Adrift in New York Fiction Set in 19th century New York, this is the story of a wealthy old man who adopts his orphaned nephew and niece after his own four year old son mysterio... Adrift in New York 18 Views Horatio Alger
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Poetry Romance Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a late 14th-century Middle English chivalric romance. The author is unknown; the title was given centuries later. I... Sir Gawain and the Green Knight 27 Views The Gawain Poet
Summer Fiction Novel Summer is a novel by Edith Wharton, which was published in 1917 by Charles Scribner's Sons. While most novels by Edith Wharton dealt with New York's u... Summer 34 Views Edith Wharton
Historic Boyhoods Biography Most boys grow up to be honest, maybe even good, men, but do not stand out from the crowd. Occasionally, along comes a boy who is destined, either by... Historic Boyhoods 72 Views Rupert S. Holland
The Everyday Life of Abraham Lincoln Non-Fiction Biography Abraham Lincoln is America's Frodo Baggins; a very unlikely creature to accomplish extraordinary things. He was a plain, homely, poor, terribly sad ma... The Everyday Life of Abraham Lincoln 14 Views Francis Fisher Browne
The Trumpet Major Romance Novel The novel is set in Weymouth during the Napoleonic wars; the town was then anxious about the possibility of invasion by Napoleon. Of the two brothers,... The Trumpet Major 18 Views Thomas Hardy
Out from the Heart Drama James Allen teaches us how to purify our hearts through the fundamental lessons of virtue: physical discipline, mental discipline, doing your best, se... Out from the Heart 17 Views James Allen
John Halifax, Gentleman Romance Novel This novel, was one of the popular and beloved novels in the Victorian era. It is told in the first person by Phineas Fletcher, an invalid son of a Qu... John Halifax, Gentleman 12 Views Dinah Craik
Child Life in Colonial Days History The accounts of old-time child life gathered for this book are wholly unconscious and full of honesty and simplicity, not only from the attitude of th... Child Life in Colonial Days 8 Views Alice Morse Earle
A Woman and the War Philosophy It is not without serious reflection that I have collected these thoughts in war time to offer in book form to those who may care to read and ponder t... A Woman and the War 6 Views Frances Evelyn (Daisy) Greville
A Commentary on the Epistle to the Romans History Religion Of all commentators I believe John Calvin to be the most candid...He was no trimmer and pruner of texts. He gave their meaning as far as he knew it. H... A Commentary on the Epistle to the Romans 1 Views John Calvin
The Curious Quest Fiction Novel A rich young man, Earnest Bliss, has a number of physical complaints that bring him to Dr. James, a physician who bluntly and brusquely dismisses his... The Curious Quest 1 Views E. Phillips Oppenheim
Frank Merriwell’s Trust Novel Frank Merriwell's Trust is a novel written by Gilbert Patten, under the pseudonym Burt L. Standish. It is part of the series of books featuring the ch... Frank Merriwell’s Trust 0 Views Burt L. Standish
The Vortex Drama It focuses on an ageing beauty who uses affairs with younger men to keep her feeling relevant, and her son (originally played by Coward himself) who... The Vortex 0 Views Noël Coward
The Radio Gunner Novel It explores the experiences of a radio gunner during World War II. The book was originally published in 1943, at the height of the war, and has since... The Radio Gunner 0 Views Alexander Forbes
