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No writings of Epictetus himself are really known. His discourses were transcribed and compiled by his pupil Arrian (author of the Anabasis Alexandri). The main work is The Discourses, four books of...

No writings of Epictetus himself are really known. His discourses were transcribed and compiled by his pupil Arrian (author of the Anabasis Alexandri). The main work is The Discourses, four books of...

Author: VariousPublisher: SMK BooksPublication Date: Apr 03, 2018Number of Pages: 34 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: Hardcover/ReligionISBN-10: 1515426068ISBN-13: 9781515426066

Buddhism is a religion indigenous to the Indian subcontinent that encompasses a variety of traditions, beliefs and practices largely based on teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, who is...

Collected here in this 5-in-1 omnibus edition are five of Rudolf Steiner's most important works including Theosophy, an Introduction, An Esoteric Cosmology, Intuitive Thinking as a Spiritual Path, An...

Lizzie Greystock, a fortune-hunter who ensnares the sickly, dissipated Sir Florian Eustace and is soon left a very wealthy widow and mother. While clever and beautiful, Lizzie has several character...

Author: Henry Van DykePublisher: SMK BooksPublication Date: Apr 03, 2018Number of Pages: 28 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: Hardcover/Juvenile FictionISBN-10: 1515429296ISBN-13: 9781515429296

the story tells of how Prince Gregor, and his hero, the daring Winfried of England, journey through treacherous land to reach the heathen people of the forest on Christmas eve. When they arrive,...

The Forsyte Saga is a series of three novels and two interludes, they chronicle the vicissitudes of the leading members of an upper-middle-class British family, similar to Galsworthy's own. Only a...

The book's stirring opening happens on the eve of the coup d'?tat, involving an idealistic young village couple joining up with the republican militia in the middle of the night. Zola then spends the...

The Frogs tells the story of the god Dionysus, despairing of the state of Athens' tragedians, and allegedly recovering from the disastrous Battle of Arginusae. He travels to Hades to bring Euripides...

Aeschylus was the first of the three ancient Greek tragedians whose plays can still be read or performed, the others being Sophocles and Euripides. He is often described as the father of tragedy: our...

The Gambler is a novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky about a young tutor in the employment of a formerly wealthy Russian General. The novella reflects Dostoevsky's own addiction to roulette, which was in more...

The action begins with playboy bachelor Jimmy Pitt in New York; having fallen in love on a transatlantic liner, he befriends a small-time burglar and breaks into a police captain's house as a result...

Bierce was considered a master of pure English by his contemporaries, and virtually everything that came from his pen was notable for its judicious wording and economy of style. He wrote in a variety...

Author: Henry O.Publisher: SMK BooksPublication Date: Apr 03, 2018Number of Pages: 18 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: Hardcover/FictionISBN-10: 1515430375ISBN-13: 9781515430377

The girl of the title is red-haired, dog-loving Wilhelmina "Billie" Bennet, and the three men are Bream Mortimer, a long-time friend and admirer of Billie, Eustace Hignett, a lily-livered poet who is...

Although Kyne's tale of business smarts has been around for some time, it doesn't feel dated. It's a straightforward parable about a young war veteran who's handed an opportunity that will either...

This novel tells of how two boys, O'Hara and Moriarty, tar and feather a statue of the local M.P. as a prank. They get away with it, but O'Hara had borrowed a tiny gold cricket bat belonging to...

The Golden Bough attempts to define the shared elements of religious belief. Its thesis is that old religions were fertility cults that revolved around the worship of, and periodic sacrifice of, a...

In Greek mythology, the Golden Fleece is the fleece of the gold-haired winged ram, which can be procured in Colchis. It figures in the tale of Jason and his band of Argonauts, who set out on a quest...

Beverley remembers his childhood days with his brother Felix and their many friends. The children often played in their family's orchard and had rich adventures, even creating their own newspaper,...

Set just before World War I, The Good Soldier chronicles the tragedies of the lives of two seemingly perfect couples. The novel is told using a series of flashbacks, it also makes use of the device...

Belloc cited the many beliefs and theological principles which Islam shares with Catholicism. Where Islam decisively diverges from Catholicism (and Christianity in general) is the "denial of the...

Francis Bacon is considered the father of modern science. He proposed, at his time, a great reformation of all process of knowledge for the advancement of learning divine and human. He called it...

Author: Epictetus EpictetusPublisher: SMK BooksPublication Date: Apr 03, 2018Number of Pages: 26 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: Hardcover/PhilosophyISBN-10: 1515427099ISBN-13: 9781515427094

No writings of Epictetus himself are really known. His discourses were transcribed and compiled by his pupil Arrian (author of the Anabasis Alexandri). The main work is The Discourses, four books of...

The Harvester is set in Gene Stratton Porter's Limberlost Swamp series. David Langston lives a simple life harvesting medicinal herbs to sell in the city. He believes that he has all that he needs in...

Set at the fictional school of Eckleton, the story centers around the house of "Kay's," the riotous boys and unpopular master Mr. Kay, and Fenn, the head boy. The story features practical jokes,...

Included in this book are three short, but heartfelt Christmas tales. They show the true meaning of love, friendship and the Christmas spirit. Share these delightful tales with all of the family to...