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British Colonies on the east coast of North American continent had been settled by religious refugees seeking to build a pure, Bible-based society. They lived closely with the sense of the supernatural and they intended to build a society based on their religious beliefs. That is what caused numerous quarrels, troubles and accusations among which the witchcraft was quite common and the most dangerous. While witch trials had begun to fade out across much of Europe by the mid-17th century, they...
| Автор | Charles Wentworth Upham |
The History of Duelling in two volumes is a historical work by British author J. G. Millingen. In this chronological account, author deals with the custom and tradition of duels from the dark age of civilization to the closest examples in modern age. Concerning the dueling among the ancients, author offers examples of Achilles fighting Hector, Turnus and Aeneas and other examples from Greek and Roman history. However, he makes a distinction between these legendary combat duels and later personal...
| Автор | J. G. Millingen |
"It has been my object in this book to put into a handy form a short narrative of the History of the Thirteen Colonies. In the limited space at my command I have endeavoured to give as often as possible the actual words of contemporaries, hoping that the reader may thereby be tempted to search further for himself amongst the mass of documentary evidence which still needs so much careful study." Early English Voyages to North America Virginia: the First Great Colony of the British The...
| Автор | Reginald W. Jeffery |
Perhaps it is well for me to explain that the subject-matter of the papers published in this book has not been philosophically treated, nor has it been approached from the scholar's point of view. The writer has been brought up in a family where texts of the Upanishads are used in daily worship; and he has had before him the example of his father, who lived his long life in the closest communion with God, while not neglecting his duties to the world, or allowing his keen interest in all...
| Автор | Rabindranath Tagore |
This carefully crafted e-artnow ebook «Pictures of German Life in the 18th and 19th Centuries» is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Volume 1: Life of the German Peasant (1240-1790): The duration of modern nations German agriculture in the time of the Romans, the Carlovingians, and the Hohenstauffen… The Life of the Lower Nobility (1500-1800): The country nobles in the sixteenth century The court nobles The detrimental effects of the Great War… ...
| Автор | Gustav Freytag |
Ireland under the Stuarts and During the Interregnum in three volumes is a historical account of Ireland in the 17th century, covering the period from 1603, when James VI King of Scots became James I of England and Ireland, to the Glorious Revolution and the end of Stuart's reign in Ireland. First part of the book spans from 1603 to 1642 covering the period from the time King James VI united the Kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland in a personal union to the Wars of the Three Kingdoms...
| Автор | Bagwell Richard |
A History of the French Novel in two volumes is a work on the French literature written by George Saintsbury, English literary historian and critic. Saintsbury, being the most prominent authority on the subject finds the French Novel a kind which has distinguished itself by communicating to readers the pleasure of literature. The book covers the history of the French novel from its beginnings to the close of the 19th century with the author's endeavor to present a full history of how what...
| Автор | Saintsbury George |
"A Dark Chapter from New Zealand History" by James Hawthorne. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are...
| Автор | James Hawthorne |
This edition contains three studies which seem to me to be necessary prolegomena to that analysis of the sexual instinct which must form the chief part of an investigation into the psychology of sex. The first sketches the main outlines of a complex emotional state which is of fundamental importance in sexual psychology; the second, by bringing together evidence from widely different regions, suggests a tentative explanation of facts that are still imperfectly known; the third attempts to show...
| Автор | Havelock Ellis |
This eBook edition of «The Higher Learning in America» has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Thorstein Veblen (1857-1929) was an American economist and sociologist. He is well known as a witty critic of capitalism. Veblen is famous for the idea of «conspicuous consumption.» Conspicuous consumption, along with «conspicuous leisure,» is performed to demonstrate wealth or mark social status. Veblen explains the concept in his best-known...
| Автор | Thorstein Veblen |
"Heart of Europe" by Ralph Adams Cram. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to...
| Автор | Ralph Adams Cram |
"The Great Diamond Hoax and Other Stirring Incidents in the Life of Asbury Harpending" by Asbury Harpending. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our...
| Автор | Asbury Harpending |