Books with author James Fraser

Timeless collection of childhood classics that are sure to make your little one giggle for hours on end all while learning good memorization and concentration skills! Includes such classics as:Itsy Bitsy SpiderFarmer in the DellHumpty DumptyMary Mary Quite Contraryand more!The beautiful artwork accompanying the collection will keep young readers engaged and wildly entertained as they read about characters that have helped shape the childhoods of countless children all across the globe.INCLUDES BONUS, CLASSIC CHRISTMAS SONGS!

The Golden Bough was originally published in two volumes in 1890. The work was then substantially revised and expanded into twelve volumes, with the final volumes issued in 1915. It is truly a dazzling work of scholarship and learning. After reading this seminal work, one might wonder whether there were any indigenous societies past and present that Sir James did not investigate and cast light on. His mastery of this immense storehouse of ethnological data acted as a much needed corrective to the Eurocentric perspective that was the dominant mode of thinking of his time. Using as its starting point the strange career of the priest of the grove of Nemi, sacred to Diana, who succeeded to his position by the murder of his predecessor and who would in turn be murdered by his successor, The Golden Bough explores myth, magic and ritual the world over, showing how the recurrent themes of the dying and resurrected god permeate the mythic landscape and serve as a paradigmatic constituent of the pre-scientific world view. The Golden Bough was immensely influential in the developing fields of anthropology and ethnology. Malinowski, Radcliffe-Brown and the Cambridge School all acknowledged their great debt to Frazer. But the work also made its influence felt in wider cultural contexts. It opened pathways in the study of mythology that would be trod upon by Jung, Joseph Campbell, Robert Graves and Levi-Strauss and fired the poetic imaginations of Eliot in The Wasteland, Yeats in Sailing to Byzantium as well as their contemporaries Pound, Lawrence and Auden. The philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein wrote so much about it that his commentaries were collected and published in book form. Elegantly written, permeated with wise discernment and a delicate sense of irony, The Golden Bough is entirely modern in its outlook. It is a book to be savored, enjoyed and returned to.

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Excerpt from The Trial of Frank James for Murder: With Confessions of Dick LIDDIL and Clarence Hite, and History of the James GangThe indictment was returned by the grand jury' of Daviess county in May, 1883, and by agreement of the attorneys, August 21, was fixed as a date for the trial. Court convened promptly at 10 A. M., on that day and the case of State v. Frank James was called. The State was represented by attorneys W. P. Hamilton, prosecuting attorney of Daviess county; William H. Wallace, of Kansas City, Missouri; J. H. Shanklin, - of trenton,'missouri; and M. A. Low, of Trenton; H. C. Mcdougal and J. F. Hiclin, of Gallatin, advisory counsel. The defendant was represented by Judge John F. Philips, of Kansas City; Wm. H. Rush, of Gallatin; Judge James H. Slover, of Independence, Missouri; Hon. John M. Glover, of St. Louis; Hon. Chas. P. Johnson, of St. Louis; Col. C. T. Garner, of Richmond, Missouri, and J. W. Alexander, of Gal latin. Judge Goodman on the bench.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Golden Bough was originally published in two volumes in 1890. The work was then substantially revised and expanded into twelve volumes, with the final volumes issued in 1915. It is truly a dazzling work of scholarship and learning. After reading this seminal work, one might wonder whether there were any indigenous societies past and present that Sir James did not investigate and cast light on. His mastery of this immense storehouse of ethnological data acted as a much needed corrective to the Eurocentric perspective that was the dominant mode of thinking of his time. Using as its starting point the strange career of the priest of the grove of Nemi, sacred to Diana, who succeeded to his position by the murder of his predecessor and who would in turn be murdered by his successor, The Golden Bough explores myth, magic and ritual the world over, showing how the recurrent themes of the dying and resurrected god permeate the mythic landscape and serve as a paradigmatic constituent of the pre-scientific world view. The Golden Bough was immensely influential in the developing fields of anthropology and ethnology. Malinowski, Radcliffe-Brown and the Cambridge School all acknowledged their great debt to Frazer. But the work also made its influence felt in wider cultural contexts. It opened pathways in the study of mythology that would be trod upon by Jung, Joseph Campbell, Robert Graves and Levi-Strauss and fired the poetic imaginations of Eliot in The Wasteland, Yeats in Sailing to Byzantium as well as their contemporaries Pound, Lawrence and Auden. The philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein wrote so much about it that his commentaries were collected and published in book form. Elegantly written, permeated with wise discernment and a delicate sense of irony, The Golden Bough is entirely modern in its outlook. It is a book to be savored, enjoyed and returned to.

Persia by the same author who, more than twelve years ago, published a work on Khorasan, c., may be thought to require some explanation. A few words will suffice for this purpose. After a period when the author of these works believed that his travelling days were over, that he had hung up his Uvida vestimenta for good in the hall of his own home, his services were unexpectedly required, and he was summoned once more to resume his well-worn cloak and riding gear for a winter journey of no ordinary severity, and another pilgrimage to those lands which he had traversed already with so much interest as a younger man.(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org

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Excerpt from A Winter's Journey (Tâtar), From Constantinople to Tehran, Vol. 1 of 2: With Travels Through Various Parts of Persia, &CThus much he has thought it right to premise, not by way of allurement or apology, - for these are not the days in which the public can be wheedled into reading a dull book by specious prefaces or mo dest pretences, but simply that the reader may have some notion of the subjects to which his atten tion is invited, the ground over which he has to travel, and the title the Author may have to his consideration. If the work shall tend, in however small a degree, to excite interest in, and direct the public eye towards regions and nations that are far too little known in this country, it will not have been without its reward.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.