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Gilbert Keith Chesterton was born in Campden hill, Kensington on May 29th 1874. Originally after attending St Pauls School he went to Slade to learn the illustrators art and literature. In 1896 h……続きを見る

This book-collection file includes five books: The Mirror of the Sea, Notes on Life and Letters, Notes on My Books, A Personal Record, and Some Reminiscences. According to Wikipedia: "Joseph Conrad ……続きを見る

Aldiss’ acclaimed 1979 essay collection reissued for the first time in over thirty years. Most of the arts – architecture, music, painting, cinema – come under review in this thought-provoking colle……続きを見る

Each of the essays in this book is a close reading of the poem. These notes are designed to help you, but you must not be a slave to them. Remember, no one reading of a poem is definitive. Poems are……続きを見る

This new translation presents the Italian text of the Inferno, and, on facing pages, Robert Durling's new prose translation, which brings a new power and accuracy to the rendering of Dantes extraord……続きを見る

Albalat explique son livre : « Flaubert gardait pieusement toute espèce de correspondance, jusqu’aux plus insignifiants billets. Ces lettres, la plupart inédites, que j’ai lues e……続きを見る

Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best nonfiction books of all time "The Varieties of Religious Experience is certainly the most notable of all books in the field of the psychology of……続きを見る

Packed with facts, attributions, and entertaining anecdotes about his contemporaries, Vasari's collection of biographical accounts also presents a highly influential theory of the development of Ren……続きを見る

For ten years of Sunday mornings, readers of Jacquelyn Mitchard’s newspaper column, “The Rest of Us,” have been calling their mothers, boyfriends and sisters to say, “See? That’s exactly what I mean……続きを見る

`My present intention is to clear myself of any suspicion of partiality by presenting the views of the generality of philosophers concerning the nature of the gods.' Cicero's philosophical works are……続きを見る

This prose translation of the Odyssey is so successful that it has taken its place as one of the few really outstanding versions of Homer's famous epic poem. It is the story of the return of Odysseu……続きを見る

Theory of mythology. According to Wikipedia: "Andrew Lang (March 31, 1844, Selkirk ? July 20, 1912, Banchory, Kincardineshire) was a prolific Scots man of letters. He was a poet, novelist, and liter……続きを見る

"Pisanie jest mieszaniną techniki i talentu. Pisarz jest natchnionym, przepełnionym pasją tworzenia wirtuozem pisarskiego rzemiosła." Zacznij pisać. Motywacyjny poradnik pisarza został napisany prze……続きを見る

About Revisiting Tolerance. Lessons drawn from Egypt's Cosmopolitanism How does a polyglot Jewish family from Alexandria, Egypt, get caught up in the power play of the Suez Crisis? In this fascinati……続きを見る

Esteban Peicovich y su personalísimo punto de vista en una serie de fotografías que cobran vida y mil matices (o quizás cien mil) con su palabra.続きを見る

The final classic installment in the excellent Martin Beck detective series from the 1960s – the novels that have inspired all Scandinavian crime fiction. Widely recognised as the greatest masterpie……続きを見る

A study of the impact of the Beat Generation poets on the development of the haiku form, with a focus on the poetry of Ginsberg, Kerouac and Snyder. This ebook looks at the parallels that exist betw……続きを見る

Воспоминания переплетаются с отрывками из пражской жизни ー настоящим этого писателя, иммигранта из России, зарабатывающего себе на жизнь проведением экскурсий по местам его любимого писателя Ф.?Каф……続きを見る

In Fatherhood, beloved NBA player, poet, children’s advocate, and devoted dad Etan Thomas speaks from his heart on what matters most in his life: being there for his children. As a leading participa……続きを見る

Il llibre d'amic i amat è un raro gioiello di poesia filosofica nascosto nei meandri tortuosi di quell'immenso laboratorio culturale che è stato il nostro Medioevo. Il suo autore, il beato Raimondo ……続きを見る

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In this captivating work Dickens has dwelled upon the various types of Gentlemen available for the general pleasure of the ladies of elite class. A detailed sketch of these categories of men is penn……続きを見る

Other Tongues: Mixed-Race Women Speak Out is an anthology of poetry, spoken word, fiction, creative non-fiction, spoken word texts, as well as black and white artwork and photography, explores the q……続きを見る

Speaking in the wake of last month's tragic spate of suicides in north Belfast, Irish President Mary McAleese blamed the peace process for failing young people in Northern Ireland, parts of which, s……続きを見る

Drawing on Arabic, English, French, Irish, Latin and Spanish sources, the essays share a focus on the body’s productive capacity – whether expressed through the flesh’s materiality, or through its r……続きを見る

In this unexpected, heartwarming, thought-provoking collection, more than two dozen of our most perceptive and entertaining writers offer “darkly funny ruminations on getting hitched” (People). Anyo……続きを見る

An avant garde set of improvisational essays, Richard Grossinger’s The Bardo of Waking Life is a meditation on the Tibetan Buddhist bardo realm which, in popular culture, is viewed as the bridge bet……続きを見る

During his decades of world fame as a novelist, Tolstoy also wrote prolifically in a series of essays and polemics on issues of morality, social justice and religion. These works culminated in What ……続きを見る

Every parent's fear is not to be there for their child, to answer their questions, to give them advice and guide them through life. When Jordan Ferguson was diagnosed with terminal cancer at the age……続きを見る

Franc-Nohain brosse dans ce charmant livre le tableau de la vie amoureuse de l'illustre fabuliste Jean de La Fontaine qui ratelait dans tous les carrés de sables. On voit défiler les duchesses, les ……続きを見る