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"The Witch-Cult in Western Europe" is a 1921 anthropological book by Margaret Murray. At the time of its publication, it gained attention due to the success of Frazer's "Golden Bough." However, Murray's theories were widely discredited. Her central hypothesis, known as the witch-cult hypothesis, suggests that the accusations made against "witches" in Europe were actually based on a real, though clandestine, pagan religion that worshiped a horned god.
"Lady Chatterley's Lover" is a novel by D. H. Lawrence, first published privately in 1928 in Italy and in 1929 in France. It tells the story of Constance Reid, a young woman married to Sir Clifford Chatterley, a wealthy and titled landowner who is paralyzed from the waist down due to a war injury. Feeling neglected and emotionally unfulfilled, Constance begins an affair with the gamekeeper, Oliver Mellors, who is also a war veteran.The novel explores themes of love, class, and sexuality, and it is known for its explicit descriptions of physical and emotional intimacy. When first published, it was considered controversial due to its explicit content and was banned in several countries. However, it is now regarded as a classic of English literature and is celebrated for its exploration of human relationships and the complexities of desire.
This wonderful book contains four of the most popular writings of Austin Asman Spare, including Automatic Drawings,Anathema of Zos, The Book of Pleasure, and The Focus of Life
The Great Gatsby is a novel by the American author F. Scott Fitzgerald. First published on April 10, 1925, it is set in Long Island's North Shore and New York City during the summer of 1922.The novel chronicles an era that Fitzgerald himself dubbed the "Jazz Age." Following the shock and chaos of World War I, American society enjoyed unprecedented levels of prosperity during the "roaring" 1920s as the economy soared. At the same time, Prohibition, the ban on the sale and manufacture of alcohol as mandated by the Eighteenth Amendment, made millionaires out of bootleggers and led to an increase in organized crime.
This volume contains selections from the Principles of Philosophy of Rene Descartes. This volume was translated by John Veitch, LL.D., late Professor of Logic and Rhetoric in the University of Glasgow. This volume contains a letter of the author to the French translator of the Principles of Philosophy serving for a Preface and a letter to the most serene princess, Elizabeth, eldest daughter of Frederick, King of Bohemia, Count Palatine, and Elector of the Sacred Roman Empire.
The Scottish folklorist J.F. Campbell pieced together the tale of the Celtic Dragon, an intricate oft-told story involving not just dragons but mermaids, giants, and fairies. This story, or portions thereof, is found in many Indo-European folklore traditions, as far away as India. Campbell includes not only his merged narrative, but original Gaelic texts for two of the episodes. This book includes an introduction by George Henderson, the Gaelic text and an English translation of the related tale of Fraoch and the Dragon.
A translation of the holy scripture of Islam, revealing the teachings of the prophet Muhammad, delivered between A.D. 622 and A.D. 632.
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