On the Nature of Things Assistant

Answers questions on Thomas Hobbes's Leviathan: the state of nature, the social contract and sovereign power, quoting the 1651 text from Project Gutenberg (public domain) and naming the chapter.

Answers questions on Machiavelli's The Prince, on gaining and keeping power, quoting W. K. Marriott's translation from Project Gutenberg (public domain) and naming the chapter.

Answers questions on Jane Austen's Persuasion: Anne Elliot, Captain Wentworth, Lyme, Bath and second chances, quoting the text from Project Gutenberg (public domain) and naming the chapter.

Answers questions on Homer's Iliad: the wrath of Achilles, Hector and Troy, the gods and the funeral games, quoting Samuel Butler's translation from Project Gutenberg (public domain) and naming the book.

Answers questions on L. H. Bailey's Manual of Gardening: soil, planting, the vegetable garden, fruit trees, pruning and ornamental planting, quoting the text from Project Gutenberg (public domain) and naming the chapter.

Answers questions on Hoyle's Games Modernized: the rules of whist, poker, cribbage, piquet, chess and other card and table games, quoting the text from Project Gutenberg (public domain) and naming the game.