Here is a fun little site I ran across in the past year.The Internet Sacred Texts Archive has the texts of a ridiculous amount of historically important and otherwise interesting books available for your perusal.
They even have some books by Ignatius Donnelly, who I may or may not be related to. He wrote a book on Atlantis about a hundred years ago called "Atlantis: The Antediluvian World" which is still the go-to source for many conspiracy nuts and others with interest in such things.
This website not only has the complete text of the primary books of the world's major religions, it also has books on conspiracies, UFOs, magick, Theosophy, Shakespeare, Thelema, folklore, history, sexuality, music, and other nonsense.
Kind of like a library of bizarre old books on your computer.
I found this site in my process of research for my job. As Music Director for this station, I occasionally have to find information on the inspiration composers find for the things they compose. Classical music and opera seem to draw on literature as diverse as German poetry, ancient legends, religious stories, the epic of Gilgamesh, and the Bible. I figured it was wise to read some of these things myself since I was talking about them on the air.
Plus, when you work weird hours by yourself, you can only keep going back to the Onion just so many times in a day.
If you are looking for something to read online which might just educate you as well as keep your brain occupied, this is a good place to remember.
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