Delphi Collected Works of Blaise Pascal (Illustrated)


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The French seventeenth century philosopher, Blaise Pascal was also a mathematician, physicist and master of prose. A child prodigy, Pascal had numerous interests and an innovative, untiring mind, making a significant contribution to a range of fields and studies. He laid the foundation for the modern theory of probabilities, formulating what came to be known as Pascal’s principle of pressure. He also propagated a religious doctrine that taught the experience of God through the heart rather than reason. An important mathematician, he went on to strongly influence the development of modern economics and social science. Pascal's most celebrated work is ‘Pensées’ (Thoughts), a collection of fragments left unfinished at his early death. It is a treatise on spirituality, representing a defense of the Christian religion, introducing the famous concept of "Pascal's wager". This comprehensive eBook presents Pascal’s collected (almost complete) works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Pascal’s life and works * Concise introductions to the texts * All of the major works, with individual contents tables * Multiple translations of ‘Pensées’ * Features rare treatises appearing for the first time in digital publishing, including George Pearce’s seminal translations of uncollected ‘Thoughts’ * Excellent formatting of the texts * Rare letters and fragments, available in no other recollection * Special criticism section, with four essays evaluating Pascal’s contribution to philosophy * Features two biographies – discover Pascal’s incredible life * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Books Essay on Conics (1639) (Tr. Frances Marguerite Clarke) The Provincial Letters (1657) (Tr. Thomas M’Crie) On the Geometrical Spirit (1658) (Tr. Orlando Williams Wight) On the Art of Persuasion (1658) (Tr. Orlando Williams Wight) Thoughts (1670) (Tr. Charles K. Paul and William Finlayson Trotter) Thoughts on Eloquence and Style (Tr. George Pearce) Miscellaneous Thoughts (Tr. George Pearce) Thoughts on the Jesuits and the Jansenists (Tr. George Pearce) Thoughts and Notes for the Provincial Letters (Tr. George Pearce) On the Pope and the Church (Tr. George Pearce) Conversation on Religion (Tr. George Pearce) Letters and Minor Works (Tr. Mary L. Booth and Orlando Williams Wight) The Criticism Port Royal and the Jesuits: Blaise Pascal (1866) Pascal (1898) by Leslie Stephen Pascal (1900) by William Cleaver Wilkinson Pascal (1916) by John Cowper Powys The Biographies Pascal (1878) by John Tulloch Blaise Pascal (1911) by George Chrystal Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks




Meditations and Other Metaphysical Writings


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Of all the works of the man claimed by many as the father of modern philosophy, the MEDITATIONS, first published in 1641, must surely be Rene Descartes' masterpiece. This volume consists of not only a new translation of the original Latin text and the expanded objections and replies, but also includes selected correspondence and other metaphysical writings from the period 1641-49.




Delphi Collected Works of J. S. Fletcher (Illustrated)


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Although little known today, the English novelist J. S. Fletcher was one of the highest selling writers of the early twentieth century. He wrote more than 230 books covering a range of genres and subjects, including social dramas, exciting thrillers and celebrated historical novels. It is as a pioneering writer of detective fiction that he is being reappraised in the twenty-first century, recognising his important contribution to the development of the genre. Gripping novels like ‘The Middle Temple Murder’ and ‘The Charing Cross Mystery’ are renowned for their complicated, intelligently structured plots, colourful characterisation and unputdownable events. Offering the largest collection of J. S. Fletcher’s novels ever compiled, this eBook presents his collected works, with numerous illustrations, many rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Fletcher’s life and works * Concise introductions to the major novels * 30 novels, with individual contents tables * Features rare novels appearing for the first time in digital publishing, including his almost lost first two novels, ‘Frank Carisbroke’s Stratagem’ and ‘Andrewlina’ * Fletcher's very rare and compelling historical novel 'When Charles the First Was King', appearing here for the first time in digital publishing * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Rare story collections * Includes Fletcher’s rare poetry collections – available in no other collection * Ordering of texts into chronological order and genres Please note: due to US copyright laws, post 1924 novels cannot appear in this volume. Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of titles CONTENTS: The Novels Frank Carisbroke’s Stratagem (1888) Andrewlina (1889) Mr. Spivey’s Clerk (1890) When Charles the First Was King (1892) In the Days of Drake (1895) Where Highways Cross (1895) Mistress Spitfire (1896) Baden Powell of Mafeking (1900) Lucian the Dreamer (1903) Perris of the Cherry-Trees (1913) The King versus Wargrave (1915) The Rayner-Slade Amalgamation (1917) Paul Campenhaye (1918) The Chestermarke Instinct (1918) The Borough Treasurer (1919) The Middle Temple Murder (1919) The Talleyrand Maxim (1919) Scarhaven Keep (1920) The Herapath Property (1920) The Lost Mr. Linthwaite (1920) The Orange-Yellow Diamond (1920) The Markenmore Mystery (1921) The Root of All Evil (1921) Wrychester Paradise (1921) In the Mayor’s Parlour (1922) Ravensdene Court (1922) The Middle of Things (1922) The Charing Cross Mystery (1923) The Kang-He Vase (1924) The Safety Pin (1924) Sea Fog (1925) The Bedford Row Mystery (1925) The Cartwright Gardens Murder (1925) The Mill of Many Windows (1925) Dead Men’s Money (1928) Murder at Wrides Park (1931) Murder in Four Degrees (1931) Murder of the Ninth Baronet (1932) The Borgia Cabinet (1932) The Solution of a Mystery (1932) Todmanhawe Grange (1937) The Shorter Fiction Mr. Poskitt’s Nightcaps (1910) The Secret of the Barbican and Other Stories (1924) Miscellaneous Stories (1907) The Poetry Collections The Juvenile Poems of Joseph S. Fletcher (1879) Early Poems by Joseph Smith Fletcher (1882) Anima Christi (1884) Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks




Delphi Collected Works of Baruch Spinoza (Illustrated)


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The Dutch philosopher Baruch Spinoza was one of the foremost exponents of seventeenth century Rationalism and an early figure of the Enlightenment. His magnum opus, ‘Ethics’ (1677), opposed Descartes’ philosophy of mind–body dualism, earning Spinoza recognition as one of Western philosophy's most important thinkers. His works would leave a lasting impression on Hegel, Kant, Nietzsche and Schopenhauer. This comprehensive eBook presents Spinoza’s collected (almost complete) works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Spinoza’s life and works * Concise introductions to the treatises * All of the major works, with individual contents tables * Features rare works appearing for the first time in digital publishing, including ‘Short Treatise on God, Man and His Well-Being’ * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * All works translated by R. H. M. Elwes, except for ‘Short Treatise on God, Man and His Well-Being’ (translated by A. Wolf) * Excellent formatting of the texts * All of the original Latin texts are also provided for the major works * Includes Spinoza’s selected letters – spend hours exploring the author’s personal correspondence * Special criticism section, with 8 essays by important thinkers such as Hegel and Nietzsche, evaluating Spinoza’s contribution to philosophy * Features two biographies – discover Spinoza’s intriguing life * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Books Short Treatise on God, Man and His Well-Being Treatise on the Emendation of the Intellect Theological-Political Treatise Ethics Political Treatise Selected Letters The Criticism The Relationship of Substantiality by G. W. F. Hegel Spinoza by Arthur Schopenhauer Examination of Spinoza by Voltaire Spinoza by Friedrich Nietzsche Critical Battle Against the French Revolution by Karl Marx Spinoza by James Anthony Froude Spinoza by Felix Adler Spinoza by William Hale White The Biographies Spinoza: The Man and the Philosopher by Arthur Bolles Lee Baruch Spinoza by Andrew Seth Pringle-Pattison Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks




Delphi Collected Works of Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (Illustrated)


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The early nineteenth century philosopher Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel is an important figure of German idealism, who achieved wide recognition within the continental tradition of philosophy. He has since become increasingly influential in the analytic tradition and his canonical stature within Western philosophy is universally recognised. Hegel’s principal achievement was his development of a distinctive articulation of idealism, in which the dualisms of mind and nature and subject and object are overcome. His philosophy of spirit conceptually integrates psychology, the state, history, art, religion and philosophy. This comprehensive eBook presents Hegel’s collected works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Hegel’s life and works * Concise introductions to the major works * Rare treatises, with individual contents tables * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Special criticism section, with essays by Nietzsche, Marx and Schopenhauer, evaluating Hegel’s contribution to philosophy * Features a bonus biography – discover Hegel’s fascinating life * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Books The Phenomenology of Spirit (Translated by J. B. Baillie) The Logic of Hegel (Translated by William Wallace) Hegel’s Philosophy of Mind (Translated by William Wallace) Elements of the Philosophy of Right (Translated by S. W. Dyde) The Philosophy of Fine Art (Translated by F. P. B. Osmaston) The Philosophy of History (Translated by J. Sibree) Lectures on the History of Philosophy (Translated by Elizabeth Sanderson Haldane) Lectures on the Proofs of the Existence of God (Translated by Ebenezer Brown Speirs) The Criticism Prolegomena to the Study of Hegel’s Philosophy by William Wallace On Some Hegelisms by William James Preface to ‘On the Will in Nature’ by Arthur Schopenhauer Critique of Hegel’s ‘Philosophy of Right’ by Karl Marx Criticism of Philosophy by Friedrich Nietzsche The Biography Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel by William Wallace and John Henry Muirhead Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks




Delphi Complete Works of Rembrandt van Rijn (Illustrated)


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Rembrandt van Rijn, the greatest master of the Dutch Golden Age, created a prolific and innovative body of paintings and etchings, having an immense influence on the course of Western art and inspiring new genres in painting. The Masters of Art Series presents the world’s first digital e-Art books, allowing digital readers to explore the works of the world’s greatest artists in comprehensive detail. This volume presents Rembrandt’s complete paintings in beautiful detail, with concise introductions, hundreds of high quality images and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * The complete paintings and etchings of Rembrandt van Rijn — fully indexed and arranged in chronological and alphabetical order * Includes reproductions of rare works * Features a special ‘Highlights’ section of plates, with concise introductions to the masterpieces, giving valuable contextual information * Enlarged ‘Detail’ images, allowing you to explore Rembrandt’s celebrated works in detail, as featured in traditional art books * Hundreds of images in stunning colour – highly recommended for viewing on tablets and smart phones or as a valuable reference tool on more conventional eReaders * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the paintings and etchings * Easily locate the works you want to view * Features two bonus biographies, including Bell’s seminal study on the artist - immerse yourself in Rembrandt's turbulent life * Scholarly ordering of plates into chronological order and literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting e-Art books CONTENTS: The Highlights ANNA ACCUSED BY TOBIT OF STEALING THE KID SELF-PORTRAIT, 1630-31 THE ANATOMY LESSON OF DOCTOR TULP PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST JACQUES DE GHEYN FLORA DESCENT FROM THE CROSS BELSHAZZAR’S FEAST THE PRODIGAL SON IN THE TAVERN SELF-PORTRAIT, 1640 PORTRAIT OF AGATHA BAS THE NIGHT WATCH THE HOLY FAMILY WITH ANGELS SUSANNA SURPRISED BY THE ELDERS PORTRAIT OF HENDRICKJE STOFFELS A WOMAN BATHING SLAUGHTERED OX THE STAALMEESTERS SELF-PORTRAIT WITH PALETTE AND BRUSHES, 1665 THE JEWISH BRIDE The Paintings CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF PAINTINGS ALPHABETICAL LIST OF PAINTINGS The Etchings CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF ETCHINGS ALPHABETICAL LIST OF ETCHINGS The Biographies REMBRANDT by Mortimer Menpes REMBRANDT VAN RIJN by Malcolm Bell Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles




Delphi Complete Works of John Singer Sargent (Illustrated)


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The American artist John Singer Sargent, widely considered the leading portrait painter of his generation, is celebrated for his paintings of Edwardian era luxury, landscape paintings and Impressionistic masterpieces. Delphi’s Masters of Art Series presents the world’s first digital e-Art books, allowing digital readers to explore the works of great artists in comprehensive detail. This volume presents Sargent’s complete paintings in beautiful detail, with concise introductions, hundreds of high quality images and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * The complete oil paintings of John Singer Sargent — over 900 paintings, fully indexed and arranged in chronological and alphabetical order * Includes reproductions of rare works * Features a special ‘Highlights’ section, with concise introductions to the masterpieces, giving valuable contextual information * Enlarged ‘Detail’ images, allowing you to explore Sargent’s celebrated works in detail, as featured in traditional art books * Hundreds of images in stunning colour – highly recommended for viewing on tablets and smart phones or as a valuable reference tool on more conventional eReaders * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the complete paintings * Easily locate the paintings you want to view * Includes a sample of Sargent’s drawings * Features a bonus biography - discover Sargent's artistic and personal life * Scholarly ordering of plates into chronological order Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting e-Art books CONTENTS: The Highlights FANNY WATTS ROSINA THE DAUGHTERS OF EDWARD DARLEY BOIT EL JALEO STREET IN VENICE MADAME X CLAUDE MONET PAINTING BY THE EDGE OF A WOOD CARNATION, LILY, LILY, ROSE ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON AND HIS WIFE ELLEN TERRY AS LADY MACBETH PAUL HELLEU SKETCHING WITH HIS WIFE LADY AGNEW OF LOCHNAW MRS. FISKE WARREN AND HER DAUGHTER RACHEL FRANK SWETTENHAM, 8TH KING OF ARMS OF THE ORDER OF ST. MICHAEL AND ST. GEORGE NONCHALOIR HENRY JAMES GASSED The Paintings THE COMPLETE PAINTINGS ALPHABETICAL LIST OF PAINTINGS The Drawings LIST OF DRAWINGS The Biography SARGENT by T. Martin Wood Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles




Delphi Collected Works of Confucius - Four Books and Five Classics of Confucianism (Illustrated)


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The philosophy of Confucius emphasises personal and governmental morality, correctness of social relationships, justice and sincerity, which were developed into a system known as Confucianism. Confucius is traditionally credited with having authored or edited many of the Chinese classic texts including all of the Five Classics. This comprehensive eBook presents the Four Books and Five Classics of Confucianism, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Confucius and the Chinese Classics * Concise introductions to the texts * Features James Legge's seminal translations * All Four Books and Five Classics of Confucianism * Includes multiple translations of the ANALECTS, including a special dual text * Excellent formatting of the texts * Includes the legendary I CHING divination text * Features three biographies - discover Confucius’ ancient world * Scholarly ordering of texts into literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Four Books GREAT LEARNING DOCTRINE OF THE MEAN ANALECTS MENCIUS The Five Classics CLASSIC OF POETRY BOOK OF DOCUMENTS BOOK OF RITES I CHING SPRING AND AUTUMN ANNALS The Biographies THE LIFE AND TEACHINGS OF CONFUCIUS by James Legge THE LIFE, LABOURS AND DOCTRINES OF CONFUCIUS by Edward Harper Parker BRIEF BIOGRAPHY: CONFUCIUS Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks




Delphi Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe (Illustrated)


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At last, America’s Master Storyteller joins the ranks of Delphi Classics’ scholarly collections. This is the COMPLETE WORKS of the great literary giant Edgar Allan Poe. Now you can truly own Poe’s immense and diverse works on your eReading device. (Version 6) * the COMPLETE poetry, with special Chronological and Alphabetical contents tables * the COMPLETE tales, with its own Chronological and Alphabetical contents tables * brief but informative introductions to many poems, tales and other texts * images of how the books first appeared, giving your EReader a taste of the original texts * Poe’s rare unfinished play POLITIAN, with perfect formatting * BOTH of Poe’s novels, including the very rare unfinished novel THE JOURNAL OF JULIUS RODMAN * many short stories and poems are presented with their original illustrations * Every non-fiction essay – even the rare ones recently discovered – available in no other digital collection * many images relating to Poe, his life and works * INCLUDES with the Complete Letters – spend hours perusing Poe’s personal correspondence! * the letters have separate tables to help you find whatever letter you want easily * scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres * four biographical works exploring Poe’s mysterious life, including the infamous memoir by Griswold * criticism section, featuring essays by other famous writers examining Poe’s contribution to literature * features Poe’s contributions to THE CONCHOLOGIST’S FIRST BOOK The eBook also includes a front no-nonsense table of contents to allow easy navigation around Poe’s oeuvre. Contents The Poetry Collections TAMERLANE AND OTHER POEMS AL AARAAF, TAMERLANE AND MINOR POEMS POEMS, 1831 THE RAVEN AND OTHER POEMS UNCOLLECTED POEMS The Poems LIST OF POEMS IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER LIST OF POEMS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER The Novels THE NARRATIVE OF ARTHUR GORDON PYM OF NANTUCKET THE JOURNAL OF JULIUS RODMAN The Play POLITIAN The Essays INDEX OF THE COMPLETE ESSAYS The Non-Fiction THE CONCHOLOGIST’S FIRST BOOK THE LITERATI MARGINALIA FIFTY SUGGESTIONS A CHAPTER ON AUTOGRAPHY The Letters INDEX OF CORRESPONDENTS INDEX OF CORRESPONDENTS, LETTERS AND DATES The Criticism EDGAR A. POE by James Russell Lowell. AN EXTRACT FROM ‘FIGURES OF SEVERAL CENTURIES’ by Arthur Symons AN EXTRACT FROM ‘LETTERS TO DEAD AUTHORS’ by Andrew Lang THE CENTENARY OF EDGAR ALLAN POE by Edmund Gosse FROM POE TO VALÉRY by T.S. Eliot The Biographies THE STORY OF EDGAR ALLAN POE by Sherwin Cody THE DREAMER by Mary Newton Stanard MEMOIR OF THE AUTHOR by Rufus Wilmot Griswold DEATH OF EDGAR A. POE. by N. P. Willis