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Written by Dominican preacher and mystic Bl. Henry Suso (c. 1300-1366), Horologium Sapientiae, or Wisdom's Watch upon the Hours, was one of the mos...

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Philosophical writings on "the good life" by the great Roman orator, in a vital new translation In the first century BC, Marcus Tullius Cicero, Rom...

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A definitive new collection of Oscar Wilde's best prison letters and poetry, with an introduction by Colm Toibin Bankrupt and with his reputation i...

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Traditionally attributed to Lao Tzu, an older contemporary of Confucius (551 - 479 BC), it is now thought that the work was compiled in about the f...

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In 1665 the plague swept through London, claiming over 97, 000 lives. Daniel Defoe was just five at the time of the plague, but he later called on ...

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The Greek statesman Polybius (c.200-118 BC) wrote his account of the relentless growth of the Roman Empire in order to help his fellow countrymen u...

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Plantaganet Palliser, Prime Minister of England - a man of power and prestige, with all the breeding and inherited wealth that goes with it - is ap...

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The Portable Poe compiles Poe's greatest writings: tales of fantasy, terror, death, revenge, murder, and mystery, including ``The Pit and the Pendu...

Martin Sheen, best known for his role as a Catholic president in the prestigious television series The West Wing, returned to the practice of his C...

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When her father falls into a coma, Indian American photographer Sonya reluctantly returns to the family she'd fled years before. Since she left hom...

Between 58 and 50 BC Caesar conquered most of the area now covered by France, Belgium and Switzerland, and twice invaded Britain. This is the recor...