Social Science
An Essay Concerning Human Understanding
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John Locke
This is the third book of John Locke's Essay on Human Understanding. Book I was Neither Principles Nor Ideas Are Innate. Book II was Of Idea…
Prejudices
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H. L. Mencken
Mencken sharpens his pen and in a collection of short essays delivers acerbic opinions on issues and persons of the time. Among his targets…
De l'Allemagne
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Madame Germaine De Staël
Toute l'érudition littéraire si variée et étendue, et les convictions politiques de Madame Germaine de Staë…
Greek Literature
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Henry Julius Wetenhall Tillyard
"The Greeks were the most intellectual people of the old world. … The study of Greek literature is therefore a proper element in a libe…
Mark Twain: A Biography
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Albert Bigelow Paine
Until recently, this work has been considered the "go-to" bio of Mark Twain. Albert Bigelow Paine (July 10, 1861 – April 9, 1937) …
Marion Harland's Complete Etiquette
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Marion Harland and Virginia Terhune Van de Water
Haven't you always wondered how to properly accept a formal dinner invitation? Perhaps you have a débutante under your wing, in which…
The Red Reign
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Kellogg Durland
Kellogg Durland spent a year in Russia as a journalist in 1906, during a seminal period in Russian history. This is a highly interesting rea…
London Labour and the London Poor
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Henry Mayhew
Subtitled, "A Cyclopaedia of the condition and earnings of those that will work, those that cannot work, and those that will not work.&…
On an Irish Jaunting-Car through Donegal and Connemara
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Samuel Gamble Bayne
This book gives a brief glimpse into the social history of Ireland in the early part of the 20th Century. During his 1902 tour through the n…
The Medicine-Men Of The Apache
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John Gregory Bourke
“Herewith I have the honor to submit a paper upon the paraphernalia of the medicine-men of the Apache and other tribes. Analogues have been …
Christmastide
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William Sandys
Christmastide: Its History, Festivities and Carols, With Their Music is a collection of essays detailing the early traditions of Christmas i…
London Labour and the London Poor
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Henry Mayhew
Subtitled, "A Cyclopaedia of the condition and earnings of those that will work, those that cannot work, and those that will not work.&…
Struggles and Triumphs
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P. T. Barnum
The 1873 edition of the autobiography of the founding genius of the "Greatest Show on Earth," P.T. (Phineas Taylor) Barnum. It d…
Save the Girls
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Mason Long
Save the Girls is an 1880 American anti-white-slavery book by reformed gambler Mason Long. In it, the author crusades against the social evi…
Native Races and the War
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Josephine Butler
Josephine Elizabeth Butler was a Victorian era British feminist who was strongly committed to liberal reforms. As a result of her efforts, i…
Christmas and Christmas Lore
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Thomas G. Crippen
For above forty years I have been a diligent collector of history, tradition, legend, custom, or folklore, whether from familiar or unfamili…
Old New Zealand
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Frederick Edward Maning
Introduction to Old New ZealandPhilip SteerVictoria University February 2004Frederick Edward Maning is best known as an author, but he was a…
The Diary of a Country Parson
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James Woodforde
The Revd. James Woodforde was an English clergyman, best known for his vivid account of parish life in the 18th century. His diary, edited b…
The American Egypt
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Channing Arnold
Arnold and Frost were English archaeologists who traveled to the Yucatan Peninsula and wrote "the first book ever written by Englishmen…
Shadowings
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Lafcadio Hearn
This is another of the popular books that Lafcadio Hearn wrote on various Japanese subjects. The first part "Stories From Strange Books…