Classicly Books
An anthology of German literature
Calvin ThomasThis book is designed to accompany an introductory study of the history of German literature. It is assumed that the history itself will be learned, so far as necessary, either from lectures or from s..
An Elegy Wrote in a Country Church Yard (1751) and The Eton College Manuscript
Thomas GrayTo some the eighteenth-century definition of proper poetic matter is unacceptable; but to any who believe that true poetry may (if not "must") consist in "what oft was thought but ne'er so well expres..
An Essay on Criticism
Alexander PopeAn Essay on Criticism is one of the first major poems written by the English writer Alexander Pope. It is the source of the famous quotations "To err is human, to forgive divine," "A little learning i..
Anomalies of the Short Story
William Dean HowellsThe interesting experiment of one of our great publishing houses in putting out serially several volumes of short stories, with the hope that a courageous persistence may overcome the popular indiffer..
The American Credo
H.L. MenckenThe superficial, no doubt, will mistake this little book for a somewhat laborious attempt at jocosity. Because, incidentally to its main purpose, it unveils occasional ideas of so inordinate an errone..
The Art of the Exposition
Eugen NeuhausIt is generally conceded that the essential lesson of the Exposition is the lesson of art. However strongly the industrial element may have asserted itself in the many interesting exhibits, no matter ..
The Art of the Moving Picture
Vachel LindsayThe Art of the Moving Picture book is Intended, First Of All, For The New Art Museums Springing Up All Over The Country. But The Book Is For Our Universities And Institutions Of Learning. It Contains ..
Aucassin and Nicolete
AnonymousThe story of Love, that simple theme with variations ad libitum, ad infinitum, is never old, never stale, never out-of-date. And as we sometimes seek rest from the brilliant audacities and compl..