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Mary Elizabeth Litchfield (1854-1932) aimed "to write a story simple enough for children, but not so simple as to be uninteresting to older persons [because] Viktor Rydberg's (1828-1895) researches have made it possible, for the first time, for one to form a definite conception of the cosmography of the mythology, and also because he clears away many inconsistencies that have long clung to it."
Ernst Alexander August George Wichert (1831-1902) was a German author and jurist, who 34 stage plays, 28 novels and 15 multi-volumed novellas.
Anatole France (born François-Anatole Thibault, 1844-1924) was a French poet, journalist, and novelist, who was a member of the Académie française and won the Nobel Prize for Literature.
William Stearns Davis (1877-1930) was an American educator, historian, and author. cited as one who "contributed to history as a scholarly discipline, . . . [but] was intrigued by the human side of history, which, at the time, was neglected by the discipline." 1927's Gilman of Redford is a fictionalized novel describing events in pre-Revolutionary War Massachusetts, including the Boston Tea Party and the Battle of Bunker Hill.
Alfred Henry Lewis (1855-1914) was an American investigative journalist, lawyer, novelist, editor, and short story writer, perhaps best known for his political muckraking and exposing corporate greed around the turn of the 20th Century. His first novel was Wolfville: Episodes of Cowboy Life, followed by Wolfville Days and Wolfville Nights.
Thomas Babington Macaulay,1st Baron Macaulay (1800-1859) was a Whig politician, essayist and reviewer whose books on British history were hailed as literary masterpieces. His Lays of Ancient Rome is a collection of narrative poems -- or lays -- including four heroic episodes from early Roman history with strong dramatic and tragic themes.
Marie Corelli (1855-1924) was a British novelist popular from the publication of her first novel in 1886 until World War I. Corelli's novels sold more copies than the combined sales of popular contemporaries, including Arthur Conan Doyle, H. G. Wells, and Rudyard Kipling. Critics derided her work as "the favourite of the common multitude," but she was Queen Victoria's favourite writer.
Marie Corelli (1855-1924) was a British novelist popular from the publication of her first novel in 1886 until World War I. Corelli's novels sold more copies than the combined sales of popular contemporaries, including Arthur Conan Doyle, H. G. Wells, and Rudyard Kipling. Critics derided her work as "the favourite of the common multitude," but she was Queen Victoria's favourite writer.
Alice Campbell (1887-?) was an American mystery novelist associated with the English school of mystery, best know for Juggernaut, which was made into a 1936 Boris Karloff movie. In Murder in Paris, a young American woman finds herself involved in the mysterious case of Madame Bender.
Origin Myth of Acoma and Other Records, by Matthew W. Stirling, 1942.
Historical and Ethnographical Material of the Jivaro Indians, by M. W. Stirling, 1938.
Ancient Caves of the Great Salt Lake Region, by Julian H. Steward, 1937.
The Troyville Mounds, Catahoula Parish, Louisiana, by Winslow M. Walker, 1936.
An Introduction to Pawnee Archeology, by Waldo Rudolph Wedel, 1936.
The Village of the Great Kivas on the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico, by Frank H. H. Roberts. Jr., 1932.
A Survey of Prehistoric Sites in the Region of Flagstaff, Arizona, by Harold S. Colton, 1932.
This first bulletin of the Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection describes the creation of a center dedicated to Byzantine and Mediaeval humanities.
Margaret Oliphant Wilson Oliphant (1828-1897) was a Scottish writer of 120 works, including novels, travel books, histories, and volumes of literary criticism. Her second cousin, Anna Louisa Walker Coghill (1836-1907), an English and Canadian teacher and author, edited Mrs. Oliphant's autobiography.
Berthold Auerbach (1812-1882) was a German-Jewish poet and author, considered the founder of the German "tendency novel," which uses fiction as a means of influencing the public about social, political, moral, and religious issues. His novel about the Dutch philosopher Baruch de Spinoza (1632-1677), chronicles his development from rabbinical student to one of the great rationalists of 17th-century philosophy.
Gabriele D'Annunzio (1863-1938) was an Italian poet, journalist, novelist, and dramatist. He influenced the Italian Fascist movement and is considered by some as the forerunner of Benito Mussolini. His play is about Francesca da Rimini (1255-1285), daughter of Guido da Polenta, lord of Ravenna, and contemporary of Dante Alighieri, who portrayed her as a character in the Divine Comedy. This volume features photographs of the actress Eleanora Duse, who portrayed Francesca in 1901.
This intense Victorian novel explores the tragic consequences of moral failure and unspoken guilt. Dean Maitland, a respected clergyman, becomes entangled in a scandal involving a fatal accident and a woman's ruined reputation. Unable to confess his involvement, Maitland's silence leads to years of personal torment and affects the lives of everyone around him. The story masterfully examines themes of conscience, justice, and redemption.
William Morris (1834-1896), English textile designer, and Icelandic scholar Eirikr Magnusson (1833-1913) were the first to translate the Volsunga saga into English; Morris was so enthused by it that he went on to create his own epic retelling of the story, Sigurd the Volsung.
This collection, translated by William Morris and edited by Eiríkr Magnússon, brings to life Icelandic sagas and medieval Scandinavian tales. Rich in myth, romance, and heroism, these stories explore love, adventure, and fate through the lens of ancient Norse culture. The evocative narratives capture the spirit of a bygone era, providing readers with a window into the heart of Northern European literary traditions.
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