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Spanish America in two volumes is a descriptive, historical and geographical account of the dominions of Spain in the Western Hemisphere, Continental and Insular. The goal of the work was to comprehend a useful and interesting compilation of historical and geographical information, including a record of events, with respect to Spain's acquisitions on the American continent and in the nearby islands. The first volume deals with the Spanish dominions in North America, including the West India Islands subjected to the crown of Spain. The second volume relates to Spanish South America, and the islands on its coasts.
Ships in the Bay (Historical Novel)
"Ships in the Bay!" is a historical novel set during unsuccessful French invasion near Liverpool in a late eighteenth-century. Martin Tyrrell is an Englishman who falsely represents himself as Mr. Thompson who gets mixed up in some traitorous schemes with his Irish relatives and ends up being accused of treason. Tyrrell enjoys the affection of beautiful Miss Nest Meredith and an unusual friendship of Mr. Jerome Salt, the antiquarian and historian. The French attack arrives suitably for Martin to clear himself of treasonable motives and with the help of his friend he proceeds to pursue his fair lady, and prove his honorable intentions.
Diderot and the Encyclopaedists (Vol. 1&2)
This book features the most significant aspects of life and work of Denis Diderot (1713-1784), French philosopher, art critic, and writer, who is best known for serving as co-founder, chief editor, and contributor to the Encyclopédie. Diderot was a prominent figure during the Age of Enlightenment. In the 1740s he wrote many of his best-known works in both fiction and non-fiction, including the 1748 novel The Indiscreet Jewels. In 1751, Diderot co-created the Encyclopédie with Jean le Rond d'Alembert. The Encyclopédie is most famous for representing the thought of the Enlightenment. Its contributors advocated for the secularization of learning away from the Jesuits. Diderot wanted to incorporate all of the world's knowledge into the Encyclopédie and hoped that the text could disseminate all this information to the public and future generations. It was also the first encyclopedia to include contributions from many named contributors and the first to describe the mechanical arts. Its secular tone, which included articles skeptical about Biblical miracles, angered both religious and government authorities; in 1758 it was banned by the Catholic Church and in 1759 the French government banned it as well, although this ban was not strictly enforced. Many of the initial contributors to the Encyclopédie left the project as a result of its controversies and some were even jailed. D'Alembert left in 1759, making Diderot the sole editor. Diderot also became the main contributor, writing around 7,000 articles. He continued working on the project until 1765. The Encyclopédie is often considered an influence and one of the forerunners of the French Revolution because of its emphasis on Enlightenment political theories.
The Greatest Historical Novels & Stories of D. K. Broster
Musaicum Books presents to you the collection of Brooster's greatest historical novels, thrillers and romances: Contents: The Jacobite Trilogy: The Flight of the Heron The Gleam in the North The Dark Mile Other Novels: The Vision Splendid The Yellow Poppy "Mr. Rowl" Ships in the Bay! Almond, Wild Almond Child Royal Short Stories: A Fire of Driftwood: Our Lady of Succour The Inn of the Sword On Parole The Laurel of the Race The Aristocrat The Admiral's Little Letty All Soul's Day The Crib The Book of Hours Fate the Eavesdropper The Promised Land Clairvoyance The Window
Tales of Louisiana Life
Bayou Folk and A Night in Acadie are short story collections by Louisiana Creole author Kate Chopin. Many of the stories are set in Natchitoches in north-central Louisiana. The characters in stories are usually residents of Louisiana, and many are Creoles of various ethnic or racial backgrounds. Table of Contents: Bayou Folk: A No-Account Creole In and Out of Old Natchitoches In Sabine A Very Fine Fiddle Beyond the Bayou Old Aunt Peggy The Return of Alcibiade A Rude Awakening The Bênitous' Slave Désirée's Baby A Turkey Hunt Madame Célestin's Divorce Love on the Bon-Dieu Loka Boulôt and Boulotte For Marse Chouchoute A Visit to Avoyelles A Wizard from Gettysburg Ma'ame Pélagie At the 'Cadian Ball La Belle Zoraïde A Gentleman of Bayou Têche A Lady of Bayou St. John A Night in Acadie: A Night in Acadie Athénaïse After the Winter Polydore Regret A Matter of Prejudice Caline A Dresden Lady in Dixie Nég Créol The Lilies Azélie Mamouche A Sentimental Soul Dead Men's Shoes At Chênière Caminada Odalie Misses Mass Cavanelle Tante Cat'rinette A Respectable Woman Ripe Figs Ozème's Holiday
The Bible
The King James Version is an English translation of the Christian Bible for the Church of England, commissioned in 1604 and completed in 1611 under the sponsorship of James VI and I. The books of the King James Version include the 39 books of the Old Testament, an intertestamental section containing 14 books of the Apocrypha, and the 27 books of the New Testament. James gave the translators instructions intended to ensure that the new version would conform to the ecclesiology – and reflect the episcopal structure – of the Church of England and its belief in an ordained clergy. Noted for its «majesty of style», the King James Version has been described as one of the most important books in English culture and a driving force in the shaping of the English-speaking world.
The Flight of the Heron (Historical Novel)
The Flight of the Heron is set in Scotland during the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745, an attempt by Charles Edward Stuart, known as Bonnie Prince Charlie, to regain the British throne for his father. It follows the story of an unlikely friendship between a young Jacobite and Highland chieftain Ewen Cameron of Ardroy, who follows Bonnie Prince Charlie in his bid for the throne, and a Government Army Officer, the Englishman Captain Keith Windham of the Royal Scots. In the battle of Culloden Captain Windham gets caught in an ambush, thrown of his horse and left alone by his cowardly recruits. Cameron finds him and attempts to take him prisoner, but Windham refuses to surrender, and they have a swordfight. Highlander wins the fight after the Englishman passes out, and captures him. However, Windham manages to escape, but by the prophecy of Cameron's visionary foster father, the two men are about to cross paths five times. The tale focuses on the growing friendship between the two enemies, as each man realizes that the other is in fact a man of great integrity, honesty and dignity.
The Court Life in Spain
Old Court Life in Spain in two volumes is a historical account of early Spain presented through customs of the royal court, from Witica and Roderich to the reign of Ferdinand and Isabel. The first volume covers the period from 8th to 14th century, starting with Visigothic Kings of Hispania Witica and Roderich. The volume surveys the history of Iberian Peninsula in this period, focusing on the court life and customs, ending with Don Pedro called the Cruel, the last ruler of the main branch of the House of Ivrea. The Second volume deals with the 14th and 15th century Spain, surveying the historical events and presenting tradition and practice on royal court nearing the end of the Reconquista and the changes that occurred with the passing of time.
American Short Stories – Ultimate Collection
Musaicum Books present the greatest American short stories in one volume: The Gift of the Magi (O. Henry) The Ransom of Red Chief (O. Henry) The Cop and the Anthem (O. Henry) A Retrieved Reformation (O. Henry) The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County (Mark Twain) The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg (Mark Twain) To Build a Fire (Jack London) A Piece of Steak (Jack London) An Odyssey of the North (Jack London) The Fall of the House of Usher (Edgar Allan Poe) The Tell-Tale Heart (Edgar Allan Poe) The Black Cat (Edgar Allan Poe) The Birthmark (Nathaniel Hawthorne) Rappacini's Daughter (Nathaniel Hawthorne) Rip Van Winkle (Washington Irving) The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Washington Irving) The Call of Cthulhu (H. P. Lovecraft) At the Mountains of Madness (H. P. Lovecraft) The Shadow over Innsmouth (H. P. Lovecraft) An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge (Ambrose Bierce) Chickamauga (Ambrose Bierce) The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (F. Scott Fitzgerald) Bernice Bobs Her Hair (F. Scott Fitzgerald) The Turn of the Screw (Henry James) Daisy Miller – A Study (Henry James) Bartleby the Scrivener (Herman Melville) Benito Cereno (Herman Melville) Desiree's Baby (Kate Chopin) The Open Boat (Stephen Crane) The Luck of Roaring Camp (Bret Harte) A White Heron (Sarah Orne Jewett) Out of Season (Ernest Hemingway) The Revolt of 'Mother' (Mary Wilkins Freeman) The Yellow Wallpaper (Charlotte Perkins Gilman) Christmas Every Day (William Dean Howells) Ethan Frome (Edith Wharton) Paul's Case (Willa Cather) The Abbot's Ghost (Louisa May Alcott) The Wife of His Youth (Charles W. Chesnutt) Barn Burning (William Faulkner) The Lost Phoebe (Theodore Dreiser)
The Complete Essays by Herbert Spencer (Vol. 1-3)
This 3-volume book features a comprehensive collection of most significant scientific, political and speculative essays by Herbert Spencer. The first volume is made up of essays in which the idea of evolution, general or special is dominant. In the second volume essays dealing with philosophical questions, with abstract and concrete science, and with aesthetics, are brought together; but though all of them are tacitly evolutionary, their evolutionism is an incidental rather than a necessary trait. The ethical, political, and social essays composing the third volume, though mostly written from the evolution point of view, have for their more immediate purposes the enunciation of doctrines which are directly practical in their bearings. Volume 1: The Development Hypothesis Progress: Its Law and Cause Transcendental Physiology The Nebular Hypothesis Illogical Geology Bain on the Emotions and the Will The Social Organism The Origin of Animal Worship Morals and Moral Sentiments The Comparative Psychology of Man Mr. Martineau on Evolution The Factors of Organic Evolution Volume 2: The Genesis of Science The Classification of the Sciences Reasons for Dissenting From the Philosophy of M. Comte On Laws in General, and the Order of Their Discovery The Valuation of Evidence What is Electricity? Mill versus Hamilton – The Test of Truth Replies to Criticisms Prof. Green's Explanations The Philosophy of Style Use and Beauty The Sources of Architectural Types Gracefulness Personal Beauty The Origin and Function of Music The Physiology of Laughter Volume 3: Manners and Fashion Railway Morals and Railway Policy The Morals of Trade Prison-ethics The Ethics of Kant Absolute Political Ethics Over-legislation Representative Government – What is It Good for? State-tamperings With Money and Banks Parliamentary Reform: the Dangers and the Safeguards "The Collective Wisdom" Political Fetichism Specialized Administration From Freedom to Bondage The Americans