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By: John Addington Symonds (1840-1893) | |
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A Problem in Modern Ethics
“Society lies under the spell of ancient terrorism and coagulated errors. Science is either wilfully hypocritical or radically misinformed.” John Addington Symonds struck many an heroic note in this courageous (albeit anonymously circulated) essay. He is a worthy Virgil guiding the reader through the Inferno of suffering which emerging medico-legal definitions of the sexually deviant were prepared to inflict on his century and on the one which followed. Symonds pleads for sane human values in... | |
Percy Bysshe Shelley |
By: Timothy S. Arthur (1809-1885) | |
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Off-hand Sketches
The reader cannot but smile at some of the phases of life presented in this volume. Yet the smile will, in no case, the author thinks, be at the expense of humanity, good feeling, or virtue. Many of the incidents given, are facts embellished by a few touches of fancy. In all, lessons may be read that some, at least, will do well to lay to heart. | |
By: Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830-1894) | |
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Goblin Market, The Prince's Progress, and Other Poems |
By: Dame Rose Macaulay (1881-1958) | |
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Mystery at Geneva: An Improbable Tale of Singular Happenings
Henry Beechtree, a newspaper correspondent for the British Bolshevist, is covering the latest otherwise sleepy session of the League of Nations in Geneva, when the newly elected President – a member of the Norwegian delegation – disappears mysteriously, adding some badly needed ‘spice’ to Henry's assignment. (Introduction by Cathy Barratt) |
By: Rex Beach (1877-1949) | |
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The Spoilers
MANUAL OF SURGERY, OXFORD MEDICAL PUBLICATIONSBY ALEXIS THOMSON, F.R.C.S.Ed.PREFACE TO SIXTH EDITION Much has happened since this Manual was last revised, and many surgical lessons have been learned in the hard school of war. Some may yet have to be unlearned, and others have but little bearing on the problems presented to the civilian surgeon. Save in its broadest principles, the surgery of warfare is a thing apart from the general surgery of civil life, and the exhaustive literature now available on every aspect of it makes it unnecessary that it should receive detailed consideration in a manual for students... |
By: Pierre Corneille (1606-1684) | |
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Polyeucte |
By: Humphry Ward (1851-1920) | |
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A Writer's Recollections — Volume 1 | |
Robert Elsmere | |
Marriage à la mode | |
Missing | |
Bessie Costrell |
By: Louis Joseph Vance (1879-1933) | |
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Nobody |
By: Jean Racine (1639-1699) | |
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Phaedra
In the court of Louis XIV, adaptations of Greek tragedies were very popular. This play, heavily influenced by Euripides' Hippolytus, deals with love that violates social taboos. Note: In Racine's work, a new "scene" begins whenever a character enters or exits. Therefore, there are no stage directions, only a list of the characters on stage for each scene. The action is continuous for the entire act. |
By: Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) | |
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State of the Union Address |
By: John Leighton (1822-1912) | |
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Christmas Comes but Once a Year
A Christmas tale of John Brown's ghastly family (suburban snobs), Captain Bonaventure de Camp and his equally awful brood (a dubious crew), and poor Soavo Spohf, organist of St. Stiff the Martyr, gifted in musical ability but not blessed in looks or love. No-one could call this a great work of literature, but it definitely raises a few chuckles and it also offers a fascinating glimpse into Christmas festivities and social mores in well-to-do households in the mid-19th century. (Introduction by Ruth Golding) |
By: John Dryden (1631-1700) | |
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Discourses on Satire and on Epic Poetry | |
The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 02 | |
Palamon and Arcite |
By: George Washington Cable (1844-1925) | |
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The Grandissimes | |
Bonaventure, A Prose Pastoral of Acadian Louisiana
This is a gentle, delightful story of life and love on the bayoux of Acadian Louisiana during the latter half of the 19th century. Bonaventure is a Creole raised among the Acadians. He loves learning, and through his calling as a teacher, and his own unique force of character, comes to have a lasting effect on the people around him. A word of warning: This story has occasional references to Jews and African Americans that the modern mind finds offensive. They are retained here in the interest of preserving the original text. | |
Madame Delphine | |
Dr. Sevier |
By: Pierre Loti (1850-1923) | |
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An Iceland Fisherman | |
The Story of a Child | |
Ramuntcho |
By: Henry Vaughan (1621-1695) | |
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Poems of Henry Vaughan, Silurist, Volume II
MANUAL OF SURGERY, OXFORD MEDICAL PUBLICATIONSBY ALEXIS THOMSON, F.R.C.S.Ed.PREFACE TO SIXTH EDITION Much has happened since this Manual was last revised, and many surgical lessons have been learned in the hard school of war. Some may yet have to be unlearned, and others have but little bearing on the problems presented to the civilian surgeon. Save in its broadest principles, the surgery of warfare is a thing apart from the general surgery of civil life, and the exhaustive literature now available on every aspect of it makes it unnecessary that it should receive detailed consideration in a manual for students... |
By: James Thomson (1834-1882) | |
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The City of Dreadful Night |
By: Hermann Sudermann (1857-1928) | |
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The Indian Lily and Other Stories |
By: Harriet T. Comstock (1860-1925) | |
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Janet of the Dunes
Known primarily for her children's books, Harriet T. Comstock would occasionally depart from that genre and showcase her writing talent in adult prose as well. Janet of the Dunes is one such departure wherein she masterfully takes us into the lives of the bold men and women who tended those life saving stations along the seaboard which many a ship relied upon for their safety. They were simple people, large of heart and as close-knit as a tiny community can and must ever be, and they, above all else, took their duties very seriously... |
By: George Henry Borrow (1803-1881) | |
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Lavengro; the Scholar, the Gypsy, the Priest | |
The Romany Rye |