William James McGlothlin
The Book Of Jasher
The Book of Jasher is an ancient historical text that offers a unique perspective on biblical events, tracing the narrative from Creation th…
The Cloud of Unknowing
The Cloud of Unknowing (Middle English: The Cloude of Unknowyng) is an anonymous work of Christian mysticism written in Middle English in th…
A German Deserter's War Experience
The author of this 1917 narrative, who escaped from Germany and military service after 14 months of fighting in France, did not wish to have…
The Book of A Thousand Nights and a Night (Arabian Nights), Volume 01
This is a collection of stories collected over thousands of years by various authors, translators and scholars. The are an amalgam of mythol…
The Arabian Nights Entertainments, Volume 01
The main frame story concerns a king and his new bride. The king, Shahryar, upon discovering his ex-wife's infidelity executes her and then …
Völsungasaga
The 13th century Icelandic Völsungasaga is usually read by people studying the Poetic Edda or Wagner's Ring - which obscures the fact i…
Wonderful London
"Wonderful London, its lights and shadows of humour and sadness". (That's the full title of the book.) A collection of short essay…
Twenty Two Goblins
These 22 stories are told by the Goblin to the King Vikram. King Vikram faces many difficulties in bringing the vetala to the tantric. Each …
The Song of Roland
The Song of Roland is an epic poem, originally sung in Old French. It tells the story of the Battle of Roncevaux Pass in 778. This is an Eng…
The Arabian Nights Entertainments, Volume 03
The third of four volumes of Middle Eastern tales, originally written in Arabic. Scheherazade tries to prolong her husband's interest in her…
Theologia Germanica
This short, anonymous work is thought to have been written in the 1300s by a member of the lay-religious group called ‘The Friends of God.’ …
How to Write a Novel
I address myself to the man or woman of talent—those people who have writing ability, but who need instruction in the manipulation of charac…
The Life of Blessed John B. Marie Vianney, Curé of Ars
Jean-Baptiste-Marie Vianney, T.O.S.F., (8 May 1786 – 4 August 1859), commonly known in English as St John Vianney, was a French parish pries…
The Book of A Thousand Nights and a Night (Arabian Nights), Volume 04
This is a collection of stories collected over thousands of years by various authors, translators and scholars. They are an amalgam of mytho…
Eirik the Red's Saga
In this saga, the events that led to Eirik the Red's banishment to Greenland are chronicled, as well as Leif Eirikson's discovery of Vinland…
That Mother-in-Law of Mine
Here we were, only a month married, and spending our honeymoon at a most charming summer resort, where there was no excuse for getting out o…
The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night (Arabian Nights) Volume 13 (Supplemental Nights)
This is a collection of stories collected over thousands of years by various authors, translators, and scholars. They are an amalgam of myth…
Thrilling Narratives of Mutiny, Murder and Piracy
A collection of true stories of the high seas, from the nineteenth century. Shipwrecks, mutiny, life and death decision-making -- all far fr…
The Most Extraordinary Trial of William Palmer
John Parsons Cook was a 28 year old bachelor, from a good family but not in robust health. He studied to become a lawyer, but instead of fol…
Criminal Manchester: Experiences of a Special Correspondent
Follow the Manchester Evening News 'special correspondent' and his guide - recently back from a 'seven stretch' - as they take you on a tour…