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Chart from King's Illustrated Portfolio of Our Country
This chart was originally issued in King’s Illustrated Portfolio of Our Country (1906), a little-known volume consisting of 11 vivid, jam-packed, double-page charts and diagrams depicting different aspects of United States culture, economics,…
L’Anima d’Aristotele
This work, published by Francesco Sansovino, is presented as a translation of Aristotle's On the Soul (De Anima), but it is actually a compendium of Aristotelian psychology. The name of the translator is not explicitly mentioned, though it is…
L’Anima d’Aristotele
This work, published by Francesco Sansovino, is presented as a translation of Aristotle's On the Soul (De Anima), but it is actually a compendium of Aristotelian psychology. The name of the translator is not explicitly mentioned, though it is…
Einführung in die Psychoanalyse (Introductory Lectures in Psychoanalysis)
Freudian slips. Dreams. Neuroses. These 28 lectures offer a summary of his views of the unconscious, dreams, and the theory of neuroses, as well as offering some new technical material to the more advanced reader. The lectures became the most…
The Principles of Psychology
Arguably the most famous book in psychology, and one of the best written, Harvard’s William James published The Principles of Psychology in 1890. America was industrializing and science was ascending. His work laid the groundwork for modern…
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman was the second work in her response to the dialogue about human rights among the English literary class fomented by the French Revolution among men like Tom Paine and Edmund Burke. Wollstonecraft’s volume…
An Enquiry Concerning Political Justice and Its Influence on General Virtue and Happiness
William Godwin’s Political Justice was his early masterpiece, outlining his radical theories about the need to reject traditional forms of government because of their ability (and propensity) to be manipulated. Godwin saw the world as moving forward…
The Life of Henry Fuseli, Esq. MA RA
Knowles’ Life of Fuseli chronicles the life of the Swiss artist, drawn from his friendship with Fuseli, and describes Fuseli’s interactions with many of the most important figures of the day. Upon hearing of Godwin’s and Wollstonecraft’s marriage,…
The Massachusetts Spy or, Thomas's Boston Journal. Numb. 173
This issue of The Massachusetts Spy was published when General Thomas Gage arrived in Boston to replace Thomas Hutchinson as Royal Governor. Gage was there to enforce the “Intolerable Acts” that were passed to punish Boston for the Tea Party. The…
History of Printing in America
Timothy Bigelow served as an apprentice in Isaiah Thomas’s printing office. He went on to become one of the most prominent lawyers in Massachusetts and later served as Speaker of the House. Bigelow and Thomas shared a “passion for books and a…
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