Antiquity
The Making of a Nation
Charles Foster Kent was one of the premier scholars in Jewish Studies at the turn of the century. He was particularly well-known for his co…
The World's Famous Orations
This is the first volume in the ten volume collection of the world's most famous orations, as compiled by William Jennings Bryant and Franci…
The Temple
It has been my wish in this book, to take the reader back eighteen centuries; to show him Jerusalem as it was, when our Lord passed through …
Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám
Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám is a celebrated collection of quatrains that explores the profound themes of existence, love, …
Beacon Lights of History
The first of 14 volumes, this book discusses ancient civilization looking primarily at religion and philosophy. Summary by KHand
Vairagya Shatakam
Vairagya Shatakam is one of the best books that gives the true picture of Renunciation. The book talks on how a common man gets lured by the…
The Boys' and Girls' Pliny
The Natural History of Pliny the Elder is one of the largest single works to have survived from the Roman Empire. The full work consists of …
Generation of Animals
Generation of Animals (or On the Generation of Animals; Greek: Περὶ ζῴων γενέσεως (Peri Zoion Geneseos); Latin: De Generatione Animalium) Bo…
Tusculan Disputations
Tusculan Disputations (Latin: TUSCULANARUM DISPUTATIONUM) is divided into five books which discuss death, pain, grief, perturbations and vir…
The Golden Bough. A Study in Magic and Religion. Adonis Attis Osiris.
The sixth volume in the Golden Bough. Frazer continues into the second part of the compilation of analogies dealing with the recurring theme…
The Jesus of History
A collection of a series of lectures delivered while Glover was in India setting the life of Jesus into its historical context and seeing wh…
Tribal Custom in Anglo-Saxon Law
Explores the evolution of law during the period of early medieval England and the influence of tribal practices on later Anglo-Saxon legal s…
Lotus Sutra
The Lotus Sutra is venerated by the Tiantai (天台), Huayan (華嚴), Pure Land (淨土宗), Chan (禪), Cheontae (천태종), Seon (선), Jogye (대한불교조계종), Taego (…
Greek Athletics
The history of Greek athletics as it pertains to the Olympics. Describes various activities such as boxing, wrestling, etc. and accounts fro…
Kojiki
Of all the mass of Japanese literature, which lies before us as the result of nearly twelve centuries of book-making, the most important mon…
Dead Men Tell Tales
"Dead men tell no tales" was a common adage before the days of forensic science. In this book, the well-known evangelist and scien…
Hildebrand and his Times
W.R.W. Stephens, the Anglican Dean of Winchester, writes a short, lively biography of the great church reformer, Hildebrand of Sovana (1015-…
Laws
Laws (Greek: Νόμοι) is Plato's last and longest dialogue. It is generally agreed that Plato wrote this dialogue as an older man, having fail…
The Lost Island of Atlantis
In this paper, read before the Literary and Historical Society, Quebec, Fletcher demonstrates methodically what he perceives as evidence for…
Ruins and Old Trees
Ruins and Old Trees, Associated with Memorable Events in English History is a book that delves into the history of the United Kingdom by lo…