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Euthyphro

Euthyphro

by Plato

Euthyphro is one among the most famous Plato’s dialogues which takes place outside the court of Athens. Socrates is charged on impiety by Meletus and Euthyphro has come to prosecute his own father. Both meet outside the Athens court and the dialogue begins there. The core of the dialogue is Socrates trying to learn from Euthyphro on what is holi..

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

by James Joyce

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man is a semi-autobiographical novel written by James Joyce, an Irish novelist and poet, considered to be one of the most influential writers in the modernist avant-garde of the early 20th century.   This novel traces the intellectual, religious and philosophical awakening of a young man, who was brought u..

The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus

The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus

by Christopher Marlowe

The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus, a play written by Christopher Marlowe was published after the death of the Author. Christopher Marlowe , who was born on the same year of Shakespeare’s birth and influenced him greatly and rose to a prominent playwright. He died on mysterious circumstances, killed by Ingram Frize, when he was just 29 years ol..

The Practice and Science of Drawing

The Practice and Science of Drawing

by Harold Speed

The Practice and Science of Drawing is written by Harold Speed an English portraits painter and a member of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters. In the preface of this book, it is clearly stated that this book is not for students who want to learn painting by practicing mechanical drawings such as cubes, cones, cylinders and human head. Like ..

One Man's View

One Man's View

by Leonard Merrick

One Man's View is a novel written by the English novelist Leonard Merrick, whose notable works of short stories, plays and novels include Violet Moses, The Man Who Was Good, The Quaint Companions, This Stage of Fools, and When the Lamps are Lighted. One Man's View’s portrayal resembles the lead character of the novel “Madam Bovary”, and narrates..

The Book of Coniston

The Book of Coniston

by William Gershom Collingwood

The Book of Coniston is written by the English writer William Gershom Collingwood, an artist and antiquary, was serving in the University College as Professor of Fine arts. A skilled painter and traveller, he has written numerous books including The Poetic Edda, Thorstein of the Mere; A Saga of the Northmen in Lakeland, The Life and Work of John..

Pennsylvania Dutch Cooking

Pennsylvania Dutch Cooking

by Anonymous

Pennsylvania Dutch Cooking is written by anonymous author. Before start to read about the cooking in this book, one must learn about Pennsylvania Dutch, to understand the specialty of this cook book. Pennsylvania Dutch is called so after a group of culturally diversified immigrants formed a region that were arrived from old German speaking regions ..

Aesop's Fables

Aesop's Fables

by Aesop

Aesop's Fables is a collection of tales originally narrated by Aesop, an ancient Greek story teller and a slave. It is believed his tales might have been the reason behind the addition Fables as a literary genre. There are reliable references to Aseop by world famous philosophers like Aristophanes and Plato, quoted Aesop fables in their literary..