Anna Simon
227 books
Self-Help
438
Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus - Morals (Moralia), Book 1
The Moralia (or The morals or Matters relating to customs and mores) is a work by the 1st-century Greek scholar Plutarch of Chaeronea. It is a collection of 78 essays and transcribed speeches that give an insight into...
22 hours 14 minutes
Health & Fitness
537
Robert Burton - Anatomy of Melancholy Volume 1
The Anatomy of Melancholy is a book by Robert Burton, first published in 1621. On its surface, the book is a medical textbook in which Burton applies his large and varied learning in the scholastic manner to the...
21 hours 51 minutes
Exploration
845
Roald Amundsen - South Pole; an account of the Norwegian Antarctic expedition in the Fram, 1910-12
In contrast to Scott's South Pole expedition, Amundsen's expedition benefited from good equipment, appropriate clothing, and a fundamentally different primary task (Amundsen did no surveying on his route south and is...
19 hours 46 minutes
Exploration
531
Ida Laura Pfeiffer - Woman's Journey Round the World
Ida Laura Pfeiffer was an Austrian traveler and travel book author, one of the first female explorers, whose popular books were translated into several languages. «The Woman's Journey Around the World, from Vienna to...
19 hours 24 minutes
*Non-fiction
576
Edward Gibbon - History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Vol. VI
The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, a major literary achievement of the 18th century published in six volumes, was written by the celebrated English historian Edward Gibbon. The books cover the...
18 hours 46 minutes
