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First published in 1922, "Tales of the Jazz Age" is a collection of 11 short stories by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Many of the stories had appeared in magazines such as "Collier's," "Vanity Fair," and the...

Ten Books on Architecture, or "De Architectura", by Marcus Vitruvius Pollio, is the most complete treatise on the subject of architecture to survive from antiquity and has influenced the construction...

First published serially in 1891 in "The Graphic," an illustrated British newspaper, "Tess of the d'Urbervilles" is one of the last novels written by Thomas Hardy. It is the titular story of Teresa...

The Aeneid is considered by some to be one of the most important epic poems of all time. The story is as much one of the great epic hero, Aeneas, as it is of the foundation of the Roman Empire...

The history of the fable likely does not originate with Aesop; however it is with him that we associate the fable's most ancient of known origins. Little is actually known of the life of Aesop...

Thomas Paine, a seminal figure in American History, was an Englishman by birth who immigrated to America in 1774, where he quickly took up the cause of the independence of the American colonies from...

The Agricola and "The Germania" are two important historical works by Cornelius Tacitus, an ancient Roman Senator and historian who lived from 56 AD to 120 AD. Tacitus lived in what historians call...

First published in 1903 in serial form, Henry James' "The Ambassadors" is the story of the middle-aged and na?ve Lewis Lambert Strether, who travels to Europe at the behest of his widowed fianc?e to...

First published in French in 1856, French diplomat and political scientist Alexis de Tocqueville's "The Old Regime and the French Revolution" is one of the most influential treatises written on the...

One of the most important historical records from classical antiquity, "The Annals of Imperial Rome" chronicles the history of the Roman Empire from the reign of Tiberius beginning in 14 A.D. to the...

Actually published in 1908, Dowling asserted that he had transcribed this work from Akashic records, which gave a detailed account of the life of Jesus. The title was derived from an age determined...

Baltasar Gracian y Morales assumed his final vows of the Jesuits in 1635, having been raised by his uncle, a priest, and studying theology in Zaragoza, Spain. Gracian became quite famous as a...

First published in 1923, "The Art Spirit," by famed artist and teacher Robert Henri, has been an important and influential guide to aspiring artists for nearly one hundred years. Born Robert Henry...

From his humble beginnings as a Scottish immigrant to his ascension to wealth and power as a 'captain of industry', Andrew Carnegie embodied the American 'rags to riches' dream. Alive in the time of...

After a brief military career, the illustrious Russian author Fyodor Dostoyevsky quickly turned to writing as a profession with the publication of his first novel, "Poor Folk" in 1846. This novel...

The Birds and Other PlaysAuthor: AristophanesPublisher: Digireads.com PublishingPublication Date: May 26, 2020Number of Pages: 240 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10: 1420968580ISBN-13:...

German philosopher, Friedrich Nietzsche was one the most controversial figures of the 19th century. His evocative writings on religion, morality, culture, philosophy, and science were often polemic...

First published in 1852, "The Blithedale Romance" is the third of Nathaniel Hawthorne's romantic novels. Set in the utopian communal farm called Blithedale in the 1840's, the novel tells the story of...

First published in 1889, "The Blue Fairy Book" is the first in a series of collections of fairy tales from around the world edited by Andrew Lang, the Scottish novelist, poet and literary critic,...

The Book of Enoch is one of the most notable extant apocryphal works of the Bible. Estimated to have been written around 300 BC, this ancient Jewish religious work is ascribed by tradition to Enoch,...

Author: Thornton W. BurgessPublisher: Digireads.com PublishingPublication Date: Feb 04, 2020Number of Pages: 184 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10: 1420966138ISBN-13: 9781420966138

Author: ArrianPublisher: Digireads.com PublishingPublication Date: Feb 04, 2020Number of Pages: 290 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10: 1420966030ISBN-13: 9781420966039

First published in 1764, Horace Walpole's "The Castle of Otranto" is generally regarded as the first gothic novel, a work which blended supernatural and fantastical elements with realistic characters...

Collected in this volume are five of Chekhov's most popular dramatic works: "Ivanov," "The Sea-Gull," "Uncle Vanya," "Three Sisters" and "The Cherry Orchard." Firstly in "Ivanov" we find the taut...

First published in 1920, "The Children of Odin" is the retelling of famous North myths for children by the acclaimed Irish poet, novelist, playwright, and children's author Padraic Colum. With...

Born and raised in a Longford, Ireland workhouse, Padraic Colum left home at seventeen to become a clerk in the Irish Railway Clearing House in Dublin. This venture was short-lived, however, and with...

The Circular StaircaseAuthor: Mary Roberts RinehartPublisher: Digireads.Com PublishingPublication Date: Feb 09, 2020Number of Pages: 148 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10:...

Author: William Butler YeatsPublisher: Digireads.com PublishingPublication Date: Apr 13, 2018Number of Pages: 214 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10: 1420957589ISBN-13: 9781420957587

Florence Scovel Shinn was an American artist and book illustrator by trade but she is probably best remembered for her inspirational works of self-empowerment. Shinn's writings are classic examples...

First published in 1653, Izaak Walton's "The Compleat Angler" is a classic and much-loved treatise on the art of fishing. Immediately popular after its publication, "The Compleat Angler" was...