‘On War’ by the Prussian general Carl von Clausewitz (1780–1831) is a classic of war and military strategy published in 1832. Some of the key concepts discussed in the book...

The Chronicles of Narnia is one of the most famous and beloved series of fantasy novels, having sold over 100 million copies. The seven part series was published between 1950 and...

The Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus is a classic work of philosophy by the Austrian philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein. Written during World War I, The Tractatus consists of seven...

Maria Montessori (1870 -1952), the physician and educator, was the first woman to graduate from the University of Rome Medical School. Her classic of educational philosophy is...

Edwin Lefèvre (1871–1943) was a journalist, writer, and diplomat. First published in 1923, ‘Reminiscences of a Stock Operator’ is an iconic book on investment, a timeless...

Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) was a reclusive poet whose only friendships were carried out by letter. She wrote nearly 1800 poems in her life, but very few were published until...

The Magician's Nephew is the sixth of the seven book The Chronicles of Narnia series. This entry into the allegorical series tells the story of the creation of the world of...

William Wymark Jacobs (1863 — 1943) was an English short-story writer. ‘The Monkey's Paw’ is a classic horror storywhose title refers to a shrunken monkey’s paw that is...

‘What Is to Be Done?’ (1902) is a political tract written by the Russian revolutionary Vladimir Lenin. Lenin argues that the working class will not become politically aware...

‘The Last Battle’ by CS Lewis concludes the Narnia series of novels. The story takes place 2500 Narnian years since the creation of the world as related in ‘The Magician's...