We have called our stories Fairy Tales though few of them speak of fairies (For some recent views on fairies and tales about fairies, see Notes.)
Sir Joshua Reynolds laid down principles of art from the point of view of a man of genius who had made his power felt, and with the clear good sense which is the foundation of all work that looks upward and may hope to live.
There is nothing more disenchanting to man than to be shown the springs and mechanism of any art.
The Country of the Blind and Other Stories brings together thirty-three of H. G. Wells' science fiction and fantasy short stories which were previously published separately in a variety of periodicals.
Nations yet to come will look back upon his history as to some grand and supernatural romance.
William Morris was an English writer, architect, and artist and was integral to the birth of socialism in Great Britain.
Buddhism is a religion which must be viewed from many angles.
A collection of US inauguration speeches from Washington to Obama.
Nothing comes amiss in the great business of preparation, if it has been thoroughly well learned.
To summon a dead religion from its forgotten grave and to make it tell its story, would require an enchanter's wand.
In this autobiography, also titled The Story of My Experiments with Truth, Mohandas K. Gandhi recounts his life from childhood up until 1921, noting that my life from this point onward has been so public.
There are particular characteristics one can have, and particular things one can do, that will make failure in life certain.
There is in every human being a sense which is not generally recognized as such, although nearly every person has had more or less experience regarding its workings.
Chrétien de Troyes' Four Arthurian Romances continued and expanded on existing Arthurian legends, but began the Arthurian Romance genre, so popular in Medieval literature.
From the author: My aim, after summarizing the sociology of the Chinese as a prerequisite to the understanding of their ideas and sentiments, and dealing as fully as possible, consistently with limitations of space.
Wallace Stevens' torrid words serve as both epigraph and incantation for Adrienne Weiss's powerful debut collection.
Abundantly Simple is a brilliantly funny response to the enormously popular and saccharine-sweet bestseller Simple Abundance.
From the calm Pacific to the storm-tossed prairie, a teasing puzzle turns into a frightening game.
Naming the Mannequins is an ecstatic journey through the seamy underbelly of a fading.
This One's Going to Last Forever reflects both the naive optimism of those.