In seventeenth century Venice, a wealthy and debauched man discovers that the woman he is infatuated with is secretly married to a Moorish general in the Venetian army. He shares...

Cymbeline is one of Shakespeares late romances, which (like The Tempest and The Winters Tale) combines comedy and tragedy. Imogen, the daughter of King Cymbeline of Britain,...

Othello is the story of a cross-cultural romance between the title character, a noble moor who is a general in the Venetian army, and Desdemona, a beautiful and virtuous Venetian...

Shakespeare was passionately interested in the history of Rome, as is evident from plays like Titus Andronicus, Julius Caesar, and Antony and Cleopatra. His tragedy Coriolanus was...

The semiautobiographical travel memoir records Twains, more or less, personal journey across the Wild West in search of adventure while exploring variable locations. Accompanying...

Eve's Diary is a comic short story by Mark Twain. It was first published in the 1905 Christmas issue of the magazine Harper's Bazaar, and in book format in June 1906 by Harper and...

Volume 1 contains these 12 essays: 1.) Americans on a Visit to the Emperor of Russia. 2.) The Austrian Edison keeping school again 3.) The Canvassers tale. 4.) The Czars...

49 curiosità sul bardo dell'Avon. I mini-ebook di Passerino Editore sono guide agili, essenziali e complete, per orientarsi nella storia del mondo.

This is Shakespeares dutiful trubute to one of the most imposing and terrifying rulers in European history. The kingdom trembles as the giant monarch storms through his midlife...

After the turmoil and uncertainty of Henry IV a new era appears to dawn for England with the accession of the eponymous Henry V. In this sunny pageant Chorus guides us along...