The Biblical Antiquities of Philo. Philo
1917. This is a Bible history, reaching, in its present imperfect form, from Adam to the death of Saul, to which the name of the great Jewish philosopher of the first century, Philo, has been attached to it. Contents: General; History of the Book;
A Garland for Girls. Louisa May Alcott
1887. From the author of Little Women, these stories were written for my own amusement during a period of enforced seclusion. The flowers which were my solace and pleasure suggested titles for the tales and gave an interest to the work. If my girls
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A Practical Physiology. Albert F. Blaisdell
We have just learned that the pitch of sound depends on the rapidity of the vibrations. This depends on the length of cords and their tightness for the shorter and tighter a string is, the higher is the note which its vibration produces. The vocal
Resist Not Evil. Clarence Darrow
Contents. 1. The Nature Of The State. 2. Armies And Navies. 3. The Purpose Of Armies. 4. Civil Government. 5. Theory Of Crime And Punishment. 6. Remedial Effects Of Punishment. 7. Cause Of Crime. 8. The Proper Treatment Of Crime. 9. Impossibility
Tremendous Trifles. G. K. Chesterton
So it was, certainly, with the Bastille. The destruction of the Bastille was not a reform; it was something more important than a reform. It was an iconoclasm; it was the breaking of a stone image. The people saw the building like a giant looking
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The Durable Satisfactions of Life. Charles W. Eliot
1910. Eliot, American educator and President of Harvard University, presents his religious and ethical views in this slim volume. Contents: The Durable Satisfactions of Life; The Happy Life; John Gilley; Great Riches; and The Religion of the
The Poetry of Tennyson. Henry Van Dyke
1893. A collection of essays by Van Dyke, American clergyman, educator and author, on Tennyson and his poetry. He writes in the preface: I believe that Tennyson is one of the great poets,-great in the clarity and beauty and nobility of his style;
The Soul of Spain. Havelock Ellis
1920. Although the author tried to approach, as well as he can and from many different sides, a few of the manifold aspects of the Spanish spirit, he is well aware how inadequate and superficial his attempt must appear to those among us who have
Woman and Labor. Olive Schreiner
1911. A collection of musings on points connected with woman’s work by Schreiner, South African author and feminist, who is best remembered for her novel, The Story of an African Farm. Contents: Parasitism; Woman and War; Sex Differences; and
The Redemption of David Corson. Charles Frederic Goss
1900. American clergyman and novelist begins: Hidden away in this worn and care-encumbered world, scarred with its frequent traces of a primeval curse, are spots so quiet and beautiful as to make the fall of man seem incredible, and awaken in the