Starting with a humorous and informative history of the river, Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain continues to describe piloting that waterway. In...
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club (also known as The Pickwick Papers) was Charles Dickens' first novel. Because of his success with Sketches...
Mr. Munchausen is a novel by John Kendrick Bangs, written in the style that has become known as Bangsian fantasy. It is the fourth book of Bangs' Asso...
Three Men on the Bummel (also known as Three Men on Wheels) is a humorous novel by Jerome K. Jerome. It was published in 1900, eleven years after his...
As a middle class Englishwoman Moodie did not particularly enjoy "the bush", as she called it. She and her husband moved to Belleville in 1840, which...
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‘The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen’ is an enjoyable & satirical account of the fictitious exploits and travels of the fictionalized ‘Baron...
"Kari, the elephant, was five months old when he was given to me to take care of. I was nine years old and I could reach his back if I stood on tiptoe...
The Marble Faun is Hawthorne's most unusual romance. Writing on the eve of the American Civil War, Hawthorne set his story in a fantastical Italy. The...
"Beyond Lies the Wub" is a science fiction short story by American writer Philip K. Dick. It was his first published genre story, originally appearing...
“This volume is primarily intended to supply a working and practical knowledge of the Persian language, for the benefit of those who have not the time...
Louise Creighton (1850-1936) was a British author and women's rights activist. The wife of the Anglican bishop of London, she was the mother of seven...
Unveiling a Parallel: A Romance is a feminist science fiction and utopian novel published in 1893. The first edition of the book attributed authorship...
Enjoy the further adventures of Nibble Bunny as he travels through wood and dell where he meets so many more friends such as Chaik Jay, Chewee the Chi...
An account written by the infamous serial murderer H. H. Holmes in an attempt to exonerate himself while being tried for numerous crimes in Moyamensin...
A little essay on the Chinese style of gardening, as opposed to the continental style, which the author finds too formal with too many straight lines,...
An amazing allegorical story about the journey to Heaven, using the image of a journey across the water in a ship named The Pax. St. Benedict's Rule h...
Nothing is ordinary in the world of John Muir, naturalist and author known as the Father of the US National Parks. In this short work, written in the...
This book was written by a British Army officer and decorated Western Front veteran. Soldiers could not publish books using their real names, so newsp...
The book provides a unique and insightful perspective on the cultural exchange between Japan and the United States at a time when the two countries we...
It follows the adventures of the Bobbsey family as they explore a new and exciting city. This book is part of a series of books about the Bobbsey twin...
It tells the story of a young woman named Unca Eliza Winkfield who is raised by Native Americans after being abandoned as a child. The novel follows h...
The story revolves around twin brothers who were separated at birth and raised in different cities. One of the brothers, Menaechmus, travels to the ci...
It follows the life of Peter Wilkins, a man who falls in love with a flying woman from a different world. The book was originally published in 1751 as...
It follows the journey of a marine biologist, Dr. Terry Kent, as he investigates a mysterious and deadly creature terrorizing a small island in the Pa...
