The Problems of Philosophy - Bertrand RussellBertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell ( May 18, 1872 February 2, 1970) was one of the most influential mathematicians, philosophers and logicians working (mostly) in the 20th century, an important political liberal, activist and a populariser
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The Reef - Edith WhartonEdith Wharton ( January 24, 1862 August 11, 1937), is considered one of the most important American novelists and short story writers of the 20th century. Edith Wharton Life and work Born Edith Newbold Jones to a wealthy New York family, Edith combined he
Riders of the Purple SageRiders of the Purple Sage is Zane Grey's best-known novel. Originally published in 1912, it was one of the earliest works of Western fiction and played a significant role in popularizing that genre. Plot Unlike many Western novels which are often straight - Zane GreyZane Grey ( January 31, 1872 October 23, 1939), born Pearl Zane Gray (he later dropped "Pearl" and changed the a to an e in "Grey") was an American author of popular adventure novels and pulp fiction that presented an idealized image of the rugged Old Wes
The Secret Sharer - Joseph ConradJoseph Conrad ( December 3, 1857 August 3, 1924) was a Polish-born British novelist. Born Jozef Teodor Nalecz Konrad Korzeniowski on December 3, 1857 in Berdyczow, in what is now Ukraine, he was brought up in Russian-occupied Poland. His father, an impove
Sunshine Sketches of a Little TownSunshine Sketches of a Little Town is a sequence of stories by Stephen Leacock, first published in 1912. It is generally considered to be one of the most enduring classics of Canadian humourous literature. The fictional setting for these stories is Maripo - Stephen LeacockStephen Butler Leacock ( December 30, 1869 March 28, 1944) was a British-Canadian writer and economist. He was born in Swanmore, Hampshire, but at a young age he and his family moved to Canada. They settled on a farm in Egypt, Ontario. While the family ha
Theory of Psychoanalysis - Carl JungCarl Gustav Jung ( July 26, 1875 June 6, 1961) was a Swiss psychiatrist and founder of the neopsychoanalytic school of psychology. At university, he was a student of Krafft-Ebing. For a time, Jung was Freud's heir-apparent in the psychoanalytic school.