Bill Boerst
Under the Witches' Moon
The scene is Rome, 935 A.D. Thirty-year-old Tristan, dressed as a pilgrim, overhears a conversation between Basil, the Grand Chamberlain, an…
Auguste Comte and Positivism
Part 1 lays out the framework for Positivism as originated in France by Auguste Comte in his Cours de Philosophie Positive. Mill examines th…
The Life and Adventures of Venture
Venture Smith was an African captured as a child and transported to the American colonies to be sold as a slave. As an adult, he purchased h…
The Verbalist
Osmun arranges usage problems alphabetically and treats certain areas in greater detail as he sees fit. For example, his first entry is A-AN…
John Stuart Mill; His Life and Works
This biography is actually a series of essays by prominent personalities of the time that shed light on John Stuart Mill's life and areas of…
Night Watches
A most popular Jacobs character, a night watchman along the English coast, remembers troubles his friends got into during shore leave. At le…
James Watt
In this insightful biography, Andrew Carnegie delves into the life of James Watt, the pioneering inventor whose innovations transformed the …
The Monastery
Dame Elspeth is kept in a tower after the death of her husband. The widow of the Baron of Avenel and her daughter seek safety with Elspeth i…
Life's Enthusiasms
The words in this essay on positive thought sing like those in Whitman's "Leaves of Grass." The author praises joyous living and r…
Aaron Trow
What is it like to be a fox hunted by hounds? We find out through the senses of an escaped convict as he struggles to free himself from woul…
The Real Latin Quarter
"Cocher, drive to the rue Falguière"--this in my best restaurant French.The man with the varnished hat shrugged his shoulde…
The Dixie Book of Days
The Dixie Book of Days invites listeners to explore the rich tapestry of Southern literature through a unique lens: a yearly calendar. Compi…