Kristen McQuillin
31 books
Children's Fiction
1.1K
Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm - Grimms' Fairy Tales
A classic collection of oral German folklore, brought together for posterity by the scholarly brothers Grimm in the 1800s, this epitome of fairy tales includes many of the world’s best known stories. In these dark...
10 hours 32 minutes
*Non-fiction
1K
Mary Wollstonecraft - Vindication of the Rights of Woman
Wollstonecraft (1759-1797) is best known for A Vindication of the Rights of Woman in which she argued that women are not naturally inferior to men, but only appeared to be because they lacked education. She suggested...
9 hours 46 minutes
*Non-fiction
1.1K
Elizabeth E. Lea - Domestic Cookery, Useful Receipts, and Hints to Young Housekeepers
The compiler of [this book] having entered early in life upon a train of duties, was frequently embarrassed by her ignorance of domestic affairs. For, whilst receipt books for elegant preparations were often seen,...
8 hours 47 minutes
Science Fiction
1.1K
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley - Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus
A student discovers the secret of animating lifeless matter and, by assembling body parts, creates the monster Frankenstein. Rejected by society, Frankenstein vows revenge on his creator. (Summary written by...
8 hours 16 minutes
