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The Sonnets, Triumphs, and Other Poems

The Sonnets, Triumphs, and Other Poems

by Francesco Petrarca

The Sonnets, Triumphs, and Other Poems are a collection of literary works of Francesco Petrarca, an Italian poet remembered as the humanist and the first to develop “Dark Ages” concept. He is often called as the “Father of Humanism”. His notable works of Poetry, essays and letters include Canzoniere ("Songbook"), Secretum ("My Secret Book"), De ..

The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals

The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals

by Charles Darwin

The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals is an exploration of genetically determined aspects of behavior written by Charles Darwin, an English Geologist remembered for his evolutionary theory. His notable works include On the Origin of Species, The Descent of Man, and The Formation of Vegetable Mould through the Action of Worms. Illu..

Boat-Building and Boating

Boat-Building and Boating

by Daniel Carter Beard

Boat Building and Boating is a do it yourself kind of guide book on the art of boat building, written by Daniel Carter Beard, an American social reformer and the founder of "Boy Scouts of America". As an illustrator, he has worked in many of the Mark Twain books like Following the Equator, The American Claimant and A Connecticut Yankee in King A..

Ancient and Modern Ships

Ancient and Modern Ships

by George C. V. Holmes

Ancient and Modern ships is a historic exploration of ship building written by George C. V. Holmes. The author mentions in the preface that indeed it was difficult to refer the old writings of ship building as they were inaccurate and provided meager details. Even the writings based on the witness of classical ships which survived only provided ..

Beowulf

Beowulf

by Francis Barton Gummere

Beowulf is an epic poem considered as a remarkable Anglo-Saxon literature written in old English by unknown author and has been translated by Francis Barton Gummere. This poem narrates the rise and fall of Beowulf who hails from Greats, a tribal kingdom. Beowulf encounters three battles named Grendel, Grendel's mother and The dragon against supe..

An English Grammar

An English Grammar

by William Malone Baskervill

An English Grammar is a text book of spell check for the use of high school, academy and college classes co-authored by William Malone Baskervill and James Witt Sewell. William Malone Baskervill was working at Vanderbilt University as professor of English Language at literature. James Witt Sewell was working at Hume-Fogg High School as professor of..

Orthodoxy

Orthodoxy

by G. K. Chesterton

Orthodoxy is a Christian apologetics written by Gilbert Keith Chesterton, an English writer and Christian apologist. His multifaceted talents made him as a philosopher, lay theologian, journalist, poet, literary critic and orator, with his notable writings of The Everlasting Man, The Innocence of Father Brown, Eugenics and Other Evils, and Manalive..

Historic Oddities And Strage Events

Historic Oddities And Strage Events

by Sabine Baring Gould

Historic Oddities And Strange Events is written by Sabine Baring Gould, a British author and antiquarian whose notable works include The Lives of the Saints, Devil's Punch Bowl and The Book of Were-Wolves. This book explores those historic odds and strange events which were failed to be recorded in antique and historical works, due to many reaso..