Non-fiction Books

With Kelly to Chitral

William George Laurence Beynon

 Before you read this short history of a few brief weeks, I must warn you that it is no record of exciting adventure or heroic deeds, but simply an account of the daily life of British officers a..

A General Sketch of the European War - The First Phase

Hilaire Belloc

It is the object of this book, and those which will succeed it in the same series, to put before the reader the main lines of the European War as it proceeds. Each such part must necessarily be comple..

Through the Brazilian Wilderness

Theodore Roosevelt

Roosevelt's popular book Through the Brazilian Wilderness describes his expedition into the Brazilian jungle in 1913 as a member of the Roosevelt-Rondon Scientific Expedition co-named after its leader..

The Secret of Divine Civilization

`Abdu'l-Bahá

The Secret of Divine Civilization is a book written anonymously by `Abdu'l-Bahá in 1875, addressed to the rulers and the people of Persia, but can be applied to developmental reform in any society. It..

Among the Millet and Other Poems

Archibald Lampman

Archibald Lampman FRSC was a Canadian poet. "He has been described as 'the Canadian Keats;' and he is perhaps the most outstanding exponent of the Canadian school of nature poets." The Canadian Encycl..

An Epitome of the Homeopathic Healing Art

B. L. Hill

An Epitome of the Homeopathic Healing Art Containing the New Discoveries and Improvements to the Present Time; designed for the use of families, for travelers on their journey, and as a pocket compani..

George Washington - A Biography

William Roscoe Thayer

To obviate misunderstanding, it seems well to warn the reader that this book aims only at giving a sketch of George Washington's life and acts. I was interested to discover, if I could, the human resi..

The Monitor and the Merrimac

John Lorimer Worden

This is the first-hand story of what was done and seen and felt on each side in the battle of the Monitor and the Merrimac. The actual experiences on both vessels are pictured, in one case by the comm..