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The History of the Caliph Vathek

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William Beckford

This is one of the earliest Gothic novels. The Caliph Vathek is one of the wealthiest and most powerful men who ever lived. But this is not …

The Beckoning Fair One

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Oliver Onions

A classic ghost story of a haunted house, and the haunted man who lives in it.

Section VIII. Of Qualities Immediately Agreeable to Others

In An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals

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David Hume

David Hume, an eminent Scottish philosopher, historian, and essayist, explores the nature and foundation of Morals in this book, which was w…

Conclusion, part 1

In The Stones of Venice, Volume 3

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John Ruskin

The Stones of Venice is a three-volume treatise on Venetian art and architecture by English art historian John Ruskin, first published from …

Andrea da Fiesole (Andrea Ferrucci) and other craftsmen of Fiesole

In Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors and Architects Vol 5

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Giorgio Vasari

The Lives of the Most Excellent Italian Painters, Sculptors, and Architects, from Cimabue to Our Times, or Le Vite de' più eccellenti…

Chapter 6, Part 1

In Melmoth The Wanderer

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Charles Robert Maturin

One of the first horror novels, it tells the story of Melmoth, who sells his soul so he could have an extended life. Throughout the novel, h…

Life of Francesco Granacci (Il Granaccio), Painter of Florence

In Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors and Architects Vol 6

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Giorgio Vasari

The Lives of the Most Excellent Italian Painters, Sculptors, and Architects, from Cimabue to Our Times (in the original Italian, Le Vite de'…