Novels Books
The Yellow Claw
Sax RohmerThe Yellow Claw is a 1915 crime novel by Arthur Henry Sarsfield Ward, known better under his pseudonym, Sax Rohmer. The story features Gaston Max, a Parisian criminal investigator and master of disgui..
The Whole Family - a Novel by Twelve Authors
Mary Raymond Shipman AndrewsA 1908 forerunner, told in twelve chapters, each with a different author. The basic plot was to show how an engagement or marriage would affect and be affected by an entire family. The project became ..
A Spoil of Office - A Story of the Modern West
Hamlin GarlandA Spoil of Office: A Story of the Modern West is a farmers fiction written by Hamlin Garland, an American novelist, poet, essayist, short story writer, Georgist, and psychical researcher.In ..
Strong as Death
Guy de MaupassantStrong as Death is a novel written by French novelist Guy de Maupassant which deals with treachery and jealousy in man woman relationships.Excerpts:Broad daylight streamed down into the vast stud..
The Hampdenshire Wonder
J. D. BeresfordThe Hampdenshire Wonder is a science fiction novel written by English novelist John Davys Beresford, who is remembered for his contributions to fantasy, science fiction & ghost story..
The Tempting of Tavernake
E. Phillips OppenheimThe Tempting of Tavernake is a mystery novel written by the English novelist Edward Phillips Oppenheim, who was one of the most successful thriller stories.Excerpts:They stood upon the roof of a ..
Le Journal d'une Femme de Chambre
Octave MirbeauLe Journal d'une Femme de Chambre is a French fiction work which was translated in English The Diary of a Chambermaid, written by Octave Mirbeau, a French journalist, art critic, and travel writ..
The History of Sir Charles Grandison, Volume 4 (of 7)
Samuel RichardsonThe History of Sir Charles Grandison is a multi voulme epistolary novel written by English writer Samuel Richardson, whose masterpiece works are "Pamela; or, Virtue Rewarded", and "Clar..