First published in 1926, Bertram S. Puckle's "Funeral Customs" is a comprehensive account of traditional funerary traditions and customs throughout history ...

First published in 1916, this volume contains the second volume of Frank Harris's biography "Oscar Wilde - His Life and Confessions". An acquaintance of ...

In 1763, an 11-year-old boy named Thomas Chatterton began publishing mature works of poetry. Before long, he was fooling the literary world by passing ...

"Be Good to Yourself" is a 1910 self-help book by Orison Swett Marden. Dr. Orison Swett Marden (1848-1924) was an American author of inspirational literature. ...

"The Mysterious Key and What It Opened" is a 1867 novel written by Louisa May Alcott. The story revolves around Lillian Trevlyn who, when only a baby, ...

"The Game" is a 1905 novel by Jack London that tells the story of Joe, a twenty-year-old man who participates in boxing matches to make some extra money ...

Flora Annie Steel (1847 – 1929) was an English writer who notably lived in British India for 22 years and is best remembered for her books set or ...

The second volume in the classic Kristin Lavransdatter trilogy, The Mistress of Husaby continues the story of Kristin's eventful life as she adjusts ...

Orison Swett Marden's 1917 self-help book "How to Get What You Want" aims to help the reader change their life to become more fulfilling and successful ...

Originally published in 1923, “The Prophet” is a book containing twenty-six prose fables written by Lebanese-American poet Kahlil Gibran. Al ...