A Brief History of the Warr with the Indians in New England
By Increase Mather. This is a contemporary account of one of the first major conflicts (known as “King Philip’s War”) between the early European colonists and the Indians in New England.
Named after the Indian leader (who appropriated the European-sounding name), the brutal struggle ended in the total defeat of the Amerinds and their near extinction in the colony.
Myths of the Norsemen from the Eddas and the Sagas
By H. A. Guerber. A comprehensive overview of Norse legend and mythology, and a treasure trove of historical marvels, tales of…
The Life of the Spider
By Jean-Henri Fabre. Translated by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos, Fellow of the Zoological Society of London, and with a preface…
History of Genghis Khan
By Jacob Abbott. Genghis Khan, or Temujin, famous in the West for his and his descendants’ incursions into Eastern Europe,…
The Prose Edda
By Snorri Sturluson. Translated by Rasmus B. Anderson LLD. The Younger Edda, also known as Snorre’s Edda, or the Prose…
Stories from the Greek Tragedians
By Alfred J. Church. A masterful retelling in modern English of thirteen of the best-known classical Greek tragedies from the…
The Mabinogion: Translated from the Red Book of Hergest
Translated from the Red Book of Hergest by Lady Charlotte Guest. Introduction and footnotes by Owen Edwards. The complete collection…
Legends of the Rhine
By H. A. Guerber. The finest collection of myths, sagas and adventures to emerge from Germanic mythology are captured in…
Tom Quick the Indian Slayer and the Pioneers of Minisink and Wawarsink
By James E. Quinlan. One of the most dramatic tales from early pioneer America, the story of Tom Quick and…