The 1899 lynching of Sam Hose in Newnan, Georgia, was one of the earliest and most gruesome events in a tragic chapter of U.S. history. Hose was a black laborer accused of killing Alfred Cranford, a white farmer, and raping his wife. The national media closely followed the manhunt and Hose’s capture. An armed mob intercepted Hose’s Atlanta-bound train and took the prisoner back to Newnan. There, in front of a large gathering on a Sunday afternoon, Hose was mutilated and set on fire. His bo...

Georgia has played a formative role in the writing of America. Few states have produced a more impressive array of literary figures, among them Conrad Aiken, Erskine Caldwell, James Dickey, Joel Chandler Harris, Carson McCullers, Flannery O'Connor, Jean Toomer, and Alice Walker.This volume contains biographical and critical discussions of Georgia writers from the nineteenth century to the present as well as other information pertinent to Georgia literature. Organized in alphabetica...

"Being a discourse between Arjuna, Prince of India, and the Supreme Being under the form of Krishna". This translation first published in 1900. According to Wikipedia: "The Bhagavad Gītā, also more simply known as Gita, is a 700-verse Hindu scripture that is part of the ancient Hindu epic, the Mahabharata, but is frequently treated as a freestanding text, and in particular, as an Upanishad in its own right, one of the several books that comprise the more general Vedic tradition. It is reve...

The Light of Asia by Sir Edwin Arnold is a classic, weaves through its poetic verses the life and philosophy of Prince Siddhartha Gautama who attained enlightenment under the bodhi tree and became the Buddha. Receiving high acclaim since its publication in 1879, Edwin Arnold's work was adapted from the Lalitavistara Sutra (The Unfolding of the Play.) In the time before this work came out, little was known about Buddhism or the Buddha outside of Asia.

In this poetic masterpiece, Sir Edwin Arnold describes the life and teachings of Buddha. The man who was to become known as Buddha to the world was born as Prince Gautama of India but he rejected the worldly riches and abandoned the reigns of power when he embarked on a journey to discover the meaning of life. This poem reveals Buddha’s life from the Buddhist perspective but you don’t have to be a Buddhist to appreciate this poetic work. As you read about Buddha's journey you will embark o...

In "The Light of Asia," Edwin Arnold presents the life story of Siddhartha Gautama, from his birth as a prince in Kapilavastu to his eventual enlightenment as the Buddha under the Bodhi tree. The poem follows the journey of the young prince as he witnesses suffering, renounces his princely life, and embarks on a quest for spiritual truth and enlightenment.Arnold's poem is not only a biographical account of the Buddha's life but also a philosophical exploration of his teachings, known as th...

This carefully crafted ebook: "Death, and Afterwards" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Excerpt: "MAN is not by any means convinced as yet of his immortality. All the great religions have in concert, more or less positively, affirmed it to him; but no safe logic proves it, and no entirely accepted voice from some farther world proclaims it. There is a restless instinct, an unquenchable hope, a silent discontent with the very best of transitory ...

Edwin Lester Arnold Dies ist die Saga von Phra, einem Phönizier, dem von den Göttern Unsterblichkeit verliehen wird. Phra reist durch Zeit und Raum, wird Zeuge des Aufstiegs und Niedergangs von Zivilisationen und begegnet auf seinem Weg einer Vielzahl von Charakteren.

In "The Song Celestial or Bhagavad-Gita," Edwin Arnold presents a poetic rendition of the ancient Indian text, the Bhagavad-Gita. This work encapsulates the philosophical dialogues between Prince Arjuna and Lord Krishna, addressing profound themes of duty, righteousness, and the nature of the self. Arnold employs an eloquent literary style, interspersing lyrical verses with rich imagery, which transports readers into a world of ethical dilemmas and divine wisdom. Positioned within the broa...

Edwin Arnold, a British poet and journalist, was known for his interest in Eastern philosophies and religions. His poetic translation of "The Bhagavad Gita" aims to capture the essence of the text's teachings and dialogues while maintaining a lyrical and poetic quality."The Bhagavad Gita" is a section of the Indian epic "Mahabharata" and is considered one of the most important spiritual classics in Hinduism. It is a philosophical and ethical discourse between Lord Krishna and the warrior A...

According to Wikipedia: "Sir Edwin Arnold (10 June 1832 – 24 March 1904) was an English poet and journalist, who is most known for his work, The Light of Asia… . The literary task which he set before him was the interpretation in English verse of the life and philosophy of the East. His chief work with this object is The Light of Asia which was translated into various languages such as Hindi (tr. by Acharya Ram Chandra Shukla). It appeared in 1879 and was an immediate success, going throug...

The Bhagavad Gita Edwin Arnold - The Bhagavad-Gita is the best known of all the Indian scriptures, and Sir Edwin Arnold's Sanskrit Text to English translation is reliable, readable, and poetic. "The Song Celestial" Sir Edwin produced a well-known poetic rendering of the sacred Hindu scripture Bhagavad-Gita. In his autobiography, Mahatma Gandhi recalled when two theosophist brothers gave him The Song Celestial during his studies in England. This was the first time Gandhi had ever read the G...