Persuasion is Jane Austen's last completed novel, published posthumously. As the Napoleonic Wars come to an end in 1814, Admirals and Captains of the Royal Navy are put...

"The Anniversary" is a play by Anton Chekhov.Anton Chekhov (29 January 1860 – 15 July 1904) was a Russian playwright and short story writer, who is considered...

"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" is a short story of speculative fiction by American author Washington Irving,Washington Irving (April 3, 1783 – November 28, 1859)...

John Locke (1632–1704) is among the most influential political philosophers of the modern period. In the Two Treatises of Government, he defended the claim that men are by...

Benedetto Croce is considered the most important Italian philosopher of the twentieth century.The mini-books of Passerino publisher are easy, essential and complete guides to...

The region of Calabria is a wonderful land full of contrasts, from the wild beauty of its nature to its helpful and hospitable inhabitants and above all, the excellence of its...

Is homosexuality good or evil? What is the origin of this sexual preference and its implications on the society? Was this in the original plan of God (nature)? Who is actually...

George MacDonald was a Scottish poet, writer and Minister of the nineteenth century. He is known for his fantastic stories. In this book, MacDonald describes the miracles through...

"Aesop's Fables" is a collection of fables credited to Aesop, a slave and storyteller believed to have lived in ancient Greece between 620 and 564 BCE. Of diverse...

"The Prince and the Pauper" is a novel by American author Mark Twain.Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910) better known by his pen name...