Delphi Classics: 332 books

One of the leading philosophers of the French Renaissance, Michel de Montaigne is famous for his ‘Essais’ (Essays), which established a new literary form, merging casual anecdotes and autobiography with serious intellectual insight. This comprehensive eBook presents Montaigne’s complete works,...

The father of modern western philosophy, René Descartes formulated the first modern version of mind-body dualism, promoting the development of a new science grounded in observation and experiment. Applying an original system of methodical doubt, he dismissed apparent knowledge derived from the senses...

The Danish author Hans Christian Andersen was a prolific writer of novels, travelogues, poetry and fairy tales. Beloved stories such as ‘The Little Mermaid’, ‘The Snow Queen’, ‘The Ugly Duckling’ and ‘Thumbelina’ are among the most frequently translated works in all literary history....

Sax Rohmer, the pen name of Arthur Sarsfield Ward, was an internationally popular British writer, most famous for creating the sinister Chinese criminal genius Fu Manchu, the hero-villain of many novels. This comprehensive eBook presents Rohmer’s collected works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts...

A prolific Australian novelist, Guy Boothby was noted for sensational fiction in variety magazines around the end of the nineteenth century. His most famous creation is Dr. Nikola, an occultist criminal mastermind, who serves as a Victorian forerunner to Fu Manchu. This comprehensive eBook presents...

John Muir was an influential Scottish-American naturalist, environmental philosopher, glaciologist and early advocate for the preservation of wilderness in the United States. His letters, essays and books concern his adventures in nature, especially in the Sierra Nevada, California; Muir’s activism...

The American writer of adventure fiction, Talbot Mundy is best known for the novel ‘King of the Khyber Rifles’, the Jimgrim series, Theosophical writings and ripping yarns published in pulp magazines. This comprehensive eBook presents Mundy’s collected works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts...

The British statesman, Benjamin Disraeli, who was twice prime minister, also achieved great fame as a novelist. His early ‘silver fork’ novels, including ‘Vivian Grey’, featured romanticised depictions of aristocratic life, while his celebrated masterpiece, the ‘Young England’ trilogy,...

Hippocrates of Kos, the Father of Western medicine, is credited with advancing the systematic study of clinical medicine, summing up the knowledge of previous schools and prescribing practices for physicians through the Hippocratic Corpus and other works. The Ancient Classics series provides eReaders...

Richard Marsh, best-selling author of the late 19th century and Edwardian period, is best known for his supernatural novel ‘The Beetle’, which initially outsold Bram Stoker's ‘Dracula’. Marsh produced nearly 80 volumes of novels and short stories, in genres including horror, crime, romance...