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Nature - Ralph Waldo Emerson
Nature - Ralph Waldo Emerson
- Author: Ralph Waldo Emerson
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Nature / Philosophy
Nature is a short essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson published anonymously in 1836. It is in this essay that the foundation of transcendentalism is put forth, a belief system that espouses a non-traditional appreciation of nature. Recent advances in...
Vegetarianism and Occultism - C. W. Leadbeater
Vegetarianism and Occultism - C. W. Leadbeater
- Author: C. W. Leadbeater
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Philosophy / Religion
How does occultism regard vegetarianism? It regards it very favorably, and that for many reasons. These reasons may be divided into two classes: those which are ordinary and physical, and those which are occult or hidden. Let us see in detail why a...
Strange Pages from Family Papers - Thomas Firminger THISELTON-DYER
Strange Pages from Family Papers - Thomas Firminger THISELTON-DYER
- Author: Thomas Firminger THISELTON-DYER
- Genre: Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales / *Non-fiction / History
“Among other qualities which have been supposed to belong to a dead man’s hand, are its medicinal virtues, in connection with which may be mentioned the famous ‘dead hand,’ which was, in years past, kept at Bryn Hall, Lancashire… Thus the case is...
An Introduction to Metaphysics - Henri BERGSON
An Introduction to Metaphysics - Henri BERGSON
- Author: Henri BERGSON
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Philosophy
An Introduction to Metaphysics (Introduction a la Metaphysique) is a 1903 essay by Henri Bergson that explores the concept of reality. For Bergson, reality occurs not in a series of discrete states but as a process similar to that described by the...
The History of England, from the Accession of James II - (Volume 4, Chapter 20) - Thomas Babington Macaulay
The History of England, from the Accession of James II - (Volume 4, Chapter 20) - Thomas Babington Macaulay
- Author: Thomas Babington Macaulay
- Genre: *Non-fiction / History
This is volume 4 chapter 20 of a series of books written by the Baron Macaulay (1800-1859) in the 19th century. It starts with a brief resume of the history of England up until the Stuart kings and then starts to delve into a little more detail....
Little Lucy's Wonderful Globe - Charlotte Mary Yonge
Little Lucy's Wonderful Globe - Charlotte Mary Yonge
- Author: Charlotte Mary Yonge
- Genre: Children's Fiction / *Non-fiction / Self-Help
Travel with Little Lucy around the globe and learn a little geography and small bits about other cultures.(Summary by Laura Caldwell)...
Jailed For Freedom - Doris STEVENS
Jailed For Freedom - Doris STEVENS
- Author: Doris STEVENS
- Genre: *Non-fiction / History / Political Science
A first-hand account of the 1913-1919 campaign of American suffragettes, detailing their treatment at the hands of the courts, and the true conditions of their incarceration. (Summary by Sarah Jennings)...
The Social Contract - Jean-Jacques Rousseau
The Social Contract - Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- Author: Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Philosophy / Political Science
The Social Contract outlines Rousseau's views on political justice, explaining how a just and legitimate state is to be founded, organized and administered. Rousseau sets forth, in his characteristically brazen and iconoclastic manner, the case for...
The Quiet Flame - Eva K. BETZ
The Quiet Flame - Eva K. BETZ
- Author: Eva K. BETZ
- Genre: *Non-fiction
“You will never be a leper nor will any Sister of our Order.” The amazing promise was made by Mother Marianne of Molokai, the “Quiet Flame” of the this title who, as a Sister of St. Francis , spent 30 years on that island helping lepers during and...
Declaration of Independence of the United States of America - Thomas JEFFERSON
Declaration of Independence of the United States of America - Thomas JEFFERSON
- Author: Thomas JEFFERSON
- Genre: *Non-fiction / History
Declaration of Independence is the document in which the Thirteen Colonies declared themselves independent of the Kingdom of Great Britain and explained their justifications for doing so. It was ratified by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776....
The Woodpeckers - Fannie Hardy ECKSTORM
The Woodpeckers - Fannie Hardy ECKSTORM
- Author: Fannie Hardy ECKSTORM
- Genre: Children's Fiction / *Non-fiction / Nature
The Woodpeckers is a wonderful introduction to the world of bird study for the young naturalist, covering such topics as how he finds food, courting, how he builds his nest, the interesting ways he uses his different body parts as tools, among other...
The 9/11 Commission Report - THE 9/11 COMMISSION
The 9/11 Commission Report - THE 9/11 COMMISSION
- Author: THE 9/11 COMMISSION
- Genre: *Non-fiction / History / Political Science
9/11 Commission Report, formally titled Final Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, is the official report of the events leading up to the September 11, 2001 attacks. It was prepared by the National...
The Concept of Nature - Alfred North WHITEHEAD
The Concept of Nature - Alfred North WHITEHEAD
- Author: Alfred North WHITEHEAD
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Philosophy / Science
In The Concept of Nature, Alfred North Whitehead discusses the interrelatedness of time, space, and human perception. The idea of objects as 'occasions of experience', arguments against body-mind duality and the search for an all-encompassing...
The Critique of Pure Reason - Immanuel Kant
The Critique of Pure Reason - Immanuel Kant
- Author: Immanuel Kant
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Philosophy
The Critique of Pure Reason, first published in 1781 with a second edition in 1787, has been called the most influential and important philosophical text of the modern age. Kant saw the Critique of Pure Reason as an attempt to bridge the gap between...
According to Promise, or The Lord’s Method of Dealing with His Chosen People - Charles H. Spurgeon
According to Promise, or The Lord’s Method of Dealing with His Chosen People - Charles H. Spurgeon
- Author: Charles H. Spurgeon
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Religion
Charles Haddon (C.H.) Spurgeon (19 June 1834 – 31 January 1892) was a British Particular Baptist preacher and is still known today as the "Prince of Preachers". He was a strong figure in the Reformed Baptist tradition, defending the Church in...
The Riddle of the Universe - Ernst HAECKEL
The Riddle of the Universe - Ernst HAECKEL
- Author: Ernst HAECKEL
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Philosophy
The Riddle of the Universe is the philosophical work of Ernst Haeckel, eminent biologist, in which he explores the meaning of life, the nature of reality, and the connection between physiology and thought. (Summary by A. Gramour)...
Third Class in Indian Railways - Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Third Class in Indian Railways - Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
- Author: Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
- Genre: *Non-fiction / History / Political Science
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869 – 1948) was the pre-eminent political and spiritual leader of India during the Indian independence movement. He was the pioneer of satyagraha—resistance to tyranny through mass civil disobedience, a philosophy firmly...
Twentieth Century Inventions: A Forecast - George SUTHERLAND
Twentieth Century Inventions: A Forecast - George SUTHERLAND
- Author: George SUTHERLAND
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Science
This work from 1901 predicts what technological developments will manifest in the twentieth century. The author, a technical journalist, presents ideas for inventions and new developments in the areas of power, transportation, agriculture, mining,...
Abigail Adams and Her Times - Laura E. Howe Richards
Abigail Adams and Her Times - Laura E. Howe Richards
- Author: Laura E. Howe Richards
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Biography & Autobiography
This is a young person's biography of Abigail Adams that will appeal to readers of all ages. In the author's own words, "I am not writing a history; far from it. I am merely throwing on the screen, in the fashion of today, a few scenes to make a...
The Kybalion (version 2) - The Three INITIATES
The Kybalion (version 2) - The Three INITIATES
- Author: The Three INITIATES
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Philosophy
The Kybalion: Hermetic Philosophy is a 1908 book claiming to be the essence of the teachings of Hermes Trismegistus, published anonymously by a group or person under the pseudonym of "the Three Initiates". The Kybalion was first published in 1908 by...
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 005 - Various
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 005 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: *Non-fiction / History / Nature
A collection of ten short nonfiction works in the public domain. The essays, speeches, news items and reports included in this collection were independently selected by the readers, and the topics encompass history, politics, philosophy, nature and...
From The Temple - George Herbert
From The Temple - George Herbert
- Author: George Herbert
- Genre: Poetry / *Non-fiction / Religion
George Herbert was a country minister, and a protégé of the great metaphysical poet John Donne. In The Temple, Herbert combines these two aspects of his training in one of the greatest cycles of religious poetry ever written.The soloistreads us a...
Epitome of the Formula of Concord - Jakob ANDREAE
Epitome of the Formula of Concord - Jakob ANDREAE
- Author: Jakob ANDREAE
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Religion
Formula of Concord (1577) is an authoritative Lutheran statement of faith (called a confession, creed, or "symbol") that, in its two parts (Epitome and Solid Declaration), makes up the final section of the Lutheran Corpus Doctrinae or Body of...
Inca Lands - Hiram Bingham
Inca Lands - Hiram Bingham
- Author: Hiram Bingham
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / *Non-fiction / History
Prof. Hiram Bingham of Yale Makes the Greatest Archaeological Discovery of the Age by Locating and Excavating Ruins of Machu Picchu on a Peak in the Andes of Peru.There is nothing new under the sun, they say. That is only relatively true. Just now,...
Sadhana, The Realisation of Life, version 2 - Rabindranath Tagore
Sadhana, The Realisation of Life, version 2 - Rabindranath Tagore
- Author: Rabindranath Tagore
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Philosophy / Religion
A collection of essays on the Hindu/Buddhist view of humankind's place in the universe. As the author says in his introduction: "in these papers, it may be hoped, western readers will have an opportunity of coming into touch with the ancient spirit...
Collected Articles of Frederick Douglass - Frederick DOUGLASS
Collected Articles of Frederick Douglass - Frederick DOUGLASS
- Author: Frederick DOUGLASS
- Genre: *Non-fiction
These two articles were reproduced as an e-book by Project Gutenberg in 2008 to supplement "...several articles by Frederick Douglass, whose larger work was presented in book form as a January, 1993 Project Gutenberg Etext to commemorate Martin...
God's Troubadour, The Story of St. Francis of Assisi - Sophie JEWETT
God's Troubadour, The Story of St. Francis of Assisi - Sophie JEWETT
- Author: Sophie JEWETT
- Genre: Children's Fiction / *Non-fiction / Religion
Francis, a young Italian boy, is a merchant's son who is enthralled by the troubadour songs and tales of knights that his father brings back from his travels. He decides to become a knight, but after seeing the poor and suffering in the tragedies of...
The War That Will End War - H. G. Wells
The War That Will End War - H. G. Wells
- Author: H. G. Wells
- Genre: *Non-fiction
.About the First World War, and the author's conclusions. Whether or not you agree with these articles/essays, H G Wells does make many valid points about the war, and it's effect on people, especially in Britain. I suppose he cannot be blamed for...
An Essay on Man - Alexander Pope
An Essay on Man - Alexander Pope
- Author: Alexander Pope
- Genre: General Fiction / Poetry / *Non-fiction
Pope’s Essay on Man, a masterpiece of concise summary in itself, can fairly be summed up as an optimistic enquiry into mankind’s place in the vast Chain of Being.Each of the poem’s four Epistles takes a different perspective, presenting Man in...
Philip Dru: Administrator - Edward M. HOUSE
Philip Dru: Administrator - Edward M. HOUSE
- Author: Edward M. HOUSE
- Genre: General Fiction / *Non-fiction / Political Science
Philip Dru: Administrator: a Story of Tomorrow, 1920-1935 is a futuristic political novel published anonymously in 1912 by Edward Mandell House, an American diplomat, politician and presidential foreign policy advisor. His book's hero leads the...
Christmas Holidays at Merryvale - Alice Hale BURNETT
Christmas Holidays at Merryvale - Alice Hale BURNETT
- Author: Alice Hale BURNETT
- Genre: Children's Fiction / *Non-fiction / House & Home
“Toad” Brown, his brother, and their friends have a jolly time at the Christmas holidays. They daydream at a toyshop window, chop down a Christmas tree, have a grand snowball fight, and plan a surprise for a friend in this charming tale of early...
Four Great Americans - James Baldwin
Four Great Americans - James Baldwin
- Author: James Baldwin
- Genre: Children's Fiction / *Non-fiction / Biography & Autobiography
Written for children, James Baldwin's history of Washington, Franklin, Webster, and Lincoln brings these men to life in a way that will be interesting for adults as well. The stories touch on the little humanities of the great men, rather than...
The Compleat Angler - Izaak WALTON
The Compleat Angler - Izaak WALTON
- Author: Izaak WALTON
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Sports & Recreation
The Compleat Angler is a celebration of the art and spirit of fishing in prose and verse. Walton did not profess to be an expert with the fly, but in the use of the live worm, the grasshopper and the frog "Piscator" could speak as a master. There...
The Life of Jesus Critically Examined - David Friedrich STRAUSS
The Life of Jesus Critically Examined - David Friedrich STRAUSS
- Author: David Friedrich STRAUSS
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Philosophy / Religion
Strauss was an early pioneer in the ongoing 'Quest of the Historical Jesus' movement, and his Life of Jesus is one of the few landmarks in the field. The first edition of Strauss' book was published in Germany in 1835, when he was only 27 years old....
Reminiscences of Forts Sumter and Moultrie in 1860-'61 - Abner DOUBLEDAY
Reminiscences of Forts Sumter and Moultrie in 1860-'61 - Abner DOUBLEDAY
- Author: Abner DOUBLEDAY
- Genre: *Non-fiction / History
Now that the prejudices and bitter partisan feeling of the past are subsiding, it seems a fitting time to record the facts and incidents connected with the first conflict of the Rebellion. Of the eleven officers who took part in the events herein...
The Lives of the Queens of England Volume 3 - Agnes Strickland
The Lives of the Queens of England Volume 3 - Agnes Strickland
- Author: Agnes Strickland
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Biography & Autobiography / History
The Lives of the Queens of England is a multi-volumed work attributed to Agnes Strickland, though it was mostly researched and written by her sister Elizabeth. These volumes give biographies of the queens of England from the Norman Conquest in 1066....
Union and Communion - or Thoughts on the Song of Solomon - J. Hudson TAYLOR
Union and Communion - or Thoughts on the Song of Solomon - J. Hudson TAYLOR
- Author: J. Hudson TAYLOR
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Philosophy / Psychology
This little book, whose design is to lead the devout Bible student into the Green Pastures of the Good Shepherd, thence to the Banqueting House of the King, and thence to the service of the Vineyard, is one of the abiding legacies of Mr. Hudson...
Steps to Christ - Ellen G. White
Steps to Christ - Ellen G. White
- Author: Ellen G. White
- Genre: *Non-fiction / History / Religion
Ellen Gould White (1827 - 1915) was a prolific Christian writer, authoring 40 books in her lifetime. She was active in the Millerite movement, and was one of the principle founders of the Seventh Day Adventist Church.Steps to Christ, first published...
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 054 - Various
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 054 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Essays & Short Works
Sixteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include Science and Exploration--a tribute to Egyptologist Amelia Edwards, and discourses on gravitation and relativity by Georges-Louis Le Sage and...
Introduction to The Philosophy of History - Georg Wilhelm Friedrich HEGEL
Introduction to The Philosophy of History - Georg Wilhelm Friedrich HEGEL
- Author: Georg Wilhelm Friedrich HEGEL
- Genre: *Non-fiction / History / Philosophy
The introduction to Hegel's lectures on the philosophy of world history is often used to introduce students to Hegel's philosophy, in part because Hegel's sometimes difficult style is muted in the lectures, and he discourses on accessible themes...