Peter Tucker
The Origin and Development of Psychoanalysis
A series of lectures given in the USA by Freud in German, later translated into English - Summary by Peter Tucker
Rainer Maria Rilke: Poems
A selection of poems by this renowned German poet. - Summary by Peter Tucker
Là-bas
The plot of Là-Bas concerns the novelist Durtal, who is disgusted by the emptiness and vulgarity of the modern world. He seeks relief…
Evolution Creatrice
Creative Evolution (French: L'Évolution créatrice) is a 1907 book by French philosopher Henri Bergson. Its English translation…
The Fortune of the Rougons
The Fortune of the Rougons (French: La Fortune des Rougon), originally published in 1871, is the first novel in Émile Zola's monument…
A Voyage to the Moon
This is an edition by Professor Curtis Page of the Lovell translation of a seminal work of science fiction by Cyrano de Bergerac. Arguably …
Poems 1817
Early poems of this famous English lyric poet, in which he openly expresses indebtedness to, and reverence for, his poetic predecessors, esp…
The Lay of the Last Minstrel
An aging minstrel seeks who hospitality at Newark Castle and in recompense tells a tale of a sixteenth-century Border feud. In the poem, Lad…
Childe Harold's Pilgrimage
Childe Harold's Pilgrimage is a lengthy narrative poem in four parts written by Lord Byron. It was published between 1812 and 1818 and is de…
Bible (KJV) 18: Job (version 2)
Job was a prosperous landowner who encountered a series of misfortunes, leading him to question himself and his relation to his God. A gran…
Lourdes
This book describes a five day national pilgrimage to the holy shrine of Lourdes, where miracle cures are hoped for. The central character i…
A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge (Version 2)
A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge (commonly called Treatise when referring to Berkeley's works) is a 1710 work, in Eng…
Marmion: A Tale of Flodden Field
Marmion is an epic poem in six cantos, written in emulation of the ancient Scottish minstrel style which was of such great interest to Scott…
The Story of Rimini
A long poem telling the tragic story of Francesca da Rimini, the duped and adulterous bride, inspired by the character in Dante's Inferno. P…
En Route
The second book by Huysmans concerning the religious development of the novelist Durtal, who in the first book ("La-bas") experien…
The Wild Swans at Coole (Version 2)
A collection of poems from the mid-career of this renowned Irish poet, the title poem referring to the estate of his friend and mentor, Lady…
The Poetical Works of John Dryden, Volume 1
The first of two volumes of collected poetry by this revered and highly influential English restoration poet and playwright. The poems, many…
Rome
The Abbe Pierre Froment, after his experiences in Lourdes, has written a book expressing a vision of a new enlightened papacy. He visits Rom…
Metamorphoses (Howard Version)
Translated from Latin into English blank verse, this classic Roman text gives an account of a series of fabulous episodes from creation thro…
Madame Chrysantheme
Pierre Loti (a nom de plume) was for many years an officer in the French Navy, giving him the opportunity to sample and analyze different na…