Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz Fantasy Fiction Its publication soon after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake got readers instantly hooked on the story in which Dorothy and her friends sink into the... Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz 18 Views L. Frank Baum
The Antichrist Philosophy Religion Reference work Save for his raucous, rhapsodical autobiography, Ecce Homo, The Antichrist is the last thing that Nietzsche ever wrote, and so it may be accepted as a... 1 review The Antichrist 83 Views Friedrich Nietzsche
The Brothers Karamazov Fiction Philosophy Novel The Brothers Karamazov is the last novel by Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky. Dostoevsky spent nearly two years writing The Brothers Karamazov, which... The Brothers Karamazov 43 Views Fyodor Dostoyevsky
The Jungle Fiction Political Science Novel The Jungle is a 1906 novel by the American journalist and novelist Upton Sinclair (1878–1968). The novel portrays the harsh conditions and exploited l... The Jungle 103 Views Upton Sinclair
The Abbots Ghost or Maurice Treherne Temptation Romance Fiction Louisa May Alcott enthusiasts would be delighted to read this short novel published in 1867, just a year before the grand debut of her most famous Lit... The Abbots Ghost or Maurice Treherne Temptation 19 Views Louisa May Alcott
Richard III Drama Richard III is a play by William Shakespeare. It was probably written c. 1592–1594. It is labelled a history in the First Folio, and is usually consid... Richard III 20 Views William Shakespeare
Jabberwocky Poetry "Jabberwocky" is a nonsense poem written by Lewis Carroll about the killing of a creature named "the Jabberwock". It was included in his 1871 novel Th... Jabberwocky 100 Views Lewis Carroll
The Song of Roland Poetry The Song of Roland is an 11th-century epic poem (chanson de geste) based on Roland and the Battle of Roncevaux Pass in 778, during the reign of Charle... The Song of Roland 22 Views Anonymous
The Magician Fantasy Novel The Magician is a novel by British author W. Somerset Maugham, originally published in 1908. In this tale, the magician Oliver Haddo, a caricature of... The Magician 19 Views W. Somerset Maugham
Mathilda Fiction Novel Mathilda, or Matilda, is the second long work of fiction of Mary Shelley, written between August 1819 and February 1820 and first published posthumous... Mathilda 44 Views Mary Shelley
An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation Philosophy Non-Fiction Jeremy Bentham's Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation, a classic text in modern philosophy and jurisprudence, first published in 1... An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation 18 Views Jeremy Bentham
The Great Controversy Non-Fiction Religion The Great Controversy is a book by Ellen G. White, one of the founders of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, and held in esteem as a prophetess or mess... The Great Controversy 160 Views Ellen White
First Successful Ascent of Mt. Rainier, 1870 Memoir Travel "Takhoma” (the Indian name for Mt. Rainier) "was an enchanted mountain, inhabited by an evil spirit, who dwelt in a fiery lake on its summit. No human... First Successful Ascent of Mt. Rainier, 1870 12 Views Hazard Stevens
The King of the Golden River Fairy Tale The King of the Golden River or The Black Brothers: A Legend of Stiria is a fantasy story originally written in 1841 by John Ruskin for the twelve-yea... The King of the Golden River 25 Views John Ruskin
Eugenics and Other Evils Essays This was a book about eugenics, and it was -- but it was also a beautiful defense of property rights, a powerful assault on plutocratic elitism, and a... Eugenics and Other Evils 25 Views Gilbert K. Chesterton
