Charles: 17376 books

This selection brings together the best prose writings of the great early nineteenth-century essayist Charles Lamb, whose shrewd wit and convivial style have endeared him to generations of readers. These pieces include early discussions of Hogarth and Shakespeare; masterly essays written under the...

Discover the secrets to health, happiness and an open, loving heart. Just when you think you know how the world works. Lambrou comes along and takes you to a whole new place. The Alchemist’s Way is completely life transforming, brilliantly simple, and can unlock the door to a life of inner peace...

Abandoning the Black Hero is the first book to examine the postwar African American white-life novel—novels with white protagonists written by African Americans. These fascinating works have been understudied despite having been written by such defining figures in the tradition as Richard Wright,...

23 Complete Works of Algernon Charles Swinburne A Century of Roundels A Channel Passage and Other Poems A Dark Month A Midsummer Holiday and Other Poems A Study of Shakespeare Astrophel and Other Poems Atalanta in Calydon Chastelard Erechtheus Locrine Poems & Ballads (First Series) Poems...

18 Complete Works of Charles Dudley Warner A Little Journey in the World As We Go As We Were Saying Backlog Studies Baddeck and That Sort of Thing Being a Boy Captain John Smith Complete Essays In the Wilderness Our Italy Saunterings That Fortune The Gilded Age The Golden House The Novel and...

From the Award-winning Author of Nearly Departed in Deadwood!      “What a voice! Hilarious, original, and genuinely wonderful.  This fresh and feisty mystery will instantly win your heart. Loved it!” ~HANK PHILLIPPI RYAN, Anthony, Agatha and Macavity winning author “A smart, sassy,...

Son of "free persons of color," Charles W. Chesnutt was an important voice and the first African-American to gain recognition in literature. Grandson of a white man (probably a slave owner), Chesnutt had lighter skin and for that was commonly mistaken for a white man - a deception he always...

*Includes historic illustrations of Mary Read and important people in her life. *Includes a profile of Mary Read from the famous English pirate history "A General History of the Pyrates".*Discusses common legends about Mary Read, separating fact from fiction.*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.*Includes...

Herein are 11 of the most popular children’s stories taken from the world of Fairydom retold by master storyteller, Charles Perrault.  The first nine are well known with the last two perhaps less well-known. The stories are further enhanced by the twelve woodcuts by Charles Robinson. These...

29 Complete Works of Charles Kingsley Alexandria and her Schools Alton Locke, Tailor And Poet Discipline and Other Sermons Froude's History of England Health and Education Hypatia Lectures Delivered in America in 1874 Madam How and Lady Why Out of the Deep Phaethon Plays and Puritans Prose...

Charles Wylie has been quietly badgered for years by family and friends to publish his poetry, so here we have some about friends. (Please let me know if we are still friends after you read what I've written.)Of all the pleasant things in the world to do, dining with friends comes second...

The Reason For My Journey is a collection of poetry written by Charles R. James. Inspired by the poetry of his son Peter, Charles takes you on a journey from ideas, wants, wishes, dreams, grief and back to love again. This wonderfully written book will bring you along with Charles until you arrive at the beginning of hope and the belief that love is eternal.

North American poet Charles Moffat writes about love, wisdom, loss, politics, the meaning of life and more. His poetry varies from the romantic to the hilarious. This book contains 2 epic poems: "The Legend of Lilith" and "Rama and Sita". Sample below:  ...

Charles King (October 12, 1844 in Albany, New York – March 17, 1933 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) was a United States soldier and a distinguished writer. King was the son of Civil War general Rufus King, grandson of Columbia University president Charles King, and great grandson of Rufus King, who was...