Essays & Short Works
- Philosophical Travelogues
- Essays on Society and Culture
- Essays for Personal Growth
- Explorations in Science and Thought
- Explorations in Psychology
- Political Essays and Reflections
- Political Essays and Manifestos
- Philosophical Essays on Existence
A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge
A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge (Commonly called "Treatise" when referring to Berkeley's works) is a 1710 …
Butterflies Are Free To Fly
When Nicolaus Copernicus discovered the Earth wasn’t the center of the Universe, everything changed. When Isaac Newton figured out the law o…
Essay on the Trial by Jury
FOR more than six hundred years that is, since Magna Carta, in 1215 there has been no clearer principle of English or American constitutiona…
The Subjection of Women
The Subjection of Women is the title of an essay written by John Stuart Mill in 1869, possibly jointly with his wife Harriet Taylor Mill, st…
Sketches Of The Fair Sex
Sketches of the fair sex, in all parts of the world. To which are added rules for determining the precise figure, the degree of beauty, the …
Religio Medici and Hydriotaphia
Religio Medici (The Religion of a Doctor) sets out Sir Thomas Browne's spiritual testament as well as being an early psychological self-port…
American Notes
In American Notes, Rudyard Kipling, the Nobel Prize-winning author of the Jungle Book, visits the USA. As the travel-diary of an Anglo-India…
Crime
Clarence Darrow was an American lawyer. He remains notable for his wit and agnosticism, which marked him as one of the most famous American …
Mormonism and Masonry
Mormonism and Masonry delves into the intricate relationship between the Mormon faith and Freemasonry, examining the historical and cultural…
The Relations of Saint Teresa of Avila
The Relations of Saint Teresa of Avila offers a profound glimpse into the spiritual journey of one of Christianity's most revered mystics. I…
The Book of Hallowe'en
This book is intended to give the reader an account of the origin and history of Hallowe'en, how it absorbed some customs belonging to other…
The Early History of the Airplane
The Brothers Orville and Wilbur Wright made the first controlled, powered and sustained heavier-than-air flight, on 17th December 1903. They…
Irish Impressions
“For the Irish Question has never been discussed in England. Men have discussed Home Rule; but those who advocated it most warmly, and as I …
The Seven Lamps of Architecture
The Seven Lamps of Architecture, published in May 1849, is an extended essay written by the English art critic and theorist John Ruskin. The…
Institutio Oratoria
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus was of Spanish origin, being born about 35 A.D. at Calagurris. At Rome he met with great success as a teacher and…
Magna Carta
The original document is in Latin so this can only be a fairly rough approximation of the actual content. The text used is the first version…
Music Notation and Terminology
Until relatively recently, music students at all levels of study—from the conservatories to public schools—had few resources available for t…
Kokoro
In an introductory paragraph, Lafcadio Hearn declares his intention: "The papers composing this volume treat of the inner rather than …
Democracy in America
Democracy in America offers a profound exploration of the American political system as observed by French aristocrat Alexis de Tocqueville d…
The I.W.W.
“We must inscribe on our banner the revolutionary watchword, ‘Abolition of the wage system’”The Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), membe…