivers a unique commentary on power and politics. Humphrey Pump, also known as "Hump," is a bar owner whose business is undercut by strict alcohol regulations. Adult beverages can only be sold when a pub sign in present. But instead, of adhering to the rules,...

Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce was born in Meigs County, Ohio, United States in 1842. Bierce is critically best remembered for his fiction and many other writings are also generally regarded as some of the best war writings of all time. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions....

Patty Hearst & The Twinkie Murders is a darkly satiric take on two of the most famous cases of our era: the kidnapping of heiress, Patty Hearst, and the shocking assassination of San Francisco Mayor George Moscone and gay leader Harvey Milk. As a reporter for the Berkeley Barb, Paul Krassner was ringside at the spectacular California trials. Krassner's deadpan, hilarious style captures the nightmare reality behind the absurdities of the courtroom...

Extrait : "Pour tous rimeurs, habitants du Parnasse, De par Phébus il est plus d'une place : Les rangs n'y sont confondus comme ici, Et c'est raison. Ferait beau voir aussi, Le fade auteur d'un roman ridicule, Sur même lit couché près de Catulle ; Ou bien Lamotte ayant l'honneur du pas, Sur le harpeur ami de Mécénas : Trop bien Phébus sait de sa république, Régler les rangs et l'ordre hiérarchique ; Et, dispensant honneur et dignité, Donne...

Extrait : "La majesté de la justice réside tout entière dans chaque sentence rendue par le juge au nom du peuple souverain. Jérme Crainquebille, marchand ambulant, connut combien la loi est auguste, quand il fut traduit en police correctionnelle pour outrage à un agent de la force publique." À PROPOS DES ÉDITIONS LIGARAN Les éditions LIGARAN proposent des versions numériques de qualité de grands livres de la littérature classique mais...