Classicly Books
Starr King in California
William Day SimondsThis book is the result of the author's strong desire to know the truth relative to a critical period in the history of California, and a further strong desire to deal justly by the memory of a man re..
A Tramp Through the Bret Harte Country
T. D. BeasleyIn California's imaginary Hall of Fame, Bret Harte must be accorded a prominent, if not first place. His short stories and dialect poems published fifty years ago made California well known the world ..
California Romantic and Resourceful
John Francis DavisCalifornia Romantic and Resourceful, A plea for the Collection, Preservation and Diffusion of Information Relating to Pacific Coast History.This plea is an arrow shot into the air. It is the result of..
Philip Steele of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police
James Oliver CurwoodPhilip Steele's pencil drove steadily over the paper, as if the mere writing of a letter he might never mail in some way lessened the loneliness. The wind is blowing a furious gale outside. From off t..
The Good Time Coming
T. S. ArthurLIFE is a mystery to all men, and the more profound the deeper the striving spirit is immersed in its own selfish instincts. How earnestly do we all fix our eyes upon the slowly-advancing future, impa..
Tom Swift and his Great Searchlight
Victor Appleton"I don't think so," was the opinion of Ned Newton, who was Tom Swift's particular chum. "You know when Mr. Foger lost all his money, the house was supposed to be sold. But I heard later that there was..
Uncle William - The Man Who Was Shif'less
Jennette LeeOver the clams and the potatoes and the steaming kettles he hovered with a kind of slow patience,—in a smaller man it would have been fussiness,—and when the fragrant chowder was done he dipped it out..
Home Scenes and Home Influence
T. S. ArthurHome Scenes, and Home Influence is a series of Tales and Sketches by T. S. Arthur. Many of the scenes presented in this volume are such as show the mother's influence with her children; a few include ..