Seltzer Books: 1134 books

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...

The classic Russian short story. According to Wikipedia: "Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin (1799 - 1837) was a Russian Romantic author who is considered to be the greatest Russian poet] and the founder of modern Russian literature. Pushkin pioneered the use of vernacular speech in his poems and...

Play first published in 1919. According to Wikipedia: "Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 - April 15, 1865) was the sixteenth President of the United States, serving from March 4, 1861 until his assassination. As an outspoken opponent of the expansion of slavery in the United States, Lincoln...

Anthropology and theory of myths and myth-making. 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."

First published around 1900, the aim of this book is to assist school children in the accurate study of a few birds. It is believed that if this be attained, further study of birds will take care of itself. According to Wikipedia: "Charles Almanzo Babcock (born 1849, date of death unknown) was...

 La comédie humaine volume 8  — ILLUSIONS PERDUES: (1re PARTIE) LES DEUX POÈTES (2e PARTIE) UN GRAND HOMME DE PROVINCE A PARIS (3e PARTIE) ÈVE ET DAVID  Selon Wikipedia: "La Comédie humaine est le titre sous lequel Honoré de Balzac a regroupé un ensemble de plus de quatre-vingt-dix...

D'abord publié en 1895, en français. Avec des liens vers tous les poèmes de la table des matières. Selon Wikipédia: "Jean Nicolas Arthur Rimbaud (20 octobre 1854 - 10 novembre 1891) est un poète français né à Charleville, en Ardenne, qui a influencé la littérature et les arts modernes,...

Elizabethan drama. According to Wikipedia: "Christopher "Kit" Marlowe (1564 – 1593) was an English dramatist, poet and translator of the Elizabethan era. The foremost Elizabethan tragedian next to William Shakespeare, he is known for his magnificent blank verse, his overreaching protagonists, and his own mysterious and untimely death."

Biography of Mercy Otis Warren. Mercy (1728 – 1814) was a political writer and propagandist of the American Revolution.Her brother, James Otis, was a leader of the rebels at the time of the Stamp Act.  Her husband James Warren was head of the Massachusetts legislature and paymaster to the Continental...

Breife aus der Schweiz (Zweite Abteilung), Italienische Reise, und Kampagne in Frankreich. 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...

Die Leiden Des Jungen Werther -- 1774, Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre -- 1795, Die Wahlverwandtschaften -- 1809, Wilhelm Meisters Wanderjahre Oder Die Entsagenden. Wikipedia: "Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (* 28. August 1749 in Frankfurt am Main; † 22. März 1832 in Weimar), geadelt 1782, war ein...

Novel for teens. According to Wikipedia: "Charlotte Mary Yonge ( 1823 - 1901), was an English novelist, known for her huge output, now mostly out of print. ... She began writing in 1848, and published during her long life about 100 works, chiefly novels. ... Among the best known of her works...

Classic Schiller play about Joan of Arc, in English translation. . According to Wikipedia: "Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller (1759 – 1805) was a German poet, philosopher, historian, and dramatist. During the last few years of his life (1788–1805), Schiller struck up a productive, if...

Biography of the author of Treasure Island, from the "Famous Scots Series". 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...