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Moby-Dick; or, The Whale is an 1851 epic novel by American writer Herman Melville. The book centers on the sailor Ishmael's narrative of the maniacal quest of Ahab, captain of the whaling ship Pequod, for vengeance against Moby Dick, the giant white sperm whale that bit off his leg on the ship's previous voyage.
Molly Make-Believe is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by J. Searle Dawley and starring Marguerite Clark. It was produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It is based on a 1910 novel, Molly Make-Believe by Eleanor Hallowell Abbott, which was quite popular at the time. The film is now considered lost.
Monstrous Regiment is an action/adventure fantasy novel by British writer Terry Pratchett, the 31st novel in his Discworld series. It takes its name from a 16th-century tract by John Knox opposing female rule, titled The First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstruous Regiment of Women. The cover illustration of the British edition, by Paul Kidby, is a parody of Joe Rosenthal's photograph Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima. Monstrous Regiment was nominated for a Locus Award in 2004.
Moon Metal is a book by Garrett P. Serviss. Its subjects include Science fiction.
The Moonstone: A Romance by Wilkie Collins is an 1868 British epistolary novel. It is an early example of the modern detective novel, and established many of the ground rules of the modern genre. Its publication was started on 4 January 1868 and was completed on 8 August 1868. The story was serialised in Charles Dickens's magazine All the Year Round. Collins adapted The Moonstone for the stage in 1877.
Mort is a fantasy novel by British writer Terry Pratchett. Published in 1987, it is the fourth Discworld novel and the first to focus on the character Death, who only appeared as a side character in the previous novels.
Moths of the Limberlost is a book by Gene Stratton-Porter. Its subjects include Moths, Indiana.
Moving Pictures is a fantasy novel by British writer Terry Pratchett, published in 1990, the tenth book in his Discworld series. The book takes place on Discworld in Ankh-Morpork and a hill called "Holy Wood".
Mrs. Caudle's Curtain Lectures is a book by Douglas William Jerrold. Its subjects include English wit and humor; Marriage, Humor.
Much Ado About Nothing is a comedy by William Shakespeare thought to have been written in 1598 and 1599. The play is set in Messina and revolves around two romantic pairings that emerge when a group of soldiers arrive in the town.
"The Murders in the Rue Morgue" is a short story by the American writer and literary critic Edgar Allan Poe published in Graham's Magazine in 1841. It has been described as the first modern detective story; Poe referred to it as one of his "tales of ratiocination".
My Ántonia ( AN-tə-nee-ə) is a novel published in 1918 by American writer Willa Cather. The novel tells the stories of an orphaned boy from Virginia, Jim Burden, and the elder daughter in a family of Bohemian immigrants, Ántonia Shimerda, who are each brought as children to be pioneers in Nebraska towards the end of the 19th century.
My Mark Twain is a book by William Dean Howells. Its subjects include Twain, Mark, 1835-1910; American literature, 19th century, History and criticism; Authors, American, 19th century, Biography.
The Mysteries of Udolpho: A Romance is a Gothic novel by Ann Radcliffe, which appeared in four volumes on 8 May 1794 from G. G. and J. Robinson of London. Her fourth and most popular novel, The Mysteries of Udolpho tells of Emily St. Aubert, who suffers misadventures that include the death of her mother and father, supernatural terrors in a gloomy castle, and machinations of Italian brigand Signor Montoni.
The Mysterious Island (French: L'Île mystérieuse) is a novel by Jules Verne, serialised from August 1874 to September 1875 and then published in book form in November 1875. The first edition, published by Hetzel, contains illustrations by Jules Férat.
The Mystery of Edwin Drood is a novel by English author Charles Dickens, originally published in 1870. The story is set in Cloisterham, a lightly disguised Rochester.
The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket, written and published in 1838, is the only complete novel by the American writer Edgar Allan Poe. The novel is set between 1827 and 1828 and relates the tale of the young Arthur Gordon Pym, who stows away aboard a whaler called the Grampus.
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave is an 1845 memoir and treatise on abolition written by African-American orator and former slave Frederick Douglass during his time in Lynn, Massachusetts. It is the first of Douglass's three autobiographies, the others being My Bondage and My Freedom (1855) and Life and Times of Frederick Douglass (1881, revised 1892).
Narrative of the Life of Rev. Noah Davis, A Colored Man is a book by Noah Davis. Its subjects include Davis, Noah, 1803 or 1804-; Slavery, United States, Personal narratives; Freed persons, Maryland.
The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne, or just The Natural History of Selborne is a book by English parson-naturalist Gilbert White (1720–1793). It was first published in 1789 by his brother Benjamin.
New Chronicles of Rebecca is a book by Kate Douglas Wiggin. Its subjects include Domestic fiction; Girls, Juvenile fiction; Aunts, Juvenile fiction.
New Discoveries at Jamestown is a book by John L. Cotter, J. Paul Hudson. Its subjects include Jamestown (Va.), Social life and customs; Jamestown (Va.), History; Jamestown (Va.), Antiquities.
Night Watch is a fantasy novel by British writer Terry Pratchett, the 29th book in his Discworld series, and the sixth starring the City Watch, published in 2002. The protagonist of the novel is Sir Samuel Vimes, commander of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch.
Nine Unlikely Tales is a book by E. Nesbit. Its subjects include Fairy tales; Fantasy fiction; Children's stories.
North and South is a social novel published in 1855 by English author Elizabeth Gaskell. The novel is set in the fictional industrial town of Milton in the north of England.
North of Boston is a poetry collection by Robert Frost, first published in 1914 by David Nutt, in London. Most of the poems resemble short dramas or dialogues. It is also called a book of people because most of the poems deal with New England themes and Yankee farmers. Ezra Pound wrote a review of this collection in 1914. Despite it being called "North of Boston", none of the poems have that name.
Northanger Abbey ( NOR-thang-ər), written by the English author Jane Austen, is a coming-of-age novel and a satire of Gothic novels. From a fondness of Gothic novels and an active imagination distorting her worldview, the story follows Catherine Morland, the naïve young protagonist, as she develops a better understanding of herself and the world around her.
Notes from the Underground is a book by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Its subjects include Political fiction; Russia, History, 1801-1917; Russia, Officials and employees.
O Pioneers! is a 1913 novel by American author Willa Cather, written while she was living in New York. It was her second published novel. The title is a reference to a poem by Walt Whitman entitled "Pioneers! O Pioneers!" from Leaves of Grass (1855).
Old Christmas is a book by Washington Irving. Its subjects include Christmas stories, American; Christmas, England.
The Old Curiosity Shop is the fourth novel by English author Charles Dickens; being one of his two novels (the other being Barnaby Rudge) published along with short stories in his weekly serial Master Humphrey's Clock, from 1840 to 1841. The plot follows the journey of Nell Trent and her grandfather, both residents of The Old Curiosity Shop in London, whose lives are thrown into disarray and destitution due to the machinations of an evil moneylender and the grandfather's gambling addiction.
The Old Wives' Tale: A Novel of Life is a novel by Arnold Bennett, first published in January 1908. It deals with the lives of two very different sisters, Constance and Sophia Baines, following their stories from their youth, working in their parents' Staffordshire draper's shop, into old age. It covers a period of approximately 65 years roughly from 1840 to 1905, and is set in Bursley (modeled on Burslem) and Paris. It is generally regarded as one of Bennett's finest works.
Old-Fashioned Girl is a book by Louisa May Alcott. Its subjects include City and town life; New England; Friendship, Juvenile fiction.
Oliver Twist; or, The Parish Boy's Progress, is the second novel by English author Charles Dickens. The story follows orphan Oliver Twist, who, after being raised in a workhouse, escapes to London, where he meets a gang of juvenile pickpockets led by the elderly criminal Fagin, discovers the secrets of his parentage, and reconnects with his remaining family.
"Omnilingual" is a science fiction short story by American writer H. Beam Piper. Originally published in the February 1957 issue of Astounding Science Fiction, it focuses on the problem of archaeology on an alien culture.
"Resistance to Civil Government", also called "On the Duty of Civil Disobedience" or "Civil Disobedience", is an essay by American transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau, first published in 1849. In it, Thoreau argues that individuals should prioritize their conscience over compliance with unjust laws, asserting that passive submission to government authority enables injustice.
One Third Off is a book by Irvin S. Cobb. Its subjects include Wit and humor; Weight control.
Oomphel in the Sky is a book by H. Beam Piper. Its subjects include Science fiction.
Open Door and The Portrait is a book by Margaret O. Oliphant. Its subjects include Manners and customs.
Orthodoxy is a 1908 book by G. K. Chesterton which he described as a "spiritual autobiography". It has become a classic of Christian apologetics.
The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice, often shortened to Othello, is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare around 1603. Set in Venice and Cyprus, the play depicts the Moorish military commander Othello as he is manipulated by his ensign, Iago, into suspecting his wife Desdemona of infidelity.
Otto of the Silver Hand is a children's historical novel set in the Middle Ages written and illustrated by Howard Pyle. It was published in 1888 by Charles Scribner's Sons. The novel is set in 13th-century Germany, partly during the Great Interregnum and partly during the reign of Rudolph of Habsburg. It was one of the first historical novels written for children by an American, making it a "milestone" that influenced later historical novels for children.
Our Mutual Friend, published in 1864–1865, is the fourteenth and final novel completed by English author Charles Dickens and is one of his most sophisticated works, combining savage satire with social analysis. It centres on, in the words of critic J. Hillis Miller, quoting the book's character Bella Wilfer, "money, money, money, and what money can make of life".
Ozma of Oz (Version 2) (Dramatic Reading) is a book by L. Frank Baum. Its subjects include Oz (Imaginary place), Juvenile fiction; Fantasy literature; Vacations, Juvenile fiction.
Pamela; or, Virtue Rewarded is an epistolary novel first published anonymously in 1740 by the English writer Samuel Richardson. Pamela tells the story of a fifteen-year-old maidservant named Pamela Andrews, whose employer, Mr. B, a wealthy landowner, makes unwanted and inappropriate advances towards her after the death of his mother.
Joker Game (Japanese: ジョーカー・ゲーム, Hepburn: Jōkā Gēmu) is a Japanese novel series written by Koji Yanagi. It has inspired a live-action film, two manga adaptations and an anime television series produced by Production I.G, which aired from April to June 2016.
Parasite is a book by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Its subjects include Horror tales; Mesmerism.
Parenticide Club is a book by Ambrose Bierce. Its subjects include Short stories, American; Horror tales, American; Murderers.