Originally curated by Harvard President Charles W. Eliot as a complete liberal education in fifty volumes, the Harvard Classics gathers philosophy, science, literature, and history into a single indispensable library. Plato's dialogues and Marcus Aurelius's meditations sit alongside Dante's Divine Comedy, Francis Bacon's essays, Charles Darwin's scientific writing, and Benjamin Franklin's autobiography, tracing the foundations of Western thought from ancient Greece to the modern age. Homer...

USA Today BestsellerWhen a scheming marquess's daughter offers her one hundred pounds to publicly kiss a nobleman, a desperate Jessamin Wright agrees. She believes the money will save her failing bookstore and finally free her from her father's debts. But when Jess bursts into an aristocratic party and shocks the entire ton, she never expects to enjoy the outrageous embrace she shares with a grim viscount.Lucius Crawford, Viscount Grimsby, has never met, or...

Wanton Wager is a sensual novella of approximately 30,000 words.Set against the backdrop of Victorian London's dangerous East End, a young woman's disappearance brings together a wounded war veteran and the one woman who can see beyond his scars.As a probationary nurse at Whitechapel’s Samaritan Hospital, Ada Hamilton is required to remain unmarried and devote her energies to helping those in need, but when her sister goes missing, she becomes obsessed with solving the myst...

Brandt and Andrea escape the corporate world to make their fortune in the wilds of Alaska. Little do they know that fortune might come from the heavens and not the land, in the form of an amazing, seemingly impossible diamond.Retired CIA legend Thad Walker and his team of brilliant misfits are drawn in as whispers of the discovery spread, catching the couple in a web of secrecy, danger, and international intrigue. Together, they set out to uncover the diamond's origins. What begins...

Kit Ruthven's Rules (for Rogues)#1 Love freely but guard your heart, no matter how tempting the invader.#2 Embrace temptation, indulge your sensual impulses, and never apologize.#3 Scorn rules and do as you please. You are a rogue, after all.Rules never brought anything but misery to Christopher Kit Ruthven. After rebelling against his controlling father and leaving the familys etiquette empire behind, Kit has been brea...

Sequel to Man With a Maid. Jack goes to the country with the widow of a friend, her daughter, and her daughter's grandmother. Richard Head, one of the greatest message board posters of all time at Phil Kaplan's site, would often discuss a fantasy just like this one.

Translations from the German (Vol 3 of 3): Tales by Musäus, Tieck, Richter remains significant as a testament to the literary exchange between German and English-speaking cultures during the Romantic era. These translations introduced readers to the rich and diverse literary traditions of Germany, influencing subsequent generations of writers and readers interested in Romantic literature, folklore, and imaginative storytelling.

The biography begins with an examination of Schiller's early life, detailing his birth in 1759 in Marbach, Germany, and his upbringing in a military family. Carlyle describes Schiller's education and early struggles as he navigated the rigid structures of a military academy, where he first discovered his passion for literature and drama. This foundational period shaped Schiller’s worldview, instilling in him a strong desire for artistic freedom and a commitment to exploring themes of indiv...

"The Tailor Re-tailored." The novel is presented as a manuscript found after the death of a German philosopher named Diogenes Teufelsdröckh, and it purports to be a commentary on the writings of Teufelsdröckh, who presents his philosophy on life, society, and existence. The work is known for its unconventional style and deep philosophical themes."On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History" is a series of lectures delivered by Thomas Carlyle, first published in 1841. In this work, C...

The novel is a fictional autobiography of a German professor named Diogenes Teufelsdröckh. Through a series of imagined editor's notes, Carlyle presents Teufelsdröckh's philosophical and spiritual musings, interspersed with social commentary and satire.The central theme of "Sartor Resartus" revolves around the search for meaning and truth in a world filled with chaos and confusion. Teufelsdröckh's philosophy challenges conventional societal norms and traditions, questioning the validity of...

Becoming engaged? Simple. Resisting temptation? Impossible.Sebastian Fennick, the newest Duke of Wrexford, prefers the straightforwardness of mathematics to romantic nonsense. When he meets Lady Katherine Adderly at the first ball of the season, he finds her as alluring as she is disagreeable. His title may now require him to marry, but Sebastian can’t think of anyone less fit to be his wife, even if he can’t get her out of his mind.After five seasons of snubbing suitors an...

Named best of the month by New York Post!A deliciously twisty novel of domestic suspense from the #1 internationally bestselling author of The Girl in the Mirror, about a desperate young woman and the manipulative wealthy couple who will stop at nothing to ensure their worst nightmare becomes a dream come true."A gonzo thrill ride; the audacious Rose Carlyle kept me riveted and guessing.... I loved it and you will,...