David Wales
Idle Hours In A Library
“[these essays on Shakespeare, Pepys, Restoration novels, and bohemianism]—the results of many hours of quiet but rather aimless browsing am…
Titan Of Chasms: The Grand Canyon Of Arizona
This is a 1906 collection of three essays by men famously associated with The Grand Canyon: Charles A. Higgins, John Wesley Powell, and Cha…
Benjamin Britten: Source Stories of Twelve Operas
Britten's operas are firmly established in the international repertoire: according to Operabase, they are performed worldwide more than thos…
The Talking Thrush And Other Tales From India
This is the second collection by this author of charming folk tales from India. The first collection is entitled The Giant Crab (Librivox au…
Portrait Of A Man With Red Hair; A Romantic Macabre
Is the father insane or merely sadistic, a man entombed in a spirit of malevolence? This 1925 novel by a perceptive observer explores the te…
Dog: A Selection of Stories
The title says it all: stories about dogs. - Summary by david wales
Travel Stories Retold From St. Nicholas
St. Nicholas was a popular magazine aimed at young folks in the late nineteenth – early twentieth century. Its articles were usually well-w…
Christmas Tales Of Flanders
“The Christmas Tales Of Flanders presented in this volume are popular fables and legends current in Flanders and Brabant, which have for cen…
Pope Adrian IV; An Historical Sketch
Pope Adrian IV (c. 1100-1159, pope 1154-1159) was the only English pope. Written by a Catholic in 1849, this biography of the pope appeare…
Bashan And I
Simple and unpretentious as a statement by Francis d’Assisi, yet full of a gentle modern sophistication and humour, this little work will br…
A Study Of Army Camp Life During American Revolution
Housing, Food, Clothing, Health, Sanitation, Recreation, Religion, Duties, Discipline. A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the req…
Post Mortems Two: Mere Mortals: Medico-Historical Essays
This 1925 collection of extensive essays (a second book following the first of similar title) comprises well written biographies of a few fa…
Prophets, Priests, And Kings
These biographical essays of (mostly) British subjects were written in 1907-1908 for The Daily News newspaper and reflect their subjects as …
Two Essays On Military History, Strategy, and Tactics: Mountain Warfare (1909) And Naval Strategy (1917)
One essay (1909) lays out tactics for mountain fighting, focused on British Army experience on the Indian frontier (Afghanistan), penned by …
Young Readers Science Fiction Stories
This 1957 book contains thirteen pre-space-exploration stories for young readers. Some of the details show their dated composition (we now…
Invention And Discovery: Curious Facts And Characteristic Sketches
"In this little volume are brought together a number of sketches and memoranda, illustrating the history of discovery, and the lives an…
Jeremy At Crale; His Friends, His Ambitions And His One Great Enemy
This 1927 work is the third and final in Walpole’s Jeremy series. (The others are Jeremy and Jeremy And Hamlet.) Jeremy’s home is in Polches…
Vindication Of The Rights Of Men, In A Letter To The Right Honourable Edmund Burke; Occasioned By His Reflections On The Revolution In France
Wollstonecraft's A Vindication of the Rights of Men (1790) attacks aristocracy and advocates republicanism. It was published in response to …
The Happy Hypocrite: A Fairy Tale For Tired Men
Sir Henry Maximilian "Max" Beerbohm was an English essayist, parodist, and caricaturist. The Happy Hypocrite: A Fairy Tale for Tir…
The City That Was
This 1911 history of the public health revolution that transformed New York City in the nineteenth century is also about every city and town…