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The Crown of Wild Olive also Munera Pulveris; Pre-Raphaelitism; Aratra Pentelici; The Ethics of the Dust; Fiction, Fair and Foul; The Elements of Drawing

John Ruskin

The work is a sprawling essay that treats the history of art as inseparable from the history of war,…

The Map of Life Conduct and Character

William Edward Hartpole Lecky

The work is a philosophical treatise on the conduct of life and the formation of character, written by…

As a man thinketh

James Allen

The work is a philosophical treatise on the conduct of life, framed within the New Thought tradition.

The Simple Life

Charles Wagner

The work opens with a vivid tableau of modern bustle: callers bearing gifts, tradesmen burdened with parcels,…

The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer: the Wisdom of Life

Arthur Schopenhauer

The work is a collection of aphorisms that sets out a practical philosophy of happiness, beginning with a…

The Young Man's Guide

William A. Alcott

The Young Man’s Guide presents itself as a practical handbook for the moral and social formation of a young…