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Before James Bond, there was Richard Hannay, hero of The Thirty-Nine Steps. This thrilling 1916 sequel was praised by none other than Graham Greene. During the first World War, …

Featuring the thoughts of more than 180 players who have represented Scotland since the very first Test match in 1871 all the way through to the present day, Behind the Thistle …

Meinie is an old English word for manyin the sense of a many persons attending one, as bridesmaids, the author explains in a preface. This 1873 work looks at avian life through the …

John Logan was an unattached volunteer at Bull Run, later organizing the 31st Illinois Volunteers. Published in 1887, this is a sweeping historical tribute to citizen-soldiers, …

Posthumously published in 1874, these essaysNature, Utility of Religion, and Theismare highly critical of traditional religion, rejecting the belief in an omnipotent, benevolent …

Located off the west coast of Ireland, the Aran Islands were considered the countrys pure, uncorrupted heart, the repository of its ancient language, culture, and spiritual values. …

Style, grammar, punctuation, composition, and more are discussed in this excellent primer on mastering writing skills. In addition, the author stresses the importance of reading …

This 1901 volume provides an exciting and comprehensive overview of British sea power from the days of the Spanish galleons to the Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812. Along the …

In December 2017, author John Barnes discovered a manuscript he'd written thirty years before and forgotten. It described an eventful 1987 trip by rail into mainland China. His …

This 1920 play by Galsworthymade into a 1931 film by Alfred Hitchcockfeatures a collision between two families: the "e;old-money"e; Hillcrists and the nouveau-riche …

This 1922 drama, set in the post-World War I era, concerns a wealthy young Jewish man who is robbed by a war hero fallen on hard times. A searing yet fair indictment of …