Non-fiction Books

Cowper

Goldwin Smith

Cowper is the most important English poet of the period between Pope and the illustrious group headed by Wordsworth, Byron, and Shelley, which arose out of the intellectual ferment of the European Rev..

Manners, Customs, and Dress During the Middle Ages and During the Renaissance

Paul Lacroix

The Manners and Customs of the Middle Ages:--this subject is of the greatest interest, not only to the man of science, but to the man of the world also. In it, too, "we retrace not only one single per..

The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4)

J. Arthur Thomson

Was it not the great philosopher and mathematician Leibnitz who said that the more knowledge advances the more it becomes possible to condense it into little books? Now this "Outline of Science" is ce..

Sermão de Santo António aos Peixes

António Vieira

Father António Vieyra SJ was a Jesuit priest, Portuguese diplomat, orator, preacher, philosopher, writer, and member of the Royal Council to the King of Portugal...

A Catechism of Familiar Things

Anonymous

This book, a reprint of a successful English publication, has been so enlarged as to be to all intents and purposes new. It has been carefully revised by a Reverend gentleman, who for some time filled..

The People's Common Sense Medical Adviser in Plain English

Ray Vaughn Pierce

Every family needs a COMMON SENSE MEDICAL ADVISER. The frequent inquiries from his numerous patients throughout the land, suggested to the Author the importance and popular demand for a reliable work ..

The Problem of the Ohio Mounds

Cyrus Thomas

No other ancient works of the United States have become so widely known or have excited so much interest as those of Ohio. This is due in part to their remarkable character but in a much greater degre..

Memories and Anecdotes

Kate Sanborn

Memories and Anecdotes is written by Kate Sanborn, whose other writings include "ADOPTING AN ABANDONED FARM," "ABANDONING AN ADOPTED FARM," "OLD-TIME WALL PAPERS," ETC...