Non-fiction Books
Catalonia & The Balearic Islands
Albert Frederick CalvertBarcelona has remained true to her traditions. She is still, as of old, a city of merchant princes, a hive of industry, at once the Liverpool and Manchester of Spain. To those who visit the capital of..
Pyrotechnics
A. St. H. BrockPyrotechny is possibly the only art which can compete with nature; anyone who has seen a first-class firework display will admit that for impressive grandeur, colour effects, and contrasts of light an..
Medical Jurisprudence, Volume 3 (of 3)
John Ayrton ParisThe practitioner, says Orfila, will not be able to form a correct judgment in cases of this kind, if he neglect to pay attention, first, to the state of the stomach of the different persons poisoned; ..
The Arnold Bennett Calendar
Arnold BennettEnoch Arnold Bennett was born at Hanley-in-the-Potteries (one of the “Five Towns” frequently appearing in his writings) on 27th May 1867. He was educated at the endowed Middle School, Newcastle-under-..
Cubists and Post-impressionism
Arthur Jerome EddyThe world is filled with ferment—ferment of new ideas, ferment of originality and individuality, of assertion of independence. This is true in religion, science, politics as well as in art. It is true..
Trial of the Major War Criminals Before the International Military Tribunal Vol. 10
Various AuthorsTrial of the Major War Criminals Before the International Military Tribunal Vol. 10..
Magic Shadows - The Story of the Origin of Motion Pictures
Martin QuigleyThe audience for the first screen performance was as distinguished as any that has since graced a Hollywood production. Other professors of the Roman College were there to note for themselves on which..
The Deipnosophists or Banquet of the Learned of Athenæus, Vol. II (of 3)
Athenaeus of NaucratisThe Deipnosophists or Banquet of the Learned of Athenæus, Vol. II (of 3), by Athenaeus of Naucratis literally translated by C. D. YONGE, B.A. with an appendix of poetical fragments, rendered into engl..