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Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet (15 August 1771 – 21 September 1832) was a Scottish historical novelist, playwright, and poet, popular throughout much of the world during his time. Scott was the first English-language author to have a truly international career in his lifetime, with many contemporary...

Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet (15 August 1771 – 21 September 1832) was a Scottish historical novelist, playwright, and poet, popular throughout much of the world during his time. Scott was the first English-language author to have a truly international career in his lifetime, with many contemporary...

This eBook features the unabridged text of ‘The Stark Munro Letters’ from the bestselling edition of ‘The Complete Works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’. Having established their name as the leading publisher of classic literature and art, Delphi Classics produce publications that are individually...

First published in 1485, Sir Thomas Malory’s ‘Le Morte Darthur’ remains the most definitive work of Arthurian literature in English. This comprehensive eBook presents both the original Winchester and Caxton texts, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first...

Contents: 1. The Defense Of Poesy, by Sir Philip Sidney 2. On Shakespeare and On Bacon, by Ben Jonson 3. Of Agriculture, by Abraham Cowley 4. The Vision Of Mirza and Westminster Abbey, by Joseph Addison 5. The Spectator Club, by Sir Richard Steele 6. Hints Towards An Essay On Conversation, A Treatise...

This Halcyon Classics eBook contains four works by sixteenth century scientist and philosopher Sir Francis Bacon.  Includes an active table of contents for easy navigation. The Essays of Francis Bacon The Advancement of Learning The New Atlantis Valerius Terminus: Of the Interpretation...

The author of this book had been for several months in India studying the Indian constitutional problem when the Cripps Mission arrived. At Sir Stafford Cripps’ request, Professor Coupland joined his staff, and this book is the result of close personal observation of the Mission at work, reinforced...

This eBook features the unabridged text of ‘The Sign of the Four’ from the bestselling edition of ‘The Complete Works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’. Having established their name as the leading publisher of classic literature and art, Delphi Classics produce publications that are individually...

The Mystery of Cloomber And Other Novels written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who was a Scottish physician and writer, most noted for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, generally considered milestones in the field of crime fiction, and for the adventures of Professor Challenger. He was...

Our story begins with the murder of Sir Charles Baskerville, hunted down by a supernatural hound. The next target of the hound, haunting the Grimpen Mire is Sir Henry Baskerville. Sherlock Holmes, the super sleuth, steps in to solve the secret of the legend and a maze of mysteries haunting the moor....

Illustrated with 9 maps and 2 portraits The 1807-14 war in the Iberian Peninsula was one of the most significant and influential campaigns of the Napoleonic Wars. Arising from Napoleon's strategic need to impose his rule over Portugal and Spain, it evolved into a constant drain on his resources. Sir...

PREFATORY NOTE A survey of London, a record of the greatest of all cities, that should preserve her history, her historical and literary associations, her mighty buildings, past and present, a book that should comprise all that Londoners love, all that they ought to know of their heritage from the...

The full text of the journals of Sir Joseph Banks, 1st Baronet, GCB, PRS, during Captain Cook's famous first great voyage aboard the HM Bark Endeavour, 1768-1771.

This eBook features the unabridged text of ‘How Watson Learnt the Trick’ from the bestselling edition of ‘The Complete Works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’. Having established their name as the leading publisher of classic literature and art, Delphi Classics produce publications that are...