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FUSANG The Discovery of America by Chinese Buddhist Priests in the Fifth Century by Charles G. Leland This Elibron Classics book is a facsimile reprint of a 1875 edition by Trübner & Co., London.

Of the Liberty of the Press by David Hume David Hume (26 April 1711 – 25 August 1776) was a Scottish philosopher, economist, historian and a key figure in the history of Western philosophy and the Scottish Enlightenment. Hume is often grouped with John Locke, George Berkeley, and a handful...

Of Superstition and Enthusiasm by David Hume That the corruption of the best things produces the worst, is grown into a maxim, and is commonly proved, among other instances, by the pernicious effects of superstition and enthusiasm, the corruptions of true religion. These two species...

Of the Delicacy of Taste and Passion by David Hume SOME People are subject to a certain delicacy of passion, which makes them extremely sensible to all the accidents of life, and gives them a lively joy upon every prosperous event,as well as a piercing grief, when they meet with misfortunes...

Of the Rise and Progress of the Arts and Sciences by David Hume Nothing requires greater nicety, in our enquiries concerning human affairs, than to distinguish exactly what is owing to chance, and what proceeds from causes; nor is there any subject, in which an author is more liable to deceive...

Yoga Vashisht or Heaven Found by Rishi Singh Gherwal Excerpts from the shorter Yoga Vasishta This is a translation of the Laghu Yoga Vashishta, traditionally written by the sage Vasistha, one of the teachers of Rama. This is the 'shorter' Yoga Vashishta. This is not an academic or critical...

The Legends of the Jews (Volume II: From Joseph to the Exodus) The masterpiece of one of the preeminent Talmudic scholars of the 20th century, the multivolume Legends of the Jews gathers together stories from the Talmud, the Midrash, the Bible, and oral traditions-also known as the Haggada-and...

Articles of Faith from the Jewish Encyclopedia "Articles of faith are formal creeds, or lists of beliefs, sometimes numbered, and often beginning with "We believe...", which attempt to more or less define the fundamental theology of a given religion and/or church. Articles of faith are common in both Christianity and Islam."

The Epic of Gilgamish by R. Campbell Thompson The first complete academic translation of Gilgamesh. "This is one of the first essentially complete academic translations of the epic of Gilgamesh. It includes all of the principal episodes of the epic: the wild man Enkidu; the battle...

With The Adepts An Adventure Among The Rosicrucians by Franz Hartmann The narrator -- led by a mysterious dwarf -- takes a journey into the Alps to a secret Rosicrucian enclave, where he witnesses first-hand Alchemy, Past Lives, Psychic Travel, Water Spirits, and other miraculous events.

Tilak Of Tibet Reveals Life's Purpose by Ann Hackett "This long-forgotten esoteric novella, written in the waning days of World War II, is a series of parables held together by a fictional Tibetan character, Tilak. The author expounds on a diverse set of esoteric themes, including reincarnation,...

Intermediate Types among Primitive Folk by Edward Carpenter "In this ground-breaking study of homosexuality, Edward Carpenter reviews an extensive body of literature, including accounts of Shamans and Bedarches (transgenders) in tribal society, and same-sex unions in ancient Greece and...

The Critique of Judgement by Immanuel Kant In THE CRITIQUE OF JUDGMENT (1790), Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) seeks to establish the a priori principles underlying the faculty of judgement, just as he did in his previous critiques of pure and practical reason. The first part deals with the subject...

Bertie And The Gardeners by Madeline Leslie yer's ward there was great rejoicing. Susy and Marianne, that bright eyed girl you spoke to near the door, laughed aloud and clapped their hands, and exclaimed: "'Bertie didn't forget. He did send his bird. Oh, Miss Lerow will you please...