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Songs of Innocence, and Songs of Experience
by William BlakeSongs of Innocence and Songs of Experience is a collection of poems by the English Painter who had been largely recognized after his death. His idiosyncratic views were made him to be criticized as mad by his contemporaries, however his expressiveness and creativity highly regarded by later day critics. Some of his widely recognized..
The History Of Herodotus, Volume 1 (of 2)
by HerodotusThe History Of Herodotus is the first of two volume of “The Histories”, a record of ancient traditions, geography, politics and encounters of various cultures written by the Greek historian Herodotus who is known as “The father of History” for his systematic narrative of ancient history. “The Histories” being the only work credite..
Mark Twain's Speeches
by Mark TwainMark Twain's Speeches is a collection of speeches of the America’s most renowned author and humorist, who had addressed to his audience in various events like public holidays, important anniversaries and school graduation days. These speeches were published after death of Mark Twain. This is a stunning collection of the great writer’s w..
The Frontier in American History
by Frederick Jackson TurnerThe Frontier in American History is an essay by the Harward educated American historian Frederick Jackson Turner, whose ideas were prominent to the forming of Frontier thesis. Best known for this work, his other notable writings include “Rise of the new west”, “Social Forces in American History”, "Is Sectionalism in America Dying ..
Epics and Romances of the Middle Ages
by Wilhelm WagnerEpics and Romances of the Middle Ages is an exploration of principal hero-lays of the six great epic cycles of the Middle ages written by the German scholar of medieval and modern Greek poetry, translated into English by M. W. Macdowall. Though legend is not history, however it portrays the historical truths, manners and customs of historical..
The Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon
by Washington IrvingThe Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon is a collection of short stories and essays written by American writer Washington Irving who is known for his magnum opus “The Legend of Sleepy Hallow”. He started using the pseudonym "Geoffrey Crayon" in this book and went on to use throughout his career. This collection of stories includes “The broken heart’, “L..
Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims
by Francois duc de La RochefoucauldReflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims is a collection of essays written by the French essayist François VI, Duc de La Rochefoucauld, Prince de Marcillac known for his memoirs and maxims. The translator J. W. Willis Bund, he mentions in the introductory note that, there could have been errors as none of the author’s works has been translated wi..
Letters of Pliny
by PlinyLetters of Pliny is a collection of oldest surviving records which provide historical value in many ancient Roman empires, specifically the relationship between the imperial office and provincial governors. Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus popularly called a Pliny the younger, was the nephew of the Roman naturalist Gaius Plinius Secundus, who was c..