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Scottish Cathedrals and AbbeysButler, Dugald, 1862-1926enStory, Robert Herbert, 1835-1907 [Author of introduction, etc.]Cathedrals -- Scotland; Abbeys -- Scotland; Church architecture -- Scotland2007-06-06
Towards the Great PeaceCram, Ralph Adams, 1863-1942enIntroduction -- A world at the crossroads -- A working philosophy -- The social organism -- The industrial problem -- The political organization of society -- The function of education and art -- The problem of organic religion -- Personal responsibility.Civilization; Sociology; Social problems2004-01-01
The Loving Ballad of Lord BatemanenAn adaptation of the traditional ballad, variously ascribed to Thackeray, Dickens, and Cruikshank; the text is generally attributed to Thackeray or Cruikshank, the introduction and notes to Dickens.Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878 [Illustrator]Poetry, English; Ballads, English2005-04-14
A Preface to PoliticsLippmann, Walter, 1889-1974enIntroduction -- Routineer and inventor -- The taboo -- The changing focus -- The golden rule and after -- Well meaning but unmeaning: the Chicago vice report -- Some necessary iconoclasm -- The making of creeds -- The red herring -- Revolution and culture.Social problems -- United States; United States -- Politics and government2006-12-16
Epistle to a Friend Concerning Poetry (1700) and the Essay on Heroic Poetry (second edition, 1697)Wesley, Samuel, 1662-1735enAn epistle to a friend concerning poetry -- The preface [to the life of our Blessed Lord & Saviour Jesus Christ. An heroic poem: dedicated to Her Most Sacred Majesty. In Ten Books.], Being an Essay on Heroic Poetry.Hooker, Edward N. (Edward Niles), -1957 [Author of introduction, etc.]2005-08-10
How to Form a Library, 2nd edWheatley, Henry Benjamin, 1838-1917enIntroduction -- How men have formed libraries -- How to buy -- Public libraries -- Private libraries -- General bibliographies -- Special bibliographies -- Publishing societies -- Child's library -- One hundred books.Book collecting; Books; Libraries; Best books2009-11-07
The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 07 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty VolumesVariousenThe Life of Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel. By J. Loewenberg. -- Hegel: Introduction to the Philosophy of History. -- The Philosophy of Law. -- Introduction to the Philosophy of Art. -- The Life of Bettina von Arnim. By Henry Wood. -- von Arnim: Goethe's Correspondence with a Child. -- Immermann and His Drama Merlin. By Martin Schütze. -- Immermann's Münchhausen. By Allen Wilson Porterfield. -- Immermann: The Oberhof. -- Gutzkow and Young Germany. By Starr Willard Cutting. -- Gutzkow: Sword and Queue. -- German Lyric Poetry from 1830 to 1848. By John S. Nollen. -- Grün: A Salon Scene. -- Lenau: Prayer. -- Sedge Songs. -- Songs by the Lake. -- The Postilion. -- To the Beloved from Afar. -- The Three Gipsies. -- My Heart. -- Mörike: An Error Chanced. -- A Song for Two in the Night. -- Early Away. -- The Forsaken Maiden. -- Weyla's Song. -- Seclusion. -- The Soldier's Betrothed. -- The Old Weathercock: An Idyll. -- Think of It, My Soul. -- Erinna to Sappho. -- Mozart's Journey from Vienna to Prague. -- von Droste-Hülshoff: Pentecost. -- The House in the Heath. -- The Boy on the Moor. -- On the Tower. -- The Desolate House. -- The Jew's Beech-Tree. -- Freiligrath: The Duration of Love. -- The Emigrants. -- The Lion's Ride. -- The Spectre-Caravan. -- Had I at Mecca's Gate been Nourished. -- Wild Flowers. -- The Dead to the Living. -- Hurrah, Germania! -- The Trumpet of Gravelotte. -- von Strachwitz: Douglas of the Bleeding Heart. -- Herwegh: The Stirrup-Cup. -- Geibel: The Watchman's Song. -- The Call of the Road. -- Autumn Days. -- The Death of Tiberius.2004-05-01
The Tenant of Wildfell HallBrontë, Anne, 1820-1849enWard, Humphry, Mrs., 1851-1920 [Author of introduction, etc.]Landlord and tenant -- Fiction; England -- Fiction; Married women -- Fiction; Alcoholics -- Fiction; England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction; Domestic fiction1997-07-01
Essays on Wit No. 2enIntroduction, by Hooker Essay on Wit, by Anonymous (1748) Character. Of one that Zany's the good Companion, by Flecknoe (1665) Character. Of a bold abusive Wit, by Flecknoe (1665) The Adventurer. No. 127, by Warton (1754) The Adventurer. No. 133, by Warton (1754) Of Wit, by Anonymous (1732).2005-02-08
The Shadow of the CathedralBlasco Ibáñez, Vicente, 1867-1928enWith a critical introduction by W.D. HowellsGillespie, Mrs. W. A. [Translator]Toledo (Spain) -- Fiction; Catedral de Toledo -- Fiction; Blasco Ibáñez, Vicente, 1867-1928 -- Criticism and interpretation2004-04-01
Erasmus and the Age of ReformationHuizinga, Johan, 1872-1945enClark, G. N. (George Norman), Sir, 1890-1979 [Author of introduction, etc.]Erasmus, Desiderius, d. 1536; Authors, Latin (Medieval and modern) -- Netherlands -- Biography; Humanists -- Netherlands -- Biography; Scholars, Medieval -- Netherlands -- Biography; Reformation -- Biography; Netherlands -- Intellectual life -- 16th century; Rotterdam (Netherlands) -- Biography2007-10-05
The Best Ghost StoriesVariousenIntroduction--"The Fascination of the Ghost Story", by Arthur B. Reeve -- The Apparition of Mrs. Veal, by De Foe -- Canon Alberic's Scrap-Book, by James -- The Haunted and the Haunters, by Bulwer-Lytton -- The Silent Woman, by Kompert -- Banshees -- The Man Who Went Too Far, by Benson -- The Woman's Ghost Story, by Blackwood -- The Phantom Rickshaw, by Kipling -- The Rival Ghosts, by Matthews -- The Damned Thing, by Bierce -- The Interval, by O'Sullivan -- Dey Ain't No Ghosts, by Butler -- Some Real American Ghosts.2006-03-01
The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 02 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty VolumesenIntroduction to the Elective Affinities. By Calvin Thomas GOETHE: The Elective Affinities. Shakespeare and Again Shakespeare. Oration on Wieland. The Pedagogic Province (from "Wilhelm Meister's Travels"). Winckelmann and His Age. Maxims and Reflections. Eckermann's Conversation with Goethe. Goethe's Correspondence with Wilhelm von Humboldt and His Wife. Goethe's Correspondence with K. F. Zelter.Francke, Kuno, 1855-1930 [Editor]2004-02-01
The Task of Social HygieneEllis, Havelock, 1859-1939enIntroduction -- The changing status of women -- The new aspect of the woman’s movement -- The emancipation of women in relation to romantic love -- The significance of a falling birth-rate -- Eugenics and love -- Religion and the child -- The problem of sexual hygiene -- Immorality and the law -- The war against war -- The problem of an international language -- Individualism and socialism.Women -- Social and moral questions; Sexual ethics; Eugenics2007-07-17
Dramatic RomancesBrowning, Robert, 1812-1889enIntroduction -- Incident of the French Camp -- The Patriot -- My Last Duchess -- Count Gismond -- The Boy and the Angel -- Instans Tyrannus -- Mesmerism -- The Glove -- Time's Revenges -- The Italian in England -- The Englishman in Italy -- In a Gondola -- Waring -- The Twins -- A Light Woman -- The Last Ride Together -- The Pied Piper of Hamelin: A Child's Story -- The Flight of the Duchess -- A Grammarian's Funeral -- The Heretic's Tragedy -- Holy-Cross Day -- Protus -- The Statue and the Bust -- Porphyria's Lover -- "Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came".2003-07-01
An Introduction to the Study of Robert Browning's PoetryenBrowning, Robert, 1812-1889; Browning, Robert, 1812-1889 -- Bibliography; Browning, Robert, 1812-1889 -- Criticism and interpretation2008-07-05
The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 04 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty VolumesenThe Life of Jean Paul. By Benjamin W. Wells. -- Quintus Fixlein's Wedding. -- Rome. -- The Opening of the Will. -- WILHELM VON HUMBOLDT Schiller and the Process of His Intellectual Development. -- The Early Romantic School. By James Taft Hatfield. -- AUGUST WILHELM SCHLEGEL Lectures on Dramatic Art. -- Introduction to Lucinda. By Calvin Thomas. -- Lucinda. -- Aphorisms. -- The Story of Hyacinth and Roseblossom. -- Aphorisms. -- Hymn to Night. -- Though None Thy Name Should Cherish. -- To the Virgin. -- Hyperion's Song of Fate. -- Evening Phantasie. -- Puss in Boots. -- Fair Eckbert. -- The Elves. -- The Life of Heinrich von Kleist. By John S. Nollen. -- Michael Kohlhaas. -- The Prince of Homburg.2004-04-01
The Closet of Sir Kenelm Digby Knight OpenedDigby, Kenelm, 1603-1665enIntroduction The Closet Of Sir Kenelm Digby Opened: Title Page Of The First Edition To The Reader Receipts For Mead, Metheglin, And Other Drinks Cookery Receipts The Table Appendix I. Some Additional Receipts II. The Powder Of Sympathy III. List Of The Herbs, Flowers, &c., Referred To In The Text Notes Glossary Index Of ReceiptsMacDonell, Anne [Editor]Liquors; Wine and wine making -- Early works to 1800; Digby, Kenelm, Sir, 1603-1665; Cooking -- Early works to 18002005-08-05
Complete Project Gutenberg Abraham Lincoln WritingsLincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865enIntroduction by Theodore Roosevelt -- Editor's Preface by Arthur Brooks Lapsley -- Abraham Lincoln. An Essay by Carl Shurz -- Abraham Lincoln. Memorial Address by Joseph H. Choate -- The writings of Abraham Lincoln.United States -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Illinois -- Politics and government -- To 1865; United States -- Politics and government -- 1849-1861; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. Selections; Lincoln-Douglas Debates, Ill., 18582004-10-01
Humorous Ghost StoriesScarborough, Dorothy, 1878-1935enIntroduction: The humorous ghost -- The Canterville ghost / by Oscar Wilde -- The ghost-extinguisher / by Gelett Burgess -- "Dey ain't no ghosts" / by Ellis Parker Butler -- The transferred ghost / by Frank R. Stockton -- The mummy's foot / Théophile Gautier -- The rival ghosts / Brander Matthews -- The water ghost of Harrowby Hall / by John Kendrick Bangs -- Back from that bourne / Anonymous -- The ghost-ship / by Richard Middleton -- The transplanted ghost / by Wallace Irwin -- The last ghost in Harmony / by Nelson LLoyd -- The ghost of Miser Brimpson / by Eden Phillpotts -- The haunted photograph / by Ruth McEnery Stuart -- The ghost that got the button / by Will Adams -- The specter bridegroom / by Washington Irving -- The specter of Tappington / compiled by Richard Barham -- In the barn / by Burges Johnson -- A shady plot / by Elsie Brown -- The lady and the ghost / by Rose Cecil O'Neill.2008-10-18
The 30,000 Dollar Bequest and Other StoriesTwain, Mark, 1835-1910enThe 30,000 Dollar Bequest A Dog's Tale Was It Heaven? Or Hell? A Cure for the Blues The Enemy Conquered; or, Love Triumphant The Californian's Tale A Helpless Situation A Telephonic Conversation Edward Mills and George Benton: A Tale The Five Boons of Life The First Writing-machines Italian without a Master Italian with Grammar A Burlesque Biography How to Tell a Story General Washington's Negro Body-servant Wit Inspirations of the "Two-year-olds" An Entertaining Article A Letter to the Secretary of the Treasury Amended Obituaries A Monument to Adam A Humane Word from Satan Introduction to "The New Guide of the Conversation in Portuguese and English" Advice to Little Girls Post-mortem Poetry The Danger of Lying in Bed Portrait of King William III Does the Race of Man Love a Lord? Extracts from Adam's Diary Eve's DiaryFiction; Short stories2004-09-14




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