Star Lamp: 152 books

Every Man in His Humour is a 1598 play by the English playwright Ben Jonson,an English playwright, poet, actor and literary critic of the 17th century, whose artistry exerted a lasting impact upon English poetry and stage comedy.He popularised the comedy of humours. He is best known for the satirical plays Every Man in His Humour (1598)

Pictures of Jewish Home-Life Fifty Years Ago by Hannah Barnett-Trager (born Hannah Trager) (1870–1943) was an English writer and activist. She resided and worked primarily in Israel.Trager was born in London, but emigrated with her parents to Jerusalem in December 1871 when she was one year old....

And Thus He Came:A Christmas Fantasy by Cyrus.This book is a christmas classics short story,which include many short stories about Christmas,they are the collection of famous Christmas tales which are admired throughout the world.

Little Novels of Italy by the English historical novelist, poet and essayist,Maurice Hewlett.He was born at Weybridge, the eldest son of Henry Gay Hewlett, of Shaw Hall, Addington, Kent. He was educated at the London International College, Spring Grove, Isleworth, and was called to the bar in 1891....

Dramatic Romances by Robert Browning,an English poet and playwright whose mastery of the dramatic monologue made him one of the foremost Victorian poets.His poems are known for their irony, characterization, dark humour, social commentary, historical settings, and challenging vocabulary and syntax.Dramatic...

Tuscan Sculpture of the Fifteenth Century by Estelle M. Hurll, a student of aesthetics, wrote a series of popular aesthetic analyses of art in the early twentieth century.Hurll was born 25 July 1863 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, daughter of Charles W. and Sarah Hurll. She attended Wellesley College,...

Nationalism by Rabindranath Tagore.This book is about the belief in the superiority of an identity based on a geographical or demographic region.Nationalism involves national identity,by contrast with the related concept of patriotism.

Saunterings by the American essayist, novelist, and friend of Mark Twain,Charles Dudley Warner.Warner was born of Puritan descent in Plainfield, Massachusetts. From the ages of six to fourteen he lived in Charlemont, Massachusetts, the scene of the experiences pictured in his study of childhood, Being...

The Bab Ballads by the English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator, W. S. Gilbert.This book is a collection of light verse by W. S. Gilbert,illustrated with his own comic drawings. Gilbert wrote the Ballads before he became famous for his comic opera librettos with Arthur Sullivan.

The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt 1725-1798 by the Italian adventurer and author from the Republic of Venice,Giacomo Casanova.His autobiography, Histoire de ma vie (Story of My Life), is regarded as one of the most authentic sources of the customs and norms of European social life during the 18th century.

Indian Poetry by the English poet and journalist,who is most known for his work The Light of Asia,Sir Edwin Arnold.The poetry reflects diverse spiritual traditions within India.In particular,many Indian poets have benn inspired by mystical experiences.

General William Booth Enters into Heaven : and other poems by the American poet,Vachel Lindsay.His poetry explored American subjects and heroes, with patriotism and a mystic faith in the earth and nature.

Ben-Hur A Tale of The Christ is a novel by  Lew Wallace,first published in 1880.This book tells you about the life of Judah Ben-Hur,a man living in the time of Christ.

The Count of Monte Cristo written by Alexandre Dumas.This book will tell you a story of unfortunated guy,Dantes a sailor who inherit the captain of Pharoah ship.