Literary Collections
Explore our collection of literary books and timeless literary classics at our online bookstore, featuring the best in teenage literature, literary fiction, and modern literature. Discover must-read and best-selling titles, along with insightful criticism literature to enhance your reading experience.
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The Old Moon in Her Arms: Women I Have Known and BeenA powerful, lyrical collection of essays from the award-winning author of Following the River, exploring the pivotal moments in her life, and how art and nature have shaped her. Like both memory and the moon, what's written here aims to shed what light it...
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The Newly-Made MasonThis is an outstanding Masonic book for the new or experienced Mason. Haywood gives a good, brief history of Freemasonry and then takes us from the petition to Freemasonry's place in the world. Masonic symbols, philosophy, etiquette and clothing are all discussed along with...
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The MetamorphosisOne day, Gregor Samsa, a traveling salesman, wakes up to find himself transformed into a giant insect (the most common translation of the German description ungeheur Ungeziefer, literally "monstrous vermin"). He reflects on how dreary life as a traveling salesman is. As he looks...
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The Meaning Of Moby Dick""The Meaning of Moby Dick"" by William S. Gleim is a literary analysis of the classic novel ""Moby Dick"" by Herman Melville. The book delves into the symbolism, themes, and motifs of the novel, exploring the deeper meanings behind Melville's words. Gleim also examines...
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The Man Who Talks with the Flowers: The Intimate Life Story of Dr. George Washington CarverDuring his life time George Washington Carver was referred to as the black Leonardo da Vinci. His research into alternative crops to replace cotton such as peanuts soybeans and sweet potatoes revolutionized Southern farming. Carver was born into slavery once slavery was abolished Carver...
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The Letters of a Post-Impressionist: Being the Familiar Correspondence of Vincent Van GoghWhile the tragedy of his early death cemented his legacy as the romanticized ideal of a "tortured artist," Vincent Van Gogh was more than his poverty, his mental illness and even his perceived genius.Compiled by his sister-in-law, Johanna van Gogh-Bonger, The Letters of a...
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The Great Secret Count St. Germain (1960)The Great Secret Count St. Germain is a book written by Raymond W. Bernard and published in 1960. The book is a historical account of the life of Count St. Germain, a mysterious figure who has been the subject of many legends and myths....
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The Good ShepherdThe Good Shepherd is a historical fiction novel written by C. S. Forester. It is set during World War II and follows the story of Commander George Krause, an experienced naval officer who is given the task of leading a convoy of 37 Allied...
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The Essential Lectures of Charlotte Perkins Gilman, 1890-1894"Literary and feminist scholars will want to take a look." --Publishers Weekly The last decades have seen a resurgence of interest in Charlotte Perkins Gilman, now considered among the most important thinkers in US history. She is best known for fiction--such as the classic...
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The Egyptian Book Of WisdomThe Egyptian Book of Wisdom, written by Grace H. Turnbull, is a comprehensive guide to ancient Egyptian philosophy and spirituality. This book is a compilation of teachings and wisdom from various ancient Egyptian texts, including the Book of the Dead, the Coffin Texts, and...
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The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein, Volume 17 (Translation Supplement): The Berlin Years: Writings and Correspondence, June 1929-November 1930An English-language edition of selected correspondence and papers of Albert Einstein A translation of selected non-English texts included in Volume 17 is available in paperback. Since this supplementary paperback includes only select portions of Volume 17, it is not recommended for purchase without the...
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The Case Against Travel"Although people like to talk about their travels, few of us like to listen to them. Such talk resembles academic writing and reports of dreams: forms of communication driven more by the needs of the producer than the consumer." In The Case Against Travel...
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The Cambridge History of the British EssayFrom ancient influences on the essay as a form of rhetoric to the Irish essay as performance, from British imperial propaganda to African postcolonial resistance, from political pamphlets to the rise of literary professionalism, from gastronomy to ecocriticism, The Cambridge History of the British...
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Taras BulbaThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...
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Tales This Side of the Elysian FieldsIn this delightful and intriguing collection of essays, Trevor W. Harrison, Professor Emeritus of Sociology at the University of Lethbridge and a well-known contributor to public media, tells sometimes light-hearted and sometimes poignant tales of his life between his late teens and early thirties,...
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She SaysAuthor: Jennifer MurvinPublisher: Small Harbor PublishingPublished: 07/26/2024Pages: 70Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.19lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.17dISBN: 9798330343317This title is not returnable
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Shakespeare on LoveWhen in love, our heart overflows. Whether love is requited or remains a hope and dream, love compels us to express ourselves. This original collection, culled from William Shakespeare's works, testifies to the essential link between love and language, between the experience of falling...
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Sermons You Can PreachAuthor: Leroy BrownlowPublisher: Literary Licensing, LLCPublished: 09/15/2012Pages: 144Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.44lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.31dISBN: 9781258482169This title is not returnable
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Rough Likeness: EssaysLia Purpura's essays are full of joy in the act of intense observation; they're also deliciously subversive and alert to the ways language gets locked and loaded by culture. These elegant, conversational excursions refuse to let a reader slide over anything, from the tiniest...
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Reading Greek Tragedy with Judith ButlerConsidering Butler's "tragic trilogy"-a set of interventions on Sophocles' Antigone, Euripides' Bacchae, and Aeschylus's Eumenides-this book seeks to understand not just how Butler uses and interprets Greek tragedy, but also how tragedy shapes Butler's thinking, even when their gaze is directed elsewhere.Through close readings...
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