Cosimo Classics

The Discovery of New Worlds, Book II of the Story of the WorldAuthor: M. B. SyngePublisher: Cosimo ClassicsPublication Date: Jan 01, 2013Number of Pages: 224 pagesBinding: Paperback or...

The Discovery of New Worlds, Book II of the Story of the WorldAuthor: M. B. SyngePublisher: Cosimo ClassicsPublication Date: Jan 01, 2013Number of Pages: 224 pagesBinding: Hardback or Cased...

What would be the rate of wages, if labor and capital were to remain fixed in quantity, if improvements in the mode of production were to stop, if the consolidating of capital were to cease and if...

Originally published between 1909 and 1917 under the name "Harvard Classics," this stupendous 51-volume set-a collection of the greatest writings from literature, philosophy, history, and...

Originally published between 1909 and 1917 under the name "Harvard Classics," this stupendous 51-volume set-a collection of the greatest writings from literature, philosophy, history, and...

It was by a somewhat singular process of self-restraint that one whose life had been that of a parish minister undertook to treat the themes of religion without preaching... -from "The Creation and...

Published in 1884, this book is an early work in the New Thought movement, offering a philosophy on healing and the origin and treatment of disease that was inspired by the Transcendentalists. Evans...

Written at a time of intense theological debate on the nature of God's governance of the world, The Divine Providence deals with a world so troubled that the loving hand of God is often hidden from...

This unique title, The Diwans of Abid ibn al-Abras, of Asad, and Amir ibn at-Tufail, of Amir ibn Sasaah consists of two collections of poetry, belonging to the poets al-Abras and at-Tufail, which...

What... is the use, in the resurrection, of a body of flesh, blood, sinews, and bones, of limbs and organs for functions of the flesh, such as eating and drinking, excretion and procreation? Are we...

"This book of meditations on the torment of Jesus, first published in 1833, was one of the inspirations for Mel Gibson s controversial film The Passion of the Christ. German Roman Catholic saint and...

"This book of meditations on the torment of Jesus, first published in 1833, was one of the inspirations for Mel Gibson s controversial film The Passion of the Christ. German Roman Catholic saint and...

Little is known of Dutch author MARINUS WILLEM DE VISSER (1876-1930) beyond his academic life as a classicist with an interest in Chinese and Japanese language and culture, and as a popularizer of...

Little is known of Dutch author MARINUS WILLEM DE VISSER (1876-1930) beyond his academic life as a classicist with an interest in Chinese and Japanese language and culture, and as a popularizer of...

Originally published in London in 1886, The Dragon, Image, and Demon, Or the Three Religions of China discusses different facets of the Confucian, Buddhist, and Taoist religions, including mythology...

Originally published in London in 1886, The Dragon, Image, and Demon, Or the Three Religions of China discusses different facets of the Confucian, Buddhist, and Taoist religions, including mythology...

"It is without doubt his most remarkable and lasting contribution as an art historian..."-Carmen C. Bambach, The Burlington Magazine (1903)The Drawings of the Florentine Painters (1903) by noted...

The Dream of Gerontius, first published in 1865, is Cardinal Newman's epic poem describing the descent of Gerontius, an Everyman character, into death and Purgatory. The poem opens with the old man's...

"The wellbeing and development of peoples not yet able to stand by themselves, form a sacred Trust of Civilisation." -The Covenant of the League of Nations, Article 22 (1924) The Dual Mandate in...

The Dutch Founding of New York, originally published in 1903, is a captivating and detailed historical account of the Dutch exploration and foundation in New York, or the New Netherlands. It includes...

At the time of his death in March of 1872, The Times of London recorded that "We have to announce to-day the death of a man who in his time has played a most singularly part upon the theatre of...

Dwellers on the Nile, Or Chapters on the Life, Literature, History and Customs of the Ancient Egyptians is a comprehensive study on the culture of the ancient Egyptians. It includes the deciphering...

There was an element of selfishness in Hannah's mania for keeping busy, for doing all their housework and cooking herself. She could not bear to have her daughters interfere; perhaps she did not want...

Adapted from a series of lectures delivered at the University of London in 1913, this is a strikingly clearheaded and articulate discussion of one of the great faiths of the world from a historical...

Adapted from a series of lectures delivered at the University of London in 1913, this is a strikingly clearheaded and articulate discussion of one of the great faiths of the world from a historical...

Adapted from a series of lectures delivered at the University of London in 1913, this is a strikingly clearheaded and articulate discussion of one of the great faiths of the world from a historical...

"Misery is a guest that we are glad to part with, however certain of her speedy return." -Frances Burney, The Early Diary of Frances Burney (1769)The Early Diary of Frances Burney, 1768-1778, Volume...

"Misery is a guest that we are glad to part with, however certain of her speedy return."-Frances Burney, The Early Diary of Frances Burney (1769)The Early Diary of Frances Burney, 1768-1778, Volume...

The impact of the work of German mathematician GOTTFRIED WILHELM LEIBNIZ (1646-1716) on modern science and technology is all but incalculable, but for starters, his notation for infinitesimal...

Originally written in 731 and published in English in 1903 in a translation by LIONEL CECIL JANE (1879-1932), The Ecclesiastical History of the English Nation was the first book of its kind. In it,...