A well-to-do French farm family is destroyed by a flood. The story, thrilling to the very end, is told from the point of view of the family's 70-year-...
Widowers' Houses was the first play by George Bernard Shaw to be staged. It premièred on 9 December 1892 at the Royalty Theatre, under the auspices of...
Thérèse Raquin is an 1868 novel by French writer Émile Zola, first published in serial form in the literary magazine L'Artiste in 1867. It was Zola's...
The Father is a naturalistic tragedy by Swedish playwright August Strindberg, written in 1887. It is about the struggle between parents over the futur...
A biography of the famous and popular poet-naturalist, author, philosopher, historian, written by a family friend who spent time with Thoreau almost d...
This work is a look at the life and ideas of Thomas Hobbes, English philosopher of the seventeenth century. The most important ideas are found in his...
The Treatise is a classic statement of philosophical empiricism, scepticism, and naturalism. In the introduction Hume presents the idea of placing all...
À rebours (French pronunciation: [a ʁ(ə).buʁ]; translated Against Nature or Against the Grain) is an 1884 novel by the French writer Joris-Karl Huysma...
The story follows Bishop as he embarks on a solo voyage from New York to Florida in a small, flat-bottomed boat called a "sneak-box". The journey is f...
It is a captivating book designed for young readers. Published in 1911, this literary gem takes its readers on an enchanting journey through the eyes...
It is an engaging and heartwarming book that follows the adventures of a group of young girls who return to their beloved ranch. Written by Margaret V...
This captivating travelogue immerses readers in a world of uncharted terrains, remarkable geological formations, and exotic flora and fauna, making it...
Step into the enchanting world of nature's wonders with "Days and Hours in a Garden" by Eleanor Vere Boyle. Embark on a captivating journey through th...
What if you could peek behind the curtain of Parisian high society and see what really goes on?
The Jolly Parisiennes and Other Novelettes by Émile Z...
