The world’s most famous composer, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart produced masterpieces in every musical genre of his day, having a profound influence on the course of Western music. Famed for his enchanting melodies and unique range of expression, he is the most universal of all composers. Delphi’s Great Composers Series offers concise illustrated guides to the life and works of our greatest composers. Analysing the masterworks of each composer, these interactive eBooks include links to p...

This stunning eBook is a concise illustrated guide, evaluating the masterpieces that have changed the course of art as we know it. Whether an art novice or a cultivated connoisseur, this eBook offers you an intriguing overview of the world’s most famous and iconic artworks. Illustrated with over 500 full colour images, it builds upon Delphi’s groundbreaking Masters of Art Series — the world’s first digital e-Art books. Through the analysis of 50 famous and innovative paintings, the...

This eBook presents the complete fictional works of H. P. Lovecraft, with beautiful illustrations, rare texts and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Lovecraft's life and works* Brief introduction to master short story writer* Over 100 short stories, including rare collaborations* Excellent formatting of the texts* Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the short stories...

"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...

One of the greatest adventure story writers of all time, H. Rider Haggard was a prolific novelist, whose exciting tales have entertained readers for over a hundred years. This comprehensive eBook offers readers the complete FICTIONAL works, with all 57 novels, as well as the usual Delphi bonus texts. (Version 2)Features:* concise introductions to the novels and other works* ALL 57 novels have their own contents tables* images of how the novels ...

John Donne is widely regarded as the pre-eminent metaphysical poet, whose works are celebrated for their sensual style, vibrant language and inventive genius. The Delphi Poets Series offers readers the works of literature's finest poets, with superior formatting. This volume presents the Donne's complete poetical works, with rare texts, beautiful illustrations and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version: 1)* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Donne's life and works

The pioneering creator of the inverted detective story, R. Austin Freeman was a popular Edwardian author of novels and short stories featuring Dr. Thorndyke, a pathologist-detective. Well-liked by readers of Sherlock Holmes, Freeman’s detective and mystery tales offered an innovative approach to the genre, selling thousands of copies on both sides of the Atlantic. For the first time in publishing history, this eBook presents Freeman’s complete works, with numerous illustrations, ra...

A fourth century Byzantine philosopher and theologian, Gregory of Nyssa was the leader of the orthodox party in controversies over the doctrine of the Trinity. First and foremost a scholar, he composed numerous theological, mystical and monastic works in which he balanced Platonic and Christian traditions. Gregory, his elder brother Basil of Caesarea and their friend Gregory of Nazianzus are collectively known as the Cappadocian Fathers. Delphi’s Ancient Classics series provides eR...

Saint John of Damascus was an eighth century monk and theological doctor of the Greek and Latin churches. His treatises on the veneration of sacred images placed him in the forefront of the Iconoclastic Controversy and his theological synthesis made him a preeminent intermediary between Greek and Medieval Latin culture. Also ascribed to John is ‘Barlaam and Ioasaph’, one of the best known examples of the hagiographic novel. It tells the tale of an Indian prince that becomes aware o...

A celebrated early eighteenth century philosopher, Anthony Ashley Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury published the three-volume ‘Characteristicks of Men, Manners, Opinions, Times’, which has had a profound impact on Western thought. Shaftesbury was a firm supporter of Deism, favouring acceptance of religious knowledge that is inborn in every person or acquired by reason, while rejecting religious knowledge gained from revelation or church teachings. Promoting religious tolerance, the ...

A major style of Japanese dance-drama, ‘Noh’ is the oldest surviving theatre form in the world, boasting a history of over 700 years. Noh plays are often based on tales from traditional literature, featuring a supernatural being transformed into a human hero that narrates the story. The literary form integrates masks, costumes and various props in a dance-based performance, requiring highly trained actors and musicians. Noh remains popular today in Japan, where there are almost one...

The humorous works of Ernest Bramah were as popular as the contemporary tales of Jerome K. Jerome and W. W. Jacobs, while Bramah’s detective stories were published beside the Sherlock Holmes stories and his politico-science fiction was often compared with the works of H. G. Wells. Bramah was a literary recluse, yet his innovative Kai Lung and Max Carrados stories continue to foster interest in this otherwise neglected Edwardian author. This comprehensive eBook presents Bramah’s com...