Modern (19th C)
63 books
Psychology
513
Charles Mackay - Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds, Volume 2
«Men, it has been well said, think in herds; it will be seen that they go mad in herds, while they only recover their senses slowly, and one by one.» «In reading the history of nations, we find that, like...
14 hours 37 minutes
Modern (19th C)
442
George Davis - Frostiana: or a history of the River Thames in a frozen state
The frost fair of 1814 began on 1 February, and lasted four days. A printer named George Davis published a 124-page book, «Frostiana; or a History of the River Thames in a Frozen State». The entire book was type-set...
2 hours 45 minutes
Religion
499
Anthony Trollope - Clergymen Of The Church Of England
This 1866 book was published in a time of great change in the Church of England. Trollope began as a High Church adherent and then worked his way to a Broad Church stance, a theological liberalism (toleration of...
2 hours 42 minutes
