"I here present you, courteous reader, with the record of a remarkable period in my life: according to my application of it, I trust that it will prove not merely an interesting record, but in a co...więcej »
Born in the late 5th century AD, Boethius was a Roman statesman and philosopher who would come into the service of the Ostrogothic ruler of Italy, Theodoric the Great. Ultimately he would rise t...więcej »
Set in Dunnet Landing, Maine in a summer of the late 1800s, "The Country of the Pointed Firs", is the story of a female writer seeking isolation and inspiration for her writing in a small coastal N...więcej »
One of the world's most famous writers, Leo Tolstoy, is probably best known for his epic romantic works "Anna Karenina" and "War and Peace". In addition to being the author of some of the greate...więcej »
John Maynard Keynes was a British economist whose theories had a profound impact on twentieth century history and economic practice. Born and raised in Cambridge, England to highly successful, i...więcej »
O. Henry, the pen name of William Sydney Porter, is one of the most famous short story writers of all time, whose stories are known for their wit, wordplay, warm characterization and clever twis...więcej »
First published in 1925, F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby" is widely hailed as one of the most important American novels of the twentieth-century. Fitzgerald's third novel and his most si...więcej »
First published serially between 1893 and 1894, "The Jungle Book" is Rudyard Kipling's classic collection of jungle tales in which we first meet Mowgli, a child lost in the jungles of India and ...więcej »
Written by the Indian philosopher Vatsyayana sometime between the 4th century B.C. and the 1st century A.D., “The Kama Sutra” is perhaps the world’s most famous book ever writt...więcej »
"The Key of Solomon the King: Clavicula Salomonis" is the classic grimoire, or book of magic, incorrectly attributed to the ancient King Solomon who reigned over Israel during the 9th century B.C. ...więcej »
"The Light Princess" is George MacDonald's 1864 fairy tale. It is the story of a young girl, the daughter of the King, who at her christening is cursed to have no gravity by the uninvited Princess ...więcej »
The "Lion and The Lamb Within" will lead you on an emotional journey of comfort and calm, anguish and angst, fear and faith. Your heart will be engaged from the beginning as the poetic words viv...więcej »
Many Christians spend a lot of time in the house of the Lord because they desire to know Him and consider it an honor to serve Him.
If you are wondering what you can do to become a productive Chris...więcej »
Marcus Annius Verus was born in Rome, A. D. 121, and assumed the name of Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, by which he is known to history, on his adoption by the Emperor T. Aurelius Antoninus. M. Aureliu...więcej »
"The Morning After" will present an approach to survive the loss of a spouse or loved one. Losing your spouse is one of the most devastating experiences of our lifetime. A survivor is faced with...więcej »
Richard Connell was well-known for his masterful short stories and achieved great professional success, with his work often appearing in "The Saturday Evening Post" and "Collier's" magazines. Hi...więcej »
"The Picture of Dorian Gray" is Oscar Wilde's classic tale of the moral decline of its title character, Dorian Gray. When Dorian has his portrait painted by Basil Hallward and wishes that he would ...więcej »
The nine lyric poets were a canon of ancient Greek composers esteemed by the scholars of Hellenistic Alexandria as worthy of critical study. The most famous of which is probably Sappho, who was ...więcej »
“The Prose Edda”, or “Younger Edda”, is a classic collection of Norse myths of the Icelandic people believed to have been written or compiled by Icelandic scholar and his...więcej »
During the first week of January, 2018, I received in the mail a New Year's greeting from Carol, my sister-in-law. After her well wishes for the coming year, she asked simply: What is your "take...więcej »