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This 1914 scholarly work studies religion from a unique angle: “some of the more intimate aspects of man’s knowledge of himself.” The author examines confession and apologia, mysticism and its interpretation, the religious instinct, and historical confessions from St. Augustine to the Mormon prophet Joseph Smith to Oscar Wilde. Includes “A Chapter on the History of Introspection.”

Human existence itself—the Great Enigma—is the challenging subject of this 1892 work by a prominent Catholic theologian. Asking if religion remains relevant to the modern world, the author attempts to prove by logic and reason the truth and applicability of Christianity.

History of the Donner Party takes you straight into the most terrifying tragedy of American western emigration. "More thrilling than romance, more terrible than fiction, the sufferings of the Donner Party form a bold contrast to the joys of pleasure-seekers who to-day look down upon the lake from the...

In the making of this authoritative biography of his father’s life, Winston Churchill pored over every surviving letter his father had ever received as well as scrapbooks of newspaper accounts concerning the elder Churchill compiled by Randolph’s sister. With these and the invaluable input of his...

In addition to his works of fiction, Kipling was a knowledgeable military historian.  This 1916 publication combines both interests—with poems, lyrical essays, and factual reports.  Highlights include "Destroyers at Jutland," an account of the great World War I naval battle, and "Tales of the Trade," a harrowing account of submarine warfare.

This extraordinary account of a young girl's triumph over the challenges of blindness and deafness—and other people's preconceptions—is perhaps the most inspired autobiography ever written.  With the loving help of her teacher, Anne Sullivan, Keller pulls herself from the darkness of fear and ignorance into the light of reason.

The Interesting Narrative, published in 1789 to considerable acclaim, has been compared to Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe and reviewed by Mary Wollstonecraft. Equiano's life and work took shape in an era of revolution—against slavery, against injustice, against tyranny. Moreover, Equiano's Narrative...

Thoreau’s friend Ralph Waldo Emerson gathered these letters and poems in 1865. The letters range in subject matter from love, sex, and marriage, to religion, philosophy, and everyday life. Thoreau’s correspondents include his mother, his sisters Helen and Sophia, and Emerson himself.

Signs and Seasons reminds Americans about the virtues of a simple lifestyle.  Enjoyed by everyone from schoolchildren to presidents, John Burroughs’ casual, entertaining style made him one of the first great nature writers.  In this delightful book, first published in 1886, he reflects on the spiritual value of nature, a lesson still relevant to the twenty-first century.

This 1873 work was the first biography of Henry David Thoreau. Written from the perspective of a close friend, it contains much intimate knowledge which has since been cited by other biographers. Channing’s work is as much a eulogy as a life-story, tracing Thoreau’s early days and chronicling his many interests: reading, writing, nature, philosophy, and even sports.

One of America’s most celebrated naturalists, Thoreau often chose nature over human companionship for comfort. Early Spring in Massachusetts is one of four seasonal volumes culled from his journals and captures the season with Thoreau’s keen eye and appreciation for his surroundings.

In this journal of his experiences crossing North America by train –written in 1879-80 and first published in 1892—the celebrated master of the adventure novel demonstrates his flair as a travel writer and essayist. Across the Plains is a genuine slice of Americana as seen through a Scotsman’s eyes.

With “The Dynamiter,” a series of linked stories written in collaboration with his wife, Fanny Vandergrift, Stevenson returns to the character of Prince Florizel, first introduced in New Arabian Nights. Florizel (now going by the name Theophilus Godall) and his associates are led on a wild adventure...

With the resumption of Russia's military action in Chechnya in the 1990s, Hadji Murad gains new relevance, and anyone following global terrorism today will find Tolstoy's description of the nineteenth-century war all too familiar. The work provides a wealth of information about the Caucasus and on one...