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I presume it is the experience of every author, after his first book is published upon an important subject, to be almost overwhelmed with a wealth of ideas and illustrations which could readily have...

I presume it is the experience of every author, after his first book is published upon an important subject, to be almost overwhelmed with a wealth of ideas and illustrations which could readily have...

I presume it is the experience of every author, after his first book is published upon an important subject, to be almost overwhelmed with a wealth = of ideas and illustrations which could readily...

If any man can convince me and bring home to me that I do not think or act aright, gladly will I change; for I search after truth, by which man never yet was harmed. But he is harmed who abideth on...

The Art of War even though written in China more than 2,000 years ago is still a valuable resource for military education. Sunzi is an honorific title bestowed on Sun Tzu. Besides writing The Art of...

George Railton was born in Scotland in 1849. He was the son of Wesleyan missionaries. When at age15 George was broke and homeless his brother found him a job in London. He was lonely and found the...

This narrative of a mulatto man who is able to pass as while is an illuminating look into his journey across color lines. Johnson believed that the status of the American Negro would be improved by...

The Autobiography of Benjamin FranklinAuthor: Franklin Benjamin FranklinPublisher: Book JunglePublication Date: Jul 20, 2007Number of Pages: 224 pagesBinding: Paperback or SoftbackISBN-10:...

Madame Guyon is known for her high degree of spirituality. She was born into a corrupt time in history and the church at that time was especially corrupt. She was persecuted during her career and...

I cannot banish the scenes and characters of this book from my memory. To me it can never appear like an amusing fable, or lose its interest and importance. The story is one which is continually...

I cannot banish the scenes and characters of this book from my memory. To me it can never appear like an amusing fable, or lose its interest and importance. The story is one which is continually...

In 1845-47 and again in 1849-51 Mr. (later Sir) A. H. Layard carried out a series of excavations among the ruins of the ancient city of Nineveh, " that great city, wherein are more " than sixteen...

The Ballad of Reading GaolAuthor: Wild Oscar WildPublisher: Book JunglePublication Date: Aug 29, 2006Number of Pages: 52 pagesBinding: Paperback or SoftbackISBN-10: 1594623279ISBN-13: 9781594623271

This ballad needs no historical notes, for the simple reason that it does not profess to be historical. All of it that is not frankly fictitious, as in any prose romance about the past, is meant to...

G.K. Chesterton was a 20th century English writer often referred to as the Prince of Paradox. This epic poem is often compared to the work of J R R R Tolkein. Chesterton takes the events in English...

This translation of Dante's Convito--the first in English--is from the hand of a lady whose enthusiasm for the genius of Dante has made it a chief pleasure of her life to dwell on it by translating,...

When this story first appeared, the writer received letters of two kinds, one asking a question and the other making a statement. The question was, whether there was any foundation of truth in the...

""The Beast in the Jungle"" is novella by Henry James written in 1903, and firstly published as part of the collection, The Better Sort. This story deals with appropriately universal themes:...

The Beast in the Jungle is novella by Henry James written in 1903, and firstly published as part of the collection, The Better Sort. This story deals with appropriately universal themes: loneliness,...

Alexander Jessup has collected some of the best in American humorous short stories into one volume. The truly great American storytellers are represented in this volume. Edgar Allan Poe who is known...

The Best British Short Stories of 1922 was complied by. Edward J. O'Brien and John Cournos. Stories included in this collection are as follows. Where was Wych Street? -- The looking-glass -- The...

It was very early Christmas morning and in the stillness of the dawn, with the soft snow falling' on the housetops, a little child was born in the Bird household. They had intended to name the haby...

Jules Verne (February 8, 1828-March 24, 1905) was a French writer. He is best know for his science-fiction novels such as Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea (1870), Journey To The Center Of The...

The Bobbsey Twins is a series of 72 books written for children by various authors under the pen name of Laura Lee Hope. What makes this family unique is the double set of twins. Bert and Nan are...

The Bobbsey Twins is a series of 72 books written for children by various authors under the pen name of Laura Lee Hope. What makes this family unique is the double set of twins. Bert and Nan are...

Living in poverty and with the poor health, French novelist, Murger began writing poems that depicted the Bohemian life in Paris. This classic novel is based on a sketches from magazines that later...

James Weldon Johnson is the editor of The Book of American Negro Poetry. Johnson compiled this work because it was his belief that a group of people is not known for their greatness until their art...

The Book of Jasher (1934)Author: Flaccus Albinus AlcuinusPublisher: Book JunglePublication Date: Jul 13, 2006Number of Pages: 276 pagesBinding: Paperback or SoftbackISBN-10: 1594621977ISBN-13:...

The Book of Jasher is an historical religious volume that many consider as a missing holy book from the Old Testament. Particularly studied by the Church of Later Day Saints and historians, it covers...

The Book of JasherAuthor: Flaccus Albinus AlcuinusPublisher: Book JunglePublication Date: Jan 14, 2006Number of Pages: 276 pagesBinding: Paperback or SoftbackISBN-10: 1594620970ISBN-13: 9781594620973