Bill Nye's Comic History of England -- FREE TRIAL, Try Before you Buy - A humorous presentation of England's history from the invasion of Caesar to the wedding of Henry VIII to Anne Boleyn.Mr. Nye completed eighteen chapters before succumbing to a fatal illness.The readers of this volume will share our regret that the preface cannot be written by Mr. Nye, who would have introduced his volume with a characteristically appropriate and humorous foreword in perfect harmony with the succeeding narrative.

Quote, The sun has risen higher and one sees more clearly and broadly what our new relations with the Unseen may be. Nothing can now prevent us from reaching that wonderful land which stretches so clearly before those eyes which are opened to see it.

A Daughter of Eve by French novelist Honore de Balzac. The most amusing society, but also the most mixed, which Madame Felix de Vandenesse frequented, was that of the Comtesse de Montcornet, a charming little woman, who received illustrious artists, leading financial personages, distinguished writers; but only after subjecting them to so rigid an examination that the most exclusive aristocrat had nothing to fear in coming in contact with this second-class society.

The Ballad of the White Horse by G.K. Chesterton is a collection of poetry about one of England's forgotten heroes and saviours, King Alfred.

Aesop?s FablesA New Translation by V. S. Vernon Jones, With an Introduction by G. K. Chesterton and Illustrations by Arthur Rackham. Published in London by William Heinemann, 1912.This first edition has 13 color plates and 53 black-and-white drawings, many full-page, by Arhtur Rackham. Rackham illustrates such classic morality tales as The Hare and the Tortoise, The Fox and the Grapes, The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse, The Fir-tree and the Bramble and The Shipwrecked Man and the Sea. The Aesop illustrations contain several self-caricatures of Rackham, including the man who catches the flea. Rackhams artitistic ability was recognized early and he developed his talents over a lifetime of work. He had a penchant for the fantastic and many of the subjects he drew displayed dark or disturbing characteristics. The Fables was one of a series of yearly publications illustrated by Rackham for the Christmas season. It is somewhat unusual in that there are several self caricatures and a drawing of his home in Chalot Gardens.Rackham was well-suited to give us these classic animal tales and his creatures are wonderful. There is a quality that presents the morality tales with a touch of softness to the youthful reader.A nice copy of a special childrens book.Filled with the classic fables we all know and love including The Fox and the Grapes, The Cat and the Mice, The Bear and the Fox and tons more. Introduction by G.K. Chesterton.