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Principles of Economics, Book 1: Preliminary Survey

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Alfred Marshall


Principles of Economics was a leading economics textbook of Alfred Marshall (1842-1924), first published in 1890. Marshall began writing the…

Vanity Fair

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William Makepeace Thackeray


Vanity Fair: A Novel without a Hero is a novel by William Makepeace Thackeray that satirizes society in early 19th-century England. Like man…

The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex, Part 1

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Charles Darwin


A book on evolutionary theory by English naturalist Charles Darwin, first published in 1871. It was Darwin's second great book on evolutiona…

Institutes of the Christian Religion, Book 4

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John Calvin


Institutes of the Christian Religion is John Calvin's seminal work on Protestant systematic theology. Highly influential in the Western worl…

The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, Raven Edition, Volume 3

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Edgar Allan Poe


This, the third of 5 volumes containing Poe's works, contains 6 of his short stories as well as Poe's only complete novel, The Narrative of …

Short Science Fiction Collection 002

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Various


Science fiction (abbreviated SF or sci-fi with varying punctuation and case) is a broad genre of fiction that often involves sociological an…

Le Morte d'Arthur - Vol. 1

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Sir Thomas Malory


Le Morte d'Arthur (spelled Le Morte Darthur in the first printing and also in some modern editions, Middle French for la mort d'Arthur, &quo…

Aesop's Fables, Volume 04 (Fables 76-100)

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Aesop


Dating back to the 6th century BC, Aesop's Fables tell universal truths through the use of simple allegories that are easily understood. Tho…

The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Volume 1a

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Jefferson Davis


The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government (1881) is written by Jefferson Davis, former President of the Confederate States of America …

Short Science Fiction Collection 045

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Various


Science Fiction is speculative literature that generally explores the consequences of ideas which are roughly consistent with nature and sci…

Les fleurs du mal

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Charles Baudelaire


La compilation de poèmes intitulée "Les fleurs du mal" de Charles Baudelaire (1821-1867) fit fureur et scandale d&eg…

Indian Fairy Tales

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Joseph Jacobs


This book is a fine collection of Indian fairy tales, some are folklore, some are from the Jataka tales, and some from panchatantra. (Summar…

Bible (KJV) 04: Numbers

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King James Version


The Book of Numbers is the fourth book of the Hebrew Bible, and the fourth of five books of the Jewish Torah/Pentateuch. This book may be di…

The Grey Fairy Book

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Andrew Lang


The tales in the Grey Fairy Book are derived from many countries — Lithuania, various parts of Africa, Germany, France, Greece, and other re…

History of the United States, Vol. II: Conflict & Independence

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Charles Austin Beard


Charles Beard was the most influential American historian of the early 20th century. He published hundreds of monographs, textbooks and inte…

Essays, First Series

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Ralph Waldo Emerson


“We live in succession, in division, in parts, in particles. Meantime within man is the soul of the whole; the wise silence; the universal b…

History of the Christian Church During the First Six Centuries

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Samuel Cheetham


The intention of this work is to provide a sketch of the History of the Church in the first six centuries of its existence, resting througho…

Bible (KJV) 18: Job (Dramatic Reading)

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King James Version


The Book of Job is one of the books of the Hebrew Bible. It relates the story of Job, his trials at the hands of Satan, his theological disc…

The Underground Railroad, Part 1

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William Still


”It was my good fortune to lend a helping hand to the weary travelers flying from the land of bondage.” William Still."Dear Sir:—For mo…

Fireside Christmas Short Stories

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Various


A collection of Christmas-themed short stories, intended to warm the heart and share with the family. Each story or poem in this collection …

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