The Adventures of Pinocchio Fantasy Adventure Fiction An old carpenter carves a little wooden puppet from a mysterious piece of wood that seems to have the ability to talk! He begins to love the little cr... The Adventures of Pinocchio 83 Views Carlo Collodi
English Fairy Tales Fantasy Fiction Fairy Tale Jack the Giant-Killer, Tom Thumb, Goldilocks and The Three Bears, Henny Penny, Dick Whittington, The Three Little Pigs, Red Riding Hood and a host of... English Fairy Tales 124 Views Joseph Jacobs
Novelas Cortas Romance Fiction Anthology of nine short stories by Pedro Antonio de Alarcón. Novelas Cortas 21 Views Pedro Antonio de Alarcón
Stops or How To Punctuate Speech Reference work Throughout the ages, languages continue to adapt and change. English, being a relatively new language, is a nice example of that. Though the English v... Stops or How To Punctuate 16 Views Paul Allardyce
The Novels of Jane Austen Essays An 1859 essay by the prominent philosopher and literary critic, G. H. Lewes, who was an enthusiastic promoter of the novels of Jane Austen at a time w... The Novels of Jane Austen 28 Views George Henry Lewes
An Alphabet of History History Non-Fiction An alphabet of historical characters presented in poetical form! In their original form, the contents of this book appeared in the Chicago Sunday Trib... An Alphabet of History 20 Views Wilbur D. Nesbit
Victorian Literature History Victorian Literature by Clement Shorter is a brief work that gives a good introduction to many of the important writers, historians, and critics of th... Victorian Literature 53 Views Clement Shorter
Robinson Crusoe in Words of One Syllable Fairy Tale This is one of several adaptations of famous classics made by Lucy Aikin under the pen name Mary Godolphin, using exclusively words of one syllable. T... Robinson Crusoe in Words of One Syllable 21 Views Mary Godolphin
The Welsh And Their Literature History George Borrow offers a sweeping history of Welsh literature, beginning with the legendary origin of the Welsh people, then their major bards and poets... The Welsh And Their Literature 44 Views George Borrow
The Rise and Fall of Prohibition History Non-Fiction The strange phenomenon of Prohibition, after an appearance amongst us of over three years, is still non-understandable to the majority of a great, and... The Rise and Fall of Prohibition 21 Views Charles Hanson Towne
The Tale of Terror: A Study of the Gothic Romance Non-Fiction Essays A seminal essay on the development of horror as a genre, highly influential on later writers. The Tale of Terror is a brilliant guide book for the stu... The Tale of Terror: A Study of the Gothic Romance 46 Views Edith Birkhead
Highways and Byways in Sussex Non-Fiction Travel A very personal and opinionated wander through the Sussex of around 1900, illustrated with anecdotes, literary and poetic quotations, gravestone epita... Highways and Byways in Sussex 53 Views Edward Lucas
Rameau's Nephew Satire Biography It is a conversation between Rameau's nephew and his friend, known simply as "myself". It's philosophical and moral in nature, with music mixed in. Ra... Rameau's Nephew 21 Views Denis Diderot
Maude Poetry Religion The protagonist is 15-year-old Maude Foster, a quiet and serious girl who writes poetry that explores the tensions between religious devotion and worl... Maude 17 Views Christina Rossetti
Polish Fairy Tales Fairy Tale A collection of fairy tales, where most of the types are recognizable among European fairy tales, but with their own touches. I suspect literary influ... Polish Fairy Tales 19 Views A.J. Glinski