Classicly Collection of Books

Uncle Vanya

Anton Chekhov

Uncle Vanya is a play by the Russian playwright Anton Chekhov. It was first published in 1898 and received its Moscow première in 1899 in a production by the Moscow Art Theatre, under the direction of..

History of the Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of Michigan

Andrew J. Blackbird

History of the Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of Michigan: a grammar of their language, and personal and family history of the author. ... Blackbird finds Biblical parallels with Ottawa and Chippewa acco..

Nathan the Wise

Gotthold Ephraim Lessing

Nathan the Wise is a play published by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing in 1779. It is a fervent plea for religious tolerance. Its performance was forbidden by the church during Lessing's lifetime, and it was..

Ourika

Claire Duras

Ourika is an 1823 novel by Claire de Duras, originally published anonymously. Ourika is a story based on the life of a woman who was purchased as a child (in or around 1786) by the Chevalier de Bouffl..

Amadis of Gaul

Nicola Francesco Haym

Amadís de Gaula is a landmark work among the chivalric romances which were in vogue in sixteenth-century Spain, although its first version, much revised before printing, was written at the onset of th..

Among the Great Masters of Music

Walter Rowlands

Among the GreOne of the most ancient legends handed down to us by the early Church is that of St. Cecilia, the patroness of music and musicians. She is known to have been honoured by Christians as far..

Ancient Poems, Ballads, and Songs of the Peasantry of England

Anonymous

Ancient Poems, Ballads, and Songs of the Peasantry of England is written by anonymous authors. The poem list includes belowThe Plain-Dealing ManThe Vanities Of LifeThe Life And Age Of ManThe Young Man..

Robert Schumann's Advice to Young Musicians

Robert Schumann

The cultivation of the Ear is of the greatest importance.—Endeavour early to distinguish each several tone and key. Find out the exact notes sounded by the bell, the glass, the cuckoo, etc.Practise fr..