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Beowulf
by Francis Barton GummereBeowulf 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..
The Alchemist
by Ben JonsonThe Alchemist is a comedy play written by Ben Jonson, an English Playwright remembered for his satirical plays such as Bartholomew Fayre: A Comedy, Every Man in His Humour and Volpone. Butler, Jeremy, the caretaker of the house of his master Lovewit, who flee abroad in fear of plague, exploit his master’s faith and using the house for fraudulent..
Volpone; Or, The Fox
by Ben JonsonVolpone is a comedy which exposes the greed and lust of human mind written by Ben Jonson, an English Playwright who popularized the comedy of humors with his remarkable plays such as The Alchemist and Every Man in His Humour. Volpone, a lawyer and childless greedy man pretends to be on his deathbed, to annoy his clients Voltore, Corbaccio, and C..
Myths of Babylonia and Assyria
by Donald A. MackenzieMyths of Babylonia and Assyria is an exploration of thirty centuries of human progress beginning with Sumerian age and concluding with Persian empires. This historical text was written by Donald Alexander Mackenzie, a Scottish Anthropologist remembered for his literary contributions such as Elves and Heroes, Brave deeds of the War, Stories of Russi..
Four Arthurian Romances
by Chretien DeTroyesFour Arthurian Romances is a novel written by Chretien DeTroyes, a French writer known for his works on Arthurian subjects which represent the medieval literature. His notable literary contribution includes Yvain, the Knight of the Lion, Perceval, the Story of the Grail, Philip, Count of Flanders and Four Arthurian Romances. This novel..
The Golden Asse or The Metamorphoses
by ApuleiusThe Golden Asse is one of the oldest surviving Latin novels written by the Latin prose writer and magician Lucius Apuleius Madaurensis, whose other writings include A Discourse on Magic, On Plato and his Doctrine, On the God of Socrates, On the Universe, and Florida: A compilation of twenty-three extracts from his various speeches and lectures. ..
Philippine Folk Tales
by Mabel Cook ColePhilippine Folk Tales is compiled by Mabel Cook Cole, an anthropologist, who was fortunate enough to stay with wild tribes of Philippines. She had collected the stories from various tribes especially from the major tribal groups such as Tinguian, Igorot, Mindanao, Moro, and Christian. There are vast different in myths and cultures within those trib..
Poems
by Victor HugoThis book is a selection collection of poems of Victor Hugo, a French writer who has influenced the Romantic Movement and remembered for his magnum opus Les Misérables. His poems captured the spirit of Romantic era and touched religious themes. Notable poems in this collection are The Girl Of Otaheite, The Feast Of Freedom, The Morning Of Life, The..