Seltzer Books: 1134 books
by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Language: German
Release Date: March 1, 2018
Language: German
Release Date: March 1, 2018
Novelle, Belagerung von Mainz, und Unterhaltungen Deutscher Ausgewanderten. Wikipedia: "Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (* 28. August 1749 in Frankfurt am Main; † 22. März 1832 in Weimar), geadelt 1782, war ein deutscher Dichter. Er forschte und publizierte außerdem auf verschiedenen naturwissenschaftlichen...
by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Language: German
Release Date: July 31, 2018
Language: German
Release Date: July 31, 2018
Goethes Meisterwerk im deutschen Original. Laut Wikipedia: "Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (28. August 1749 - 22. März 1832) war ein deutscher Schriftsteller. George Eliot nannte ihn" Deutschlands größten Literaten ... und der letzte wahre Universalgelehrte auf der Erde. "Goethes Werke...
by Calista McCabe Courtnay
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2018
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 Lee said that of all Americans, he...
by Alexander H. Japp
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2018
Biography of the author of Treasure Island. According to Wikipedia: "Robert Louis (Balfour) Stevenson ( 1850 - 1894), was a Scottish novelist, poet, and travel writer, and a leading representative of Neo-romanticism in English literature. He was the man who "seemed to pick the right word...
by Honoré de Balzac
Language: French
Release Date: August 22, 2018
Language: French
Release Date: August 22, 2018
La comédie humaine volume I — Scènes de la vie privée tome I. La Maison du Chat-qui-pelote, Le Bal de Sceaux, La Bourse, La Vendetta, Madame Firmiani, Une Double Famille, La Paix du Ménage, La Fausse Maitresse, Etude de Femme, Albert Savarus. Selon Wikipedia: "La Comédie humaine est...
by Bill Nye
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2018
Classic humor, first published in 1896. "HEREIN WILL BE FOUND A RECITAL OF THE MANY EVENTFUL EVENTS WHICH TRANSPIRED IN ENGLAND FROM THE DRUIDS TO HENRY VIII. THE AUTHOR DOES NOT FEEL IT INCUMBENT ON HIM TO PRESERVE MORE THAN THE DATES AND FACTS, AND THESE ARE CORRECT, BUT THE LIGHTS AND SHADES...
by G. Maspero
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2018
The thriteen-book series includes over 1200 illustrations. This volume covers: The Close of the Theban Empire (continued), The Rise of the Assyrian Empire, and The Hebrews and the Philistines - Damascus. According to Wikipedia: "Gaston Camille Charles Maspero (June 23, 1846 – June 30, 1916)...
by G. Maspero
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2018
The twelve-book series includes over 1200 illustrations. This volume covers: The Assyrian Revival and the Struggle for Syria, Tiglath-Pileser III and the Organization of hteAssyrian Empire from 745 to 722 BC, and Sargon of Assyria.. According to Wikipedia: "Gaston Camille Charles Maspero (June...
Ethiopia Through Russian Eyes
Country in Transition 1896-1898
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2018
This is a unique and detailed first-hand account of Ethiopia in 1896-98 includes 78 photographs taken in Ethiopia at the time. It recounts the adventures and observations of a Russian officer with remarkable understanding for the many varied people who lived there and keen insight into their destiny....
by Andrew Lang
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2018
Essay about the legend/history behind Alexander Dumas' novel. According to Wikipedia: "Andrew Lang (March 31, 1844, Selkirk - July 20, 1912, Banchory, Kincardineshire) was a prolific Scots man of letters. He was a poet, novelist, and literary critic, and contributor to anthropology. He now is best known as the collector of folk and fairy tales
by Angelo Solomon Rappoport
Language: English
Release Date: July 27, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: July 27, 2018
Continuation of Maspero's History of Egypt, Chaldea, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria. Volume 11 of that series. Also volume 2 of 3 of History of Egypt from 330 BC to the Present Time. The thirteen-book series includes over 1200 illustrations. This volume covers: Egypt Under the Roman Empire, The Christian...
by James Branch Cabell
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2018
According to Wikipedia: "James Branch Cabell (1879 - 1958) was an American author of fantasy fiction and belles lettres... Cabell's work was thought of very highly by a number of his peers, including Mark Twain, Sinclair Lewis, H. L. Mencken, Joseph Hergesheimer, and Jack Woodford. When Twain...
by Gaston Leroux
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2018
Mystery novel, with four illustrations. This English translation was first published in 1912. According to Wikipedia: "Gaston Louis Alfred Leroux (6 May 1868[1] – 15 April 1927) was a French journalist and author of detective fiction. In the English-speaking world, he is best known for writing...
by Hermann Hesse
Language: German
Release Date: March 1, 2018
Language: German
Release Date: March 1, 2018
Klassischer Roman im Original Deutsch, erstmals 1915 erschienen. Nach Wikipedia: "Knulp ist ein 1915 in Deutschland erschienener Roman von Hermann Hesse. Der Roman, der in Form von drei Erzählungen erscheint, dreht sich um den Charakter von Knulp , ein Aussteiger, der ständig wandert, auf Freunde...