"This book is aimed squarely at the theater-goer. It hopes to offer a concise general treatment upon the use of the theater, so that the person in the seat may get the most for his money; may choose his entertainment wisely, avoid that which is not worth while, and appreciate the values artistic and intellectual of what he is seeing and hearing."
You may think that the vampire story is a genre that has its roots in nineteenth-century Europe, but in truth, virtually every culture has its own version of undead creatures who feed upon the living. This fascinating collection presents several vampire stories from the South Asian subcontinent that blend supernatural elements with Hindu mysticism and mythology.
"We may believe in the doctrine of Progress or we may not, but in either case it is a matter of interest to examine the origins and trace the history of what is now, even should it ultimately prove to be no more than an idolum saeculi, the animating and controlling idea of western civilisation. For the earthly Progress of humanity is the general test to which social aims and theories are submitted as a matter of course. The phrase CIVILISATION AND PROGRESS has become stereotyped, and illustrates how we have come to judge a civilisation good or bad according as it is or is not progressive. The ideals of liberty and democracy, which have their own ancient and independent justifications, have sought a new strength by attaching themselves to Progress. The conjunctions of "liberty and progress," "democracy and progress," meet us at every turn. Socialism, at an early stage of its modern development, sought the same aid. The friends of Mars, who cannot bear the prospect of perpetual peace, maintain that war is an indispensable instrument of Progress. It is in the name of Progress that the doctrinaires who established the present reign of terror in Russia profess to act. All this shows the prevalent feeling that a social or political theory or programme is hardly tenable if it cannot claim that it harmonises with this controlling idea."
Author David V. Bush's contention that people need to spend more time in silence is particularly relevant in the hectic hustle and bustle of the 21st century. In this volume, Bush expounds on the spiritual and intellectual benefits of time spent contemplating in silence and offers practical tips designed to help even the most easily distracted readers ease into a regular meditative practice.
This wildly popular short story was one of the most widely anthologized tales of the early twentieth century. A misunderstanding about guinea pigs causes a railway agent to overcharge for the animals' shipment, which in turn leads to disastrous results.
Beloved humor writer Ellis Parker Butler hits it out of the ballpark with his first full-length novel, Kilo. Traveling salesman Eliph' Hewlitt finds the love of his life in Kilo, Iowa and decides to settle down there — but Sally Briggs, the woman whom he's fixated on, doesn't feel the same way.
Iowa-born farm boy Ellis Parker Butler turned to writing as a teenager to help support his family, and his folksy, charming tales about salt-of-the-earth characters were an instant popular success. This collection of three of Butler's stories is a worthwhile introduction to his body of work.
One of the leading critics and intellectuals of the Victorian era, Samuel Butler produced literary works in a wide range of genres, ranging from translations of ancient Greek texts to critical essays. This collection of short sketches and stories offers an accessible introduction to Butler's body of work.
British author Samuel Butler is today best remembered for his utopian novel Erewhon. However, Butler had a voracious intellect and wide-ranging interests that were not always reflected in his fiction. This volume reproduces some of the eclectic entries Butler made in his personal journals over a series of years.
Although educated and trained for a career in the clergy, Samuel Butler began to harbor serious doubts about his vocation and Christian morals in general at an early age. Although he addressed these issues in earnest debate with his colleagues and family members, Butler's confusion only worsened over time. He began to explore his concerns about Victorian-era hypocrisy in writing, penning a series of philosophically minded novels and social satires, The Fair Haven among them, several of which would not see publication until after Butler's death in 1902.
Samuel Butler was regarded as an expert on ancient Greek literature, and several of his translations of texts from the period remain authoritative and continue to be used by scholars and students. This diverse collection brings together a number of essays, sketches, short stories and other pieces that offer a comprehensive introduction to Butler's incisive and engaging style.
Whether you're a long-time fan of British author Samuel Butler (best known for his shrewd satire of utopian fiction, Erewhon) or you're just diving into his diverse body of work, this omnibus collection is an engaging read that's sure to catch and hold your interest. It contains excerpts from both his fiction and his non-fiction and serves as a suitable overview of his unique oeuvre.
Though today best remembered as a satirist and novelist, British author Samuel Butler was also deeply involved in the scientific debates of his day. In this volume of essays, Butler mounts a compelling alternative theory to the Darwinian model that was starting to gain traction at the time.
On the verge of entering the Anglican clergy, Samuel Butler experienced a sudden change of heart and instead decided to set sail for New Zealand, where he established a sheep farm. Butler chronicles his rocky start as a rancher—and his opinions on a wide variety of current events and controversies—in this engaging series of letters to his family.
Samuel Butler's Erewhon, or Over the Range was published anonymously 1872. In this satire of Victorian society, the main character Higgs discovers an unknown country, the seeming utopia called Erewhon, Nowhere backwards with the "h" and "w" transposed. The starting chapters detailing the discovery of Erewhon were based on Butler's experiences in New Zealand as a young man. Butler was possibly the first to write about the idea that machines might one day develop consciousness through the process of Darwinian Selection.
Samuel Butler's The Way of All Flesh follows four generations of the Pontifex family. The novel is semi-autobiographical and attacks the hypocrisy that was characteristic in the Victorian era. It was written between 1873 and 1884, but Butler didn't risk publishing it in his life - it was instead finally released a year after Butler's death, in 1903.
Though his most popular works were novels, the British author Samuel Butler was also deeply engaged in the scientific community of his time. Originally, he was a strong supporter of Darwin's theory of evolution, but after digging into the research, Butler identified several problems with Darwin's model. Butler's objections are laid out in the essays collected in Life and Habit.
Recognized as a top-notch scholar with widely ranging interests and an encyclopedic knowledge of an array of academic disciplines, Samuel Butler contributed meaningfully to late nineteenth-century research in a number of fields. This volume collects some of his most important lectures and essays, a number of which have since been enshrined as important early works in disciplines as diverse as microbiology and the philosophy of language.
Immerse yourself in thrilling battlefield action with this top-notch account of the American Civil War. Based on his own experiences as a Union soldier and, eventually, a prisoner of war, Byers paints a vivid, compelling and at times disturbing picture of life on the front lines of one of history's bloodiest conflicts.
Interested in reading a take on the historical Jesus that's not weighed down by a particular writer's theological agenda? Samuel H. M. Byers' A Layman's Life of Jesus will definitely fit the bill. This engaging volume sets forth an account of Christ's life on earth that is simple, elegant and straightforward.
In 1741, the HMS Wager wrecked in an uninhabited area off the coast of Chile. In the aftermath of the disaster, chaos took hold. One faction of the surviving crew rose up against the officers of the ship and attempted to make their way to a Chilean city in a rickety boat. In this volume, Royal Navy officer John Byron presents his version of the mutiny.
In his satiric poem Don Juan, Lord Byron refigures the legend as a man easily seduced by women, rather than as a dangerous womanizer. When the first two cantos were anonymously published in 1819, they were criticized for being immoral. They were also immensely popular. Byron only completed 16 cantos, leaving the 17th unwritten when he died in 1824. Don Juan is commonly considered to be his masterpiece.
Childe Harold's Pilgrimage was the poem which brought Lord Byron public recognition. He himself disliked the poem, because he felt it revealed too much of himself. In it a young man (called childe after the medieval term for a candidate for knighthood) travels to distant lands to relieve the boredom and weariness brought on by a life of dissipation. It is thought to be a comment on the post-Revolutionary and -Napoleonic generation, who were weary of war.
In 1919, American writer James Branch Cabell caused a stir with the publication of his racy, uproariously hilarious medieval allegory Jurgen: A Comedy of Justice. Almost immediately, the novel drew the ire of censors, and Cabell soon found himself being prosecuted for indecency. Taboo is Cabell's fictionalized response to the kerfuffle, and it is brimming with his keen insight and witty barbs.
The darkly comic allegory Jurgen caused quite a stir when it was originally published, with several jurisdictions deeming it obscene and calling for it to be pulled from store shelves. After his wife mysteriously vanishes, middle-aged pawnbroker Jurgen sets off on a not-so-heroic quest to find her, traveling through a series of strange lands in the process.
The word "domnei" refers to the ritualized devotion that knights were required to display toward their ladies in the medieval period. James Branch Cabell's novel of the same title explores the concept in a rich, meditative look at femme fatale Melicent and the ultimately ruinous sparring her love inspires among her coterie of husbands, knights, and suitors.
American author James Branch Cabell developed into a well-known fantasy writer later in his literary career, but his early novels focused on documenting (and slyly commenting upon) the lives of the American aristocracy in the early twentieth century. The Cords of Vanity follows the travails of a troubled protagonist whose creative aspirations slowly begin to tear him apart.
Set in early sixteenth-century Tuscany, this short comedic romp from author James Branch Cabell explores the moral lassitude and selective ethics of a coterie of businessmen. It's a thoroughly entertaining look at a past culture that is sure to tickle readers' funny bones.
As a revered fantasy writer, James Branch Cabell came to be known for richly imagined universes rife with fascinating detail. This early novel takes place in the "real world" of early-twentieth-century America, but it is filled with the same kind of insightful observations that enlivened Cabell's later books.
American writer James Branch Cabell carved out a literary niche of his own with a body of work that combines fantasy, humor, and allegory. The novel Gallantry succeeds marvelously on all three levels. In terms of plot, it's a rollicking action-adventure quest story that fans of fiction set in the medieval era will relish. Thematically, it's a clever send-up of the very notion of gallantry and all of the harm wrought by this complex social code.
In this gripping collection of World War I stories, author Boyd Cable employs the innovative method of using actual battlefield dispatches as the backbone around which he builds his gritty, unflinching tales of wartime bravery, tragedy, pluck and triumph.
In the midst of World War I, writer Boyd Cable carved out a niche for himself by collecting factual nuggets from the front lines of the conflict and using them as the foundation for gritty, action-packed short stories. The volume Action Front collects some of Cable's best efforts. Readers looking for blow-by-blow battlefield accounts won't be disappointed.
This classic account of the dark side of the immigration experience was the first book published by Abraham Cahan, who himself immigrated to the United States from Lithuania in early adulthood. Protagonist Jake Podkovnik is eager to shed all traces of his upbringing and ethnicity and embrace the American dream—but his transformation has negative consequences that ripple further than anyone could have expected.
Lithuanian-born author, journalist, and activist Abraham Cahan made a name for himself first with his investigative journalism and later with his fiction, much of which focused on the immigrant experience in America and specifically New York City. In The White Terror and the Red, however, the action unspools against the dramatic backdrop of the Russia's revolutionary struggles.
Abraham Cahan immigrated to the United States from Lithuania at the age of 21, and he enthusiastically adopted New York City as his hometown. In this charming collection of short stories, alternately humorous and gritty, the kaleidoscope of experiences of recent immigrants to the big city are chronicled in engrossing detail.
Born in Lithuania, Abraham Cahan rose to literary acclaim in America as both a journalist and a writer of fiction. In The Rise of David Levinsky, which stands as Cahan's best-known novel, he charts the trials, tribulations, and triumphs of David Levinsky, a Russian boy who loses his parents and seeks his fortune in the United States.
Many of Hall Caine's most popular novels are set on or near the Isle of Man, and he was fiercely proud of his Manx cultural heritage. This volume collects the texts of a series of lectures Caine gave at the Royal Institution in Liverpool about the history and culture of the Isle of Man and its inhabitants.
British writer Hall Caine had a particular knack for conveying intense emotions, and that strength shines through in both of these short stories. "The Blind Mother," based on an experience Caine had as a young boy, so affected the author that he used the tale in several novels and stories. In this expanded version, it's an impactful allegory about love that readers won't soon forget.
One of the most popular authors of the Edwardian era, Sir Thomas Henry Hall Caine wrote a number of stories, novels, and plays that were eagerly lapped up by an adoring public, despite the fact that his politics and personal life were somewhat out of step with the strict mores and manners of the day. In The Christian, Caine tackles a number of sensitive issues about the practice of religion in the engaging and entertaining style that made him famous.
In the powerful novel The Scapegoat, Manx author Hall Caine veers sharply away from the love triangles and ill-fated romances that were his typical subject matter. This tales centers around the struggles and experiences of protagonist Israel bin Oliel, who is summoned from his home in England to his native Morocco at the time of his father's death.
Originally published in serial form in several British newspapers, the sweeping epic The Bondman represents the full flowering of author Hall Caine's literary skill. Set in Iceland and the Isle of Man in the early eighteenth century, the novel follows a pair of half-brothers who are torn apart by the misdeeds of their father. Ultimately, the rift deepens when the two fall in love with the same woman. Can the damage done ever be repaired?
Manx novelist Hall Caine garnered a massive following in his day by combining elements of romance and action-adventure, a feat he pulls off beautifully in the exciting short novel She's All the World to Me. A feisty heroine is doggedly pursued by two men, and ultimately the conflict comes to a head in a devastating climax.
Though he originally wrote it as a play, British author Hall Caine transformed The Eternal City into a novel after he initially experienced little interest from producers. As a novel, The Eternal City was extremely well received, selling well more than 1 million copies. Set in Rome, the story is a life-affirming allegory about the power of love and commitment to a cause bigger than oneself.
The Shadow of a Crime was the first novel published by Manx writer Hall Caine, who soon skyrocketed to literary superstardom and became one of the most popular novelists of his era. In this tale, protagonist Ralph Ray comes to terms with mistakes made in his past and bravely sacrifices his freedom to preserve his family's well-being.
This novel spurred a controversy upon its initial publication in 1913, with some libraries and bookstores refusing to sell it on moral grounds. Although author Hall Caine addressed aspects of women's rights in some of his previous works, he tackles the issue head-on in this nuanced, emotionally resonant tale of an Irish woman who must decide between adhering to society's strictures or following her heart.
This rollicking novella from author Hall Caine is a loving character study of the quintessential archetype of the Celtic seafaring man. It's also full of interesting and amusing references to the unique Manx culture of the Isle of Man, which combines elements of Norse and Celtic traditions.
By the time Manx author Hall Caine published his second novel, A Son of Hagar, he was well on his way to becoming one of the most popular writers of his time. Combining love triangles, illicit romance, and a deep and abiding appreciation for Manx and Cumberland culture, this book is a must-read for fans of Victorian-era romance.
Author Hall Caine hailed from the Isle of Man, an isolated region with its own unique culture, quirks, and folklore that had long been under-represented in British literature. Early in his literary career, Caine set out to document his native region in novel form, and after several false starts, he produced The Deemster, which follows the life of Dan Mylrea, a bishop's son who lapses into a life of crime.
Are you having trouble making your way in the world? Have you encountered difficulty deciding which path you should take in life? If so, you might benefit from A.R. Calhoun's How to Get On in the World: A Ladder to Practical Success. Regarded as a classic in the self-help genre, this book offers up plenty of straightforward, no-nonsense advice that will help you define success on your terms -- and achieve it.
Return to the comforts of a quieter, simpler time with this collection of homespun anecdotes and advice from Annie Payson Call, who was a popular Ladies' Home Journal columnist in the early twentieth century. Now more than ever, Call's brand of commonsense, straightforward advice will help traditionally minded women hew to their chosen path with dignity and serenity.
Think of As a Matter of Course as a philosophical manifesto for women who embrace traditional roles and values in the family and in the wider world. In this collection, the popular nineteenth-century magazine columnist Annie Payson Call addresses a broad range of issues and matters spiritual and practical in nature, issuing advice that is both thought-provoking and timeless in its wisdom.
When we hear the word "power," we usually associate it with action, aggression, and boldness. However, according to author Annie Payson Call, there is another kind of power that comes from rest, reticence, and reflection. In Power Through Repose, Payson contends that a schedule of regular rest and meditation can help us focus our efforts and increase our efficacy in life.
In the nineteenth century, marriage was often regarded as the be-all and end-all of women's lives. In the keenly observed novel Sisters, English-born author Ada Cambridge takes a closer look at this widespread belief and its implications and consequences. The story centers on a quartet of sisters who each have vastly different views of—and outcomes in—their nuptial pursuits.
Drawing on her own life experiences as a young, independent bride who struck out for Australia at a tender age, author Ada Cambridge creates a gripping historical novel in Materfamilias. Protagonist Polly is a plucky, opinionated young lady who has her own views of right and wrong and sticks to them, even when it makes things more difficult for her. Will the reality of family life live up to her fondest dreams?
English-born author Ada Cambridge lived much of her life in the rough pioneer towns of Australia, and the formative life experiences she had along the way helped shape her preternatural gifts of observation. She brings her talent for unforgettable characters enmeshed in gripping, realistic plots to bear in the novel A Humble Enterprise, which follows the fate of a family who tries valiantly to make ends meet after the patriarch meets his sudden, untimely end.
Ada Cambridge had only been married for a few weeks when she set out for Australia with her new husband, a clergyman. Over the next several decades, the two lived and worked in a series of small, relatively rudimentary outposts, along with their growing family. This fascinating account of her transformation and acclimation to Australian culture will please fans of well-written memoirs.
Shortly after getting married, English-born author Ada Cambridge set sail for Australia, where she would live for most of the rest of her life. The experience proved to be a formative one in terms of her literary career, as many of her essays and novels focused on aspects of life "down under." The novel A Mere Chance focuses on the social debut of a plucky young lady named Rachel Fetherstonhaugh, who makes a splash in the stuffy upper echelons of Melbourne high society.
Against all odds, English-born Ada Cambridge rose to prominence as a well-known writer and essayist during the 38 years she spent in Australia. This compelling memoir takes a look at her time in both countries; she spins her memories and impressions of each into a thought-provoking exploration of the ideas of home, homesickness, exile, and return.
Memoirs of the Court of Marie Antoinette is an inside look into the life of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France, written by her First Lady in Waiting Madame Campan. Born in 1755 and married to Louis XVI of France at the age of 14, Antoinette was renowned for her fabled excesses. She was condemned for treason in 1793 at the zenith of the French Revolution, forfeiting her life to the razor-edge of a guillotine.
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The City of the Sun is an important early utopian work by Italian philosopher Tommaso Campanella, written after his imprisonment for sedition and heresy. Given as the dialog between "a Grandmaster of the Knights Hospitaller and a Genoese Sea-Captain", The City of the Sun outlines Campanella's vision for a unified world, where property is held in common - Campanella including women and children in this definition - and peacefully governed by a theocratic monarchy.
Dozens, if not hundreds, of scholarly works, biographies, and even fictionalized novels have been based on the dramatic life of Mary Queen of Scots, who ruled over both her native Scotland and France before her execution at age 44. This volume sets itself apart from the pack in two important respects: it presents the by now well-known facts about Mary's life in a compact, capsule format and then focuses on more interesting questions about her impact and influence on other historical events, both during her lifetime and for centuries after her demise.
Home economics expert and social reformer Helen Campbell shocked the world with the publication of this chilling expose of the lives of female workers in late-nineteenth-century New York City. In addition to detailing the long hours and poor working conditions faced by many women, Campbell also grapples with the question of how paid employment impacts women's overall status in the culture.
After completing several book-length investigations into the lives of working women, home economist and activist Helen Campbell set her sights on working conditions overseas. The series of essays presented in Prisoners of Poverty Abroad focuses on blue-collar workers in England and France, and proposes, among other potential solutions, low-cost technical and vocational training for workers.
Though some of the concepts and suggestions in Helen Campbell's classic compendium The Easiest Way in Housekeeping and Cooking may be slightly outdated, this comprehensive guide to the art and science of keeping house retains all of its charm and pragmatism. Whether you're setting up house for the first time or looking for a few new tips, tricks and shortcuts to speed up your routine, you're sure to find helpful advice in this volume.
Home economist and social reformer Helen Campbell dedicated her life to improving economic prospects for women, both in the realm of the family home and in the workforce. In this series of essays, she considers the then-recent trend of large numbers of women moving into the working world and presents a number of compelling solutions for making the lives of working women easier and more fulfilling.
The largest religious order in the Catholic Church, the Jesuits have played a major role in the religion since the order's founding in 1540. In this comprehensive history from Thomas J. Campbell, the contribution of the Jesuits—particularly in the realms of scholarly pursuits, theology, and evangelism—are laid out in a compelling, highly detailed narrative.
Published pseudonymously, this classic work of erotica delves into the seamy Paris underworld of S und M clubs, orgies, and prostitution in the early 1900s. Considered scandalous when it was initially published, the tale follows two daring young women whose sojourn in the City of Light takes an unexpected turn.
This unusual book is a must-read for fans of innovative fiction. More than a century before postmodernists like Nabokov and Barthes began to experiment with metafiction, Thomas Carlyle gave the world this playful sendup of German Idealism that purports to be a commentary on the work of fictional German philosopher Diogenes Teufelsdröckh's history of clothing.
The industrialist, businessman, and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie (1835 - 1919) established a gospel of wealth that can be neither ignored nor forgotten, and set a pace in distribution that succeeding millionaires have followed as a precedent. In the course of his career he became a nation-builder, a leader in thought, a writer, a speaker, the friend of workmen, schoolmen, and statesmen, the associate of both the lowly and the lofty. But these were merely interesting happenings in his life as compared with his great inspirations - his distribution of wealth, his passion for world peace, and his love for mankind. Here is his life story as told by Carnegie himself.
The essential improvements that Scottish inventor James Watt (1736 - 1819) made to the steam engine were fundamental to the Industrial Revolution. It would be hard to overstate the value of this invention to technological and social change - it gave us the modern world we live in today. This is his biography as written by Andrew Carnegie, the Scottish-born American industrialist, businessman, and philanthropist.
In the aftermath of the devastation caused by World War I, British poet, thinker and activist Edward Carpenter penned this impassioned plea to the world, imploring readers to band together in resistance against future global conflicts. It's a stirring and persuasive manifesto that anyone interested in the history of the period should read.
British-born thinker and activist Edward Carpenter proposes a number of novel ideas in this engaging collection of essays. Chief among them is the notion that most of the civilized societies that have emerged throughout human history have crumbled after a period of centuries. Carpenter posits that "civilization" is a developmental phase that humankind must pass through in its evolution toward a truly enlightened state of being.
British philosopher and activist Edward Carpenter was decades ahead of his time when it came to sensitive subjects like gender relations, equal rights, and acceptance of a broad range of sexual proclivities. In this thought-provoking series of essays, Carpenter addresses the issue of marriage and what an ideal version of it would look like in a utopian society from which oppression and persecution had been eliminated.
Published a century ago, Edward Carpenter's essay collection The Healing of Nations and the Hidden Sources of Their Strife remains amazingly relevant today. Carpenter argues that wealth inequality is the single most pressing social problem facing the world, causing numerous other woes ranging from war to crime to widespread psychological distress.
An important thinker in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth century period, English writer and philosopher Edward Carpenter was blessed with a seemingly insatiable intellectual curiosity. In this wide-ranging analysis of early religions and folk beliefs, Carpenter offers a deft and often poetic take on ancient rituals and deities.
In this fascinating volume, English poet, philosopher and activist Edward Carpenter offers readers a sweeping theory of love and death that is informed by his knowledge of then-cutting-edge science. Drawing comparisons to the behaviors of simple organisms, animals, and past civilizations, Carpenter weaves a unified account of the meaning of life through the framework of these two cornerstones of human experience.
In 1856 the Reverend Edmund Donald Carr was overtaken by a blizzard on his way to an evening service. He battled the elements for 22 hours with nothing by his bible and his dead horse, whose body sheltered him while he slept. Snow blind and half dead, Carr survived and wrote his experience in a first person narrative, A Night in the Snow.
Hereward Carrington was a respected investigator of psychic and supernatural phenomena who was well known for detecting fraud and for incorporating scientific methods into his research procedures. The fascinating volume True Ghost Stories collects a series of Carrington's spine-tingling accounts of cases in which he concluded that a supernatural force or element was at work.
Sylvie and Bruno is set in Victorian England and in Fairyland, each setting with their own narrative. The fairytale aspect of the novel is similar to Carroll's Alice stories, but the "real world" narrative is more philosophical. Carroll joins the discussion about modern religion, society and morality.
The nonsensical poem The Hunting of the Snark (An Agony in Eight Fits) was written by Lewis Carroll in 1874 and published in 1876. Describing "with infinite humor the impossible voyage of an improbable crew to find an inconceivable creature", the work borrows in-part from Carroll's Jabberwocky in Through the Looking-Glass.
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