Henry George: 164 books

This book has an active table of contents for readers to easy access of each chapter. Henry George’s analysis and remedy are directly from classical economic theory seeded by Adam Smith, David Ricardo, and John Stuart Mill. The giants had already decried the evils of concentrated land ownership,...

Progress and Poverty by Henry George.    This classic work is an enquiry into the cause of industrial depressions and the persistence of poverty amid advancing wealth. Published in 1879, it was admired and advocated by great minds such as Albert Einstein, Winston Churchill, Leo Tolstoy and Sun Yat-sen...

Christmas Summary Classics This series contains summary of Classic books such as Emma, Arne, Arabian Nights, Pride and prejudice, Tower of London, Wealth of Nations etc. Each book is specially crafted after reading complete book in less than 30 pages. One who wants to get joy of book reading especially...

 “The Ransom of Red Chief” (1910) is the O. Henry short story that continues to entertain young and older readers. -The language of a hundred years ago has been extensively modernized. -End notes, interpretation, and discussion of major themes follow the text. -Biographical...

“The Gift of the Magi” is the O. Henry classic Christmas story that has touched generations. -The language of a hundred years ago has been updated making the story easily understood by today’s readers. -End notes, interpretation, and discussion of major themes follow the text....

The autobiography of Sir Harry Smith, 1st Baronet of Aliwal, is as exciting, varied and adventurous as the epic life that he led. He joined the British army in the 1st battalion of the 95th Rifles, whose dark green uniform he was proud to wear and despite an inauspicious posting along with the disastrous...

In view of the necessary limitations as to the volume's size, I could not hope to represent all periods of American literature adequately, nor was this necessary in order to give examples of the best that has been done in the short story in a humorous vein in American literature. Probably all types of...

Originally published in 1886. Author: Henry George Language: English Keywords: Social Sciences (Economics) Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Obscure Press are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Humor and Satire from the ancient world! Check out the old epigrams from Martial as translated by Henry George Bohn for the Bohn Classical Library Series in 1897.  Fourteen books in all! With an extensive active and navigable table of contents.

The best introduction to this important correspondence of the two great musicians will be found in the following extract from an autobiographical sketch written by Wagner in 1851. It has been frequently quoted, but cannot be quoted too often, describing, as it does, the beginning and the development...

Selections from the Poetry of the Afghans by H. G. Raverty Anthology of later Sufi poets from Afghanistan, many translated directly from rare manuscripts. "It must be remembered, that these poems are the effusions of men who never enjoyed any of what we call the luxuries of life;...

Men love socks. Our feet would be smelly, sweaty, and full of cuts without them. Wonderful Knitting Socks for Men includes 14 vintage sock patterns. There's an enormous variety of sizes, colors, and designs in this excellent book.

Denis Kearney was mainly known as American labor agitator of 19th century, and one of the most important leaders of the anti-Chinese campaign in California. He began an agitation among the workingmen in 1877. His attacks being directed mostly against the rights of capital and the importation of Chinese...

DURING my lengthened researches in, and long study of the Pus’hto language, for so many years past, and particularly when making selections for my work entitled "Gulshan-i-Roh," I could not fail being much struck with the beauty of some of the poetry of the Afghāns; so much so, indeed, that I long...