Classicly Books
The Thrall of Leif the Lucky - A Story of Viking Days
Ottilie A. LiljencrantzTHE Anglo-Saxon race was in its boyhood in the days when the Vikings lived. Youth's fresh fires burned in men's blood; the unchastened turbulence of youth prompted their crimes, and their good deeds w..
The Saga of Grettir the Strong - Grettir's Saga
UnknownThere was a man named Onund, the son of Ofeig Clumsyfoot, who was the son of Ivar Horsetail. Onund was the brother of Gudbjorg, the mother of Gudbrand Knob, the father of Asta, the mother of King Olaf..
The Sentimental Vikings
R. V. RisleyAnd now this is the story of Witlaf the harper, that he told in the great hall of Gorm, the king of all Denmark, ten centuries ago, waving his handless arms in the flickering glow of the firelight. I ..
Day of the Druid
Knut EnferdHow much longer was this infernal whiteness going to last? A man was thirty years old, in the prime of his life, with the blood running hot through the seven foot length of him. How much longer was he..
Master Sunshine
Mrs. C. F. FraserMaster Sunshine never stopped to argue with Almira Jane when she called him a "rascalpion." He knew that this was a plain sign that she was getting "nervous;" and when Almira Jane was nervous, it was ..
Ulric the Jarl - A Story of the Penitent Thief
William O. StoddardIn the Northland were the roots from which grew the great nations which now rule the earth. The tribes were many, but the principal representative and the absorbent of their thoughts and their traditi..
Verses
Susan CoolidgeNourished by peaceful suns and gracious dew, Your sweet youth budded and your sweet lives grew, And all the world seemed rose-beset for you...
A Simple Story
Mrs. InchbaldThe story could really have been simple: Miss Milner, who is admired for her beauty and charm, could have been a socialite, marry a respectable and good looking man and be happy in the standards of he..