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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

The winter 2018 anthology from Boston-based literary magazine Pangyrus.  Stories, poems, essays, and ideas pieces full of surprising connections and evocative writing.  From poems about inflatable snowmen to the ritual purification of a Peace...

"Oprah? I remember her," said Uncle Hant reflectively. "Looks like five hundred pounds of bear liver in a plastic bag?"So go the essays in A Brass Pole in Bangkok, sometimes wildly funny, sometimes deadly serious, always merciless in their unmasking of...

As a critic, George Orwell cast a wide net. Equally at home discussing Charles Dickens and Charlie Chaplin, he moved back and forth across the porous borders between essay and journalism, high art and low. A frequent commentator on literature, language,...

Rainer Maria Rilke: Auguste RodinLesefreundlicher Großdruck in 16-pt-SchriftGroßformat, 210 x 297 mmBerliner Ausgabe, 2019Durchgesehener Neusatz mit einer Biographie des Autors bearbeitet und eingerichtet von Theodor Borken1. Teil: entst. 1902,...

Dora Duncker: Meine Herren Collegen! Moment-Aufnahmen von einer jungen SchriftstellerinErstdruck: Berlin (Gustav Pohlmann) 1894.Vollständige Neuausgabe mit einer Biographie der Autorin.Herausgegeben von Karl-Maria Guth.Berlin 2015.Textgrundlage ist die...

Hedwig Dohm: Die Ritter vom Goldenen Kalb. Lustspiel in einem AktEntstanden 1879.Vollständige Neuausgabe mit einer Biographie der Autorin.Herausgegeben von Karl-Maria Guth.Berlin 2015.Umschlaggestaltung von Thomas Schultz-Overhage unter Verwendung des...

Hedwig Dohm: Was die Pastoren von den Frauen denkenErstdruck Berlin, Verlag Reinhold Schlingmann, 1872Vollständige Neuausgabe mit einer Biographie der Autorin.Herausgegeben von Karl-Maria Guth.Berlin 2015.Umschlaggestaltung von Thomas Schultz-Overhage...

Hedwig Dohm: Die Antifeministen. Ein Buch der VerteidigungErstdruck: Buchausgabe: Berlin (Ferdinand Dümmler) 1902.Die Aufsätze erschienen zuerst seit 1897 in verschiedenen Periodika, darunter in der von Minna Cauer herausgegebenen Zeitschrift Die...

Jede Kritik empfand ich als Kränkung, weil mein Selbstwertgefühl schwach ausgeprägt ist. Einen Ausweg aus der Misere bot die Gestaltung eigener Probleme. In meinem Fall: das Schreiben. Die Wunde wird dem Künstler zum Anlass, ob zum Schreiben, zum Malen...

Oscar A. H. Schmitz: Brevier für Weltleute. Essays über Gesellschaft, Mode, Frauen, Reisen, Lebenskunst, Kunst, PhilosophieErstdruck: München und Leipzig, Georg Müller, 1911 mit der Widmung Meiner Schwester Tilly.InhaltsverzeichnisBrevier für...

Eve fut la première, Lucia Sanchez Saornil ne fut pas la dernière et toutes ces femmes ont à dire nous sur l'aliénation et la liberté. Elles ont, chacune à leur façon, contribuer par la pensée et par l'action à une insurrection de la conscience. Elles...

Paul Iarrobino was compelled to create this new body of work based on his personal experiences navigating the pandemic. Witnessing and learning from others fueled the energy around creating a collection of stories and poems to give meaning to changed...

Sometimes sinister and sometimes playful, Mason Parker's essays and vignettes attempt the nearly impossible task of capturing the true magnitude of our ecological situation. Until the Red Swallows It All tells stories of people formed by landscape and...

Creativity is powerSunspot speaks truth to power by drawing on the creative power of every human being. The publication seeks out diverse fiction, poetry, nonfiction, photography and art from around the world.In the 2020 print edition, readers find...

Les hommes sont des mystiques de la mort dont il faut se méfier.La position de l’homme au milieu de son fatras de lois, de coutumes, de désirs, d’instincts noués, refoulés, est devenue si périlleuse, si...

You will love this book! The author's voice is an absolute joy to read as her words flow smoothly from one sentence in an essay or line in a poem to the next. She recounts stories of her life with such a vividness and clarity that it almost feels as if...

"Pawan Saptarshi" hamari lekhan yatra ki triteeya prastuti hai. Isamen saat nibandhon ka sangrah paathakon kee samaalochana hetu prastut hai. In nibandhon mein praanimaatr ke sambandhon , samast nirjeev padaarthon ke ek doosare se sambandh , nirjeev...

An irreverent, insightful, and wickedly funny humor collection that shows just how queer life really is by one of the more charming voices in contemporary gay prose. Oh, wait, we're talking about Michael Thomas Ford. Well, he's still a good guy, kind to...

Assembled for the first time are all of two-time Hugo Award-winner Allen M. Steele's articles, essays, and travelogs. Drawn from such diverse sources as Absolute Magnitude, Artemis, and even histestimony on space travel before the United States Congress,...

The most advanced and celebrated mind of the 20th Century, without a doubt, is attributed to Albert Einstein. Instead of his hard science and advanced mathematical theories, which often go far beyond the minds of average people, this book allows us to...

Critical Essays on William Faulkner compiles scholarship by noted Faulkner studies scholar Robert W. Hamblin. Ranging from 1980 to 2020, the twenty-one essays present a variety of approaches to Faulkner's work. While acknowledging Faulkner as the...

The God's Shadow is a novel written by George Macdonald Major and published in 1891. The book tells the story of a young man named Cosmo Warlock who is brought up in a strict religious household. Cosmo's father is a preacher who believes that his son is...

""Golden Thoughts In Pen And Pencil"" is a collection of inspirational quotes and illustrations compiled by the American Tract Society in 1889. The book features beautiful pen and pencil drawings alongside quotes from famous writers, philosophers, and...

F. Seebee's Journal Of An Aesthetic: Humorous Pages (1884) is a book written by F. Seebee. The book is a collection of humorous pages that were originally published in a magazine. The pages cover a range of topics, from fashion to art to society. The...

Excerpts From The Many Good Words Uttered In Honor Of Edwin Booth is a book compiled by Augustin Daly in 1889. The book is a collection of speeches and tributes delivered by various individuals in honor of the famous American actor Edwin Booth. Booth was...

Eos, A Prairie Dream: And Other Poems is a collection of poetry written by Nicholas Flood Davin and originally published in 1884. The title poem, Eos, is an epic poem that tells the story of a young man's journey across the prairies of Canada,...

Dunton's Ghost: Or A Speech To The Most Remarkable Persons In Church And State is a book written by John Dunton and published in 1714. The book is a satirical work that takes the form of a speech given by the ghost of Dunton to a group of notable figures...

""Death and Burial in Attic Tragedy, Part 1: Death and the Dead"" is a scholarly work written by Lucia Catherine Graeme Grieve and originally published in 1898. The book explores the portrayal of death and burial in ancient Greek Attic tragedy, focusing...

Curious Facts And Anecdotes, Not Contained In The Memoirs Of Philip Thickness (1790) is a book that explores the strange and fascinating world of the late 18th century. Written by Philip Thicknesse, a British soldier, writer, and eccentric, the book is a...

As I stated in the introduction, my verses are particles of my heart, expressing the truth, as I feel it. They contain words that yearn to be heard, thoughts that long to be shared, feelings that hope to be felt. I wrote them to express my points of view...

A collection of essays, poems, and prose by American poet and essayist Edward Rowland Sill.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public...