We have long wished that some English or foreign university would offer a prize for a history of Magic and Witchcraft. The records of human opinion wo …
THERE is a prevalent notion that setting type by hand is not now as important a part of the printer’s vocation as it was years ago. Ingenious composin …
Men call you “dark.” What factory then blurred the lightOf golden suns, when nothing blacker than the shadesOf coming rain climbed up the heather-mant …
With "The Sea Fairies," my book for 1911, I ventured into a new field of fairy literature and to my delight the book was received with much approval b …
The Arabian Nights was introduced to Europe in a French translation by Antoine Galland in 1704, and rapidly attained a unique popularity. There are ev …
Under certain circumstances there are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea. There are circu …
The work of one of the greatest spirits that ever made Art his medium has yet its way to make among the general public. The world entertained the ange …
This history of woodworking hand tools from the 17th to the 20th century is one of a very gradual evolution of tools through generations of craftsmen. …
The subject of Historical Costume covers such a multitude of detail that a volume on each century could be written, with hundreds of illustrations. Th …