Gilbert Keith Chesterton was among the world's most prolific writers who incorporated relentless logic, wonderful humor, and a clear view of truth int...
Written primarily for children, James Baikie's 'peep' at ancient Egypt is a really well done, historical account of the ways of that fascinating land...
Henry Gray's classic anatomy textbook was first published in 1858 and has been in continuous publication ever since, revised and expanded through many...
This book is a collection of swashbuckling tales of legendary pirates, buccaneers, and marooners who terrorized the Spanish Main. The stories are writ...
This book is a collection of personal memories, gossip, letters, and fragments of biography about famous people who have lived in Piccadilly, London....
The Log of a Cowboy is a classic account of a five-month cattle drive from Texas to Montana in 1882. Based on the author's own experiences, the book p...
The Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern is a massive collection of literature from all over the world and throughout history. I...
This book provides an in-depth account of the early stages of Project Blue Book, the official U.S. Air Force project initiated to investigate UFO repo...
This book is part of a series that introduces children to different cultures around the world. In this particular book, children are taken on a journe...
The Worst Journey in the World is an unflinching account of the British Antarctic Expedition of 1910-1913, led by Robert Falcon Scott. The memoir, wri...
The Tree of Appomattox is the concluding volume in Joseph A. Altsheler's series of historical novels about the American Civil War. The novel follows t...
Harper's Young People was an illustrated weekly publication containing delightful serialized stories, short stories, fiction and nonfiction, anecdotes...
This book, published in 1888, provides a detailed account of two infamous murder cases that occurred in London during the Victorian era: the murder of...
Harper's Young People was a weekly publication aimed at children, featuring a diverse array of content. It included serialized and short stories, both...
The Storm is a non-fiction account of a devastating hurricane that struck England in 1703. Written by Daniel Defoe, widely regarded as the father of E...
This book is a biography of Sir John A. Macdonald, the first Prime Minister of Canada. It was written by the man who served as Macdonald's private sec...
Thucydides' Histories is a seminal work of historiography that recounts the first 20 years of the Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta. Written...
This compilation is a collection of articles from "The Mentor" magazine, published between 1913 and 1919. The magazine, known for its accessibility an...
This collection of short stories, poems, and non-fiction pieces celebrates the spirit of Christmas through diverse voices and perspectives. The anthol...
Harper's Young People was a weekly publication aimed at children, featuring a wide variety of content including serialized stories, short stories, fic...
The second volume of essays and observations From the Easy Chair of William Curtis, editor of Harper's Weekly and one of the founders of the American...
The "Coffee Break Collection 014 - New Beginnings" is a collection of public domain stories between 3 and 15 minutes in length. The theme of this coll...
'Glimpses of Italian society in the eighteenth century' is a fascinating and insightful travelogue by Hester Lynch Piozzi, a renowned literary figure...
This collection of essays by W. Mattieu Williams covers a wide range of scientific topics, from astronomy and physics to biology and geology. Williams...
