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Edith Nesbit was a prolific English author best known for her children's literature. One of her notable works is the "Psammead trilogy". The series revolves around a group of siblings who discover a magical creature called the Psammead, also known as "It," which has the power to grant wishes. However, the wishes often lead to unexpected and humorous consequences, teaching the children valuable lessons about responsibility and the consequences of their actions.The books in the series include "Five Children and It", "The Phoenix and the Carpet" and "The Story of the Amulet".

The story of "The Phoenix and the Carpet", first published in 1904, revolves around five siblings who discover a magical carpet in the attic of their new home. The carpet has the power to fly anywhere they wish, but it comes with its own set of rules and challenges. Throughout their adventures, the children encounter various fantastical creatures and magical beings, leading to both humorous and perilous situations. They also come across a phoenix egg and decide to hatch it. Once hatched, the phoenix becomes a loyal companion to the children, accompanying them on their adventures.This new edition comes with an Easy to Read layout designed to make reading comfortable.

"Five Children and It" is a classic children's novel written by Edith Nesbit, first published in 1902. The story follows the adventures of five siblings who discover a magical creature called the Psammead, near their home in the English countryside.The Psammead is a sand-fairy with the ability to grant wishes but with a mischievous twist. Whenever the children make a wish, it comes true, but often not in the way they expect or desire. As the story progresses, the children encounter various adventures and challenges, including encounters with ancient civilizations, time-traveling escapades, and encounters with other magical creatures.This new edition comes with an Easy to Read Layout designed to make reading comfortable.

It is not the intention of this introduction to psychology to discuss the scientific or philosophical conceptions of psychology, or even to make a survey of the investigations and their results. What this little book attempts is rather to introduce the reader to the principal thoughts underlying present-day experimental psychology, leaving out many facts and methods which would be necessary for a thorough study of the subject. - W. WundtThe present volume is a popular introduction to the Wundtian psychology. It is a shorter and simpler sketch than the same author's Outlines of Psychology, and it should prove invaluable to the English-speaking student who wishes to gain some conception of the subject before entering upon a deeper study of the same. Its popularity in Germany has been phenomenal. - R. Pintner (translator)This new edition comes with an Easy-to-Read layout designed to make reading comfortable.

During the past few years the most serious part of the author's study and reflection has been devoted to the subjects discussed in this book. These, briefly stated, are as follows: Firstly, that all mental or cerebral faculties can by direct scientific treatment be influenced to what would have once been regarded as miraculous action, and which is even yet very little known or considered. Secondly, in development of this theory, and as confirmed by much practical and personal experience, that the Will can by very easy processes of training, or by aid of Auto-Suggestion, be strengthened to any extent, and states of mind soon induced, which can be made by practice habitual. Thus, as a man can by means of opium produce sleep, so can he by a very simple experiment a few times repeated-an experiment which I clearly describe and which has been tested and verified beyond all denial-cause himself to remain during the following day in a perfectly calm or cheerful state of mind; and this condition may, by means of repetition and practice, be raised or varied to other states or conditions of a far more active or intelligent description.This treatise was first published under the title of "Have You a Strong Will?". It comes here with an Easy to Read Layout designed to make reading comfortable.

Publiée pour la première fois en 1922, Amok raconte l'histoire d'un médecin en proie à une passion dévorante. Se livrant à un récit confessionnel, le docteur K., dévoile au lecteur la façon dont il a sombré peu à peu dans une folie destructrice. Dans la préface signée par Romain Rolland, il est écrit qu'il est ici question de l'enfer de la passion au fond duquel se tord, brûlé, mais éclairé par les flammes de l'abîme, l'être essentiel, la vie cachée. Dans cette nouvelle édition dont la mise en page a été optimisée afin d'en faciliter la lecture, cette nouvelle est suivie par trois autres : Lettre d'une inconnue, La ruelle au clair de lune et Les yeux du frère éternel, texte présent dans le recueil original mais qui fut écarté des éditions publiées après 1930.

During the mid-1600s, the Puritans under Cromwell implemented a ban on Father Christmas, and Santa Claus didn't always enjoy widespread popularity. In 1686, Josiah King released a pamphlet titled "The Examination and Trial of Old Father Christmas," where Father Christmas was subjected to a trial by those concerned that Christmas was evolving into a materialistic celebration and its transformation into an occasion for excessive revelry and debauchery.This new edition comes with an Easy to Read Layout designed to make reading comfortable.

"When I read the book, what struck me was the clarity of the exposition. Ideas about God, Man, and Nature which most of us find it difficult to convey even to people of trained intelligence, are here expressed in a way which would be readily comprehensible to the simplest minds. As such it cannot fail, I think, to find a welcome from a wide circle of readers." - B. H. STREETERSadhu Sundar Singh was a renowned Indian Christian missionary and mystic known for his spiritual insights and writings related to Christianity and spirituality. In this book, he has put down some of the ideas and illustrations which are the outcome of his meditation on different topics such as love, faith and prayer.This new large print edition, designed to make reading comfortable, comes with an introduction by the Reverend. B. H. Streeter.

Joseph Jacobs is widely recognized as a prominent figure in the realm of folklore studies, emphasizing the significance of safeguarding oral traditions and fairy tales as vital components of a nation's cultural legacy. This special edition is made of two of his most notable publications : "English Fairy Tales" and "Celtic Fairy tales". The first one contains a collection of 43 tales when the second accounts for 26, giving the reader a glimpse into some of the world most fabulous legends and captivating stories.The book is fully illustrated by John D. Batten and comes with a large and Easy to Read Layout which makes reading more confortable.

Guía EspiritualQue desembaraza al alma y la conduce por el interior camino para alcanzar la perfecta contemplación y el rico tesoro de la interior paz.Este es el camino de la verdadera latitud del corazón y de la real libertad de los hijos de Dios, fuera del cual toda anchura es estrechez; toda libertad, esclavitud; todo descanso, trabajo; toda paz, guerra; toda quietud, inquietud; toda alegría, falsa; toda felicidad, angustia; toda grandeza, vanidad; y todo alivio, aflicción de espíritu. Este es el santo e inmaculado camino, que segura y derechamente conduce a la vida eterna; y sin peligros, embarazos ni ofensas, guía a las altas y serenas cumbres del monte de la cristiana perfección. Monte todo bienaventurado y pacífico, todo tranquilo y luminoso, adonde no llegan las nubes de las humanas ceguedades y apetitos ni las inquietudes de las terrenas pasiones ni los vientos y tempestades de las humanas variaciones e inconstancias o de los temporales accidentes y sucesiones. A este bienaventurado término te conduce esta espiritual Guía. Mira cuántas y cuán grandes cosas se contienen en este pequeño libro. Dichoso tú, devoto lector, sino solamente lees, mas juntamente haces lo que en él leas.Esta edición viene con letra grande para facilitar la lectura.

What is Karma? How does it work? Can it be modified according to our will? Approaching the concept of Karma in a didactic way, Annie Besant, one of the most important figure of the theosophical movement, sees it as a law of cause and effect determined by our actions.This Premium Edition comes with an Easy to Read Layout making reading comfortable.Excerpt :"Every thought of man upon being evolved passes into the inner world, and becomes an active entity by associating itself, coalescing we might term it, with an elemental-that is to say, with one of the semi-intelligent forces of the kingdoms. It survives as an active intelligence-a creature of the mind's begetting-for a longer or shorter period proportionate with the original intensity of the cerebral action which generated it. Thus a good thought is perpetuated as an active, benefi­cent power, an evil one as a maleficent demon. And so man is continually peopling his current in space with a world of his own, crowded with the offspring of his fancies, desires, impulses and passions; a current which reacts upon any sensitive or nervous organization which comes in contact with it, in proportion to its dynamic intensity. The Buddhist calls it his "Skandha"; the Hindu gives it the name of " Karma"."

Qu'est-ce que le Karma ? Comment fonctionne-t-il ? Peut-il être modifié selon notre volonté ? Figure centrale du mouvement théosophique, Annie Besant aborde ici de façon didactique le concept de Karma qu'elle envisage comme une loi de cause à effet déterminée par nos actions et dont les conséquences ont des applications dans toutes les sphères de la vie, y compris après la mort.Dans cette édition, la mise en page et la taille des caractères ont été optimisés pour une lecture confortable.Extrait :"Chaque pensée humaine qui commence son évolution passe dans le monde intérieur et devient une entité active, par son association, ou ce que nous pourrions appeler sa fusion avec un élémental, c'est-à-dire avec l'une des forces semi-intelligentes des divers règnes de la Nature. Elle survit comme une intelligence agissante, comme un être engendré par l'Esprit, pendant un temps plus ou moins long, selon l'intensité initiale de l'action cérébrale qui l'a produite. Une pensée bonne se perpétue, de la sorte, comme une puissance bienfaisante et active ; une mauvaise pensée, comme un démon malfaisant. L'homme peuple ainsi continuellement le courant qui l'entoure dans l'espace, avec un monde à lui, rempli des produits de son imagination, de ses désirs, de ses impulsions et de ses passions ; ce courant réagit d'ailleurs sur tout organisme nerveux où sensitif qui vient en contact avec lui, proportionnellement à l'intensité dynamique de celui-ci. C'est ce que le Bouddhiste appelle son Skandha , l'Hindou lui donne le nom de Karma ."

"Nul ne peut se reconnaître tout à fait dans l'effigie que le miroir de la réflexion lui renvoie de lui-même. (...) Ce sont les autres qui me révèlent à moi-même." Narcisse a seize ans. Il a le c¿ur pur. De crainte que son propre regard ne vienne ternir cette pureté, on lui a prédit qu'il vivrait longtemps s'il acceptait de ne se point connaître. Mais le destin en a décidé autrement. Le voilà qui se dirige pour apaiser sa soif innocente vers une fontaine vierge où personne encore ne s'est miré. Il y découvre tout à coup sa beauté et n'a plus soif que de lui-même. C'est sa beauté qui fait désormais le désir qui le tourmente, qui le sépare de soi en lui montrant son image, et qui l'oblige à se chercher lui-même où il se voit, c'est¿à¿dire où il n'est plus.Le philosophe Louis Lavelle, dans cette série de méditations qui peuvent être lues indépendamment les unes des autres, interroge à la fois l'individualisme contemporain et la notion de construction identitaire en soulignant que tout comme ce fut le cas pour Narcisse, le moi est menacé de mort lorsqu'il est trop centré sur lui-même. C'est vers les autres que nous devons apprendre à nous tourner car ils nous sont indispensables afin de pouvoir nous révéler à nous-mêmes.Cette édition contient une préface inédite rédigée par Daniel Pujol, docteur en ethnologie.

"Les écrivains qui ont traité de l'histoire de France n'ont eu longtemps aucune idée de l'origine du pays dont ils avaient la prétention de retracer la destinée. Ils la faisaient naïvement commencer avec un petit chef franc nommé Clovis. Ils se croyaient eux-mêmes des Francs, des François , comme ils disaient. Les problèmes de géographie, d'ethnographie, de langue, d'institutions, de m¿urs, d'économie, qui s'imposent à nous au début de toute entreprise historique, leur échappaient entièrement. Il n'y a pas beaucoup plus de deux siècles qu'une grande découverte commença à se faire jour. On entrevit, d'abord confusément, puis, au siècle dernier, de plus en plus clairement, que la France avait existé avant la France."Ferdinand Lot, historien médiéviste, fut élu membre de l'Académie des inscriptions et belles-lettres en 1924. Dans cet ouvrage de référence qui couvre l'histoire de la France de ses origines jusqu'à la guerre de cent ans, il traite de l'évolution de la société française d'un point de vue institutionnel, politique, économique et social.

*** This edition has a beautiful layout with a font size designed to make it easy to read ***"e;The world is God's training school. During the past we have learned to build different vehicles, among others the physical body. By this work we are promoted from class to class, each with its particular scope of consciousness."e;The contents of this book are among the last writings of Max Heindel, the mystic. They contain some of his deepest thoughts, and are the result of years of research and occult investigation. In "e;Gleanings of a Mystic"e; are found twenty-four lessons which were formerly sent out to students. It is the wish of the writer of this introduction that these lessons may carry a message of love and cheer to the soul-hungry reader and hope to the disconsolate one.

"e;Nada hay oculto que no deba ser sabido"e;En esta Memoria, presentada al Congreso Espiritista Internacional de Londres en 1898, Gabriel Delanne, con la pericia que le es propia, ha dejado a un lado el metodo sintetico para ampararse exclusivamente del analitico, y presentando hechos, haciendo positivismo escueto, saca a flote lo que se propone, es a saber: la demostracion experimental de la existencia y persistencia del espiritu, y su evolucion progresiva mediante innumeras reencarnaciones. Esto es lo que le hacia falta al animismo y esto es lo que ha conseguido ya.

Nul traite de paix ne peut etre considere comme tel, si l'on s'y reserve secretement quelque sujet de recommencer la guerre. Ce traite dont le contenu constitue les premices de la theorie de la paix democratique, eu un retentissement immediat dans toute l'Europe suite a sa publication en 1795. Kant y formule les conditions qui permettent de creer une paix perpetuelle, un simple traite signe entre deux etats qui etait en guerre ne suffisant pas a garantir qu'une paix soit durable.

"e;On the other side of the tomb, another phase of existence opens"e;Everywhere is life; all nature shows to us the perpetual renewing of everything. Nowhere is death, as we understand the word - nowhere is annihilation. The principle of life never dies. The universe overflows with life physical and psychic.Life is an immense vibration which fills the universe and of which the center is God. Each soul is a detached spark from which this divine center becomes in its turn a center of vibrations which vary and augment with amplitude and intensity, following the degree of the elevation of life. This fact can be verified by experiment. Each soul has then its particular and different vibration; its proper movement, its rhythm, is the exact representation of its dynamic power, of its intellectual value, of its moral elevation. All the beauty, all the grandeur of the living universe is summed up in this law of harmonic vibrations.

THE ART OF RHETORICRhetoric may be defined as the faculty of discovering the possible means of persuasion in reference to any subject whatever. This is the function of no other of the arts, each of which is able to instruct and persuade in its own special subject; thus, medicine deals with health and sickness, geometry with the properties of magnitudes, arithmetic with number, and similarly with all the other arts and sciences. But Rhetoric, so to say, appears to be able to discover the means of persuasion in reference to any given subject. That is why we say that as an art its rules are not applied to any particular definite class of things.This edition comes with an Easy-to-Read layout which makes reading comfortable.

"e;El bien es el fin de todas las acciones del hombre"e; - AristotelesAristoteles fue el filosofo mas importante de la Antigua Grecia. Dividida en 10 libros, Etica a Nicomaco se basa en el concepto de felicidad. En esta obra, uno de los tratados mas importantes de la filosofia occidental, Aristoteles expone sus reflexiones sobre el bien, la felicidad, la virtud, la templanza y las virtudes intelectuales.Esta edicion viene con notas, una biografia del autor y con letra grande para facilitar la lectura.

Le malheur rend Dieu absent pendant un temps, plus absent qu'un mort, plus absent que la lumiere dans un cachot completement tenebreux. Une sorte d'horreur submerge toute l'ame. Pendant cette absence il n'y a rien a aimer. Ce qui est terrible, c'est que si, dans ces tenebres ou il n'y a rien a aimer, l'ame cesse d'aimer, l'absence de Dieu devient definitive. Il faut que l'ame continue a aimer a vide, ou du moins a vouloir aimer, fut-ce avec une partie infinitesimale d'elle-meme. Alors un jour Dieu vient se montrer lui-meme a elle et lui reveler la beaute du monde, comme ce fut le cas pour Job. Mais si l'ame cesse d'aimer, elle tombe des ici-bas dans quelque chose de presque equivalent a l'enfer.C'est pourquoi ceux qui precipitent dans le malheur des hommes non prepares a le recevoir tuent des ames.