Originally curated by Harvard President Charles W. Eliot as a complete liberal education in fifty volumes, the Harvard Classics gathers philosophy, science, literature, and history into a single indispensable library. Plato's dialogues and Marcus Aurelius's meditations sit alongside Dante's Divine Comedy, Francis Bacon's essays, Charles Darwin's scientific writing, and Benjamin Franklin's autobiography, tracing the foundations of Western thought from ancient Greece to the modern age. Homer...

In the autumn of 709 CE, a ruler known as Nezak Tarkhan crossed the Oxus River and declared war on the most powerful empire in the world. He was the last dynastic heir of the Hephthalite tradition that had governed the mountain principalities of Tokharistan — ancient Bactria, the land between the Hindu Kush and the Oxus — for two centuries. His opponent was Qutayba ibn Muslim, the most capable Arab commander of his generation, operating under the mandate of the Umayyad Caliphate to transfo...

This survey of German fiction traces a national literature shaped less by conquest than by inwardness, atmosphere, and psychological depth. It argues that German writers often absorb foreign influences, yet the strongest among them—Goethe, Keller, Storm, Fontane, and others—transform those materials into something distinctly their own, rooted in character, feeling, and the pressures of private life. The opening discussion asks whether the German novel has a true national character, and ans...

**THE USA TODAY BESTSELLER!“Perfect for fans of Abby Jimenez, Kennedy Ryan, and Carley Fortune (aka me).”–Emily Henry“Beautifully blending beloved tropes and smooth, often lyrical prose… Two lovers navigate challenges related to mental health, racial identity, grief, and a chronic illness” –NPRLifelong best friends spend a fateful summer discovering what might happen if they were to be something more in this radiant, heart-clenching adult debut.**

**INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER"Riss M. Neilson writes tender, vibrant, breath-stealing romance.”—Emily HenryExes discover they’ve both inherited the restaurant they love in this sparkling, emotional new novel from the USA Today bestselling author of A Love Like the Sun.**Olivia owes everything to Celia's Place. It’s where she learned how to be a great chef. It’s also where she first fell in love. But at nineteen, Olivia had a wanderlust sh...

Samantha Cain's life was about to change after she gets wrapped up in a brutal murderSamantha Cain grew up in foster care after the death of her parents. Now, she's focused on her job as a police officer…until her life is uprooted by a brutal murder, a clue that points to secrets in her past and a killer that is something beyond human.

Why do we fall ill? How do we get better?When his two-year-old develops epilepsy, Shane Neilson, a doctor, struggles to obtain timely medical care for his son. Saving shares his family's journey through the medical system, and also Shane's own personal journey as a father who feels powerless when faced with his child's illness. It entwines these stories with Shane's personal history of mental illness as a child and his professional experience with disabili...

In What to feel, how to feel, Shane Neilson dazzles in the lyric essay form. Focusing on non-neurotypicality, Neilson investigates his supposed difference of self while also holding to account society’s construction of that difference, moving from his early childhood to adulthood and then back again in terms of a neurodivergent fathering of his own son. Covering subjects that have yet to receive attention in Canadian literature, including how the medical profession discriminates against it...

All our scars tell a story. Eulo Juke' s gambling debts have cost him his weapons, his horses and his pride. If he doesn' t pay what he owes Iskarlia' s Scabmen soldiers in enchanted kilili silveriron, they' ll slaughter his brother. Silveriron trader Tali Sarsega offers Eulo a marriage of convenience in Vernesia, dragging him into an unfamiliar world where women rule politics, society, and commerce. The Vernese culture relies on wits and diplomacy, but the Scabmen are coming to take the k...

This richly edited volume gathers major Elizabethan and Jacobean plays beyond Shakespeare, presenting them in reliable modernized texts with notes, biographies, bibliographies, textual commentary, and helpful indexes. William Allan Neilson frames the collection as both a guide for students tracing the growth of English drama and an inviting entry point for general readers, while the contents survey the era's theatrical range through dramatists from Lyly and Marlowe to Jonson, Webster, Midd...

Captain Ravenshaw: The titular character, Captain Ravenshaw, is a brave and charismatic naval officer. His role as a captain involves him in various exploits and adventures, central to the novel's plot.The Maid of Cheapside: The female protagonist, referred to as "the Maid of Cheapside," is a spirited and independent young woman who lives in the vibrant Cheapside district of London. Her relationship with Captain Ravenshaw forms the core of the romantic subplot.Elizabethan London: The setti...

The protagonist, Lawrence, is an actor in an Elizabethan theater company. He is chosen by Sir William Cecil, Queen Elizabeth's advisor, to undertake a secret mission. The mission involves uncovering a Catholic plot against the Protestant queen. Lawrence's journey is fraught with danger as he navigates through a world of political intrigue, treachery, and romance. Throughout his adventure, he encounters a variety of characters, including noblemen, spies, and fellow actors, all while trying ...