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Profession of Faith of a Savoyard Vicar

Jean Jacques Rousseau

The translation of this early work by Jean Jacques Rousseau was originally published in 1889 and we are now republishing it. Profession of Faith of a Savoyard Vicar was intended by Rousseau to be a defence of religion from the viewpoint of a humble Catholic vicar. The vicars creed is Socinianism (or...

Northanger Abbey

Austen, Jane

Her first novel and published posthumously, "Northanger Abbey" is a satire of the popular Gothic novels of the time that has at its heart a woman who, unlike her peers who crave wealth or social acceptance, wants only for an authentic happiness based on morality. This volume is recommend for all l...

Pride and Prejudice

Austen, Jane

"Pride and Prejudice" is a 1813 romantic novel by seminal English author Jane Austen. The story revolves around Elizabeth Bennet, a 20-year-old English woman who, as she matures, must learn the difference between the superficial and the necessary. Elizabeth, her five sisters, and their father live o...

The History of England

Austen, Jane

"The History of England" is a 1791 novel by English author Jane Austen. Written when she was just fifteen years old (it includes her original spelling quirks), it is a humorous burlesque on the popular history books contemporarily used in school. Within it, Austen comically mimics the style of writi...

The Four-Pools Mystery

Webster, Jean

"The Four-Pools Mystery" is a 1908 novel by Jean Webster. "Jean Webster" is the pseudonym of Alice Jane Chandler Webster (1876 - 1916), an American writer who authored many well-known books including "Daddy-Long-Legs" and "Dear Enemy". Her most famous works are often characterised by powerful, likea...

A Collection of Letters

Austen, Jane

A wonderful little collection of short stories told in the form of fictional letters by famous English author Jane Austen. Although written when she was just 14 years old for the enjoyment of family and friends, her witty dialogue and characteristic sense of humour are very much there. "A Collection...

The Golden Triangle

Maurice LeBlanc

The Golden Triangle is another fantastic mystery by Leblanc featuring gentleman thief Arsene Lupin. It takes place during World War I and wounded warrior Patrice Belval is in love with his nurse. This early work by Maurice Leblanc was originally published in 1918 and we are now republishing it with...

The Chapters of Coming Forth by Day or The Theban Recension of the Book of the Dead - The Egyptian Hieroglyphic Text Edited from Numerous Papyri

Budge, Wallis E. A.

This book contains the chapters of the "Book of the Dead", an ancient Egyptian funerary text that was used starting from the beginning of the New Kingdom (approximately 1550 BCE) to approximately 50 BCE. Contents include: "The Book of the Dead", "Description of the Papyri", "Introductory Hymns", "Pa...

Scarabs - The History, Manufacture and Religious Symbolism of the Scarabaeus in Ancient Egypt, Phoenicia, Sardinia, Etruria, Etc

Myer, Isaac

Scarabs were popular amulets and impression seals in Ancient Egypt which have survived in large numbers to this day. Due to the various inscriptions they often had on them, they constitute an important information source for archaeologists and historians studying the ancient world. This vintage book...

The Private Library

Humphreys, A.L.

"The Private Library" is a vintage guide to forming and maintaining a personal library at home, with chapters on everything one might need to know from taking care of your books to bookbinding, determining value, classification, buying and selling, and much more. This volume will appeal to serious b...

Daddy-Long-Legs

Webster, Jean

"Daddy-Long-Legs" is a 1912 novel by American writer Jean Webster. It revolves around Jerusha "Judy" Abbott, a young girl who grew up in an orphanage. When she is seventeen and her schooling is over, she remains at the orphanage to work in the dormitories. One day, Judy is told that, convinced she h...

An Unfinished Novel In Letters - Lesley Castle

Austen, Jane

"Lesley Castle" is a novella by Jane Austen, unfinished at the time of her death. Presented as a series of letters, it follows the conversations and musings of Miss Margaret Lesley and Miss Charlotte Lutterell. As they discuss such subjects as adultery, elopement, divorce, and remarriage, it soon be...