The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism , by famed historian Franz Cumnot, is a fascinating discussion of the influence of religions of the near east on Roman paganism.

Table of Contentsby way of introductionThe state of tranceSome are more suggestibleAsleep, or not asleep?The cataleptic testThe reluctant subjectNo rude awakeningIllusions,...

One of the most beautiful tales ever written. A gem of world literature.

A Captain of Industry: Being the Story of a Civilized Man is a tale about a spoiled but good natured son of a corrupt industrialist who manipulates the stock market for his own...

Four brothers, each bearing the name of Maui, belong to Hawaiian legend. They accomplished little as a family, except on special occasions when the youngest of the household...

An Antarctic Mystery (French: Le Sphinx des glaces, 'The Sphinx of the Ice Fields’), is an 1897 adventure novel by Jules Verne and is a response to Edgar Allan Poe's...

This is a true "dime novel" from shortly after the turn of the twentieth century. Written for younger men, it is almost funny today, but well worth the read.

Jane Eyre, the story of a young girl and her passage into adulthood, was an immediate commercial success at the time of its original publication in 1847. Its representation of the...

An Introduction to Astrology is a fascinating discussion of astrology, published during the middle of the 17th century.

Henri Frédéric Amiel was a Swiss moral philosopher, poet, and critic. Born in Geneva in 1821, he was descended from a Huguenot family driven to Switzerland by the...