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The Devil's Dictionary

The Devil's Dictionary

by Ambrose Bierce

The Devil's Dictionary is a satirical lexicon, a work of the American journalist Ambrose Bierce, whose literary face include as a short story writer, fabulist, satirist, and literary critic. Among his numerous short stories notable are The Boarded Window, An Inhabitant of Carcosa, The Haunted Valley, A Diagnosis of Death, and An Affair of Outposts...

Democracy in America -  Volume 1

Democracy in America - Volume 1

by Alexis de Tocqueville

Democracy in America is written by Alexis de Tocqueville, a historian and a French political thinker known for his masterpieces of "Democracy in America" and "The Old Regime and the Revolution". This book being the first of the two volumes, examines the seven hundred years of democratic revolution. The success of republican representative democr..

The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci

The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci

by Leonardo Da Vinci

The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci is not a biography, rather the legend’s training guide to painting. The author of this book states many things about the method used by Leonardo. He had the practice of writing many small words in to a single word, splitting long words to halves without including a hyphen between them, writing with left hand wh..

Essays Of Ralph Waldo Emerson

Essays Of Ralph Waldo Emerson

by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Essays is the complete collection of essays written by Ralph Waldo Emerson, an American essayist, lecturer, and poet. The champion of individualism, who had lead Transcendentalist movement, has published numerous essays and public lectures. The writing of “Nature” made him to excel on par with the then contemporary writers. His most famous essay..

2 B R 0 2 B

2 B R 0 2 B

by Kurt Vonnegut

2 B R 0 2 B written by Kurt Vonnegut, is a science fiction story; the title refers the famous phrase “To be Or Not To Be” from Shakespeare’s “Hamlet”. This short story is based on the theme, A society with indefinite life span with Aging is cured and every birth has to be compensated by a volunteering death. Edward K. Wehling, Jr is in a dilem..

Faust

Faust

by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Faust is written by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe, a German writer who attained the literary celebrity status at the age of 25. This Tragic play must be a sequel or penned under the inspiration of “The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus”, written by Christopher Marlowe. This play was Written in two parts, Part one narrates Faust’s adventures of bla..

A Treatise of Human Nature

A Treatise of Human Nature

by David Hume

A Treatise of Human Nature is written by David Hume, a philosopher of Scottish origin who has authored most appreciated books in philosophy other than A "Treatise of Human Nature" such as "An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding" and "An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals". A Treatise of Human Nature comprising of 3 volumes titled "Of..

Uncle Tom's Cabin

Uncle Tom's Cabin

by Harriet Beecher Stowe

Uncle Tom's Cabin, an anti-slavery novel written by Harriet Beecher Stowe, an American Writer who laid the ground work for the American Civil War. Arthur Shelby, a farm owner at Kentucky, decides to sell two of his slaves to compensate his farm losses. He discusses his plan with his wife Emily Shelby and chose Uncle Tom, a middle aged man who is..