Lang: 1830 books

First published in 1910. The book begins: " "Homer's world," "the world that Homer knew," these are familiar phrases; and criticism is apt to tell us that they are empty phrases. Nevertheless when we use them we think of that enchanted land, so clearly seen in the light of "the Sun of Greece"; in the...

Sir,—There are many things that stand in the way of the critic when he has a mind to praise the living.  He may dread the charge of writing rather to vex a rival than to exalt the subject of his applause.  He shuns the appearance of seeking the favour of the famous, and would not willingly be...

Here you will find more than 1500 fairy tales, such as "Aladdin", "Sinbad the Sailor", "The Ugly Ducking", "Little Tin Soldier", "The Little Match Girl", "Blue Beard", "Beauty and the Beast", "Puss in Boots", "The...

Every version of Little Red Riding Hood in one beautifully formatted eBook with stunning original art.  Little Red Riding Hood  Little Red Cap  Little Red Hood  The Grandmother  The True History of Little Golden-Hood  The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck  Red Riding-hood ...

*** Original and Unabridged Content. Made available by GOLDEN CLASSIC PRESS*** Synopsis: From the Old Bridge at Berwick across to the historic town of Langholm, the site of the Douglas' defeat in 1454, the authors gently take the reader on a nostalgic and informative journey encompassing many...

*This Book is annotated (it contains a detailed biography of the author). *An active Table of Contents has been added by the publisher for a better customer experience. *This book has been checked and corrected for spelling errors. Contents Adventures among books -- Recollections of...

Once upon a time there was a woman who had three daughters. Little One-eye, because she had only one eye in the middle of her forehead; and the second, Little Two-eyes, because she had two eyes like other people; and the youngest, Little Three-eyes, because she had three eyes, and her third eye was...

El presente volumen ofrece una revisin general de la situacin del espaol como lengua en contacto con otras lenguas en diversos pases del mundo hispano.Cada seccin del libro cubre un rea o pas dentro de Espaa, Latinoamrica y el Caribe, donde el espaol convive con otras lenguas desde hace siglos.

Once upon a time there was an old man who lived in a little hut in the middle of a forest. His wife was dead, and he had only one son, whom he loved dearly. Near their hut was a group of birch trees, in which some black-game had made their nests, and the youth had often begged his father's...

Hannah Arendt’s 1958 The Human Condition was an impassioned philosophical reconsideration of the goals of being human. In its arguments about the kind of lives we should lead and the political engagement we should strive for, Arendt’s interpretative skills come to the fore, in a brilliant display...

The literature of every modern country is made up of many elements, contributed by various races; and has been modified at different times by foreign influences. Thus, among the ancient Celtic inhabitants of our islands, the peoples whom the Romans found here, the Welsh have given us the materials...