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With Three Hundred and Nine Illustrations : As regards the practical side of Archaeology, it ought to be unnecessary to point out that its usefulness is strictly parallel with the usefulness of public museums. To collect and exhibit objects of ancient art and industry is worse than idle if we do not also endeavour to disseminate some knowledge of the history of those arts and industries, and of the processes employed by the artists and craftsmen of the past.
The present reprint has been prepared in order that this incomparable Saga may become accessible to those readers with whom a good story is the first consideration and its bearing upon a nation's history a secondary one-or is not considered at all. For Burnt Njal may be approached either as a historical document, or as a pure narrative of elemental natures, of strong passions; and of heroic feats of strength.
Discover the mystery and romance of one of the oldest Middle Eastern civilizations, that has maintained its original name for thousands of years.
600 pages of history of one the mysteries of history... Alexander the Great, who conquered much of the known world in a short period of time, and died mysteriously at a young age.
This book is not meant as a literary work, for I am not and do not pretend to be a literary man. It is but a record-an amplified log-book, as it were-of what befell me during my solitary peregrinations in Hokkaido, and a collection of notes and observations which I hope will prove interesting to anthropologists and ethnologists as well as to the general public.
I have collected, in the following work, whatever relates to the origin and first progress of the arts among the natives of America. (1814)
Originally Published in Two Books, Now in one complete volume. Study into the names and eras of the Pharoahs of Egypt from the 1st Dynasty through the 30th Dynasty. The Ka, Nebti, Horus, Suten Bat, and Ra Names of the Pharoahs
Follow the Aryan race and its ancient history in the unusual reprint
Perhaps the most extensive commentary, research and review of the Magna Carta
This volume deals with the myths and legends of Babylonia and Assyria, and as these reflect the civilization in which they developed, a historical narrative has been provided, beginning with the early Sumerian Age and concluding with the periods of the Persian and Grecian Empires. Over thirty centuries of human progress are thus passed under review.
That Old Fashioned Woman of 'romantic' novels and history. Not what it should have been.
Two Translations of Ptolemy's Treatise on Astrology, Astronomy, Cause and Effect. This is a must read for any student or researcher of Astrology.
Oppression for your beliefs has been a millstone around humanity's neck for many centuries. Christianity touts Justin's Martyrs for their oppression, Freethinkers are attacked and ridiculed by Christians, but little is heard about the torture and oppression that Masons have suffered throughout the centuries. This book opens this subject and reveals that hidden history.
THIS volume the author has sought to lay before the reader a description of life and times lying beyond the light of history. This is indeed an extensive subject, and calls for some explanation, both as to the general design of the work and what steps have been taken to secure correct information.
A collection of researches into the Hopi Tribe of the American Southwest, who are regarded as descendents of the Anasazi.