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Treasure Island
'there were only seven out of the twenty-six on whom we knew we could rely; and out of those seven one was a boy ...' When a mysterious seafarer puts up at the Admiral Benbow, young Jim Hawkins is haunted by his frightening tales; the sailor's sudden death is the beginning of one of the most exciting adventure stories in literature. The discovery of a treasure map sets Jim and his companions in search of buried gold, and they are soon on board the Hispaniola with a crew of buccaneers recruited by the one-legged sea cook known as Long John Silver. As they near their destination, and the lure of Captain Flint's treasure grows ever stronger, Jim's courage and wits are tested to the full. Stevenson reinvented the genre with Treasure Island, a boys' story that appeals as much to adults as to children, and whose moral ambiguities turned the Victorian universe on its head. This edition celebrates the ultimate book of pirates and high adventure, and also examines how its tale of greed, murder, treachery, and evil has acquired its classic status. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
The Book of Ceremonial Magic
Author: Arthur Edward Waite
language: en
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
Release Date: 2020-09-28
THE ordinary fields of psychological inquiry, largely in possession of the pathologist, are fringed by a borderland of occult and dubious experiment into which pathologists may occasionally venture, but it is left for the most part to unchartered explorers. Beyond these fields and this borderland there lies the legendary wonder-world of Theurgy, so called, of Magic and Sorcery, a world of fascination or terror, as the mind which regards it is tempered, but in either case the antithesis of admitted possibility. There all paradoxes seem to obtain actually, contradictions coexist logically, the effect is greater than the cause and the shadow more than the substance. Therein the visible melts into the unseen, the invisible is manifested openly, motion from place to place is accomplished without traversing the intervening distance, matter passes through matter. There two straight lines may enclose a space; space has a fourth dimension, and untrodden fields beyond it; without metaphor and without evasion, the circle is mathematically squared. There life is prolonged, youth renewed, physical immortality secured. There earth becomes gold, and gold earth. There words and wishes possess creative power, thoughts are things, desire realises its object. There, also, the dead live and the hierarchies of extra-mundane intelligence are within easy communication, and become ministers orÊtormentors, guides or destroyers, of man. There the Law of Continuity is suspended by the interference of the higher Law of Fantasia. But, unhappily, this domain of enchantment is in all respects comparable to the gold of Faerie, which is presumably its medium of exchange. It cannot withstand daylight, the test of the human eye, or the scale of reason. When these are applied, its paradox becomes an anticlimax, its antithesis ludicrous; its contradictions are without genius; its mathematical marvels end in a verbal quibble; its elixirs fail even as purges; its transmutations do not need exposure at the assayer's hands; its marvel-working words prove barbarous mutilations of dead languages, and are impotent from the moment that they are understood; departed friends, and even planetary intelligences, must not be seized by the skirts, for they are apt to desert their draperies, and these are not like the mantle of Elijah.
Eryxias
In "Eryxias," Plato engages with the complex interplay between wealth and virtue through a Socratic dialogue that is both philosophical and rhetorical. The text explores how material wealth tempts individuals away from the pursuit of genuine goodness and virtue'Äîraising pivotal questions about the nature of the good life. Written in Plato's characteristic dialectical style, this dialogue invites readers to question societal values regarding wealth and personal integrity, while also contributing to the larger context of Platonic ethics and metaphysics, especially within the framework of his other works such as the "Republic" and "Gorgias." Plato, a foundational figure in Western philosophy, was profoundly influenced by the socio-political landscape of ancient Athens, where questions of justice, democracy, and moral philosophy dominated public discourse. His background as a member of an aristocratic family and his experiences witnessing the decline of Athenian democracy shaped his thoughts on ethics, governance, and the individual's role within society. This intellectual climate likely spurred him to explore themes of wealth's corrupting influence and the quest for an authentic life. "Eryxias" is essential reading for anyone interested in classical philosophy, ethics, or the historical context of socioeconomic discussions. It not only illuminates Plato's perspectives on wealth but also offers timeless insights into the moral dilemmas facing society today. The dialogue is an invitation to reflect critically on what it means to live a virtuous life in a material world.