When Agatha Christie debuted with The Mysterious Affair at Styles in 1920, she may not have known she was going to influence the next century of popular culture. More than a century later, we’re still playing her game.
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First published in 1912, Atkinson’s book explores the mental forces at work between buyer and seller, examining attention, interest, desire, suggestion, confidence, persuasion, and the motivations that ultimately lead someone to make a purchase.
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What did people believe about clairvoyance, telepathy, psychic phenomena, and the hidden powers of the human mind over a century ago? Originally published in 1916, Clairvoyance and Occult Powers offers modern readers a fascinating glimpse into an era when spiritualism, psychical research, and the occult captured the public imagination.
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First published in 1903, James Allen’s slim volume As A Man Thinketh makes the argument that our character and our habits — and ultimately our entire lives — are totally shaped by our thoughts.
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Before Elizabeth Bowen became one of the 20th century’s most celebrated literary stylists, she announced her extraordinary talent with The Hotel.
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Elizabeth Bowen was a fan of the movies and indeed, The Last September reflects a cinematic sensibility. From its opening
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It is easy to imagine Plato’s Symposium as a group of philosophers gathered in quiet contemplation, and while calling it a big drunken homoerotic party would be intentionally provocative, that doesn’t mean it isn’t entirely inaccurate.
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Marcus Aurelius totally never intended Meditations to become one the most influential books in all of history. The dude was just trying to journal his thoughts so he could separate facts from his emotions — just like many modern therapists and self-care content tell us to do all the time.
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Long before detective fiction became dominated by Agatha Christie and Dorothy L. Sayers, G. D. H. Cole and Margaret Cole launched their celebrated mystery-writing partnership with The Death of a Millionaire (1925), an elegant Golden Age detective novel built on logic, deception, and carefully concealed motives.
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Jack London published a lot of bangers — from Call of the Wild to The Sea-Wolf and White Fang — and Martin Eden is another demonstration of his genius.
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