In 'The Swan Song' an aging actor reminisces about his life and the parts he's played. The piece takes a tragic look at ambition and the sacrifices th...
"Some succeed while others fail. This is a recognized fact; yet history tells us that seven-tenths of our most successful men began life poor." A sele...
In September 2005, the House of Representatives created the Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane K...
This is the story of a woman who possesses the talent and the discipline to become a great artist, but who loses the opportunity when she finally agre...
As the story begins, Romayne and his friend, Major Hynd, are in Boulogne to visit Romayne's aunt, who is dying. While there, Romayne attends a card ga...
The short story of a young man who came to terms with himself and became a man on a day when he had proven to be a failure to his family, his friends,...
The Dead Alive written by Wilkie Collins in the 1870s is on the real-life wrongful conviction of Stephen and Jesse Boorn that happened in 1819 in the...
This is a wonderful story about a penniless American man who accidently meets his double in a crowded Hotel lounge. His lookalike "liquors him up" and...
"The Speckled Band" is a classic locked-room mystery that deals with the themes of parental greed, inheritance and freedom. Tinged with Gothic element...
This first volume in the American Red Cross series can, of course, only begin to tell the adventures and experiences of the four American girls, who,...
The fierce chieftain Red Feather is leading a raiding party of Sioux across the Montana frontier, and the Clarendon homestead is directly in his path!...
The Chichester family have just gone bankrupt due to bank failure. Their situation looks gloomy until Mrs. Chichester learns of the death of her broth...
This book provides a glimpse into the lives of ordinary men and women who have overcome incredible obstacles to achieve greatness.
Fuller's writing s...
The story follows the renowned detective Sherlock Holmes as he is approached by the King of Bohemia, who seeks his help in preventing a scandal that c...
It tells the story of Joanna Traill, a middle-aged spinster living in the West Indies who finds herself suddenly drawn to a younger man. The novel exp...
In the annals of British history, few names evoke such a captivating blend of intrigue, military prowess, and unwavering ambition as that of Robert Cl...
Die tragikomische Geschichte des Willibald Stilpe vom Schüler über den Revolutionär und Kritiker bis zum makabren Ende.1897 erschien dieser auf den Ko...
This book tells the story of John Cardigan, a pioneer in a hostile land, and his son, Bryce. John Cardigan is the first pioneer in this land, and he f...
The Light That Failed is a tale of Dick Heldar, an artist who struggles with the challenges of life, love, and ambition. The story explores themes of...
Merton of the Movies follows the journey of Merton Gill, a naive but determined young man from a small town in Illinois, who arrives in Hollywood with...
Liber Amoris is a deeply personal and unflinching account of William Hazlitt's obsessive infatuation with a young woman. The work goes beyond a typica...
Set in late Victorian England, 'Consequences' delves into the life of Alexandra Clare, a young woman from an aristocratic Catholic family. Raised for...
Homely Heroine by Edna Ferber is a collection of four short stories that explore the themes of courage, faith, and the complexities of human nature. T...
