King Lear Tragedy Considered to be one of Shakespeare's greatest plays, the tragedy King Lear portrays some of the darkest aspects of human nature that can be found in... King Lear 66 Views William Shakespeare
The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood Fiction History Novel A modern day legend, Robin Hood is an archetypal hero of the common people who goes to great lengths to famously take from the rich and give to the po... 1 review The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood 61 Views Howard Pyle
Plato's Republic Philosophy Political Science Reference work Plato's Republic is a Socratic dialogue which deals mainly with the definition of justice, the characteristics of a just city state and the just man.... Plato's Republic 63 Views Plato
Riders of the Purple Sage Fiction Novel Religion Riders of the Purple Sage is a Western novel by Zane Grey, first published by Harper & Brothers in 1912. Considered by scholars to have played a signi... Riders of the Purple Sage 41 Views Zane Grey
Unspoken Sermons Non-Fiction Religion George MacDonald was a Scottish author, poet, and Christian minister. In his day he was considered one of the great Victorian authors on par with Dick... Unspoken Sermons 21 Views George MacDonald
Electra Drama Tragedy Electra, Elektra, or The Electra is a Greek tragedy by Sophocles. Its date is not known, but various stylistic similarities with the Philoctetes (409... Electra 33 Views Sophocles
Titus Andronicus Fiction Drama Tragedy Titus Andronicus is a tragedy by William Shakespeare believed to have been written between 1588 and 1593, probably in collaboration with George Peele.... Titus Andronicus 24 Views William Shakespeare
The Groundwork of the Christian Virtues Non-Fiction Religion William Bernard Ullathorne was a Benedictine monk and Roman Catholic priest who ministered in Australia from 1833 until 1840 and then returned to his... The Groundwork of the Christian Virtues 18 Views William Ullathorne
The Facts of Reconstruction History Political Science First-hand perspective on the years right after the Civil War, when blacks were not yet denied so many of their rights. They were in Congress! A part... The Facts of Reconstruction 21 Views John R. Lynch
The Suffragette: The History of the Women's Suffrage Movement History This history of the Women's Suffrage agitation is written at a time when the question is in the very forefront of British politics. The Suffragette: The History of the Women's Suffrage Movement 15 Views Sylvia Pankhurst
The Defense of the Augsburg Confession Religion The Apology of the Augsburg Confession was written by Philipp Melanchthon during and after the 1530 Diet of Augsburg as a response to the Pontifical C... The Defense of the Augsburg Confession 17 Views Philipp Melanchthon
The Triumphs of Eugene Valmont Novel Valmont is a French detective who was made to leave the force when, through a mistake (explained in the first three stories in the collection, he arre... The Triumphs of Eugene Valmont 17 Views Robert Barr
The Key of Gold: 23 Czech Folk Tales Fairy Tale This collection is a mixture of morals, quirkiness, and sarcasm. In it one finds ironic derivatives (if not roots) of well known fairy tales such as “... The Key of Gold: 23 Czech Folk Tales 7 Views Joseph Baudis
Catriona Novel Both Kidnapped and its sequel Catriona were initially published in 1886 and 1893, respectively. Since they were both written a century ago, their attr... Catriona 18 Views Robert Louis Stevenson
Goldsmith's Friend Abroad Again Satire Fiction This satire on the U.S.A.'s myth of being the "Home of the Oppressed, where all men are free and equal", is unrelenting in its pursuit of justice thro... Goldsmith's Friend Abroad Again 3 Views Mark Twain
