(started 2022 July 25)
eBook: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/23561
Audio: https://librivox.org/anchorite-by-randall-garrett/ -- Running Time: 02:02:14
By Randall Garrett (1927-1987)
Reading Notes: This story (and the Librivox summary below) while entertaining and a worthwhile read, seems loosely like a science fiction expression of Ayn Rand'ian romantic realism -- with the central characters as heroic individualists or ignorant villains who emphasize duty to your team and collectivist moral ideals.
Librivox Summary:
Randall Garrett sticks a sharp needle into our government and society in this wonderful story. He projects the current trends towards paternalistic government into the future. Yes, we have attained a world government and everyone is equal whether they want to be or not; everyone is taken care of no matter how incompetent, stupid or sleazy they are and everyone is out to undermine everyone else. The author predicts (sadly only too well) what the trends of today will eventually produce if allowed to continue. But wait! there is hope in the asteroid belt where jerks and incompetents are weeded out by hard physical laws and only those who possess common sense and the ability to actually survive are allowed to govern. But will the Earth government allow this to continue? Of course not. Listen to this great story to have a peek into the future.
By Gillette, C. P. (Clarence Preston) (1859-1941)
Publication info: Fort Collins, Colo, The Experiment station, 1900
Notes: "Bulletin 54. The Agricultural experiment station of the Agricultural college of Colorado."
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/55796
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/116514#page/8/mode/1up
https://ia801301.us.archive.org/16/items/cu31924003192543/cu31924003192543.pdf
Reading Notes: The title says it all... If you have any interest in how honey bees build their honey combs, this might be a useful, short introduction to the subject.
eBook: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/215
eBook: https://www.overdrive.com/media/260071/the-call-of-the-wild
Audio: https://www.overdrive.com/media/65007/the-call-of-the-wild
Audio: https://librivox.org/the-call-of-the-wild-version-5-by-jack-london/
By Jack London (1876-1916)
Wikipedia Summary: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Call_of_the_Wild
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/68686
By Murray Leinster (1896-1975), published 1956
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murray_Leinster
eBook: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/32889
Audio: https://librivox.org/cue-for-quiet-by-thomas-l-sherred/
(from "Space Science Fiction." May and July 1953)
By Thomas L. Sherred (1915 - 1985)
Reading Notes: An odd story about an unhappy man, Pete Miller, who discovers he has the power to wreck things using only his mind. He would like to monitize this power, and orchestrates a demonstration for the U.S. military. U.S. military/government Cold Warriors "take" Mr. Miller, run tests to define the scope of his powers, and the story joins its post-WWII American Science Fiction peers... If you enjoy that Si-Fi genera, it might be for you.
This ebook: https://www.loc.gov/item/17001543/
The full The Dred Scott v. Sandford Decision which adds another ~180 pages of opinions by other members of the Supreme Court
The Dred Scott v. Sandford Decision Wikipedia Summary.
By Roger Brooke Taney (1777 - 1864)
Introduction by Dr. John H. Van Evrie, "defender of slavery." (1814 - 1896)
and
Appendix. "Natural History Of The Prognathous Species Of Mankind." By Dr. Samuel A. Cartwright, inventor of the 'mental illness' of drapetomania, the desire of a slave for freedom. (1793 - 1863)
Reader notes: I read this in early 2024 while thinking about the increasing volume of race-related arguments in Far Right and Trumpist/Trumper rhetoric that I see in print news and in streaming news-like programming. It is a depressing read -- made more depressing when paired with its "echos" in political speech in the U.S. today. That said, I recommend this exercise to anyone who has only a foggy memory (or less) of the kind of language and logic used in mid-19th century America to justify and solidify Black slavery in the U.S. [Update late February 2024: Listening to some of the legislative debate about a bill to specify content of public school social studies classes in Iowa, I heard one Iowa legislator argue that the topic of slavery in the U.S. is not important enough to include in the Iowa public school social studies curriculum. Ugg... Some people need much more help than will be found in this 1857 publication.]
As a reminder to those who forgot their High School history or government class summary of this case, "Taney infamously delivered the majority opinion in Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857), ruling that African Americans could not be considered U.S. citizens (and thus they could not enjoy the rights and privileges the Constitution conferred upon American citizens) and that Congress could not prohibit slavery in the U.S. territories.." Chief Justice Taney wrote for the majority that African Americans:
"are not included, and were not intended to be included, under the word “citizens” in the Constitution, and can therefore claim none of the rights and privileges which that instrument provides for and secures to citizens of the United States. On the contrary, they were at that time considered as a subordinate and inferior class of beings, who had been subjugated by the dominant race, and, whether emancipated or not, yet remained subject to their authority, and had no rights or privileges but such as those who held the power and the government might choose to grant them." (images 10 and 11 or page 30)
and that:
"a perpetual and impassable barrier was intended to be erected between the white race and the one which they had reduced to slavery, and governed as subjects with absolute and despotic power... (image 13 or page 36)
and finally, that:
"it is the opinion of the court that the act of Congress which prohibited a citizen from holding and owning property of this kind in the territory of the United States north of the line therein mentioned, is not warranted by the Constitution, and is therefore void. (page 87)
The "Introduction" and "Appendix" of this 1860 printing wrap some late-1850s social context to the Supreme Court opinion. Unfortunately, some of the "race science" and "state's rights" themes in those two essays seem to be appearing again in Far Right and Trumpist/Trumper dog whistle talking points.
Here is what may be a useful resource for thinking about "The Dred Scott decision." It was assembled by the Bill of Rights Institute as a teaching resource.
eBook: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/70235
By Van Vogt, A. E. (Alfred Elton), (1912-2000)
...especially https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._E._van_Vogt#Critical_reception
Reading Notes: This short book begins with "One hundred and nine years after leaving Earth, the spaceship, Hope of Man, went into orbit around Alta III." Sending a spaceship to a planet over 100 light-years away involves a lot of guess-work about the nature of their destination. In this story, some of the original guesses were wrong.
Text: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/71305
Audio: https://librivox.org/the-farmers-bride-by-charlotte-mew/
By Charlotte Mew (1869 - 1928)
Wikipedia Summary: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Farmer's_Bride
Librivox Summary:
The Farmer's Bride is a collection of 28 poems by British modernist writer Charlotte Mew. The original edition was published in 1916; this edition, published in 1921, contains 11 more poems. Mew's poetry is varied in style and content, but manifests a concern with gender issues throughout. Mew's life was marked by loneliness and depression, and she eventually committed suicide. Her work earned her the admiration of her peers, including Virginia Woolf, who characterized her as "very good and quite unlike anyone else." Summary by Elizabeth Klett
eBook: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/29455
By Murray Leinster (1896-1975), published 1933
. . . and the Lake keeps people as they were, forever and ever
eBook: https://archive.org/details/Weird_Tales_v37n05_1944-05_LPM-AT/page/n77/mode/2up
By Ray Bradbury (1920 - 2012)
Reading Notes: The opportunity to read this short story is worth any hassle of finding the text on archive.org.
Summary from Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lake_(short_story)
Background from Wikipedia:
Bradbury recounted when he came into his own as a writer, the afternoon he wrote a short story about his first encounter with death. When he was a boy, he met a young girl at a lake edge and she went out into the water and never came back. Years later (at 22 years old), as he wrote about it, tears flowed from him. He recognized he had taken the leap from emulating the many writers he admired to connecting with his voice as a writer. When later asked about the lyrical power of his prose, he replied: "From reading so much poetry every day of my life. My favorite writers have been those who've said things well." He said: "If you're reluctant to weep, you won't live a full and complete life." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Bradbury#Writing
eBook: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/6993
By M. P. Shiel (Matthew Phipps Shiel, 1865-1947)
Reading Notes and 3rd Party Summaries:
Reading Notes: This book is characterized by "choppy" story telling -- skipping from one vignette to another, sometimes with minimal connective tissue, and fleshing out some (few) scenes while leaving others dryly skeletal. Shiel seems most consistent in his threading of anti-semitism throughout the many literary sketches that make up this book (this content may be offensive for many, even inappropriate for some).
3rd Party Summaries:
"The Lord of the Sea." January 8, 2021 by Philip Jenkins https://www.patheos.com/blogs/anxiousbench/2021/01/the-lord-of-the-sea-2/
"The First Alt-Right Novel? -- M. P. Shiel’s Weird Anti-Semitism." 2016(?), By James J. O'Meara. https://counter-currents.com/2016/08/m-p-shiels-weird-anti-semitism/
eBook: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/71726
OnLine: https://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/grimwood/manipur/manipur.html
OnLine: https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.44982/mode/2up
By Ethel St. Clair Grimwood (1867 – 1928)
Reader's Notes: This first-person description of (1) late 19th century Manipur (an Indian state on the Eastern edge of the country), (2) British colonialism in India within a very specific set of circumstances and (3) what it was like as a British official's wife to be under attack and fleeing in late 19th century Manipur/South Asia.
This book includes some sterotyping based on race, ethnicity and other characteristics "that may shape society" (at least in the popular understanding of many late 19th century Westerners). Some might be repulsed by how oppression built around the concepts of gender, race, caste, and class are expressed throughout this story. It might be easy for a 21st century reader to pass these off as parodies of British colonial society at that time, but they seem to be expressions of the author's understanding of the world and that of her readers at the time. As much as we can know, her written words are facts of 19th century British colonial management -- as well as expressions of immoral, unethical and unprincipled, disgraceful, sometimes shocking and corrupt, even evil behaviors. This book may be hurtful to some.
The Fantastic story of the “Heroine of Manipur” who led to bloody, battered survivors of the Manipur Mutiny to safety over some of the roughest roads in all of India. Includes 9 illustrations. “Manipur, Rebellion in (1891). This small state in north-eastern India southeast of Assam was a quasi-independent British protectorate ruled from 1834 by Chandra Kirti Singh (1832-1866). On his death his sons and other relatives formed numerous parties, each contending for the throne. In the midst of general unrest, on 24 March 1891 the British political agent and other resident British officials were murdered, and the residency in Manipur was attacked. The small surviving band of loyal sepoys was led to safety in India by Ethel St Clair Grimwood, the wife of the slain Political Resident. The British sent troops into the country and, after several encounters with the 3000-man Manipuri army, finally restored order. The offending princes were hanged or transported to the Andaman Islands. Mrs Grimwood was awarded the Royal Red Cross.”-Farwell
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73090
https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/006573289
https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/011209034
By la Verne W. (Ward) Spring (1876-)
Reader notes: A collection of essays on iron and steel from the context of the first and early second decade of the 20th century United States. The author starts with "The early history of iron." and outlines his understanding ("Western" and opinionated) of the industry's history and technology through "Transformations and Structures of the Steels" in the early WWI era. It you are interested in the history, chemistry and manufacture of irons and steels in the pre-WWII era this might be a fit. For me, and I enjoyed working in a foundry many years ago, it was not an easy reader and seemed much longer than its 358 pages.
"The first 13 articles were published during 1915 and 1916 in serial form in the "Valve world," the house organ of Crane company of Chicago."
Related resources: A glossary of furnace-terms in English, French and German. 1888, By Thomas Egleston (1832-1900) (LCCN Permalink https://lccn.loc.gov/25022444) and The manufacture of iron, in all its various branches. 1853, By Frederick Overman (1810-1852) (LCCN Permalink: https://lccn.loc.gov/32025952)
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69156
By Carl Bernhard Wadström (1746-1799)
Reading Notes: By 1779 Swede Carl Bernhard Wadström was a convert to Emanuel Swedenborg’s doctrines, and in that year he and Augustus Nordenskjöld formed a Swedenborgian anti-slavery group in Norrköping, Sweden. The Norrköping Swedenborgian group birthed a plan for a colony in Africa built on agricultural trade as an alternative to slavery -- its long term purpose being the abolition of slavery -- or at least of providing a free alternative to it. King Gustav III granted a charter for forty families to emigrate. That effort was delayed by war between England and France [from Robert William Rix]. After years of delay, in 1787 Wadström (also now a central figure in the British abolition movement) accompanied by Carl Axel Arrhenius and Anders Sparrman traveled to West Africa for scientific investigations in Senegal. This book, "Observations on the Slave Trade..." is one of the outputs of that journey and describes some of what Wadström observed and some of what he thought about it -- in the context of his experiences and beliefs leading up to the late 1780s.
As a reminder, the slave trade had already been active and evolving for 170 years in what is now United States of America by the time Mr. Wadström journied to West Aftica and wrote this book (see: The 1619 Project and "The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story").
For additional context, you might want to read an article by Morton D. Paley, "“A New Heaven Is Begun”: William Blake And Swedenborgianism," and another by Klas Rönnbäck, "Enlightenment, Scientific Exploration and Abolitionism: Anders Sparrman's and Carl Bernhard Wadström's Colonial Encounters in Senegal, 1787–1788 and the British Abolitionist Movement." in A Journal of Slave and Post-Slave Studies. Volume 34, 2013 - Issue 3, Pages 425-445 (Published online: 06 Dec 2012)
eBook: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/24418
Audio: There are at least three audio versions of this short story (~22:00 each). See them at: https://librivox.org...
By Robert Wicks ( – ) [I couldn't find any bio information for Robert Wicks]
Reading Notes: This is an excellent short science fiction story about a small team of space explorer's first landing on a planet circling a star that is not the sun.
This short story was published in Amazing Science Fiction Stories, October 1958.
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/6711
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Dru:_Administrator
By Edward Mandell House (1858–1938), published 1912
Reading Notes:
Utopian reformer..."we are entering a new era. The past is no longer to be a guide to the future…"
Main characters: Phillip Dru, Gloria Strawn, Senator Selwyn
Also: Governor James R. Rockland (earmarks of a demagogue)…
The story outlines how society is corrupted by Dark money, Control of the press, Corrupt high-finance personalities, Anti-democracy Senators, and a Corrupt anti-democracy President (Rockland)
…who was ignorant of history
…who picks three compliant Supreme Court justices
There are recordings that capture corrupt acts by the President, and a Whistleblower.
Corrupt leaders are defiant & claim others were doing what they were charged with, and that they were trying to protect America… But they:
…moved Federal troops to American cities and the U.S.Navy to U.S. coasts
…used the press to dehumanized political opponents
…employed federal troops at the polls across the nation and denied a free ballot
…chose quick violence against election protesters resulting in an "appalling" number of civilian deaths across American cities
Civil War follows — unrealistic assertions about the nature and practice of war. More than 50,000 die in the one and only battle -- and the war is won…
General Dru remakes the U.S. as a more fair society with a smaller and more responsive government (too often just by saying so...)
At the highest level, "much of writing is sophomoric and the characters almost comically wooden." (From: "What Colonel House Thinks." by William Marion Reedy, Reedy's Mirror, April 6th, 1917 pages 239-240)
One more thing. Edward M. House wrote this story about the 1920s sometime before publishing it in 1912, and he included an electric automobile as a normal mode of transportation (when Gloria Strawn picks up Phillip Dru at the train station).
Wikipedia Summary: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Dru:_Administrator
eBook: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/68694
By Eliza Fanny Pollard (1840–1911)
Reader Summary: Historical fiction likely targeted at middle-schoolers... Charles Langlade and (fictional) Roger Boscowen, friends since childhood, part ways when they choose opposite sides in the French and Indian War (1750s). Famous French General Louis de Montcalm joined Canada and is helped by Langlade -- but less by Canadian Governor Marquis de Vaudreuil-Cavagnial. Some in the government of French Canada use De Montcalm's daughter to increase the complexity of the General's job... This is not a history of the French and Indian War and veers far from some of the facts as they are known today. Rather, it is a morality tale, a family drama, and a coming-of-age story that occurs mid-18th century New England.
eBook: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/68780
By Samuel Bevan, (1816–?)
Note: This mid-19th century travel narrative (maybe introducing some fiction as well, novel?) includes an early usage of the term "greasy spoon."
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69336
or https://quod.lib.umich.edu/e/evans/n16417.0001.001?rgn=main;view=fulltext
https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/blog/library-archive/shipwreck-william-falconer
Audio of 1858 version: https://librivox.org/the-shipwreck-by-william-falconer/
By William Falconer (1732-1769)
Reading Notes:
The interesting biography of William Falconer was more enjoyable than the extensive poem. The style and some content of the poetry may turn some off, but it includes some excellent rhymes (think song lyrics).
3rd Party Summaries:
"William Falconer's "The Shipwreck" recounts the final voyage of the merchant ship Britannia and her crew. See the Royal Museums Greenwich (RMG) summary at: https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/blog/library-archive/shipwreck-william-falconer
RMG Digital Resources Librarian 'Renee' says: "Part fiction, part autobiography and part instructional guide for sailors, William Falconer's poem The Shipwreck is a must-read for Patrick O'Brian fans. Fair enough, there's no Jack Aubrey character - but the combination of high seas drama and technical detail makes for a surprisingly compelling read."
Librivox Summary: A semi-autobiographical poem in three cantos recounts the wreck of the merchant ship Britannia. Written by William Falconer, a seaman of some experience, who survived one shipwreck himself with only two others of the 50 man crew and eventually perished in the loss of a second ship, the frigate Aurora, 20 years later. The poem is recognized for its realistic portrayal of life aboard an 18th century sailing vessel. Summary by Fritz
supported by
An Universal Dictionary of the Marine. 1769
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/57705
By William Falconer (1732-1769)
Audio:
eBook: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/78033
By Marcus Knox ( – )
Reading Notes: Knox interviewed a woman about her experience in Germany at the start of WWI. This short book is his re-telling of that story.
At the beginning of July, 1914, a British woman meets her German friends who live in the little town of Neustadt, near Kiel in Holstein for a holiday. Later that month (28 July 1914) Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. Shortly after that Russia mobilised in Serbia's defence, and Germany declared war on Russia and France. The story covers her experiences as her locality evolves under pressures of a war-time environment, as well as her escape back to England.
eBook: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/408
This is a widely published book. Other versions are available at your library and/or on Libby/Overdrive
By W. E. B. Du Bois (William Edward Burghardt/W. E. Burghardt Du Bois), (1868-1963)
Reading Notes: This is a series of essays on race by Du Bois. After reading and thinking about it for a while and reading the excellent Wikipedia summary I recommend that every adult should read this book to help add context to their perceptions of society and culture in the U.S. Du Bois is a tough, honest historian and careful observer of race relations in the U.S. The Wikipedia summary says that this book also "holds an important place in social science as one of the early works in the field of sociology." It is a complicated book, that, if you are interested at all, but are hesitating, I recommend that you read the Wikipedia summary, as it is far, far, better than anything that I could produce about this volume.
Wikipedia Summary: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Souls_of_Black_Folk
Audio:
eBook: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2288
By Maksim Gorky (Alexei Maximovich Peshkov) (1868 - 1936)
Translator C. J. Hogarth (Charles James) (1869 - 1945)
Reading Notes: At the time of this volume's publication in 1923, I think that Gorky (37) had already mastered his craft. In these short stories he explores some of the hardship, struggle, absurdity, class-defined regidity and human resilience via the characters that populate them.
Project Gutenberg automatically generated Summary:
"Through Russia" by Maksim Gorky is a collection of narratives written during the late 19th century that spans across various themes of human experience and social reality in Russia. The work provides insights into the lives and struggles of ordinary people against the backdrop of immense natural beauty and hardship, with a focus on the plight of the impoverished. The narratives unfold through vivid character portrayals, including a young woman in labor, showcasing resilience in the face of adversity. The opening of "Through Russia" elaborates on the rich landscape where the story begins, painting a picture of autumn in the Caucasus as the narrator reflects on life, beauty, and human struggle. He encounters a group of displaced "famine people" and is drawn into the suffering of a pregnant woman amidst the wilderness. As he aids her through childbirth along the river, the scene captures the rawness and transformative nature of human experiences. This early segment sets the tone for the collection, establishing themes of compassion and interconnectedness, while also hinting at the socio-economic challenges faced by the characters within a larger, often unforgiving societal framework.
Audio:
eBook: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/22046
By Hans Ostwald (1873 - 1940)
Translator Frances A. Welby (Frances Alice) (1862 - 1947)
Reading Notes:
Project Gutenberg automatically generated Summary:
"Maxim Gorki" by Hans Ostwald is a literary biography written in the early 20th century. The book explores the life and works of the prominent Russian author Maksim Gorky (Alexei Maximovich Peshkov), whose writing embodies the struggles of the lower classes in Russian society. Ostwald provides insights into Gorky’s rise from his humble beginnings to becoming a celebrated figure in literature, highlighting the social and cultural context of his time. The narrative delves into Gorky's childhood, marked by hardship and loss, which laid the foundation for his later literary themes of poverty and resilience. It discusses his early struggles as he navigated life as a vagrant and factory worker before eventually finding his voice as a writer. The book also analyzes Gorky’s literary contributions, including his unique portrayal of marginalized figures, and examines the impact of his liberating ideals on Russian literature and society. Ostwald presents Gorky as a pivotal figure in the modern literary movement, advocating for a deeper understanding of humanity through the lens of the downtrodden and disenfranchised.
Audio: https://librivox.org/a-short-history-of-germany-mary-parmele/
eBook: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/34397
By Mary Platt Parmele (1843 – 1911)
Reading Notes:
Librivox Summary:
Mary Platt Parmele brings to life the history of Germany and its rise to prominence in Europe. From scheming nobles to treaties created under the guise of peace, the reader is transported to the years before a cohesive group of city-states that became Germany. She shows us how the power of the Catholic Church stoked the fires of revolution, and caused the great schism between the Catholic people and the newly forming Protestant sects. The book begins by discussing the origins of the Aryan race (framed as describing people of Indo-European heritage as a racial grouping, or distinctive race/sub-race of the Caucasians) and ends around 1871 when Germany was united after defeating Napoleon.
Project Gutenberg (automatically generated summary):
"A Short History of Germany" by Mary Platt Parmele is a historical account written in the late 19th century. It explores the development of the German nation from its ancient roots through various historical events, highlighting the significance of the forces shaping its identity and territory. The book aims to trace the evolution of Germany as a unified nation, focusing on key figures and moments that have contributed to its progress. At the start of this work, the author emphasizes the importance of understanding Germany's foundational history to grasp its present. She discusses the Aryan origins of the German people and outlines the migrations that brought them to the land known today as Germany. The narrative begins with the ancient tribes, such as the Teutons and Goths, and sets the stage for significant events, including Hermann's resistance against Roman conquest and the social dynamics of early Germanic tribes. Parmele's detailed examination prompts readers to consider how these early historical threads weave together to form modern Germany.
Audio:
eBook: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/39178
By J. M. Barrie (1860 – 1937)
Reading Notes:
"Examiner of Plays' Summary" by G. S. Street: https://www.greatwartheatre.org.uk/db/script/172/
A finely impressive work. The chief character is 'the Emperor', who 'is not made up to resemble any real potentate', but is the German Emperor, the political situation being dealt with under the real names of the countries concerned. He is found asleep in a chair, in a bare room, and 'his Chancellor' and 'an officer' enter. They tender him a paper for his signature which shall begin the War. He is partly loth and the Chancellor advances the notorious German illusions about the preoccupation and degeneracy of England and so forth; he also talks about the prospect of France's violation of Belgian neutrality, if Germany refrains - unhistorically, by the way, as we know how long the German plans were laid. The Emperor dismisses them and, left alone, indulges in a megalomaniac soliloquy about his impending conquests. The 'Spirit of Culture' comes and reproaches and convinces him of the wickedness he intends, and when the other return he tears up the paper. They retire; he goes to sleep again and gradually the audience is aware that all has been his dream; when he wakes it is to the reality of the War: Belgian has been devastated [sic], his plans have miscarried. The Spirit of Culture returns and in a moving scene up raids him: ''I have come with this gaping wound in my breast to bid you farewell,' but her last words are 'If God is with the Allies, Germany will not be destroyed' - to which we may all agree provided German is rendered harmless. Perhaps Sir J. Barrie is tenderer to the Kaiser, in spite of the megalomaniac depicted, than most of us believe to be just, but he has a right to his view. It is grateful to find the theme of the War treated with the gravity and dignity it calls for. The tribute to the valour of our army is especially fine.
Project gutenberg summary:
"Der Tag; or, The Tragic Man" by J. M. Barrie is a dramatic play written during the early 20th century, specifically around the time of World War I. The play revolves around the themes of power, responsibility, and the moral dilemmas faced by a ruler. It vividly portrays the moment when an emperor is faced with the decision to sign a declaration of war, examining the weight of his choice against a backdrop of cultural identity and moral conscience. The narrative begins with the Emperor contemplating a crucial decision that would lead Germany into war against France and Russia. As the Emperor grapples with his ambitions and fears, he is visited by the Spirit of Culture, who warns him of the catastrophic consequences of his actions and implores him to reject the war. Despite his initial resolve to maintain peace, the allure of power and glory proves too great, resulting in a tragic realization of the devastation caused by his choices. The play concludes with a haunting reminder of the cost of ambition and the hollow nature of conquest, emphasizing that the Emperor's pursuit of greatness ultimately leads to tragedy, both personally and for his nation. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Audio:
eBook: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/78085
By Hilaire Belloc (1870 – 1953)
Reading Notes: ...dropped. Author's apparent anti-semitism edged out the potential value of continuing the read...
Audio:
eBook: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73584
By Moses ben Maimon (commonly known as Maimonides) (1135-1204)
Translator: M. Friedländer, (Michael) (1833-1910)
Reading Notes:
Wikipedia Summary: wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Guide_for_the_Perplexed
Project gutenberg summary:
"The guide for the perplexed" by Moses Maimonides is a work of Jewish theology written between 1185 and 1190. Originally composed in Judeo-Arabic, it attempts to reconcile Aristotelian philosophy with Jewish theology by finding rational explanations for biblical events and passages. Maimonides addresses educated believers troubled by apparent contradictions between philosophical knowledge and religious texts, particularly focusing on biblical anthropomorphism and the nature of God's incorporeality through careful analysis of Hebrew terms and prophetic figures. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Audio:
eBook: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/77911
By William Byron Mowery ( – )
Reading Notes:
Audio:
eBook: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/77910
By Daniel Berkeley Updike (1860 – 1941)
Reading Notes:
Audio: https://librivox.org/the-man-who-lost-himself-by-h-de-vere-stacpoole/
eBook: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/23988
By H. (Henry) De Vere Stacpoole (1863 – 1951)
Reading Notes: This is a 1918 comedy drama novel by the Irish-born writer [Henry De Vere Stacpoole](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_De_Vere_Stacpoole. The plot revolves around an American from Philadelphia, Victor Jones, arriving in London to find himself the exact Doppelgänger of a British aristocrat, the Earl of Rochester.
Wikipedia Summary: wikipedia.org/.../The_Man_Who_Lost_Himself
eBook: https://archive.org/details/african-presence-in-early-europe-by-dr-ivan-van-sertima/page/n17/mode/2up
By Ivan Van Sertima (1935 – 2009)
Reading Notes:
eBook: https://archive.org/details/frankl-viktor-mans-search-for-meaning-1963
By Viktor Frankl (1905 – 1997)
Reading Notes: An Austrian neurologist, psychiatrist, philosopher, and Holocaust survivor, Frankl published 39 books. This autobiographical Man's Search for Meaning, was based on his experiences in various Nazi concentration camps.
Wikipedia Summary: wikipedia.org/wiki/Man%27s_Search_for_Meaning
eBook: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/41445
eBook: https://www.overdrive.com/search?q=Frankenstein%2C%20or%20the%20Modern%20Prometheus&f-formatClassification=eBook (lots of options)
By Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (1797 – 1851)
Reading Notes:
Wikipedia Summary: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein
English literature
Subjects: Science fiction, Horror tales, Gothic fiction, Scientists -- Fiction, Monsters -- Fiction, Victor Frankenstein (Fictitious character), and Frankenstein's monster (Fictitious character)
Project Gutenburg summary:
"Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus" by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley is a Gothic novel written in 1818 and, with sections re-written by the author published again in 1831. It tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who creates a living creature from assembled body parts gathered from cadavers in an unorthodox experiment. When the creature awakens, Victor flees in horror, setting in motion a tragic tale of creation, abandonment, and revenge. The creature, initially innocent, learns language and seeks acceptance but faces only rejection. Embittered by humanity's cruelty, he demands his creator take responsibility, leading to devastating consequences that reach from Geneva to the Arctic. This pioneering work has become one of English literature's most influential stories, spawning an entire genre of horror and forever changing popular culture.
eBook: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/42324
eBook: https://www.overdrive.com/search?q=Frankenstein%2C%20or%20the%20Modern%20Prometheus&f-formatClassification=eBook (lots of options)
By Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (1797 – 1851)
Reading Notes:
Wikipedia Summary: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein
English literature
Subjects: Science fiction, Horror tales, Gothic fiction, Scientists -- Fiction, Monsters -- Fiction, Victor Frankenstein (Fictitious character), and Frankenstein's monster (Fictitious character)
Project Gutenburg summary:
"Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus" by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley is a Gothic novel written in 1818 and, with sections re-written by the author published again in 1831. It tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who creates a living creature from assembled body parts gathered from cadavers in an unorthodox experiment. When the creature awakens, Victor flees in horror, setting in motion a tragic tale of creation, abandonment, and revenge. The creature, initially innocent, learns language and seeks acceptance but faces only rejection. Embittered by humanity's cruelty, he demands his creator take responsibility, leading to devastating consequences that reach from Geneva to the Arctic. This pioneering work has become one of English literature's most influential stories, spawning an entire genre of horror and forever changing popular culture.
Audio:
eBook: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/18571
By Julius E. Olson also a biography (1858 - 1944) and Edward Gaylord Bourne (1860 – 1908)
Reading Notes: This is a set of primary source narratives associated with early explorations of North America by European explorers and colonizers (translated into English, with footnotes). It covers a range of resources describing activities of Norse explorers, Columbus, and Cabot. Olson and Bourne edited these primary sources for publication. The book helps document some early interactions between these parties and the indigenous peoples of North America.
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. Miscellaneous Publication No. 237. July 1936, 90 Pages.
eBook (text): https://archive.org/stream/foodplantsofnort237yano/foodplantsofnort237yano_djvu.txt
eBook (PDF): https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015000754237&seq=1
By Elias Yanovsky ?( – )
Reading Notes: Reference work.
Also see: "Food Plants of the North American Indians." by Dr. V. Harvard. U.S. Army. in Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club, Vol. 22, No. 3 (Mar. 27, 1895), pp. 98-123 (26 pages) at: https://www.jstor.org/stable/2477757?seq=1
and
List of food plants native to the Americas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_food_plants_native_to_the_Americas
and
"Nutritional Properties of Native Plants and Traditional Foods from the Central United States." By Kelly Kindscher, Leanne Martin, Steve Corbett, David Lafond. in Ethnobiology Letters, Vol. 9, No. 2 (2018), pp. 214-227 (13 pages), at: https://www.jstor.org/stable/26607690
Audio:
eBook: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/48612
By Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger (AKA: Cordwainer Smith) (1913-1966)
Reading Notes:
The story of the Great Lakes by Edward Channing and Marion Florence Lansing. 1909
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/77559
Coffee merchandising : A handbook to the coffee business giving elementary and essential facts pertaining to the history, cultivation, preparation, and making of coffee. William H. Ukers. 1924
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/77554
Black America : A study of the ex-slave and his late master by Sir W. Laird Clowes. 1891
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/77558
Audio:
eBook: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/18571
By Julius Emil Olson (1858 – ) and Edward Gaylord Bourne (1860 - 1908)
Reading Notes:
Audio:
eBook: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/27253
By John Fiske (1842 - 1901)
Reading Notes:
Audio:
eBook: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/45634
By James Mooney (1861 - 1921)
Reading Notes:
Audio:
eBook: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/61477
By Arthur Caswell Parker (1881 - 1955)
Reading Notes:
PDF scan: https://www.sliderulemuseum.com/Manuals/TheSlideRule_A_Practical_Manual_Charles_N_Pickworth.pdf (6th edition)
eBook: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75904 (17th edition)
By Charles N. Pickworth ( – )
Reading Notes:
Other slide rule books: http://tinas-sliderules.me.uk/Slide%20Rules/SlideRuleBooks.html
Audio:
eBook: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/20214
By W. Stanley ( – )
Reading Notes:
eBook: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/34607
By George Washington Sears (1821 - 1890)
Reading Notes:
Gutenberg Summary:
"Woodcraft and Camping" by George Washington Sears is a practical outdoor guide written in the early 20th century. The text focuses on woodcrafting and camping techniques, offering insights for those seeking to enjoy nature and improve their outdoor skills. The author draws from extensive personal experience to provide readers with valuable tips and suggestions for successful camping and outdoor living. The beginning of the book delves into the importance of recreation for overworked individuals, stressing the necessity for meaningful rest and relaxation away from urban life. Sears addresses the inequalities in outdoor experiences where many people return from vacations feeling unsatisfied. He shares a variety of practical advice for aspiring campers, including how to pack lightly, the essentials of camping gear, and efficient techniques for setting up a campsite. Through his engaging and straightforward writing style, he aims to equip readers with the knowledge to make their outdoor adventures enjoyable and fulfilling. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
eBook: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/6934
By A. Frederick Collins (1869 – 1952)
Reading Notes:
eBook: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/29489
By Vernon L. Kellogg (1867 - 1937)
Reading Notes: This is a short biography and then the focus is on Hoover's role in the post-WWI "Relief of Belgium" and the "American Food Administration."
eBook: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73731
By Victor Rubin (1892 - 1967) (photo and photo)
Reading Notes: ...a novel centered on themes that made up real life American racism and accompaning violence in the early 20th century. It is not easy reading and (for many reasons) will be hurtful to many. This is a part of relatively recent American history that is too often ignored and is being actively suppressed throughout much of the United States today (2024).
Summary/Review from "Ku Klux Kulture: America and the Klan in the 1920s," page 89, (2017) by Felix Harcourt:
Tar and Feathers by Victor Rubin, a Chicago newspaperman, was not much of an improvement. The 1923 novel described the ethical awakening of Robert Hamilton, a young Georgian, the grandson of a Confederate captain, and heir to an extensive cotton plantation. Returning home after World War I, Hamilton joins the “Trick Track Tribe,” where he meets William J. Simmons’s fictional counterpart. By the novel’s end, though, the Georgian has been disabused of the organization’s worth by his true friends, a Catholic soldier and Jewish doctor. An effective argument against the real-life Klan’s official propaganda, Rubin’s novel met with some success, and was rushed into a second printing by his publisher, Dorrance & Company of Philadelphia. Once again, however, the book’s true appeal seems to have resided not in its story but in its message -- combined with the Klan’s seemingly ever-present ability to attract public attention. Reviewers noted that Tar and Feathers kept “the interest sustained,” but it was the “timely enough, and incidentally worthy enough,” theme of the book that would “justify its publication.”
See: https://academic.oup.com/chicago-scholarship-online/book/21466/chapter-abstract/181251787?redirectedFrom=fulltext
and
https://academic.oup.com/chicago-scholarship-online/book/21466
The Game of Rat and Dragon. By Cordwainer Smith (Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger)
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/29614
By Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger (AKA: Cordwainer Smith) (1913-1966)
Psychological Warfare. By Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger. 1948
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/48612
By Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger (AKA: Cordwainer Smith) (1913-1966)
Government in Republican China. By Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger. 1938
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/40350
By Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger (AKA: Cordwainer Smith) (1913-1966)
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/61085
By Ernest Hemingway (1899 - 1961)
Editor Ezra Pound (1885 - 1972)
Reading Notes:
https://galacticjourney.org/stories/Fantasy__Science_Fiction_v036n03_1969-03_PDF.pdf (pages 76-87)
By Joseph Green and his professional bio. (1931–_)
Reading Notes: I noticed a review of this story in a 02-22-2024 blog page by Gideon Marcus on galacticjourney.org.
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1872
By A. A. Milne (Alan Alexander), (1882-1956)
Reading Notes:
Recommended by Molly Young: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/06/books/mystery-novels.html
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/58820
By Dorothy L. Sayers (Dorothy Leigh), (1893-1957)
Reading Notes:
Recommended by Molly Young: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/06/books/mystery-novels.html
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73059
By Ring Lardner (Ringgold Wilmer Lardner) (1885-1933)
Reading notes:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/7828
By Robert Herrick (1868-1938)
Reading notes:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73056
By Robert Herrick (1868-1938)
Reading notes:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73082
By Niels Bohr (1885-1962)
Reader notes: Original publication was in "The London, Edinburgh, and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science, VOL. XXVII—Sixth Series. January-June, 1914.
"In a previous paper[2] the writer has shown that an explanation of some of the laws of line spectra may be obtained by applying Planck’s theory of black radiation to Rutherford’s theory of the structure of atoms. In the present paper these considerations will be further developed, and it will be shown that it seems possible on the theory to account for some of the characteristic features of the recent discovery by Stark[3] of the effect of an electric field on spectral lines, as well as of the effect of a magnetic field first discovered by Zeeman. It will also be shown that the theory seems to offer an explanation of the appearance of ordinary double spectral lines[4]."
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73087
By Niels Bohr (1885-1962)
Reader notes: Original publication was in "The London, Edinburgh, and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science, VOL. XXX—Sixth Series. July-December, 1915.
"...present writer has attempted to give the outlines of a theory of the constitution of atoms and molecules by help of a certain application of the Quantum theory of radiation to the theory of the nucleus atom. As the theory has been made a subject of criticism, and as experimental evidence of importance bearing on these questions has been obtained in the meantime, an attempt will be made in this paper to consider some points more closely."
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/22495
By Thomas A. Brown (?) and T. J. (Thomas Joseph) Carey (1868 - 1942) (?) (or Carey, T. J. (Thomas Joseph) (1853-_))
(previously published under the title of “The Ethnogastronomy of Thanksgiving.” in the 25 Nov. 1972 issue of the "Saturday Review of Science.")
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/72628
By Jay Anderson, Folklorist and living Historian (–) and James Deetz (1930 – 2000)
Reading Notes:
3rd Party Summaries:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/71794 By John Randolph Spears. (1850-1936)
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/71795 By John Randolph Spears. (1850-1936)
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/71796 By John Randolph Spears. (1850-1936)
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/71797 By John Randolph Spears. (1850-1936)
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/53122 By John Randolph Spears. (1850-1936)
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/71782
By William Metcalf (1838 - 1909)
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/71799
By Rev. Francis Higginson (First Minister of the Plantation at Salem in the Massachusetts Bay Colony) 1908
("New-Englands Plantation." by Rev. Francis Higginson, London, 1630)
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/60963
http://galacticjourney.org/stories/6011IF9.pdf
http://galacticjourney.org/oct-2-1960-second-rate-fun-november-1960-if-science-fiction/
By Robert Wicks. 1960
Summary/Review by Gideon Marcus from galacticjourney.org: The Impersonator, the third story ever published by Robert Wicks. In the midling future, the Earth is threatened by an impending Ice Age thanks to humanity’s rapacious exploitation of the planet’s resources. A host of outrageous plans are developed to fix the problem: from salting ice fields with carbon dust, to altering the axial tilt of the planet, to tapping the heat from the Earth’s core. It’s not a great story, but I liked Wicks’ satirical presentation of “doubling down” in an attempt to thwart catastrophe. Three stars.
[Want to find]
"Patient 926" • short story by Robert Wicks
Published in "Satellite Science Fiction." v3 #5, April 1959. 35¢, 64pp+
http://www.philsp.com/homeville/SFI/k01540.htm#A1
"Robert Wicks’ Patient 926, in which all children are inoculated against imagination."
The Evolution Of Religion: An Anthropological Study. By Lewis Richard Farnell. 1905
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/71722
By Lewis Richard Farnell (1856-1934)
A Summer Journey In The West. By Eliza R. Steele 1841
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/71725
By Eliza R. Steele ()
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/61575
By Romain Rolland (1866-1944)
Translated by Catherine Daae Groth (AKA: Catherine Daae Sparrow, Mrs. Edward Grant Sparrow) (1888-1972)
Reading Notes:
3rd Party Summaries:
https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/where-do-we-go-here
By Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. (1929 – 1968) Delivered 16 August 1967, in Atlanta, Georgia.
Reading Notes:
By Dr. Wade Walter Nyquist (1919-2000). Written August 1995.
https://www.ekn.io/wadenyquist_compressed_pdf/
(Thank you Erik Nyquist) and https://www.ekn.io/wadenyquist/
Reading Notes:
Summary by Eric Nyquist:
Wade Nyquist, was captured by the German army in Tunisia in 1943, and remained a POW until 1945. He was eventually persuaded by my Grandmother to recount the whole story so she could write it down. At some point, my Grandmother typed up several copies of the original papers and passed them out to her kids. I found one of these copies at my Aunt's house, and scanned each page to have a digital copy for myself. It's a fascinating piece of history, which you can download here.
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/16537
By Hamilton Wright Mabie (1846 – 1916) and illustrated by Blanche Ostertag (1872 – 1915)
Reading Notes:
3rd Party Summaries:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1080
By Dr. Jonathan Swift (1667-1745)
Reading Notes:
3rd Party Summaries:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Modest_Proposal
Librivox Summary:
Jonathan Swift almost defines satire in this biting and brutal pamphlet in which he suggests that poor (Catholic) Irish families should fatten up their children and sell them to the rich (Protestant) land owners, thus solving the twin problems of starving children and poverty in one blow. When the “Proposal” was published in 1729, Swift was quickly attacked, and even accused of barbarity – the exact state the “Proposal” was written to expose. Summary by Hugh
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/53080
By Lewis Spence (1874-1955)
Illustrators: Gilbert James and William Sewell
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/70136
By Syed Ameer Ali (1849-1928)
~ 100 pages
or
https://archive.org/details/dli.ernet.238014/mode/2up
By Syed Ameer Ali (1849-1928)
~590 pages
https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.86023
By Syed Ameer Ali (1849-1928)
~215 pages
https://archive.org/details/dli.granth.87988
By Syed Ameer Ali (1849-1928)
Reading Notes:
3rd Party Summaries:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/48605
By Richard Wilson (1878-1921) Published 1916
Illustrator Frank Cheyne Papé (1878-1972)
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/70041
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Small_Bachelor
By P. G. Wodehouse, (Sir Pelham Grenville) (1881-1975) Published 1927
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/785
and https://books.google.com/books?id=iKdij3ErDnMC
By Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) (c. 99 – c. 55 BC)
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66363
By Ralph Scott () Published 1923
https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/e-e-cummings/the-enormous-room
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/8446
By E. E. Cummings (1894-1962) Published 1922
Summary: Wikipedia
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/70022
By Walter Colton (1797 – 1851) Published 1850
Naval Memoir...
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69154
By Arthur Hamilton Clark (1841-1922), published 1911
[Late Commander of Ship “Verena,” Barque “Agnes,” Steamships “Manchu,” “Suwo Nada,” “Venus,” and “Indiana.” (1863-1877)]
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69808
By Alphonse Daudet (1840-1897). Published 1880.
Review (in Hungarian) by 'Kuszma' on GoodReads, and an English translation of that review from Google Translate
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/39742
By Mary White Ovington (1865-1951) Published 1911
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/42084
By Franz Boas (1858-1942) Published 1888
From content originally written for the Sixth annual report of the Bureau of ethnology. (1888 N 06 / 1884-1885) by Boas et al.
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/68765
By Henri Le Caron (1841-1894) [real name: Thomas Miller Beach] published 1892
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69156
By Carl Bernhard Wadström and see an article on Wadström at Enlightenment, Scientific Exploration and Abolitionism..., (1746-1799) published 1789
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/6362
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Soldiers
By John Dos Passos (1896-1970, John Roderigo Dos Passos) published 1921
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/24202
By John Dos Passos (1896-1970, John Roderigo Dos Passos) published 1922
https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Manhattan_Transfer
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhattan_Transfer_(novel)
https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Index:Manhattan_Transfer_(John_Dos_Passos,_1925).djvu
By John Dos Passos (1896-1970, John Roderigo Dos Passos) published 1925
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/46430
By Robert Thomas Kerlin (1866-1950) published 1898
Spanish-American War
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/60003
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negro_Poets_and_Their_Poems
By Robert Thomas Kerlin (1866-1950) published 1923
[Contents: "The Race of Orven," "The Stone of the Edmundsbury Monks," and "The S.S."]
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/10709
By M. P. Shiel (Matthew Phipps Shiel, 1865-1947)
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/11229
By M. P. Shiel (Matthew Phipps Shiel, 1865-1947)
Summary: Adam Jeffson finds himself the last man alive on Earth.
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/41794
By M. P. Shiel (Matthew Phipps Shiel, 1865-1947)
https://gutenberg.ca/ebooks/shiel-childrenofthewind/
By M. P. Shiel (Matthew Phipps Shiel, 1865-1947), Published 1923
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69149
By Georges Ohnet (1848-1918) published 1904
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/62799
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Brown_(abolitionist)
By W. E. B. Du Bois (William Edward Burghardt/W. E. Burghardt Du Bois), (1868-1963) published 1909
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69138
By Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton (1874-1922) published 1911
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/5199
By Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton (1874-1922) published 1919
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2988
By Albert Bigelow Paine
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69827
By H. Paul Caemmerer (Hans Paul, 1884-1962) Published 1939
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69121
By Cécile Tormay (1876-1937) Published 1923
Summary from Wikipedia:
Originally "Bujdosó könyv" (1923) -- which is translated literally as "The Proscribed Book," but an English translation was published as "An Outlaw's Diary" (1923). It provides a hostile account of the 1918–1919 (Hungarian) revolution and the subsequent Hungarian Soviet Republic led by Béla Kun. She also bemoaned the division of the Kingdom of Hungary which led to territorial concessions to the Kingdom of Roumania, This book is cited as evidence of Tomay's anti-semitism as she claims that "The demon of the revolution is not an individual, not a party, but a race among the races. The Jews are the last people of the Ancient East who survived among the newer peoples of shorter history."
https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/ADA581171.pdf
By Pamela Scott (1944- ) Published 2011
Summary from the book's Foreward:
Although not forgotten, but perhaps imperfectly remembered, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ critical role in the development of Washington, D.C., is a fascinating and important chapter in U.S. Army Engineer history.
By Aleph Bey
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69717
Nevil Shute (1899-1960) Australian novelist
See his availible titles at: http://gutenberg.ca/index.html#catalogueS
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/45368
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Outline_of_History
By H. G. Wells (1866-1946), published 1920
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14975
By Ida B. Wells-Barnett (1862-1931) published in 1892, 1893, 1894
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/64426
By Ida B. Wells-Barnett (1862-1931), published 1899
"During six weeks of the months of March and April 1899, twelve colored men were lynched in Georgia, the reign of outlawry culminating in the torture and hanging of the colored preacher, Elijah Strickland, and the burning alive of Samuel Wilkes, alias Hose, Sunday, April 23, 1899."
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/15263
By William Still (1821-1902), published 1871
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/9999
By Sarah H. Bradford (1818-1912), published 1886
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/57821
By Sarah H. Bradford (1818-1912), published 1869
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/226
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/10245
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/925
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/bookshelf/6
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/70052
By Emmeline M. Plunket
alibris Summary:
The great temple of Amen-Ra at Thebes... is oriented to the setting sun of the season so important to Egyptians, that of the summer solstice, and this fact strengthens the opinion that Amen was considered to be a god in some way presiding over the course of the year and its right measurement. -from "Amen and the Egyptian Year" First published in 1903 as Ancient Calendars and Constellations, this overview of early astronomical observations and how they influenced the belief systems and religions of early civilizations quickly became a resource later scholars looked to for guidance. From the very beginnings of astronomy, nearly 8,000 years ago, to the more "modern" ancient astronomies of Greece, Egypt, India, Persia, and China, this charming and erudite book will fascinate students of science, history, and mythology as well as lovers of the night sky.