Johannes Kepler 
Epitome of Copernican Astronomy and Harmonies of the World [EPUB ebook] 

First published in 1965, this reissued work by Wendy Craik provides a thorough and extensive study of Jane Austen»s six complete novels: Northanger Abbey, Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, …

First published in 1989. This is a collection of essays, excerpts of Korean classical literature including areas of romance, and selected work of Park Jiwon. Samsolgi is a collection of nine allegori …

Variously described as a comedy of manners, a psychological romance, and a type of fabliau, the 13th-century narrative Flamenca is the best medieval romance written in Occitan. Its uniqueness springs …

A valuable piece of intellectual history, readable in its own terms, this volume, beginning with the Renaissance and the Reformation, traces the growth of Liberal doctrine until the advent of the Fre …

First published in 1988. This large and authoritative volume offers, for the first time, a representative selection of the works of ninety-five of Arabia’s best creative authors. It presents poetry, …

First published in 1986. The present volume is a complete translation of the Sawanih, written by the Persian Sufi master Ahmad Ghazzali with a commentary by the translator. The title of this book, to …

Early modern men and women represented their lives very differently from twentieth-century autobiographers, sharing none of the current preoccupation with individuality and the unique self. The write …

Elizabeth Major was inspired to write Honey on the Rod (1656) as a result of lameness brought on by a bout of fever in her mid-twenties. The experience left her fiercely devoted to her Christian reli …

The Arctic is heating up. While China, the US and Russia are militarizing the North pole — sending submarines and ice-breakers — the ice itself continues to recede creating new trade routes and new o …

Rare and previously unpublished essays and letters showcasing “Durrell’s wit, elegance, philosophy, joie de vivre and flaming intelligence” (The Irish Times). “The proverb says that whoever sees the …