According to tradition Cervantes first conceived his comic masterpiece in jail - his avowed intent being to debunk the romances of chivalry. From first publication Don Quixote was a best-seller, initially taken as a knockabout account of a mad Spanish gentleman and his cowardly peasant squire, but later reinterpreted as an enlightenment text, a representation of universal human nature, a myth of a tragic hero defending man's nobler aspirations, a study in alienation, a spiritual a...

It is a tool for anyone trying to reconnect with their Spiritual nature. Their true Self. We cannot be Spiritual without being Biblical.

Success in today's business environment may seem difficult or elusive for those who desire to conduct themselves with integrity. To be genuinely successful, you need more than just talent; you need wisdom that can help conquer any situation or problem that comes your way. But wisdom that brings us real success is not worldly wisdom; we need godly wisdom to succeed in all aspects of our lives. Unlike success, godly wisdom is not elusive; it is readily accessible through prayer and God's wri...

Too often, individuals who have been called to practice their gifts and talents in the field of business and professional life sense that to serve God they ought to be doing something more directly involved with the church. Many successful business leaders, upon coming to faith in Christ or upon renewing their interest in God's Word, struggle with whether or not they should enter vocational ministry. Certainly, God calls some from among the professions into such vocations, but many simply ...

Psalm 15 begins with two related questions: "LORD, who may dwell in your sanctuary? Who may live on your holy hill?" (v. 1). These are questions worthy of our consideration as Christian business professionals seeking to integrate our faith and our work. The psalmist answers the questions with the following description: "He whose walk is blameless and who does what is righteous, who speaks the truth from his heart and has no slander on his tongue, who does his neighbor no wrong and casts no...

Don Quixote, errant knight and sane madman, with the company of his faithful squire and wise fool, Sancho Panza, together roam the world and haunt readers' imaginations as they have for nearly four hundred years. This version of the book has an "hyperlinked" table of contents

"Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know", Lord Byron was a leading figure of the Romantic movement, infamous for his flamboyant lifestyle, yet incredibly influential in the diverse range of his accomplished verse. The Delphi Poets Series offers readers the works of literature's finest poets, with superior formatting. This volume presents the complete works of Lord Byron, with beautiful illustrations and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)* Beautifully illustrated with images relat...

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Don Juan is a satiric poem by Lord Byron, based on the legend of Don Juan, which Byron reverses, portraying Juan not as a womanizer but as someone easily seduced by women. It is a variation on the epic form. Byron himself called it an "Epic Satire". Modern critics generally consider it Byron's masterpiece. The poem is in eight line iambic pentameter with the rhyme scheme ab ab ab cc – often the last rhyming couplet is used for a humor comic line or humorous bathos. This rhyme scheme is kno...

This book-collection file includes all of Shakespeare's tragedies, with line numbers: Antony and Cleopatra, Coriolanus, Hamlet, Julius Caesar, King Lear, Macbeth, Othello, Romeo and Juliet, Timon of Athens, Titus Andronicus, and Troilus and Cressida. It also includes "Notes to Shakespeare volume 3 Tragedies" by Samuel Johnson and Shakespearean Tragedy: Lectures on Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth" by A.C. Bradley.

The greatest poet of the eighteenth century deserves a place in the digital library of all lovers of poetry. Delphi Poets Series offers readers the works of literature’s finest poets, with superior formatting. This volume presents the complete poetical works of Alexander Pope, with beautiful illustrations and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Pope’s life and works* Concise introductions to the poetry and other works...

Childe Harold's Pilgrimage is a poetic epic written by Lord Byron and published in four cantos between 1812 and 1818. It is considered one of the most influential works of the Romantic movement in literature, as well as a defining piece of Byron's own literary legacy. The poem follows the travels and reflections of the titular character, Childe Harold, as he embarks on a journey through Europe and the Mediterranean. The poem is a narrative of the experiences and musings of a young and disi...