American essayist, philosopher and poet Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882) lead Transcendentalism in the early nineteenth century and greatly influenced the later New Thought movement.

Four lively youngsters enjoy activities on a typical day at school.

The City of the Sun is an important early utopian work by Italian philosopher Tommaso Campanella.

Bel Ami was the second published novel by French writer Guy de Maupassant.