The Jew, the Gypsy and El Islam
By Sir Richard F. Burton. A posthumously published work, edited by W.H. Wilkins and first released in 1898, comprising three distinct essays that reflect Burton’s ethnographic and cultural observations from his extensive travels. The first section, "The Jew," examines Jewish communities, particularly in Damascus, where Burton served as British Consul in the 1860s. He explores Jewish history, the Talmud, and societal perceptions, often employing essentialist language typical of his era. Interestingly, this essay was four times longer in its original unpublished format, which was kept under lock and key in the archives of the Board of Deputies of British Jews. The story of how they got their hands on the original manuscript is discussed in the foreword.
The True History of the Conquest of New Spain
By Bernal Díaz del Castillo. A first-person narrative chronicling the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire in the early 16th century. As a soldier who participated directly in Hernán Cortés’s expeditions, Díaz offers a detailed, and personal perspective of the campaigns that led to the fall of Tenochtitlan. His account covers encounters with the Indians, brutal battles, internal conflicts among the Spaniards, and the staggering cultural encounters that characterized this period.
The Indians: Narratives of Massacres during the American Revolution
By Abraham G. Bevier (1846). Highlights of these accounts include:
- the massacre of Lt. John Graims;
- the narrow escape of three school children from the Indians;
- the massacre at Fantinekill;
The Jewish Question Notes and Documents
By Henri Delassus (1911) JR Books Online continues its series of translated French books on the Jewish issue with a contribution from Henri Delassus (1836–1921), a high-ranking Roman Catholic priest, doctor of theology, prothonotary apostolic (official of the Holy See), honorary canon of the diocese of Cambrai, and last but not least, an anti-Jewish and anti-Masonic author. In 1910, Delassus published a seminal three-volume study entitled La Conjuration antichrétienne (Anti-Christian Conspiracy), in which he shed light on the conspiracy between the Jews and the Freemasons with the purpose of destroying European Christendom.
Legends of the Shawangunk
By Philip H. Smith (1887). The Shawangunk Mountains (also known as Shawangunk Ridge) in New York State form part of the easternmost section of the Appalachian Mountains. In New Jersey, they are known as the Kittatinny Mountains. In Pennsylvania, the mountain chain becomes the Blue Mountains. Historical events across this region formed an integral part of the history of colonial America. Legends of the Shawangunk by Philip H. Smith is one of the all-time classic narratives of the thrilling stories related to the Shawangunk territory. A great compendium of information on the Hudson and Delaware River Valley Indians and early European settlers, it details the tremendous hardships of frontier life which can scarcely be imagined by Americans today. This edition is not scanned from an old copy but completely re-set in crystal-clear type. It contains all original footnotes and illustrations, including eight that filled a whole page and were not reproduced in various editions by other publishers.
The Talmudic Jew
Here is the first English-language edition of this valuable historical document! The author, August Rohling (1839–1931), was a German Catholic theologian, professor and author of critical studies of the Talmud, Judaism and Protestantism. The Talmudic Jew is his most famous work, first published in 1871 in Münster. Immediately after its appearance, a smear campaign against the book and its author was launched, even though all Rohling did was quote directly from the Talmud.
Why the Jews Should Be Kept Out of England
In 1656, a proposal was made in the Parliament of England to lift the 13th-century residency ban for Jews. This prompted William Prynne (1600–1669) was an English lawyer, author, polemicist, political figure and a prominent Puritan, to write A Short Demurrer to the Jewes Long Discontinued Barred Remitter into England, a remarkable legal treatise against the proposal. It was printed in 1656 shortly before the Whitehall Conference and became influential in strengthening the public opinion against the readmission of the Jews. In particular, Prynne strongly doubted that the Jews could be converted to Christianity if allowed back.
The Blood Mystery
A 19th century work from a famous French author dealing with the controversial topic of blood sacrifice allegations and Jewish Ritual Murder. This is the first full translation of Henri Desportes’s most renowned work, Le mystère du sang chez les juifs de tous les temps, translated as The Blood Mystery Among the Jews of All Times, a seminal study of Jewish ritual murders that was published as a second edition in 1890. Desportes (real name: Célestin Henri Déporte) was a Catholic priest and writer, born on May 20, 1865 in Yébleron, in the Normandy region of France. He died in 1939.