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Book Synopsis Delphi Complete Works of Strabo - Geography (Illustrated) by : Strabo of Amaseia
Download or read book Delphi Complete Works of Strabo - Geography (Illustrated) written by Strabo of Amaseia and published by Delphi Classics. This book was released on 2016-02-13 with total page 4297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Asiatic Greek in the time of Augustus, Strabo was a keen voyager that explored the four corners of the ancient world and compiled an important ‘Geography’ in seventeen books on his travels. Offering a window into the lost world of classical Rome and Greece, Strabo’s ‘Geography’ is a major source for the study of ancient geography, while providing important information on Greek cultic history and early theories of the nature of the world. Delphi’s Ancient Classics series provides eReaders with the wisdom of the Classical world, with both English translations and the original Greek texts. This comprehensive eBook presents Strabo’s complete extant ‘Geography’, with beautiful illustrations, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Strabo's life and ‘Geography’ * Features the complete extant works of Strabo, in both English translation and the original Greek * Concise introduction to the ‘Geography’ * Includes H. C. Hamilton and W. Falconer’s translation previously appearing in Bohn Classical Library edition of Strabo * Excellent formatting of the texts * Easily locate the sections you want to read with individual contents tables * Provides a special dual English and Greek text, allowing readers to compare the sections paragraph by paragraph – ideal for students * Features a bonus biography – discover Strabo's ancient world * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to explore our range of Ancient Classics titles or buy the entire series as a Super Set CONTENTS: The Translation THE GEOGRAPHY The Greek Text CONTENTS OF THE GREEK TEXT The Dual Text DUAL GREEK AND ENGLISH TEXT The Biography INTRODUCTION TO STRABO by Horace Leonard Jones Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles
Book Synopsis Delphi Complete Works of Aeschylus (Illustrated) by : Aeschylus
Download or read book Delphi Complete Works of Aeschylus (Illustrated) written by Aeschylus and published by Delphi Classics. This book was released on 2013-11-17 with total page 3491 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Ancient Classics series provides eReaders with the wisdom of the Classical world, with both English translations and the original Latin and Greek texts. This comprehensive eBook presents the complete works of Aeschylus, with beautiful illustrations, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Aeschylus' life and works * Features the complete extant works of Aeschylus, in both English translation and the original Greek * Concise introductions to the plays * Provides rare fragments of Aeschylus' lost plays * Includes translations previously appearing in Loeb Classical Library editions of Aeschylus' works * Images of famous paintings that have been inspired by Aeschylus' works * Excellent formatting of the texts * Easily locate the plays or fragments you want to read with individual contents tables * Features two bonus biographies - discover Aeschylus' ancient world * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please note: some EReader software programs cannot display Greek characters correctly, however they do display correctly on EReader devices. Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Translations THE PERSIANS SEVEN AGAINST THEBES THE SUPPLIANTS AGAMEMNON THE LIBATION BEARERS THE EUMENIDES PROMETHEUS BOUND FRAGMENTS The Greek Texts LIST OF GREEK TEXTS The Biographies INTRODUCTION TO AESCHYLUS by E. D. A. Morshead AESCHYLUS by T. W. LUMB Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles
Book Synopsis Delphi Complete Works of Edward Gibbon (Illustrated) by : Edward Gibbon
Download or read book Delphi Complete Works of Edward Gibbon (Illustrated) written by Edward Gibbon and published by Delphi Classics. This book was released on 2015-02-03 with total page 3213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Edward Gibbon’s monumental ‘History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire’ charts the course of Western civilisation from the height of the Roman Empire to the fall of Byzantium. Published in six volumes between 1776 and 1788, Gibbon’s magnum opus is celebrated for its ironic prose, use of primary sources and its bold open criticism of organised religion. For the first time in digital publishing, this comprehensive eBook presents Gibbon’s complete works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 2) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Gibbon’s life and works * Detailed introductions to the history works and other texts * ‘The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire’ is presented with the original footnotes and a detailed table of contents – ideal for students * Images of how the books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Features ‘Miscellaneous Essays’, appearing here for the first time in digital print * Rare works often missed out of collections * Includes Gibbon’s letters - spend hours exploring the historian’s personal correspondence * Gibbon’s autobiography * Features a bonus biography - discover Gibbon’s literary life * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please note: there are no known translations of Gibbon’s obscure early work ‘Memoires litteraires de la Grande Bretagne’ in the public domain. When a translation becomes available, it will be added to the eBook as a free update. Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The History THE HISTORY OF THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE DETAILED TABLE OF CONTENTS The Essays ESSAI SUR L’ÉTUDE DE LA LITTÉRATURE CRITICAL OBSERVATIONS ON THE SIXTH BOOK OF THE ÆNEID MISCELLANEOUS ESSAYS The Letters PRIVATE LETTERS OF EDWARD GIBBON, 1753-1794 The Autobiography MEMOIRS OF MY LIFE AND WRITINGS The Biography GIBBON by James Cotter Morison Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles
Book Synopsis Delphi Complete Works of Walter Pater (Illustrated) by : Walter Pater
Download or read book Delphi Complete Works of Walter Pater (Illustrated) written by Walter Pater and published by Delphi Classics. This book was released on 2017-07-17 with total page 2473 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: www.delphiclassics.com
Book Synopsis Delphi Collected Works of H. G. Wells (Illustrated) by : H. G. Wells
Download or read book Delphi Collected Works of H. G. Wells (Illustrated) written by H. G. Wells and published by Delphi Classics. This book was released on 2013-11-17 with total page 15784 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Widely regarded as the father of science fiction, H. G. Wells was also a prolific author of history, politics and social commentary, whose works from an early date were renowned for their outspoken socialist views. This eBook presents Wells’ collected works, with numerous illustrations, rare novels and tales, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. Parts Edition is available for this title. (Version 8) Please note: due to US copyright restrictions, some later novels and non-fiction texts are not included. However, when they enter the public domain, they will be added as a free upgrade. Contents: The Novels The Time Machine (1895) The Wonderful Visit (1895) The Island of Doctor Moreau (1896) The Wheels of Chance (1896) The Invisible Man (1897) The War of the Worlds (1898) When the Sleeper Wakes (1899) Love and Mr. Lewisham (1899) The First Men in the Moon (1901) The Sea Lady (1902) The Food of the Gods and How It Came to Earth (1904) Kipps (1905) A Modern Utopia (1905) In the Days of the Comet (1906) The War in the Air (1908) Tono-Bungay (1909) Ann Veronica (1909) The History of Mr. Polly (1910) The Sleeper Awakes (1910) The New Machiavelli (1911) Marriage (1912) The Passionate Friends (1913) The Wife of Sir Isaac Harman (1914) The World Set Free (1914) Bealby (1915) Boon (1915) The Research Magnificent (1915) Mr. Britling Sees It Through (1916) The Soul of a Bishop (1917) Joan and Peter (1918) The Undying Fire (1919) The Secret Places of the Heart (1922) Men Like Gods (1923) The Dream (1924) Christina Alberta’s Father (1925) The World of William Clissold (1916) Meanwhile (1927) Mr. Blettsworthy on Rampole Island (1928) The Bulpington of Blup (1932) Star Begotten (1937) The Camford Visitation (1937) The Brothers (1938) The Holy Terror (1939) Babes in the Darkling Wood (1939) All Aboard for Ararat (1940) You Can’t Be Too Careful (1942) The Short Story Collections Early Short Stories Select Conversations with an Uncle (1895) The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents (1895) The Plattner Story and Others (1897) Tales of Space and Time (1899) Twelve Stories and a Dream (1903) The Country of the Blind and Other Stories (1911) The Door in the Wall and Other Stories (1911) Uncollected Short Stories The Short Stories List of Short Stories in Chronological Order List of Short Stories in Alphabetical Order The Non-Fiction Text-Book of Biology (1893) Certain Personal Matters (1897) Anticipations of the Reactions of Mechanical and Scientific Progress upon Human Life and Thought (1901) The Discovery of the Future (1902) Mankind in the Making (1903) Preface to ‘Underground Man’ (1905) by Gabriel Tarde The Things that Live on Mars (1905) The Future in America (1906) This Misery of Boots (1907) Socialism and the Family (1908) New Worlds for Old (1908) First and Last Things (1908) Floor Games (1911) Little Wars (1913) The War that Will End War (1914) An Englishman Looks at the World (1914) Scientific War (1915) What is Coming? (1916) The Elements of Reconstruction (1916) Introduction to ‘Nocturne’ (1917) by Frank Swinnerton God the Invisible King (1917) War and the Future (1917) In the Fourth Year (1918) The Importance of Being a Woman (1918) The Idea of a League of Nations (1919) The Outline of History (1920) Russia in the Shadows (1920) The New Teaching of History (1921) The Salvaging of Civilization (1921) Introduction to ‘The Pivot of Civilization’ (1922) by Margaret Sanger A Short History of the World (1922) Washington and the Hope of Peace (1922) The Gifts of the New Sciences (1924) The Story of a Great Schoolmaster (1924) A Year of Prophesying (1925) Mr. Belloc Objects to “The Outline of History” (1926) Marxism vs. Liberalism (1934) The Anatomy of Frustration (1936) The Future of the Jews (1938) World of Tomorrow (1939) The Fate of Homo Sapiens (1939) The Common Sense of War and Peace (1940) The Criticism Mr. H. G. Wells and the Giants (1905) by G. K. Chesterton H. G. Wells on the Rest of Us (1909) by George Bernard Shaw H. G. Wells (1909) by Arnold Bennett H. G. Wells (1915) by J. D. Beresford Wells and the World State (1922) by G. K. Chesterton Mr. Bennett and Mrs. Brown (1924) by Virginia Woolf An Extract from ‘Joseph Conrad: A Personal Remembrance’ (1924) by Ford Madox Ford H. G. Wells: Dreaming for the World (1926) by Stuart Pratt Sherman Mr. Belloc Still Objects to Mr. Wells’s “Outline of History” (1926) by Hilaire Belloc
Book Synopsis Delphi Complete Works of Jules Verne (Illustrated) by : Jules Verne
Download or read book Delphi Complete Works of Jules Verne (Illustrated) written by Jules Verne and published by Delphi Classics. This book was released on 2013-11-17 with total page 15454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jules Verne is a paramount literary figure, whose pioneering works have entertained readers for over a hundred years, laying the foundations of modern science fiction. Verne’s influence extends far beyond the realms of literature into the world of science and technology, where he inspired generations of scientists, inventors and explorers. This eBook offers the most complete collection ever compiled of Verne’s work in English translation, with numerous illustrations, rare novels and informative introductions. (Version 4) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Verne’s life and works * Concise introductions to the novels and other texts * 50 novels in English translation, with individual contents tables * French texts available for the 13 novels that cannot appear in English * Rare novels appearing for the first time in digital publishing * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Famous works are fully illustrated with their original artwork * Rare short stories * Includes Verne’s non-fiction masterpiece ‘Celebrated Travels and Travellers’ * Ordering of texts into chronological order and genres * UPDATED with revised texts, numerous illustrations and three rare translations: ‘The Castaways of the Flag’; ‘The Lighthouse at the End of the World’; ‘The Chase of the Golden Meteor’ Please note: sadly, a complete works of Verne in English is not possible due to copyright restrictions. To compensate for the 13 novels not available, the original French texts have been provided in their place (see the titles given in French below). As soon as new translations enter the public domain, they will be added to the eBook as a free update. CONTENTS: The Novels Five Weeks in a Balloon A Journey to the Centre of the Earth From the Earth to the Moon The Adventures of Captain Hatteras The Children of Captain Grant Around the Moon Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea A Floating City The Adventures of Three Englishmen and Three Russians in South Africa The Fur Country Around the World in Eighty Days The Mysterious Island The Survivors of the Chancellor Michael Strogoff Off on a Comet The Underground City Dick Sand: A Captain at Fifteen The Begum’s Fortune Tribulations of a Chinaman in China The Steam House Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon The Green Ray Godfrey Morgan Kéraban the Inflexible The Archipelago on Fire The Star of the South Mathias Sandorf Robur the Conqueror The Lottery Ticket The Flight to France The Waif of the “Cynthia” North against South Two Years Holiday The Purchase of the North Pole Family without a Name César Cascabel Mistress Branican The Carpathian Castle Claudius Bombarnac Foundling Mick The Wonderful Adventures of Captain Antifer The Floating Island Facing the Flag Clovis Dardentor An Antarctic Mystery Le Superbe Orénoque The Will of an Eccentric The Castaways of the Flag Le Village aérien Les Histoires de Jean-Marie Cabidoulin Les Frères Kip Bourses de voyage Master of the World Un Drame en Livonie L’Invasion de la mer The Lighthouse at the End of the World Le Volcan d’or L’Agence Thompson and Co The Chase of the Golden Meteor Le Pilote du Danube Les Naufragés du “Jonathan” Le Secret de Wilhelm Storitz L’Etonnante aventure de la mission Barsac The Shorter Fiction Martin Paz The Blockade Runners Dr. Ox and Other Stories Frritt-Flacc Hier et demain A Drama in Mexico The Mutineers of the Bounty In the Year 2889 An Express of the Future The Non-Fiction Celebrated Travels and Travellers Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks
Book Synopsis A Historical and Topographical Guide to the Geography of Strabo by : Duane W. Roller
Download or read book A Historical and Topographical Guide to the Geography of Strabo written by Duane W. Roller and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2018-01-11 with total page 1601 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Strabo's Geography, completed in the early first century AD, is the primary source for the history of Greek geography. This Guide provides the first English analysis of and commentary on this long and difficult text, and serves as a companion to the author's The Geography of Strabo, the first English translation of the work in many years. It thoroughly analyzes each of the seventeen books and provides perhaps the most thorough bibliography as yet created for Strabo's work. Careful attention is paid to the historical and cultural data, the thousands of toponyms, and the many lost historical sources that are preserved only in the Geography. This volume guides readers through the challenges and complexities of the text, allowing an enhanced understanding of the numerous topics that Strabo covers, from the travels of Alexander and the history of the Mediterranean to science, religion, and cult.
Book Synopsis Delphi Complete Works of Athenaeus (Illustrated) by : Athenaeus
Download or read book Delphi Complete Works of Athenaeus (Illustrated) written by Athenaeus and published by Delphi Classics. This book was released on 2017-10-16 with total page 2664 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A rhetorician of the late second century, Athenaeus wrote ‘The Deipnosophistae’ (‘Dinner-Table Philosophers’), a fifteen-book encyclopaedia of information on the ancient world, preserving otherwise lost treasures from many important writers. The text is structured as a dialogue in the vein of Plato, offering an amusing account of a Greek symposium. ‘The Deipnosophistae’ details the many different cuisines and entertainments of ancient banquets, held together by the intellectual talk of Hellenic conviviality. Delphi’s Ancient Classics series provides eReaders with the wisdom of the Classical world, with both English translations and the original Greek texts. This comprehensive eBook presents the extant text of ‘The Deipnosophistae’, with illustrations, an informative introduction and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Athenaeus’ life and works * Features the complete extant works of Athenaeus, in both English translation and the original Greek * Concise introduction to the text * Includes C. D. Yonge’s celebrated translation * Excellent formatting of the texts * Easily locate the sections you want to read with individual contents tables * Includes the original footnotes — ideal for scholars * Features a bonus biography – discover Athenaeus’ ancient world * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to explore our range of Ancient Classics titles or buy the entire series as a Super Set CONTENTS: The Translation THE DEIPNOSOPHISTAE The Greek Text CONTENTS OF THE GREEK TEXT The Biography INTRODUCTION TO ATHENAEUS by Charles Burton Gulick
Book Synopsis Delphi Complete Works of Thomas Browne (Illustrated) by : Thomas Browne
Download or read book Delphi Complete Works of Thomas Browne (Illustrated) written by Thomas Browne and published by Delphi Classics. This book was released on 2020-09-22 with total page 2017 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The seventeenth century writer Sir Thomas Browne was an English polymath and author of varied works, revealing his wide learning in diverse fields, including science and medicine, religion and the esoteric. His most famous work is ‘Religio Medici’, a journal principally concerning the mysteries of God, nature and man, which he described as “a private exercise directed to myself.” It was an immediate success and was soon circulated widely in Europe. Noted for his melancholia tone, Browne’s works are characterised by an inimitable wit and subtle humour, offering a literary style that is both varied and polished with Baroque eloquence. This comprehensive eBook presents Browne’s complete works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Browne’s life and works * Concise introductions to the major works * All of the treatises, with individual contents tables * Includes rare essays and letters * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Special criticism section, with six essays evaluating Browne’s contribution to literature * Features three biographies – discover Browne’s literary life * Ordering of texts into chronological order Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Books Religio Medici (1643) Pseudodoxia Epidemica (1646) Hydriotaphia, Urn Burial (1658) The Garden of Cyrus (1658) Brampton Urnes (1712) The Miscellany Tracts (1684) A Letter to a Friend (1690) Christian Morals (1716) Common Place Books (1846) Miscellaneous Works The Criticism Sir Thomas Browne by Leslie Stephen (1892) Sir Thomas Browne and his ‘Religio Medici’: An Appreciation by Alexander Whyte (1898) Sir Thomas Browne by Walter Pater (1899) Sir Thomas Browne by Lytton Strachey (1906) Sir Thomas Browne by Peter Eade (1908) Sir Thomas Browne and Sir Kenelm Digby by John Cordy Jeaffreson (1919) The Biographies Life of Browne by Anthony Wood (1692) Life of Browne by Samuel Johnson (1756) Thomas Browne by Arthur Henry Bullen (1900) Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks
Book Synopsis Delphi Complete Works of Josephus (Illustrated) by : Titus Flavius Josephus
Download or read book Delphi Complete Works of Josephus (Illustrated) written by Titus Flavius Josephus and published by Delphi Classics. This book was released on 2014-12-20 with total page 7117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Born in Jerusalem, Josephus was a man of high descent, who became learned in Jewish law and Greek literature. After defecting to Rome, he was granted citizenship and became an advisor to the Emperor Titus, serving as translator during the Siege of Jerusalem. Josephus’ works provide valuable insight into first century Judaism and the background of Early Christianity. Delphi’s Ancient Classics series provides eReaders with the wisdom of the Classical world, with both English translations and the original Greek texts. This comprehensive eBook presents Josephus’ complete works, with beautiful illustrations, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Josephus’ life and works * Features the complete extant works of Josephus, in both English translation and the original Greek * Concise introductions to the historical books and other works * Includes William Whiston’s celebrated translations * Excellent formatting of the texts * Easily locate the works and sections you want to read with individual contents tables * Provides a special dual English and Greek text, allowing readers to compare the sections paragraph by paragraph – ideal for students * Features a bonus biography – discover Josephus’ ancient world * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Translations WAR OF THE JEWS ANTIQUITIES OF THE JEWS AGAINST APIO LIFE OF FLAVIUS JOSEPHUS DISCOURSE TO THE GREEKS CONCERNING HADES The Greek Texts LIST OF GREEK TEXTS The Dual Texts DUAL GREEK AND ENGLISH TEXTS The Biography JOSEPHUS by Norman Bentwich Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles
Book Synopsis Delphi Collected Works of Sabine Baring-Gould (Illustrated) by : Sabine Baring-Gould
Download or read book Delphi Collected Works of Sabine Baring-Gould (Illustrated) written by Sabine Baring-Gould and published by Delphi Classics. This book was released on 2021-04-28 with total page 13316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Reverend Sabine Baring-Gould was a late Victorian novelist, antiquarian and eclectic scholar. He is remembered particularly as a writer of famous hymns, notably, ‘Onward, Christian Soldiers’. He was a prolific author of diverse subjects, producing over 200 books by the time of his death at the age of ninety. Among his most enduring works are his seminal ghost stories, revealing the author’s interest in occult studies. This comprehensive eBook presents Baring-Gould’s collected works, with numerous illustrations, many rare texts digitised for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Baring-Gould’s life and works * Concise introductions to the novels and major texts * 26 novels, with individual contents tables * Features many rare novels appearing for the first time in digital publishing * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Includes the original illustrations accompanying the works * Excellent formatting of the texts * Wide selection of Baring-Gould’s non-fiction and songs * Features a bonus biography – discover Baring-Gould’s intriguing life * Ordering of texts into chronological order and genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Novels Through Flood and Flame (1868) Mehalah (1880) John Herring (1883) Court Royal (1886) Red Spider (1887) Eve (1888) The Pennycomequicks (1889) Grettir the Outlaw (1889) Arminell (1890) Urith (1891) In the Roar of the Sea (1892) Through all the Changing Scenes of Life (1892) Cheap Jack Zita (1893) Kitty Alone (1894) The Icelander’s Sword (1894) Noémi (1895) The Broom Squire (1890) Perpetua (1897) Guavas the Tinner (1897) Bladys of the Stewponey (1897) Domitia (1898) Pabo the Priest (1899) Winefred (1900) The Frobishers (1901) Miss Quillet (1902) In Dewisland (1904) The Shorter Fiction Jacquetta and Other Stories (1890) In a Quiet Village (1900) A Book of Ghosts (1904) The Songs Songs of the West (1890) Selected Hymns The Non-Fiction The Book of Were Wolves (1865) Post-Mediaeval Preachers (1865) Curious Myths of the Middle Ages (1866) The Lives of the Saints (Volumes I-III) (1872) Yorkshire Oddities, Incidents and Strange Events (1874) The Vicar of Morwenstow (1876) Historic Oddities and Strange Events (1889) Old Country Life (1890) In Troubadour Land (1891) Strange Survivals (1892) An Old English Home and its Dependencies (1898) A Book of Dartmoor (1900) Brittany (1902) A Book of North Wales (1903) A Book of the Riviera (1905) A Book of the Cevennes (1907) A Book of the Pyrenees (1907) Devonshire Characters and Strange Events (1908) Cornish Characters and Strange Events (1909) A History of Sarawak under its Two White Rajahs (1909) Cliff Castles and Cave Dwellings of Europe (1911) A Book of Folk Lore (1913) The Biography The Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould’s Memoirs (1923) by Stewart M. Ellis Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks
Book Synopsis Delphi Collected Fragments of Alcaeus (Illustrated) by : Alcaeus of Mytilene
Download or read book Delphi Collected Fragments of Alcaeus (Illustrated) written by Alcaeus of Mytilene and published by Delphi Classics. This book was released on 2022-03-01 with total page 850 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A contemporary of Sappho, Alcaeus of Mytilene was a sixth century BC lyric poet from the island of Lesbos, who is credited for inventing the Alcaic stanza, which would become a favorite model for Horace. The works of Sappho and Alcaeus represent for many the high point of brilliance for the development of early Greek lyrical poetry. Some ancient critics held Alcaeus even higher than Pindar in their estimation of his poetical abilities. His works consist of hymns in honour of gods and heroes, love poetry, drinking songs and political poems, reflecting the turbulent political life of his native Mytilene. Delphi’s Ancient Classics series provides eReaders with the wisdom of the Classical world, with both English translations and the original Greek texts. This eBook presents Alcaeus’ collected fragments, with illustrations, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Alcaeus’ life and works * Features the collected fragments of Alcaeus, in both English translation and the original Greek * Concise introduction to the poet * Includes J. M. Edmonds’ 1922 translation, previously appearing in the Loeb Classical Library * Excellent formatting of the texts * Easily locate the fragments you want to read with individual contents tables * Features a bonus biography — discover Alcaeus’ ancient world * Ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to explore our range of Ancient Classics titles or buy the entire series as a Super Set CONTENTS: The Translation The Fragments The Greek Text Contents of the Greek Text The Biography Life of Alcaeus (1922) by J. M. Edmonds Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles
Book Synopsis Delphi Complete Works of Henry James (Illustrated) by : Henry James
Download or read book Delphi Complete Works of Henry James (Illustrated) written by Henry James and published by Delphi Classics. This book was released on 2013-11-17 with total page 16257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Regarded as one of the key figures of nineteenth century realism, Henry James has become famous for his novels and tales that explore the clash between the Old World Europeans and New World Americans. Using an innovative method of writing from a character’s point of view within a tale, James’ works explore issues related to consciousness and perception, producing his own inimitable ‘impressionist’ style. Delphi Classics is proud to present the complete works of this important master for the first time in publishing history, providing every novel, tale, non-fiction work and bonus material. (Version 10) * Concise introductions to the novels and other texts * All 23 novels – including THE OTHER HOUSE, often missed out of collections * The unfinished novels THE IVORY TOWER and THE SENSE OF THE PAST * The novel THE WHOLE FAMILY, which James collaborated on with 11 other authors * All 112 of the novellas (including THE ASPERN PAPERS and THE TURN OF THE SCREW) and short stories with BOTH chronological and alphabetical contents tables * Includes James' rare plays * The complete travel writing, with many rare works appearing in digital print for the first time * Rare Non-Fiction collections and essays * Features James' three autobiographies, available nowhere else - explore the Great Master's literary life! * Special BONUS critical texts - discover how writers such as Conrad, Wells, Woolf and Stevenson viewed James’ works * Many images relating to James and his work * COMPLETELY UPDATED with revised texts and improvements * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres The Novels WATCH AND WARD RODERICK HUDSON THE AMERICAN THE EUROPEANS CONFIDENCE WASHINGTON SQUARE THE PORTRAIT OF A LADY THE BOSTONIANS THE PRINCESS CASAMASSIMA THE REVERBERATOR THE TRAGIC MUSE THE OTHER HOUSE THE SPOILS OF POYNTON WHAT MAISIE KNEW THE AWKWARD AGE THE SACRED FOUNT THE WINGS OF THE DOVE THE AMBASSADORS THE GOLDEN BOWL THE OUTCRY THE WHOLE FAMILY THE IVORY TOWER THE SENSE OF THE PAST The Tales LIST OF TALES IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER LIST OF TALES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER The Plays PYRAMUS AND THISBE STILL WATERS A CHANGE OF HEART DAISY MILLER TENANTS DISENGAGED THE ALBUM THE REPROBATE GUY DOMVILLE SUMMERSOFT THE HIGH BID THE OUTCRY The Travel Writing TRANSATLANTIC SKETCHES PORTRAITS OF PLACES A LITTLE TOUR IN FRANCE ENGLISH HOURS THE AMERICAN SCENE ITALIAN HOURS The Non-Fiction FRENCH NOVELISTS AND POETS HAWTHORNE PARTIAL PORTRAITS ESSAYS IN LONDON AND ELSEWHERE PICTURE AND TEXT WILLIAM WETMORE STORY AND HIS FRIENDS VIEWS AND REVIEWS NOTES ON NOVELISTS WITHIN THE RIM AND OTHER ESSAYS NOTES AND REVIEWS THE ART OF THE NOVEL The Letters THE LETTERS OF HENRY JAMES The Autobiographies A SMALL BOY AND OTHERS NOTES OF A SON AND BROTHER THE MIDDLE YEARS The Criticism HENRY JAMES — AN APPRECIATION by Joseph Conrad HENRY JAMES, JR by William Dean Howells HENRY JAMES: A CRITICAL STUDY by Ford Madox Ford SUSPENDED JUDGMENTS: HENRY JAMES by John Cowper Powys AN EXTRACT FROM ‘THE DECAY OF LYING’ by Oscar Wilde OTHER ESSAYS: HENRY JAMES by Virginia Woolf MEMOIRS AND PORTRAITS: AN ESSAY AND LETTER by Robert Louis Stevenson UNDERWOODS: POEMS ADDRESSED TO HENRY JAMES by Robert Louis Stevenson INTRODUCTION TO THE AUTOBIOGRAPHIES by F. W. Dupee OF ART, OF LITERATURE, OF MR. HENRY JAMES by H. G. Wells HENRY JAMES by Arnold Bennett
Book Synopsis Delphi Complete Works of Suetonius (Illustrated) by : Suetonius
Download or read book Delphi Complete Works of Suetonius (Illustrated) written by Suetonius and published by Delphi Classics. This book was released on 2013-11-17 with total page 3491 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Ancient Classics series provides eReaders with the wisdom of the Classical world, with both English translations and the original Latin and Greek texts. This comprehensive eBook presents the complete works of the Ancient biographer Suetonius, with beautiful illustrations, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (3MB Version 2) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Suetonius' life and works * Features the complete works of Suetonius, in both English translation and the original Latin * Concise introductions to the histories and other works * Explore the exciting lives of the ‘Twelve Caesars’ in comprehensive detail * Two translations of ‘Twelve Caesars’ - ALEXANDER THOMSON and J. C. ROLFE (Loeb Classical Library) * Provides a special bonus dual English and Latin text, allowing readers to compare the texts paragraph by paragraph – ideal for students * Includes translations and texts previously appearing in Loeb Classical Library editions of Suetonius’ works * Excellent formatting of the texts * Easily locate the biographies or works you want to read with individual contents tables * Includes the special BONUS text of the AUGUSTAN HISTORY in English and Latin – this later work serves as a sequel to Suetonius’ TWELVE CAESARS, continuing the biographies from the Emperor Hadrian - first time in digital print * Features a bonus biography - explore Suetonius' ancient world * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres * UPDATED with Rolfe's translation, corrections, improved structure and a new biography Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Translations THE TWELVE CAESARS THE TWELVE CAESARS (Dual Latin and English Text) LIVES OF FAMOUS MEN AUGUSTAN HISTORY The Latin Texts DE VITIS CAESARUM DE VIRIS ILLUSTRIBUS HISTORIA AUGUSTA The Biography THE LIFE AND WORKS OF SUETONIUS by J. C. Rolfe Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of Ancient Classics
Book Synopsis Delphi Collected Works of Basil of Caesarea (Illustrated) by : Basil of Caesarea
Download or read book Delphi Collected Works of Basil of Caesarea (Illustrated) written by Basil of Caesarea and published by Delphi Classics. This book was released on 2021-12-21 with total page 1245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Saint Basil the Great was a fourth century Byzantine bishop of Caesarea and an influential theologian that supported the Nicene Creed and opposed the heresies of the early Christian church. His ability to balance his theological convictions with his political connections made Basil a powerful advocate for the Nicene position. He was also known for his care of the poor and underprivileged. Along with Pachomius, Basil is remembered as a father of communal monasticism in Eastern Christianity. Delphi’s Ancient Classics series provides eReaders with the wisdom of the Classical world, with both English translations and the original Greek texts. This eBook presents Basil’s collected works, with illustrations and informative introductions. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Basil's life and works * Features the major works of Basil in English translation * Concise introduction to the texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Easily locate the sections you want to read with individual contents tables * The translators' original footnotes * Includes the Greek text of Basil's ‘Address to Young Men on the Right Use of Greek Literature’ * Features two bonus biographies — discover Basil's ancient world CONTENTS: The Translations Brief Introduction to Basil of Caesarea On the Holy Spirit [tr. Blomfield Jackson] Hexaemeron [tr. Blomfield Jackson] Letters [tr. Blomfield Jackson] Address to Young Men on the Right Use of Greek Literature [tr. Frederick Morgan Padelford] Exhortation to Baptism [tr. Francis Patrick Kenrick] The Greek Text Address to Young Men on the Right Use of Greek Literature The Biographies Sketch of the Life and Works of Saint Basil (1885) by Blomfield Jackson St. Basil the Great (1913) by Joseph McSorley
Book Synopsis Geography (Complete 3 Volumes) by : Strabo
Download or read book Geography (Complete 3 Volumes) written by Strabo and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-11-13 with total page 1024 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Geography of Strabo is an encyclopedia of geographical knowledge, consisting of 17 'books', written in Greek by Strabo, an educated citizen of the Roman Empire of Greek descent. In his 17 books, divided into three volumes, Strabo deals with ancient physical geography and chorography, by which he means political geography. The two are combined in this work, which makes a "circuit of the earth" detailing the physical and political features. Strabo's Geography contains a considerable amount of historical data, as he worked on his Geography and now missing History (his other work) at the same time.
Book Synopsis Delphi Collected Works of Sir Richard Francis Burton (Illustrated) by : Sir Richard Francis Burton
Download or read book Delphi Collected Works of Sir Richard Francis Burton (Illustrated) written by Sir Richard Francis Burton and published by Delphi Classics. This book was released on 2016-11-06 with total page 12817 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: www.delphiclassics.com
