John Van Stan
Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book for All and None (version 2) (includes annotations)
The modern British philosopher, Anthony M. Ludovici, said that this text “is unquestionably Nietzsche’s opus magnum.” However, he warns the …
Early Greek Philosophy & Other Essays (Version 2)
“The essays contained in this volume treat of various subjects. With the exception of perhaps one we must consider all these papers as fragm…
Chicot the Jester
This sequel to Dumas' “Marguerite de Valois” begins four years after the sudden death of King Charles IX and succession of his brother Henry…
Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 6: Part 1: Joan of Naples
The celebrated crimes committed during the life of Joan (Joanna I) of Naples span from personal misdeeds (adulteries and mariticide) to regi…
Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 7: Part 1: Ali Pacha
Ali Tepeleni, Pacha of Janina, rose to power during the early 1800s in one of the Ottoman Empire’s most unruly territories (Albania). His fe…
Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 4: Part 2: Urbain Grandier (version 2)
This is the dramatic story of Urbain Grandier, a catholic priest, who had a reputation to rival that of Casanova, which ultimately led to hi…
The Marie Antoinette Romances, Vol 5: The Countess of Charny
This 5th volume of the Marie Antoinette Romances begins after the fall of the Bastille and the March on Versailles, which forced Louis XVI a…
A Christmas Carol (Version 11)
The classic Christmas story of Ebenezer Scrooge, an elderly miser who is visited by the ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley an…
Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 4: Part 3: Nisida
This story details the many crimes (attempted rape, assault, filicide, etc.) surrounding a significant historical confrontation between a fi…
Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 3: Mary Stuart (version 2)
The contents of these volumes of 'Celebrated Crimes', as well as the motives which led to their inception, are unique. They are a series of …
Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 5: Part 1: Desrues
This story chronicles the crimes of Antoine-Francois Desrues (also called "Derues") from his childhood to his execution. Desrues c…
Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 6: Part 2: The Man in the Iron Mask
In the late 1600s a man was doubly-imprisoned: his body in an iron cell and his face in an iron mask. Who the “man in the iron mask” was, wh…
On the Future of Our Educational Institutions (Version 2)
These are lectures on the education system of Nietzsche's day. He states that "This book is intended for calm readers, for those who ha…
Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 8: Part 1: The Marquise de Brinvilliers
The crimes of the Marquise of Brinvilliers, a French aristocrat during the reign of Louis XIV, included some of the most famous murders, sca…
Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 7: Part 2: Countess de Saint-Geran
This story details the crimes and trial surrounding the unexpected pregnancy and subsequent childbirth of the Countess de Saint-Geran in 164…
Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 4: Karl-Ludwig Sand (version 2)
This is the fourth volume of Alexandre Dumas' studies of celebrated crimes and their perpetrators. This volume is concerned with the story o…
Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 6: Part 3: Martin Guerre
Martin Guerre was a French peasant that, during a long absence, was famously impersonated in the 16th century. Although the real Martin Guer…
Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 8: Part 2: Vaninka
The story of Vaninka, generally regarded as the most fictionalized of Dumas’ Celebrated Crimes series, occurs during the short and eccentric…
Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 8: Part 3: The Marquise de Ganges
The assassination of Diane de Joannis de Chateaublanc (the Marquise de Ganges) is a fitting tale to conclude Dumas’ celebrated crimes series…
Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 7: Part 3: Murat
Amidst the political winds from Napoleon’s downfall, this tale turns our attention to the flight of a former French marshal and King of Napl…