The Author sings the praises of Chocolate. "By the wise and Moderate use whereof, Health is preserved, Sicknesse Diverted, and Cured, especially the P...
May Agnes Fleming is renowned as Canada's first best-selling novelist. She wrote 42 novels, many of which have only been published posthumously.
The M...
"The Book of Joel is part of the Jewish Tanakh, and also the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. Joel is part of a group of twelve prophetic books k...
The Book of Joel is a prophetic book in the Hebrew Bible, focusing on the imminent judgment of God upon the nation of Israel. It details a devastating...
The Betrothed is a sweeping historical novel set in 17th century Italy. The story follows the tumultuous love story of Lucia and Renzo, two young peop...
Planet Savers, set on the alien world of Darkover, follows the struggle of a Terran colony facing extinction from a deadly plague known as Trailmen's...
Calhoun, an Interstellar Medical Serviceman, is sent to Dara, a forbidden planet under quarantine due to a deadly plague. Despite the risks, Calhoun m...
In Time of Pestilence, 1593 is a remarkable work of poetry by Thomas Nashe, capturing the horrors of the bubonic plague that ravaged London in the lat...
Messengers of Evil is a thrilling mystery novel featuring the notorious criminal mastermind Fantômas. Known for his ruthless nature and elaborate sche...
In "Gray Plague," Lloyd Eshbach crafts a chilling tale of an apocalyptic event brought about by a mysterious alien pathogen. The story unfolds as a de...
In a galaxy where fear and prejudice reign, the planet Dara faces a terrifying threat: the Blue Plague. When nearby worlds enact a harsh quarantine,...
Set in 17th-century Lombardy, Italy, "The Betrothed" follows the intertwined destinies of Renzo and Lucia, two young lovers whose marriage plans are d...
In a world ravaged by self-destructing militaries and a mysterious plague that corrupts minds, Chandler is branded a 'Hoaxer' after committing a horri...
This collection of short stories features thirteen excerpts from G.A. Henty's popular novels for boys. The stories explore a range of historical event...
Charles Oman's 'England and the Hundred Years' War' provides a detailed account of a tumultuous period in English history. The book covers the reign o...
Richard Mead's *Short Discourse Concerning Pestilential Contagion* is a landmark treatise on the 18th-century understanding of plague and its spread....
The Last Man is an early post-apocalyptic science fiction novel by Mary Shelley, which was first published in 1826. The three volume book tells of a f...
This work by Thomas Doolittle, written in the midst of a plague epidemic, serves as a spiritual guide and exhortation. It offers solace and encouragem...
The Decameron is a collection of 100 tales told by a group of young people who have fled Florence to escape the Black Death. The tales are full of lov...
In a world ravaged by war and a devastating plague, humanity finds itself enslaved by the very machines they created. The robot armies, originally des...
Oedipus is a Latin verse tragedy based on the Greek legend of Oedipus and his marriage to his mother Jocasta. An oracle prophesied that Oedipus would...
