Besant: 174 books

The Fascination of London' was a series of guide books written by Sir Walter Besant and G. E. Mitton about various different areas of London. This book is about the area of Westminster, the seat of power in England for almost a thousand years, and home to the Palace of Westminster (the Houses of Parliament) and Westminster Abbey.

South London by Walter Besant.

The Golden Butterfly By Walter Besant and James Rice

For Faith And Freedom by Walter Besant.

Karma e reencarnação são conceitos de uso corrente no Oriente há muitos séculos. A partir da fundação da Sociedade Teosófica, em 1875, eles foram aos poucos se propagando no Ocidente e atualmente são conhecidos no mundo todo. Segundo H.P. Blavatsky, o karma é a lei infalível que ajusta...

"Professor!" cried the Director, rushing to meet their guest and lecturer as the door was thrown open, and the great man appeared, calm and composed, as if there was nothing more in the wind than an ordinary Scientific Discourse. "You are always welcome, my friend, always welcome"—the...

The ten years' partnership of myself and my late friend Mr. James Rice has been terminated by death. I am persuaded that nothing short of death would have put an end to a partnership which was conducted throughout with perfect accord, and without the least difference of opinion. The long illness which...

" Il est nécessaire pour nous de nous rappeler toujours que la vie a un côté caché, que chacun de nos actes, chacune de nos paroles et de nos pensées a son retentissement dans le monde invisible qui est toujours si près de nous ; généralement ces résultats invisibles sont d’une importance...

Settle in for a wild ride in this gripping turn-of-the-twentieth-century tale from British historian and author Walter Besant. Among a group of well-born acquaintances, a nefarious plot takes hold that threatens to indelibly besmirch the reputation of the eponymous Lady of Lynn. Will she be able to wriggle free from the talons of her tormentors before it's too late?

"Professor!" cried the Director, rushing to meet their guest and lecturer as the door was thrown open, and the great man appeared, calm and composed, as if there was nothing more in the wind than an ordinary Scientific Discourse. "You are always welcome, my friend, always welcome"—the...

Besant set out in this 1901 novel to bring the life of the great King Alfred not just to the well-educated, but also to the masses. The New York Times said the work "presents a clear picture of Alfred's environment and childhood, his education, his wars and victories."

"Pray be seated, madam." The doctor offered his visitor a chair. Then he closed the door, with perhaps a more marked manner than one generally displays in this simple operation. "I am happy to inform you," he began, "that the arrangements—the arrangements," he repeated with meaning, "are now completed."

IT is perhaps well to explain that this story first appeared as a serial early in 1899: that on revision it was found desirable partly to rewrite certain chapters and to enlarge upon certain points. The structure of the story, the characters, and the situations remain unaltered.

The Essays which form the present book have been written at intervals during the last five years, and are now issued in a single volume without alterations of any kind. I have thought it more useful—as marking the gradual growth of thought—to reprint them as they were originally published, so...