In "Morals Versus Art," Anthony Comstock embarks on a provocative exploration of the complicated interplay between artistic expression and moral accountability. Written at the turn of the 20th century, the work is characterized by a polemical style that fuses detailed analysis with passionate rhetoric, reflecting the social tensions of the Progressive Era. Comstock delves into various forms of art, scrutinizing their ethical implications and the extent to which they may corrupt societal va...

In "Morals Versus Art," Anthony Comstock navigates the intricate interplay between morality and artistic expression, asserting that aesthetic pursuits often clash with societal values. Comstock's literary style is characterized by a vigorous polemical approach, blending incisive critique with rich rhetorical flourishes. Rooted in the late 19th-century cultural context, the book exemplifies the Victorian moralistic backlash against the rise of modernism and its perceived threats to social o...

"Labour to keep alive in your breast that little celestial fire called conscience.""Run not in the streets. . .nor with mouth open; go not upon the toes nor in a dancing fashion."George Washington was known as a remarkably modest and courteous man. Humility and flawless manners were so ingrained in his character that he rarely if ever acted without them.The "Rules of Civility and Decent Behavior" that governed Washington's etiquette were by turns practical, inspirat...

THE increase of the towns of Manhattan, as, for the sake of convenience, we shall term New York and her adjuncts, in all that contributes to the importance of a great commercial mart, renders them one of the most remarkable places of the present age. Within the distinct recollections of living men, they have grown from a city of the fifth or sixth class to be near the head of all the purely trading places of the known world. That there are sufficient causes for this unparalleled prosperity, w...

Commemorating the 150th anniversary of the beginning of the American Civil War.This well-rounded selection of Abraham Lincoln's finest speeches combines the classic and obscure, the lyrical and historical, and the inspirational and intellectual to present a historical arc marking periods of the Civil War-crisis, outbreak, escalation, victory, and Reconstruction. Addressing the conflict's multiple aspects-the issue of slavery, state versus federal power, the meaning...

This small pamphlet was published shortly after the Carthage murder of Mormon Prophet Joseph Smith and his brother - and Mormon Patriarch - Hyrum Smith. It describes the events leading up to the assassination by several eyewitnesses of those times.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:— It will be very difficult for an audience so large as this to hear distinctly what a speaker says, and consequently it is important that as profound silence be preserved as possible.

The Yellow Wallpaper is a psychological short story about a Victorian woman on the edge of a nervous breakdown. When her husband deems she needs a "rest cure" after the birth of their child, they rent an abandoned colonial mansion with a "queer air" about it. The narrator's claustrophobic room has unpleasant, oppressive yellow wallpaper which incites her decent into madness.Charlotte Gilman’s stylistic short story is an important early American feminist text, illustrating ...

A selection of Abraham Lincoln's best quotes - inspiring, intelligent, witty and reflective - from &quote;I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice&quote; to &quote;Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.&quote;

{Publisher's Note} [NOTE. — We have printed this Letter, which will be continued in our next Number, not as an expression of our own views, but simply as the plea of an earnest and thoughtful Christian woman addressed to her fellow-countrywomen. — EDITOR OF HARPER.

American traditions, begotten of religious rebellion, small self-sustaining communities, isolated conditions, and hard pioneer life, grew during the colonization period of one hundred and seventy years from the settling of Jamestown to the outburst of the Revolution. This was in fact the great constitution making epoch, the period of charters guaranteeing more or less of liberty, the general tendency of which is well described by Wm. Penn in speaking of the charter for Pennsylvania: “I wan...

In this extremely thought-provoking work, Cooper has argued against women suffrage. She has drawn on historical, biological as well as religious arguments to contend that women should not have the right to participate in the political sphere. Many may not agree with the ideas she presents but not all of her arguments can be refuted.