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Life Is a Dream
by Pedro Calderon de la BarcaLife Is a Dream is a Spanish play based on a dire prophecy written by Pedro Calderón de la Barca, a Spanish dramatist remembered as one of the finest playwrights of world literature. His notable works include The Siege of Breda, Love, Honor and Power, The Phantom Lady and The House with Two Doors. Basilio, The king of Poland prisons his so..
The Arabian Nights - Their Best-known Tales
by WigginThe Arabian Nights: Their Best known Tales is a delightful, well-illustrated collection from the unparalleled series of Arabic tales collected by Smith, Wiggin,and Parrish. While it is too difficult to miss out any story from such bewildering tales, this collection will definitely delight the reader. Some of the stories i..
1000 Mythological Characters Briefly Described
by Edward Sylvester Ellis1000 Mythological Characters Briefly Described is an alphabetical index of mythological characters shortly described in a book form written by Edward Sylvester Ellis, an American author and journalist who contributed to the literary world with fiction, biography and historical works such as Seth Jones, or the Captives of the Frontier, The Ste..
The Raven
by Edgar Allan PoeThe Raven is a narrative poem written by Edgar Allan Poe, an American Poet and early practitioner of short story who contributed with various forms of literary works such as poems, short stories, detective fiction and science fiction. His notable works include The Cask of Amontillado, The Imp of the Perverse, The System of Doctor Tarr and ..
Plays Of Susan Glaspell
by Susan GlaspellThe Plays of Susan Glaspell is a collection of her most popular plays contains Four plays Trifles ,The Outside ,Inheritors, and The Verge. Susan Glaspell is an American playwright and novelist who won the Pulitzer Prize for her drama Alison's House. Her literary contributions of Novels, Short stories and Plays include The Glory of the Conquered, Th..
Hawaiian Folk Tales
by Thomas G. ThrumHawaiian Folk Tales is compiled by Thomas George Thrum, an antiquarian credited for extensive research on Hawaiian tales. The author mentions in his preface that; literary world has not taken much effort in bringing the Hawaiian civilization. This will be an exceptional effort in bringing the tales of Hawaiian. This book contains a compilation o..
On the Nature of Things
by Titus Lucretius CarusOn the Nature of Things is a didactic poem written by Titus Lucretius Carus, a Roman Poet who has influenced the writings of ancient poets Virgil and Horace, with his only published work On the Nature of Things. This poem explores the principles of atomism; the nature of the mind and soul; explanations of sensation and thought; the development o..
Biographia Literaria
by Samuel Taylor ColeridgeBiographia Literaria is a prose work written by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, an English poet and founder of the Romantic Movement in England. Among his many poetic works, notable are The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Kubla Khan and Biographia Literaria. Biographia Literaria was intended to be written by the author as a preface to his poems to justify..