Download or read book Delphi Complete Works of Martial Illustrated written by Martial and published by Delphi Classics. This book was released on 2014-07-17 with total page 3842 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Considered to be the creator of the modern epigram, the Roman poet Martial produced twelve books of Epigrams, featuring short, witty poems that vividly illustrate daily life in Imperial Rome, whilst hilariously satirising the poet’s friends and enemies. This comprehensive eBook presents the complete extant works of Martial, with contextual illustrations, a special dual English and Latin section, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Martial's life and works * Features the complete works of Martial, in both English translation and the original Latin * Concise introductions to the poetry * Includes Walter C. A. Ker’s translation, previously appearing in the Loeb Classical Library edition, first time in digital print * Excellent formatting of the texts * Easily locate the epigrams you want to read with detailed contents tables * Includes Martial's rare apocryphal works, first time in digital print * Provides a special dual English and Latin text, allowing readers to compare the texts epigram by epigram – ideal for students * Features a bonus biography – discover Martial's ancient world * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please note: some of Ker’s translations of the more ‘obscene’ epigrams are in Italian. We regret that no suitable English alternatives are available in the public domain at present. Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Translations ON THE SPECTACLES EPIGRAMS The Latin Text LIST OF LATIN TEXT The Dual Texts DUAL LATIN AND ENGLISH TEXTS The Biography INTRODUCTION TO MARTIAL by Walter C. A. Ker Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles

Download or read book Delphi Complete Works of Oscar Wilde Illustrated written by Oscar Wilde and published by Delphi Classics. This book was released on 2013-11-17 with total page 3549 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The incomparable Oscar Wilde has delighted audiences for many, many years, and now you can enjoy his writing in its entirety on your eReading device. This is the COMPLETE WORKS of the great literary giant with bonus texts. (Current version: 5) Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our vast range of titles. Features: * annotated with introductions to the plays, novel and other texts * features many images relating to Wilde, his life and works * illustrated with images of how the books first appeared, giving your eReader a taste of the Victorian texts * ALL of the plays, with excellent formatting * BOTH Wilde's original French version of 'Salome' and Lord Douglas' (his lover) translation in English - available in no other digital collection * two rare unfinished plays * ALL of the short stories with the original beautiful illustrations * BOTH versions of 'Dorian Gray' - the original magazine version and the original book version with extra chapters, all with separate contents tables * the COMPLETE poetry, with special Chronological and Alphabetical contents tables ñ find that special poem quickly! * Every non-fiction essay - even the rare ones Wilde wrote in prison * the rare erotic novel 'Teleny' attributed to Wilde, but now classed as apocryphal - judge for yourself - did Wilde have a hand in writing this rare text? * ALL of the short stories and short story collections * boasts three biographical works exploring Wilde's life, including the famous two volume OSCAR WILDE, HIS LIFE AND CONFESSIONS by FRANK HARRIS * scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres * features the complete and unabridged version of DE PROFUNDIS, often missed out of collections * UPDATED with rare non-fiction texts * UPDATED with a special Journalism section, featuring Wilde's reviews and articles CONTENTS The Plays VERA THE DUCHESS OF PADUA LADY WINDERMERE'S FAN A WOMAN OF NO IMPORTANCE SALOM… SALOME (ENGLISH VERSION) AN IDEAL HUSBAND THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST LA SAINTE COURTISANE A FLORENTINE TRAGEDY The Poetry THE COMPLETE POETRY IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER THE COMPLETE POETRY IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER The Novel THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY THE ORIGINAL 13 CHAPTER VERSION THE REVISED 20 CHAPTER VERSION The Short Stories THE PORTRAIT OF MR. W. H. THE HAPPY PRINCE AND OTHER TALES THE HAPPY PRINCE THE NIGHTINGALE AND THE ROSE THE SELFISH GIANT THE DEVOTED FRIEND THE REMARKABLE ROCKET A HOUSE OF POMEGRANATES THE YOUNG KING THE BIRTHDAY OF THE INFANTA THE FISHERMAN AND HIS SOUL THE STAR-CHILD LORD ARTHUR SAVILE'S CRIME AND OTHER STORIES LORD ARTHUR SAVILEíS CRIME THE CANTERVILLE GHOST THE SPHINX WITHOUT A SECRET THE MODEL MILLIONAIRE The Non-Fiction THE DECAY OF LYING PEN, PENCIL AND POISON ó A STUDY IN GREEN THE CRITIC AS ARTIST THE TRUTH OF MASKS THE RISE OF HISTORICAL CRITICISM THE ENGLISH RENAISSANCE OF ART HOUSE DECORATION ART AND THE HANDICRAFTSMAN LECTURE TO ART STUDENTS LONDON MODELS POEMS IN PROSE THE SOUL OF MAN UNDER SOCIALISM PHRASES AND PHILOSOPHIES FOR THE USE OF THE YOUNG A FEW MAXIMS FOR THE INSTRUCTION OF THE OVER-EDUCATED DE PROFUNDIS OSCAR WILDE'S LETTER TO ROBERT BROWNING PERSONAL IMPRESSIONS OF AMERICA THE DECORATIVE ARTS THE HOUSE BEAUTIFUL THE TRUTH OF MASKS The Journalism LIST OF ARTICLES AND REVIEWS Apocrypha TELENY The Biographies OSCAR WILDE, HIS LIFE AND CONFESSIONS BY FRANK HARRIS MEMORIES OF OSCAR WILDE BY G. BERNARD SHAW OSCAR WILDE: AN IDLER'S IMPRESSION BY EDGAR SALTUS

Download or read book Delphi Complete Works of Honor de Balzac Illustrated written by Honoré de Balzac and published by Delphi Classics. This book was released on 2013-11-17 with total page 5467 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive eBook presents the complete Human Comedy of Honoré de Balzac in English, with beautiful illustrations, concise introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (28MB Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Balzac's life and works * Concise introductions to the novels and other works * The COMPLETE 'La ComÈdie humaine' in English translation * The whole series is precisely organised into Balzac's plan * Includes Balzac's introduction AVANT-PROPOS * Images of how the books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Famous works such as FATHER GORIOT, COUSIN BETTY, THE MAGIC SKIN and many more are illustrated with their original artwork * Balzac's five plays * Criticism section, with seven essays by writers such as Henry James and Leslie Stephen, evaluating Balzac's contribution to literature * Features five biographies - discover in depth Balzac's literary life! * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres * Special CHARACTERS resource, with information on all members of the cast 'La Comédie humaine', with references to the novels and stories they appear in Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse our range of exciting titles. CONTENTS: THE HUMAN COMEDY THE HISTORY OF 'LA COM…DIE HUMAINE' AVANT-PROPOS (PREFACE) THE COMPLETE HUMAN COMEDY - OVER 110 NOVELS AND STORIES (too many to list) The Short Stories DROLL STORIES THE NAPOLEON OF THE PEOPLE The Plays INTRODUCTION TO BALZAC'S DRAMAS by J. Walker McSpadden VAUTRIN THE RESOURCES OF QUINOLA PAMELA GIRAUD THE STEPMOTHER MERCADET RESOURCES The Criticism HONOR… DE BALZAC by Henry James A LETTER, 1883 by Robert Louis Stevenson BALZAC by John Cowper Powys BALZAC'S NOVELS by Leslie Stephen BALZAC by William Ernest Henley BALZAC AS A DRAMATIST by Epiphanius Wilson THE NOVEL by D. H. Lawrence The Biographies HONOR… DE BALZAC by Albert Keim and Louis Lumet HONOR… DE BALZAC, HIS LIFE AND WRITINGS by Mary F. Sandars BALZAC AND MADAME HANSKA by Elbert Hubbard BALZAC by Frederick Lawton WOMEN IN THE LIFE OF BALZAC by Juanita Helm Floyd Glossary of Characters in 'La ComÈdie humaine' Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to view the full list

Download or read book Delphi Complete Works of Horace Walpole Illustrated written by Horace Walpole and published by Delphi Classics. This book was released on 2015-10-09 with total page 3987 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The eighteenth century man of letters Horace Walpole is accredited with writing the first Gothic novel, ‘The Castle of Otranto’, as well as producing an accomplished range of literary texts in various genres. This comprehensive eBook presents Walpole’s complete works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Walpole’s life and works * Concise introductions to the novels and other texts * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Many rare non-fiction works, appearing in digital print for the first time, including Walpole’s art criticism and memoirs of George II and III * Includes Walpole’s rare poetry collection – available in no other collection * Includes Walpole’s letters - spend hours exploring the author’s personal correspondence * Features two biographies - discover Walpole’s literary life * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Novel THE CASTLE OF OTRANTO The Shorter Fiction HIEROGLYPHIC TALES The Plays THE MYSTERIOUS MOTHER THE COUNT OF NARBONNE The Poetry FUGITIVE PIECES IN VERSE AND PROSE The Non-Fiction SOME ANECDOTES OF PAINTING IN ENGLAND AN ACCOUNT OF THE GIANTS LATELY DISCOVERED HISTORIC DOUBTS ON THE LIFE AND REIGN OF RICHARD III ON MODERN GARDENING A DESCRIPTION OF THE VILLA OF MR. HORACE WALPOLE CATALOGUE OF ENGRAVERS MEMOIRS OF THE REIGN OF KING GEORGE THE SECOND MEMOIRS OF THE REIGN OF KING GEORGE THE THIRD The Letters THE LETTERS OF HORACE WALPOLE The Biographies SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF HORACE WALPOLE, EARL OF ORFORD by Lord Dover HORATIO WALPOLE by Adolphus William Ward Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks

Download or read book Delphi Collected Works of Eug ne Sue Illustrated written by Eugène Sue and published by Delphi Classics. This book was released on 2018-12-20 with total page 7413 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Described by Victor Hugo as ‘The Dickens of Paris’, Eugène Sue was a prolific author that popularised the genre of the serial novel in France. Sue wrote the much-admired and widely imitated ‘The Mysteries of Paris’, as well as many other sensational novels, exploring the seamy side of urban life. Though known for their melodramatic quality, Sue’s novels were the first to tackle the social ills that accompanied the Industrial Revolution in France. This comprehensive eBook presents Sue’s collected works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Sue’s life and works * Informative introductions to the novels * 31 novels, with individual contents tables * The complete text of the 1845 anonymous translation of ‘The Mysteries of Paris’ * The complete saga of novels ‘The Mysteries of the People’, translated by Daniel de Leon * The complete novels of ‘The Seven Cardinal Sins’, anonymous 1899 translation, published by Francis A. Niccolls * Features rare novels appearing for the first time in digital publishing, including ‘Arthur’ * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Famous works such as ‘The Mysteries of Paris’ and ‘The Wandering Jew’ are fully illustrated with their original artwork * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Mysteries of Paris The Mysteries of the People The Gold Sickle The Brass Bell The Iron Collar The Silver Cross The Casque’s Lark The Poniard’s Hilt The Branding Needle The Abbatial Crosier The Carlovingian Coins The Iron Arrow-Head The Infant’s Skull The Pilgrim’s Shell The Iron Pincers The Iron Trevet The Executioner’s Knife The Pocket Bible The Blacksmith’s Hammer The Sword of Honor The Galley Slave’s Ring The Seven Cardinal Sins Pride Luxury Gluttony Envy Indolence Avarice Anger Other Novels Arthur The Knight of Malta The Wandering Jew A Romance of the West Indies Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks

Download or read book Delphi Complete Works of P C Wren Illustrated written by P. C. Wren and published by Delphi Classics. This book was released on 2022-10-19 with total page 7789 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: P. C. Wren was an English author of adventure fiction, who is best remembered today for his enduring 1924 classic ‘Beau Geste’. It concerns the adventures of three brothers that enlist in the French Foreign Legion, based partly on the author’s own military experiences. Inspired by the works of Marryat, Ballantyne, Henty and Haggard, Wren’s novels demonstrate an inventive, humorous and thrilling taste for adventure, which has captivated readers for over a century. For the first time in publishing history, this eBook presents Wren’s complete fictional works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Wren’s life and works * Concise introductions to the novels * All 26 novels, with individual contents tables * Features rare novels and stories * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Special series contents tables for the ‘Beau Geste’ and ‘Sinbad’ books * Rare short story collections digitised here for the first time * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the stories * Easily locate the stories you want to read * Ordering of texts into chronological order and genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Beau Geste Series The Sinbad Books The Novels Father Gregory (1913) Snake and Sword (1914) The Wages of Virtue (1916) Driftwood Spars (1916) Cupid in Africa (1920) Beau Geste (1924) Beau Sabreur (1926) Beau Ideal (1928) Soldiers of Misfortune (1929) Mysterious Waye (1930) The Mammon of Righteousness (1930) Valiant Dust (1932) Action and Passion (1933) Beggars’ Horses (1934) Sinbad the Soldier (1935) Explosion (1935) Spanish Maine (1935) Fort in the Jungle (1936) Bubble Reputation (1936) The Man of a Ghost (1937) Worth Wile (1937) Cardboard Castle (1938) Paper Prison (1939) The Disappearance of General Jason (1940) Two Feet from Heaven (1940) The Uniform of Glory (1941) The Shorter Fiction Dew and Mildew (1912) In the Midst of Life (1914) Stepsons of France (1917) The Young Stagers (1917) Good Gestes (1929) Flawed Blades (1933) Port o’ Missing Men (1934) Rough Shooting (1938) Odd – But Even So (1941) The Short Stories List of Short Stories in Chronological Order List of Short Stories in Alphabetical Order Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks

Download or read book Delphi Complete Works of Tobias Smollett Illustrated written by Tobias Smollett and published by Delphi Classics. This book was released on 2013-11-17 with total page 8624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Revered by Dickens and Sir Walter Scott, Tobias Smollett is a writer seldom read nowadays, although he is responsible for some of the greatest literary works of the Eighteenth-Century. This comprehensive eBook offers Smollett's complete fictional works, with rare texts, beautiful illustrations, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (12MB Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Smollett's life and works * Concise introductions to the novels and other works * Images of how the books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * The complete novels, including rare works like The History and Adventures of an Atom, first time in digital print * All of the major novels are fully illustrated with their original artwork * Includes Smollett's poetry, plays and translations * Features two biographies, including Sir Walter Scott’s seminal biographical study - explore Smollett's literary life! * Almost the complete non-fiction works * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Contents: The Novels The Adventures of Roderick Random The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle The Adventures of Ferdinand Count Fathom The Life and Adventures of Sir Launcelot Greaves The History and Adventures of an Atom The Expedition of Humphry Clinker The Translations Gil Blas Candide The Plays The Regicide The Reprisal The Poetry Advice Reproof Minor Poems The Non-Fiction Continuation of a Complete History of England: Volume Ii Travels Through France and Italy Narrative of the Base and Inhuman Arts That Were Lately Practised Upon the Brain of Habbakkuk Hilding The Expedition Against Carthagena Smollett’s Dying Prediction The Biography The Life of Tobias Smollett By George Gillfillan

Download or read book Delphi Complete Works of Victor Hugo Illustrated written by Victor Hugo and published by Delphi Classics. This book was released on 2013-11-17 with total page 9358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Victor Hugo, the greatest Romantic writer of them all, is finally available in Delphi’s bestselling range of titles. This monumental eBook offers readers the most complete collection ever compiled of Hugo’s FICTIONAL works in English translation, with many bonus texts. (Version 2) * concise introductions to the novels and other works * images of how the novels first appeared, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * ALL 9 novels in English, each with contents tables * many of the novels are fully-illustrated with their original artwork * includes BUG-JARGAL – Hugo’s first novel, which he wrote after a wager – first time in digital print! * for the first time, all novels are presented with their French versions – sample the true brilliance of Hugo’s original text, in between reading the English translations * features a large sample of English translations of poetry * BONUS selection of six Non-Fiction texts * boasts a special literary criticism section, with works by famous writers such as Dickens, Robert Louis Stevenson and Henry James, examining Hugo’s contribution to literature * includes Hugo’s Memoirs – explore the great writer’s private notebooks! * ALSO includes G. Barnett Smith’s famous biography – immerse yourself in Hugo’s literary life! * packed full of images relating to Hugo’s life, works, places and film adaptations * scholarly ordering of texts in chronological order and literary genres, allowing easy navigation around Hugo’s immense oeuvre Please note: an actual complete works of Victor Hugo in English is not possible due to copyright restrictions, scarce plays and some works having never been translated. However, we do ensure our customers that every possible major text is included. Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Novels BUG-JARGAL HANS OF ICELAND THE LAST DAY OF A CONDEMNED MAN THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE-DAME CLAUDE GUEUX LES MISÉRABLES TOILERS OF THE SEA THE MAN WHO LAUGHS NINETY-THREE The Novels in French The Poetry POEMS IN TRANSLATION ODES ET BALLADES LES ORIENTALES LES FEUILLES D’AUTOMNE LES CHANTS DU CREPUSCULE LES VOIX INTÉRIEURES LES RAYONS ET LES OMBRES LES CHATIMENTS LES CONTEMPLATIONS LA LÉGENDE DES SIÈCLES: PREMIERE SERIE LES CHANSONS DES RUES ET DES BOIS LA VOIX DE GUERNESEY L’ANNEE TERRIBLE L’ART D’ETRE GRAND-PERE LA LÉGENDE DES SIÈCLES: NOUVELLE SERIE LE PAPE LA PITIE SUPREME L’ÂNE RELIGIONS ET RELIGION LES QUATRE VENTS DE L’ESPRIT LA LÉGENDE DES SIÈCLES: DERNIERE SERIE LA FIN DE SATAN TOUTE LA LYRE DIEU LES ANNÉES FUNESTES DERNIERE GERBE POÈMES UNCOLLECTED The Plays (in French) CROMWELL THE BURGRAVES HERNANI LUCRÈCE BORGIA MARIE TUDOR RUY BLAS Selected Non-Fiction NAPOLEON THE LITTLE EXTRACTS FROM HUGO’S ESSAY ON SHAKESPEARE LETTER TO THE LONDON NEWS REGARDING JOHN BROWN ON CAPITAL PUNISHMENT EXTRACTS FROM SATIRISTS AND MORALISTS THE HISTORY OF A CRIME The Criticism VICTOR HUGO BY JOHN COWPER POWYS LETTER ON HUGO BY CHARLES DICKENS VICTOR HUGO’S LAST NOVEL BY HENRY JAMES THE LEGEND OF VICTOR HUGO BY PAUL LAFARGUE VICTOR HUGO’S ROMANCES BY ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON TO VICTOR HUGO BY ALFRED TENNYSON The Biographies THE MEMOIRS OF VICTOR HUGO VICTOR HUGO: HIS LIFE AND WORK BY G. BARNETT SMITH Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles

Download or read book Delphi Complete Works of Thomas De Quincey Illustrated written by Thomas De Quincey and published by Delphi Classics. This book was released on 2015-09-08 with total page 6119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The master essayist Thomas De Quincey, famous for his ‘Confessions of an English Opium-Eater’, produced a large body of writing, including works in history, fiction, political economy and biography. This comprehensive eBook presents De Quincey’s complete works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to De Quincey’s life and works * Concise introductions to the books * ALL the published books, with individual contents tables * Rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Includes both the first edition text of ‘Confessions of an English Opium-Eater’ and the later revised and extended edition of 1856 – available in no other collection * Includes De Quincey’s rare essays * Features a bonus biography - discover De Quincey’s literary life * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Books CONFESSIONS OF AN ENGLISH OPIUM-EATER (ORIGINAL 1821 TEXT) CONFESSIONS OF AN ENGLISH OPIUM-EATER (REVISED 1856 TEXT) POPULAR TALES AND ROMANCES OF THE NORTHERN NATIONS WALLADMOR KLOSTERHEIM, OR THE MASQUE THE GALLERY OF PORTRAITS RECOLLECTIONS OF THE LAKE POETS REVOLT OF THE TARTARS THE AVENGER: A NARRATIVE THE LOGIC OF THE POLITICAL ECONOMY SUSPIRIA DE PROFUNDIS THE ENGLISH MAIL-COACH JOAN OF ARC THE CAESARS AUTOBIOGRAPHIC SKETCHES SELECTIONS GRAVE AND GAY CHINA NOTE BOOK OF AN ENGLISH OPIUM-EATER MEMORIALS AND OTHER PAPERS ANALECTS FROM RICHTER INTRODUCTION TO ‘DE BELLO GALLICO AND OTHER COMMENTARIES OF CAIUS JULIUS CAESAR’ THE UNCOLLECTED WRITINGS OF THOMAS DE QUINCEY THE POSTHUMOUS WORKS OF THOMAS DE QUINCEY The Essays BIOGRAPHICAL ESSAYS THEOLOGICAL ESSAYS AND OTHER PAPERS MISCELLANEOUS ESSAYS NARRATIVE AND MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS The Biography THOMAS DE QUINCEY by Leslie Stephen Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles

Download or read book Delphi Complete Works of Benjamin Franklin Illustrated written by Benjamin Franklin and published by Delphi Classics. This book was released on 2023-02-06 with total page 2852 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the foremost of the Founding Fathers, Benjamin Franklin was a printer, author, inventor, scientist and diplomat. He helped draft the Declaration of Independence and was one of its chief signers. Franklin made important contributions to science, especially in the understanding of electricity, and is remembered for the wit, wisdom and the supreme elegance of his prose technique. This eBook presents Franklin’s complete works, with numerous illustrations, introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Franklin’s life and works * All the major works, with the original hyperlinked footnotes * Texts based on the Longman, Hurst, Rees, & Orme 1806 edition of Franklin’s works * Excellent formatting of the texts * Rare letters and treatises * Includes Franklin’s seminal autobiography * Special criticism section, with 14 essays evaluating Franklin’s contribution to literature, science, politics and philosophy * Features six biographies – discover Franklin’s incredible life * Ordering of texts into chronological order and genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Works Letters and Papers on Electricity Letters and Papers on Philosophical Subjects Papers on Subjects of General Politics Papers on American Subjects before the Revolutionary Troubles Papers on American Subjects during the Revolutionary Troubles Papers, Descriptive of America, or Relating to that Country, Written Subsequent to the Revolution Papers on Moral Subjects and the Economy of Life The Autobiography The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (1793) The Criticism Anecdotes of Doctor Franklin (1818) by Thomas Jefferson The Late Benjamin Franklin (1870) by Mark Twain Benjamin Franklin (1884) by Osgood E. Fuller Benjamin Franklin (1884) by Carl Schurz Benjamin Franklin (1885) by William Garnett Benjamin Franklin (1888) by Sarah Knowles Bolton Benjamin Franklin (1893) by Philip Gengembre Hubert Benjamin Franklin (1900) by Paul Elmer More Benjamin Franklin and Aid from France (1901) by Wilbur Fisk Gordy Franklin (1906) by Charles William Eliot Benjamin Franklin (1916) by Hamilton W. Mabie Benjamin Franklin, Self-Revealed (1917) by Wiliam Cabell Bruce Science and the Struggle for Liberty: Benjamin Franklin (1917) by Walter Libby Benjamin Franklin (1923) by D. H. Lawrence The Biographies The Life of Benjamin Franklin (1829) by Mason Locke Weems Benjamin Franklin (1839) by L. Carroll Judson Benjamin Franklin (1876) by John S. C. Abbott Franklin: A Sketch (1879) by John Bigelow The True Benjamin Franklin (1898) by Sydney George Fisher Benjamin Franklin (1911) by Richard Webster Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks

Download or read book Delphi Complete Works of G A Henty Illustrated written by George Alfred Henty and published by Delphi Classics. This book was released on 2014-06-01 with total page 22964 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: G. A. Henty’s historical adventure stories have won the admiration of readers across the world, helping to change the course of children’s literature. For the first time in publishing history, Delphi Classics is proud to present the complete works of G. A. Henty, with numerous illustrations, many rare texts, introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 2) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Henty’s life and works * ALL 92 novels, collected together for the first time, each with individual contents tables * Many rare novels, available in no other collection * Images of how the books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Many of the novels are fully illustrated with their original artwork * ALL of the shorter fiction, including many rare tales available nowhere else * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the short stories * Easily locate the short stories you want to read * Includes Henty’s non-fiction - spend hours exploring the author’s entire oeuvre * Features a bonus biography by Henty’s friend and fellow author, George Manville Fenn - discover Henty’s literary life * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Novels A SEARCH FOR A SECRET ALL BUT LOST OUT ON THE PAMPAS THE YOUNG FRANC-TIREURS THE YOUNG BUGLERS THE CORNET OF HORSE IN TIMES OF PERIL FACING DEATH WINNING HIS SPURS FRIENDS THOUGH DIVIDED JACK ARCHER UNDER DRAKE’S FLAG BY SHEER PLUCK WITH CLIVE IN INDIA IN FREEDOM’S CAUSE ST. GEORGE FOR ENGLAND TRUE TO THE OLD FLAG THE YOUNG COLONISTS THE DRAGON AND THE RAVEN FOR NAME AND FAME THE LION OF THE NORTH THROUGH THE FRAY THE BRAVEST OF THE BRAVE A FINAL RECKONING THE YOUNG CARTHAGINIAN WITH WOLFE IN CANADA BONNIE PRINCE CHARLIE FOR THE TEMPLE GABRIEL ALLEN M. P. IN THE REIGN OF TERROR ORANGE AND GREEN STURDY AND STRONG CAPTAIN BAYLEY’S HEIR THE CAT OF BUBASTES THE CURSE OF CARNE’S HOLD THE LION OF ST. MARK BY PIKE AND DYKE ONE OF THE 28TH WITH LEE IN VIRGINIA THE BOY KNIGHT BY ENGLAND’S AID BY RIGHT OF CONQUEST CHAPTER OF ADVENTURES A HIDDEN FOE MAORI AND SETTLER THE DASH FOR KHARTOUM HELD FAST FOR ENGLAND REDSKIN AND COWBOY BERIC THE BRITON CONDEMNED AS A NIHILIST IN GREEK WATERS RUJUB, THE JUGGLER DOROTHY’S DOUBLE A JACOBITE EXILE SAINT BARTHOLOMEW’S EVE THROUGH THE SIKH WAR IN THE HEART OF THE ROCKIES WHEN LONDON BURNED WOMAN OF THE COMMUNE WULF THE SAXON A KNIGHT OF THE WHITE CROSS THROUGH RUSSIAN SNOWS THE TIGER OF MYSORE AT AGINCOURT ON THE IRRAWADDY THE QUEEN’S CUP WITH COCHRANE THE DAUNTLESS COLONEL THORNDYKE’S SECRET A MARCH ON LONDON WITH FREDERICK THE GREAT WITH MOORE AT CORUNNA AT ABOUKIR AND ACRE BOTH SIDES THE BORDER THE LOST HEIR UNDER WELLINGTON’S COMMAND IN THE HANDS OF THE CAVE DWELLERS NO SURRENDER! A ROVING COMMISSION WON BY THE SWORD IN THE IRISH BRIGADE JOHN HAWKE’S FORTUNE OUT WITH GARIBALDI WITH BULLER IN NATAL AT THE POINT OF THE BAYONET TO HERAT AND CABUL WITH ROBERTS TO PRETORIA THE TREASURE OF THE INCAS WITH KITCHENER IN THE SOUDAN WITH THE BRITISH LEGION THROUGH THREE CAMPAIGNS WITH THE ALLIES TO PEKIN BY CONDUCT AND COURAGE The Shorter Fiction AN EDITOR’S YARNS YARNS ON THE BEACH THE PLAGUE SHIP TALES OF DARING AND DANGER STORIES FROM ‘THE BOY’S OWN’ THE RANCH IN THE VALLEY THE GOLDEN CANYON THE STONE CHEST BATTLES OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY DASH AND DARING BRAINS AND BRAVERY HAZARD AND HEROISM IN THE HANDS OF THE MALAYS STEADY AND STRONG AMONG MALAY PIRATES A SOLDIER’S DAUGHTER AND OTHER STORIES UNCOLLECTED STORIES The Short Stories LIST OF SHORT STORIES IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER LIST OF SHORT STORIES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER The Non-Fiction THE MARCH TO MAGDALA THE MARCH TO COOMASSIE THOSE OTHER ANIMALS QUEEN VICTORIA The Biography GEORGE ALFRED HENTY by George Manville Fenn Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles

Download or read book Delphi Complete Works of David Hume Illustrated written by David Hume and published by Delphi Classics. This book was released on 2016-08-17 with total page 4636 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Scottish philosopher, historian and essayist David Hume is known especially for his philosophical empiricism and skepticism. Hume conceived philosophy as the inductive, experimental science of human nature, building on the epistemology of the English philosopher John Locke, which enabled him to explore how the mind acquires knowledge. This comprehensive eBook presents Hume’s complete works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Hume’s life and works * Concise introductions to the novels and other texts * All the essays and treatises, with individual contents tables * Includes rare essays appearing for the first time in digital publishing * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Includes Hume’s letters * Features two biographies - discover Hume’s intriguing life * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Books A TREATISE OF HUMAN NATURE AN ABSTRACT OF A BOOK LATELY PUBLISHED ENTITLED A TREATISE OF HUMAN NATURE ETC. ESSAYS, MORAL, POLITICAL, AND LITERARY A LETTER FROM A GENTLEMAN TO HIS FRIEND IN EDINBURGH AN ENQUIRY CONCERNING HUMAN UNDERSTANDING A TRUE ACCOUNT OF THE BEHAVIOURS AND CONDUCT OF ARCHIBALD STEWART AN ENQUIRY CONCERNING THE PRINCIPLES OF MORALS LETTER TO THE AUTHOR OF THE DELINEATION OF THE NATURE AND OBLIGATION OF MORALITY SCOTTICISMS FOUR DISSERTATIONS THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND DIALOGUES CONCERNING NATURAL RELIGION The Autobiography MY OWN LIFE The Biographies LIFE AND CORRESPONDENCE OF DAVID HUME by John Hill Burton BRIEF BIOGRAPHY: DAVID HUME by John Malcolm Mitchell Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks

Download or read book Delphi Complete Works of Plato Illustrated written by Plato and published by Delphi Classics. This book was released on 2013-11-17 with total page 3491 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A giant of the ancient literary world, Plato has shaped the works of many other great minds. This collection offers Plato’s complete works, including the apocrypha texts, as well as all of Plato’s original Greek texts. Delphi’s Ancient Classics series provides eReaders with the wisdom of the Classical world, with both English translations and the original Greek texts. This comprehensive eBook presents Plato’s complete extant works, with relevant illustrations, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 2) Features: * ALL of the dialogues, with excellent formatting * ALL of the spurious works in English translation, including texts often missed out of other collections * individual contents tables for the longer dialogues, enabling you to navigate the texts with ease * concise introductions for all of the works, giving valuable contextual information * includes Plato’s epigrams and epistles * many of the translations have also appeared in the famous Loeb Classical Library editions of Plato * features translations by Benjamin Jowett * special Greek pronunciation pages – experience the true sound of Plato’s 2500 year-old wisdom! * numerous images relating to Plato, his works and the places he lived in * even includes a special criticism section, with scholarly works assessing Plato’s contribution to the philosophical world * boasts three biographies by classical writers – explore Plato’s adventurous life! * includes Diogenes Laërtius’ famous biography * scholarly ordering of texts, with a front no-nonsense master table of contents * UPDATED with improved texts and translations CONTENTS: The Dialogues EUTHYPHRO APOLOGY CRITO HIPPIAS MAJOR HIPPIAS MINOR FIRST ALCIBIADES CHARMIDES LACHES LYSIS ION PHAEDO CRATYLUS EUTHYDEMUS PROTAGORAS GORGIAS MENO MENEXENUS SYMPOSIUM THE REPUBLIC PHAEDRUS PARMENIDES THEAETETUS CLITOPHON TIMAEUS CRITIAS SOPHIST STATESMAN PHILEBUS LAWS The Spurious Works SECOND ALCIBIADES HIPPARCHUS THE RIVAL LOVERS THEAGES MINOS EPINOMIS SISYPHUS AXIOCHUS DEMODOCUS ERYXIAS HALCYON ON JUSTICE ON VIRTUE DEFINITIONS EPIGRAMS The Epistles LIST OF EPISTLES The Greek Texts PRONOUNCING ANCIENT GREEK LIST OF GREEK TEXTS The Criticism PLATO AND PLATONISM by Walter Horatio Pater INTRODUCTION TO THE PHILOSOPHY AND WRITINGS OF PLATO by Thomas Taylor Extract from ‘REPRESENTATIVE MEN’ by Ralph Waldo Emerson PLATO: LITTLE JOURNEYS TO THE HOMES OF GREAT TEACHERS by Elbert Hubbard The Biographies PLATO: LIVES OF THE EMINENT PHILOSOPHERS by Diogenes Laërtius THE LIFE OF PLATO by Hesychius of Miletus THE LIFE OF PLATO by Olympiodorus

Download or read book Delphi Complete Works of Robert Louis Stevenson Illustrated written by Robert Louis Stevenson and published by Delphi Classics. This book was released on 2013-11-17 with total page 7539 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Scottish novelist, poet, essayist and travel writer Robert Louis Stevenson achieved literary celebrity during his lifetime, with the publication of instant classics such as Treasure Island and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. For the first time in publishing history, this comprehensive eBook presents Stevenson’s complete works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 4) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Stevenson’s life and works * Concise introductions to the novels and other texts * ALL 16 novels, with individual contents tables * Rare unfinished novels * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Famous works such as TREASURE ISLAND are fully illustrated * Rare uncollected short stories, appearing in digital print for the first time * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the poetry and the short stories * Easily locate the poems or short stories you want to read * Includes Stevenson’s letters - spend hours exploring the author’s personal correspondence * Special criticism section, with essays evaluating Stevenson’s contribution to literature * Features four biographies - discover Stevenson’s literary life * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres * UPDATED with rare stories, new introductions and structural improvements Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Novels TREASURE ISLAND THE BLACK ARROW PRINCE OTTO THE STRANGE CASE OF DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE KIDNAPPED THE MASTER OF BALLANTRAE THE WRONG BOX THE WRECKER CATRIONA THE EBB-TIDE WEIR OF HERMISTON ST. IVES HEATHERCAT THE GREAT NORTH ROAD THE YOUNG CHEVALIER The Short Story Collections NEW ARABIAN NIGHTS MORE NEW ARABIAN NIGHTS - THE DYNAMITER THE MERRY MEN AND OTHER TALES AND FABLES ISLAND NIGHTS’ ENTERTAINMENTS FABLES TALES AND FANTASIES UNCOLLECTED STORIES The Short Stories LIST OF SHORT STORIES IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER LIST OF SHORT STORIES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER The Plays THE CHARITY BAZAAR DEACON BRODIE BEAU AUSTIN ADMIRAL GUINEA MACAIRE The Poetry Collections A CHILD’S GARDEN OF VERSES UNDERWOODS BALLADS SONGS OF TRAVEL AND OTHER VERSES ADDITIONAL POEMS NEW POEMS AND VARIANT READINGS The Poems LIST OF POEMS IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER LIST OF POEMS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER The Travel Writing AN INLAND VOYAGE TRAVELS WITH A DONKEY IN THE CEVENNES EDINBURGH: PICTURESQUE NOTES ESSAYS OF TRAVEL ACROSS THE PLAINS THE SILVERADO SQUATTERS THE OLD AND NEW PACIFIC CAPITALS The Non-Fiction VIRGINIBUS PUERISQUE AND OTHER PAPERS FAMILIAR STUDIES OF MEN AND BOOKS MEMORIES AND PORTRAITS MEMOIR OF FLEEMING JENKIN RECORDS OF A FAMILY OF ENGINEERS ADDITIONAL MEMORIES AND PORTRAITS LATER ESSAYS LAY MORALS AND OTHER PAPERS PRAYERS WRITTEN FOR FAMILY USE AT VAILIMA A FOOTNOTE TO HISTORY IN THE SOUTH SEAS LETTERS FROM SAMOA JUVENILIA AND OTHER PAPERS PIERRE JEAN DE BÉRANGER ARTICLE The Letters THE LETTERS OF ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON VAILIMA LETTERS The Biographies THE LIFE OF ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON by Sir Graham Balfour ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON by Alexander H. Japp THE LIFE OF ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON FOR BOYS AND GIRLS by Jacqueline M. Overton THE LIFE OF MRS. ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON by Nellie Van De Grift Sanchez Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles

Download or read book Complete Works of Martial delphi Classics written by Martial and published by Delphi Classics. This book was released on 2011 with total page 3615 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Delphi Complete Works of Cicero Illustrated written by Marcus Tullius Cicero and published by Delphi Classics. This book was released on 2014-01-10 with total page 13885 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cicero's Rome's greatest orator, Marcus Tullius Cicero was a renowned philosopher and political theorist whose influence upon the history of European literature has been immense. For the first time in digital publishing history, readers can now enjoy Cicero’s complete works in English and Latin on their eReaders, with beautiful illustrations, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Cicero's life and works * Features the complete works of Cicero, in both English translation and the original Latin * Concise introductions to the orations, treatises and other works * The complete speeches, with rare fragments, arranged in precise chronological order * Includes many translations previously appearing in Loeb Classical Library editions of Cicero’s works * Excellent formatting of the texts * Easily locate the orations or treatises you want to read with individual contents tables * Includes rare fragments of Cicero's epic poem, first time in digital print * Many rare treatises appearing here for the first time in digital print * Features four biographies – immerse yourself in Cicero's ancient world! * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: Orations PRO QUINCTIO PRO ROSCIO AMERINO PRO Q. ROSCIO COMOEDO PRO TULLIO DIVINATIO IN CAECILIUM IN VERREM PRO FONTEIO PRO CAECINA PRO LEGE MANILIA PRO CLUENTIO IN TOGA CANDIDA PRO RABIRIO PERDUELLIONIS REO PRO MURENA IN CATILINAM I-IV DE LEGE AGRARIA CONTRA RULLUM PRO SULLA PRO ARCHIA POETA) PRO FLACCO POST REDITUM IN SENATU POST REDITUM IN QUIRITES DE HARUSPICUM RESPONSIS DE DOMO SUA PRO SESTIO PRO CAELIO PRO BALBO IN VATINIUM TESTEM DE PROVINCIIS CONSULARIBUS IN PISONEM PRO RABIRIO POSTUMO PRO PLANCIO PRO MILONE PRO REGE DEIOTARO PRO MARCELLO PRO LIGARIO PHILIPPICAE FRAGMENTS OF SPEECHES Rhetorical and Political Treatises DE INVENTIONE (About the Composition of Arguments) DE ORATORE AD QUINTUM FRATREM LIBRI TRES (On the Orator) DE PARTITIONIBUS ORATORIAE (About the Subdivisions of Oratory) DE OPTIMO GENERE ORATORUM (About the Best Kind of Orators) DE RE PUBLICA (On the Republic) BRUTUS (Short History of Orators) ORATOR AD M. BRUTUM (About the Orator) TOPICA (Topics of Argumentation) DE LEGIBUS (On the Laws) Philosophical Treatises PARADOXA STOICORUM (Stoic Paradoxes) ACADEMICA (The Academics) DE FINIBUS BONORUM ET MALORUM (About the Ends of Goods and Evils) TUSCULANAE QUAESTIONES (Tusculum Disputations) DE NATURA DEORUM (On the Nature of the Gods) DE DIVINATIONE (On Divination) DE FATO (On Fate) CATO MAIOR DE SENECTUTE (On Old Age) LAELIUS DE AMICITIA (On Friendship) DE OFFICIIS (On Duties) Letters EPISTULAE AD ATTICUM (Letters to Atticus) EPISTULAE AD QUINTUM FRATREM (Letters to his brother Quintus) EPISTULAE AD BRUTUM (Letters to Brutus) EPISTULAE AD FAMILIARES (Letters to his friends) Poetry DE CONSULATU SUO (On Cicero’s Consulship) Spurious Works RHETORICA AD HERENNIUM (To the Tribune Publius Sulpicius Rufus) COMMENTARIOLUM PETITIONIS (Essay on Running for Consul) The Latin Texts LIST OF LATIN TEXTS The Biographies CICERO by Plutarch LIFE OF CICERO by Anthony Trollope CICERO by W. Lucas Collins ROMAN LIFE IN THE DAYS OF CICERO by Alfred John Church Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles

Download or read book Delphi Complete Works of Juvenal Illustrated written by Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis Juvenal and published by Delphi Classics. This book was released on 2014-09-11 with total page 898 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Juvenal’s ‘Satires’ are a vital source for the study of Latin literature, offering a lurid, comic and fascinating window into the world of ancient Rome. Delphi’s Ancient Classics series provides eReaders with the wisdom of the Classical world, with both English translations and the original Latin and Greek texts. This comprehensive eBook presents Juvenal’s complete extant works, with beautiful illustrations, rare texts and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Juvenal's life and works * Features the complete works of Juvenal, in both English translation and the original Latin * Concise introduction to the ‘Satires’ * Includes Ramsay’s translations, which previously appeared in Loeb Classical Library editions of Juvenal’s works * Excellent formatting of the texts * Easily locate the Satires you want to read with individual contents tables * Includes line numbers in both the English and Latin texts – ideal for students * Provides a special dual English and Latin text, allowing readers to compare each Satire paragraph by paragraph – ideal for students * Features a bonus biography – discover Juvenal's ancient world * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Translations THE SATIRES The Latin Text CONTENTS OF THE LATIN TEXT The Dual Text DUAL LATIN AND ENGLISH TEXT The Biography THE LIFE OF JUVENAL by G. G. Ramsay Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles