Why do we suffer? And what sort of answer could satisfy our disquiet? After being struck down by a series of disasters that destroy his property and kill most of his family, and after being afflicted by an atrocious skin disease, Job is moved to enquire into the cause of his suffering. His friends blame Job's own supposed impiety for his troubles. Job blames God. This dramatic story from ancient times details the row between Job and his friends, which ends when God himself arrives. Readers down the ages have been shocked and delighted by this surprising and intriguing tale. The American Standard Version translation, introduced by philosopher Jocelyn Almond, has been typeset in the beautiful Doves Type of the early twentieth century, designed for the quality, hand-made editions of a private press. Doves Type was made in only one size, the size used in this book.

Writing four thousand years ago in ancient Egypt, the wise sages Ptah-Hotep and Amenemope advised their young sons how to live good, honourable and prosperous lives. Preserved through the ages, these two fine examples of ancient wisdom literature come down to us today and are here published in this slim volume, still helpful, relevant and encouraging for the modern philosophical seeker.

THE FIRST SEBASTIAN DORRELL ADVENTURE. At Heydn Hall, the ancestral home of the Earls of Newhaven, five people have disappeared mysteriously, including two former earls, an estate manager, and a visiting countess. Why have weird lights been seen in the sky? Why has the Prince's Tower been barricaded? What is the purpose of the strange glass prism on the roof? Has the current earl gone completely crazy? If not, then why has he engaged the services of a psychiatric doctor? And what is really going on down in the cellars? When the Jewish mystic and philosopher, Professor Aaronberg, disappears after writing a book about the disappearances, his friend, sceptical sleuth Sebastian Dorrell, following the dubious advice of a delusional mental patient, begins to investigate.

Why do we suffer? And what sort of answer could satisfy our disquiet? After being struck down by a series of disasters that destroy his property and kill most of his family, and after being afflicted by an atrocious skin disease, Job is moved to enquire into the cause of his suffering. His friends blame Job's own supposed impiety for his troubles. Job blames God. This dramatic story from ancient times details the row between Job and his friends, which ends when God himself arrives. Readers down the ages have been shocked and delighted by this surprising and intriguing tale.The American Standard Version translation, introduced by philosopher Jocelyn Almond, has been typeset in the beautiful Doves Type of the early twentieth century, designed for the quality, hand-made editions of a private press. Doves Type was made in only one size, the size used in this book.

The Lady of Shalott is one of the best-loved poems in the English language. The tale of the mysterious, enigmatic Lady seems to captivate everyone's imagination. Over a century and a half after it was written, men still desire the Lady, and women identify with her. In this edition, the work is embellished by four Victorian illustrations.A new Introduction by Jocelyn Almond explores the poem's perennial appeal. For the first time, The Lady of Shalott has been typeset in the beautiful Doves Type of the early twentieth century, designed for the quality, hand-made editions of a private press. Doves Type was made in only one size, the size used in this book.

Writing four thousand years ago in ancient Egypt, the wise sages Ptah-Hotep and Amenemope advised their young sons how to live good, honourable and prosperous lives. Preserved through the ages, these two fine examples of ancient wisdom literature come down to us today and are here published in this slim volume, still helpful, relevant and encouraging for the modern philosophical seeker.

When the young and very reluctant hero, Morgbraith, sets out on his quest to slay the dragon Xeirozogenes, it is expected that he will emulate his illustrious, monster-slaying ancestors; but Morgbraith is not so sure, and Xeirozogenes, the great dragon himself, turns out to be a very different creature from what Morgbraith had anticipated.