Books in English in Canada

Cover of Photos and Maps of Trinity (Atomic Test) Site

Photos and Maps of Trinity (Atomic Test) Site White Sands Missile Range (N.M.). Public Affairs Office [Contributor] This visual publication assembles photographs and maps connected with the Trinity atomic test, the first detonation of a nuclear weapon associated with the Manhatta…

Cover of Trinity Site: 1945-1995.
A National Historic Landmark, White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico

Trinity Site: 1945-1995. A National Historic Landmark, White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico White Sands Missile Range (N.M.). Public Affairs Office Trinity Site: 1945-1995 documents the historical importance of the Trinity Site, the location where the first atomic bomb was detonated in 1945. Prepared by the Whi…

Trinity Site National Atomic Museum (U.S.) A historical account of the first atomic bomb test conducted on July 16, 1945, in the New Mexico desert, this work centers on the Manhattan Project’s Trinity test. …

Cover of Franz Haydn's 104th Symphony [1794-5]
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Franz Haydn's 104th Symphony [1794-5] MIDI file Haydn, Joseph, 1732-1809 Joseph Haydn’s Symphony No. 104, composed in 1795, is presented as his last symphony and as the conclusion to the celebrated set of his twelve London symphonies. Wr…

Cover of The Augsburg Confession
The confession of faith, which was submitted to His Imperial Majesty Charles V at the diet of Augsburg in the year 1530

The Augsburg Confession The confession of faith, which was submitted to His Imperial Majesty Charles V at the diet of Augsburg in the year 1530 Melanchthon, Philipp, 1497-1560 “The Augsburg Confession” is a confession of faith authored by Philipp Melanchthon and presented in 1530. Composed in both German and Latin, it was brought before t…

Cover of Disputation of Doctor Martin Luther on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences

Disputation of Doctor Martin Luther on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences Luther, Martin, 1483-1546 This work consists of propositions put forward by Martin Luther in 1517 regarding the power and effectiveness of indulgences. Written in a disputational form, it ch…

The Smalcald Articles Luther, Martin, 1483-1546; Bente, F. (Friedrich), 1858-1930 [Translator]; Dau, W. H. T. (William Herman Theodore), 1864-1944 [Translator] The Smalcald Articles are a Lutheran doctrinal summary written by Martin Luther in 1537 for a meeting of the Schmalkaldic League. Prepared as part of plans for an i…

An Open Letter on Translating Luther, Martin, 1483-1546; Mann, Gary [Translator] Martin Luther’s theological letter, written in the early 16th century during the Reformation, defends his German Bible translations against critiques associated wit…

Black Beauty Sewell, Anna, 1820-1878 Black Beauty is a novel published in 1877 by Anna Sewell, presented as an autobiography narrated by a horse. The story follows Black Beauty from early, carefree day…

Dream Days Grahame, Kenneth, 1859-1932 Dream Days by Kenneth Grahame, published in 1898, is a collection of children’s fiction and recollections from childhood. Presented as a sequel to The Golden Age, i…

Beasts and Super-Beasts Saki, 1870-1916 Beasts and Super-Beasts is a collection of short stories by Saki, first published in 1914. The volume presents the author’s characteristic cynicism and wry humor th…

Cover of The Octopus : A Story of California

The Octopus : A Story of California Norris, Frank, 1870-1902 The Octopus: A Story of California is a novel by Frank Norris, published in 1901. Set in California’s San Joaquin Valley, it portrays a fierce struggle between whea…

The Touchstone Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937 Stephen Glennard, a man facing financial ruin, finds himself unable to marry the woman he loves. Desperate to secure his future, he makes a damaging choice: he sell…

Cover of Confessio Amantis; Or, Tales of the Seven Deadly Sins

Confessio Amantis; Or, Tales of the Seven Deadly Sins Gower, John, 1325?-1408; Macaulay, G. C. (George Campbell), 1852-1915 [Editor] Confessio Amantis; Or, Tales of the Seven Deadly Sins is a Middle English poem by John Gower, written in plain style between 1386 and 1390. Composed in about 33,000…

Cover of The Life and Death of Cormac the Skald

The Life and Death of Cormac the Skald Collingwood, W. G. (William Gershom), 1854-1932 [Translator]; Jón Stefánsson, 1862- [Translator] The Life and Death of Cormac the Skald presents the saga of Kormak Ogmundsson, a tenth-century Icelandic poet, and his doomed love for Steingerd Torkelsdottir. Afte…