Literature: history & criticism books

The purpose of this book is to welcome you to your own poetry studio. Like an art studio, recording studio, dance...  Read More >>

This book is not just a story; it's a mirror reflecting the relentless struggles of today's drug war. As you immerse...  Read More >>

Songs of Action by Arthur Conan Doyle is a magnificent collection of songs. Each song will have the readers captivated...  Read More >>

The book has no illustrations or index. Purchasers are entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books...  Read More >>

'Williffe Cunliam' was the pen name of the Burnley blacksmith and poet, William Cunliffe (1833-94). During his brief...  Read More >>

"""A Norton Library edition of Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway, edited by Merve Emre""--"  Read More >>

Presents the classic science-fiction thriller depicting the adventures of the Time Traveler whose fantastic invention...  Read More >>

David F. Slade's critical edition elucidates the 1695 Peruvian treatise on the birth of short-lived conjoined twins...  Read More >>

David F. Slade's critical edition elucidates the 1695 Peruvian treatise on the birth of short-lived conjoined twins...  Read More >>

Leipzig is the city of books and music. It is also the city whose rallies at the St. Nicholas Church led to the...  Read More >>

Edward Verrall Lucas (1868-1938) was a versatile and popular English writer of nearly 100 books. He is now remembered...  Read More >>

The 2023 premier of Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes introduced global audiences to the songster...  Read More >>

Are you tired of the status quo on race relations? Do you want to understand the root causes of division and find...  Read More >>

A collection of essays from one of the great philosophers of the modern era, Arthur Schopenhauer.  Read More >>

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and...  Read More >>

The story line develops from medieval intrigue, loyalty, conflict, and pilgrimage against the backdrop of historical...  Read More >>

于得水从小体弱多病，七岁被父母亲送到武当山习武十年。十七岁参加抗日战争，由于身怀绝技屡立战功，二十余岁就官至国军团级参谋长。 在一次与日军的会战中，救了国军师长一命，师长将于得水击毙的日本大佐一把战刀作为奖品给于得水。 1950年于得水复员到地方后，被当做历史反革命分子反复批判斗争，认为那把战刀就是他与日本特务联系的信物。...  Read More >>

Pirandello earned a considerable reputation as a poet and prose author before turning to the theatre. The premiere...  Read More >>

The Three Miss Kings: An Australian Story, a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human...  Read More >>

The book has no illustrations or index. Purchasers are entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books...  Read More >>

Trying to cure his insomnia, Londoner Graham falls into a drug-induced coma in 1897... and wakes up 203 years later....  Read More >>

Excerpt: ...and artistic At Homes, a dinner with an Indian nabob who couldn  Read More >>

Sketches of Young Gentlemen is a sequel to Sketches of Young Ladies. Dickens entertains his readers by dividing...  Read More >>

Through Night to Light from Friedrich Spielhagen. German novelist (1829-1911).  Read More >>

A Slav Soul, and Other Stories, a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human history, and...  Read More >>