Accordingly, not long after this Epistle was written, three Churches of great renown perished by a mournful as well as horrible occurrence—a…
This 1926 collection of sixteen essays on religion by well-known people (mostly authors) in the early 20th century brings together articles …
Only months after his return from his mammoth Second Voyage, the Admiralty ordered Cook back to the Pacific, ostensibly to return Omai, a yo…
An idiosyncratic view of various aspects of London, England, published in 1921. Walter Lionel George (1882 – 1926) was an English writer, c…
This 1927 work is the third and final in Walpole’s Jeremy series. (The others are Jeremy and Jeremy And Hamlet.) Jeremy’s home is in Polches…
Eleven short works or book chapters about Christmas or around that time period. - Summary by David Wales
The Reverend Edward John Hardy, ordained in the Church Of Ireland, was a chaplain in the British army for thirty one years. His 1915 collec…
These are three lectures (numbers 8, 9, 10) excerpted from the author’s 1920 book On The Art Of Reading. The lectures were delivered to stu…
A famous English author's thoughts on the power of reading. - Summary by David Wales
