A physician with a particular interest in psychological disorders and satirist, Mandeville published versions of his notorious Fable of the Bees from 1714 to 1732. Each was a defence and elaboration of his short satirical poem The Angry Hive, 1705. The version of the Fable of 1723 and 1732 are the fullest defences of his early paradox that social benefit is the unintended consequence of personal vice. It is an argument that is generally held to lie behind Adam Sm...

According to Wikipedia: "Utopia is a work of fiction and political philosophy by Thomas More published in 1516... The book, written in Latin, is a frame narrative primarily depicting a fictional island society and its religious, social and political customs... Sir Thomas More (February 7, 1478 July 6, 1535), also known as Saint Thomas More, was an English lawyer, scholar, author, and statesman. He is also recognised as a saint within the Catholic Church. During his life he gained a reputat...

William Wordsworth helped to launch the Romantic Age in English literature, creating a diverse oeuvre of works that have influenced the course of poetry for over two centuries. The Delphi Poets Series offers readers the works of literature's finest poets, with superior formatting. This volume presents Wordsworth's complete works, with beautiful illustrations, Dorothy Wordsworth's journals and even more bonus material. (Version 3)* Beautifully illustrated with image...

This is an electronic edition of the complete book complemented by author biography. This book features a table of contents linked to every chapter. The book was designed for optimal navigation on the iPad, Nook, PDA, Smartphone, and other electronic readers. It is formatted to display on all electronic devices including eReaders, Smartphones and other Mobile Devices with a small display.

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...

This collection was designed for optimal navigation on eReaders and other electronic devices. All books included in this collection feature a hyperlinked table of contents and footnotes. The collection is complimented by an author biography.Table of ContentsThe Adventurer and Idler 1753-54; 1758-60A Grammar of the English TongueA Journey to the Western Isles of Scotland 1775Lives of the English Poets: Prior, Congreve, Blackmore, Pope 1779-81Lives of the English Poets: Waller, Milton, Cowle...

Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read“It is universally read, from the cabinet council to the nursery,” remarked Alexander Pope when Gulliver's Travels was published in 1726. One of the unique books of world literature, Swift's masterful satire describes the astonishing voyages of one Lemuel Gulliver, a ship's surgeon, to surreal kingdoms inhabited by miniature people and giants, quack philosophers and sc...

In "Æsop's Fables, Embellished with One Hundred and Eleven Emblematical Devices," Aesop presents a captivating tapestry of moral tales, rich with allegorical depth and timeless wisdom. This collection, marked by its succinct narrative style and vibrant illustrations, invites readers into a world where animals embody human virtues and vices. Each fable, elegantly crafted, serves as a vessel for ethical reflection, encapsulating profound truths about human nature and society within simple y...

This book-collection file includes: The Age of Shakespeare by Swinburne, Bacon is Shake-speare by Durning-Lawrence, Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare by Nesbit, Characters of Shakespeare's Plays by Hazlitt, An Essay Toward a History of Shakespeare in Norway by Rudd, Is Shakespeare Dead? by Mark Twain, The Man Shakespeare by Frank Harris, Notes to Shakespeare volume 1 Comedies and volume 3 Tragedies by Samuel Johnson, The People for Whom Shakespeare Wrote by Warner, The Philosophy of the P...

The Battle of the Books is the name of a short satire written by Jonathan Swift and published as part of the prolegomena to his A Tale of a Tub in 1704. It depicts a literal battle between books in the King's Library (housed in St. James's Palace at the time of the writing), as ideas and authors struggle for supremacy. Because of the satire, "The Battle of the Books" has become a term for the Quarrel of the Ancients and the Moderns. (Wikipedia) This edition has been fully restored with mod...

Ancient Rome had no shortage of great writers and poets, including Plutarch, Virgil, Ovid, Catullus, Tacitus, and countless others. One of the great Roman poets who is usually part of the conversation is Quintus Horatius Flaccus, known simply as Horace (65-8 B.C.). In fact, Horace was the preeminent Roman lyric poet during the time of Augustus. Horace may have had his greatest influence on the Middle Ages and Renaissance. While people today still echo his Carpe Diem, its clear that his poe...