De rerum natura is a first-century BC didactic poem by the Roman poet and philosopher Lucretius with the goal of explaining Epicurean philosophy to a...
The flirtations of a rich young maiden, Miss Betsy Thoughtless with several suitors, as she alienates the right man by refusing to take the issue of m...
This has been said to be the first female development novel in English. Betsy leaves her emotionally and financially abusive husband Munden and experi...
Betsy Thoughtless is about an intelligent and strong-willed woman who marries under pressure from the society in which she lives. Betsy learns that so...
Kalendergeschichten, written by Johann Peter Hebel, is a collection of short stories originally published in the Rheinländischer Hausfreund, a popular...
Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian's *Fables de Florian* is a collection of fables written in the 18th century, known for its graceful style and moralistic...
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Virgil's *Georgics* is a four-book poem that explores the art and practice of agriculture in ancient Rome. Written during the reign of Augustus, the w...
