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Excerpt from A Sketch of the Life of the Honourable and Right Reverend Alexander Macdonell: Chaplain of the Glengarry Fencible of British Highland Regiment, First Catholic Bishop of Upper Canada, and a Member of the Legislative Council of the Province But the exact date and exact place of his birth are of no very great importance. It is of the great use he made of the life God gave him, of the talents and great parts with which he was so libe...

Excerpt from Hymns From the Rigveda: Selected and Metrically TranslatedThe chief metres are here reproduced, and each of the most important gods is represented by at least one hymn. Of the comparatively few hymns not addressed to deities, I have also chosen a certain number dealing with cosmogony and eschatology, social life and magical ideas. This volume thus furnishes an epitome of the Rigveda, the earliest monument of Indian thought, the so...

Excerpt from A History of Sanskrit LiteratureIT is undoubtedly a surprising fact that down to the pre sent time no history of Sanskrit literature as a whole has been written in English. For not only does that literature possess much intrinsic merit, but the light it sheds on the life and thought of the population of our Indian Empire ought to have a peculiar interest for the British nation. Owing chie¿y to the lack of an adequate account of th...

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Excerpt from Lays of the Heather PoemsIN all thy moods I love thee, In sunshine and in storm, Lochaber of the towering bens, Outlined in rugged form. Here proud Ben Nevis, snowy-crowned, Rests throned amid the clouds There Looby's deep and silvery wave A royal city shrouds Whose. Waters witnessed the escape Of coward Campbell's dastard shape, Disgrace eternal reap. Whilst fair Glen Nevis' rocks resound With Pibroch Donald dhu' renowned, From I...

Excerpt from Vedic Mythology The Yajurveda represents a still later stage. Its formulas being made for the ritual, are not directly addressed to the gods, who are but shadowy beings having only a very loose connexion with the sacrifice. The most salient features of the mythology of the Yajurveda are the existence of one chief god, Prajapati, the greater importance of Visnu, and, the first appearance of an old god of the Rigveda under the new ...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Hesperides Press are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

This vintage book contains A. G. Macdonell's 1938 novel, "The Autobiography of a Cad". Written as a memoir of the life of Edward Fox-Ingleby, it spans from with his earliest memories of his family's estate and his time at Eton and Oxford, to his becoming a Tory minister in 1930s England. His memoir reads like an attempt to justify his obviously immoral life-a life filled with backstabbing, misogyny, and deviousness. In spite of this, Edward po...

This vintage book contains A. G. Macdonell's 1939 novel, "Flight from a Lady". One of Macdonell's most intriguing works, it tells the story of a very wealthy young man trying escape escaping the clutches of a woman by travelling to France, then Italy, Greece, the Middle East and finally India, set to the backdrop of the looming war. This volume is highly recommended for fans and collectors of Macdonnel's seminal work, and it would make for a w...

This vintage book contains A. G. Macdonell's 1934 novel, "How Like an Angel". This intelligent and intriguing novel is highly recommended for fans of Macdonell's work, and it would make for a worthy addition to any collection. A. G. Macdonell (1895-1941) was a Scottish novelist and journalist. His most famous works include: "The Autobiography of a Cad", arguably amongst the funniest books ever written, "Lords and Masters", a blunt and prescien...

This vintage book contains a detailed account of the Napoleonic Wars by A. G. Macdonell. A. G. Macdonell (1895-1941) was a Scottish novelist and journalist. His most famous works include: "The Autobiography of a Cad", arguably amongst the funniest books ever written, "Lords and Masters", a blunt and prescient satire, and "England, Their England" (1933) a classic satirical novel that affectionately explores English urban and rural society. "Nap...

This vintage book contains an account of the author's trip to America in 1935. A. G. Macdonell, (1895-1941) was a novelist and journalist. His most famous works include: "The Autobiography of a Cad", arguably amongst the funniest books ever written, "Lords and Masters", a blunt and prescient satire, and "Napoleon and His Marshals" (1934), which is considered to be amongst the best accounts of the Napoleonic Wars ever written. This entertaining...

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Excerpt from Camping Voyages on German RiversThe writer hopes that the perusal of his book may suggest some charming haunts to many of those who prefer to recruit their strength far from the madding crowd. A boating excursion is, how ever, certainly the most delightful way of spending a holiday in the regions he describes. It combines the most healthy form of physical exercise with absolute freedom from the dust, the sti¿ing heat, and the worr...

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Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed w...