Essays Books

The American Newspaper

Charles Dudley Warner

Our theme for the hour is the American Newspaper. It is a subject in which everybody is interested, and about which it is not polite to say that anybody is not well informed; for, although there are s..

Ars Poetica and Carmen Saeculare

Horatius Flaccus Quintus

The Ars Poetica, by Horace, also known as Epistula ad Pisones, is a treatise on poetry written in the form of a letter, and published around 18 B.C. In it, Horace defines and exemplifies the nature, s..

Lincoln at Cooper Union

Abraham Lincoln

The Cooper Union speech or address, known at the time as the Cooper Institute speech, was delivered by Abraham Lincoln on February 27, 1860, at Cooper Union, in New York City. Lincoln was not yet the ..

Reviews

Oscar Wilde

Wilde’s literary reputation has survived so much that I think it proof against any exhumation of articles which he or his admirers would have preferred to forget. As a matter of fact, I believe this v..

The Public Orations of Demosthenes, volume 1

Demosthenes

Demosthenes was a Greek statesman and orator of ancient Athens. His orations constitute a significant expression of contemporary Athenian intellectual prowess and provide an insight into the politics ..

Memories of Canada and Scotland — Speeches and Verses

Argyll

Memories of Canada and Scotland is a collection of poems and verses written by John Douglas Sutherland Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll, KG, KT, GCMG, GCVO, VD, PC, usually better known by the courte..

The Graves of Academe

Richard Mitchell

Praised by critics across the nation, The Graves of Academe is Richard Mitchell’s angry and brilliant tour through America’s bloated public school system–whose mangled, self-serving language and polic..

Selected Works of Voltairine de Cleyre

Voltairine De Cleyre

Voltairine de Cleyre was an American anarchist known for being a prolific writer and speaker who opposed capitalism, the state, marriage, and the domination of religion over sexuality and women's live..