Classicly Collection of Books

Captain Brassbound's Conversion

George Bernard Shaw

Captain Brassbound's Conversion is a play by G. Bernard Shaw. It was published in Shaw's 1901 collection Three Plays for Puritans. The first American production of the play starred Ellen Terry in 1907..

Historical materialism and the economics of Karl Marx

Benedetto Croce

The Essays in this volume, as will be apparent, have all of them had an occasional origin. They bear evident traces of particular controversy and contain much criticism of authors who are hardly, if a..

Mr. Turtle's Flying Adventure

Albert Bigelow Paine

Mr. Turtle's Flying Adventure is a children's fiction story written by Albert Bigelow Paine, an American author and biographer best known for his work with Mark Twain. Paine was a member of the Pulitz..

The Consolation of Philosophy

Boethius

The Consolation of Philosophy is a philosophical work by the Roman statesman Boethius, written around the year 524. It has been described as the single most important and influential work in the West ..

The Death of Balder

Johannes Ewald

The Death of Balder is Danish drama -- Translatedin to English by Johannes Ewald. Johannes Ewald was a Danish national dramatist and poet. The lyrics of a song from one of his plays are used for one o..

Entre Deux Ames

pseud. Delly

Entre Deux Ames is a French fiction written by pseud. Delly...

The Confutatio Pontificia

Johann Michael Reu

The Confutatio Pontificia is philosophical work by Johann Michael Reu, a German - American Lutheran theologian, author and educator. Johann Michael Reu was born at Diebach, in Bavaria, Germany. H..

Annajanska, the Bolshevik Empress

George Bernard Shaw

Annajanska, the Bolshevik Empress: A Revolutionary Romancelet is a one-act play by George Bernard Shaw, written in 1917. The play is obviously influenced by the Russian Revolution that year. It takes ..