Library Of Alexandria: 8804 books

Cover of The History of The Netherlands (Complete)
by John Lothrop Motley
Language: English
Release Date: July 29, 2009

THE RISE OF THE DUTCH REPUBLIC, 1555-1566, Complete A History Corresponding Member of the Institute of France, Etc. 1855 PREFACE The rise of the Dutch Republic must ever be regarded as one of the leading events of modern times. Without the birth of this great commonwealth, the various historical phenomena...
Cover of Manual of Zen Buddhism
by Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki
Language: English
Release Date: July 29, 2009

Dr. Suzuki writes with authority. Not only has he studied original works in Sanskrit, Pali, Chinese and Japanese, but he has an up-to-date knowledge of Western thought in German and French as well as in the English which he speaks and writes so fluently. He is, moreover, more than a scholar; he is a...
Cover of The Philosophy of the Plays of Shakspere Unfolded
by Delia Bacon
Language: English
Release Date: July 29, 2009

This Volume contains the argument, drawn from the Plays usually attributed to Shakspere, in support of a theory which the author of it has demonstrated by historical evidences in another work. Having never read this historical demonstration (which remains still in manuscript, with the exception of a...
Cover of Witch, Warlock and Magician: Historical Sketches of Magic and Witchcraft in England and Scotland
by William Henry Davenport Adams
Language: English
Release Date: July 29, 2009

The following pages may be regarded as a contribution towards that History of Human Error which was undertaken by Mr. Augustine Caxton. I fear that many minds will have to devote all their energies to the work, if it is ever to be brought to completion; and, indeed, it may plausibly be argued that its...
Cover of The Adornment of The Spiritual Marriage, The Sparkling Stone and of Supreme Truth
by Jan van Ruysbroeck
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2015

The Library of Alexandria is an independent small business publishing house. We specialize in bringing back to live rare, historical and ancient Books. This includes manuscripts such as: classical fiction, philosophy, science, Religion, folklore, mythology, history, literature, politics and sacred texts,...
Cover of The Destiny of The Soul: a Critical History of The Doctrine of a Future Life
by William Rounseville Alger
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2015

The Library of Alexandria is an independent small business publishing house. We specialize in bringing back to live rare, historical and ancient Books. This includes manuscripts such as: classical fiction, philosophy, science, Religion, folklore, mythology, history, literature, politics and sacred...
Cover of The Law
by Frederick Bastiat
Language: English
Release Date: July 29, 2009

Life Is a Gift from God We hold from God the gift which includes all Others. This gift is life — physical, intellectual, and moral life. But life cannot maintain itself alone. The Creator of life has entrusted us with the responsibility of preserving, developing, and perfecting it. In order that we...
Cover of The Task of Social Hygiene
by Havelock Ellis
Language: English
Release Date: July 29, 2009

The study of social hygiene means the study of those things which concern the welfare of human beings living in societies. There can, therefore, be no study more widely important or more generally interesting. I fear, however, that by many persons social hygiene is vaguely regarded either as a mere extension...
Cover of History of English Humour With an Introduction upon Ancient Humour (Complete)
by Alfred Guy Kingan L'Estrange
Language: English
Release Date: July 29, 2009

PRELIMINARY OBSERVATIONS. Subjective Character of the Ludicrous—The Subject little Studied—Obstacles to the Investigation—Evanescence—Mental Character of the Ludicrous—Distinction between Humour and the Ludicrous. The ludicrous is in its character so elusive and protean, and the field over...
Cover of The Nihon Shoki (Nihongi): The Chronicles of Japan
by Anonymous
Language: English
Release Date: July 29, 2009

Of old, Heaven and Earth were not yet separated, and the In and Yo not yet divided. They formed a chaotic mass like an egg which was of obscurely defined limits and contained germs. The purer and clearer part was thinly drawn out, and formed Heaven, while the heavier and grosser element settled down...
Cover of A History of The Japanese People From The Earliest Times to The End of The Meiji Era
by F., Kikuchi Brinkley
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2015

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Cover of The Religions of Japan: From The Dawn of History to The Era of Meiji
by William Elliot Griffis
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2015

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Cover of Obiter Dicta: Second Series
by Augustine Birrell
Language: English
Release Date: July 29, 2009

I am sorry not to have been able to persuade my old friend, George Radford, who wrote the paper on ‘Falstaff’ in the former volume, to contribute anything to the second series of Obiter Dicta. In order to enjoy the pleasure of reading your own books over and over again, it is essential that they...
Cover of An Account of The Growth of Deism in England
by William Stephens
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2015

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