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68 reviews
Betty MacDonald

Longmans, Green and Co, 1947

Wonderful
What can you say about a book like this that hasn't already been said! I just love it - having read it firstly many years ago. This is life at its hardest, a struggle to make ends meet in difficult circumstances and a story of bravery and optimism that inspires and reassures us even today when we have things so much better. You can never quite look at an egg again without thinking of Betty ...

The red fairy book,

9 reviews
Andrew Lang

Longmans, Green, and Co, 1922

I loved this book.
When I was in third grade, my school had the Red, Blue, and Yellow Faerie books, and as I was an avid reader I read all 3 of them. The one I continued to check-out and reread over and over again however was The Red Fairy Book. I have fond memories of many hours spent turning the pages of this book, and admittedly, it could be that I am looking back thru rose colored spectacles, it made such an ...

The bridge of San Luis Rey

91 reviews
Thornton Wilder

Longmans, Green and Co., Ltd, 1927

Excellent story; excellent voice
This book is wonderful--a great story and very thought-provoking. The reading by Sam Waterston could not be better!

Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island; (Longmans' English classics)

261 reviews
Robert Louis Stevenson

Longmans', Green, and Co, 1910

Tense, Readable Adventure
This is a solid condensed version of the classic search for buried treasure in the late 1700's. Author Robert Louis Stevenson draws readers in early as the Captain arrives at the Benbow Inn in Britain, focused on incoming ships, and warning young Jim Hawkins of one-legged visitors. The story picks up as Billy Bones arrives, bringing danger and discovery of the treasure map, a discovery that ...

At swim-two-birds

42 reviews
Flann O'Brien

Longmans, Green and Co, 1939

at swim-two-birds
good book. read it after i read gilbert sorrentino's piece on it from "Something Said".

On liberty,

30 reviews
John Stuart Mill

Longmans, Green, and Co, 1865

The great defender of individual liberty
John Stuart Mill, 1806-73, worked for the East India Co. helped run Colonial India from England. Minister of Parliament 1865-68 he served one term. Maiden speech was a disaster his second was great success. He was first MP to propose that women should be given the vote on equal footing with the men who could vote. He got 1/3 support, England gives franchise to women after U.S. He was a great ...

The secret of childhood,

6 reviews
Maria Montessori

Longmans, Green and Co, 1936

Montessori's Philosophy is respectful and beautiful.
This as well as many books written by Dr. Montessori are enlightening, educational and serve as a model for all parents raising children today. Her vision of peace and all of her teachings need to be brought to responsible parents and care givers. Children are our future....peace was Maria Montessori's vision....teach it!

The varieties of religious experience: A study in human nature

50 reviews
William James

Longmans, Green, and Co, 1915

Always providing further insight
This 1902 publication still takes pride of place as a landmark study and remains one of the most influential books ever on psychology and spirituality. The style is accessible and engaging, consistently interesting with well-reasoned arguments. Religions are not compared; the study is restricted to the experiences of the individual. James considers the feelings, actions and experiences of ...

The life and times of Jesus the Messiah;

15 reviews
Alfred Edersheim

Longmans, Green, and co, 1904

Messiah's Life and Times plus more!
The edition of "The Life and Times of Jesus Christ the Messiah" that I am reviewing is the third edition printed in 1995. It is a burgundy hard cover with gold lettering. This may be the most thorough,comprehensive book about the land and times of Jesus. It covers religious thought and politics of the day. What the Messianic expectations were. This is a very detailed and well-documented ...

Utilitarianism,

11 reviews
John Stuart Mill

Longmans, Green and Co, 1901

Utilitarian philosophy explained
I read this book for a graduate Mill seminar in Philosophy. Recommended reading for anyone interested in philosophy, political science, and history. John Stuart Mill, 1806-73, worked for the East India Co. helped run Colonial India from England. Minister of Parliament 1865-68 he served one term. Mill develops a theory of morality in Utilitarianism. He argues against the group of people ...

THE RAPE OF PALESTINE

1 review
William B. ziff

Longmans, Green &co., 1938

The Rape of Palestine
The Rape of Palestine by William B. Ziff (1938) is a very important book and highly recommended to all who are interested in the Israel-Arab conflict. These reviews are from the digest by Harry Louis Selden of the "Rape of Palestine" Copyright 1940: "The Rape of Palestine" as one of his Three Books of the Year for the New York Herald Tribune. From his review in the Baltimore Sun: "I defy ...

The brown fairy book, (The fairy book series)

3 reviews
Andrew Lang

Longmans, Green, and Co, 1904

Another multicultural collection
It is hard to write reviews for Lang's fairy tale books which are as unique as each collection. The Brown Fairy Book once again has tales from many cultures. Included tales are: How Some Wild Animals Became Tame Ones, Story of the King Who Would Be Stronger Than Fate, The Mermaid and the Boy, The Sister of the Sun, Which Was The Foolishest?, and many others. I always enjoy the ...

Human destiny

1 review
Pierre Lecomte du Nouy

Longmans, Green and co, 1947

Evolving towards God
Pierre Lecomte du Nouy was a French scientist who made a contributions to problems involving the interface of physics and biology. This book which comes at the end of his many years of scientific study is a work of spiritual speculation. In it he develops a picture of the overall development of humanity in which the physical laws of entropy operate on the material realm but are compensated for ...

The book of saints and heroes,

1 review
Lang

Longmans, Green, and Co, 1912

Very good-- for older children
This collection of saints stories is well done. It includes some saints who are little known, such as St. Richard of Chichester and St. Germanus. The illustrations inside are lovely pen and ink (no color). Definitely worth adding to your collection. One Caveat: the language and attention to historical and geographical detail make it suitable for ages 12 and up, perhaps a little younger (10) ...

The grey fairy book (The fairy book series)

8 reviews
Andrew Lang

Longmans, Green and Co, 1914

A little insight into Langs greatest rendition, Donkeyskin
Andrew Lang could be decisevly one of the forefathers of fairytales for his many renditions of the fairytales we all love so much. His books have kept many fairytales in popular culture today, for instance the tale of Donkeyskin. Donkeyskin, in its hayday, was a tale that as many fairytales do, undermined and inforced ideologies of it's days. It spoke out against arranged marriages and ...

Borah of Idaho

Longmans, Green and Co., 1936

Hardcover, biography of William E. Borah.

The olive fairy book; (The fairy book series)

6 reviews
Andrew Lang

Longmans, Green, and Co, 1907

An Amazing Collection!
"The Olive Fairy Book" has got to be one of Andrew Lang's best. In this volume, he strays from the more commonly known tales, and instead publishes a collection of exotic tales from Muslim/Hindu countries. I've never heard many of the PLOTS before, and we all know that many fairy tales share common plots. These tales are surprisingly different, and delightfully enjoyable. Anyone who is ...

The crimson fairy book (Fairy book series)

5 reviews
Andrew Lang

Longmans, Green, and Co, 1927

impressive
The Crimson Fairy book is just another superb fairy tale book edited by Andrew Lang. Unlike most of the Fairy books edited by Lang this one has color illustrations as well as black and white. This book contains 45 black and white, and 8 color illustrations. Along with the illustrations are the stories, ranging in length from a couple pages to almost twenty. There are 36 stories including: The ...

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