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First published in 1901. According to Wikipedia: "Jessie Laidlay Weston (1850–1928) was an independent scholar and folklorist, working mainly on mediaeval Arthurian texts. Her best-known work is From Ritual to Romance (1920). In it she brought to bear an analysis harking back to James George...

Book on magic and magicians by the father of Mary Shelley, who was the author of Frankenstein. First published in 1834. According to the Preface: " The main purpose of this book is to exhibit a fair delineation of the credulity of the human mind. Such an exhibition cannot fail to be productive...

Classic historical novel set in the time of Henry VIII, first published in 1908. According to Wikipedia: "Ford Madox Ford (December 17, 1873 – June 26, 1939) was an English novelist, poet, critic and editor whose journals, The English Review and The Transatlantic Review, were instrumental in...

Three large book-length collections of essays in a single file, with links from the table of contents to each essay. Literary Friends and Acquaintances, Literature and Life, and My Literary Passions. According to Wikipedia: "William Dean Howells (March 1, 1837 – May 11, 1920) was an American...

According to Wikipedia: "Henry Brooks Adams (February 16, 1838 – March 27, 1918) was an American novelist, journalist, historian and academic. He is best-known for his autobiographical book, The Education of Henry Adams. He was a member of the Adams political family... In 1904, Adams privately...

The thirteen-book series includes over 1200 illustrations. This volume covers: The Nile and Egypt, The Gods of Egypt, and The Legendary History of Egypt. According to Wikipedia: "Gaston Camille Charles Maspero (June 23, 1846 – June 30, 1916) was a French Egyptologist... Among his best-known...

The twelve-book series includes over 1200 illustrations. This volume covers: The Political Constitution of Egypt, The Memphite Empire, and The First Theban Empire. Civilization. According to Wikipedia: "Gaston Camille Charles Maspero (June 23, 1846 – June 30, 1916) was a French Egyptologist......

Biography of an eloquent and persuasive lawyer in colonial Massachusetts who led the resistance against Britain at the time of the Stamp Act and the Tea Party. Due to brain damage from being bashed in the head by a British official, he was unable to play an active role in the Revolution which he helped...

Short essay, first published in 1906. According to Wikipedia: "Washington is seen as a symbol of the United States and republicanism in practice. His devotion to civic virtue made him an exemplary figure among early American politicians. Washington died in 1799, and in his funeral oration, Henry...

The thirteen-book series includes over 1200 illustrations. This volume covers: The First Chaldean Empire and the Hyksos in Egypt, Syria at the Beginning of the Egyptian Conquest, and The Eighteenth Theban Dynasty. According to Wikipedia: "Gaston Camille Charles Maspero (June 23, 1846 – June...

The thirteen-book series includes over 1200 illustrations. This volume covers: The Eighteenth Theban Dynasty, The Reaction Against Egypt, and The Close of the Theban Empire. According to Wikipedia: "Gaston Camille Charles Maspero (June 23, 1846 – June 30, 1916) was a French Egyptologist......

Volume 12 of the Chronicles of America Series. According to Wikipedia: "Washington is seen as a symbol of the United States and republicanism in practice. His devotion to civic virtue made him an exemplary figure among early American politicians. Washington died in 1799, and in his funeral oration,...

The thirteen-book series includes over 1200 illustrations. This volume covers: Ancient Chaldea, The Temples and the Gods of Chaldea, and Chaldean Civilization. According to Wikipedia: "Gaston Camille Charles Maspero (June 23, 1846 – June 30, 1916) was a French Egyptologist... Among his best-known...

According to Wikipedia: "Back to Methuselah (A Metabiological Pentateuch), by George Bernard Shaw consists of a preface (An Infidel Half Century) and a series of five plays: In the Beginning: B.C. 4004 (In the Garden of Eden), The Gospel of the Brothers Barnabas: Present Day, The Thing Happens:...