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Geoffrey Chaucer Collection (v. 0.2)

Publish This, LLC опубликовал приложение 2011-05-17
(обновлено 2011-05-17)

This Book contain collection of 3 books

1. The Canterbury Tales ; edited by Walter W. Skeat
2. Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales for the Modern Reader Prepared & Edited by Arthur Burrell
3. "Daniel" edition

About the Author
Geoffrey Chaucer

Poet, was born in London, the son of John Chaucer, a vintner of Thames Street, who had also a small estate at Ipswich, and was occasionally employed on service for the King (Edward III.), which doubtless was the means of his son’s introduction to the Court. The acquaintance which Chaucer displays with all branches of the learning of his time shows that he must have received an ample education; but there is no evidence that he was at either of the University. In 1357 he appears as a page to the Lady Elizabeth, wife of Lionel Duke of Clarence, and in 1359 he first saw military service in France, when he was made a prisoner. He was, however, ransomed in 1360. About 1366 he was married to Philippa, daughter of Sir Payne Roet, one of the ladies of the Duchess of Lancaster, whose sister Katharine, widow of Sir Hugh Swynford, became the third wife of John of Gaunt. Previous to this he had apparently been deeply in love with another lady, whose rank probably placed her beyond his reach; his disappointment finding expression in his Compleynt to Pité. In 1367 he was one of the valets of the King’s Chamber, a post always held by gentlemen, and received a pension of 20 marks, and he was soon afterwards one of the King’s esquires. In 1369 Blanche, the wife of John of Gaunt, died, which gave occasion for a poem by Chaucer in honour of her memory, The Dethe of Blaunche the Duchesse. In the same year he again bore arms in France, and during the next ten years he was frequently employed on diplomatic missions. In 1370 he was sent to Genoa to arrange a commercial treaty, on which occasion he may have met Petrarch, and was rewarded by a grant in 1374 of a pitcher of wine daily. In the same year he got from the corporation of London a lease for life of a house at Aldgate, on condition of keeping it in repair; and soon after he was appointed Comptroller of the Customs and Subsidy of Wool, Skins, and Leather in the port of London; he also received from the Duke of Lancaster a pension of £10.

Letters To His Son On (v. 0.2)

Publish This, LLC опубликовал приложение 2011-05-17
(обновлено 2011-05-17)

About the Book
Letters to his son on The Fine Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman

The proud Lord Chesterfield would have turned in his grave had he known that he was to go down to posterity as a teacher and preacher of the gospel of not grace, but —“the graces, the graces, the graces.” Natural gifts, social status, open opportunities, and his ambition, all conspired to destine him for high statesmanship. If anything was lacking in his qualifications, he had the pluck and good sense to work hard and persistently until the deficiency was made up. Something remained lacking, and not all his consummate mastery of arts could conceal that conspicuous want,— the want of heart.

Teacher and preacher he assuredly is, and long will be, yet no thanks are his due from a posterity of the common people whom he so sublimely despised. His pious mission was not to raise the level of the multitude, but to lift a single individual upon a pedestal so high that his lowly origin should not betray itself. That individual was his, Lord Chesterfield’s, illegitimate son, whose inferior blood should be given the true blue hue by concentrating upon him all the externals of aristocratic education.

About the Author
Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield

Chesterfield’s frankness in so many confessions of sharp practice almost merits his canonization as a minor saint of society. Dr. Johnson has indeed placed him on a Simeon Stylites pillar, an immortality of penance from which no good member of the writer’ guild is likely to pray his deliverance. He commends the fine art and high science of dissimulation with the gusto of an apostle and the authority of an expert. Dissimulate, but do not simulate, disguise your real sentiments, but do not falsify them. Go through the world with your eyes and ears open and mouth mostly shut. When new or stale gossip is brought to you, never let on that you know it already, nor that it really interests you. The reading of these Letters is better than hearing the average comedy, in which the wit of a single sentence of Chesterfield suffices to carry an act. His man-of-the-world philosophy is as old as the Proverbs of Solomon, but will always be fresh and true, and enjoyable at any age, thanks to his pithy expression, his unfailing common sense, his sparkling wit and charming humor. This latter gift shows in the seeming lapses from his rigid rule requiring absolute elegance of expression at all times, when an unexpected coarseness, in some provincial colloquialism, crops out with picturesque force. The beau ideal of superfineness occasionally enjoys the bliss of harking back to mother English.

Don Quixote (v. 0.2)

Publish This, LLC опубликовал приложение 2011-05-16
(обновлено 2011-05-16)

This book contain collection of 16 books

1. Alexander's Bridge
2. O Pioneers!
3. The Song of the Lark
4. My Ántonia
5. One of Ours
6. A Lost Lady
7. The Professor's House
8. My Mortal Enemy
9. Death Comes for the Archbishop
10. Shadows on the Rock
11. Lucy Gayheart
12. Sapphira and the Slave Girl
13. The Troll Garden
14. Youth and the Bright Medusa
15. Obscure Destinies
16. Not Under Forty


About the author
Willa Cather

Pulitzer Prize-winning American author who achieved recognition for her novels of frontier life on the Great Plains, works such as O Pioneers!, My Ántonia, and The Song of the Lark. In 1923 she was awarded the Pulitzer for One of Ours [1922], a novel set during World War I. Cather grew up in Nebraska and graduated from the state university; she lived in New York for most of her adult life and writing career.

Danish-Portuguese Dictionary T (v. 3.2.94)

Mobile Systems опубликовал приложение 2011-05-15
(обновлено 2012-11-05)

The Audio Collins Mini Gem Danish-Portuguese & Portuguese-Danish Dictionary is an up-to-date, easy-reference dictionary, ideal for learners of Portuguese and Danish of all ages. The dictionary covers about 10,000 words from each language with Collins pre-recorded audio pronunciation for each word.
Dictionary Features:

    * Get it right: all essential words and phrases you need in Danish and Portuguese
    * Get there fast: the fast search takes you quickly to the words you want
    * Colour layout helps you find what you are looking for quickly and easily
    * Easily learn the correct pronunciation with the native speaker pre-recorded audio pronunciations (requires Internet connection)

The MSDict Dictionary Format

The Collins Mini Gem Danish-Portuguese & Portuguese-Danish Dictionary is here presented in MSDict electronic format. MSDict offers best experience in mobile reference and is available for any handheld platform.

    * Quick dynamic search of words while you type
    * Transcriptions facilitating pronunciation
    * Hyperlinks between different related words
    * History to see the last 50 words you have looked up
    * Support for memory cards
    * Filters to help you locate the word you are searching for:
          o Fuzzy filter- used when you are not sure of the correct spelling of a word
          o Keyword-used to locate the instances of a key word within other compound words
          o Wild card - "?" and "*" replace a letter and group of letters in words
    * Fast article scrolling
    * Ability to have dictionary Word of the day as a widget on the phone home screen
    * Ability to search words in the installed dictionaries through the standard phone search feature
This is a fully functional trial!

Danish-Portuguese Dictionary (v. 3.2.94)

Mobile Systems опубликовал приложение 2011-05-15
(обновлено 2012-11-05)

The Audio Collins Mini Gem Danish-Portuguese & Portuguese-Danish Dictionary is an up-to-date, easy-reference dictionary, ideal for learners of Portuguese and Danish of all ages. The dictionary covers about 10,000 words from each language with Collins pre-recorded audio pronunciation for each word.
This is a fully functional trial!

Dictionary Features:

    * Get it right: all essential words and phrases you need in Danish and Portuguese
    * Get there fast: the fast search takes you quickly to the words you want
    * Colour layout helps you find what you are looking for quickly and easily
    * Easily learn the correct pronunciation with the native speaker pre-recorded audio pronunciations (requires Internet connection)

The MSDict Dictionary Format

The Collins Mini Gem Danish-Portuguese & Portuguese-Danish Dictionary is here presented in MSDict electronic format. MSDict offers best experience in mobile reference and is available for any handheld platform.

    * Quick dynamic search of words while you type
    * Transcriptions facilitating pronunciation
    * Hyperlinks between different related words
    * History to see the last 50 words you have looked up
    * Support for memory cards
    * Filters to help you locate the word you are searching for:
          o Fuzzy filter- used when you are not sure of the correct spelling of a word
          o Keyword-used to locate the instances of a key word within other compound words
          o Wild card - "?" and "*" replace a letter and group of letters in words
    * Fast article scrolling
    * Ability to have dictionary Word of the day as a widget on the phone home screen
    * Ability to search words in the installed dictionaries through the standard phone search feature

Danish-Greek Gem Dictionary (v. 3.2.94)

Mobile Systems опубликовал приложение 2011-05-15
(обновлено 2012-11-05)

The Audio Collins Mini Gem Danish-Greek & Greek-Danish Dictionary is an up-to-date, easy-reference dictionary, ideal for learners of Greek and Danish of all ages. The dictionary covers about 10,000 words from each language with Collins pre-recorded audio pronunciation for each word.
Dictionary Features:

    * Get it right: all essential words and phrases you need in Danish and Greek
    * Get there fast: the fast search takes you quickly to the words you want
    * Colour layout helps you find what you are looking for quickly and easily
    * Easily learn the correct pronunciation with the native speaker pre-recorded audio pronunciations (requires Internet connection)

The MSDict Dictionary Format

The Collins Mini Gem Danish-Greek & Greek-Danish Dictionary is here presented in MSDict electronic format. MSDict offers best experience in mobile reference and is available for any handheld platform.

    * Quick dynamic search of words while you type
    * Transcriptions facilitating pronunciation
    * Hyperlinks between different related words
    * History to see the last 50 words you have looked up
    * Support for memory cards
    * Filters to help you locate the word you are searching for:
          o Fuzzy filter- used when you are not sure of the correct spelling of a word
          o Keyword-used to locate the instances of a key word within other compound words
          o Wild card - "?" and "*" replace a letter and group of letters in words
    * Fast article scrolling
    * Ability to have dictionary Word of the day as a widget on the phone home screen
    * Ability to search words in the installed dictionaries through the standard phone search feature

Danish-Polish Gem Dictionary T (v. 3.2.94)

Mobile Systems опубликовал приложение 2011-05-15
(обновлено 2012-11-05)

The Audio Collins Mini Gem Danish-Polish & Polish-Danish Dictionary is an up-to-date, easy-reference dictionary, ideal for learners of Polish and Danish of all ages. The dictionary covers about 10,000 words from each language with Collins pre-recorded audio pronunciation for each word.
This is a fully functional trial!

Dictionary Features:

    * Get it right: all essential words and phrases you need in Danish and Polish
    * Get there fast: the fast search takes you quickly to the words you want
    * Colour layout helps you find what you are looking for quickly and easily
    * Easily learn the correct pronunciation with the native speaker pre-recorded audio pronunciations (requires Internet connection)

The MSDict Dictionary Format

The Collins Mini Gem Danish-Polish & Polish-Danish Dictionary is here presented in MSDict electronic format. MSDict offers best experience in mobile reference and is available for any handheld platform.

    * Quick dynamic search of words while you type
    * Transcriptions facilitating pronunciation
    * Hyperlinks between different related words
    * History to see the last 50 words you have looked up
    * Support for memory cards
    * Filters to help you locate the word you are searching for:
          o Fuzzy filter- used when you are not sure of the correct spelling of a word
          o Keyword-used to locate the instances of a key word within other compound words
          o Wild card - "?" and "*" replace a letter and group of letters in words
    * Fast article scrolling
    * Ability to have dictionary Word of the day as a widget on the phone home screen
    * Ability to search words in the installed dictionaries through the standard phone search feature

Danish-Finnish Gem Dictionary (v. 3.2.94)

Mobile Systems опубликовал приложение 2011-05-15
(обновлено 2012-11-05)

The Audio Collins Mini Gem Danish-Finnish & Finnish-Danish Dictionary is an up-to-date, easy-reference dictionary, ideal for learners of Finnish and Danish of all ages. The dictionary covers about 10,000 words from each language with Collins pre-recorded audio pronunciation for each word.
Dictionary Features:

    * Get it right: all essential words and phrases you need in Danish and Finnish
    * Get there fast: the fast search takes you quickly to the words you want
    * Colour layout helps you find what you are looking for quickly and easily
    * Easily learn the correct pronunciation with the native speaker pre-recorded audio pronunciations (requires Internet connection)

The MSDict Dictionary Format

The Collins Mini Gem Danish-Finnish & Finnish-Danish Dictionary is here presented in MSDict electronic format. MSDict offers best experience in mobile reference and is available for any handheld platform.

    * Quick dynamic search of words while you type
    * Transcriptions facilitating pronunciation
    * Hyperlinks between different related words
    * History to see the last 50 words you have looked up
    * Support for memory cards
    * Filters to help you locate the word you are searching for:
          o Fuzzy filter- used when you are not sure of the correct spelling of a word
          o Keyword-used to locate the instances of a key word within other compound words
          o Wild card - "?" and "*" replace a letter and group of letters in words
    * Fast article scrolling
    * Ability to have dictionary Word of the day as a widget on the phone home screen
    * Ability to search words in the installed dictionaries through the standard phone search feature

Danish-Greek Mini Dictionar TR (v. 3.2.94)

Mobile Systems опубликовал приложение 2011-05-15
(обновлено 2012-11-05)

The Audio Collins Mini Gem Danish-Greek & Greek-Danish Dictionary is an up-to-date, easy-reference dictionary, ideal for learners of Greek and Danish of all ages. The dictionary covers about 10,000 words from each language with Collins pre-recorded audio pronunciation for each word.
This is a fully functional trial!

Dictionary Features:

    * Get it right: all essential words and phrases you need in Danish and Greek
    * Get there fast: the fast search takes you quickly to the words you want
    * Colour layout helps you find what you are looking for quickly and easily
    * Easily learn the correct pronunciation with the native speaker pre-recorded audio pronunciations (requires Internet connection)

The MSDict Dictionary Format

The Collins Mini Gem Danish-Greek & Greek-Danish Dictionary is here presented in MSDict electronic format. MSDict offers best experience in mobile reference and is available for any handheld platform.

    * Quick dynamic search of words while you type
    * Transcriptions facilitating pronunciation
    * Hyperlinks between different related words
    * History to see the last 50 words you have looked up
    * Support for memory cards
    * Filters to help you locate the word you are searching for:
          o Fuzzy filter- used when you are not sure of the correct spelling of a word
          o Keyword-used to locate the instances of a key word within other compound words
          o Wild card - "?" and "*" replace a letter and group of letters in words
    * Fast article scrolling
    * Ability to have dictionary Word of the day as a widget on the phone home screen
    * Ability to search words in the installed dictionaries through the standard phone search feature

The Autobiography Of Benvenuto (v. 0.2)

Publish This, LLC опубликовал приложение 2011-05-15
(обновлено 2011-05-15)

This book content collection of 2 books

1. The Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini


About the author
Benvenuto Cellini

Italian goldsmith, sculptor, painter, soldier and musician.

Cellini's autobiographical memoirs, which he began writing in Florence in 1558, give a detailed account of his singular career, as well as his loves, hatreds, passions, and delights, written in an energetic, direct, and racy style. They show a great self-regard and self-assertion, sometimes running into extravagances which are impossible to credit. He even writes in a complacent way of how he contemplated his murders before carrying them out.

Parts of his tale recount some extraordinary events and phenomena; such as his stories of conjuring up a legion of devils in the Colosseum, after one of his not innumerous mistresses had been spirited away from him by her mother; of the marvelous halo of light which he found surrounding his head at dawn and twilight after his Roman imprisonment, and his supernatural visions and angelic protection during that adversity; and of his being poisoned on two separate occasions.

The autobiography has been translated into English by Thomas Roscoe, by John Addington Symonds, and by A. Macdonald. It has been considered and published as a classic, and commonly regarded as one of the most colourful autobiographies (certainly the most important autobiography from the Renaissance). Cellini also wrote treatises on the goldsmith's art, on sculpture, and on design.