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“james bower harrison”

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  • The Medical Aspects of Death, and the Medical Aspects of the Human Mind

    Restored Classics to Go Edition

    by James Bower Harrison ...
    This reflective medical essay begins by treating death not as a distant abstraction, but as the one certainty that demands serious study. Drawing on Shakespeare, personal observation, and forensic inquiry, it asks what death is, how it appears, and why contemplating mortality can sharpen rather than darken life. From there, the book moves into the unsettling world of apparent death, where funeral ... Read more

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  • Erewhon, or Over The Range

    by Samuel Butler ...
    Erewhon: or, Over the Range is a novel by Samuel Butler which was first published anonymously in 1872. The title is also the name of a country, supposedly discovered by the protagonist. In the novel, it is not revealed where Erewhon is, but it is clear that it is a fictional country. Butler meant the title to be understood as the word "nowhere" backwards even though the letters "h" and "w" are ... Read more

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  • The Disowned Volume 08

    by Baron Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton ...
    Ernest Maltravers, the disowned protagonist, seeks to make his own way in the world after being cast out by his family. The narrative explores his journey as he navigates various challenges, experiences personal growth, and seeks to establish his place in society."Volume 01" indicates that the publication might be part of a multi-volume edition or series. "The Disowned" is known for its themes of ... Read more

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  • The Wild Irish Girl: A National Tale

    by Lady Morgan ...
    The story is told through a series of letters written by Horatio, an English gentleman, to a friend. Horatio, the son of an English nobleman, is sent to the remote western coast of Ireland by his father as a form of punishment for his reckless behavior. Initially, Horatio views Ireland with the condescending attitude typical of Englishmen of his class and time. However, as he spends more time in ... Read more

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  • Memoirs of the Author of A Vindication of the Rights of Woman

    by William Godwin ...
    Memoirs of the Author of A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (1798) is William Godwin's biography of his wife Mary Wollstonecraft, the author of A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (1792).Godwin felt it was his duty to edit and publish Wollstonecraft's unfinished works after her death in September 1797. A week after her funeral, he started on this project and a memoir of her life. In order to ... Read more

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  • Confessions of an English Opium-Eater

    by Thomas De Quincy ...
    This vintage book comprises 'Confessions of an English Opium-Eater'; an autobiographical account of Thomas De Quincey's opium addiction and the effect that it had on his life. This text was the first major book that De Quincey published, and one that made him famous in a very short period of time. De Quincey's Confessions assumed an authoritative influence on the public, as well as scientific ... Read more

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  • Table Talk Essays on Men and Manners

    by William Hazlitt ...
    'There is a pleasure in painting which none but painters know. ' In writing, you have to contend with the world; in painting, you have only to carry on a friendly strife with Nature. You sit down to your task, and are happy. From the moment that you take up the pencil, and look Nature in the face, you are at peace with your own heart. No angry passions rise to disturb the silent progress of the ... Read more

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  • The Collected Works of Mary Wollstonecraft

    PergamonMedia

    by Mary Wollstonecraft ...
    This comprehensive eBook presents significant works of this famous and brilliant writer in one ebook - easy-to-read and easy-to-navigate: • Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus • A Vindication of the Rights of WomanMary Wollstonecraft • Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus • The Last Man • Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus • Posthumous Works of the Author of A Vindication of the Rights ... Read more

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  • Mary and Maria, Matilda

    by Mary Wollstonecraft, Mary Shelley ...
    These three works of fiction - two by Mary Wollstonecraft, the radical author of A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, and one by her daughter Mary Shelley, creator of Frankenstein - are powerfully emotive stories that combine passion with forceful feminist argument. In Mary Wollstonecraft's Mary, the heroine flees her young husband in order to nurse her dearest friend, Ann, and finds genuine love ... Read more

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  • Confessions of an English Opium-Eater

    by Thomas De Quincey ...
    From the “London Magazine” for September 1821. ... Read more

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  • Confessions of an English Opium-Eater

    by Thomas De Quincey ...
    Thomas De Quincey spent much of his life addicted to the powerful drug opium. This book, first published anonymously in the London Magazine, is the autobiographical account of his addiction. De Quincey’s compelling language and frankness give the reader a window in to both the strange pleasures and the horrible pains of that famous drug.As the science of addiction was an unheard of thing at the ... Read more

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  • The Anatomy of Suicide

    Enriched edition.

    by Forbes Winslow, Gabriel Fox ...
    In "The Anatomy of Suicide," Forbes Winslow presents a pioneering and meticulous exploration of the complex psychological and sociological factors leading to suicide. Written in a compelling narrative style characteristic of 19th-century prose, the book reflects Winslow's extensive research and clinical observations, weaving together case studies, statistical analyses, and philosophical discourse. ... Read more

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