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Letters from Dorothy Osborne to Sir William Temple, 1652–54
Letters from Dorothy Osborne to Sir William Temple, 1652–54
Published in 1888, this work reproduced for the first time in full the letters sent by the English gentlewoman Dorothy Osborne (1627–95) to Sir William Temple (1628–99) during thei...
“The World’s Greatest Gospel Singer”
“The World’s Greatest Gospel Singer”
The Mahalia Jackson Show was part of an aggressive and coordinated effort by CBS and its subsidiary label Columbia Records to lure Jackson away from Apollo. The effort was successf...
Broken Tablets
Broken Tablets
Over a span of thirty years, twentieth-century French philosophers Emmanuel Levinas and Jacques Derrida held a conversation across texts. Sharing a Jewish heritage and a background...
The Miracle Myth
The Miracle Myth
There are many who believe Moses parted the Red Sea and Jesus came back from the dead. Others are certain that exorcisms occur, ghosts haunt attics, and the blessed can cure the te...
The improvement of the park system of the District of Columbia
The improvement of the park system of the District of Columbia
United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the District of Columbia...
The Shenzi Fragments
The Shenzi Fragments
The Shenzi Fragments is the first complete translation in any Western language of the extant work of Shen Dao (350–275 B.C.E.). Though his writings have been recounted and interpre...
Chinese History and Culture
Chinese History and Culture
The recipient of the Kluge Prize for lifetime achievement in the humanities, Ying-shih Yü is a premier scholar of Chinese studies. Chinese History and Culture volumes 1 and 2 bring...