The Horsham House Press: 322 books

A collection of short detective mystery stories, including The Face in the Target, The Vanishing Prince, The Soul of the Schoolboy, The Bottomless Well, The Hole in the Wall, The Fad of the Fisherman, The Fool of the Family, and The Vengeance of the Statue.

Nietzsche's inaugural address at the University of Bale, in which he discusses Homer's relationship and place in the development of language. From the beginning, he states: At the present day no clear and consistent opinion seems to be held regarding Classical Philology. We are conscious of this in...

This is the story of James Wait, a black sailor on board the merchant ship Narcissus, who takes ill with life-threatening tuberculosis. His plight arouses the sympathy of some, and the ire of others.

A complete record of the lectures on slavery in the United States of America delivered to the classes in Moral Science at the Randolph Macon College during the mid-nineteenth century, when abolitionism was at it’s height and before the American Civil War had begun. The premise of the lectures is that slavery is right, and is a fundamental principle of the social state.

This is the story of the First Massachusetts Coast Artillery both in during war and in peace time. This detailed history of the illustrious detachment covers the period 1784 to 1900. Expertly written by a member of 'The Old First' 1st Lieutenant Cutler who also served as the chaplain.

A funeral oration by Plato. The Menexenus or Funeral Oration is cited by Aristotle, and is interesting as supplying an example of the manner in which the orators praised 'the Athenians among the Athenians,' falsifying persons and dates, and casting a veil over the gloomier events of Athenian history....

The Rise of the Dutch Kingdom 1795-1813 is a classic historical text which focusses on the development of Holland and its parliamentary institutions during the Napoleonic era. Includes chapters on Schimmelpenninck, King Louis of Holland, the National Assembly, William I and the restoration.

Twain's collected essays on Christian Science, the belief system established by Mary Baker Eddy. 'Will Christian Science get a chance to show its wares? It has already secured that chance. Will it flourish and spread and prosper if it shall create for itself the one thing essential to those...

A series of 35 Acts passed in the 40th year of the reign of King Edward III of England aimed at bolstering feudal authority. Also, it is ordained and established, that no alliance by marriage, gossipred, fostering of children, concubinage or by amour, nor in any other manner, be hencefoth...

A collection of short stories and essays by Washington, written while he was based in Europe. Stories include: The Great Unknown, The Hunting Dinner, The Adventure of My Uncle, The Adventure of My Aunt, The Bold Dragoon, or the Adventure of My Grandfather, The Adventure of the German Student,...

A Platonic dialogue about living a life of pleasure. The Philebus appears to be one of the later writings of Plato, in which the style has begun to alter, and the dramatic and poetical element has become subordinate to the speculative and philosophical. In the development of abstract thought great...

The Polish language version of this classic detective story. Sherlock Holmes is called in to investigate a murder, but it is the legend of the diabolical and murderous Hound of the Baskervilles that he first must solve.

This nineteenth century treatise on the art of preaching Christianity is as relevant as ever. Applicable to all forms of the Christian faith, the book explores in detail the tools and skills necessary for effective preaching of the bible. Particular detail is focussed on the 'Man' - essentials of...

He was frightened. Now that he was so near to what he had been seeking, his courage left him; and he lay trembling, flat on the ground, awed by the booming voices of the creatures.They must be very large, he thought, to utter such deep tones. He had lain there for perhaps five minutes, when, suddenly,...