Delphi Series Eight

The humorous works of Ernest Bramah were as popular as the contemporary tales of Jerome K. Jerome and W. W. Jacobs, while Bramah’s detective stories were published beside the Sherlock Holmes stories and his politico-science fiction was often compared with the works of H. G. Wells. Bramah was a literary recluse, yet his innovative Kai Lung and Max Carrados stories continue to foster interest in this otherwise neglected Edwardian author. This comprehensive eBook presents Bramah’s collected works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Bramah’s life and works * Concise introductions to the novels and other texts * All the novels and story collections available in the US public domain, with individual contents tables * Features rare novels appearing for the first time in digital publishing, including A LITTLE FLUTTER * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the short stories * Easily locate the short stories you want to read * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please note: three later Kai Lung books and the story collection ‘The Specimen Case’ remain in copyright and so cannot appear in this collection. When new texts enter the public domain, they will be added to the eBook as a free update. Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Kai Lung Books THE WALLET OF KAI LUNG KAI LUNG’S GOLDEN HOURS The Max Carrados Books MAX CARRADOS THE EYES OF MAX CARRADOS MAX CARRADOS MYSTERIES THE BRAVO OF LONDON Other Fiction THE MIRROR OF KONG HO THE SECRET OF THE LEAGUE THE SPECIMEN CASE A LITTLE FLUTTER The Short Stories LIST OF SHORT STORIES IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER LIST OF SHORT STORIES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks

John Muir was an influential Scottish-American naturalist, environmental philosopher, glaciologist and early advocate for the preservation of wilderness in the United States. His letters, essays and books concern his adventures in nature, especially in the Sierra Nevada, California; Muir’s activism has helped to preserve the Yosemite Valley, Sequoia National Park and many other wilderness areas. This comprehensive eBook presents Muir’s complete works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Muir’s life and works * Concise introductions to the books * All the nature books, with individual contents tables * Features rare works appearing for the first time in digital publishing * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Famous works are fully illustrated with their original artwork * Features Muir’s Overland articles * Includes Muir’s autobiographies - spend hours following the author’s adventures * Special ‘Contextual Pieces’ section, with contemporary articles, reviews and essays evaluating Muir’s works * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please note: the biography by William Frederic Badè cannot appear in the edition due to copyright. Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Books PICTURESQUE CALIFORNIA THE MOUNTAINS OF CALIFORNIA STICKEEN: AN ADVENTURE WITH A DOG AND A GLACIER OUR NATIONAL PARKS EDWARD HENRY HARRIMAN THE YOSEMITE TRAVELS IN ALASKA LETTERS TO A FRIEND A THOUSAND-MILE WALK TO THE GULF THE CRUISE OF THE CORWIN STEEP TRAILS Newspaper Articles OVERLAND MONTHLY ARTICLES The Autobiographies MY FIRST SUMMER IN THE SIERRA THE STORY OF MY BOYHOOD AND YOUTH Contextual Pieces JOHN MUIR: CONTEXTUAL ARTICLES, ESSAYS AND REVIEWS ZANITA: A TALE OF THE YO-SEMITE by Thérèse Yelverton THE MOUNTAIN TRAIL AND ITS MESSAGE by Albert W. Palmer ALASKA DAYS WITH JOHN MUIR by S. Hall Young Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks

Widely regarded as the Father of Liberalism, John Locke was an English philosopher and one of the most influential of Enlightenment thinkers, following the tradition of Sir Francis Bacon. His work greatly affected the development of epistemology and political philosophy. Locke’s theory of mind is often cited as the origin of modern conceptions of identity and the self, figuring prominently in the work of later philosophers such as David Hume, Rousseau and Immanuel Kant. This comprehensive eBook presents Locke’s complete works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Locke’s life and works * Concise introductions to the major works * All the treatises, with individual contents tables * Features rare essays appearing for the first time in digital publishing * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Features Locke’s rare poetry – first time in digital print * Includes Locke’s letters - spend hours exploring the author’s personal correspondence * Features two biographies - discover Locke’s literary life * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Books AN ESSAY CONCERNING HUMAN UNDERSTANDING A LETTER CONCERNING TOLERATION, 1689 A SECOND LETTER CONCERNING TOLERATION A THIRD LETTER FOR TOLERATION A FOURTH LETTER FOR TOLERATION TWO TREATISES OF GOVERNMENT SOME CONSIDERATIONS ON THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE LOWERING OF INTEREST AND THE RAISING OF THE VALUE OF MONEY FURTHER CONSIDERATIONS CONSIDERING RAISING THE VALUE OF MONEY SHORT OBSERVATIONS ON A PRINTED PAPER, ENTITLED FOR ENCOURAGING THE COINAGE OF SILVER MONEY IN ENGLAND, AND AFTER FOR KEEPING IT THERE SOME THOUGHTS CONCERNING EDUCATION THE REASONABLENESS OF CHRISTIANITY, AS DELIVERED IN THE SCRIPTURES A VINDICATION OF THE REASONABLENESS OF CHRISTIANITY A SECOND VINDICATION OF THE REASONABLENESS OF CHRISTIANITY A PARAPHRASE AND NOTES ON THE EPISTLES OF ST. PAUL TO THE GALATIANS, 1 AND 2 CORINTHIANS, ROMANS, EPHESIANS SOME THOUGHTS ON THE CONDUCT OF THE UNDERSTANDING MISCELLANEOUS WORKS The Letters MISCELLANEOUS LETTERS OF JOHN LOCKE The Poetry THE POEMS OF JOHN LOCKE The Biographies THE LIFE OF JOHN LOCKE BY PIERRE DES MAIZEAUX JOHN LOCKE BY LESLIE STEPHEN Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks

Niccolò Machiavelli, the Italian Renaissance historian, politician, diplomat, philosopher and humanist, is regarded by many as the founder of modern political science. His most renowned work, ‘The Prince’, continues to cause great controversy for its advocacy of immoral and ruthless actions in politics. Due to this notorious text, the term "Machiavellian" is often associated with political deceit and deviousness; nevertheless, Machiavelli’s writings were also an inspiration to Enlightenment proponents of modern democratic political philosophy This comprehensive eBook presents Machiavelli’s collected works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Machiavelli’s life and works * Concise introductions to the treatises and other texts * All the major works, with individual contents tables * Features rare translations appearing for the first time in digital publishing * Four translations of ‘The Prince’ — Edward Dacres, Christian E. Detmold, W. K. Marriott and Ninian Hill Thomson; also includes the original Italian 1540 text * Two translations of ‘The Art of War — Peter Whitehorne and Henry Neville; also includes the original Italian 1520 text * Two translations of ‘Discourses on Livy’ — Henry Neville and Ninian Hill Thomson * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original Renaissance texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Includes Machiavelli’s rare letters and records of missions – available in no other collection * Features three biographies - discover Machiavelli’s intriguing life * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please note: no known translations of 'The Mandrake' and Machiavelli’s poetry are available at the time of publication. Once new texts become available, they will be added to the eBook as a free update. Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Political Works THE PRINCE THE ART OF WAR A DISCOURSE ABOUT THE REFORMING OF FLORENCE THOUGHTS OF A STATESMAN DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS The Historical Works A DESCRIPTION OF THE MANNER IN WHICH DUKE VALENTINO PUT VITELLOZZO VITELLI, OLIVEROTTO DA FERMO, LORD PAGOLA AND THE DUKE OF GRAVINA TO DEATH THE LIFE OF CASTRUCCIO CASTRACANI OF LUCCA HISTORY OF FLORENCE AND OF THE AFFAIRS OF ITALY DISCOURSES ON LIVY The Biographies MACHIAVELLI by Henry Cust INTRODUCTION TO NICCOLÒ MACHIAVELLI by W. K. Marriott MACHIAVELLI by John Morley Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks

One of the most popular writers of Interwar Britain, W. Somerset Maugham earned vast sums as a playwright, novelist and master of the short story. His work is characterised by a clear unadorned style, cosmopolitan settings and a perceptive understanding of human nature. The novel ‘Of Human Bondage’ (1915) is generally regarded as his masterpiece, offering a semi-autobiographical account of a young medical student’s painful progress toward maturity. This comprehensive eBook presents Maugham’s collected works, featuring all the novels in the US public domain, with numerous illustrations, rare stories, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Maugham’s life and works * Concise introductions to the novels and other texts * All 10 novels in the US public domain, with individual contents tables * Features rare works appearing for the first time in digital publishing * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Rare short stories only available in this collection * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the short stories * Easily locate the stories you want to read * Includes a selection of Maugham’s non-fiction and plays * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please note: 10 novels and the short stories published after 1922 cannot appear in this collection due to copyright. When new texts enter the public domain, they will be added to the eBook as a free update. Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Novels LIZA OF LAMBETH THE MAKING OF A SAINT THE HERO MRS CRADDOCK THE MERRY-GO-ROUND THE BISHOP’S APRON THE EXPLORER THE MAGICIAN OF HUMAN BONDAGE THE MOON AND SIXPENCE The Short Stories INTRODUCTION TO THE SHORT STORIES THE SHORT STORIES IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER THE SHORT STORIES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER The Plays A MAN OF HONOUR LADY FREDERICK JACK STRAW MRS DOT PENELOPE THE EXPLORER THE TENTH MAN LANDED GENTRY THE LAND OF PROMISE THE UNKNOWN THE CIRCLE CAESAR’S WIFE EAST OF SUEZ Selected Non-Fiction THE LAND OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN ON A CHINESE SCREEN Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks

The Austrian neurologist Sigmund Freud was the founder of psychoanalysis, a clinical method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between patient and psychoanalyst. Freud developed therapeutic techniques including the use of free association and transference, establishing its central role in the analytic process. Freud’s redefinition of sexuality led him to formulate the Oedipus complex as the central tenet of psychoanalytical theory. His analysis of dreams as wish-fulfilments also provided him with models for the clinical analysis of symptom formation and the underlying mechanisms of repression. This comprehensive eBook presents Freud’s collected works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Freud’s life and works * Concise introductions to the landmark works * Features many major essays * Includes seminal translations by A. A. Brill * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Books STUDIES ON HYSTERIA THE INTERPRETATION OF DREAMS DREAM PSYCHOLOGY: PSYCHOANALYSIS FOR BEGINNERS THE PSYCHOPATHOLOGY OF EVERYDAY LIFE THREE ESSAYS ON THE THEORY OF SEXUALITY JOKES AND THEIR RELATION TO THE UNCONSCIOUS DELUSIONS AND DREAMS IN JENSEN’S GRADIVA FIVE LECTURES ON PSYCHO-ANALYSIS LEONARDO DA VINCI AND A MEMORY OF HIS CHILDHOOD TOTEM AND TABOO ON THE HISTORY OF THE PSYCHO-ANALYTIC MOVEMENT A GENERAL INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOANALYSIS THOUGHTS FOR THE TIMES ON WAR AND DEATH BEYOND THE PLEASURE PRINCIPLE GROUP PSYCHOLOGY AND THE ANALYSIS OF THE EGO A YOUNG GIRL’S DIARY Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks

The Australian-born British novelist Elizabeth von Arnim was a member of the literary glitterati, her cousin being Katherine Mansfield, her children tutored by both E. M. Forster and Hugh Walpole and she was also a lover of H. G. Wells. Celebrated novels such as ‘The Enchanted April’ are notable for their mordant wit, ironic style and their unsentimental treatment of the relationship between men and women. This comprehensive eBook presents von Arnim’s collected works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 2) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to von Arnim’s life and works * Concise introductions to the major novels and other texts * All novels in the US public domain, with individual contents tables * Features rare novels appearing for the first time in digital publishing * Also features the apocryphal novel THE ORDEAL OF ELIZABETH * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Famous works such as ELIZABETH AND HER GERMAN GARDEN are fully illustrated with their original images * Includes von Arnim’s rare children’s book, fully illustrated – available in no other collection * Ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres * UPDATED with 2 novels : ‘Love (1925)’ and ‘Introduction to Sally’ (1926); revised texts; corrections; more images Please note: four novels and an autobiography published after 1926 cannot appear in this collection due to copyright. The Novels Elizabeth and Her German Garden (1898) The Solitary Summer (1899) The Benefactress (1901) Princess Priscilla’s Fortnight (1905) Fräulein Schmidt and Mr Anstruther (1907) The Caravaners (1909) The Pastor’s Wife (1914) Christine (1917) Christopher and Columbus (1919) In the Mountains (1920) Vera (1921) The Enchanted April (1922) Love (1925) Introduction to Sally (1926) The Ordeal of Elizabeth (Apocryphal) The Children’s Book The April Baby’s Book of Tunes (1900) The Travel Writing The Adventures of Elizabeth in Rügen (1904)

The English novelist Sir Hugh Walpole was a bestselling author of the 1920’s and 1930’s, supported by Henry James and Arnold Bennett. Highly regarded for his vivid plots and skill at scene-setting, Walpole wrote prolifically, producing at least one book every year and his novels established a large readership in Britain and America. This comprehensive eBook presents Walpole’s collected works, featuring all the novels in the US public domain, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Walpole’s life and works * Concise introductions to the novels and other texts * 13 novels, with individual contents tables * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * A selection of Walpole’s non-fiction, including his seminal study of Anthony Trollope, available in no other collection * Features Walpole’s autobiography - discover Walpole’s literary life * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please note: 24 novels and several short story collections published after 1922 cannot appear in this collection due to copyright. When new texts enter the public domain, they will be added to the eBook as a free update. Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Novels THE WOODEN HORSE MARADICK AT FORTY MR. PERRIN AND MR. TRAILL THE PRELUDE TO ADVENTURE FORTITUDE THE DUCHESS OF WREXE THE DARK FOREST THE GREEN MIRROR THE SECRET CITY JEREMY THE CAPTIVES THE YOUNG ENCHANTED THE CATHEDRAL The Shorter Fiction THE GOLDEN SCARECROW THE THIRTEEN TRAVELLERS Selected Non-Fiction JOSEPH CONRAD THE ART OF JAMES BRANCH CABELL ANTHONY TROLLOPE The Autobiography THE CRYSTAL BOX Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks

The Mother of Detective Fiction, the American novelist Anna Katharine Green produced well-constructed plots, noted for their sound knowledge of criminal law and accurate realism. Her detective stories would have a lasting influence on the works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Agatha Christie and countless other writers of crime and mystery literature. For the first time in publishing history, this comprehensive eBook presents Green’s complete works in the US public domain, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Green’s life and works * Concise introductions to the major novels and other texts * All 28 novels in US public domain, with individual contents tables * Features rare novels appearing for the first time in digital publishing * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Many works are fully illustrated with their original artwork * Special Amelia Butterworth Series contents table – the original influence for Jane Marple * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the short stories * Easily locate the short stories you want to read * Includes rare uncollected short stories, appearing here for the first time in digital publishing, including 7 TO 12: A DETECTIVE STORY * Includes Green’s rare poetry collection THE DEFENCE OF THE BRIDE AND OTHER POEMS – available in no other collection * Green’s play RISIFI’S DAUGHTER, digitised here for the first time * Features rare non-fiction newspaper articles by Green * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please note: Green's last novel THE STEP ON THE STAIR was published in 1923 and so cannot appear in this edition due to US copyright law. When it enters the US public domain, it will be be added to the eBook as a free update. CONTENTS: The Amelia Butterworth Series The Novels THE LEAVENWORTH CASE A STRANGE DISAPPEARANCE THE SWORD OF DAMOCLES XYZ HAND AND RING THE MILL MYSTERY BEHIND CLOSED DOORS THE FORSAKEN INN A MATTER OF MILLIONS CYNTHIA WAKEHAM’S MONEY MARKED PERSONAL MISS HURD DOCTOR IZARD THAT AFFAIR NEXT DOOR LOST MAN’S LANE AGATHA WEBB THE CIRCULAR STUDY ONE OF MY SONS THE FILIGREE BALL THE MILLIONAIRE BABY THE WOMAN IN THE ALCOVE THE CHIEF LEGATEE THE MAYOR’S WIFE THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS THE HOUSE OF THE WHISPERING PINES INITIALS ONLY DARK HOLLOW THE MYSTERY OF THE HASTY ARROW The Shorter Fiction THE OLD STONE HOUSE AND OTHER STORIES MASTERPIECES OF MYSTERY THE GOLDEN SLIPPER AND OTHER PROBLEMS FOR VIOLET STRANGE TO THE MINUTE, SCARLET AND BLACK UNCOLLECTED SHORT STORIES The Short Stories LIST OF SHORT STORIES IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER LIST OF SHORT STORIES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER The Play RISIFI’S DAUGHTER The Poetry THE DEFENCE OF THE BRIDE AND OTHER POEMS The Non-Fiction NEWSPAPER ARTICLES Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks

The German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer is best known for his 1818 work ‘The World as Will and Idea’, which characterises the phenomenal world as the product of a blind and insatiable metaphysical will. Proceeding from the transcendental idealism of Kant, Schopenhauer developed an atheistic metaphysical and ethical system that is viewed by many as an exemplary manifestation of philosophical pessimism. His works on aesthetics, morality and psychology would exert a major influence on existential philosophy and Freudian thinking. This comprehensive eBook presents Schopenhauer’s collected works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Schopenhauer’s life and works * Concise introductions to the major treatises * The complete essays, translated by T. Bailey Saunders in seven volumes, with individual contents tables * Major works include their original hyperlinked footnotes – ideal for students * Excellent formatting of the texts * ‘The World as Will and Idea’ translated by R. B. Haldane and J. Kemp, in the much expanded sixth edition of 1909 * Special Essays alphabetical contents list – find the essay you want to read easily * Features three biographies - explore Schopenhauer’s intriguing life * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Books ON THE FOURFOLD ROOT OF THE PRINCIPLE OF SUFFICIENT REASON THE WORLD AS WILL AND IDEA THE ART OF BEING RIGHT ON THE WILL IN NATURE ON THE BASIS OF MORALITY WISDOM OF LIFE COUNSELS AND MAXIMS RELIGION: A DIALOGUE THE ART OF LITERATURE STUDIES IN PESSIMISM ON HUMAN NATURE THE ART OF CONTROVERSY The Essays LIST OF ESSAYS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER The Biographies SCHOPENHAUER by Thomas Whittaker SCHOPENHAUER by Elbert Hubbard ARTHUR SCHOPENHAUER by William Wallace Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks

A giant of eighteenth century theatre, Richard Brinsley Sheridan was an Irish satirist, playwright and poet. His celebrated plays ‘The Rivals’ and ‘The School for Scandal’ exerted a major influence on the development of English drama and continue to be performed worldwide today. For the first time in publishing history, this comprehensive eBook presents Sheridan’s complete works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Sheridan’s life and works * Concise introductions to the plays * All 9 dramatic works, with individual contents tables * Features rare plays appearing for the first time in digital publishing, including PIZARRO * Images of how the works were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Also features R. Crompton Rhodes edition of Sheridan’s poetry, first time in digital print * Easily locate the rare poems you want to read * Includes Sheridan’s speeches and letters - spend hours exploring the author’s non-fiction * Features two biographies, including Moore’s seminal study - explore Sheridan’s literary and personal life * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Dramatic Works THE RIVALS ST. PATRICK’S DAY THE DUENNA A TRIP TO SCARBOROUGH THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL THE CAMP THE CRITIC THE GLORIOUS FIRST OF JUNE PIZARRO The Poetry THE POEMS OF RICHARD BRINSLEY SHERIDAN The Non-Fiction THE LEGISLATIVE INDEPENDENCE OF IRELAND VINDICATED A COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE TWO BILLS, FOR THE BETTER GOVERNMENT OF THE BRITISH POSSESSIONS IN INDIA THE SPEECHES AND LETTERS The Biographies MEMOIRS OF THE LIFE OF THE RT. HON. RICHARD BRINSLEY SHERIDAN by Thomas Moore RICHARD BRINSLEY SHERIDAN by William Fraser Rae Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks

A celebrated pioneer of fantasy fiction, the Irish writer and dramatist Lord Dunsany produced seminal works such as ‘The King of Elfland's Daughter’, noted for their imaginative power and intellectual ingenuity. Dunsany achieved great fame and success with his early short stories and plays, conjuring mysterious kingdoms of fairies and gods in richly colored prose, while promoting a characteristic element of the macabre. This comprehensive eBook presents Dunsany’s collected works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing for the first time in digital publishing, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Dunsany’s life and works * Concise introductions to the major texts * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the short stories * Easily locate the short stories you want to read * Many of Dunsany’s famous plays * Dunsany’s scarce poetry collection, FIFTY POEMS, first time in digital print * Includes the two ‘Sirens’ autobiographies * Features a bonus biography - discover Dunsany’s literary life * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please note: later novels and short stories published after 1922 cannot appear in this collection due to copyright. When new texts enter the public domain, they will be added to the eBook as a free update. Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Novel DON RODRIGUEZ: CHRONICLES OF SHADOW VALLEY Other Short Story Collections THE GODS OF PEGANA TIME AND THE GODS THE SWORD OF WELLERAN AND OTHER STORIES A DREAMER’S TALES THE BOOK OF WONDER FIFTY-ONE TALES TALES OF WONDER TALES OF WAR UNHAPPY FAR-OFF THINGS TALES OF THREE HEMISPHERES The Short Stories LIST OF SHORT STORIES IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER LIST OF SHORT STORIES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER The Plays FIVE PLAYS PLAYS OF GODS AND MEN IF The Poetry Collection FIFTY POEMS The Non-Fiction NOWADAYS The Autobiographies WHILE THE SIRENS SLEPT THE SIRENS WAKE The Biography DUNSANY THE DRAMATIST by Edward Hale Bierstadt Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks

The Brothers Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm, were German academics, philologists and lexicographers, whose first collection of folk tales, Children's and Household Tales has enjoyed enduring popularity, influencing the works of countless other writers, while changing the course of children’s literature. This comprehensive eBook presents the complete fairy tales of The Brothers Grimm, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to the Grimms’ life and works * Concise introductions to the main texts * All the fairy tales and legends, translated by Margaret Hunt * The first English translation of the fairy tales by Edgar Taylor, with the original illustrations by George Cruikshank — available in no other collection * Multiple translations of the tales, including texts by Marian Edwardes, Lucy Crane and the famous edition illustrated by Arthur Rackham * Five different translations in total * Also includes the original German text of the fairy tales (1857 edition) * Features Thomas Crofton Croker’s FAIRY LEGENDS AND TRADITIONS OF THE SOUTH OF IRELAND, which the Brothers Grimm translated * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Famous tales are fully illustrated with their original artwork * Special alphabetical contents tables for the complete fairy tales * Easily locate the tales you want to read * Features a bonus biography - discover the authors’ intriguing life * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Fairy Tales GRIMMS’ FAIRY TALES EDGAR TAYLOR TRANSLATION, 1826 MARGARET HUNT TRANSLATION, 1884 LUCY CRANE TRANSLATION, 1886 ARTHUR RACKHAM ILLUSTRATED EDITION, 1909 MARIAN EDWARDES REVISION, 1912 THE ORIGINAL GERMAN TEXT, 1857 LIST OF FAIRY TALES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER The Translation FAIRY LEGENDS AND TRADITIONS OF THE SOUTH OF IRELAND by Thomas Crofton Croker The Biography THE BROTHERS GRIMM by Henry Sweet Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks

Jean-Jacques Rousseau was a Genevan philosopher of the 18th century, whose works influenced the Enlightenment across Europe, changing the development of modern political and educational thought. His ‘Confessions’, setting the groundwork for the modern autobiography, inspired the late eighteenth century movement of the Age of Sensibility, favouring an increased focus on subjectivity and introspection. This comprehensive eBook presents Rousseau’s collected works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Rousseau’s life and works * Concise introductions to the major texts * Features rare treatises often missed out of collections * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Includes Rousseau’s rare unfinished book REVERIES OF A SOLITARY WALKER – available in no other collection * Includes Rousseau’s great autobiography ‘Confessions’ * Special criticism section, with essays evaluating Rousseau’s contribution to philosophy, including Irving Babbitt’s seminal study * Features two biographies - discover Rousseau’s literary life * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Books DISCOURSE ON THE ARTS AND SCIENCES DISCOURSE ON THE ORIGIN AND BASIS OF INEQUALITY AMONG MEN DISCOURSE ON POLITICAL ECONOMY ÉMILE, OR ON EDUCATION THE SOCIAL CONTRACT, OR PRINCIPLES OF POLITICAL RIGHT CONSTITUTIONAL PROJECT FOR CORSICA CONSIDERATIONS ON THE GOVERNMENT OF POLAND REVERIES OF A SOLITARY WALKER The Autobiography THE CONFESSIONS OF JEAN-JACQUES ROUSSEAU The Criticism ROUSSEAU by William Cleaver Wilkinson ROUSSEAU AND ROMANTICISM by Irving Babbitt ROUSSEAU by John Cowper Powys THE RELIGION OF ROUSSEAU by John Middleton Murry COWPER AND ROUSSEAU by Leslie Stephen THE ROUSSEAU AFFAIR by Lytton Strachey ROUSSEAU AND THE SENTIMENTALISTS by James Russell Lowell ROUSSEAU by George Brandes ROUSSEAU IN ENGLAND IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY by Edmund Gosse The Biographies ROUSSEAU by John Morley JEAN JACQUES ROUSSEAU by Hugh Chisholm Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks

Walter Pater, the English critic, essayist and humanist is noted for the advocacy of “art for art’s sake”, which became a cardinal doctrine of Aestheticism. Pater’s seminal work on the Renaissance was popular, yet controversial, reflecting his lost belief in Christianity. This comprehensive eBook presents Pater’s complete works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Pater’s life and works * Concise introductions to the major texts * All the fiction, including the unfinished novel GASTON DE LATOUR, with individual contents tables * Features essay collections appearing for the first time in digital publishing, including UNCOLLECTED ESSAYS * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the essays * Easily locate the essays you want to read * Special criticism section, with essays evaluating Pater’s contribution to literature * Features two biographies, including Benson’s celebrated study of the author - discover Pater’s personal and literary life * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Fiction MARIUS THE EPICUREAN GASTON DE LATOUR The Non-Fiction STUDIES IN THE HISTORY OF THE RENAISSANCE IMAGINARY PORTRAITS APPRECIATIONS: WITH AN ESSAY ON STYLE PLATO AND PLATONISM: A SERIES OF LECTURES GREEK STUDIES: A SERIES OF ESSAYS MISCELLANEOUS STUDIES: A SERIES OF ESSAYS ESSAYS FROM ‘THE GUARDIAN’ UNCOLLECTED ESSAYS The Essays LIST OF ESSAYS IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER LIST OF ESSAYS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER The Criticism THE CRITIC AS ARTIST by Oscar Wilde MR. PATER ON IDEAL ÆSTHETICISM by George Edward Woodberry WALTER PATER by Arthur Symons WALTER PATER by John Cowper Powys WALTER PATER by Charles Edwyn Vaughan ON RE-READING WALTER PATER by Richard Le Gallienne THE MODERN ESSAY by Virginia Woolf The Biographies WALTER PATER by A. C. Benson WALTER HORATIO PATER by Edmund Gosse Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks

The Polish author Henryk Sienkiewicz is best remembered for his historical novels, particularly the internationally known bestseller ‘Quo Vadis’. Numerous translations of his innovative novels gained him international renown, culminating with the 1905 Nobel Prize in Literature for "outstanding merits as an epic writer." This comprehensive eBook presents Sienkiewicz’ complete works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Sienkiewicz’ life and works * Concise introductions to the novels and other texts * All 10 translated novels, with individual contents tables * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Features rare short stories appearing for the first time in digital publishing * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the short stories * Easily locate the short stories you want to read * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Trilogy With Fire and Sword The Deluge Pan Michael Other Novels Without Dogma Children of the Soil Quo Vadis The Knights of the Cross On the Field of Glory Whirlpools In Desert and Wilderness The Shorter Fiction Yanko the Musician and Other Stories Lillian Morris and Other Stories Hania and Other Stories Let Us Follow Him Sielanka: A Forest Picture, and Other Stories In Vain Life and Death and Other Legends and Stories The Short Stories List of Short Stories in Chronological Order List of Short Stories in Alphabetical Order Non-Fiction and Dramas So Runs the World Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks

The English novelist and mystic Marie Corelli enjoyed an immensely successful career, her novels selling more copies than her popular contemporaries, Arthur Conan Doyle, H. G. Wells and Rudyard Kipling. Her sensation, romance and fantasy novels were eagerly devoured by millions across the world and her admirers ranged from Queen Victoria and Gladstone to the poorest citizens. Today her novels have been largely ignored by critics, though during the height of her success she was the best selling and most highly paid author in England. For the first time in publishing history, this eBook presents Corelli’s complete fictional works in the US public domain, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Corelli’s life and works * Concise introductions to the major novels * All 21 novels in the US public domain, with individual contents tables * Features rare novels appearing for the first time in digital publishing, including ‘Wormwood’, ‘Barabbas’, ‘Holy Orders’ and many more * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Rare story collections available in no other eBook * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the short stories * Easily locate the short stories you want to read * A selection of non-fiction * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please note: due to copyright restrictions, Corelli's last two novels ('Love and the Philosopher' and 'Open Confession') cannot appear in the collection. When new texts enter the public domain, they will be added to the eBook as a free update. Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Novels A Romance of Two Worlds Vendetta! Thelma Ardath Wormwood: A Drama of Paris The Soul of Lilith Barabbas The Sorrows of Satan The Mighty Atom The Murder of Delicia Ziska: The Problem of a Wicked Soul Boy The Master-Christian Temporal Power: A Study in Supremacy God’s Good Man Treasure of Heaven Holy Orders Life Everlasting Innocent The Young Diana The Secret Power The Shorter Fiction Cameos The Song of Miriam and Other Stories Jane The Strange Visitation of Josiah McNason Delicia and Other Stories The Love of Long Ago, and Other Stories The Short Stories List of Short Stories in Chronological Order List of Short Stories in Alphabetical Order The Non-Fiction The Modern Marriage Market The Passing of the Great Queen Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks

In the Victorian era, Lafcadio Hearn introduced the culture and literature of Japan to the West. Celebrated for his collections of Japanese legends and ghost stories, as well as writings about the city of New Orleans, Hearn produced a diverse and inimitable range of works. This comprehensive eBook presents Hearn's complete works in English, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 2) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Hearn's life and works * Concise introductions to the major texts * All the published books, with individual contents tables * Features many rare story and essay collections available in only this eBook * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Famous works are fully illustrated with their original artwork * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the complete short stories * Easily locate the short stories you want to read * Includes Hearn's rare Creole works– available in no other collection * Features Bisland's seminal biography - explore Hearn's life and letters * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres * UPDATED with three rare works and corrected texts and footnotes CONTENTS: Books on Japanese Subjects Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan (1894) Out of the East (1895) Kokoro: Hints and Echoes of Japanese Inner Life (1896) Gleanings in Buddha-Fields (1897) Exotics and Retrospectives (1898) Japanese Fairy Tales (1898) In Ghostly Japan (1899) Shadowings (1900) Japanese Lyrics (1900) A Japanese Miscellany (1901) Kottō: Being Japanese Curios, with Sundry Cobwebs (1902) Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things (1903) Japan: An Attempt at Interpretation (1904) The Romance of the Milky Way and Other Studies and Stories (1905) Books on Louisiana Subjects La Cuisine Creole: A Collection of Culinary Recipes (1885) Gombo Zhèbes: A Little Dictionary of Creole Proverbs (1885) Chita: A Memory of Last Island (1889) Creole Sketches (1922) Other Works One of Cleopatra’s Nights and Other Fantastic Romances by Théophile Gautier (1882) Stray Leaves from Strange Literature (1884) Some Chinese Ghosts (1887) Youma: The Story of a West-Indian Slave (1889) Two Years in the French West Indies (1890) Letters from ‘The Raven’ (1907) Leaves from the Diary of an Impressionist (1911) Fantastics and Other Fancies (1914) Pre-Raphaelite and Other Poets (1922) Books and Habits, from the Lectures of Lafcadio Hearn (1922) The Short Stories List of Short Stories in Chronological Order List of Short Stories in Alphabetical Order The Biography The Life and Letters of Lafcadio Hearn (1906) by Elizabeth Bisland

An American writer of the naturalist school, Theodore Dreiser produced controversial novels, often featuring protagonists that succeeded at their objectives in spite of their lack of morality. Celebrated novels such as ‘Sister Carrie’ and ‘An American Tragedy’ led to Dreiser’s nomination for the Nobel Prize in Literature, establishing his name as an American master. This comprehensive eBook presents Dreiser’s collected works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Dreiser’s life and works * Concise introductions to the novels and other texts * All 6 novels in the US public domain, with individual contents tables * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Includes Dreiser’s plays, first time in digital print * A selection of Dreiser’s non-fiction * Special ‘Contextual Pieces’ section, with reviews, letters and essays evaluating Dreiser’s contribution to literature * Features Dreiser’s autobiography ‘A Book About Myself’ - discover the author’s personal and literary life * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please note: two novels and a short story collection published after 1922 cannot appear in this collection due to copyright. When new texts enter the public domain, they will be added to the eBook as a free update. Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Novels Sister Carrie Jennie Gerhardt The Financier The Titan The “Genius” The Shorter Fiction Free and Other Stories The Plays Plays of the Natural and Supernatural The Hand of the Potter The Non-Fiction A Traveler at Forty A Hoosier Holiday Twelve Men Hey Rub-A-Dub-Dub The Contextual Pieces Contextual Articles, Essays and Reviews The Autobiography A Book About Myself Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks

One of the bestselling late Victorian authors, the English novelist Ouida, pseudonym of Maria Louise Ramé, is known for her extravagant melodramatic romances of fashionable life. Her novels were considered controversial, offering a marked contrast to the moralising prose of early Victorian literature. Ouida penned gripping sensational novels, proto-adventure stories and important critiques on contemporary society. This comprehensive eBook presents Ouida’s collected works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Ouida’s life and works * Concise introductions to the novels and other texts * 17 novels, with individual contents tables * Features rare novels appearing for the first time in digital publishing, including ‘Pascarel’, Moths’ and ‘Helianthus’ and many more * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Rare short stories, often missed out of collections * Easily locate the short stories you want to read * Includes Ouida’s non-fiction – available in no other collection * Features a bonus biography * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Novels Held in Bondage Under Two Flags Folle-Farine Pascarel Two Little Wooden Shoes Signa In a Winter City Ariadne Moths A Village Commune Wanda Princess Napraxine Othmar Toxin An Altruist The Waters of Edera Helianthus The Short Story Collections Cecil Castlemaine’s Gage and Other Stories Beatrice Boville and Other Stories A Dog of Flanders Bimbi: Stories for Children A Rainy June and Other Stories A House Party Street Dust The Short Stories List of Short Stories in Chronological Order List of Short Stories in Alphabetical Order The Non-Fiction The New Priesthood: A Protest Against Vivisection Dogs Critical Studies The Biography Brief Biography by Elizabeth Lee Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks

The Canadian science writer and novelist, Grant Allen was an early proponent of the theory of evolution. His first books dealt with scientific subjects, being influenced by associationist psychology as expounded by Alexander Bain and by Herbert Spencer. However, as his career developed he became a bestselling novelist of the Victorian era, penning intriguing sensation and science-fiction books. This comprehensive eBook presents Allen’s collected works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Allen’s life and works * Concise introductions to the novels and other texts * 19 novels, with individual contents tables * Features many rare novels appearing for the first time in digital publishing * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Famous works are fully illustrated with their original artwork * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the short stories * Easily locate the short stories you want to read * Includes Allen’s rare poetry collection ‘The Lower Slopes’ – available in no other collection * A wide selection of Allen’s non-fiction - spend hours exploring the author’s diverse areas of study * Features Edward Clodd’s seminal memoir - discover Allen’s literary life * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Novels Philistia Babylon This Mortal Coil The White Man’s Foot The Jaws of Death What’s Bred in the Bone The Great Taboo Dumaresq’s Daughter The Duchess of Powysland Recalled to Life Blood Royal Michael’s Crag The Scallywag The Woman Who Did The British Barbarians A Splendid Sin Linnet Rosalba Hilda Wade The Shorter Fiction Strange Stories The Beckoning Hand, and Other Stories Ivan Greet’s Masterpiece and Other Stories Wednesday the Tenth An African Millionaire: Episodes in the Life of the Illustrious Colonel Clay Miss Cayley’s Adventures Twelve Tales The Short Stories List of Short Stories in Chronological Order List of Short Stories in Alphabetical Order The Poetry The Lower Slopes The Non-Fiction The Colour-Sense: Its Origin and Development Anglo-Saxon Britain Evolutionist at Large Flowers and Their Pedigrees Biographies of Working Men Charles Darwin Force and Energy Falling in Love Science in Arcady Post-Prandial Philosophy The Mediterranean Moorland Idylls Florence Paris Cities of Belgium County and Town in England Flashlights on Nature Side Lights The Autobiography My First Book The Biography Grant Allen: A Memoir by Edward Clodd Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks

The father of Empiricism, the Elizabethan philosopher Francis Bacon was an advocate and practitioner of the scientific method during the scientific revolution. His pioneering works argued for the possibility of scientific knowledge based only upon inductive reasoning and careful observation of events in nature. This comprehensive eBook presents Bacon’s collected works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Bacon’s life and works * Concise introductions to the major texts * All the major works, with individual contents tables * Features rare treatises appearing for the first time in digital publishing * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Special criticism section, with essays evaluating Bacon’s contribution to philosophy and the ‘Bacon is Shakespeare’ theory * Features three biographies - discover Bacon’s intriguing life * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Books The Essays or Counsels, Civil and Moral The Colours of Good and Evil Meditationes Sacrae Valerius Terminus of the Interpretation of Nature The Advancement and Proficience of Learning Divine and Human In Felicem Memoriam Elizabethae De Sapientia Veterum Instauratio Magna Novum Organum Scientiarum History of the Reign of King Henry VII Translation of Certain Psalms into English Verse Preparative toward a Natural and Experimental History New Atlantis Sylva Sylvarvm Theological Tracts The Union of the Two Kingdoms of Scotland and England The Criticism Bacon is Shake-Speare by Sir Edwin Durning-Lawrence Shakespeare, Bacon, and the Great Unknown by Andrew Lang Forty Years of Bacon-Shakespeare Folly by John Fiske The Classification of the Sciences — Francis Bacon by Walter Libby The Biographies Bacon by R. W. Church The Mystery of Francis Bacon by William T. Smedley Brief Biography: Francis Bacon by Robert Adamson Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks