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A Journal of the Plague Year

A Journal of the Plague Year

Daniel Defoe (1659 or 1661 - 1731) was an English writer and journalist who gained enduring fame for his novel Robinson Crusoe. In 1665, the bubonic plague swept through London, claiming nearly 100,000 victims. In ‘A Journal of the Plague Year’, first...

Bushido: The Soul of Japan

Bushido: The Soul of Japan

Nitobe Inazō (1862 –1933) was a Japanese agricultural economist, author, educator, diplomat and politician. His book, ‘Bushido; The Soul of Japan’ explains Samurai culture to a western audience. First published in English in 1900, ‘Bushido’ takes a...

‘Carmilla’ is an 1872 Gothic novella by the Irish author Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu. Predating Bram Stoker's Dracula (1897) by 26 years, it is also one of the earliest works of vampire fiction. The story is narrated as part of the casebook of Dr...

Civil Disobedience

Civil Disobedience

In the essay ‘Civil Disobedience’ (1849), Henry David Thoreau contends that an individual should not allow the government to overrule their conscience, and that it is incumbent upon every one to avoid acquiescence when the government attempts to make...

Discourse on the Method

Discourse on the Method

Discourse on the Method, originally published in 1637, still stands as one of the greatest philosophical works. Perhaps most famous for the phrase "I think, therefore I am", Discourse contains many other noteworthy quotations and statements. Discourse...

'Ethan Frome' is a 1911 book by Edith Wharton, set in the fictitious town of Starkfield, Massachusetts. In this haunting tale, Wharton’s characters are not of the upper class, but ordinary townsfolk. The prologue opens with an unnamed male narrator...

George Washington's Rules of Civility & Decent Behavior in Company and Conversation

George Washington's Rules of Civility & Decent Behavior in Company and Conversation

George Washington's Rules of Civility & Decent Behavior in Company and Conversation is an amazing book composed by Washington. It is based on a set of rules put forth by French Jesuits in the late 16th century. Author - George Washington. Narrator -...

Heart of Darkness

Heart of Darkness

‘Heart of Darkness’, the famous novella by Joseph Conrad, first published in 1902, reveals the disgust at the cruelty that the author observed when he worked briefly in the Belgian Congo. Although no territory is named in the text, the story is based...

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

Frederick Douglass (1818-1895), was a former slave and great American abolitionist, author, and orator. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is his best selling autobiography, written in 1845. Duration - 4h 4m. Author - Frederick Douglass....

Phantastes: A Faerie Romance for Men and Women

Phantastes: A Faerie Romance for Men and Women

George MacDonald (1824 –1905) was a Scottish author, poet and Christian minister. He was a pioneering figure in the field of modern fantasy literature and the mentor of fellow writer Lewis Carroll. ‘Phantastes: A Faerie Romance for Men and Women’ is a...

Power Through Prayer

Power Through Prayer

Edward McKendree Bounds (1835-1913) was a Methodist minister and devotional writer. Addressed primarily to preachers and pastors, ‘Power Through Prayer’ has also been popular among lay people for over a century. The book expounds the idea that prayer...

‘The Art of War’ is an ancient Chinese military treatise dating from about the 5th century BCE. The work contains a detailed explanation and analysis of the Chinese military, from weapons and strategy to rank and discipline. It also stresses the...

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

‘The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin’ is the traditional title of the unfinished record of his life written by Benjamin Franklin from 1771 to 1790; Franklin himself referred to the work as his “Memoirs”. He was an inventor, statesman, a scientist,...

The Call of the Wild

The Call of the Wild

Jack London (1876 - 1916), was one of the most famous American authors of the early 20th century. His adventure classic "The Call of the Wild", has been beloved by readers since its first printing in 1903. It has been adapted countless time for...

The Communist Manifesto

The Communist Manifesto

‘The Communist Manifesto’ by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels was published in London in 1848 in its original German, and two years later in English. It was commissioned by the Communist League and takes an analytical approach to the class struggle and...

The Devil and Tom Walker

The Devil and Tom Walker

Washington Irving (1783 – 1859) was a short story writer, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the early 19th century. ‘The Devil and Tom Walker’ is a short story which first appeared in Irving’s 1824 collection Tales of a Traveller, and...

The House of the Seven Gables

The House of the Seven Gables

‘The House of the Seven Gables’ is a Gothic novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne, published in 1851, which deals with a New England family and their ancestral home. The setting was inspired by a gabled house in Salem, Massachusetts, which belonged to...

The Monkey's Paw

The Monkey's Paw

The Monkey's Paw is a riveting short story first published in the early 20th century. The supernatural story centers on a mysterious artifact called "the monkey's paw". Author - W.W. Jacobs. Narrator - Todd Zilla. Published Date - Sunday, 22 January...

The Pilgrim's Progress

The Pilgrim's Progress

John Bunyan’s book ‘The Pilgrim's Progress from This World, to That Which Is to Come’ is regarded as one of the most important works of religious literature in English. In this Christian allegory, the devout everyman Christian abandons the City of...

Hesiod was an ancient Greek poet, thought by scholars to have been active between 750 and 650 BC. Hesiod’s ‘Theogony’ is a poem describing the origins and genealogies of the Greek gods. It was sourced from various local traditions about the gods,...

Walden and On the Duty of Civil Disobedience

Walden and On the Duty of Civil Disobedience

'Walden' is the most famous publication by American transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau. In it, he reflects on the nature around him, while living in a cabin surrounded by woods near Concord, Massachusetts. In 'On the Duty of Civil Disobedience',...

Where Love Is, There God Is Also

Where Love Is, There God Is Also

Where Love Is, God Is is a classic short story by Leo Tolstoy in the late 19th century. The title references the Catholic hymn Ubi Caritas. Author - Leo Tolstoy. Narrator - Jacqueline Ainsworth. Published Date - Sunday, 22 January 2023. Copyright - ©...

‘The Works and Days’ is a didactic poem of some 800 lines composed by the ancient Greek poet Hesiod. The poem deals with daily life and work, interwoven with allegory, fable and personal history. It also serves as a farmer's almanac, through which...