Classicly Books
A Critical Examination of the Position of Mr. Darwin's Works
Thomas H. HuxleyA Critical Examination of the Position of Mr. Darwin's Work, "On the Origin of Species," in Relation to the Complete Theory of the Causes of the Phenomena of Organic Nature. Lecture VI. (of VI.),..
Five Hundred Dollars
Heman White ChaplinFive Hundred Dollars is a social life and customs fiction written by Heman White Chaplin.Excerpts:Captain Philo's sail-loft was a pleasant place to sit in, and it was much frequented. At one end was a..
The Pacha of Many Tales
Frederick MarryatThe Pacha of Many Tales is a collection of short stories for children written by Frederick Marryat, a novelist, and an acquaintance of Charles Dickens. The Pacha of Many Tales, as indeed its tit..
South! The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition, 1914-1917
Ernest ShackletonSouth! The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition, 1914-1917 is a personal narrative of Ernest Shackleton, a British polar explorer who led three British expeditions to the Antarctic. He was ..
The Luckiest Girl in the School
Angela BrazilThe Luckiest Girl in the School is a schools fiction for girls written by Angela Brazil, the first British writers of "modern schoolgirls' stories", written from the characters' point of view and inte..
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 327, January, 1843
Various AuthorsBlackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 327, January, 1843. Chapters in this edition are below:Great Britain At The Commencement Of The Year 1843Lesurques; Or, The Victim Of Judicial ErrorCale..
Letters to His Son, 1750
Earl of Philip Dormer Stanhope ChesterfieldLetters to His Son, 1750 by the Earl of Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield on the Fine Art of becoming a MAN OF THE WORLD and a GENTLEMAN. Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield, KG, P..
The Legends of Saint Patrick
Aubrey De VereThe Legends of Saint Patrick is a biography of Saint Patrick, a fifth-century Romano-British Christian missionary and bishop in Ireland.Aubrey De Vere's Introduction:The gift of genius pass..