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3 Science Fiction Stories by Lester del Ray - Lester del Rey
3 Science Fiction Stories by Lester del Ray - Lester del Rey
- Author: Lester del Rey
- Genre: Science Fiction
The quirky mind of famous SF writer Lester del Ray gives us three wonderful tales ranging from zombies (Dead Ringer), time travel (how do you convince your earlier self it is safe to get into the time machine, eh?)(...And It Comes Out Here) and...
Hamilton - Mary P HAMLIN
Hamilton - Mary P HAMLIN
- Author: Mary P HAMLIN
- Genre: Historical Fiction / Plays
One hundred years before the current hit musical Hamilton, Mary Hamlin wrote this historical play for Broadway with a big actor of the day, George Arliss, as co-author playing the leading role. It was made into a movie in 1931 with Arliss also...
Selected Poems by Currer, Ellis and Acton Bell - Anne Brontë
Selected Poems by Currer, Ellis and Acton Bell - Anne Brontë
- Author: Anne Brontë
- Genre: Poetry
Poems by Currer, Ellis and Acton Bell was a volume of poetry published jointly by the three Bronte sisters, Charlotte, Emily and Anne in 1846, and their first work to ever go in print. To evade contemporary prejudice against female writers, the...
Mr. Incoul's Misadventure - Edgar SALTUS
Mr. Incoul's Misadventure - Edgar SALTUS
- Author: Edgar SALTUS
- Genre: General Fiction / Humorous Fiction
Saltus has been compared to Oscar Wilde for wit and language. His novels are entertaining, yet philosophical, exposing the vagaries of human nature. The publishers promoted Mr. Incoul's Misadventure thus: "A novel which is sure to be condemned by...
The Man From Snowy River and Other Verses (version 2) - Andrew Barton Paterson
The Man From Snowy River and Other Verses (version 2) - Andrew Barton Paterson
- Author: Andrew Barton Paterson
- Genre: Single author
The Man from Snowy River and Other Verses (1895) is the first collection of poems by Australian poet Banjo Paterson. It was released in hardback by Angus and Robertson in 1895, and features the poet's widely anthologised poems "The Man from Snowy...
An Interpretation of Keats's Endymion - Henry Clement NOTCUTT
An Interpretation of Keats's Endymion - Henry Clement NOTCUTT
- Author: Henry Clement NOTCUTT
- Genre: Essays & Short Works
Endymion is the largest work by John Keats and was composed between April and November 1817. When it was published in April 1818 the critical reception was almost universally hostile. Since that time, many readers have found the poem dense and...
The Coming of the Fairies - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Coming of the Fairies - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
- Author: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
- Genre: Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales / *Non-fiction / Philosophy
After a number of deaths in his close family, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle turned to spiritualism in hope of finding proof of the afterlife. Being open in this way, he wanted to believe that spirits and other supernatural being including fairies were...
Anne's House of Dreams (version 2) - Lucy Maud Montgomery
Anne's House of Dreams (version 2) - Lucy Maud Montgomery
- Author: Lucy Maud Montgomery
- Genre: General Fiction / Romance
Anne's story continues with her marriage to Gilbert and their years in the House of Dreams. ( Summary by Karen Savage)Other books in this series by this reader: Anne of Green Gables Anne of Avonlea Anne of the Island Rainbow Valley Rilla of Ingleside...
Psmith, Journalist - P. G. Wodehouse
Psmith, Journalist - P. G. Wodehouse
- Author: P. G. Wodehouse
- Genre: Humorous Fiction
Psmith takes over editing a paper while the usual editor is away on vacation. He takes on a local slum lord, and divers alarums ensue. (description by Psuke Bariah)...
Sailing Alone Around The World - Joshua SLOCUM
Sailing Alone Around The World - Joshua SLOCUM
- Author: Joshua SLOCUM
- Genre: Biography & Autobiography / Travel & Geography
Joshua Slocum was the first man to sail around the world alone in a small boat. He personally rebuilt an 11.2 metre sloop-rigged fishing boat that he named the Spray. On April 24, 1895, he set sail from Boston, Massachusetts. More than three years...
Med Ship Man - Murray Leinster
Med Ship Man - Murray Leinster
- Author: Murray Leinster
- Genre: Science Fiction
Join Space Medical Service officer Calhoun and his sidekick Murgatroyd the tormal on another exciting adventure, this time on what should be a routine visit to the planet Maya, which upon arrival appears to be completely devoid of all life! -...
Woodman, Spare that Tree! - George Pope MORRIS
Woodman, Spare that Tree! - George Pope MORRIS
- Author: George Pope MORRIS
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
George Pope Morris was an American editor, poet, and songwriter. In addition to his publishing and editorial work, Morris was popular as a poet and songwriter; especially well-known was his poem-turned-song "Woodman, Spare that Tree!"[10] His songs...
England, Canada and the Great War - Louis-Georges DESJARDINS
England, Canada and the Great War - Louis-Georges DESJARDINS
- Author: Louis-Georges DESJARDINS
- Genre: History / Modern (20th C)
Mr. Desjardins was driven to write this work to refute statements uttered by the nationalist Henri Bourassa, which the former feared painted all Quebecers with the same unpatriotic brush in respect to their contribution to the Great War. (Summary by...
The Sleeping Beauty and other fairy tales From the Old French - Charles Perrault
The Sleeping Beauty and other fairy tales From the Old French - Charles Perrault
- Author: Charles Perrault
- Genre: Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales
What began as a translation project became a retelling of four classic fairy tales from the Cabinet des Fees, the French collection of over forty volumes. "Certainly the translations, when finished, did not satisfy me, and so I turned back to the...
Birds and Nature, Vol. X, No 4, November 1901 - Various
Birds and Nature, Vol. X, No 4, November 1901 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Nature
"Birds and Nature" was a monthly publication of the Nature Study Publishing Company of Chicago. It includes short poems, anecdotes and factual descriptions of birds, animals and other natural subjects with accompanying color plates. The magazine was...
Tales Of Lonely Trails - Zane Grey
Tales Of Lonely Trails - Zane Grey
- Author: Zane Grey
- Genre: Nature / Travel & Geography
Western novelist Zane Grey (1872-1939) also wrote nonfiction books about the American West and its country. This 1922 tribute to country he loved consists of narratives of six different trips to various parts of the West: Nonnesozhe, Colorado, Grand...
The Gamekeeper at Home - Richard JEFFERIES
The Gamekeeper at Home - Richard JEFFERIES
- Author: Richard JEFFERIES
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Animals / Biography & Autobiography
Richard Jefferies (1848 – 1887) was born and spent his childhood on a farm at Coate,Wiltshire. He joined the ‘Wiltshire and Gloucestershire Standard’ in 1868 and also started to write articles and pamphlets on various agricultural issues and local...
Principles of Political Economy
Principles of Political Economy
- Author: -
- Genre: ---
The Principles of Political Economy, first published in 1848, was one of the most important texts on the subject of economy at that time. It is broken up into five books; Production, Distribution, Exchange, Influence of the Progress of Society on...
Chronicles of Canada Volume 26 - The Tribune of Nova Scotia: A Chronicle of Joseph Howe - William Lawson GRANT
Chronicles of Canada Volume 26 - The Tribune of Nova Scotia: A Chronicle of Joseph Howe - William Lawson GRANT
- Author: William Lawson GRANT
- Genre: Modern (19th C)
Joseph Howe (1804-1873) was one of Nova Scotia's greatest and best-loved politicians. He was instrumental in helping Nova Scotia become the first British colony to win responsible government in 1848. A Liberal, he fought against Canadian...
My Ántonia - Willa Sibert Cather
My Ántonia - Willa Sibert Cather
- Author: Willa Sibert Cather
- Genre: Historical Fiction
My Ántonia tells the stories of several immigrant families who move out to rural Nebraska to start new lives in America, with a particular focus on a Bohemian family, the Shimerdas, whose eldest daughter is named Ántonia. The book’s narrator, Jim...
The Island - George Gordon, Lord Byron
The Island - George Gordon, Lord Byron
- Author: George Gordon Lord Byron
- Genre: Narratives
Written late in his career, Byron's narrative poem The Island tells the famous story of the mutiny on board the Bounty, and follows the mutineers as they flee to a South Sea island, "their guilt-won Paradise." (Summary by Elizabeth Klett)...
Bill & Doreen's Courtship (Selections from "The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke") - C. J. Dennis
Bill & Doreen's Courtship (Selections from "The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke") - C. J. Dennis
- Author: C. J. Dennis
- Genre: Poetry / Romance
"The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke" is a verse novel by Australian novelist and poet C. J. Dennis. The work was first published in book form in 1915 and sold over 60,000 copies in nine editions within the first year. A special pocket edition was even...
The National Geographic Magazine Vol. 07 - 02. February 1896 - National Geographic Society
The National Geographic Magazine Vol. 07 - 02. February 1896 - National Geographic Society
- Author: National Geographic Society
- Genre: Travel & Geography
The National Geographic Magazine, an illustrated monthly, the February Number. It includes the following articles: Venezuela: Her Government, People, and Boundary, by William E. Curtis The Panama Canal Route, by Robert T. Hill The Tehuantepec Ship...
The Glory Of The Conquered - Susan Glaspell
The Glory Of The Conquered - Susan Glaspell
- Author: Susan Glaspell
- Genre: General Fiction
"The Glory Of The Conquered, The Story Of A Great Love" is Susan Glaspell's first novel. It tells the story of Karl, who was blinded after being injured by a lab experiment and his wife, Ernestine, who nursed him". - Summary by Stav Nisser....
War and Peace, Book 09: 1812 - Leo Tolstoy
War and Peace, Book 09: 1812 - Leo Tolstoy
- Author: Leo Tolstoy
- Genre: Historical Fiction
War and Peace (Russian: Война и мир, Voyna i mir; in original orthography: Война и миръ, Voyna i mir") is an epic novel by Leo Tolstoy, first published from 1865 to 1869 in Russki Vestnik, which tells the story of Russian society during the...
His Last Bow (version 3) - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
His Last Bow (version 3) - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
- Author: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
- Genre: Crime & Mystery Fiction / General Fiction
His Last Bow: Some Reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of previously published Sherlock Holmes stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, including the titular short story, "His Last Bow. The War Service of Sherlock Holmes" (1917). The collection's...
Paulownia: Seven Stories from Contemporary Japanese Writers - Ōgai MORI
Paulownia: Seven Stories from Contemporary Japanese Writers - Ōgai MORI
- Author: Ōgai MORI
- Genre: Short Stories
Paulownia is a collection of seven stories by three Japanese authors from the late 19th and early 20th century. Mori Ōgai was an army surgeon who was sent to study in Germany, where he developed an interest in Western literature. His most famous...
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Version 6) - Mark Twain
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Version 6) - Mark Twain
- Author: Mark Twain
- Genre: Published 1800 -1900
Follow the young boy Huckleberry Finn and the slave Jim on their epic journey down the Mississippi River in the years before the Civil War. This masterpiece by Mark Twain is a delightful mixture of exciting adventures, sad mishaps, floods, lazy days...
Told in a French Garden - Mildred ALDRICH
Told in a French Garden - Mildred ALDRICH
- Author: Mildred ALDRICH
- Genre: General Fiction
American friends begin to summer in a beautiful French country house when WWI breaks out. They decide not to evacuate as the war encroaches. Their interactions are interwoven by the stories that they take turns telling after dinner each night to...
Sonnets from the Portuguese (version 2) - Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Sonnets from the Portuguese (version 2) - Elizabeth Barrett Browning
- Author: Elizabeth Barrett Browning
- Genre: Sonnets
Sonnets from the Portuguese chronicles one of the most famous romances in history. The renowned Victorian poet Elizabeth Barrett wrote the sonnet sequence during her courtship by Robert Browning, and later presented them to him as a wedding gift....
Appreciations, with an Essay on Style - Walter Pater
Appreciations, with an Essay on Style - Walter Pater
- Author: Walter Pater
- Genre: Literary Criticism
Appreciations, with an Essay on Style, is a collection of Walter Pater's previously-published essays on literature. The collection was well received by public and critic since its first edition, in 1889. The volume includes an appraisal of the poems...
Queechy - Susan Warner
Queechy - Susan Warner
- Author: Susan Warner
- Genre: General Fiction
Fleda Ringan is an 11 year old orphan who lives with her grandfather in Queechy, Vermont. After a tragic incident, Fleda has to live with her aunt in Paris, Mrs. Rossiter. She travels to Paris under the care of young Mr. Carleton and his mother, a...
Jesus of Nazareth: The Story of His Life Simply Told - Mother Mary LOYOLA
Jesus of Nazareth: The Story of His Life Simply Told - Mother Mary LOYOLA
- Author: Mother Mary LOYOLA
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Christianity - Other
The study of Our Lord’s life is something very precious to all souls devoted to living a Christian life, according to the Gospels. By learning about Our Lord, Jesus Christ, and His life on earth, we learn how to love Him and to serve Him, as He...
Status Quo - Dallas McCord REYNOLDS
Status Quo - Dallas McCord REYNOLDS
- Author: Dallas McCord REYNOLDS
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / Science Fiction / Suspense / Espionage / Political & Thrillers
Larry Woolford is a government agent, tasked with investigating subversive activity. He does everything an ambitious young man should do if he wants to succeed: wear the right clothes, listen to the right music, even drink vodka martinis. Then he...
Bible (KJV) Apocrypha/Deuterocanon: Book of Tobit - King James Version
Bible (KJV) Apocrypha/Deuterocanon: Book of Tobit - King James Version
- Author: King James Version
- Genre: King James Version
The Book of Tobit (from Hebrew: טובי Tobi "my good") is a book of scripture that is part of the Catholic and Orthodox biblical canon, pronounced canonical by the Council of Carthage of 397 and confirmed for Roman Catholics by the Council of Trent...
The White Linen Nurse (version 2) - Eleanor Hallowell Abbott
The White Linen Nurse (version 2) - Eleanor Hallowell Abbott
- Author: Eleanor Hallowell Abbott
- Genre: General Fiction / Humorous Fiction / Romance
Throughout three years of school, Rae Malgregor had been perfectly pliant, perfectly compliant to all the demands placed on her. But now, on the eve of graduation, she couldn’t go on with the mask of artificiality and the air of perfection. She had...
A Girl of the Limberlost - Gene STRATTON-PORTER
A Girl of the Limberlost - Gene STRATTON-PORTER
- Author: Gene STRATTON-PORTER
- Genre: Published 1900 onward
A Girl of the Limberlost, a novel written by the American writer and naturalist Gene Stratton-Porter, was first published in August, 1909. The story takes place in Indiana, in and around the Limberlost Swamp, during the early 20th century. (Summary...
Pride and Prejudice (version 5) - Jane Austen
Pride and Prejudice (version 5) - Jane Austen
- Author: Jane Austen
- Genre: General Fiction / Romance
Pride and Prejudice, first published on 28 January 1813, is the most famous of Jane Austen's novels. It is one of the first romantic comedies in the history of the novel and its opening is one of the most famous lines in English literature —"It is a...
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali (version 2) - PATANJALI
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali (version 2) - PATANJALI
- Author: PATANJALI
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Ancient
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali are in themselves exceedingly brief, less than ten pages of large type in the original. Yet they contain the essence of practical wisdom, set forth in admirable order and detail. The theme, if the present interpreter be...
The Pioneers - Katharine S. PRICHARD
The Pioneers - Katharine S. PRICHARD
- Author: Katharine S. PRICHARD
- Genre: Historical Fiction
The Pioneers is set against the background of pioneering life in the Gippsland region of Victoria in pre-Federation Australia. Mary and Donald Cameron are free-settlers who make a home in the wilderness and grow a prosperous cattle operation that...
