Classicly Books
Dick Sands, the Boy Captain
Jules VerneDick Sand, A Captain at Fifteen is a Jules Verne novel published in 1878. It deals primarily with the issue of slavery, and the African slave trade by other Africans in particular. Several adaptations..
Gullible's Travels
Ring LardnerGullible's Travels is a humorous story written by Ring Lardner, an American sports columnist and short-story writer best known for his satirical writings on sports, marriage, and the theatre..
Ilman menestyksettä
Wilkie CollinsIlman menestyksettä is a Finnish work co-authored by Wilkie Collins and Charles Dickens...
Seven Men
Sir Max BeerbohmIn order to liven up the literary history of Great Britain in the 1890s (as if Oscar Wilde, Stevenson, Kipling, Hardy, etc., were not lively enough) Max Beerbohm wrote short biographies of six imagina..
The Garden of Allah
Robert HichensThe Garden of Allah is a love story written by Robert Hichens, a British sailor who was part of the deck crew on board the RMS Titanic when she sank on her maiden voyage on 15 April 1912. He was ..
Wild Flowers Worth Knowing
Neltje BlanchanA still more popular edition of what has proved to the author to be a surprisingly popular book, has been prepared by the able hand of Mr. Asa Don Dickinson, and is now offered in the hope that many m..
The Arabian Nights Entertainments — Volume 01
Jonathan ScottThe main frame story concerns a king and his new bride. The king, Shahryar, upon discovering his ex-wife's infidelity executes her and then declares all women to be unfaithful. He begins to marry a su..
The Green Flag, and Other Stories of War and Sport
Arthur Conan DoyleArthur Conan Doyle was deeply affected by the many wars fought during his lifetime. As many other writers, he used the material for short stories, a collection of which is presented here. The stories ..