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John William Navin Sullivan (1886-1937), was a popular science writer and literary journalist as well as this title he wrote some of the earliest non-technical accounts of Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity, and was known personally to many important writers in London in the 1920s, including...

The only rule I observed when selecting my fifty songs was that they should be interesting; interesting either for their intrinsic worth or for the problems they pose for the singer or the accompanist or both partners. The reader who is indulgent enough to imagine there is any benefit to be reaped...

PREFACE It is more than doubtful. whether any work of Maetcrlincks, even in its translated form, requires any Introduction-except it be in the nature of an apology, on the part of the translator, for the inadequacy of his version. But the publishers of this book have been insistent that I should furnish...

This early work, originally published in 1913, details Jaques-Dalcroze’s approach to music education. A fascinating read for the professional and amateur musician alike, containing much information that is still useful and practical for the music teacher today. Extensively illustrated with full...

"My object in writing this book is to encourage and help those students of the violin who are sufficiently intelligent to wish to advance with the times and who realise that in order to free violin playing from the rut of tradition in which it has complacently remained for so long, it is necessary...

This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before. The content has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern audience.

A fascinating account of one of the bloodiest parts of a very bloody conflict. This little remembered moment in history is well worth researching and a brilliant read by an excellent historian and author. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely...

Frederick Courteney Selous (1851-1917) was a British explorer, hunter and conservationist, and is most remembered for his activities in Southeast Africa. Selous explored lesser-known areas, where he recorded ethnographic notes and collected specimens. ‘Big Game Shooting’, published in 1894, is...

Originally published in 1931, this book was the first definitive 'Big Game Hunting' anthology to be published in the English language. This is a wonderful collection of the best writings by the best hunters: Selous - Neumann - Percival - Snaffle - Pollock - Baillie-Grohman - Sutherland - Patterson...

Originally published in the early 1900s. this extremely scarce hunting book is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition; we have now republished it using the original text and photographs. This is an enthralling true account of Frank Weber's first hunting trip along the White Nile in the...

Biographical sketches of four of the most famous early big game hunters. Originally published in 1901. The illustrated contents include many little known facts and anecdotes on the sport and lives of William Cotton Oswell - Henry Astbury Leveson ("Old Shekarry") - Sir Samuel White Baker...

Originally published in 1893, this absorbing collection of American Big game Hunting is a fascinating read for any hunting enthusiast. Extensively illustrated and with tales from various authors this work is thoroughly recommended for inclusion on the bookshelf of all who are interested in Big Game...

Originally published in 1902, this early work on Hunting trips on the Prairie and mountains is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. This is a fascinating novel of the period and still an interesting read today. Its chapters include; A trip after mountain sheep and Still hunting Elk...

Fighting the Flying Circus' contains an exciting collection of stories about air battles in France by Eddie Rickenbacker, and is a perfect book for anyone with an interest in the German Air Service looking for an unusual read. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s...