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The Cherry Orchard, and Other Plays The Cherry Orchard, and Other Plays v1.0

The Cherry Orchard was written by Chekhov as a comedy, but directed by Stanislavski as a tragedy on its premier.

Saint Francis of Assisi Saint Francis of Assisi v1.0

G.K. Chesterton lends his witty, astute and sardonic prose to the much loved figure of Saint Francis of Assis.

My Life and Work My Life and Work v1.0

One world's richest and best-known people in his day, Henry Ford was the founder of Ford Motor Company and a pioneering innovator of mass production.

Uncle Toms Cabin Uncle Toms Cabin v1.0

The novel Uncle Tom's Cabin, by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe, focuses on a slave named Uncle Tom to weave a portrayal of the cruelty of slavery, finding redemption in the idea that Christian love can conquer something so destructive.

Freedom of the Will Freedom of the Will v1.0

IT may possibly be thought, that there is no great need of going about to define or describe the Will.

U.S. Presidential Inaugural Addresses from Washington to Obama U.S. Presidential Inaugural Addresses from Washington to Obama v1.0

A collection of US inauguration speeches from Washington to Obama.

The Power of Being Cheerful The Power of Being Cheerful v1.0

The soul-consuming and friction-wearing tendency of this hurrying, grasping, competing age is the excuse for this book.

Ten Days that Shook the World Ten Days that Shook the World v1.0

Ten Days that Shook the World is a first-hand account of Russia's October Revolution of 1917.

The Story of My Life: With Her Letters and a Supplementary Account of Her Education The Story of My Life: With Her Letters and a Supplementary Account of Her Education v1.0

Helen Keller's autobiography, The Story of My Life, tells of her early life and of her experiences with Annie Sullivan, her teacher and companion.

The Thirty-Nine Steps The Thirty-Nine Steps v1.0

British writer John Buchan's The Thirty-Nine Steps is the first of five adventure novels to star Richard Hannay, a man with a remarkable knack for getting out of sticky situations, and indeed getting into them in the first place.

How to Do It How to Do It v1.0

Nothing comes amiss in the great business of preparation, if it has been thoroughly well learned.

Chinese Folklore Tales Chinese Folklore Tales v1.0

Taoism, Confucianism and Buddhism have been major influences on Chinese folklore tales.

The Religion of the Ancient Celts The Religion of the Ancient Celts v1.0

To summon a dead religion from its forgotten grave and to make it tell its story, would require an enchanter's wand.

Allan Quatermain Allan Quatermain v1.0

The character Allan Quatermain is the hero of H. Rider Haggard's 1885 novel King Solomon's Mines.

The People of the Abyss The People of the Abyss v1.0

The experiences related in this volume fell to me in the summer of 1902.

King Solomons Mines King Solomons Mines v1.0

H. Rider Haggard's King Solomon's Mines tells of a group of adventurers journeying into unexplored Africa in order to find the missing brother of one of the party.

An Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments With Truth An Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments With Truth v1.0

In this autobiography, also titled The Story of My Experiments with Truth, Mohandas K. Gandhi recounts his life from childhood up until 1921, noting that my life from this point onward has been so public.

The Consolation of Philosophy The Consolation of Philosophy v1.0

The book called 'The Consolation of Philosophy' was throughout the Middle Ages, and down to the beginnings of the modern epoch in the sixteenth century, the scholar's familiar companion.

The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel v1.0

The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel, published in 1919, is one of Baroness Orczy's sequels to The Scarlet Pimpernel.

Certain Success Certain Success v1.0

There are particular characteristics one can have, and particular things one can do, that will make failure in life certain.