The Spell of Egypt History Travel The Spell of Egypt is a 1910 travel book by the British writer Robert Hichens. It was originally published in 1908 as Egypt and Its Monuments. Hichens... The Spell of Egypt 50 Views Smythe Hichens
The Apology of Socrates Philosophy The Apology of Socrates written by Plato, is a Socratic dialogue of the speech of legal self-defence which Socrates spoke at his trial for impiety and... The Apology of Socrates 40 Views Plato
China and the Chinese Memoir Herbert Allen Giles (1845-1935) spent several years as a diplomat in China and in 1897 was appointed Cambridge University’s second professor of Chines... China and the Chinese 25 Views Herbert Allen Giles
Ancient Greek Philosopher-Scientists Non-Fiction The Pre-Socratic Greek philosophers, that is, the philosopher-scientists who lived before or contemporaneously to Socrates, were the first men in the... Ancient Greek Philosopher-Scientists 18 Views Anonymous
Stoicism Philosophy This short book is part of the Philosophies Ancient and Modern series, which attempts to make Western philosophy more accessible to the general public... Stoicism 35 Views George Stock
The Tree of Wisdom Philosophy The She-rab Dong-bu (Tree of Wisdom) is a metrical translation in Tibetan of a Sanscrit ethical work entitled Prajnya Danda, written by Nagarjuna who... The Tree of Wisdom 25 Views Nagarjuna
The Book of Lieh-Tzu Non-Fiction The Liezi is a Taoist text attributed to Lie Yukou, a c. 5th century BC Hundred Schools of Thought philosopher, but Chinese and Western scholars belie... The Book of Lieh-Tzu 14 Views Laozi
On the Nature of the Gods Philosophy De Natura Deorum (On the Nature of the Gods) is a philosophical dialogue by Roman Academic Skeptic philosopher Cicero written in 45 BC. It is laid out... On the Nature of the Gods 37 Views Marcus Tullius Cicero
The Mabinogion, Volume 1 Fiction The Mabinogion are the earliest prose stories of the literature of Britain. The stories were compiled in Middle Welsh in the 12th–13th centuries from... The Mabinogion, Volume 1 14 Views Anonymous
Vairagya Shatakam Poetry Philosophy Vairagya Shatakam is one of the best books that gives the true picture of Renunciation. The book talks on how a common man gets lured by the endless d... Vairagya Shatakam 41 Views Bhartrhari
Meno Novel Meno is a Socratic dialogue by Plato. Meno begins the dialogue by asking Socrates whether virtue is teachable. In order to determine whether virtue is... Meno 14 Views Plato
Nicomachean Ethics Philosophy Non-Fiction The Nicomachean Ethics is the name normally given to Aristotle's best-known work on ethics. The work, which plays a pre-eminent role in defining Arist... Nicomachean Ethics 41 Views Aristotle
Euthyphro Non-Fiction Euthyphro by Plato, is a Socratic dialogue whose events occur in the weeks before the trial of Socrates (399 BC), between Socrates and Euthyphro. The... Euthyphro 19 Views Plato
The Golden Sayings of Epictetus Philosophy Non-Fiction Aphorisms from the Stoic Greek. The Golden Sayings of Epictetus 17 Views Epictetus
Zanoni Fiction Novel Zanoni is an 1842 novel by Edward Bulwer-Lytton, a story of love and occult aspiration. By way of introduction, the author confesses: "... It so chanc... Zanoni 30 Views Edward George Bulwer-Lytton