Acronimous's Books

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The Advancement of Learning The Advancement of Learning, published by Francis Bacon in 1605, is a foundational text in the history of science and philosophy. In this work, Bacon advocates for empirical... – *by Francis Bacon*	753 Views added 4 months ago	Rating
Winnie-the-Pooh "Winnie-the-Pooh" is a delightful children's book written by A. A. Milne. Set in the Hundred Acre Wood, the story follows the adventures of a lovable bear named Winnie-the-Pooh... – *by A. A. Milne*	280 Views added 1 year ago	Rating
Ben-Hur Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ is a novel by Lew Wallace, published by Harper and Brothers on November 12, 1880, and considered "the most influential Christian book of the... – *by Lew Wallace*	813 Views added 2 years ago	Rating
Wuthering Heights Wuthering Heights is an 1847 novel by Emily Brontë, initially published under the pseudonym Ellis Bell. It concerns two families of the landed gentry living on the West Yorkshire... – *by Emily Brontë*	1,780 Views added 3 years ago	Rating
The Art of War The Art of War is an ancient Chinese military treatise dating from the Late Spring and Autumn Period. The work, which is attributed to the ancient Chinese military strategist Sun... – *by Sun Tzu*	76,125 Views added 4 years ago	Rating
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, written by herself is an autobiography by Harriet Jacobs, a mother and fugitive slave, published in 1861 by L. Maria Child, who edited the... – *by Harriet Jacobs*	1,140 Views added 4 years ago	Rating
Armazindy James Whitcomb Riley poems book published in the 1894 book Armazindy and received very negative reviews that referred to poems like "The Little Dog-Woggy" and "Jargon-Jingle" as... – *by James Whitcomb Riley*	1,019 Views added 4 years ago	Rating
Beowulf Beowulf is an Old English epic poem consisting of 3,182 alliterative lines. It is one of the most important works of Old English literature. The date of composition is a matter of... – *by John Lesslie Hall*	1,103 Views added 4 years ago	Rating
The Picture of Dorian Gray The Picture of Dorian Gray is a Gothic and philosophical novel by Oscar Wilde, first published complete in the July 1890 issue of Lippincott's Monthly Magazine. Fearing the story... – *by Oscar Wilde*	1,004 Views added 4 years ago	Rating
The Secret Garden The Secret Garden is a novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett first published in book form in 1911, after serialization in The American Magazine. Set in England, it is one of Burnett's... – *by Frances Hodgson Burnett*	76,450 Views added 4 years ago	Rating
Morgue Ship This was Burnett's last trip. Three more shelves to fill with space-slain warriors--and he would be among the living... – *by Alice MacGowan*	786 Views added 4 years ago	Rating
The Call of the Wild The Call of the Wild is a short adventure novel by Jack London, published in 1903 and set in Yukon, Canada, during the 1890s Klondike Gold Rush, when strong sled dogs were in high... – *by Jack London*	984 Views added 4 years ago	Rating
A Doll's House A Doll's House is a three-act play written by Henrik Ibsen. It premiered at the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 21 December 1879, having been published earlier that... – *by Henrik Ibsen*	1,473 Views added 4 years ago	Rating
Kari the Elephant A nine-year-old boy raises and trains Kari the elephant, learning about the law of the jungle and the intelligence and the dignity of... – *by Dhan Gopal Mukerji*	3,275 Views added 4 years ago	Rating
White Fang White Fang is a novel by American author Jack London — and the name of the book's eponymous character, a wild wolfdog. First serialized in Outing magazine, it was published in... – *by Jack London*	867 Views added 4 years ago	Rating
Oliver Twist Oliver Twist; or, the Parish Boy's Progress is Charles Dickens's second novel, and was published as a serial from 1837 to 1839 and released as a three-volume book in 1838, before... – *by Charles Dickens*	2,385 Views added 4 years ago	Rating
The Turn of the Screw The Turn of the Screw is an 1898 horror novella by Henry James that first appeared in serial format in Collier's Weekly magazine. In October 1898 it appeared in The Two Magics, a... – *by Henry James*	563 Views added 4 years ago	Rating
Anthem Anthem is a dystopian fiction novella by Russian-American writer Ayn Rand, written in 1937 and first published in 1938 in the United Kingdom. The story takes place at an... – *by Ayn Rand*	923 Views added 4 years ago	Rating
Little Women Little Women is a novel by American author Louisa May Alcott which was originally published in two volumes in 1868 and 1869. Alcott wrote the book over several months at the... – *by Louisa May Alcott*	1,050 Views added 4 years ago	Rating
On the Origin of Species By Means of Natural Selection On the Origin of Species, published on 24 November 1859, is a work of scientific literature by Charles Darwin which is considered to be the foundation of evolutionary biology.... – *by Charles Darwin*	1,016 Views added 4 years ago	Rating
Aesop's Fables Aesop's Fables, or the Aesopica, is a collection of fables credited to Aesop, a slave and storyteller believed to have lived in ancient Greece between 620 and 564... – *by Aesop*	2,654 Views added 4 years ago	Rating
The Prince and the Pauper The Prince and the Pauper is a novel by American author Mark Twain. It was first published in 1881 in Canada, before its 1882 publication in the United States. The novel... – *by Mark Twain*	805 Views added 4 years ago	Rating
The Canterville Ghost "The Canterville Ghost" is a short story by Oscar Wilde. It was the first of Wilde's stories to be published, appearing in two parts in The Court and Society Review, 23 February... – *by Oscar Wilde*	4,810 Views added 4 years ago	Rating
The Souls of Black Folk The Souls of Black Folk is a 1903 work of American literature by W. E. B. Du Bois. It is a seminal work in the history of sociology and a cornerstone of African-American... – *by W. E. B. Du Bois*	631 Views added 4 years ago	Rating
The Mysterious Affair at Styles The Mysterious Affair at Styles is a detective novel by British writer Agatha Christie. It was written in the middle of the First World War, in 1916, and first published by John... – *by Agatha Christie*	905 Views added 4 years ago	Rating
The Tale of Peter Rabbit The Tale of Peter Rabbit is a children's book written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter that follows mischievous and disobedient young Peter Rabbit as he gets into, and is chased... – *by Beatrix Potter*	448 Views added 4 years ago	Rating
Noli Me Tángere Noli Me Tángere, Latin for "Touch me not", is an 1887 novel by José Rizal, one of the national heroes of the Philippines during the colonization of the country by Spain, to... – *by José Rizal*	554 Views added 4 years ago	Rating
A Study in Scarlet A Study in Scarlet is an 1887 detective novel by Scottish author Arthur Conan Doyle. The story marks the first appearance of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, who would become the... – *by Arthur Conan Doyle*	3,378 Views added 4 years ago	Rating
The Eagles Gather Continues the story of the Bouchard family begun in "Dynasty of... – *by Taylor Caldwell*	786 Views added 4 years ago	Rating
The Jungle The Jungle is a 1906 novel by the American journalist and novelist Upton Sinclair. Sinclair wrote the novel to portray the harsh conditions and exploited lives of immigrants in... – *by Upton Sinclair*	3,348 Views added 4 years ago	Rating
The Brothers Karamazov The Brothers Karamazov is the final novel by the Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky. Dostoevsky spent nearly two years writing The Brothers Karamazov, which was published as a... – *by Fyodor Dostoevsky*	1,085 Views added 4 years ago	Rating
Common Sense Common Sense is a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in 1775–1776 advocating independence from Great Britain to people in the Thirteen Colonies. Writing in clear and persuasive... – *by Thomas Paine*	1,042 Views added 4 years ago	Rating