“If—” is a poem by British Nobel laureate Rudyard Kipling, written in 1895 and first published in Rewards and Fairies, 1910. It is a tribute to Leande...
Phlegmatic Englishman, rabid whist player, Phileas Fogg, of whom we know nothing, leads a life regulated like clockwork. Never a useless word or movem...
Henrik Ibsen's The Master Builder, first published in 1892, is about architect Halvard Solness, who despite personal tragedy (including the death of h...
“Now that story is a symbol, and tells the truth. We see some one thing in this world, and suddenly it becomes particular and sacramental; a woman and...
A guide for ladies, written in 1860, on what is accepted as correct behavior in polite society. The advice covers dress, travelling, staying in hotels...
An Essay on the Art of Ingeniously Tormenting was a conduct book written by Jane Collier and published in 1753. The Essay was Collier's first work, an...
"This book is intended as a sequel to Self-Help and Character. It might, indeed, have appeared as an introduction to these volumes; for Thrift is the...
It is a valuable guidebook for anyone who wants to improve their public speaking skills. Written by John Poole Sandlands, an authority on voice produc...
"Christian Home Life" by S. S. Pugh is a heartfelt and insightful book that explores the importance of faith and family values in creating a nurturing...
Do you want to learn to draw like a master? If so, then you need to read "The Practice and Science of Drawing" by Harold Speed.
This classic book on...
The compiler of [this book] having entered early in life upon a train of duties, was frequently embarrassed by her ignorance of domestic affairs. For,...
LibriVox volunteers bring you 9 different recordings of Advice to the Grub Street Verse-writers by Jonathan Swift. This was the weekly poetry project...
"Handorakel und Kunst der Weltklugheit" by Baltasar Gracián is a collection of maxims and aphorisms that offer advice on how to live a successful and...
In "Book of Life," renowned author Upton Sinclair shares his profound insights and wisdom on a wide range of life's essential aspects, from faith and...
This guidebook offers timeless principles for young women, covering topics such as etiquette, morality, education, and health, providing valuable insi...
Stark Munro Letters is a fictional epistolary novel written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The book comprises a series of letters written by the title cha...
This book, written in the early 20th century, aimed to provide women with information about their bodies and sexuality. It was part of a growing movem...
Aunt Judy's Tales is a collection of six enchanting short stories written by Margaret Gatty, a renowned Victorian author. These stories are narrated b...
“Cottage Poems” by Patrick Brontë presents a collection of lyrical letters written by the author to his community, colleagues, and members of his cong...
Hesiod's *Works and Days*, *Theogony*, and *The Shield of Heracles* are three of the most important and influential works of ancient Greek literature....
Ella Wheeler Wilcox, renowned poet and advocate of the New Thought movement, offers her wisdom and guidance in "Woman of the World: Her Counsel to Oth...
