In "André," William Dunlap masterfully blends historical narrative with poignant character studies, exploring the life and legacy of John André, the British spy whose romanticized demise during the American Revolutionary War captivates and unsettles. Dunlap's lyrical style and dramatic dialogue transport readers into the tumultuous world of 18th-century America, capturing the ethos of the time while scrutinizing broader themes of loyalty, betrayal, and the complexities of war. In its inter...

O. W. “Pappy” Kitchens (1901–1986) was born in Crystal Springs, Mississippi, and began painting at age sixty-seven. His self-taught, narrative, visual art springs directly from the oral tradition of parable and storytelling with which he grew up. A self-declared folk artist, Kitchens claimed, “I paint about folks, what folks see and what folks do.”His magnum opus, The Saga of Red Eye the Rooster, was painted between 1973 and 1976 and presents a homespun Pilgrim’s Progr...

The Life and Death of King John, a history play by William Shakespeare, dramatizes the reign of King John of England (ruled 1199-1216), son of Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine and father of Henry III of England. It is believed to have been written in the mid-1590s but was not published until it appeared in the First Folio in 1623. Excerpted from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Madam, you being young, handsome, rich, and virtuous, I hope you will not cast away those gifts of Nature, Fortune, and Heaven, upon a Person which cannot merit you? L. Happy. Let me tell you, that Riches ought to be bestowed on such as are poor, and want means to maintain themselves; and Youth, on those that are old; Beauty, on those that are ill-favoured; and Virtue, on those that are vicious: So that if I should place my gifts rightly, I must Marry one that's poor, old, ill-favoured, an...

“Doctor Faustus” or “The tragical history of the life and death of Doctor Faustus” is a play by Christopher Marlowe first performed in 1594 and published in 1604. “Doctor Faustus” is adapted from the German “Faust”. Faustus is bored; he has reached the limits of knowledge in many disciplines. He asks his servant to call on two famous magicians. These magicians explain to him how to call on the Good angel and the Bad angel. Then Mephistophilis, Lucifer’s servant, appears and talks to Faustu...

First set down in Latin by the physician and naturalist John Caius in 1576, this is the earliest systematic account of the dogs of England, classifying them by kind and use. Restored here for enthusiasts and breed historians, Of English Dogs is the wellspring of the whole literature of British dogs.First published in 1576, it draws on early sources to follow the breed's development, its type and character, and the people who shaped it. It describes their d...

The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus is Christopher Marlowe's most famous play, exploring themes of ambition, knowledge, and the conflict between good and evil. The play tells the story of Dr. Faustus, a highly intelligent scholar who, dissatisfied with the limits of traditional knowledge, makes a pact with the devil in exchange for magical powers. Over the course of the play, Faustus struggles with his conscience, knowing that his soul is damned but unable to repent, as he is seduced by...

Christabel & Kubla Khan: A Vision in a Dream gathers two of Samuel Taylor Coleridge's most haunting achievements in Romantic poetry. "Christabel," with its medieval atmosphere, broken narrative, and hypnotic accentual rhythms, explores innocence, temptation, and supernatural ambiguity through Gothic suggestion rather than resolution. "Kubla Khan," famously subtitled "A Vision in a Dream," is a fragment of visionary intensity, fusing exotic landscape, poetic creation, and the unstable borde...

A Short View of the Long Life and Reign of Henry the Third, King of England is a biography of the King who reigned from 1216-1272.

In this edition of Herrick quotation is for the first time facilitated by the poems being numbered according to their order in the original edition. This numbering has rendered it possible to print those Epigrams, which successive editors have joined in deploring, in a detachable Appendix, their place in the original being indicated by the numeration. It remains to be added that the footnotes in this edition are intended to explain, as unobtrusively as possible, difficulties of phrase or a...

Phillis Wheatley's Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral is an exemplary corpus of neoclassical lyrical works that has been hailed as a pioneering achievement in the history of American literature. Wheatley's oeuvre stands out for its nuanced exploration of theological, philosophical, and moral discourses, offering readers an insight into the 18th-century colonial context in which it was crafted.

A Short View of the State of Ireland, Written in 1605 is a fascinating collection of letters describing Ireland in the early 17th century.