Life and Times of Frederick Douglass

Life and Times of Frederick Douglass
Author: Frederick Douglass
Publisher:
Total Pages: 628
Release: 1882
Genre: Abolitionists
ISBN:

Frederick Douglass recounts early years of abuse, his dramatic escape to the North and eventual freedom, abolitionist campaigns, and his crusade for full civil rights for former slaves. It is also the only of Douglass's autobiographies to discuss his life during and after the Civil War, including his encounters with American presidents such as Lincoln, Grant, and Garfield.

Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy

Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy
Author: Abigail Reynolds
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2010-01-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 140223743X

What if… The last man in the world she could be prevailed upon to marry…is her husband? In Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, Elizabeth Bennet tells the proud Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy that she wouldn't marry him if he were the last man in the world. But what if she never said the words? What if circumstances conspired to make her accept Darcy the first time he proposes? In this installment of Abigail Reynolds's acclaimed Pride and Prejudice Variations, Elizabeth agrees to marry Darcy against her better judgment, setting off a chain of events that nearly brings disaster to them both… What readers are saying "A highly original story, immensely satisfying." "Anyone who loves the story of Darcy and Elizabeth will love this variation." "I was hooked from page one." "A refreshing new look at what might have happened if…" "Another good book to curl up with… I never wanted to put it down."

Aeneid

Aeneid
Author: Virgil
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 259
Release: 2012-03-12
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 0486113973

Monumental epic poem tells the heroic story of Aeneas, a Trojan who escaped the burning ruins of Troy to found Lavinium, the parent city of Rome, in the west.