Monatsarchive: Oktober 2017

St. Ives

Publiziert am 25. Oktober 2017 von Jazzybee

St. Ives – Robert Louis Stevenson

This tale of adventure, for the most part in a strain of romantic comedy, belongs to the last two years of Stevenson’s life. It tells of the adventures of a French Napoleonic soldier who got captured by British troops.

St. Ives

St. Ives

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St. Ives.

ISBN: 9783849675745.

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Biography of Robert Louis Stevenson  (from Wikipedia):

Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson (13 November 1850 – 3 December 1894) was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist, and travel writer. His most famous works are Treasure Island, Kidnapped, Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, and A Child’s Garden of Verses.

A literary celebrity during his lifetime, Stevenson now ranks as the … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

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Jude The Obscure

Publiziert am 24. Oktober 2017 von Jazzybee

Jude The Obscure – Thomas Hardy

Like ” Tess of the D’Urbervilles,” the story of “Jude the Obscure” is a manifestation of the author’s later manner—a manner which is a natural and almost inevitable development in a writer who possesses Mr. Hardy’s extraordinary capacity for observation, profound knowledge of human nature, and philosophical ideas concerning the problem of existence. Mr. Hardy has never been an author to write novels merely for the purpose of providing entertainment, or for illustrating in more or less persuasive form some preconceived didactic proposition. He has been content to take men and women as they are, and no one in English fiction—possibly no one in the whole range of modern literature—has been able to surpass … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

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A History of the City of Cleveland

Publiziert am 24. Oktober 2017 von Jazzybee

A History of the City of Cleveland – James Harrison Kennedy

This is the perfect book for all persons who cherish a deeper personal interest in the history of the Ohio metropolis, or treasure a closer affection for the beautiful Forest City, the city of homes, the city in whose record may be found so much to admire and commend, and so little that needs apology or apologetic explanation. The author tells a thrilling narrative up to the Centennial year 1896.

A History of the City of Cleveland

A History of the City of Cleveland

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A History of the City of Cleveland

ISBN: 9783849675721.

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Basics on Cleveland (from Wikipedia):

Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

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History of the City of Cleveland

Publiziert am 24. Oktober 2017 von Jazzybee

History of the City of Cleveland – Walter Scott Robison

This finely arranged book of almost 250 pages upon the history of Ohio’s metropolis Cleveland fills the place for which it was intended with no small degree of success, and has the advantage which no former history of the city possesses, that of conciseness combined with newness. It has a vast amount of information clearly arranged, and its writer has shown himself acquainted with and interested in his task.

History of the City of Cleveland

History of the City of Cleveland

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History of the City of Cleveland

ISBN: 9783849675714.

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Basics on Cleveland (from Wikipedia):

Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

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Historical and descriptive sketches of Suffolk County, New York

Publiziert am 24. Oktober 2017 von Jazzybee

Historical and descriptive sketches of Suffolk County, New York – Richard Mather Bayles

Stephen Jenkins has chosen for the subject of this volume the oldest and most northerly of the post roads: that over which the first postrider went; which echoed to the war-whoop of the savage, saw the passage of soldiers during the French Wars; beheld the flocking of the minutemen upon the Lexington Alarm, later became the pathway of countless thousands of emigrants on their way to the rich valleys of the Mohawk and the Genesee, or to the fertile prairies of the Middle West. By this route, via New Haven, Hartford, Springfield, and Worcester, a monthly mail was established in 1673, “the first mail upon the continent … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

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On War

Publiziert am 23. Oktober 2017 von Jazzybee

On War – Carl von Clausewitz

‘On War’ is a book on war and military strategy. It was written shortly after the Napoleonic Wars by the Prussian general Carl von Clausewitz. It is one of the most important treatises on political-military analysis and strategy ever written, and even today it remains both controversial and an influence on strategic thinking. This edition comprises all eight books.

On War

On War

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On War.

ISBN: 9783849676056.

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Synopsis of On War (from Wikipedia):

The book contains a wealth of historical examples used to illustrate its various concepts. Frederick II of Prussia (the Great) figures prominently for having made very efficient use of the limited forces at his … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

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An Essay on the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species

Publiziert am 23. Oktober 2017 von Jazzybee

An Essay on the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species – Thomas Clarkson

This essay was honoured with the first prize in the University of Cambridge for the year 1785 and was influential for Clarkson’s further career. Thomas Clarkson was an English abolitionist, and a leading campaigner against the slave trade in the British Empire. He was not only instrmuental in achieving the passage of the Slave Trade Act of 1807, which ended British trade in slaves, but also campaigned for the abolition of slavery worldwide.

An Essay on the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species

An Essay on the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species

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An Essay on the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species.

ISBN: 9783849676049.

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The History of the Abolition of the African Slave-Trade

Publiziert am 23. Oktober 2017 von Jazzybee

The History of the Abolition of the African Slave-Trade – Thomas Clarkson

This book, here in an edition with both original volumes, is widely considered as Clarkson’s most important work. Thomas Clarkson was an English abolitionist, and a leading campaigner against the slave trade in the British Empire. He was not only instrmuental in achieving the passage of the Slave Trade Act of 1807, which ended British trade in slaves, but also campaigned for the abolition of slavery worldwide.

The History of the Abolition of the African Slave-Trade

The History of the Abolition of the African Slave-Trade

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The History of the Abolition of the African Slave-Trade.

ISBN: 9783849676032.

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Clarkson’s anti-slavery campaign (from Wikipedia):

Encouraged by publication of Clarkson’s essay, an … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

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Prince Otto

Publiziert am 23. Oktober 2017 von Jazzybee

Prince Otto – Robert Louis Stevenson

Stevenson’s second longer work of fiction is the greatest imaginable jump from the buccaneering story of Treasure Island with which he first came before a large public. Prince Otto is difficult to classify; it is not, as R. L. S. wrote, ‘ a romance, nor yet a comedy, nor yet a romantic comedy, but a kind of preparation of some of the elements of all these in a glass jar.’ It is, more than anything else, a piece of Stevenson’s paradoxical philosophy wrought into a story which, for one thing, has a very slender interest and, for another, is all the while very near to being overwhelmed by the rich beauty of its writing. … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

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Advanced Course in Yogi Philosophy and Oriental Occultism

Publiziert am 20. Oktober 2017 von Jazzybee

Advanced Course in Yogi Philosophy and Oriental Occultism – William Walker Atkinson

This book consists of Twelve Lessons, originally issued in monthly parts, treating upon the more advanced branches of the Yogi Philosophy and Oriental Occultism. It is practically a sequel to our book “Fourteen Lessons in Yogi Philosophy and Oriental Occultism,” and continues the teachings of the “Fourteen Lessons,” and leads the students to higher planes of thought, as well as showing him the deeper phases of occult truth. This book is intended only for those who feel an earnest attraction toward the higher teachings. It is only for earnest students, inspired by the highest motives. Those for whom these teachings are intended will feel attracted to them. If … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

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