Historical

Genji Monogatari (The Tale of Genji)

Fri, 07 Dec 2018 22:01:34 +0000

The Tale of Genji (Genji Monogatari) is a classic work of Japanese literature attributed to the Japanese noblewoman Murasaki Shikibu in the early eleventh century, around the peak of the Heian Period. It is sometimes called the world's first novel, the first modern novel, the first romance novel, or the first novel to still be considered a classic.

True Stories of Wonderful Deeds

Fri, 07 Dec 2018 21:48:33 +0000

A collection of 37 stories to teach young children about famous incidents in history. Bonnie Prince Charlie, Nelson and Hardy, Bruce and the Spider, David Livingston, Canute, Sir Philip Sydney, and Elizabeth and Raleigh are just some of the well-known people and incidents covered in short stories.

Cleopatra

Fri, 07 Dec 2018 18:17:26 +0000

A biography of the famous Cleopatra of Egypt written to be equally interesting to children and to adults.

Poor Richard's Almanac

Fri, 07 Dec 2018 17:55:52 +0000

A brief biographical sketch of Franklin's life, followed by a collection (published in 1899) of 670 aphorisms, apothegms, or proverbs - short, pithy, instructive sayings - that were scattered throughout the pages of his Poor Richard's Almanac over its 25 years of once-a-year publication (1732-1758).

True Stories of History and Biography

Thu, 06 Dec 2018 21:43:43 +0000

In writing this book, the author's desire has been to describe the eminent characters and remarkable events of our annals, in such a form and style, that the YOUNG might make acquaintance with them of their own accord.