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  Gospel of Service The (Unabridged)

  Booker T. Washington

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  Booker Taliaferro Washington (April 5, 1856 - November 14, 1915) was an American educator, author, orator, and adviser to several presidents of the United States. Between 1890 and 1915, Washington was the dominant leader in the African American community and of the contemporary black elite. Washington was from the last generation of black American leaders born into slavery and became the leading voice of the former slaves and their descendants. They were newly oppressed in the South by disenfranchisement and the Jim Crow discriminatory laws enacted in the post-Reconstruction Southern states in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
  THE GOSPEL OF SERVICE: The subject on which I am going to speak to you for a few minutes to-night, "The Gospel of Service," may not, when you first hear it, strike a very responsive chord in your hearts and minds, but I assure you I have nothing but the very highest and best interest of the race at heart when I select this subject to talk about.

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  Great Expectations (Classic...

  Charles Dickens

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  Unlock the Secrets of Victorian England's Most Elusive Gentleman 
  In Charles Dickens' timeless masterpiece, "Great Expectations", the boundaries between love, class, and redemption blur in a spellbinding tale of mystery and self-discovery. Follow Pip, a young orphan, as he navigates the dark alleys and opulent mansions of 19th-century England, driven by a burning desire to transcend his humble beginnings. 
  When Pip's life intersects with the enigmatic Miss Havisham and her captivating adopted daughter, Estella, he's drawn into a world of intrigue and deception. A mysterious benefactor propels Pip into London's high society, where he'll learn the art of refinement and the pain of unrequited love. 
  But as Pip's "great expectations" unravel, he'll be forced to confront the true cost of his newfound status and the secrets that have shaped the people around him. Will he find love, acceptance, and redemption, or will the shadows of his past consume him? 
  Enter a World of 
  - Richly drawn characters, from the bitter Miss Havisham to the elusive Estella 
  - Vivid settings, from the misty Kent marshes to the bustling streets of London 
  - Timeless themes, exploring the complexities of love, class, and redemption 
  Join the journey into the heart of "Great Expectations" and discover why Charles Dickens' masterpiece continues to captivate readers to this day. 📚

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  The Complete Poems

  Walt Whitman

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  What does it mean to sing of oneself—and of a nation?
  
  The Complete Poems of Walt Whitman brings together the full poetic legacy of one of America's greatest writers. From the revolutionary verses of Leaves of Grass to powerful Civil War poems and intimate reflections on life, death, and democracy, Whitman reshaped poetry with a bold new voice.
  
  Rejecting rigid forms, Whitman embraced free verse to celebrate the human body, the soul, nature, labor, love, and the shared identity of a nation. His poetry is expansive, intimate, and deeply inclusive—speaking not just to his time, but to every generation that seeks meaning, dignity, and connection.
  
  This comprehensive collection allows readers to experience Whitman's poetic evolution in full, revealing the scope, courage, and humanity of his vision.
  
  Inside this eBook, you'll explore:
  
  The complete Leaves of Grass and related poems
  
  Civil War poetry including Drum-Taps and elegies
  
  Themes of democracy, individuality, and universal brotherhood
  
  A cornerstone collection of American literary history
  
  Studied worldwide and endlessly influential, Walt Whitman's poetry remains essential reading for anyone drawn to poetry, philosophy, and the American spirit.
  
  Hear the voice that dared to speak for all. Buy now and experience the complete poems of Walt Whitman.

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  Browdean Farm - From their pens...

  A M Burrage

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  Alfred McLelland Burrage was born in Hillingdon, Middlesex on 1st July, 1889. His father and uncle were both writers, primarily of boy’s fiction, and by age 16 AM Burrage had joined them.  The young man had ambitions to write for the adult market too.  The money was better and so was his writing. 
  From 1890 to 1914, prior to the mainstream appeal of cinema and radio the printed word, mainly in magazines, was the foremost mass entertainment.  AM Burrage quickly became a master of the market publishing his stories regularly across a number of publications. 
  By the start of the Great War Burrage was well established but in 1916 he was conscripted to fight on the Western Front. He continued to write during these years documenting his experiences in the classic book War is War by Ex-Private X. 
  For the remainder of his life Burrage was rarely printed in book form but continued to write and be published on a prodigious scale in magazines and newspapers.  In this volume we concentrate on his supernatural stories which are, by common consent, some of the best ever written.  Succinct yet full of character each reveals a twist and a flavour that is unsettling…..sometimes menacing….always disturbing.

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  First and Last Things - Book 4:...

  H. G. Wells

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  Herbert George "H. G." Wells (1866 - 1946) was an English writer.
  He was prolific in many genres, including the novel, history, politics, social commentary, and textbooks and rules for war games. Wells is now best remembered for his science fiction novels and is called a "father of science fiction"
  BOOK 4: SOME PERSONAL THINGS: It has been most convenient to discuss all that might be generalized about conduct first, to put in the common background, the vistas and atmosphere of the scene. But a man's relations are of two orders, and these questions of rule and principle are over and about and round more vivid and immediate interests. A man is not simply a relationship between his individual self and the race, society, the world and God's Purpose.

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  Mr Weston's Good Wine

  T. F. Powys

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  Mr. Weston is a mysterious character - a wealthy man who has a reputation for selling a special kind of wine that has a unique and almost magical quality. The wine seems to bring out the hidden desires and darker sides of those who consume it, leading them to act in mysterious ways.
  
  Exploring ideas of greed, temptation, and the corrupting influence of power, Mr. Weston's Good Wine is a darkly comedic novel which critiques the fragility of human conciousness and explores the consequences of giving into our most base temptations.

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