The Divine Comedy

"The Divine Comedy" is an epic poem by Dante Alighieri, begun c. 1308 and completed 1320, a year before his death in 1321. It is widely considered the preeminent work of...

The Three Musketeers

"The Three Musketeers" is a historical novel by Alexandre Dumas.Set in 1625-8, it recounts the adventures of a young man named d'Artagnan (based on Charles de...

Aesop's Fables

"Aesop's Fables" is a collection of fables credited to Aesop, a slave and storyteller believed to have lived in ancient Greece between 620 and 564 BCE. Of diverse...

Manifesto Of The Communist Party

"The Manifesto of the Communist Party is an 1848 political pamphlet by German philosophers Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. Commissioned by the Communist League and originally...

Life Is A Dream

"Life Is a Dream" is a spanish-language play by Pedro Calderón de la Barca. First published in 1635 it is a philosophical allegory regarding the human situation...

The Prince

"The Prince" is a 16th-century political treatise by the Italian diplomat and political theorist Niccolò Machiavelli. Although it is relatively short, the...

Spiritual Exercices

The Spiritual Exercises are a compilation of meditations, prayers, and contemplative practices developed by St. Ignatius Loyola to help people deepen their relationship with...

A Sicilian Romance

A Sicilian Romance is a gothic novel by Ann Radcliffe. It was her second published work, and was first published anonymously in 1790.The plot concerns the fallen nobility of the...

The Apocalypse Of St. John The Apostle

In the first, second, and third chapters of this Book are contained instructions and admonitions which St. John was commanded to write to the seven bishops of the churches in...

Thus Spoke Zarathustra: A Book For All And None

"Thus Spoke Zarathustra: A Book for All and None" is a philosophical novel by German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, composed in four parts between 1883 and 1885 and...

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