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Maria Edgeworth
Castle Rackrent

Maria Edgeworth's Castle Rackrent is widely considered the first true regional novel in English literature and a forerunner of both the historical novel and the Anglo-Irish Big House novel.Told through th…

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Maria Edgeworth
Harrington

Harrington tells the story of Harry Harrington, an English gentleman who recounts how he overcame an irrational childhood prejudice against Jews. His fear first arises from terrifying stories told to him …

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Maria Edgeworth
Helen

Helen follows the story of Helen Stanley, a young woman of integrity who becomes entangled in a web of social scandal after taking responsibility for a mistake committed by her charming but impulsive frie…

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Maria Edgeworth
Ormond

Ormond follows the moral and personal development of Harry Ormond, a handsome and impressionable young man who becomes the protégé of the wealthy but erratic Sir Ulick O'Shane. Caught between conflicting …

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Maria Edgeworth
Patronage

Maria Edgeworth's Patronage explores the intricate social and moral consequences of relying on influence rather than merit in the pursuit of success. The novel follows the rising and falling fortunes of t…

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Maria Edgeworth
The Absentee

Maria Edgeworth's The Absentee explores the moral and social consequences of absentee landlordism in Ireland through the story of Lord Colambre and his misguided parents, Lord and Lady Clonbrony. Living e…

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Emile Faguet
Initiation into Philosophy

Émile Faguet's Initiation into Philosophy offers a clear and inviting introduction to the major branches of philosophical thought, written for readers who may be encountering these ideas for the first tim…

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William Faulkner
As I Lay Dying

In As I Lay Dying, William Faulkner delves into the complexities of family dynamics, grief, and the human condition through the Bundren family's journey to bury their mother, Addie Bundren. The novel is u…

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Ford Madox Ford
Privy Seal

Ford Madox Ford's Privy Seal: His Last Venture presents a deeply human portrait of Thomas Cromwell, reimagining him not as a ruthless political operator but as a weary, reflective man approaching the end …

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Sigmund Freud
Civilization and Its Discontents

Civilization and Its Discontents is a seminal work by Sigmund Freud, written in 1930, in which he explores the tension between individual desires and the demands of society. Freud begins by examining the …

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Zona Gale
Christmas

Christmas: A Story is a gentle, reflective holiday tale in which Zona Gale blends her characteristic small-town warmth with a message about generosity, renewal, and the quiet emotional miracles of Christm…

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Zona Gale
Miss Lulu Bett

Miss Lulu Bett, a 1920 novel and later Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Zona Gale, is a quiet but penetrating exploration of a woman's struggle for self-definition in a restrictive domestic world. Lulu, an …

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Mary Gaunt
Ends of the Earth

Ends of the Earth by Mary Gaunt is a travel narrative that captures the spirit of early twentieth-century exploration through the eyes of a determined and perceptive woman traveler. Gaunt recounts her jou…

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Dashiell Hammett
The Maltese Falcon

The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett is a classic example of hard-boiled detective fiction that helped shape the modern crime novel. Set in San Francisco, the story follows private detective Sam Spade a…

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Joseph Hocking
Weapons of Mystery

Joseph Hocking's Weapons of Mystery is a concise yet engaging exploration of the Victorian clash between Christian faith and the rising popularity of occult practices. The novel centers on Tom Temple, who…

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Aldous Huxley
Limbo

Limbo (1920), Aldous Huxley's first collection of short fiction, consists of six short stories and a play."Farcical History of Richard Greenow" "Happily Ever After" "Eupompus Gave…

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Wassily Kandinsky, M T H Sadler
Concerning the Spiritual in Art

Excerpt from translator's introduction: ... Picasso and Kandinsky make an interesting parallel, in that they have developed the art respectively of Cezanne and Gauguin, in a similar direction. On the deci…

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Brother Lawrence
The Practice of the Presence of God

Brother Lawrence of the Resurrection (c. 1614 - 12 February 1691) served as a lay brother in a Carmelite monastery in Paris. Christians commonly remember him for the intimacy he expressed concerning his r…

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Harold Macgrath
The Lure of the Mask

The Lure of the Mask by Harold MacGrath is a romantic adventure novel set against the glittering yet dangerous backdrop of early twentieth-century European high society. The story centers on a mysterious …

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Cyrus Macmillan
Canadian Fairy Tales

Canadian Fairy Tales by Cyrus Macmillan is a collection of stories that reflects Canada's unique cultural identity and landscape. Published in 1924, the book brings together fairy tales inspired by Indige…

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