Nature is a short essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson published anonymously in 1836. It is in this essay that the foundation of transcendentalism is put fort...
Fifteen Thousand Useful Phrases is a practical handbook written by Grenville Kleiser. Grenville is known for his writings on humor, positive thinking...
The book includes sections on vocabulary, nouns, adjectives, verbs and phrases, and will still prove useful. Some of the phrases are dated but hilario...
The Elements of Style is an American English writing style guide in numerous editions. The original was composed by William Strunk Jr. in 1918, and pu...
The international language Esperanto was first released to the world in 1887, when L. L. Zamenhof published his first book, "Dr. Esperanto's Internati...
"The Awful German Language" is an 1880 essay by Mark Twain published as Appendix D in A Tramp Abroad. The essay is a humorous exploration of the frust...
An adorable picture book with 29 little lessons in German. Learn many simple phrases, such as "How big the sea is!" and "Have you ever been to the far...
In July 1887, Esperanto made its debut as a 40-page pamphlet from Warsaw, published in Russian, Polish, French and German: all written by a Polish eye...
In this charming 1877 book of grammar instruction for children, we are introduced to the nine parts of speech and learn about the rules that govern th...
A collection of Twain short stories including:
The Loves Of Alonzo Fitz
Clarence And Rosannah Ethelton
On The Decay Of The Art Of Lying
About Magnanim...
A collection of lessons (primarily in grammar) for New Testament Greek (also known as Koine) collected by a professor at Meadville Theological School...
Mary's teacher has taxed her with the task of learning that most onerous of all parts of the English language: Grammar. Through stories and practical...
This is a very readable scientific account of Swearing and Cursing in the English Language. Not only is an enlightening historical account given, but...
An alphabet of historical characters presented in poetical form! In their original form, the contents of this book appeared in the Chicago Sunday Trib...
Victorian Literature by Clement Shorter is a brief work that gives a good introduction to many of the important writers, historians, and critics of th...
This is one of several adaptations of famous classics made by Lucy Aikin under the pen name Mary Godolphin, using exclusively words of one syllable. T...
The Technique of the Mystery Story is a complete practical guide for writing detective and mystery stories. The guide is useful reference for writing...
“This volume is primarily intended to supply a working and practical knowledge of the Persian language, for the benefit of those who have not the time...
One of the earlier works on brain science, relating what was then known or conjectured about the connection between the physical brain and the individ...
The four series follow Grace Harlowe and her friends through high school, college, abroad during World War I, and on adventures around America. In The...
The book aimed to help Westerners learn the Shanghai dialect of Chinese, which was widely spoken in the city at the time.
The book is divided into tw...
The English are a strange and wonderful people, and their language is no exception. In The Egregious English, T. W. H. Crosland takes a humorous look...
In the Path of the Alphabet invites you to embark on a mesmerizing journey where words wield untold power and secrets of the past are unveiled through...
