I have often been asked how I first came to be a regular opium-eater, and have suffered.

Lucius Annaeus Seneca, also known as Seneca, or Seneca the Younger, was a Roman Stoic philosopher.

Lucius Annaeus Seneca, also known as Seneca, or Seneca the Younger, was a Roman Stoic philosopher.

Charles Eastman, whose Sioux name was Ohiyesa (pronounced Oh hee' yay suh).

Oscar Wilde was one of the most successful playwrights of the Victorian era.

The foundation of all true knowledge of God must be a clear mental apprehension.

Wrong thinking produces inharmony in our body, which in turn produces sickness.

A young Dutch trader, Kaspar Almayer, marries Captain Lingard's adopted Malay daughter.

Gertrude Stein's Tender Buttons: Objects, Food, Rooms from 1914 is a poetic exploration of words.

American novelist and designer Edith Wharton traveled to Morocco after the end of World War I.

Orlando Furioso (The Frenzy of Orlando, more literally Mad Orlando.

Flappers and Philosophers is a collection of short stories by America author F. Scott Fitzgerald.

The Beggar's Opera is the only ballad opera that is still popularly performed today.

The Book of Tea discusses the impact of Teaism on all aspects of Japanese culture and life.

The Story of My Heart is an inspiring and personal account of a soul's awakening.

The metaphysical thriller The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare, written by G. K. Chesterton in 1908.

Samuel Butler's Erewhon, or Over the Range was published anonymously 1872.

The Little White Bird is a series of short episodes, narratives.

The Three Musketeers follows the young d'Artagnan in his quest to become a musketeer.

Omoo: A Narrative of the South Seas is the sequel to Melville's Typee.