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Children's eBooks
Norse sagas concern tales of ancient Nordic and Germanic history, detailing early Viking voyages, the battles that took place during these voyages, exotic adventures in foreign lands and the migration to Iceland. These prose... See More
Literature & Fiction
Romain Rolland was an early twentieth century French novelist, dramatist and essayist. Throughout his life he was a fervent idealist, deeply involved with pacifism, the fight against fascism, the search for world peace and... See More
Sports & Outdoors
The second century poet Oppian of Cilicia wrote a celebrated epic on the subject of 'Fishing' in five books, dedicated to the Emperor Marcus Aurelius. It deals with the habits and characteristics of fish, as well as giving... See More
Drama & Plays
A colourful figure of the late eighteenth century, Elizabeth Inchbald ran away as a teenager to become an actress on the London stage. In spite of numerous obstacles and dangers in her path, she persevered in her profession... See More
History
The Roman historian Eutropius flourished in the fourth century AD and is the author of 'Breviarium historiae Romanae', a compendium of ten books of Roman history, from the foundation of the city to the accession of Valens... See More
Politics & Social Sciences
The sixteenth century theologian John Calvin was the leading French Protestant reformer, whose landmark work 'Institutes of the Christian Religion' provided an interpretation of Christianity that deeply influenced... See More
Mystery
Although little known today, the English novelist J. S. Fletcher was one of the highest selling writers of the early twentieth century. He wrote more than 230 books covering a range of genres and subjects, including social... See More
Religion & Spirituality
The German theologian and religious reformer, Martin Luther was the catalyst of the sixteenth century Protestant Reformation. Luther set on course a movement that reformulated the basic tenets of Christian belief, resulting... See More
Classics
Described by Victor Hugo as 'The Dickens of Paris', Eugène Sue was a prolific author that popularised the genre of the serial novel in France. Sue wrote the much-admired and widely imitated 'The Mysteries of Paris', as well... See More
Literature & Fiction
Features: * 14 Dickensian books - immerse yourself in the world of literature's greatest novelist! * a detailed short prose works section, with rare articles and extracts * a range of Dickensian poems inspired by the... See More
ClassicsThis eBook features the unabridged text of 'Piping Hot' from the bestselling edition of 'The Complete Works of Emile Zola'. Having established their name as the leading publisher of classic literature and art, Delphi... See More
Poetry
Saadi is one of the greatest figures of classical Persian literature. His best-known work of poetry is the 'Bustan' (The Orchard), composed entirely in epic metre and consisting of stories illustrating the standard virtues... See More
Arts & Photography
The most prominent Flemish Baroque artist of the seventeenth century, Anthony van Dyck was a prolific painter of portraits of European aristocracy, most notably for Charles I and his family. He also executed religious and... See More
Politics & Social Sciences
The seventeenth century English philosopher Thomas Hobbes is best known for his political philosophy, as revealed in his magnum opus 'Leviathan' (1651). Hobbes regarded government primarily as a device for ensuring... See More
Politics & Social Sciences
The eighteenth century Irish philosopher George Berkeley is best known for his empiricist and idealist philosophy, which argues that reality consists only of minds and their ideas. He is also known for his critique of... See More
Poetry
Regarded as the first author of the Symbolist tradition, the French poet Charles Baudelaire almost singlehandedly shifted the literary world from the Romanticism of statement and emotion to the modern poetry of symbol and... See More
History
Born into slavery, Frederick Douglass became a prominent social reformer, abolitionist, orator and statesman, who led an intriguing life. After escaping from slavery in Maryland, he became a national leader of the... See More
Born in Brooklyn, New York, Adelaide Crapsey was an innovative poet, whose interest in rhythm and metre led her to create a unique variation on the 'cinquain', a five-line form of 22 syllables inspired by the Japanese haiku... See More
The Anglo-French novelist William Le Queux penned popular thrillers and intriguing espionage novels. He led an adventurous life, in keeping with his fiction, serving as a diplomat for San Marino, while extensively travelling... See More
Poetry
Featuring twenty major works of European poetry over a period of a thousand years, this collection charts the development of verse from the fall of the Roman Empire to the birth of the Renaissance. Contrary to popular... See More
ClassicsKnown as the "father of the American novel", the late eighteenth century author Charles Brockden Brown wrote Gothic romances in American settings, paving the way for the masterpieces of Poe and Hawthorne. Brown's writings... See More
The eighteenth century English poet, dramatist and philosopher, Edward Young is best remembered today for the enormously popular 'Night-Thoughts', a long, didactic poem contemplating the theme of death. The poem was inspired... See More
Poetry
The first century fabulist Gaius Julius Phaedrus was the first recorded versifier of Aesop's fables into Latin, retold in a loose iambic metre. They are composed in a lively terse and simple Latin verse, with some elaborate... See More
Science Fiction
The late Victorian writer and noted explorer, George Griffith was a pioneering author of science fiction, who enjoyed tremendous success in Britain. Published in 1893, his debut novel and most celebrated work, 'The Angel of... See More
Classics
The sixteenth century French writer François Rabelais is the author of the comic masterpiece 'Gargantua and Pantagruel', a work of immeasurable influence in the course of Western literature. Rabelais' series of novels is... See More
Classics
An African-American author, essayist and political activist, Charles W. Chesnutt is best known for his novels and short stories exploring complex issues of racial and social identity in the post-Civil War South. Today... See More
PoetryThe English Poet Laureate from 1930 until 1967, John Masefield produced a wide range of literary masterpieces, encompassing ballads, nature poetry, adventure novels, social dramas and mythological children's works. His long... See More