Fiction Books
Going into Society
Charles DickensGoing into Society is short story written by Charles Dickens. Excerpts belowAt one period of its reverses, the House fell into the occupation of a Showman. He was found registered as its occupie..
The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 1
Ambrose BierceAmbrose Gwinnett Bierce was an American short story writer, journalist, poet, and Civil War veteran. Bierce's book The Devil's Dictionary was named as one of "The 100 Greatest Masterpieces of American..
The Ivory Trail
Talbot MundyThe Ivory Trail is an adventure novel written by Talbot Mundy, an English writer during the early 20th century who wrote historical and sci-fi novels that proved very influential on subsequent generat..
Ben-Hur - A tale of the Christ
Lew WallaceBen-Hur: A Tale of the Christ is a novel by Lew Wallace published by Harper and Brothers on November 12, 1880, and considered "the most influential Christian book of the nineteenth century". It became..
Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town
Stephen LeacockSunshine Sketches of a Little Town is a sequence of stories by Stephen Leacock, first published in 1912. It is generally considered to be one of the most enduring classics of Canadian humorous literat..
De Lotgevallen van Tom Sawyer
Mark TwainDe Lotgevallen van Tom Sawyer is the dutch version of Mark Twain's most popular novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Excerpts:Wacht! daar hoort ze plotseling een licht gedruisch achter zich en zij keer..
The Sky Is Falling
Lester del ReyThe Sky Is Falling is a magic fiction novel written by Lester del Rey, an American science fiction author and editor. He was the author of many books in the juvenile Winston Science Fiction series, an..
The Avenger
E. Phillips OppenheimHerbert Wrayson, a bachelor returns to his flat one night to find a young lady rifling his desk. He questions her and finds she thought she was in the apartment of his neighbor, Morris Barnes, who liv..