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This 1912 collection of twenty-six essays and studies, divided between Life and Letters was praised by the New York Times reviewer as a string of the finest pearls. Contents …

This 1880 English Men of Letters volume focuses on the rock star of Romanticism. "e;Byron's life was passed under the fierce light that beats upon an intellectual …

This 1878 installment in John Morley's English Men of Letters Series sympathetically reviews the life and works of the Irish writer Oliver Goldsmith. Black defends Goldsmith by …

This edition includes a modern introduction and a list of suggested further reading. Ren Descartes is perhaps most remembered for declaring, I think; therefore, I am. First …

The New York Times described this 1899 volume as containing a large amount of fascinating material about book auctions, book catalogues, lucky finds, hunting grounds, vagaries of …

In The Making of England, esteemed historian John Richard Green examines British history from the year 449 up to the union of England under Ecgberhta distinct period in Englands …

The period of time between Chaucer and Spenser is the subject of this 1905 survey of English and Scottish literature. It provides a clean, concise account of Chaucer and his …

Muir looks back over his many years of visits to the Yosemite valley and his efforts to protect the pristine wilderness area, which resulted in the creation of the Yosemite …

In this influential 1874 essay, Morley asks the question, "e;How far, and in what way, ought respect either for immediate practical convenience, or for current prejudices, to …

Part of The Geological Field Guide Series, Basic Geological Mapping, 5th Edition is an essential basic guide to field techniques in mapping geology. Now completely revised and …