Arms and the man Comedy Drama It’s 1885, and Raina’s bourgeois Bulgarian family is caught up in the heady patriotism of their war with Serbia. The beautiful and headstrong Raina ea... Arms and the man 71 Views George Bernard Shaw
The Beetle Horror Novel A story about a mysterious oriental figure who pursues a British politician to London, where he wreaks havoc with his powers of hypnosis and shape-shi... The Beetle 16 Views Richard Marsh
The Famous Missions of California Adventure History Travel A detailed account of the historical events that took place in California. Missions that were undertaken in different times have been described in det... The Famous Missions of California 22 Views William Henry Hudson
Recollections of a Busy Life Memoir Liverpool in the second half of the 19th century was burgeoning with rich merchants and swollen with poor immigrants. It was known variously as the "N... Recollections of a Busy Life 19 Views William Forwood
The Journal of Submarine Commander Von Forstner Memoir The Journal of Submarine Commander Von Forstner is a graphic account of WWI submarine warfare. Forstner was the commander of German U-boat U-28. His j... The Journal of Submarine Commander Von Forstner 36 Views George-Gunther von Forstner
Reminiscences of Captain Gronow Memoir Non-Fiction War A collection of memoirs about the Peninsular War, the Battle of Waterloo, and society and personalities of Regency London and 19th century Paris, by a... Reminiscences of Captain Gronow 19 Views Rees Howell Gronow
The First Battle of Bull Run War An insightful look at a current terribly misunderstood war. The strategy and effort toward success is demonstrated along with those involved. The focu... The First Battle of Bull Run 22 Views Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard
Mark Twain: His Life and Work Biography It is an interesting and funny biography on Samuel Langhorne Clemens (otherwise known as Mark Twain). He became stronger while he grew up as he was a... Mark Twain: His Life and Work 21 Views William M. Clemens
The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Volume 1B History War This is the story of developments that lead to the American Civil War. It was not a war over slavery; it was a war over states' rights. The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Volume 1B 15 Views Jefferson Davis
Violet: A Fairy Story Fairy Tale A charming fairytale -- with realistic touches -- from the mid-19th Century. Violet: A Fairy Story 12 Views Caroline Guild
Brazilian Tales Humour Reference work "Brazilian Tales" is a collection of six short stories selected by Isaac Goldberg as best representative of the Brazilian Literature of his period - t... Brazilian Tales 22 Views Various
The Ladies' Paradise Fiction History The novel uses the lives of two principal characters – Mouret and Denise – to illustrate societal dislocations as a new order slowly destroys the old... The Ladies' Paradise 22 Views Emile Zola
A Defence of Idealism Philosophy Non-Fiction "On the whole, then, the argument from desire and design holds good. It is the weak and inefficient, the unwise in the affairs of life, the bunglers a... A Defence of Idealism 18 Views May Sinclair
Timothy Crump's Ward Adventure Action A poor family is surprised with an infant on their doorstep on New Year’s Eve with a note and monetary support requesting them to raise the child. Eig... Timothy Crump's Ward 8 Views Horatio Alger
The Works Of Robert G. Ingersoll, Volume 4 Essays The Woodpeckers is a wonderful introduction to the world of bird study for the young naturalist, covering such topics as how he finds food, courting,... The Works Of Robert G. Ingersoll, Volume 4 7 Views Robert Ingersoll
