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...
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...
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...
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...
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 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,...
James Allen teaches us how to purify our hearts through the fundamental lessons of virtue: physical discipline, mental discipline, doing your best, se...
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...
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...
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...
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 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...
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...
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...
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 poem is a haunting exploration of the concept of disguise, delving into the ways in which people hide their true selves from the world around them...
The book follows the life of a rancher named Jim Benton, who faces numerous challenges while trying to establish his ranch in the Wild West.
Seltzer'...
The Christian book written in the 17th century. This book is specifically intended for children, and it contains the moral lessons that are designed t...
This book is capturing the essence of a profound friendship and the journey of self-discovery. This engaging book offers readers a glimpse into the au...
This is a compelling literary work that explores the consequences of deceit and the far-reaching impact it can have on individuals and society. Publis...
"In Farm Ballads, Will Carleton captures the simple beauty of rural life in a series of poems that are both heartwarming and humorous."
Farm Ballads...
"I keep six honest serving-men (They taught me all I knew); Their names are What and Why and When And How and Where and Who."
This poem by Rudyard Ki...
Amidst Victorian airs and poised façades, "Etiquette" unfurls a tale where honesty invades. Lord Lavender, a mirthful disruptor of norms, shatters dec...
In the attic of her grandmother's old house, Mary Frances stumbles upon a dusty, forgotten book that holds the key to a world filled with wonder.
As...
