Edmund: 703 books

According to Wikipedia: "John Bunyan (28 November 1628 31 August 1688) was an English Christian writer and preacher, famous for writing The Pilgrim's Progress. Though he was a Reformed Baptist, in the Church of England, he is remembered with a Lesser Festival on 30 August."

This is an account of the possesion of the nuns of Loudun. In 1634 the Ursuline nuns of Loudon were allegedly possessed by demons. This is one of the largest cases of mass possession in history. Father Urbain Grandier, a local priest, was interrogated under torture, convicted of being responsible for the possessions (as well as sorcery), and subsequently burned at the stake.

AT the present hour, when fiction takes forms so ingenious and so specious, it is perhaps necessary to say that the following narrative, in all its parts, and so far as the punctilious attention of the writer has been able to keep it so, is scrupulously true. If it were not true, in this strict sense,...

First Published in 1995. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

This vintage book contains accounts of ghost encounters in England and Wales, with detailed descriptions, analyses, historical information, and more. It will appeal to those with an interest in the supernatural and would make for a fantastic addition to collections of allied literature. Contents include:...

The story of a brave and beautiful woman, whose fame filled Europe and America within the memory of our parents, seems to be worth telling. The human note in history is never more thrilling than when it is struck in the key of love. In what were perhaps more virile ages, the great ones of the earth frankly...

The story of a brave and beautiful woman, whose fame filled Europe and America within the memory of our parents, seems to be worth telling. The human note in history is never more thrilling than when it is struck in the key of love. In what were perhaps more virile ages, the great ones of the earth...

pubOne.info present you this wonderfully illustrated edition. De bloeiperiode van deze Zoogdieren-orde is voorbij. In den voortijd leefden in Brazilië Tandeloozen, zoo groot als een Neushoorndier en nog grootere; de kolossaalste, thans nog levende leden der orde hebben hoogstens de afmetingen van een...

Banfield’s „Confessions of a Beachcomber,” waarvan dit boekje een verkorte bewerking is, zijn eigenlijk minder bekentenissen in den letterlijken zin des woords dan wel beschouwingen en beschrijvingen van den amateur-strandvonder over het leven op zijn eenzaam tropisch eiland bij de oostkust...

This 1884 biography of Thomas Gray was the first full-length treatment of its subject.  Gosse was an authority on Gray, the editor of his collected works, and his knowledge and affinity for the poet makes this a first-class literary biography.

The Sagas, of which this tale is one, were composed for the men who have left their mark in every corner of Europe. There is no page of modern history in which the influence of the Vikings and their conquests have not had an effect -- Russia, Turkey, Greece, Palestine, Sicily, the coasts of Africa,...

The financial crisis focused unprecedented attention on ethics in investment banking. This book develops an ethical framework to assess and manage investment banking ethics and provides a guide to high profile concerns as well as day to day ethical challenges.

Public-sector employees enjoy much more generous pay and benefit packages than private-sector workers, including guaranteed pensions and retiree health benefits whose long-term costs threaten to break the backs of state and local taxpayers. In this provocative Broadside, E.J. McMahon explains how the...

The crisis began in a small country, Greece, but it led to revelations of international financial vulnerabilities that are overturning the world's monetary system. For years the Greek government spent beyond its means and borrowed to make up the difference. Just like the U.S. government. The U.S. has...