Classicly Books
The Arabian Art of Taming and Training Wild & Vicious Horses
P. R. KincaidThe first domestication of the horse, one of the greatest achievements of man in the animal kingdom, was not the work of a day; but like all other great accomplishments, was brought about by a gradual..
The Moon and Sixpence
W. Somerset MaughamThe Moon and Sixpence is a biographical fiction from the incidents in the life of Paul Gauguin, an artist and painter. Written by the English playwright William Somerset Maugham, and th..
The Street Called Straight
Basil KingThe Street Called Straight is a fiction written by Canadian Clergyman William Benjamin Basil King, whose other works include The Conquest of Fear, The Dust Flower, The Letter of the Con..
The Vampyre
John William PolidoriThe Vampyre is a vampire fiction in prose written by English physician John William Polidori, and it is erroneously attributed to Lord Byron. Interestingly there was a competition between au..
The American Missionary — Volume 54, No. 01, January, 1900
Various AuthorsThe American Missionary — Volume 54, No. 01, January, 1900.These immense masses are the burden not only of the South, but of the American people at large. Ignorant labor is shiftless and wasteful labo..
The Legends of King Arthur and His Knights
James KnowlesThe Legends of King Arthur and His Knights is a collection of folk tales based on the legendary character King Arthur written by James Knowles and Illustrated by Lancelot Speed.King Arthur a..
The Theory of Social Revolutions
Brooks AdamsThe Theory of Social Revolutions is a work on political theory written by American historian Peter Chardon Brooks Adams who was a critic of capitalism.Excerpts:Civilization, I apprehend, is nearly syn..
History of Florence and of the Affairs of Italy
Niccolò MachiavelliHistory of Florence and of the Affairs of Italy, From the Earliest Times to the Death of Lorenzo the Magnificent is a a historical account by Italian Renaissance political philosopher and writer..