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Olaf Stapledon Collection (Father of Science-Fiction)

[The Complete Works with Illustrated & Annotated]

By: William Olaf Stapledon

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Olaf Stapledon Collection (Father of Science-Fiction)

[The Complete Works with Illustrated & Annotated]

By: William Olaf Stapledon

This Excellent Collection brings together Stapledon's longer, major books and a fine selection of shorter pieces and Science-Fiction Books. This Books created and collected in Olaf Stapledon's Most important Works illuminate the life and work of one of the most individual writers of the XX century - a man who elevated political writing to an art. William Olaf Stapledon (1886-1950) is one of the great figures in the history of British science fiction. The philosophical depth and imaginative breadth of his novels signified an important stage in the development of the genre, inspiring and influencing many subsequent writers. As a lecturer for the Workers' Educational Association and The University of Liverpool, Stapledon began publishing academic essays in 1908 and took a doctorate in Philosophy in 1925. He was a relative late-comer to fiction but eventually found in this expansive form a means of exploring his complex ideas of 'community' and 'spirit'. Last and First Men coverIn 1930 he published his first novel, Last and First Men, followed by Odd John (1935), Star Maker (1937) and Sirius (1944). Although Stapledon wrote other works of fiction, these are the novels that made the greatest impact during his lifetime and which continue to receive widespread critical acclaim. This Collection included: · The Man Who Became a Tree · A Modern Magician · East Is West · Arms Out of Hand · A World of Sound · The Flames · The Road to the Aide Post · A Man Divided · Four Encounters · Death into Life · Last and First Men · Last Men in London · Odd John · Sirius · Star Maker · Nebula Maker · The Seed and the Flower · Far Future Calling

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6257287200

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Olaf Stapledon Collection (Father of Science-Fiction)

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By: William Olaf Stapledon

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Last and First Men: Large Print

By: William Olaf Stapledon

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Last and First Men: Large Print

By: William Olaf Stapledon

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...

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1090294131

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9781090294135

Last Men in London

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By: William Olaf Stapledon

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Last Men in London

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By: William Olaf Stapledon

Last Men in London (1932) is a science fiction novel by Olaf Stapledon.The narrator is the same member of the eighteenth and final human species who purportedly induced Stapledon to write Last and First Men. Last Men in London is the story of this being's exploration of the consciousness of a present-day Englishman named Paul, from childhood through service with an ambulance crew in the First World War (mirroring Stapledon's own personal history) to adult life as

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1791813488

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Last and First Men

By: William Olaf Stapledon

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Last and First Men

By: William Olaf Stapledon

Last and First Men.William Olaf Stapledon.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.We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.

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1790741440

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The Parable of the Wicked Mammon

By: William Tyndale

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The Parable of the Wicked Mammon

By: William Tyndale

This is the first work by Tyndale to bear his name. The tract itself begins with an expanded translation of a sermon by Luther on Luke 16. 1-13, better known as "the parable of the unjust steward," then spirals outward to consider other New Testament passages that might seem to contradict the central reformation doctrine of justification by faith.

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1409227936

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9781409227939

The Monad Manifesto

Merging Science and Spirituality

By: Dennis William Hauck

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The Monad Manifesto

Merging Science and Spirituality

By: Dennis William Hauck

The Monad is the indivisible single source of consciousness and information that created our universe. In philosophy, the Monad is the origin of all things—the totality of both our present existence and all possible future incarnations. For theologians, it is the Word of God that created the world. In mathematics, the Monad is the archetypal origin of all the numbers and geometric shapes that describe Nature. Computer scientists view it as the cosmic code embedded in the matrix of reality. In science, the Monad is the Singularity—the Big Bang explosion of light and consciousness from which our universe sprung forth. In The Monad Manifesto, we explore the mysterious monadic origin of the universe and its relationship to the field of conscious awareness that we all share. The book is organized into a central “Manifesto” and ancillary chapters that expand and document the ideas presented. These chapters include “The Monad in Philosophy,” “The Monad in Science,” “The Monad in Mathematics,” and “Monad Cosmology.” We will also explore the ways people experience monadic reality in the chapter “Monadic Experiences.” Then, we will learn methods of meditation developed down through the ages to connect to the Source in “Monad Meditations.”

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1088022154

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Delphi Collected Works of W. Somerset Maugham (Illustrated)

By: William Somerset Maugham

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Delphi Collected Works of W. Somerset Maugham (Illustrated)

By: William Somerset Maugham

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1786560690

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C.S. Lewis

By: William Gray

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C.S. Lewis

By: William Gray

The works of C.S. Lewis have a wide appeal to a variety of audiences. Lewis is probably most famous for the best-selling The Chronicles of Narnia, although William Nicholson's Shadowlands will have led many readers to Lewis's own account of his tragic bereavement in A Grief Observed. However, Shadowlands represents only a small part of Lewis's controversial life, and omits much that is crucial to an understanding of this fascinating, and in some ways tormented, personality. Lewis enjoyed (to the chagrin of his academic colleagues) a tremendous success as a popular theologian. He was also a successful science fiction writer. And last, but by no means least, he was a brilliant and original academic in the field of English Studies. This book weaves together the very different elements in the complex phenomenon of C.S Lewis, and relates the central concerns of Lewis's life and work to current thinking about postmodernism, psychoanalysis and the idea of 'a new Humanism'.

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0746309015

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9780746309018

Delphi Collected Works of William Le Queux (Illustrated)

By: William Le Queux

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Delphi Collected Works of William Le Queux (Illustrated)

By: William Le Queux

The Anglo-French novelist William Le Queux penned popular thrillers and intriguing espionage novels. He led an adventurous life, in keeping with his fiction, serving as a diplomat for San Marino, while extensively travelling Europe, the Balkans and North Africa. He was also a flying buff and a wireless pioneer, who broadcasted music from his own station long before radio was generally available. His most famous works are the invasion fantasies ‘The Great War in England in 1897’ and ‘The Invasion of 1910’. Le Queux’s exaggerated tales and falsified accounts of Britain’s neighbours, playing upon the fervid xenophobia of the time, were so powerful and gripping that they led to the creation of Britain’s first Secret Service Bureau, the forerunner of MI5. This eBook presents the largest collection ever compiled of Le Queux’s fiction, with numerous illustrations, many rare texts and informative introductions. (Version 1)* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Le Queux’s life and works * Concise introductions to the novels and other texts * 74 novels, with individual contents tables * Features many rare novels appearing for the first time in digital publishing * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Famous works such as ‘The Great War in England in 1897’ are fully illustrated with their original artwork * Rare story collections available in no other collection, including ‘Strange Tales of a Nihilist’ * Includes a range of Le Queux’s non-fiction * Features Le Queux’s fascinating autobiography, first time in digital print * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and genresPlease visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titlesCONTENTS:The Novels Guilty Bonds (1891) The Great War in England in 1897 (1894) Zoraida (1894) The Temptress (1895) The Great White Queen (1896) A Secret Sin (1897) Devil’s Dice (1897) Whoso Findeth a Wife (1897) The Eye of Istar (1897) Scribes and Pharisees (1898) If Sinners Entice Thee (1898) The Bond of Black (1899) The Day of Temptation (1899) The Veiled Man (1899) The Wiles of the Wicked (1900) An Eye for an Eye (1900) In White Raiment (1900) Of Royal Blood (1900) Her Majesty’s Minister (1901) The Sign of the Seven Sins (1901) The Gamblers (1901) The Under-Secretary (1902) The Unnamed (1902) The Tickencote Treasure (1903) The Seven Secrets (1903) The Closed Book (1904) As We Forgive Them (1904) The Sign of the Stranger (1904) The Hunchback of Westminster (1904) The Idol of the Town (1904) The Czar’s Spy (1905) Behind the Throne (1905) The Pauper of Park Lane (1906) The Count’s Chauffeur (1906) The Invasion of 1910 (1906) The Mysterious Mr Miller (1906) Whatsoever a Man Soweth (1906) The Great Court Scandal (1907) The Lady in the Car (1908) Spies of the Kaiser (1909) The House of Whispers (1909) The Red Room (1909) Treasure of Israel (1910) Hushed Up! (1911) The Lost Million (1913) The Price of Power (1913) Her Royal Highness (1914) The White Lie (1914) The Four Faces (1914) The Sign of Silence (1915) The Mysterious Three (1915) At the Sign of the Sword (1915) The Mystery of the Green Ray (1915) The Zeppelin Destroyer (1916) Number 70, Berlin (1916) The Way to Win (1916) The Broken Thread (1916) The Place of Dragons (1916) Annette of the Argonne (1916) Beryl of the Biplane (1917) Sant of the Secret Service (1918) The Stolen Statesman (1918) The Doctor of Pimlico (1919) Whither Thou Goest (1920) The Intriguers (1920) The Red Widow (1920) Mademoiselle of Monte Carlo (1921) This House to Let (1921) Tracked by Wireless (1922) The Gay Triangle (1922) The Golden Face (1922) The Stretton Street Affair (1922) The Voice from the Void (1922) The Golden Three (1930)The Shorter Fiction Strange Tales of a Nihilist (1892) Stolen Souls (1895) The Secret of the Fox Hunter (1903) The Death-Doctor (1912) The Bomb-Makers (1917) The Crimes Club (1927)The Non-Fiction Britain’s Deadly Peril (1915) The German Spy System from Within (1915) German Atrocities (1915) The Minister of Evil (1917) Rasputin the Rascal Monk (1917) The Secrets of Potsdam (1918)The Autobiography Things I Know About Kings, Celebrities and CrooksPlease visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks

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1788779479

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The 8th Western Novel MEGAPACK®: 4 Classic Westerns

By: Dean Owen,Richard Jessup,William Byron Mowery,J. Allan Dunn

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The 8th Western Novel MEGAPACK®: 4 Classic Westerns

By: Dean Owen,Richard Jessup,William Byron Mowery,J. Allan Dunn

The 8th Western Novel MEGAPACK® presents four more classic western novels...almost 700 pages of action-packed, quick-draw reading! Here are: A KILLER'S BARGAIN, by Dean Owen It was too late for Holden to run...and suicide to stay! CHEYENNE SATURDAY, by Richard Jessup He didn't know who was the more savage...the girl or the circling Indians! PARADE TRAIL, by William Byron Mowery Fleeing robbery and murder charges, Gary Frazier heads into British Columbia -- but he's only one step ahead of the Mounties. One of Mowery's best and most exciting books, full of thrilling North-Eastern action! RIMROCK TRAIL, by J. Allan Dunn A tale of "The Three Musketeers of the Range" and their new Three Star Ranch. If you enjoy this ebook, don't forget to search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press Megapack" to see more of the 300+ volumes in this series, covering adventure, historical fiction, mysteries, westerns, ghost stories, science fiction -- and much, much more!

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147942188X

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The Night Land, abridged edition

By: William Hope Hodgson

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The Night Land, abridged edition

By: William Hope Hodgson

A romance of the far future, in which humankind has relocated underground, where it is beset by monsters from another dimension—but love leads on. In the far future, humankind’s survivors huddle below Earth’s frozen surface in a pyramidal fortress-city that, for centuries now, has been under siege by loathsome “Ab-humans,” enormous slugs and spiders, and malevolent “Watching Things” from another dimension. When our unnamed protagonist receives a telepathic distress signal from a woman whom (in a previous incarnation) he’d once loved, he sallies forth on an ill-advised rescue mission—into the fiend-haunted Night Land! “Like certain rare dreams,” C. S. Lewis wrote of Hodgson’s masterpiece, The Night Land can give “sensations we never had before and enlarge our conception of the range of possible experience.” H. P. Lovecraft agreed that this is “one of the most potent pieces of macabre imagination ever written.” William Hope Hodgson (1877–1918) was an English poet, sailor, bodybuilder, and weird fiction pioneer whose horror, fantastic, and proto-sf novels—in addition to The Night Land—include The Boats of the “Glen Carrig” (1907), The House on the Borderland (1908), and The Ghost Pirates (1909). He also wrote stories in the Sargasso Sea series, the Captain Gault series, and a series about the occult detective Carnacki.

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MIT Press

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0262376067

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9780262376068

The Detective O'Malley MEGAPACK®

21 Police Procedurals

By: William MacHarg

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The Detective O'Malley MEGAPACK®

21 Police Procedurals

By: William MacHarg

This volume collects 21 stories featuring Detective O'Malley from the pages of Collier's. They date from 1930 through the early 1940s. William MacHarg's title character is a lot of fun and sure to appeal to fans of classic puzzle mysteries. Of the series (which numbers about 80 stories), Mike Grost wrote: "The brief tales are heavily plot oriented. Some of them have mystery puzzle plots, in others the killer's identity is simply found through police work. O'Malley puts great emphasis on coming up with ingenious ideas to make the killer confess, or make a damaging admission of guilt; the stories contain numerous gimmicks of this type." Included are: The Green Paint The Ring The Sleeptalker Fingerprints The Fourth Degree In A Mirror The Wrong Hat Soiled Diamonds The Locked Door The High Bridge Too Many Enemies No Fingerprints Too Many Miles Three Bullets The Mind Reader Through The Cabin Window Spilled Perfume Help From Uncle Sam Mrs. Walder's Diamonds City Wise Deceiving Clothes If you enjoy this ebook, don't forget to search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press Megapack" to see more of the 400+ volumes in this series, covering adventure, historical fiction, mysteries, westerns, ghost stories, science fiction—and much, much more!

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1479435791

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The Image of Man in C. S. Lewis

By: William Luther White

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The Image of Man in C. S. Lewis

By: William Luther White

It is in the role of remythologizer that C. S. Lewis has been most misunderstood, and it is there that his importance lies. His was the poetic intensity that saw all hell swallowed by a butterfly with no harm done. Of his creation are allegories and myth that express very real elements of life behond understanding or capture for more than a moment. White's 1969 study is the first to examine the entire Lewis corpus and the first to offer such an extensive bibliography. To these invaluable aids for Lewis scholars, White adds his own training in theology and literary criticism and a sensitivity to the complexities of the artist and the religious man. His interpretation of the intricate skeins of belief to be found in Lewis' work make this study as significant to the theological as to the literary world.

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160608271X

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9781606082713

The Third Western Novel MEGAPACK®: 4 Great Western Novels!

By: Noel Loomis,Chuck Martin,William Colt MacDonald,Alan Le May

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The Third Western Novel MEGAPACK®: 4 Great Western Novels!

By: Noel Loomis,Chuck Martin,William Colt MacDonald,Alan Le May

The Third Western Novel MEGAPACK® presents four more great tales of the Old West, by four different writers. Included in this volume are: FERGUSON'S FERRY, by Noel Loomis ... The ferry as the only crossing over the Missouri to the beckoning West, and many men battled to wrest it from Sandy John Ferguson... BOOTHILL GOSPEL, by Chuck Martin ... Men listened to his gospel -- or died by his gun! HELL GATE, by William Colt MacDonald .. Killing men was just another job to Quist... GUNSIGHT TRAIL, by Alan Le May ... A six-shooter siege at the Lazy M ranch! If you enjoy this volume of classic westerns, don't forget to search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press Megapack" to see the 220+ other entries in this series, covering westerns and historical fiction, science fiction, fantasy, horror, mysteries -- and much, much more!

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1479406244

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9781479406241

The Boleti of North Carolina

By: William Chambers Coker,Alma Holland Beers

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The Boleti of North Carolina

By: William Chambers Coker,Alma Holland Beers

Comprehensive, definitive study of various Boletus, Boletinus, Strobilomyces mushrooms found in North Carolina, neighboring states. Most useful in other parts of country too. 66 plates, 6 in color.

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0486203778

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9780486203775

The Empire Strikes Out

Kurd Lasswitz, Hans Dominik, and the Development of German Science Fiction

By: William B. Fischer

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The Empire Strikes Out

Kurd Lasswitz, Hans Dominik, and the Development of German Science Fiction

By: William B. Fischer

German science fiction offers a most interesting contribution to the history and criticism of science fiction. William B. Fischer examines two writers, Kurd Lasswitz and Hans Dominik. He concludes that German science fiction is in distinct contrast to the "normative" tradition of modern Anglo-American science fiction and to many other literary traditions as well. His book demonstrates vividly the social relevance and enduring cultural vitality of science fiction.

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Popular Press

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0879722584

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Stories of Red Hanrahan

With the Secret Rose and Rosa Alchemica

By: William Butler Yeats

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Stories of Red Hanrahan

With the Secret Rose and Rosa Alchemica

By: William Butler Yeats

This Dover edition, first published in 2013, is a newly reset, unabridged republication of the work originally published in 1914 by The Macmillan Company, New York"--T.p. verso.

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0486493814

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