Bücher der Reihe Cambridge Plain Texts

Originally published in 1922, this volume contains the full preface for Of the Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity, the seminal work by Anglican theologian Richard Hooker (1554-1600). An editorial introduction is also included. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Hooker and the development of Anglicanism.

Originally published in 1922 as part of the Cambridge Plain Texts series, this volume contains the complete text for the first book of Francis Bacon's The Advancement of Learning. An editorial introduction is also included. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Bacon and his works.

Originally published in 1921, this volume contains the first fifteen chapters of the second book of The Holy State and the Prophane State (1642) by leading English churchman Thomas Fuller (1608-61). It features descriptions of model characters and short biographical sketches, revealing Fuller's vision of the nature of society and its potential improvement.

Originally published in 1922, this volume contains five of John Florio's renowned English translations of Montaigne's essays. The text was largely derived from the third edition of Florio's 1603 translation, which was published in 1632. A short editorial introduction is also included.

Originally published in 1921, this volume contains the first of the Latter-Day Pamphlets, a sequence of essays by radical thinker Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) which appeared in 1850. A short editorial introduction is also included. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Carlyle and his works.

Originally published in 1932, this volume contains the substance of two Easter sermons by Anglican bishop and scholar Lancelot Andrewes (1555-1626). The texts display the characteristic intelligence and clarity of Andrewes's sermons, qualities which have made them an abiding influence in both non-secular and secular contexts.

First published in 1957, this volume is the second edition of a 1938 original. It contains the original Spanish text of El principe constante, together with a short introduction in English. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the writings of Calderon and Spanish literature.

First published in 1920, this volume contains the original version of Carmosine, a comic play written by renowned French literary figure Alfred de Musset (1810-57). The text is presented in French with a short editorial introduction in English. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in European theatre.

Originally published in 1921, this volume contains the full version of The Good-Natur'd Man, a comedic play by Anglo-Irish writer Oliver Goldsmith (1728-74). A short editorial introduction is also included. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in eighteenth-century literature and the works of Goldsmith.

This volume, first published in 1954, contains the original Spanish version of El burlador de Sevilla y convidado de piedra by the dramatist Tirso de Molina (1579-1648). An English editorial introduction and short bibliography are also included. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Tirso and Spanish literature.

Originally published in 1920, this volume contains two funeral orations delivered by renowned French bishop and theologian Jacques-Benigne Bossuet (1627-1704). Both orations are presented in the original French with an introduction in English. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Bossuet and his oratory.

Originally published in 1923, this volume gathers together a variety of autobiographical extracts from Cervantes' writings. The book is mainly comprised of prologues from the works of Cervantes, together with the epilogue from Viaje del Parnaso. The material is presented in the original Spanish with a short introduction in English.

Originally published in 1923, as part of the Cambridge Plain Texts series, this volume contains the complete text of Spenser's major early work The Shepheardes Calender. A short editorial introduction is also included. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Spenser and English Renaissance literature.

Originally published in 1922, this volume contains the full text of Lope de Vega's El mejor alcalde, el rey. The play is presented in Spanish with a short editorial introduction in English. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Lope and Spanish literature.

First published in 1922, this volume contains the complete text of Cervantes' Rinconete y Cortadillo, which was originally published in 1613. The story is presented in Spanish with a short editorial introduction in English. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the works of Cervantes and Spanish literature.

First published in 1925, this volume contains the full text of Poesias originales by renowned Spanish theologian and lyric poet Luis de Leon (1527-91). The poems are presented in Spanish with a short editorial introduction in English. This book is for anyone with an interest in Spanish literature.

Originally published in 1937, this volume contains the full text of L'Ecole des bourgeois, a comic play by French dramatist Leonor-Jean-Christine Soulas d'Allainval (1700-53). The play is presented in French with a short editorial introduction in English. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in French literature.

Originally published in 1929, this volume contains Ben Jonson's incomplete play The Sad Shepherd, or A Tale of Robin Hood. It first appeared in the second volume of Jonson's works in 1641 and the text for this edition was largely based on that version, with some modernisation of spelling and punctuation.

Originally published in 1922, this volume contains a complete version of Diderot's Paradoxe sur le comedien, an essay on the nature of acting and theatre which first appeared posthumously in 1830. The essay is presented in French, with an editorial introduction and details on actors and actresses mentioned given in English.

Originally published in 1921, this volume contains two sermons by John Donne, delivered in 1621 and 1625, on the theme of death and resurrection. A short editorial introduction is also included. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Donne and his religious writings.

Originally published in 1926, this volume contains the full text of The Testament of Cresseid by fifteenth-century Scottish poet Robert Henryson. A short editorial introduction is also included. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Henryson and Scottish poetry.

Originally published in 1926, this volume contains the full text of Lord Byron's satirical poem on the fate of George III's soul, The Vision of Judgement. An editorial introduction is also included. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Byron and his works.

Originally published in 1921, this volume contains fifteen papers by Samuel Johnson taken from The Idler, a series of 103 essays largely written by Johnson and published in London weekly The Universal Chronicle between 1758 and 1760. A short editorial introduction is also included.

Originally published in 1921, this volume contains the full version of La virtu sconosciuta by the Italian literary figure Vittorio Alfieri (1749-1803). The text is presented in Italian with an introduction in English. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Alfieri and Italian literature.

Originally published in 1925, this volume contains the full text of Calderon's La cena de Baltasar. The play is presented in Spanish with a short editorial introduction in English. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Calderon and Spanish literature.

Originally published in 1920, this volume contains the complete text of Menagerie intime by renowned French literary figure Theophile Gautier (1811-72). The text is presented in French with an introduction in English. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in nineteenth-century French literature.

First published in 1923, this volume contains Descartes' Discours de la methode in the original French. A short editorial introduction in English is also included. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the works of Descartes and the development of rationalism.

Originally published in 1937, this volume contains the complete text of Les bourgeoises a la mode by French dramatist Florent Carton Dancourt (1661-1725). The play is presented in French with a short editorial introduction in English. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Dancourt and his works.

This volume contains a selection from Les caracteres by French essayist Jean de La Bruyere (1645-96). The text is presented in the original French with a short English introduction. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in La Bruyere and French literature.

Originally published in 1924, as part of the Cambridge Plain Texts series, this volume contains the full text of El abencerraje by Spanish writer Antonio de Villegas (c.1522-c.1551). The story is presented in the original Spanish, with some modernisation of spelling and grammar.