Classicly Books
Three French Moralists and The Gallantry of France
Edmund GossePreface by the author: This little book, long the subject of my meditation, suddenly began to take shape one Sunday morning when I was your guest at Gisburne. We were actually starting for church, and..
Marmaduke Merry - A Tale of Naval Adventures in Bygone Days
William H. G. KingstonMarmaduke Merry: A Tale of Naval Adventures in Bygone Days is a sea story written by William Henry Giles Kingston, often credited as W. H. G. Kingston, was an English writer of boys' adventure no..
The Wild Knight and Other Poems
G. K. ChestertonA collection of poems that tend to revolve around the theme of the wonder of the world. It includes the short, poetic play, "The Wild Knight". Summary by Robert Smith..
Laugh and Live
Douglas FairbanksDouglas Fairbanks, Sr. was an American actor, screenwriter, director and producer. He was best known for his swashbuckling roles in silent films such as The Thief of Baghdad, Robin Hood, and The Mark ..
Primitive Love and Love-Stories
Henry T. Finckhe new science of anthropology, with its various branches, including sociology, ethnology, and comparative psychology, has within the last two or three decades brought together and discussed an immens..
The History of London
Walter BesantWalter Besant was a novelist and historian, and his topographical and historical writings, ranging from prehistoric times to the nineteenth century, were probably best known through the detailed 10-vo..
The Wandering Jew
Eugène SueTime and again physicians and seamen have made noteworthy reputations as novelists. But it is rare in the annals of literature that a man trained in both professions should have gained his greatest fa..
Betty Gordon in Washington; Or, Strange Adventures in a Great City
Alice B. EmersonBetty Gordon in Washington; Or, Strange Adventures in a Great City is a juvenile fiction novel written by Alice B. Emerson, a pseudonym used by the Stratemeyer Syndicate for the Betty Gordon and ..