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Honey-Sweet
Edna Henry Lee TurpinEdna Henry Lee Turpin was an American author. She was born on July 26, 1867, at Echo Hill, Mecklenburg County, Virginia. She was the daughter of Edward Henry Turpin and Petronella Lee Turpin, but her ..
Secret Societies of the Middle Ages
Thomas KeightleyIf we had the means of investigating historically the origin of Secret Societies, we should probably find that they began to be formed almost as soon as any knowledge had been accumulated by particula..
The Princess De Montpensier
Madame de La FayetteThe Princess of Montpensier is a short novel by Madame de La Fayette which came out anonymously in 1662 as her first published work. It is regarded not only as one of the first modern novels in French..
Back to Methuselah - A Metabiological Pentateuch
George Bernard ShawBack to Methuselah (A Metabiological Pentateuch) is a 1921 series of five plays and a preface by George Bernard Shaw. The five plays are:In the Beginning: B.C. 4004 (In the Garden of Eden); The Gospel..
The Graves of Academe
Richard MitchellPraised by critics across the nation, The Graves of Academe is Richard Mitchell’s angry and brilliant tour through America’s bloated public school system–whose mangled, self-serving language and polic..
The Jew of Malta
Christopher MarloweThe Jew of Malta (1589) is an original story of religious conflict, intrigue, and revenge, set against a backdrop of the struggle for supremacy between Spain and the Ottoman Empire in the Mediterranea..
A Boy's Voyage Round the World
Samuel SmilesA Boy's Voyage Round the World is a world travelogue and adventure classic by Samuel Smiles. I have had pleasure in editing this travel diary, not only because it is the work of my youngest son, but a..
An Account of Egypt
HerodotusHerodotus was an ancient Greek historian who was born in Halicarnassus in the Persian Empire. He is known for having written the book The Histories, a detailed record of his "inquiry" on the origins o..