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The Book Of Jasher
Jasher (The Sefer haYashar (first edition 1552) The Hebrew title may be translated Sefer haYashar - "Book of the Upright" - but it…
The Cloud of Unknowing
The Cloud of Unknowing (Middle English: The Cloude of Unknowyng) is an anonymous work of Christian mysticism written in Middle English in th…
A German Deserter's War Experience
The author of this 1917 narrative, who escaped from Germany and military service after 14 months of fighting in France, did not wish to have…
Twenty Two Goblins
These 22 stories are told by the Goblin to the King Vikram. King Vikram faces many difficulties in bringing the vetala to the tantric. Each …
The Song of Roland
The Song of Roland is a medieval French epic poem set against the campaign of Charlemagne in Spain. Its central episode is the Battle of Ron…
Theologia Germanica
This short, anonymous work is thought to have been written in the 1300s by a member of the lay-religious group called ‘The Friends of God.’ …
Völsungasaga
The 13th century Icelandic Völsungasaga is usually read by people studying the Poetic Edda or Wagner's Ring - which obscures the fact i…
Wonderful London
"Wonderful London, its lights and shadows of humour and sadness". (That's the full title of the book.) A collection of short essay…
The Life of Blessed John B. Marie Vianney, Curé of Ars
Jean-Baptiste-Marie Vianney, T.O.S.F., (8 May 1786 – 4 August 1859), commonly known in English as St John Vianney, was a French parish pries…
How to Write a Novel
I address myself to the man or woman of talent—those people who have writing ability, but who need instruction in the manipulation of charac…
The Book of A Thousand Nights and a Night (Arabian Nights), Volume 04
This is a collection of stories collected over thousands of years by various authors, translators and scholars. They are an amalgam of mytho…
The Arabian Nights Entertainments, Volume 03
In this collection of Middle Eastern tales, Scheherazade tells stories night after night to hold the attention of a king who has made her li…
That Mother-in-Law of Mine
Here we were, only a month married, and spending our honeymoon at a most charming summer resort, where there was no excuse for getting out o…
The Chymical Wedding of Christian Rosenkreutz
The Chymical Wedding of Christian Rosenkreutz was edited in 1616 in Strasbourg (annexed by France in 1681). It is the third of the original …
The Bible For Young People Vol. 1
"The Bible for Young People tells the sweet and simple stories of the Bible in the Bible language, omitting only genealogies and doctri…
The Baltimore Catechism, No. 2
The Baltimore Catechism presents the teachings of the Catholic faith in a question-and-answer format, covering core beliefs and principles o…
Thrilling Narratives of Mutiny, Murder and Piracy
This collection brings together nineteenth-century accounts of life at sea, where shipwreck, mutiny, and piracy turn voyages into tests of s…
Criminal Manchester: Experiences of a Special Correspondent
Follow the Manchester Evening News 'special correspondent' and his guide - recently back from a 'seven stretch' - as they take you on a tour…
The Arabian Nights Entertainments, Volume 02
In Arabian Nights Entertainments, Scheherazade tells stories night by night to hold the attention of a king who has made her life depend on …
The Saga of Gunnlaug the Worm-Tongue and Raven the Skald
A tale from Iceland, 800 years ago.In a dream of quarrels and deathThe birth of fair Helga is toldCross the north seas ventured for fameAt t…