"The Races" is not a book but a short fable written by Hans Christian Andersen. The story features different animals like rabbits, ducks, and hens participating in a race. The tale highlights the u... | Rate it: | |
The Rat and the Elephant is a children's fable by Aesop that tells the story of a tiny rat and a mighty elephant. The book details how the rat, though small, is able to help the elephant when ... | Rate it: | |
The Rat and the Elephant is a fable by Jean de La Fontaine that underlines the moral that size does not define importance. The story narrates an encounter between a rat and an elephant, where the e... | Rate it: | |
"The Rat and the Oyster" is a fable by Jean de La Fontaine that conveys moral lessons through a cleverly woven tale. The story is about a rat who, having only experienced life in the barn, ventures... | Rate it: | |
The Rat Who Retired From the World "The Rat Who Retired From the World" is a fable by Jean de La Fontaine that tells the story of a rat who, tired of the dangers and troubles of the world, decided to retire to a secluded residence. ... | Rate it: | |
"The Raven" by Brothers Grimm is a fairy tale that tells the story of a queen who gives birth to a son that turns into a raven due to a curse. Her son as a raven flies away, but promises to send he... | Rate it: | |
The Raven and the Fox is a classic French fable by Jean de La Fontaine. This tale of cunning and trickery presents the story of a raven who, despite having outsmarted a whole host of other animals,... | Rate it: | |
The Raven Who Wished to Imitate the Eagle "The Raven Who Wished to Imitate the Eagle" is a fable by Jean de la Fontaine that tells a cautionary tale about envy and imitation. The story revolves around a common raven who aspires to live the... | Rate it: | |
Le Rouge et le Noir is a historical psychological novel in two volumes by Stendhal, published in 1830. It chronicles the attempts of a provincial young man to rise socially beyond his modest upbrin... | Rate it: | |
"The Red Shoes" by Hans Christian Andersen is a classic fairy tale that tells the story of a poor girl named Karen who is adopted by a rich old lady. She becomes spoilt and insists on wearing a pai... | Rate it: | |
"The Robber Bridegroom" is a fairytale by The Brothers Grimm. The story revolves around a miller's daughter promised in marriage to a mysterious stranger. The stranger turns out to be a dreaded rob... | Rate it: | |
The Robbers and the Ass is a fable written by Jean de La Fontaine. In this story, an ass carrying gold is intercepted by thieves who kill it to divvy up the treasure. However, they find nothing ins... | Rate it: | |
The Roly-Poly Pudding, also known as The Tale of Samuel Whiskers, is a charming children's book by Beatrix Potter. The narrative revolves around the misadventures of a carefree kitten named To... | Rate it: | |
The Rose and the Butterfly is a parable by Aesop about a butterfly falling in love with a beautiful rose. However, when the rose warns the butterfly of its thorns, the butterfly refuses to believe,... | Rate it: | |
"The Salad" is a collection of tales by The Brothers Grimm that reveal moral lessons for young readers. The stories, filled with imaginative elements and magical scenes, contrast the values of hone... | Rate it: | |
"The Satyr and the Passer-by" is a collection of fables, allegories, and tales by Jean de La Fontaine. In this work, La Fontaine explores the complex nature of human beings as he weaves narratives ... | Rate it: | |
"The Saucy Boy" is a short children's story by Hans Christian Andersen. The story centers on a troublesome, disrespectful boy who constantly disobeys his parents and shows zero respect to others. H... | Rate it: | |
The Saying of Socrates is a thoughtful compilation of the renowned philosopher's teachings, philosophies, and dialogues. French writer Jean de La Fontaine explores the profound ideology of Socrates... | Rate it: | |
First published in 1850, The Scarlet Letter is Nathaniel Hawthorne's masterpiece and one of the greatest American novels. Its themes of sin, guilt, and redemption, woven through a story of adultery... | Rate it: | |
The School-Boy, the Pedant, and the Nursery Gardener The School-Boy, the Pedant, and the Nursery Gardener is a children's book by Jean de La Fontaine that includes three tales. The school boy's story covers themes of education and learning, allowing ... | Rate it: | |
The Sculptor and the Statue of Jupiter The Sculptor and the Statue of Jupiter is a fable by Jean de La Fontaine that teaches moral lessons through an allegorical story. In this tale, a sculptor creates a magnificent statue of Jupiter, o... | Rate it: | |
The Secret Garden is a novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett first published in book form in 1911, after serialization in The American Magazine. Set in England, it is one of Burnett's most popular novel... | Rate it: | |
THE SELF CRITICISM OF SCIENCE: ALEXIS KARPOUZOS The essays that follow are taken from a series of lectures given by the spiritual teacher and author, alexis karpouzos, in autumn of 2010 in Athens. | Rate it: | |
THE SELF-CRITICISM OF SCIENCE - ALEXIS KARPOUZOS The metaphysical and idealist distinction between the ‘formal-logical’ and the ‘strictly psycho-spiritual’ falls in the wider Western metaphysical-idealist tradition that discerns the material from... | Rate it: | |
"The Serpent and the Eagle" is not a book, but a fable from Aesop, a storyteller from ancient Greece. The fable tells the story of an eagle who carries a sleeping serpent into the sky, on... | Rate it: | |
"The Serpent and the File" is an illustrated version of the fable by Jean de La Fontaine. The storyline presents a snake that sets out to bite a file. The file informs the snake that it would get n... | Rate it: | |
"The Seven Ravens" is a fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm, in which a young girl embarks on a daunting quest to rescue her seven brothers who have been transformed into ravens. After their father cu... | Rate it: | |
"The Shadow" is a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about a scholar who gets separated from his shadow. In a peculiar twist, the shadow gains a life of its own, becomes rich, and takes over the... | Rate it: | |
"The Sheep and the Pig" is a fable by Aesop that strongly illustrates the concept that false friends can be more dangerous than open enemies. It showcases the cunning and manipulative nature of the... | Rate it: | |
"The Shepherd and His Flock" by Jean de La Fontaine is a collection of classic French fables that use animals and nature to explore the human condition and life's moral lessons. The book tells a st... | Rate it: | |
"The Shepherd and the King" is a collection of La Fontaine's timeless fables, showcasing his gifts as a storyteller and moralist. Central to the plot is the unlikely friendship of a simple shepherd... | Rate it: | |
The Shepherd and the Lion is a fable by Aesop that conveys the message of not trusting flattering words or appearances easily. The story revolves around a shepherd who saves a lion trapped in a pit... | Rate it: |
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