This 1897 work of historical criticism examines the life and works of Paradise Lost’s author—within
the context of his pre-Restoration career (1632-1660). Masterman also considers many of Milton’s contemporaries such as Thomas Hobbes, Sir Thomas Browne, and Thomas Fuller.
Mark Twain, Henry Adams, Henry James, Grover Cleveland, and James McNeill Whistler are among the
contemporary figures striding through this winning collection of profiles, originally published in 1920-1922. “To judge what they accomplished,” writes Bradford, “it would be necessary to ...
To the Bastille! The third title in Dumas’ “Marie Antoinette” series, which chronicles the decline
of the French monarchy, Ange Pitou takes place during the weeks immediately preceding and following the fall of the Bastille in 1789. Gripping and brimming ...
This 1903 history traces the reigns of Henry II, Richard I, and John—the first three
great Plantagenet Kings. Their empire covered England, half of medieval France, and Ireland. Ramsay says his work is for “those who ask for facts rather ...
Theism—the doctrine that there is only one God, who has a personal and direct relation to
the universe—is the point of departure for these twelve lectures delivered in 1870 and 1890, revised for publication in 1893. Included here are off-the-beaten-path arguments ...
A review in Outlook magazine of this 1918 biography of the great Prussian statesman and
political architect of modern Germany declared: The present volume, coming when one is viewing the wreck of Bismarck's Empire, has a perspective denied to its ...
An excellent primer for students of poetry, The Enjoyment of Poetry is an examination of
literary metaphor from a psychological point of view, covering topics such as poetic people; imaginative realization; wine and sleep and poetry; poetry itself; to enjoy ...
The Federalist, by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay, is part of the Barnes
& Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages ...