Fiction Books

He that will not when he may - Vol. II

Mrs. Oliphant

Bell made no reply, but ran out of the way, and they reached the schoolroom window in time to see what was going to happen. At the door stood some one waiting. “A little gentleman” in light-coloured c..

He that will not when he may - Vol. III

Mrs. Oliphant

He walked and walked, till he was footsore with fatigue. He went past the Markham Arms in the dark, and saw his supplanter through the inn window talking—to whom?—to Fairfax. What had Fairfax to do wi..

The Other Man

Edgar Wallace

Doris obeyed mutely, her mobile lips quivering as she sought to suppress her emotion. She was conscious of a shiver which seemed to spread from her heart throughout her limbs. The oppression of a name..

A Japanese Blossom

Onoto Watanna

The screaming child was alternately hugged and petted and fanned, until finally, his fat little legs kicking out in every direction, he was carried from the room by Gozo. Out in the garden, the big br..

A Twentieth Century Idealist

Henry Pettit

Paul was not as a general thing given to bothering about hidden meanings. His diving below the surface had been chiefly as a swimmer, from early boyhood until more recent experience. He possessed a ke..

The Goddess - A Demon

Richard Marsh

A vague wonder passed through my mind as to whether her object might not be felony. She had left the window open—I could feel the cool night-air—and stood inside it, as if listening. Was she endeavour..

Mignon

John Strange Winter

After the chief had left the room, Bootles continued his breakfast in silence, considering the two suggestions for the disposal of the child.  Now, if the truth be told, Bootles had a horror of w..

The Magic Cameo - A Love Story

Mrs. Georgie Sheldon

In a palatial residence on Nob Hill, in San Francisco, a distinguished-looking gentleman may be seen sitting in his luxurious library. Its walls are hung with an exquisite shade of old rose, the broad..