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The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study In Human Nature The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study In Human Nature v1.0

Harvard psychologist and philosopher William James' The Varieties of Religious Experience.

The War of the Worlds The War of the Worlds v1.0

Causing mass hysteria as listeners of its 1938 radio broadcast believed a Martian invasion of Earth really was taking place, H. G. Wells' The War of the Worlds is perhaps the most famous novel of its genre.

Jane Eyre Jane Eyre v1.0

Jane Eyre is raised in her aunt's house after the death of her parents.

The Importance of Being Earnest: A Trivial Comedy for Serious People The Importance of Being Earnest: A Trivial Comedy for Serious People v1.0

The Importance of Being Earnest is the last play Oscar Wilde ever wrote, and remains his most enduringly popular.

The Picture of Dorian Gray The Picture of Dorian Gray v1.0

A beautiful young man, Dorian Gray, sits for a portrait. In the garden of the artist's house he falls into conversation with Lord Wotton.

Notes to the Complete Poetical Work of Percy Bysshe Shelley Notes to the Complete Poetical Work of Percy Bysshe Shelley v1.0

A remarkable writer and intellectual in her own right, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley first encountered the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley when she was only a teenager. After fathering three of her children, Shelley drowned during a storm.

A Lady’s Visit to the Gold Diggings in Australia in 1852-53 A Lady’s Visit to the Gold Diggings in Australia in 1852-53 v1.0

This fascinating travelogue details the visit of author Ellen Clacy to the massive gold mines that were erected in Australia in the nineteenth century.

The History of Napoleon Buonaparte The History of Napoleon Buonaparte v1.0

Nations yet to come will look back upon his history as to some grand and supernatural romance.

The Hound of the Baskervilles The Hound of the Baskervilles v1.0

The Hound of the Baskervilles is a crime novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle starring the great detective of Baker Street, Sherlock Holmes. Wealthy landowner Sir Charles Baskerville is found dead in the parkland surrounding his manor.

Indian Fairy Tales Indian Fairy Tales v1.0

Soils and national characters differ; but fairy tales are the same in plot and incidents, if not in treatment.

The Theory of Social Revolutions The Theory of Social Revolutions v1.0

In America, in 1770, a well-defined aristocracy held control.

The Country of the Blind, and Other Stories The Country of the Blind, and Other Stories v1.0

The Country of the Blind and Other Stories brings together thirty-three of H. G. Wells' science fiction and fantasy short stories which were previously published separately in a variety of periodicals.

The Essence of Buddhism The Essence of Buddhism v1.0

Selecting his cut and uncut jewels from very various Buddhistic sources, Mr. Bowden has here supplied those who buy and use the book with rubies and sapphires and emeralds of wisdom, compassion, and human brotherhood.

Essays in the Art of Writing Essays in the Art of Writing v1.0

There is nothing more disenchanting to man than to be shown the springs and mechanism of any art.

Seven Discourses on Art Seven Discourses on Art v1.0

Sir Joshua Reynolds laid down principles of art from the point of view of a man of genius who had made his power felt, and with the clear good sense which is the foundation of all work that looks upward and may hope to live.

Heidi Heidi v1.0

Heidi is a novel for children written in 1880 which remains one of the most well-known pieces of Swiss literature.

The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen v1.0

It is a curious fact that of that class of literature to which Munchausen belongs, that namely of Voyages Imaginaires, the three great types should have all been created in England.

Expressive Voice Culture: Including the Emerson System Expressive Voice Culture: Including the Emerson System v1.0

The Emerson System treats the voice as a natural reporter of the individual, constantly emphasizing the tendency of the voice to express appropriately any mental concept or state of feeling.

Return of Tarzan Return of Tarzan v1.0

The Return of Tarzan is Edgar Rice Burroughs' second novel in the series starring the man raised by apes, and the story picks up where Tarzan of the Apes left off.

Tarzan of the Apes Tarzan of the Apes v1.0

Tarzan of the Apes is Edgar Rice Burroughs' first novel in the series starring the man raised by apes.