Kessinger Publishing's legacy reprints

A reprint of the novel in which an African prince embarks on a pilgrimage to Egypt, and along the way he and his companions ponder subjects such as love, flights of imagination, the great discoveries of science, and the meaning of happiness.

Presents an English translation of the seventeenth-century drama by Spanish playwright Pedro Calderon de la Barca, about Segismundo, a prince imprisoned from birth by his father, King Basilio, who fears a prophecy that he will be defeated by his son in civil war.

Looks at the voyage of Giovanni daVerrazzano focusing on the discovery of New York Harbor, the eastern coast of North America, and the Native Americans who lived in the region.

Presents Bacon's philosophical writings on nature.

In nineteenth-century England, a young orphan boy lives in the squalid surroundings of a workhouse until he becomes involved with a gang of thieves.

Collects tales from Sir Thomas Malory about King Arthur and his noble knights of the Round Table, including "Sir Lancelot of the Lake, " "The Boy of the Kitchen, " "The Forest Knight, " "King Fox, " "The Quest for the Holy Grail, " and "The Death of Arthur.