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""A Glossary, With Some Pieces Of Verse, Of The Old Dialect Of The English Colony In The Baronies Of Forth And Bargy, County Of Wexford, Ireland"" is a book written by Jacob Poole and published in 1867. The book is a comprehensive guide to...

From A Russian Diary, 1917-1920 is a non-fiction book written by an Englishwoman, who remains anonymous, about her experiences living in Russia during the tumultuous years of the Russian Revolution and the subsequent Civil War. The book is a first-hand account of the author's...

The Way to Bliss: In Three Books is a spiritual guide written by Elias Ashmole. The book is divided into three sections, each offering a different perspective on achieving true happiness and inner peace. The first book explores the nature of the soul and...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our...

Sketches Of The Life And Indian Adventures Of Captain Samuel Brady is a book written by Blairsville Record in 1891. It is a historical account of the life and adventures of Captain Samuel Brady, a renowned frontiersman and Indian fighter during the late 18th...

Bulfinch's Mythology: Legends of Charlemagne or Romance is a classic collection of stories that explores the mythology and legends of Charlemagne, a historical figure who ruled over much of Western Europe in the 8th and 9th centuries. Written by Thomas Bulfinch, this book delves...

For this updated critical edition of Romeo and Juliet, Hester Lees-Jeffries has written a completely new introduction. It draws on recent research in theatre to set Romeo and Juliet in its mid-1590s context, making connections with other plays by Shakespeare and other literature of...

First to the battle line in the First World War As the nineteenth century turned to the twentieth Britain could boast a well trained regular European army and one which was-regiment for regiment-considerably better than most. It was finely tuned and fundamentally suited to...

This book "" Hands Around [Reigen]: A Cycle of Ten Dialogues "", has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for...

A Manual of Homiletics and Catechetics is a book written by Ignaz Schuech in 1894. The book is a comprehensive guide for preachers and catechists, providing them with the necessary tools and techniques to effectively communicate their message to their audience. The book is...

This story is about the life of black folks that come from the other side of the tracks and their struggles. They begin to prepare for a festival within their small southern community. During a time when colored weren't slaves, they were still oppressed...

Eight madcap tales of unpredictable dragonsAuthor: Edith NesbitISBN-10: 1981483896ISBN-13: 9781981483891Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/07/2017Pages: 114Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.36lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.24dAccelerated Reader:Reading Level: 7.4Point Value: 7Interest Level: Middle GradeQuiz #/Name: 55026 / Book of Dragons

Three successful but bored friends in their mid-forties decide to turn to poaching. They are Sir Edward Leithen, lawyer, Tory Member of Parliament (MP), and ex-Attorney General; John Palliser-Yeates, banker and sportsman; and Charles, Earl of Lamancha, former adventurer and present Tory Cabinet Minister....

The Authorized Albert Einstein Archives Edition: An homage to the men and women of science, and an exposition of Einstein's place in scientific history. In this fascinating collection of articles and speeches, Albert Einstein reflects not only on the scientific method at work in...

This is a new release of the original 1936 edition.Author: John Henry EvansISBN-10: 149410878XISBN-13: 9781494108786Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/27/2013Pages: 440Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.29lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.89d

This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the book is never forgotten we have represented this book in a print format as...

""A Guide To Modeling In Clay And Wax And For Terra Cotta"" is a comprehensive guidebook for those interested in learning the art of sculpting with clay and wax. Written by the renowned sculptor Morton Edwards and first published in 1879, the book provides...

Author: Norman GarboISBN-10: 125881904XISBN-13: 9781258819040Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/21/2013Pages: 258Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.77lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.54d

The Law of Opulence by Orison Swett Marden is a self-help book that explores the principles of prosperity and abundance. The author believes that anyone can achieve wealth and success if they understand and apply the laws of opulence. Marden draws on his own...

THIS 32 PAGE ARTICLE WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE BOOK: Little Classics Stories of Intellect, by Edgar Allan Poe. To purchase the entire book, please order ISBN 1417900903.Author: Edgar Allan PoeISBN-10: 1162868074ISBN-13: 9781162868073Publisher: Kessinger PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/10/2010Pages: 34Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.13lbsSize: 6.00h x 9.02w x 0.07dAccelerated...

""Prayer as a Force"" is a non-fiction book written by A. Maude Royden. The book explores the power of prayer and its ability to influence the world around us. Royden discusses the various forms of prayer, including intercessory prayer and meditation, and how they...

Sholes' Directory of the City of Charleston V5: 1882 is a historical book written by Albert Elliott Sholes. It was published in 1882 and is a comprehensive directory of the city of Charleston, South Carolina during that time. The book contains detailed information about...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our...

The Complete Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley Volume III (1914) compiles some of Percy Bysshe Shelley's best-known works as a leading poet, playwright, and political thinker of the nineteenth century. As a leading figure among the English Romantics, Shelley was a master of...

Climate and Crises: Magical Realism as Environmental Discourse makes a dual intervention in both world literature and ecocriticism by examining magical realism as an international style of writing that has long-standing links with environmental literature. The book argues that, in the era of climate...

On the Decay of the Art of Lying is a short essay written by Mark Twain in 1880 for a meeting of the Historical and Antiquarian Club of Hartford, Connecticut. Twain published the text in The Stolen White Elephant Etc. (1882). In the essay,...

The Europeans: A sketch is a short novel by Henry James, published in 1878. It is essentially a comedy contrasting the behaviour and attitudes of two visitors from Europe with those of their relatives living in the 'new' world of New England. The novel...

"My Dear Ingleby," the letter from his benefactor read, "I am sorry to learn from my housekeeper that affairs have not been prospering with you. This must be remedied, and at once. There never was such luck as your being in want of employment...

Henry Bolingbroke-now King Henry IV-is having an unquiet reign. His personal disquiet at the usurpation of his predecessor Richard II would be solved by a crusade to the Holy Land, but broils on his borders with Scotland and Wales prevent that. Moreover, he is...

A beginner's guide to the ins and outs of guncraftsmanship from a professional gunsmith. When it was first published in 1938, Elementary Gunsmithing was one of the few books of the time to address an amateur audience, among more advanced titles. With clear, engaging,...

Paradise Regained is a poem by the 17th century English poet John Milton, which deals with the subject of the Temptation of Christ.One of the major concepts emphasized throughout Paradise Regained is the play on reversals. As implied by its title, Milton sets out...

My small experience in the conquest of fear can be condensed into these four words: Calmly resting quiet trust That amid the turmoil of the time and the feverishness of our days it is always easy I do not pretend. Still less do I...

The battle between science and religion in American popular life is as old as America itself. By the late 19th century, it had reached a fever pitch, culminating in the two-volume 1896 work A History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom....

Author: Friedrich NietzscheISBN-10: 1613829515ISBN-13: 9781613829516Publisher: Simon & BrownLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/06/2012Pages: 502Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.99lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.25d

To the reader who knows Nietzsche, who has studied his Zarathustra and understood it, and who, in addition, has digested the works entitled Beyond Good and Evil, The Genealogy of Morals, The Twilight of the Idols, and The Antichrist, - to such a reader...

The Great Boer War is Arthur Conan Doyle's authentic and thorough account of the conflict which gripped turn-of-the-century Britain. When the Boer War broke out in South Africa in 1899, Conan Doyle was already a hugely successful, middle-aged writer. Nevertheless, he was determined to...

This first novel by Aldous Huxley was published in 1921. Huxley does an excellent job of satirizing the fashion and fads of the period. The setting is a house named Crome where a group of witty young people has gathered for a house party....

In this clarion translation of Laotzu's Tao Te Ching, first published in 1919, Goddard brings the complexity and depth of the ancient philosopher's poetry into the English language, his great love for the topic overcoming the necessary shortcomings of translation. There are three concepts...

Kim (Kimball O'Hara) is the orphaned son of an Irish soldier and a poor Irish mother who have both died in poverty. Living a vagabond existence in India under British rule in the late 19th century, Kim earns his living by begging and running...

This is the first novel that Charlotte Bront completed. Rejected by the publisher who took on the work of her sisters in 1846--Anne's Agnes Grey and Emily's Wuthering Heights--it remained unpublished until 1857, two years after Charlotte's death. Like Villette (1853), The Professor is...

A Short View of the Long Life and Reign of Henry the Third, King of England is a biography of the King who reigned from 1216-1272.Author: Robert CottonISBN-10: 1534610413ISBN-13: 9781534610415Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/10/2016Pages: 32Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.13lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.07d

1888. Burnett, began as a novelist, but she is now best remembered for her children's books including Sara Crewe(which was later rewritten to become The Little Princess).Author: Yordi Abreu, Frances Hodgson BurnettISBN-10: 1533391467ISBN-13: 9781533391469Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/23/2016Pages: 34Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.13lbsSize: 9.00h...

A Message to Garcia is a timeless message. It is a message about teamwork, success, and individual fortitude. George Bernard Shaw poignantly stated "people who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it." A Message to Garcia is an...

Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is the original title of a novella written by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson first published in 1886. The work is commonly known today as The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Dr....

"Ancient Art and Ritual" from Jane Ellen Harrison. British classical scholar, linguist and feminist (1850-1928).Author: The Perfect Library, Jane Ellen HarrisonISBN-10: 1511839260ISBN-13: 9781511839266Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/21/2015Pages: 108Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.34lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.22d

This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic, timeless works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them.Author: R. H. M. Elwes, Benedict De...

The Tiffany and Company Blue Book is a historic publication from the year 1893, written and published by the renowned American jewelry company, Tiffany and Company. The book is a comprehensive catalogue of the company's products, including fine jewelry, silverware, and luxury goods. It...

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1910 Edition.Author: Albion W. SmallISBN-10: 1498198473ISBN-13: 9781498198479Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/07/2014Pages: 316Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.93lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.66d

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1885 Edition.Author: Ivan Sergeevich TurgenevISBN-10: 1498031250ISBN-13: 9781498031257Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/30/2014Pages: 326Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.96lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.68d