Lucretia B.
117 books
*Non-fiction
1K
Arthur Schopenhauer - World as Will and Idea Volume 1
Schopenhauer used the word «will» as a human's most familiar designation for the concept that can also be signified by other words such as «desire,» «striving,» «wanting,» «effort,» and «urging.» Schopenhauer's...
22 hours 41 minutes
*Non-fiction
984
Moncure Daniel Conway - Autobiography Memories and Experiences, Volume 2
Moncure Daniel Conway was an American abolitionist, Unitarian, clergyman and author. This second volume of his autobiography covers the years from the US Civil War to roughly 1904. (Summary by JoeD)
16 hours 52 minutes
*Non-fiction
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William Law - Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life
This is one of the greatest devotional books of the Christian faith, inspiring thousands to a closer walk with their Lord. John Wesley was a close associate of Mr. Law and was influenced by this very book to some of...
14 hours 18 minutes
Children's Fiction
1.1K
Clayton Edwards - Treasury of Heroes and Heroines
It would be pleasant indeed to gather the characters of this book together and listen to the conversation of wholly different but interested couples—for this is a book of contrasts and has been written as such. Lives...
11 hours 40 minutes
Historical
884
Charles Alexander Eastman - Indian Child Life
The author was raised as an American Indian and describes what it was like to be an Indian boy (the first 7 chapters) and an Indian Girl (the last 7 chapters). This is very different from the slanted way the white man...
2 hours 43 minutes
Humorous Fiction
836
George William Foote - Satires and Profanities
«Believing as I do that James Thomson is, since Shelley, the most brilliant genius who has wielded a pen in the service of Freethought, I take a natural pride and pleasure in rescuing the following articles from...
7 hours 22 minutes
History
998
Jean-Joseph Gaume - Sign of the Cross in the Nineteenth Century
A book that examines the sign of the Cross made by Christians since the primitive church up until the 19th century. It looks at stories of miracles and the writings of the father to impress upon the reader the need to...
6 hours 54 minutes
