Ten documents that created america

Bambi

New familiar abenakis and english dialogues

"The writer hopes that many of the white people will be glad to avail themselves of the advantage and facility thus afforded to them for becoming acquainted in some measure, and with very little trouble, with that truly admirable language of those Aborigines called Abenakis, which, from the origi...

Ladies almanack

Continuing her pattern of writing extraordinary books that defy the traditional boundaries of literary form, Djuna Barnes’ The Ladies Almanack is an experimental roman à clef written for and about a community of Parisian lesbians. Unapologetically puzzling, the novel is a celebration of queerness...

Sense and sensibility (large print edition)

LARGE PRINT EDITION. Set in London at the turn of the 18th century, The Dashwood family is on the crux of financial ruin after the untimely death of the patriarch. Forced to pack up their belongings and relinquish their comfortable lifestyle, Mrs. Dashwood and her three daughters, move in with th...

Dark princess

Speakin o' christmas and other christmas poems

When he died at just thirty-three years of age, Paul Laurence Dunbar had achieved more than any African American poet before him. Speakin’ O’ Christmas and Other Christmas Poems is a posthumously published collection of his most festive-holiday themed verses, including, “Chrismus is A-Comin’,” “...

The letters of a post-impressionist

Theodorus was “the kind of man who saved even the smallest scrap of paper,” and it is because of this, and his endearing friendship with his elder brother, that a collection of letters from one of history’s greatest painters exists in book form today. Within these pages, explore the beautifully w...

The incredulity of father brown

John Adams Race knows what he saw. Looking out of his window one night he sees two suspicious men following Father Brown to a bridge. There are sounds of a fight, the two men disappear–leaving only the body of the priest behind. Or, is there more to the mystery of Father Brown’s murder? Following...

Invaders from the dark

"Take the box and get away from here as soon as you can. Don't let it out of your sight until it has been printed and the books distributed!" In May 1921, Miss Sophie Delorme beings a series of communications with a publishing house in search of a genuine student of the occult. Coming upon the su...

Fine clothes to the jew

While largely forgotten, Langston Hughes’ sophomore volume of poetry, Fine Clothes to the Jew, is considered by many to be his greatest collection of verse. Shifting his focus from the triumphant highs of jazz to the somber lows of the blues, Hughes once again paints a picture of when “the Negro ...

Sandhya: or, songs of twilight

Sandhya, or Songs of Twilight (1917) is a poetry collection by Dhan Gopal Mukerji. Published while Mukerji was a young student in California, Sandhya, or Songs of Twilight is the second collection of poems from the first Indian writer to gain a popular audience in the United States. Lyrical and r...

Hawaiian mythology

Without question, Martha Warren Beckwith’s Hawaiian Mythology is one of the most comprehensive studies ever conducted on the indigenous culture of Hawai’i before annexation. Bringing together three decades of research; the book guides readers through variant narratives and core motifs, exploring ...

Cogewea, the half blood

Within the beautiful and outspoken Cogewea, there is sometimes unrest. A living dichotomy, the half-blood girl is caught between the world of her father, a European rancher; and that of her mother, a proud full-blooded Okanagan. When a battle for her affections sees suitors on conflicting ends of...

The well of loneliness

Stephen Gordon has always been different. Firstly, she was born a girl against her parent’s wishes. Secondly, she is raised to be boyish, much to her mother’s disdain. Third—but most important—is that Stephen loves women, and it is a very isolating life to lead. Revisit one of Britian’s most famo...

The death of ivan ilyich

Like many others, Ivan Ilyich never truly considered the possibility of his own death. He knew that it was inevitable and yet after being diagnosed with a terminal illness, he’s filled with fear that he’s never quite felt before; and asking questions that he’s never taken the time to ask such as,...

Touch me not

Touch Me Not (1887) is a novel by José Rizal. Published in Berlin, the novel was originally conceived as a collaborative project to be written by a group of Filipino nationalist writers living in Madrid. Disappointed in his comrades’ lack of engagement, however, Rizal wrote the novel alone, blend...

Letters from a stoic

My dear Reader, within this book are one hundred and twenty-four letters on the subject of morals written from the philosopher Seneca to his friend, Lucilius Junior. Masterfully crafted, this insightful collection is a fantastic introduction to the school of Stoicism that covers everything from s...

The beast of bradhurst avenue and other stories

The unpleasantness at the bellona club

The adventures of sherlock holmes (large print edition)

LARGE PRINT EDITION. This edition of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes contains twelve short stories that introduce the reader to the iconic detective and his sidekick, Dr. Watson. Sherlock Holmes is a mysterious person. Extremely observant, highly intelligent, and yet emotionally unstable, Hol...

Rhapsody

Tales from shakespeare

The story of philosophy

Praised for helping to popularize philosophy to the general reader, The Story of Philosophy is a groundbreaking work of creative nonfiction written by Pulitzer Prize winner, Will Durant that chronicles the ideas of over a dozen great thinkers, examines the environments that made them, and context...

The dead

It’s Christmastime in Dublin. The snow is falling. And an annual Christmas party is underway. Gabriel Conroy frets over his impending speech while Gretta, his wife, wanders the affair lost in thought. The festivities are lively, the long-awaited speech is well-received; but as the Conroys are set...

Pollyanna

Hawaiian legends

“Mr. Rice's theory as to the origin of these legends is based on the fact that in the old days, before the discovery of the islands by Captain Cook, there were bards and storytellers, either itinerant or attached to the courts of the chiefs…these bards or storytellers sometimes used historical in...

The dead woman in love

Bianca, or, the young spanish maiden

Bianca, or, The Young Spanish Maiden (1878) is a novel by Toru Dutt. Published the year after her death at the age of 21, Bianca, or, The Young Spanish Maiden is a heartfelt work of romance by a pioneering figure in Indian history and Bengali literature. “A funeral procession was winding slowly u...

The inferno

Hailed as one of the greatest works of literature ever written, The Divine Comedy is a highly influential poem that has dazzled readers for over five centuries, with its’ first book, The Inferno, being one of the most recognizable pieces of fiction ever published. Revisit Dante’s journey through ...

The enchanted april

The faerie queene

“The general end, therefore, of all [The Faerie Queene], is to fashion a gentleman or noble person in virtuous and gentle discipline: which for that I conceived should be most plausible and pleasing, being coloured with an historical fiction, the which the most part of men delight to read.”Hailed...

One brown girl and 1/4

One Brown Girl and ¼ (1909) is a novel by Thomas MacDermot. Published under his pseudonym Tom Redcam by the All Jamaica Library, One Brown Girl and ¼ is a tragic story of race and class set in Jamaica. Understated and ironic, the novel critiques the social conditions of Jamaica under British colo...

Spring in new hampshire and other poems

Spring in New Hampshire and Other Poems (1920) is a poetry collection by Claude McKay. Published toward the beginning of the Harlem Renaissance, Spring in New Hampshire and Other Poems is the first of McKay’s collections to appear in the United States. As a committed leftist, McKay—who grew up in...

The magic pawnshop

“A Small Supply of Magic on Hand For Regular Customers,” is what the gold-lettering on the pawnshop’s placard reads. Both excited by this advertisement and in desperate need of a miracle cure for her uncle, nine-year-old Prinda Bassett proceeds in—unknowingly setting herself up for a fantasticall...

Coyote stories

“We who lived the days of tribal life before our destruction began remember with gratefulness our storytellers and the delight and joy and richness which they imparted to our lives. We never tired of their tales, though told countless times. They will, forsooth, never grow old, for they have with...

The path on the rainbow

<p><b>“The practical necessity of being preserved and handed on by word of mouth only, must be constantly borne in mind in considering the development of Indian verse forms. It operated to keep poetry tied to its twin-born melody, which assisted in memory, and was constantly at work m...

These old shades

On a previously uneventful night in Paris, Justin Alastai–the infamous and dastardly Duke of Avon–is delivered a stroke of serendipity in the form of a disheveled denarian. Taking in the lost soul as a page, the Duke is given the opportunity for revenge against the Comte de Saint-Vire and inadver...

The walls of jericho

Jacob's room (large print edition)

LARGE PRINT EDITION. Virginia Woolf’s third novel, Jacob’s Room (1922), is a penetrating look at one man’s life from childhood until his untimely death in the first World War. On the surface, this could be considered an anti-war novel, yet it is a wildly inventive experimental work that dispels ...

Clouds of witness

Kari the elephant

Kari the Elephant (1922) is a children’s book by Dhan Gopal Mukerji. Published the year Mukerji moved from San Francisco to New York City, Kari the Elephant is the debut children’s book from the first Indian writer to gain a popular audience in the United States. Although less popular than his no...

Thus spoke zarathustra

Descending from mountaintops, the priest Zarathustra announces “God is dead” to the people. Though met with immediate scorn and mockery, he continues on, spending the rest of his days describing the means by which God’s successor—the “Superman”—can be found within. Thus Spoke Zarathustra is Fried...

The chinese parrot

Babes in toyland

Gloriana

Gloriana; or, The Revolution of 1900 (1890) is a novel by Lady Florence Dixie. A member of the National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies, Dixie believed in the emancipation of women through radical cultural and political change. Gloriana; or, The Revolution of 1900, a feminist utopian novel, i...

Plum bun

For Angela Murray, the eldest of the Murray sisters, the only thing standing between a happy life and successful career is her color. Masked behind fairer skin and more European features, her racial identity can be forsaken so long as she leaves Philadelphia—and her sister—behind. Fleeing to New ...

Home to harlem

Disgruntled by the treatment of Black soldiers in the military, Jake Brown is determined to find a place that he can call home and feel at ease with himself. Making his way to New York, he sets out into the electric unpredictable night, emerging into Harlem a common Black man content in his lower...

Pictures of the floating world

Published seven years after her debut collection A Dome of Many-Coloured Glasses, Pictures of the Floating World (1919), is another dazzling volume of poetry from the Pulitzer Prize winning poet, Amy Lowell. Divided into two sections; Pictures of the Floating World finds inspiration from both Ja...

Florante and laura

In the Kingdom of Albania, the noble and brave Duke Florante is tied to a tree. Close to death and losing hope, he begins to recount the events that have led to his current predicament: the death of his father, the suffering of his people, and perhaps even, the loss of the woman he loved.

The innocence of father brown (large print edition)

LARGE PRINT EDITION. Originally published in 1911, The Innocence of Father Brown is the first of five official collections of short stories focused on the crime-solving Roman Catholic. He is an endearing character often compared to another famous detective, Sherlock Holmes.Father Brown is a dev...

The counterfeiters

"My novel hasn’t got a subject. Yes, I know it sounds stupid…let’s say, if you prefer it, it hasn’t got one subject…and the subject of the book, if you must have one, is just that the very struggle between what reality offers him and what he himself desires to make of it.” In a novel about a nove...

Black no more (large print edition)

Lolly willowes

Considered an early feminist classic, Sylvia Townsend Warner’s Lolly Willowes; Or The Loving Huntsman is a fantastical comedy about a middle-aged witch and her search for peace that was selected as the first ever Book of the Month upon publication in 1926.“When her father died, Laura Willowes wen...

The war of the worlds (large print edition)

LARGE PRINT EDITION. The narrator tells of witnessing the unstoppable onslaught of invaders from Mars, leading toward the seemingly inevitable downfall of mankind in this landmark of the literary imagination and foundational novel of the science fiction genre. First published in 1897 and never o...

The collected folklore and poetry of hen-toh

“He was in many ways an unusual man. Very versatile and talented…he possessed literary ability and had written an interesting book on Tales of the Bark Lodges. A book of poems under the name of Hen-Toh.”Comprising his short unpublished autobiography, his 1919 book of folklore, Tales of the Bark L...

Sodom and gomorrah

Sodom and Gomorrah (1921/22) is the fourth volume of Marcel Proust’s seven-part novel In Search of Lost Time. Being the last volume that had Proust’s direct involvement, Sodom and Gomorrah is a story of love, jealousy and family from a master of Modernist literature. Praised by Virginia Woolf, Vl...

History of a nutcracker

European union law

European Union Law is written for students on LLB and GDL courses and aims to reflect developments in legal education. The book fully explores the core areas of European Union law, whilst setting them in a contextual and practical framework. Its writing style is accessible to all.

Criminology and law

Criminology and Law presents the relationship between the disciplines of law and criminology in an accessible and coherent way that serves as an ideal companion to undergraduate law and criminology joint degree programmes, as well as serving the interests of those students studying law or crimino...

The law of succession

The law of succession is a rich and vibrant subject. It covers the law on wills and intestacy, probate and the administration of estates, and estate taxation. Given that this topic is a key component in the SQE1 and SQE2 exams, the law of succession is likely to grow further in importance and pop...