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The Submarine Boys and the Smugglers - Victor G. Durham
The Submarine Boys and the Smugglers - Victor G. Durham
- Author: Victor G. Durham
- Genre: Action & Adventure
Three American naval officers are assigned to a newly commissioned submarine, the Grant. The US navy wants commander Jack, ensigns Hal and Eph to break up a big smuggling operation along the New Jersey coast that is costing the government millions....
Jesus of Nazareth, A Biography - JOHN MARK
Jesus of Nazareth, A Biography - JOHN MARK
- Author: JOHN MARK
- Genre: King James Version
"Jesus of Nazareth, a Biography, by John Mark," recognizes the author of the second Gospel as that "John, whose surname was Mark" (Acts 15:37), whom Barnabas chose as companion when he sailed for Cyprus on his second missionary journey. In making...
The Haunted Palace - Edgar Allan Poe
The Haunted Palace - Edgar Allan Poe
- Author: Edgar Allan Poe
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
"The Haunted Palace" originally issued in the Baltimore American Museum for April, 1888, was subsequently embodied in that much admired tale, "The Fall of the House of Usher," and published in it in Burton's Gentleman's Magazine for September, 1839....
The Dead Alive - Wilkie Collins
The Dead Alive - Wilkie Collins
- Author: Wilkie Collins
- Genre: Published 1800 -1900
Ill feelings exist between the Meadowcroft sons and John Jago, the foreman of the Meadowcroft estate. Then, John Jago disappears, and a body is found in a kiln. The Meadowcroft brothers stand accused of the crime, but are they guilty? The Dead Alive...
The Witch of Salem - John R. MUSICK
The Witch of Salem - John R. MUSICK
- Author: John R. MUSICK
- Genre: Historical Fiction
A historical novel about the Salem Witch Trials. A fantastic illustrated historical novel by the prolific American author John R. Musick.From the author’s preface: The "Witch of Salem" is designed to cover twenty years in the history of the United...
The Mahabharata by Vyasa: The epic of ancient India condensed into English verse - Romesh C. DUTT
The Mahabharata by Vyasa: The epic of ancient India condensed into English verse - Romesh C. DUTT
- Author: Romesh C. DUTT
- Genre: Poetry / Epics
The Mahabharata is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India. Traditionally, the authorship of the Mahabharata is attributed to Vyasa. With more than 74,000 verses, Mahabharata is said to be the longest poem. Mahabharata tells the story...
The Sign of the Broken Sword - G. K. Chesterton
The Sign of the Broken Sword - G. K. Chesterton
- Author: G. K. Chesterton
- Genre: Detective Fiction
In the freezing English countryside, Father Brown leads Flambeau to the many monuments and shrines of the great General St. Claire. "Sacred to the Memory of General Sir Arthur St. Clare, Hero and Martyr, who Always Vanquished his Enemies and Always...
The Kallikak Family - Henry H. GODDARD
The Kallikak Family - Henry H. GODDARD
- Author: Henry H. GODDARD
- Genre: Psychology
The Kallikak Family: A Study in the Heredity of Feeble-Mindedness, written by famous American psychologist and eugenicist Henry H. Goddard, is a famous but controversial extended case study following the Kallikak family (a pseudonym from the Greek...
Summa Theologica - 07 Pars Prima Secundae, Treatise on the Passions - Saint Thomas Aquinas
Summa Theologica - 07 Pars Prima Secundae, Treatise on the Passions - Saint Thomas Aquinas
- Author: Saint Thomas Aquinas
- Genre: Early Modern / Christianity - Other
The Summa Theologica (or the Summa Theologiae or simply the Summa, written 1265–1274) is the most famous work of Thomas Aquinas (c. 1225–1274) although it was never finished. It was intended as a manual for beginners and a compilation of all of the...
The Sermon on the Mount - Commentary - St. John CHRYSOSTOM
The Sermon on the Mount - Commentary - St. John CHRYSOSTOM
- Author: St. John CHRYSOSTOM
- Genre: Christianity - Commentary
Saint John Chrysostom's Homilies 15-25, on the Gospel of Saint Matthew, expound upon Matthew Chapters 5-7, known as The Sermon on the Mount, containing perhaps the most well-known teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ. (Summary by the reader)...
The World’s Famous Orations, Vol. II: Rome - Various
The World’s Famous Orations, Vol. II: Rome - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Antiquity
In 1906, William Jennings Bryan, himself a famous American orator, and Francis Whiting Halsey compiled a series of the most famous orations of all time. They are ordered by both geographic area and time period, ranging from Ancient Greece to their...
The Covered Wagon - Emerson Hough
The Covered Wagon - Emerson Hough
- Author: Emerson Hough
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / General Fiction
"Look at 'em come, Jesse! More and more! Must be forty or fifty families." This is an old-fashioned adventure tale set on the Oregon Trail, just before the California Gold Rush. It is the story of a wagon train bound for the west, and the conflict...
A Guide to Stoicism - St. George William Joseph STOCK
A Guide to Stoicism - St. George William Joseph STOCK
- Author: St. George William Joseph STOCK
- Genre: *Non-fiction
This book is a primer on the philosophy of stoicism, resurrected from its origins in Greek and Roman philosophy. The original philosophy was based on a reasoning process which it was assumed would lead to a virtuous life. Zeno, the founder of...
Idle Hours In A Library - William Henry HUDSON
Idle Hours In A Library - William Henry HUDSON
- Author: William Henry HUDSON
- Genre: Essays & Short Works / History
“[these essays on Shakespeare, Pepys, Restoration novels, and bohemianism]—the results of many hours of quiet but rather aimless browsing among books, and not of special investigations, undertaken with a view to definite scholastic ends. They are,...
The Log of a Cowboy - Andy ADAMS
The Log of a Cowboy - Andy ADAMS
- Author: Andy ADAMS
- Genre: Westerns
The Log of a Cowboy is an account of a five-month drive of 3,000 cattle from Brownsville, Texas, to Montana in 1882 along the Great Western Cattle Trail. Although the book is fiction, it is firmly based on Adams's own experiences on the trail, and...
The Rover Boys In The Mountains - Arthur M. Winfield
The Rover Boys In The Mountains - Arthur M. Winfield
- Author: Arthur M. Winfield
- Genre: Action & Adventure
Another rousing tale of the Brothers Rover, set directly after their adventure in the Great Lakes, detailing yet another encounter with the dastardly Dan Baxter! - Summary by Matt Pierard...
The Emancipation Proclamation - Abraham Lincoln
The Emancipation Proclamation - Abraham Lincoln
- Author: Abraham Lincoln
- Genre: War & Military / Law / Political Science
After having written and released an initial draft of this proclamation in September of 1862, minor changes were made and Lincoln signed it on January 1st, 1863. It declared free the slaves in 10 states not then under Union control, with exemptions...
Ziska - Marie Corelli
Ziska - Marie Corelli
- Author: Marie Corelli
- Genre: Detective Fiction
The story revolves around the mysterious Princess Ziska, who captivates a set of European tourists who are spending time in exotic Egypt. The story is a mystery involving reincarnation, romance & a touch of mild horror. (introduction by ilianthe)...
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 008 - Various
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 008 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Essays & Short Works
A collection of fifteen short nonfiction works in the public domain. The essays, speeches, news items and reports included in this collection were independently selected by the readers, and the topics encompass history, politics, philosophy, nature...
A Girl of the Limberlost (version 2) - Gene STRATTON-PORTER
A Girl of the Limberlost (version 2) - Gene STRATTON-PORTER
- Author: Gene STRATTON-PORTER
- Genre: Published 1900 onward
Set in the Limberlost swamp of Indiana, A Girl of the Limberlost follows Elnora Comstock through struggles and triumphs as she seeks education and the mother love she has always been denied. - Summary by Patience Charles...
Mrs. Pretty and The Premier - Arthur ADAMS
Mrs. Pretty and The Premier - Arthur ADAMS
- Author: Arthur ADAMS
- Genre: Plays / Satire
The Premier has decided that being married would be good for his image. He asks his stenographer for advice: (Premier) Good. Just jot me down a precis of the points made by your fifteen admirers when proposing - the points that specially appealed to...
God and the State - Mikhail BAKUNIN
God and the State - Mikhail BAKUNIN
- Author: Mikhail BAKUNIN
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Philosophy / Religion
Bakunin's most famous work, published in various lengths, this version is the most complete form of the work published hitherto. Originally titled "Dieu et l'état", Bakunin intended it to be part of the second portion to a larger work named "The...
Bible (KJV) 28-39: Minor Prophets (Hosea through Malachi) - King James Version
Bible (KJV) 28-39: Minor Prophets (Hosea through Malachi) - King James Version
- Author: King James Version
- Genre: Bibles / King James Version
A minor prophet is one of the writings in the Twelve Prophets section of the Hebrew Bible, also known to Christians as the Minor Prophets of the Old Testament. In the Hebrew Bible the writings of the minor prophets are counted as a single book, in...
Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog) - Jerome K. Jerome
Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog) - Jerome K. Jerome
- Author: Jerome K. Jerome
- Genre: Humorous Fiction
Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog), published in 1889, is a humorous account by Jerome K. Jerome of a boating holiday on the Thames between Kingston and Oxford. The book was intended initially to be a serious travel guide, with accounts...
The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit - Reuben Archer TORREY
The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit - Reuben Archer TORREY
- Author: Reuben Archer TORREY
- Genre: Christianity - Commentary
Before one can correctly understand the work of the Holy Spirit, he must first of all know the Spirit Himself. A frequent source of error and fanaticism about the work of the Holy Spirit is the attempt to study and understand His work without first...
Cousin Henry - Anthony Trollope
Cousin Henry - Anthony Trollope
- Author: Anthony Trollope
- Genre: General Fiction
Indefer Jones struggles to name an heir to his estate. Will he choose his favorite niece, Isabel, or a male heir? The story turns on the trouble that arises when Indefer fails to tell anyone his final decision before passing away. ( Summary by Jean...
Grimm's Fairy Tales - Retold in One-Syllable Words - Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm
Grimm's Fairy Tales - Retold in One-Syllable Words - Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm
- Author: Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm
- Genre: Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales
The stories we have read and loved but retold in words of one syllable to make it easier for young readers or those where English is a second language. Some you will know and love, others you may never have heard of but all are worth reading and...
Pictures from Italy - Charles Dickens
Pictures from Italy - Charles Dickens
- Author: Charles Dickens
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Travel & Geography
e:Dickens takes time off his novels to give an account of travels which he and his family undertook in France and Italy. There are vivid descriptions of the places, but also of the people and their lives. (Summary by Anthony Ogus)...
The Blithedale Romance - Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Blithedale Romance - Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Author: Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Genre: General Fiction
The Blithedale Romance is the story of four principal characters who work with -- and sometimes against -- each other on Blithedale, a communal farm antecedent to those that sprang up later in the 1960s, and similar to one on which Hawthorne himself...
Henry IV, A Tragedy in Three Acts - Luigi Pirandello
Henry IV, A Tragedy in Three Acts - Luigi Pirandello
- Author: Luigi Pirandello
- Genre: Drama
A talented actor and historian falls off his horse in a historical pageant while playing the role of Henry IV. When he comes to, he believes himself to be Henry. For the next twenty years his nephew, Count de Nolli, funds an elaborate hoax in a...
Deadwood Dick's Doom; or, Calamity Jane's Last Adventure - Edward L. Wheeler
Deadwood Dick's Doom; or, Calamity Jane's Last Adventure - Edward L. Wheeler
- Author: Edward L. Wheeler
- Genre: Westerns
This western, published around 1899, is a dime novel that has it all: roguish gun men, hostile Indians, chilvarous gentlemen to protect the hapless females, and - in Calamity Jane - even a female who can hold her own. The fictional character of the...
The Pony Rider Boys on the Blue Ridge - Frank Gee Patchin
The Pony Rider Boys on the Blue Ridge - Frank Gee Patchin
- Author: Frank Gee Patchin
- Genre: Action & Adventure
Yee-Haw! The Pony Rider Boys are on the move again. This time our friends are in the Carolina Mountains, battling the weather and bullies. But Tad proves how valuable and resourceful he truly is! - Summary by Ann Boulais Previous book in the series:...
Sixteen Poems - William ALLINGHAM
Sixteen Poems - William ALLINGHAM
- Author: William ALLINGHAM
- Genre: Poetry
This is a collection of 16 poems by William Allingham, selected and brought together by his admirer William Butler Yeats several years after Allingham's death. - Summary by Carolin...
A Dark Night's Work - Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
A Dark Night's Work - Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
- Author: Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
- Genre: Published 1800 -1900
Love, murder and class commentary in Mrs Gaskell's usual brilliant style! This novel was originally serialised and published by Charles Dickens, with whom Mrs Gaskell had several disagreements. She chose to avoid melodrama and concentrate on...
The Antichrist - Friedrich Nietzsche
The Antichrist - Friedrich Nietzsche
- Author: Friedrich Nietzsche
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Atheism & Agnosticism
Save for his raucous, rhapsodical autobiography, Ecce Homo, The Antichrist is the last thing that Nietzsche ever wrote, and so it may be accepted as a statement of some of his most salient ideas in their final form. Of all Nietzsche’s books, The...
The Curious Book of Birds - Abbie Farwell Brown
The Curious Book of Birds - Abbie Farwell Brown
- Author: Abbie Farwell Brown
- Genre: Animals & Nature
Now the interesting facts about birds we have always with us. We can find them out for ourselves, which is a very pleasant thing to do, or we can take the word of others, of which there is no lack. But it is the quaint fancies about birds which are...
The Bondage of the Will - Martin Luther
The Bondage of the Will - Martin Luther
- Author: Martin Luther
- Genre: Christianity - Other
On the Bondage of the Will (Latin: 'De Servo Arbitrio', literally, "On Un-free Will", or "Concerning Bound Choice"), by Martin Luther, was published in December 1525. It was his reply to Desiderius Erasmus's De libero arbitrio diatribe sive collatio...
The Precipice - Elia Wilkinson PEATTIE
The Precipice - Elia Wilkinson PEATTIE
- Author: Elia Wilkinson PEATTIE
- Genre: Biography & Autobiography / Modern (19th C)
Elia Peattie was an outspoken journalist and social activist who gave her attention to such areas as orphanages, charity hospitals, the Wounded Knee massacre, capital punishment, and the like. The Precipice is partially based on the life of her...
Short Science Fiction Collection 012 - Various
Short Science Fiction Collection 012 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Science Fiction / Anthologies
Science fiction (abbreviated SF or sci-fi with varying punctuation and case) is a broad genre of fiction that often involves sociological and technical speculations based on current or future science or technology. This is a reader-selected...
A Fairy Glee - Eugene Field
A Fairy Glee - Eugene Field
- Author: Eugene Field
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
This poem is taken from Volume X, A Library of American Literature:An Anthology in Eleven Volumes. 1891.Vols. IX–XI: Literature of the Republic, Part IV., 1861–1889...
