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This is a fabulous collection of the best British short stories of 1922. It contains 24 stories collected from various magazines and newspapers by the likes of Hugh Walpole, Algernon Blackwood, John Galsworthy. Stories include The Looking Glass by J. D. Beresford, Broadsheet Ballard by A. E. Coppard, Seaton's Aunt by Walter de la Mare, The Bat and Belfry Inn by Alan Graham, The Devil to Pay by Max Pemberton, The Dice Thrower by Sidney Southgate and...
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Lloyd's London (1937). The aim of this title is to answer some of the questions which are frequently asked by people who wish to know more about Lloyd's and its Members' activities in the fields of Insurance. Contents include: Preliminary Remarks The Beginnings of Lloyd's Lloyd's as a Corporation Generally Explaining how Business is Transacted at Lloyd's Generally Describing the Activities of Underwriting Agents and of Lloyd's Brokers Can Holders...
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This book contains a collection of Edward Thomas's essays including How I Began, Chalk Pits, Tipperary, Swansea Village, and The Friend of the Blackbird. It was originally published posthumously in 1929 and is here being republished with a new introductory biography on the author. Edward Thomas was an accomplished writer and his work included essays, travelogues, topographical descriptions, reviews, critical studies and biographies. He was killed...
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This classic book contains Ponting's well-written and witty account of Captain Scott's final Antarctic expedition of 1910-12. Fully detailed and with many of Ponting's own photographs, this moving account will make an excellent addition to the bookshelf of any admirer of Captain Scott, or anyone with an interest in travel and adventure.
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Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing many of these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
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This collection of the works of Chaucer has been edited by Walter William Skeat, who was scrupulous in producing a sound text based on the best manuscripts, and eschewing inauthentic works that had been spuriously attributed to Chaucer. Skeat also includes thorough detail on the nature of Chaucer's Middle English language.
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First published in 1689, "An Essay Concerning Human Understanding" is British philosopher John Locke's important and influential exposition on the foundation of human knowledge and understanding. Arranged into four books, the first book begins by rejecting the notion of innate ideas proposed by Descartes and proposes instead that humans are born as blank slates. Book two argues that all knowledge is derived from experience and reflection. Locke also...
16) Heretics
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Heretics by G. K. Chesterton
Nothing more strangely indicates an enormous and silent evil of modern society than the extraordinary use which is made nowadays of the word "orthodox." In former days the heretic was proud of not being a heretic. It was the kingdoms of the world and the police and the judges who were heretics. He was orthodox. He had no pride in having rebelled against them; they had rebelled against him. The armies with their cruel...
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Covering topics ranging from literature to philosophy, history to social criticism, this is a snapshot of thought on 20th-century Europe (and the world) by one of Europe's sharpest wits and ablest pens. With chapter titles ranging from "The Miser and His Friends" to "The Red Reactionary," from "The Separatist and Sacred Things" to "The New Theologian" and "The Romantic in the Rain," this volume includes 39 brief sketches of individuals, each one of...
18) Varied Types
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This early work by G. K. Chesterton was originally published in 1908. Gilbert Keith Chesterton was born in London in 1874. He studied at the Slade School of Art, and upon graduating began to work as a freelance journalist. Over the course of his life, his literary output was incredibly diverse and highly prolific, ranging from philosophy and ontology to art criticism and detective fiction. However, he is probably best-remembered for his Christian...
19) Life, Letters, And Epicurean Philosophy Of Ninon De L'Enclos, The Celebrated Beauty Of The Sevent
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Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
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This vintage book contains a detailed guide to palm reading. With simple explanations and helpful illustrations, it constitutes the perfect introduction to palmistry and fortune telling. "How to Know People by their Hands" is highly recommended for those with an interest in palm reading and chiromancy and would make for a worthy addition to collections of related literature.
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