"The Secret of Heroism: A Memoir of Henry Albert Harper" delves into the life of a remarkable individual whose contributions shaped the landscape of Canadian history. Through vivid storytelling, the memoir captures Harper's journey, highlighting his unwavering commitment to public service and the values he upheld. The narrative intertwines personal anecdotes with historical context, offering readers a glimpse into the challenges and triumphs he faced. This exploration not only honors Harpe...

Archibald Marshall was a prominent English novelist known for his realistic portrayal of life and society in the early 20th century. His works often delve into the complexities of human relationships and the intricacies of social dynamics. Marshall's writing style is characterized by its vivid descriptions and deep psychological insight, allowing readers to connect with his characters on a profound level. His narratives often reflect the changing values and norms of his time, making his no...

"The Advance of English Poetry in the Twentieth Century" by William Lyon Phelps is a critical exploration of the evolution of English poetry during a transformative period. Phelps, an esteemed literary critic and scholar, delves into the works of prominent poets, examining their contributions and the broader cultural context that shaped their writing. His analysis highlights the innovative techniques and themes that emerged, reflecting the changing societal values and artistic movements of...

The essays in this collection explore the lives and literary contributions of several Russian novelists, including Fyodor Dostoevsky, Leo Tolstoy, Ivan Turgenev, and Anton Chekhov, among others. William Lyon Phelps offers insights into their novels, styles, and themes, providing literary criticism and historical context for readers interested in Russian literature.William Lyon Phelps was a noted educator, literary critic, and scholar known for his contributions to the field of literature. ...

I have done: and if any blames me, Thinking that merely to touch in brevity The topics I dwell on, were unlawful-- Or worse, that I trench, with undue levity, On the bounds of the holy and the awful-- I praise the heart, and pity the head of him, And refer myself to THEE, instead of him, Who head and heart alike discernest, Looking below light speech we utter, When frothy spume and frequent sputter Prove that the soul's depths boil in earnest! May truth shine out, stand ever before us! --C...

WILLIAM DE MORGAN "How can you know whether you are successful or not at forty-one? How do you know you won't have a tremendous success, all of a sudden? Yes--after another ten years, perhaps--but some time! And then twenty years of real, happy work. It has all been before, this sort of thing. Why not you?" Thus spoke the hopeful Alice to the despairing Charley; and it makes an interesting comment on the very man who wrote the conversation, and created the speakers. It has indeed "all been...

On a mellow day in the early autumn of the year 1900, I sat on an old wooden bench in the open air with an English gentleman, and listened to his conversation with a mixture of curiosity and reverence. The place was one of the fairest counties of England, the town on the other side of a screen of trees was Dorchester, and my seat-mate was Thomas Hardy. I remember his saying without any additional emphasis than the weight of the words, that the basis of every novel should be a story. In con...

The quality of a man’s love will determine the nature of his deeds; occasion may present the opportunity, but character alone will record the experience. To a life given over to the pursuit of the beautiful and true, the immortal hour only comes when conduct at last rises to the level of aim, and the ideal finds its fulfilment in the realm of the actual. “Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.” Few lives have been more earnest or constant in the p...

Most Americans are more aware of the workings of the federal government than of their own state governments. But these “laboratories of democracy” constitute perhaps the most creative components of the American political experiment.This book serves as a guide for students of government and provides a historical context for understanding the forces at work in the state’s political system. Among the states, Tennessee’s unique blend of legislative and executive powers is, in some resp...

Difficult to know and impossible to forget, Ludwig Wittgenstein is remembered as the greatest philosopher of the twentieth century. He published only one book in his lifetime - a masterpiece that moulded the evolution of philosophy and baffled his teachers. Spanning most of his life, from his early encounters with Bertrand Russell in Cambridge to a final trip to New York via the Russian Front, Wittgenstein: The Crooked Roads tracks the journeys of a tortured soul.William L...

Excerpt: "At an uncertain hour before dawn in February 1912, as I lay asleep in my room on the top floor of a hotel in the town of Mentone, in Southern France, I was suddenly awakened by the morning star. It was shining with inquisitive splendour directly into my left eye. At that quiet moment, in the last stages of the dying night, this star seemed enormous. It hung out of the velvet sky so far that I thought it was going to fall, and I went out on the balcony of my room to see it drop. T...

Professor Richard Douglas has a problem: he seems to have acquired a viral infection while exploring for plants on the Amazon and has brought it back home with him. It doesn’t make him ill, but it has organized his microbiome and parts of his brain into a conscious and seductive female symbiont, who calls herself Carole and haunts his dreams. She says she wants to be his secret life partner and protector if he is willing to help her spread her infection around the world. In return, she pro...