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The female writer and critic born Violet Paget rose to prominence using the pen name Vernon Lee. Over time, she came to be regarded as one of the foremost experts on the Italian Renaissance, and the engaging essays collected in Euphorion amply demonstrate her knowledge of and insight into Italian art and literature.

Though he typically wrote under the guise of anonymity, using an array of pseudonyms and pen names, author and thinker William Walker Atkinson was an enormously influential figure in the "New Thought" movement. In fact, he is often credited with being the original source of the ideas that later coalesced...

Though vegetarianism has grown in popularity in recent years, it's a way of eating that has persisted in many cultures for thousands of years. This back-to-basics cookbook offers an array of tantalizing recipes that derive their flavor from tasty fruits and vegetables. Though most of the recipes won't...

Think that the problem of large corporations exercising undue influence in the political sphere is a recent phenomenon? If so, think again. Mr. Crewe's Career, an eye-opening historical novel set in the early twentieth century, follows the efforts of the railroad industry to steamroll its way into state politics in New Hampshire.

In this exciting action-adventure novel from Captain F. S. Brereton, indomitable hero Colonel Jim Hubbard takes on a series of formidable foes in east Africa, calling on his wit, might and resourcefulness to vanquish even the most persistent of enemies.

British polymath Edward Clodd was a banker who also established himself as a prominent thinker in the fields of anthropology and folklore. In Myths and Dreams, Clodd takes a look at the mythological beliefs of many cultures and societies, ranging from prehistoric times to the nineteenth century, providing...

In common parlance, an 'aura' is a metaphysical emanation that provides insight into the mental and spiritual character and well-being of an individual. Those with advanced psychic sensitivities can often perceive the auras of others and their various shades and shapes. Written by renowned New Thought...

Although his chief forte was the short story, American author Bret Harte also dabbled in drama from time to time. This play combines elements of several of Harte's short stories, including "The Idyl of Red Gulch" and "Mr. Thompson's Prodigal," into a series of sketches about life in the mining towns of the Old West.

Tom Pauling takes a journey to the tropics in this volume of the popular Radio Detectives series. Always fascinated by new technologies, Tom and his traveling companions check out diving suits and submarines -- and stumble into the midst of a confounding mystery along the way.

French philosopher Henri-Louis Bergson attained a massive following in the early twentieth century, based largely on the popular appeal of his stance that intuition should be prized over reason. In this thoughtful critique of Bergson's work, British psychologist Karin Stephen deconstructs the attractiveness of Bergson's position and carefully catalogs its shortcomings.

In the aftermath of the devastation caused by World War I, British poet, thinker and activist Edward Carpenter penned this impassioned plea to the world, imploring readers to band together in resistance against future global conflicts. It's a stirring and persuasive manifesto that anyone interested in the history of the period should read.

Published a century ago, Edward Carpenter's essay collection The Healing of Nations and the Hidden Sources of Their Strife remains amazingly relevant today. Carpenter argues that wealth inequality is the single most pressing social problem facing the world, causing numerous other woes ranging from war to crime to widespread psychological distress.

Are you having trouble making your way in the world? Have you encountered difficulty deciding which path you should take in life? If so, you might benefit from A.R. Calhoun's How to Get On in the World: A Ladder to Practical Success. Regarded as a classic in the self-help genre, this book offers up plenty...

Self-taught chemist and scientist Michael Faraday was one of the most prolific and prescient researchers to emerge from England in the nineteenth century. In this captivating collection of talks and lectures, Faraday sets forth some of his most influential theories, findings, and conjectures.