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Lectures on the Relation between Law and Public Opinion during the 19th Century
Lectures on the Relation between Law and Public Opinion during the 19th Century – Albert Venn Dicey A course of lectures delivered at the Harvard Law School in 1898 form the basis of the book; but these have been modified and altered in subsequent presentation at Oxford University. Three opening lectures discuss the relation between […]
The Method, Meditations and Philosophy of Descartes
The Method, Meditations and Philosophy of Descartes – René Descartes This edition includes the quintessential works of Descartes, to whom modern learning is indebted for some of the most potent factors in its advancement. These are: in Mathematics, the invention of the Binomial Theorem and the application of Algebra to Geometry in the Analytical Geometry; […]
On the Origin of Species
On the Origin of Species – Charles Darwin ‘On the Origin of Species’ is the great work of Darwin’s life. The whole first edition of 1250 copies was exhausted on the day of issue. The first four chapters explain the operation of artificial selection by man and of natural selection in consequence of the struggle […]
The Ethics of Confucius
The Ethics of Confucius – Confucius One of the early American missionaries to China tells us that when he had finally convinced a Chinese scholar that there were schools in America the immediate assumption was: “Then the people of your honorable nation are also acquainted with the books of Confucius.” It was a false assumption, […]
The History of Salt Lake City and its Founders, Volume 2
The History of Salt Lake City and its Founders, Volume 2 – Edward Williams Tullidge Tullidge’s monumental work on the beautiful desert metropolis, its history and growth, its evolution and its most significant troubles is obviously also a history of Mormonism and its growth and development in Utah, written by “authority of the Council and […]
The History of Salt Lake City and its Founders, Volume 1
The History of Salt Lake City and its Founders, Volume 1 – Edward Williams Tullidge Tullidge’s monumental work on the beautiful desert metropolis, its history and growth, its evolution and its most significant troubles is obviously also a history of Mormonism and its growth and development in Utah, written by “authority of the Council and […]
The Battle of April 19, 1775
The Battle of April 19, 1775 – Frank Warren Coburn ‘The Battle of April 19, 1775’ obviously deals with the fights in Lexington, Concord, Lincoln, Arlington, Cambridge, Somerville and Charlestown, Massachusetts. The book contains one of the most comprehensive accounts of the battle ever printed. The narrative is based on official reports, sworn statements, diaries, […]
Standard History of The City of Washington
Standard History of The City of Washington – William Tindall The history of the city of Washington, it is believed, could in no way be more effectively supplied than by telling the story, so far as possible, in the words of the participants. From the documents and records in the Government archives it is possible […]
The History of Concord, Massachusetts
The History of Concord, Massachusetts – Alfred Sereno Hudson The text is closely confined to the colonial period; but the mode of presentation is extraordinary indeed to those accustomed to the prosaic methods of town and village historians. Mr. Hudson has tried to transport his readers and himself back two hundred years or more, as […]
Die Legende von Sleepy Hollow (Deutsche Neuübersetzung)
Die Legende von Sleepy Hollow (Deutsche Neuübersetzung) – Washington Irving „Die Legende von Sleepy Hollow“ ist eine Gruselgeschichte des amerikanischen Autors Washington Irving. Irving verfasste sie während er im Ausland in Birmingham, England, lebte und veröffentlichte sie erstmals 1820 . Neben dem Begleitstück „Rip Van Winkle“ gehört „Die Legende von Sleepy Hollow“ zu den frühesten […]