And The Editors Of New Word City: 22 books

One of the greatest of English writers, Rudyard Kipling created a literary empire teeming with unforgettable people, animals, moral dilemmas, and practical wisdom. But snobbish critics and a misreading of Kiplings political views have condemned him to decades of undeserved neglect. No more.

What happens when a cargo steamer undertakes her first trans-Atlantic voyage and hits foul weather? What would the various parts of the ship say to each other? An enhanced version of Rudyard Kiplings classic story "The Ship That Found Herself." Features an original biography of the author plus more.

In 1633, Galileo, the great astronomer, stood before the Roman Inquisition and swore that the earth stood still. He was being punished not for his great discoveries, but for asserting that the earth moved around the sun a view in direct opposition to the teachings of the Catholic Church. Heres the dramatic...

What kind of friendship emerges between a white man and a native when they are the only survivors of a South Seas shipwreck? An enhanced version of Jack Londons classic story. Features an original biography of the author plus more.

On the morning of December 28, 1908, a massive earthquake killed more than 100,000 people in Messina, Sicilys third largest city, and took the lives of thousands more throughout southern Italy. Relief efforts began at once. Newspaper reporters and other writers from all quarters rushed to the scene of...

On April 9, 1909, Commander Robert Peary became the first person to reach the North Pole. As immense as his achievement was, it can only be appreciated by studying it as the climax of an enormous struggle, extending over centuries, for the mastery of the Arctic. Here, edited and condensed with modern readers in mind, is Professor Charles F. Hornes classic account of the quest for the North.

In the fifteenth century, the Italian city-state of Florence reached the pinnacle of its renown under the Medici, a family celebrated for the statesmen it produced and its patronage of the arts and letters. Its most illustrious members were Cosmo and his grandson Lorenzo, surnamed the Magnificent. With...

In more than one respect, the Boer war in South Africa was a surprise to the world two tiny Boer republics presented a defiant ultimatum to a great empire, fought with skill and deadly effect, and some of the British colonies that were supposed to be the most independent eagerly mustered volunteer regiments...