allegorical fiction

Terrible events follow the discovery of a magnificent pearl by a poor Mexican fisherman.

"Originally published in 1945, George Orwell's . . . allegorical story Animal Farm is a satire about the corrupting effects of power which reflect Orwell's views on the failures of communism. When the old Major, a highly respected white boar, gathers his fellow farm animals to preach about freedom, rebellion and the evils of man, he kicks off a revolution that has been brewing for years. The animals drive out their drunken farmer, Mr Jones, and create their own society which promises equality for all. Two scheming pigs, Napoleon and Snowball, appoint themselves leaders and what begins as a supposedly equalitarian community descends into an increasingly violent and hierarchical society permeated by lies and corruption"--OCLC.

The story of an old Cuban fisherman, down on his luck, and his supreme ordeal, a relentless, agonizing battle with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream.

The story of an old Cuban fisherman, down on his luck, and his supreme ordeal, a relentless, agonizing battle with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream.

Like his father and grandfather before him, Kino is a diver, gathering pearls from the gulf beds that once brought great wealth to the Kings of Spain but now provide Kino, Juana, and their infant son only with meager subsistence. Then, on a day like any other, Kino emerges from the sea with a pearl as large as a sea gull's egg, as "perfect as the moon." With the pearl comes hope, the promise of comfort and of security.

Like his father and grandfather before him, Kino is a diver, gathering pearls from the gulf beds that once brought great wealth to the Kings of Spain but now provide Kino, Juana, and their infant son with only meager subsistence. Then, on a day like any other, Kino emerges from the sea with a pearl as large as a sea gull's egg, as "perfect as the moon." With the pearl comes hope, the promise of comfort and of security.

Like his father and grandfather before him, Kino is a diver, gathering pearls from the gulf beds that once brought great wealth to the Kings of Spain but now provide Kino, Juana, and their infant son with only meager subsistence. Then, on a day like any other, Kino emerges from the sea with a pearl as large as a sea gull's egg, as "perfect as the moon." With the pearl comes hope, the promise of comfort and of security.

When overweight Billy Halleck accidentally hits a gypsy woman as she is crossing the street, he senses a curse upon him and begins to lose weight with horrifying results.

"Heart of Darkness" tells of a powerful European, Kurtz, who reverts to awful savagery in an isolated native trading post. "The Secret Sharer" describes the conflict of a young captain torn between his duty to his ship and his loyalty to a young officer.

Presents the complete, unabridged text of James Joyce's "Ulysses," as corrected and reset in 1961, with page references to the 1934 edition, the author's original foreword, and a reprinting of the 1933 court decision to lift the federal ban on the book.