In this third book of Joseph Altsheler's Civil War series, Harry Kenton, a lieutenant in the Southern Army, is on scout patrol in the Shenandoah Valley. He has attracked the notice of the great General Stonewall Jackson after his...
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- Author: Altsheler, Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander)Summary:
- Author: Bierce, AmbroseSummary:
24 short stories in fairly typical Bierce fashion - ghostly, spooky, to be read (or listened to) in the dark, perhaps with a light crackling fire burning dimly in the background. Stories of ghosts, apparitions, and strange, inexplicable...
- Author: Joshua SlocumSummary:
First published in 1900, Joshua Slocum's autobiographical account of his solo trip around the world is one of the most remarkable, and entertaining travel narratives of all time. Setting off alone from Boston aboard the thirty-six...
- Author: Rizal, Jos,̌Summary:
When her husband was sleeping off the wine he had drunk, or was snoring through the siesta, and she could not quarrel with him, Doqa Consolacion, in a blue flannel camisa, with a big cigar in her mouth, would take her stand at the...
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- Author: KANT, ImmanuelSummary:
The Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysic of Morals, also known as The Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals or Foundations of the Metaphysics of Morals or Grounding of the Metaphysics of Morals, is Immanuel Kant's first...
- Author: Paterson, A. B.Summary:
An Outback Marriage tells of a young Englishman on a tour of the colonies, who gets more than he bargained for when he sets out to find the heir to a fortune. This is the story not of one marriage but several, bringing the whole of...
- Author: Appleton, VictorSummary:
Tom and his father are arguing about Tom's latest idea, a photo telephone. Mr. Swift is adamant that the idea will not work, but Tom has some ideas in mind, and refuses to back down. Tom read about a recent news event where a...
- Author: Mill, John StuartSummary:
Considerations on Representative Government is a book by John Stuart Mill published in 1861. As the title suggests, it is an argument for representative government, the ideal form of government in Mill's opinion.
- Author: Appleton, VictorSummary:
Tom Swift is approached by Mr. Preston, the owner of a circus, and begins to tell the story of Jake Poddington, Mr. Preston's most skilled hunter. As it turns out, Jake went missing just after sending word to Preston that Jake was...
- Author: LEACOCK, StephenSummary:
Humorous, ironic, and sometimes cynical observations of life in 1915 from Canadian humourist Stephen Leacock.
- Author: WHITE, Stewart EdwardSummary:
The Blazed Trail is the story of early lumbermen in the northern woods of Michigan. The novel portrays the challenges faced by the workers focusing on one, Harry Thorpe, as he endeavors to be successful though completely unskilled when...
- Author: HARDY, ThomasSummary:
Lonely Viviette Constanine awaits the return of her husband from a hunting expedition to Africa. She becomes involved with a young astronomer, Swithin St.Cleeve, who observes the night sky from a disused tower on her estate. Despite...
- Author: Appleton, VictorSummary:
Having longed for a motorcycle, bright ingenious Tom Swift gets one unexpectedly.
- Author: REED, JohnSummary:
"Ten Days That Shook the World" is American journalist and socialist John Reed's first-hand account of the Russian October Revolution of 1917. While it is intended as an impartial and unbiased historical account, by Reed...
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This collection of Thomas Hardy's stories include storie stories of witchcraft, smuggling, mystery, humour and heartache.
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"He'd rope the devil and tie him down-if the lasso didn't burn," it was said of Buffalo Jones, one of the last of the famous plainsmen who trod the trails of the Old West. Killing was repulsive to him and the passion...
- Author: Chesterton, G. K.Summary:
"G. K. Chesterton's surreal masterpiece is a psychological thriller that centers on seven anarchists in turn-of-the-century London who call themselves by the names of the days of the week. Chesterton explores the meanings of...
- Author: London, JackSummary:
The Mutiny of the Elsinore is a novel by the American writer Jack London first published in 1914. After death of the captain, the crew of a ship split between the two senior surviving mates. During the conflict, the narrator develops as...
- Author: Poe, Edgar AllanSummary:
Collected works of Edgar Allan Poe