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Classic Myths
- Author: Judd Mary Catherine
- Genre: History & Criticism
Retold by Mary Catherine Judd. The book was originally prepared as an aid in Nature Study, and this thought has been retained in the present edition. By reading these myths the child will gain in interest and sympathy for the life of beast, bird, and tree; he will learn to recognize those constellations which have been as friends to the wise men of many ages. Such an acquaintance will broaden the child's life and make him see more quickly the true, the good, and the beautiful in the world about him.
new england bygones
- Author: e h arr
- Genre: Criticism & Theory
New England Bygones was published for the first time in 1883 and it is devoted to the life of the Victorian Era in New England. The main characters are well drawn, bright and vivid and belong to the working class. Moreover, in this book which is one in a series of five you will find some memories from the author's experience, her family and the world surrounding her. The novel definitely helps you understand better the life of that time and fills your own life with more sentiments.
Debate on Woman Suffrage in the Senate of the United States,
- Author: Various
- Genre: Criticism & Theory
Debate on Woman Suffrage in the Senate of the United States is a collection of speeches given by five senators during the debates on the topic whether women should vote or not. One of the senators supports the idea that women have more rights to vote, another senator believes that women are not supposed to vote. Besides, the book includes some speeches of prominent women of that time in support of their rights. The book would be interesting for everyone who is fond of American history and the history of movement for women's right to vote.
Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and
- Author: Various
- Genre: Criticism & Theory
To the world at large it has great value archaeologically. Here are preserved ancient laws, glint lights on past history, forgotten forms in the classic tongues, and pictures of old civilization. No one criticism can cover the whole work. It is so many-sided. It includes so many different standards of worth and value. If we take it as a whole, it is good, it is bad and indifferent; it is trash and it is treasure; it is dust and it is diamonds; it is potsherd and it is pearls; and in the hands of impartial scholars, it is one of the great monuments of mental achievement, one of the world's wonders.
A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 9
- Author: Various
- Genre: Criticism & Theory
Now first chronologically arranged, revised and enlarged with the notes of all the commentators, and new notes. The book includes “How a Man May Choose a Good Wife from a Bad”, “The Return from Parnassus”, “Wily Beguiled”, “Lingua” and “The Miseries of Enforced Marriage”.
Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf
- Author: Reynolds George William MacArthur
- Genre: History & Criticism
This is a fascinating fairy tale thriller focusing on the life of a werewolf named Wagner. It belongs to the pen of a real master of this genre George William MacArthur Reynolds.
The Bishop's Shadow
- Author: Thurston Ida Treadwell
- Genre: History & Criticism
The Bishop's Shadow is a wonderful reading recommended for a wide circle of readers. The book was published quite a long time ago and despite it modern readers still get fascinated in the wonderful story which belongs to the pen of Ida Treadwell Thurston.
A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 3
- Author: Various
- Genre: Criticism & Theory
From the preface by A.H. Bulleni: I have not been able to give in the present volume the unpublished play of Heywood's to which I referred in the Preface to Vol. I. When I came to transcribe the play, I found myself baffled by the villanous scrawl. But I hope that, with the assistance of some expert in old handwriting, I may succeed in procuring an accurate transcript of the piece for the fourth volume.
A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 7
- Author: Various
- Genre: Criticism & Theory
Originally published by Robert Dodsley in the Year 1744. Now first chronologically arranged, revised and enlarged with the Notes of all the Commentators, and new Notes. The volume includes: Tancred And Gismunda, The Wounds Of Civil War, Mucedorus, The Two Angry Women Of Abington, Look About You.