In the footsteps of Charles Bukowski comes Hosho McCreesh's magnum opus of drunk poetry. Mammoth in size and scope, DrunkSkull books is pleased to release the audiobook version of A Deep & Gorgeous Thirst, a drunken, epic collection about death and love that is unlike any of McCreesh's previous work."Because writing and drinking go hand in hand, it may seem an impossible challenge for a poet to offer new perspective of this well-worn, symbiotic relationship. But Hosho Mc...

Adaptive Reader Modern Editions: Bringing Classics to All ReadersBeowulf - Simplified for Easy ReadingAt Adaptive Reader, we aim to open the world of classic literature to everyone, regardless of their reading proficiency. Our modern adaptation of "Beowulf" preserves the core of this timeless epic, yet simplifies the language for enhanced readability. This edition is ideal for parents and teachers assisting hesitant readers, individuals rea...

Adaptive Reader Modern Editions: Bringing Classics to All ReadersBeowulf - Adapted for Struggling ReadersOur goal is to make classic literature accessible to readers of all abilities. Adaptive Reader's modern editions of "Beowulf" maintain the essence of the original while adapting the language for greater accessibility. Whether you're the parent or teacher of a reluctant reader, someone reading below your grade level, or are just seeking a...

Join the legendary journey with one of literature's most iconic figures!Our Original Editions, like those for "Beowulf," strive to maintain the epic's authentic language as originally presented, while incorporating markers that make it easier to navigate between different versions. These markers act as a link, connecting students with our Adaptive Versions in both print and digital forms, opening up the rich layers of the original text. This unique method allows st...

This file includes three anonymous Victorian erotic novels (Forbidden Fruit, Laura Middleton, and The Power of Mesmerism), plus Venus in Furs by Leopold Von Sacher-Masoch.

A New York Times Book Review Editors' ChoiceFor eight weeks in 1945, as Berlin fell to the Russian army, a young woman kept a daily record of life in her apartment building and among its residents. "With bald honesty and brutal lyricism" (Elle), the anonymous author depicts her fellow Berliners in all their humanity, as well as their cravenness, corrupted first by hunger and then by the Russians. "Spare and unpredictable, minutely observed and utt...

When a wealthy English man about town attempts to make advances on the beautiful 20-year-old debutante Caroline Martin, she haughtily refuses him, thus assuring a remorseless series of punishments. As revenge, the wealthy man orders Caroline's abduction by members of a white slavery ring who cater to the perverted desires of the aristocracy. Sequestered in a remote Moroccan mountain prison, her new mistress and a sinister assistant begin Caroline's tutelage--an education in sexual submissi...

With 97 illustrations by Gustave Dore. According to Wikipedia: "The Douay-Rheims Bible, also known as the Rheims-Douai Bible or Douai Bible and abbreviated as D-R, is a translation of the Bible from the Latin Vulgate into English. The New Testament was published in one volume with extensive commentary and notes in 1582. The Old Testament followed in 160910 in two volumes, also extensively annotated. The notes took up the bulk of the volumes and had a strong polemical and patristic characte...

My Secret Life brought us the story of Walter and his unerring pursuit of sexual pleasures unabashed by the conformity about him. In 'Eveline' however, we have a rare example of a woman's perspective on sexual liberation, as our heroine embarks on a grand voyage of the male and female physique, savouring all from stable boy to sailor to lord and lady.Altogether headstrong and knowledgeable in the deeds and devices of libertine pleasures, Eveline lives to experience the sup...

In only the last two years in America has a marketplace developed for the interchange of ideas, experiences, and fantasies in the sexual area. Consequently, much literary material, previously hidden and or suppressed, has come to light. In particular, Victorian fiction has been uncovered that shows those people were human after all (how, we might have wondered, did they ever manage to make babies in all that stuffiness!) A Ravished Maid, recently gotten from a private collection in London....

This deliciously decadent once-banned classic of vintage erotica, written anonymously in 1890, tells the wild and sordid story of a head-strong and fiercely confident young woman as she navigates the kinky and the morally loose corners, boudoirs, and parties of Victorian high-society.In the great tradition of 'Fanny Hill', Arabella, in her own words describes her remarkable life seeking all manner of erotic diversions.Her journey begins at a very exclusive party of the era;...

Written anonymously in 1908 this four volume work must be one of the most uncompromising pieces to emerge from the Victorian erotic underground. If the writer was attempting to emulate De Sade, then the author has succeeded.'The Way of a Man with a Maid', as told by its main protagonist, Jack, recounts in graphic detail the 'training' and eventual sexual liberation of a number of young women who had previously spurned his advances. In the 'snuggery', Jack's well equipped room of de...