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List of Included Works

Prometheus Unbound — A lyrical drama in four acts, Shelley’s masterpiece of Romantic idealism.

Queen Mab — An early philosophical poem envisioning social and political reform.

Adonais — An elegy on the death of John Keats, celebrating the immortality of art.

Vindication of Natural Diet — Shelley’s prose essay advocating vegetarianism and natural living.

Love’s Philosophy — A short lyrical poem on unity and desire.

Selected Poems edited by Henry Newbolt — A curated edition highlighting Shelley’s most influential works.

Selection from Shelley’s Poems edited by Mathilde Blind — Includes a memoir and critical introduction.

The Complete Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley — A definitive multi-volume set of Shelley’s poetry.

Poems of Keats and Shelley — A combined edition showcasing the two Romantic contemporaries.

One PDF file 280 MG.

Hosted on Google Drive

The Iliad of Homer The Iliad of Homer, translated by Andrew Lang, is an epic poem that tells the story of the Trojan War. The poem is set during the final year of the war, and it follows the Greek hero Achilles as he seeks revenge for the death of his friend Patroclus. The Iliad is considered one of the greatest works of Western literature, and it has had a profound influence on the development of the epic genre.

Content of The collection A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's court. A tramp abroad. Extract from Captain Stormfield's visit to heaven Extracts from Adam's diary Eye openers; good things, immensely funny sayings. following the equator. Gilded Age. How to tell a story and other essays Joan of Arc King Leopold's soliloquy; a defense of his Congo rule Life on the Mississippi Mark Twain's Notebook Merry tales Roughing It, by Mark Twain The adventures of Huckleberry Finn The adventures of Tom Sawyer The American claimant. The celebrated jumping frog of Calaveras County. The jumping frog. The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg. The mysterious stranger. The ship-dwellers a story of a happy cruise. What is man?

Table of contents

1. Materialism Re‑stated
   A defense of scientific materialism against spiritual and idealist interpretations of reality.

2. The Other Side of Death
   A rational critique of immortality and the afterlife, exploring psychological roots of belief.

3. Religion and Sex
   Examines how religious morality shaped sexual ethics and human freedom.

4. A Grammar of Freethought
   A systematic outline of freethought principles — logic, skepticism, and secular ethics.

5. Determinism or Free Will
   Discusses causation and moral responsibility from a naturalistic standpoint.

6. Atheism or Theism
   A concise argument for atheism as the logical conclusion of scientific inquiry.

This is no ordinary book. Undeniably it is the most re¬ markable publication that has appeared in Christendom for fifteen centuries. Its philosophy is that of a scientific Satan, a realistic Anti-Christ. With grim and Pagan logic it assails the first principles of moral codes, religions, politics and law; affirming that modern civilization is a horrible hypnotic seance, a continuation of the terrorism and gloom of the Dark Ages.

Contents of the collection: Magus Incognito - The Secret Doctrine of the Rosicrucians Swami Panchadasi - Clairvoyance and Occult Powers Swami Panchadasi - The Human Aura Theron Q. Dumont - Mental Therapeutics Theron Q. Dumont - The Art and Science of Personal Magnetism Theron Q. Dumont - The Power of Concentration Theron Q. Dumont - The Solar Plexus, or, Abdominal Brain William Walker Atkinson - Practical Mental Influence William Walker Atkinson - Practical Mind Reading William Walker Atkinson - Reincarnation and the Law of Karma William Walker Atkinson - The Secret of Success William Walker Atkinson - Thought-Force in Business and Everyday Life William Walker Atkinson - Thought Vibration Yogi Ramacharaka - Advanced Course in Yogi Philosophy and Oriental Occultism Yogi Ramacharaka - Fourteen Lessons In Yogi Philosophy Yogi Ramacharaka - Hatha Yoga Yogi Ramacharaka - Raja Yoga Yogi Ramacharaka - Science of Breath Yogi Ramacharaka - The Bhagavad Gita Yogi Ramacharaka - The Hindu Yogi Science of Breath Yogi Ramacharaka - The Philosophies and Religions of India Yogi Ramacharaka - The Science of Psychic Healing Yogi Ramacharaka - The Spirit of The Upanishads

Content: Works by Jack London

• A Son of the Sun
• Adventure
• Before Adam
• Dutch Courage and Other Stories
• Faith of Men
• John Barleycorn (Illustrated by H.T. Dunn)
• Lost Face
• Martin Eden
• Michael, Brother of Jerry
• Short Stories (Jack London)
• Tales of the Fish Patrol (Illustrated by George Varian)
• The Call of the Wild
• The Game
• The Human Drift
• The Iron Heel
• The Little Lady of the Big House
• The Mutiny of the Elsinore
• The Scarlet Plague
• The Sea-Wolf
• The Son of the Wolf: Tales of the Far North
• The Turtles of Tasman
• When God Laughs and Other Stories
• White Fang

Contents:

I. Science & the supernatural . . . Page I

Ii. The primitive mind and its environment. 35

Iii. The religion of mental disease ... 51

Iv. Sex & religion in primitive life ... 89

V. The influence of sexual & pathology states on religious belief . . . .120

Vi. The stream of tendency 145

Vii. Conversion 169

Viii. Religious epidemics 205

Ix. Religious epidemics (concluded) . . .226

X. The witch mania 243

Xl summary conclusion 269

Work of W.J. Colville collected In One PDF book 📚

Table of Contents

1. Significance of Birthdays – An exploration of astro-psychology and cyclic influences on character.
2. Glints of Wisdom; or, Helpful Sayings for Busy Moments – Abstracts from lectures designed for daily reflection.
3. Inspirational Lectures and Impromptu Poems – A collection of Colville’s renowned oral teachings and verse.
4. Mediumship – A study on the mechanics and ethics of spirit communication.
5. Onesimus Templeton: A Psychical Romance – A narrative work used to illustrate psychical truths.
6. The People's Handbook of Spiritual Science – A private course of lessons for dedicated students.
7. Elementary Text Book of Mental Therapeutics – A foundational guide to the principles of mind-healing.
8. Ancient Mysteries and Modern Revelations – Connecting historical rites to contemporary spiritual insights.
9. The Law of Correspondences Applied to Healing – Seven practical lessons on the mind-body relationship.
10. Short Lessons in Theosophy – An introductory manual on theosophical concepts.
11. Universal Spiritualism – A survey of spirit communion across various cultures and eras.
12. Kabbalah, the Harmony of Opposites – A treatise on Bible allegories and the significance of numbers.
13. The Spiritual Science of Health and Healing – Philosophies on achieving physical and mental vitality.
14. Regeneration Versus Degeneration – An analysis of the spiritual evolution of the individual.
15. Health from Knowledge – The role of understanding and spiritual awareness in wellness.
16. Studies in Theosophy: Historical and Practical – A manual for applying theosophy to public life.
17. Twenty-Five Years of Psychical Experiences – A retrospective autobiography of Colville’s life in the movement.
18. Life and Power from Within – A guide to developing internal spiritual strength and self-mastery.

Clarence Darrow Works in Collection

• Crime; Its Cause and Treatment
• War Prisoners – Address (1919)
• Voltaire – A Lecture
• Realism in Literature and Art
• The War
• Crime and Criminals – Address to Chicago County Jail
• The Famous Examination of Bryan at the Scopes Trial
• Insects and Men, Instinct and Reason
• Plea in His Own Defense (Los Angeles, 1912)
• An Eye for an Eye
• The Myth of the Soul
• Resist Not Evil
• Prohibition
• Facing Life Fearlessly
• The Skeleton in the Closet
• Farmington
• Debate on Capital Punishment
• The Ordeal of Prohibition
• The Open Shop – Defense of Union Labor
• Darrow vs. Wayne B. Wheeler
• Darrow–Starr Debate: Is the Human Race Getting Anywhere?
• Is Religion Necessary?
• Why I Am an Agnostic
• Liberty Versus Prohibition

Collected works that are in public domain in One PDF file 108 MB

Chapter xix. The stone of the philosopher Elagabalus. What this stone is why it is a stone singular analogies. 152 Chapter xx. The universal medicine. Extension of life by Means of potable gold resurrection abolition of pain. .157 Chapter xxi. Divination. Dreams somnambulism presentiments second sight divinatory instruments alliette and his Discoveries concerning the tarot . . , . .160 Chapter xxii. Summary and general key of the four secret Sciences. The kabbalah magic alchemy magnetism or occult medicine . . 165

Vol. 1: Benjamin Franklin, John Woolman, William Penn Vol. 2. Plato, Epictetus, Marcus Aurelius Vol. 3. Bacon, Milton's Prose, Thomas Browne Vol. 4. Complete Poems in English, Milton Vol. 5. Essays and English Traits, Emerson Vol. 6. Poems and Songs, Burn Vol. 7. The Confessions of St. Augustine, The Imitation of Christ Vol. 8. Nine Greek Dramas Vol. 9. Letters and Treatises of Cicero and Pliny Vol. 10. Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith Vol. 11. Origin of Species, Darwin Vol. 12. Plutarch's Lives Vol. 13. Aeneid, Virgil Vol. 14. Don Quixote, Part 1, Cervantes Vol. 16. The Thousand and One Nights ol. 17. Folk-Lore and Fable, Aesop, Grimm, Andersen Vol. 18. Modern English Drama Vol. 19. Faust, Egmont, etc., Goethe, Doctor Faustus, Marlowe Vol. 20. The Divine Comedy, DanteVol. 21. I Promessi Sposi, Manzoni Vol. 22. The Odyssey, Home Vol. 23. Two Years Before the Mast, Dana Vol. 24. On the Sublime, French Revolution, etc., Burke Vol. 25. J.S. Mill and Thomas Carlyle Vol. 26. Continental Drama Vol. 27. English Essays, Sidney to Macaulay Vol. 28. Essays, English and American Vol. 29. Voyage of the Beagle, Darwin Vol. 30. Faraday, Helmholtz, Kelvin, Newcomb, etc. Vol. 31. Autobiography, Cellini Vol. 32. Montaigne, Sainte-Beuve, Renan, etc. Vol. 33. Voyages and Travels Vol. 34. Descartes, Voltaire, Rousseau, Hobbes Vol. 35. Froissart, Malory, Holinshead Vol. 36. Machiavelli, More, Luther Vol. 37. Locke, Berkeley, Hume Vol. 38. Harvey, Jenner, Lister, Pasteur Vol. 39. Famous Prefaces Vol. 40. English Poetry 1: Chaucer to Gray Vol. 40. English Poetry 1: Chaucer to GrayVol. 41. English Poetry 2: Collins to Fitzgerald Vol. 42. English Poetry 3: Tennyson to Whitman Vol. 43. American Historical Documents Vol. 44. Sacred Writings: Volume 1 Vol. 45. Sacred Writings: Volume 2 Vol. 46. Elizabethan Drama 1 Vol. 47. Elizabethan Drama 2 Vol. 48. Thoughts and Minor Works, Pasca Vol. 49. Epic and Saga Lectures on The Harvard Classics

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This is a framework for understanding the "Hidden Laws" of Thai tones. We’ve moved beyond the basics to include Live/Dead syllables and the "Cutter" vowels that often confuse beginners. Master these mental pictures first, and the rest of the grammar will finally start to make sense.

Disclaimer : This is my personal effort to make consonant classes and tones easier to digest.

You need to listen, not just read the descriptions of tones. I am a learner, not a teacher. Since my memory is not very good, I use imagination.

Mental pictures give meaning to dry, ugly grammar. Share this with a Thai teacher for confirmation! 🙏

the metaphors:

When we are born, we are all equal (like ค with no mark). But as we grow, "Lady Fortuna" assigns us a class, and that class dictates how we react to the marks we encounter. lady fortuna will give us live and dead breath as well.

The Toolkit: Understanding the Symbols

Mai Ek ( ่ ): A small dot pointing down. It signals "Low."

Mai Tho ( ้ ): A mark that looks like a hill or a ballerina jumping. It signals a "Falling" motion. ( need to listen to tone)

Mai Han Akat (◌ั) is not tone Mark but a short vowel.

1. Middle Class: The Honest Citizens (9 Letters)

Letters: ก · จ · ด · ฎ · ต · ฏ · บ · ป · อ

These citizens are straightforward; they follow the marks exactly without lying.

No Mark: Mid Tone (Flat and smooth).

their laws:

Mai Ek ( ่ ): Low Tone (The mark points down, the sound stays low).

Mai Tho ( ้ ): Falling Tone (The mark looks like a hill; the sound rises then falls).

Test: What tone is ก่า?

Answer: Low tone (Honest citizen following the Mai Ek mark).

2. High Class: The High Mood Babies (11 Letters)

Letters: ข · ฉ · ฐ · ถ · ผ · ฝ · ศ · ษ · ส · ห

These are the "High Mood" group. They default to a high energy, like a baby’s cry.

No Mark: Rising Tone (Sounds like a question).

Mai Ek ( ่ ): Low Tone (Truthful).

Mai Tho ( ้ ): Falling Tone (Truthful).

Test: What tone is ฝา?

Answer: Rising tone (High Class baby with no mark defaults to the cry).

3. Low Class: Opposite Land (24 Letters)

Letters: ค · ง · ช · ซ · ญ · ท · น · พ · ฟ · ม · ย · ร · ล · ว · ฮ (and the rest)

They always try to pretend they are higher than they are. They take the mark and "push it up" one level.

( here we imagine is low tone is less than falling and falling is less than high tones)

No Mark: Mid Tone (Their only honest moment).

Mai Ek ( ่ ): Falling Tone (Mark says Low, but they push it UP).

Mai Tho ( ้ ): High Tone (Mark says Falling, but they push it UP).

Test: What tone is น้า

Answer: High tone (Opposite Land behavior—they take the "Falling" mark and push it up).

Pro-Tip: The Tale of the Two Sisters

Note that ฟ and ฝ are sisters, but they belong to different classes.

ฟ (Low Class): Her head is outside, seeing the world and "low mood" things.

ฝ (High Class): Her head is inside, protecting her sleeping baby, keeping her in a "high mood."

Important: The name of the class has nothing to do with the sound of the tone; it only dictates the laws of how that class interprets the marks.

(Mai Han-Akat is NOT a Tone Mark)

It’s a common trap! While it sits on top like a mark, it has a completely different job.

Tone Marks (่ , ้ , ๊ , ๋): These are The Directors. They explicitly tell the voice where to go (Falling, Rising, etc.).

Mai Han-Akat (◌ั): This is The Cutter. It doesn't tell you the direction; it only tells you the length of the breath. It cuts the vowel short, turning a "Live" syllable into a "Dead" one.

The Cutter Effect (The Scissors)

The "Breath of Life" determines the starting pitch:

Live Syllables: Long vowels or humming endings (n, m, ng) → Sustained echo.

Dead Syllables: Created by The Cutters (◌ั , ะ) or stop endings (k, t, p) → Abrupt cutoff.

Class Interaction: How they handle the "Cut"

Every class reacts differently to being cut off by the Scissors:

Middle Class (ด, ก, จ...): The Honest Citizens. They accept the cut and drop their energy.

Result: Low Tone.

Low Class (ม, น, ย...): Opposite Land. They are stubborn! When you try to cut their breath, they resist and jump UP.

Result: High Tone.

High Class (ข, ฉ, ส...): The High Mood Group. Like the Middle class, the sudden stop kills their natural rising energy.

Result: Low Tone.

Cutter Checklist (Test yourself!)

Look for the Scissors/Cutter logic:

พัก (Phak): Low Class + Cutter + Stop → High Tone (Opposite Land resists the cut!)

กัด (Gad): Middle Class + Cutter + Stop → Low Tone (Honest Citizen accepts the cut.)

นะ (Na): Low Class + Scissors (ะ) → High Tone (Jumps up!)

จะ (Ja): Middle Class + Scissors (ะ) → Low Tone (Stays low.)

Final Rule

If you see ◌ั, don’t look for a tone direction. Instead:

Identify the Class.

See the Cutter (◌ั).

Apply the logic: Low Class jumps High, Middle/High Class drops Low.

I am intentionally ignoring the "Rising Tone" rules for certain Dead syllables right now..