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British missionary William Ellis (1794-1872) preserved vivid, invaluable accounts of indigenous Polynesian life in this two-volume work, published in 1829.

British missionary William Ellis (1794-1872) preserved vivid, invaluable accounts of indigenous Polynesian life in this two-volume work, published in 1829.

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Excerpt from Billy Sunday the Man and His Message: With His Own Words, Which Have Won, Thousands for Christ I want to be a giant for God. - Billy Sunday. Heaven often plays jokes on earth's worldly-wise. After the consensus of experience and sagacity has settled upon a certain course and type, lo, all the profundity of the sages is blown away as a speck of dust and we have, say, a shockingly unconventional John the Baptist, who does not foll...

Excerpt from History of Madagascar, Vol. 1 of 2: Comprising Also the Progress of the Christian Mission Established in 1818, and an Authentic Account of the Persecution and Recent Martyrdom of the Native ChristiansThe history of Madagascar is, in many respects, highly instructive. It exhibits a branch of that sin gular and widely-scattered race inhabiting chie¿y the coasts and islands of South-eastern Asia, preserv ing in their language, and ma...

Excerpt from Richard Wagner to Mathilde Wesendonck "Geneva, 20th August 1858. "My dear Kläre, "I promised you something more detailed about the true causes of the serious step in which you now see me engaged. I will tell you what is needful, that you may also be able to refute any other gossip, toward which, however, I am most indifferent myself. "What for six years past has supported, comforted, and strengthened me withal to stay by Minn...

Excerpt from Madagascar Revisited: Describing the Events of a New Reign and the Revolution Which Followed My former visits to Madagascar were visits of observation and inquiry, which the government of that day restricted to the narrowest possible limits, and over which they exercised the strictest surveillance. I could hold no intercourse with the Christians without danger of inconvenience to myself, and more imminent peril to them, and I had...

Excerpt from A Treatise on the Nature, Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment of Insanity But with this, your philanthropy has not ended: you have followed them when restored to reason, and have found that they were often homeless, friendless and destitute. This was sufficient to arouse your sympathy in their behalf: you enlisted a Royal Personage in their favour, and, under the gracious patronage of Queen Adelaide, a fund has been generously provid...

Excerpt from The Antiquities of Heraldry The two most important works of recent times on Heraldry, are Mr. Boutell's English Heraldry Historical and Popular and Mr. Seton's Laxo and Practice of Heraldry in Scotland. They are both copious volumes, highly instructive and valuable, both didactic, and full of well digested information, derived from authentic sources, but argumentative only on points of detail and minor interest, and do not indulg...

Excerpt from A Narrative of a Tour Through Hawaii, or Owhyhee: With Remarks on the History, Traditions, Manners, Customs, and Language of the Inhabitants of the Sandwich Islands Alexander's History, written for public school purposes, the best Hawaiian history now available, is necessarily condensed. Other books bearing upon various phases of Hawaiian life, were issued in limited editions, and moreover, are mostly out of print. About the Pu...

Ellis's Husbandry - Abridged and Methodized Comprehending the Most Useful Articles of Practical Agriculture is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1772. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres.As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature.Many works of historical writer...

Excerpt from History of Madagascar, Vol. 2 of 2: Comprising Also the Progress of the Christian Mission Established in 1818, and an Authentic Account of the Persecution and Recent Martyrdom of the Native ChristiansContinued attention of the people to religious instruction - Beneficial effects of the labours of the artisans - Baptism of the first converts in Mada gasear - Notice of a celebrated diviner - Letter of a native convert Persecution of...

Excerpt from Polynesian Researches, Vol. 1: During a Residence of Nearly Eight Years in the Society and Sandwich IslandsFor the defects that may appear in the execution Of the work, he feels it necessary to apologize. It has been prepared amid incessant public engagements, and some parts have passed through the press during his absence on a distant journey in behalf Of the Missionary Society.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundred...

Excerpt from The London and Country Brewer: Containing the Whole Art of Brewing All Sorts of Malt-Liquors, as Practiced Both in Town and Country, According to Observations Made by the Author in Four Years Travels Through the Several Countries in EnglandBy the Time the following T reatife is read over, and thoroughly confidered, I douht not, hut an ordinary Capa city will he in fame Degree a hetter judge of good and had Malt Liquors as a Drinke...

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Excerpt from The American Mission in the Sandwich Islands: A Vindication and an Appeal in Relation A few days after my return from Madagascar, I had the honor of meeting, at a banquet at the Mansion House, Emma, Queen Dowager of the Sandwich Islands, and of conversing with her Majesty and suite respecting friends whom I had known in her native land, and I have regretted that our ungenial climate obliged her Majesty to leave for a season, befo...