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VinelandVineland is a 1990 novel by Thomas Pynchon, a postmodern fiction set in California, United States in 1984, the year of Ronald Reagan's re-election.
A Political and Social History of Modern EuropeA Political and Social History of Modern Europe 1500-1815 is a thorough history of Europe from the 16th century to the Era of Napoleon.
A Modern Chronicle -- Volume 04A Modern Chronicle is a 1910 best-selling novel by American writer Winston Churchill. The novel explores "the problem of the modern woman" and the…
A Modern TelemachusA Modern Telemachus Charlotte Mary Yonge Algerine history confirms what is said of his treatment. Louis XIV.
Guy Mannering, Or, the AstrologerThe Novel or Romance of Waverley made its way to the public slowly, of course, at first, but afterwards with such accumulating popularity as to…
William DampierIn or about the middle of the seventeenth century the island of San Domingo, or Hispaniola as it was then called, was haunted and overrun by a…
China and the ManchusExcerpt from China and the Manchus The Manchus are descended from a branch of certain wild Tungusic nomads, who were known in the ninth century as…
Captain FracasseExcerpt: ...enemy; who might have taken it just as well as not, but had spared him, and been content with giving him only a flesh wound, just severe…
A Modern Chronicle -- Volume 02A Modern Chronicle is a 1910 best-selling novel by American writer Winston Churchill. The novel explores "the problem of the modern woman" and the…
A Knight of the White Cross_ AA Knight of the White Cross_ A by G. A. Henty
A Life's MorningA cultivated poor young woman Emily Hood from a small town in the north of England works as a governess in a wealthy country family.
History of Modern Europe 1792-1878History of Modern Europe 1792-1878 is an expansive, 25 chapter text by famed historian Charles Alan Fyffe.
A Journey into the Interior ofA Journey into the Interior of by Jules Verne
Johnny Ludlow, First SeriesWe lived chiefly at Dyke Manor. A fine old place, so close upon the borders of Warwickshire and Worcestershire, that many people did not know which…
The New Revelation'The Vital Message', first published in 1918, was Conan Doyle's second book devoted solely to his thoughts on Life after death, written after his…
How to Live on 24 Hours a DayI have received a large amount of correspondence concerning this small work, and many reviews of it — some of them nearly as long as the book itself…
The Son of TarzanThe Son of Tarzan is a novel by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, the fourth in his series of books about the title character Tarzan.
The ShuttleRosalie Vanderpoel, the daughter of an American multimillionaire marries an impoverished English baronet and goes to live in England.
The Silverado SquattersIT is difficult for a European to imagine Calistoga, the whole place is so new, and of such an accidental pattern; the very name, I hear, was…
Out of Time's AbyssOut of Time's Abyss is a direct sequel to The Land That Time Forgot and The People That Time Forgot, continuing the lost world saga begun in the…
Expedition to the Zambesi and its TributariesIt has been my object in this work to give as clear an account as I was able of tracts of country previously unexplored, with their river systems…
The Black Experience in AmericaResilience and triumph in the face of a tragic past has marked the trajectory of African Americans over time.
The RepublicAlthough Plato's celebrated work of philosophy describes a society which to some seems the ideal human community and to others like a totalitarian…
The Eyes of the WorldTo Benjamin H. Pearson`` Student, Artist, Gentleman in appreciation of the friendship that began on the "Pipe-Line Trail," at the camp in the…
An Introduction to PhilosophyAs there cannot be said to be a beaten path in philosophy, and as "Introductions" to the subject differ widely from one another, it is proper that I…
With The Flag In The ChannelMr. James Nesbit, merchant of Philadelphia, stood leaning against the long, polished desk at the farther end of which two clerks were hard at work…
The Bedford-Row ConspiracyBased on historical events, this tale from the imagination of beloved English author William Makepeace Thackeray blends his trademark wit and spot-on…
The Art of Lawn TennisAlways dress in tennis clothes when engaging in tennis. White is the established colour. Soft shirt, white flannel trousers, heavy white socks, and…
The Analysis of MindThis Point Blank Classics edition includes the full original text as well as exclusive images exclusive to this edition and an easy to use…
The Later RenaissanceThe general rules by which this series is governed have been fully stated by the Editor in the first published volume, The Flourishing of Romance and…
Alexander's BridgeBartley Alexander, a construction engineer, is a middle-aged man torn between Winifred, his demanding American wife, and Hilda Burgoyne, his alluring…
Alice AdamsAlice Adams, the daughter of middle-class parents, wants desperately to belong with the people of "high society" who live in her town.
The Gentle Art of Fakingmay with some reason be looked upon as a comedy in which the leading parts are taken by the Collector, the Dealer, and the Faker, supported by minor…
Heart and Science : a story of the present timeThe weary old nineteenth century had advanced into the last twenty years of its life. Towards two o’clock in the afternoon, Ovid Vere (of the Royal…
The Works of William HogarthWilliam Hogarth is said to have been the descendant of a family originally from Kirby Thore, in Westmorland.
The WreckerIt was about three o’clock of a winter’s afternoon in Tai-o-hae, the French capital and port of entry of the Marquesas Islands.
Anna KareninaAnna Karenina is a novel by the Russian writer Leo Tolstoy, published in serial installments from 1873 to 1877 in the periodical The Russian…
Anne's House of DreamsAnne's House of Dreams begins with Anne and Gilbert's wedding, which takes place in the Green Gables orchard.
An Essay on the Trial By JuryExcerpt: ...between the two judgments. In the civil suit, the law is declared to be obligatory upon A; in the criminal suit, the same law is declared…
The New MagdalenWilkie Collins was a British author best known for his mystery novels. Some of Collins' classics include The Moonstone, Armadale, and No Name.
Myth, Ritual and ReligionThe word “Religion” may be, and has been, employed in many different senses, and with a perplexing width of significance.
Tracks of a Rolling StoneWE know more of the early days of the Pyramids or of ancientBabylon than we do of our own. The Stone age, the dragons ofthe prime, are not more…
The Uncollected WritingsIt was my privilege to be associated intimately with the Author some thirty to forty years ago—from the beginning of 1850 until his death in 1859.
Uncle SilasJ. Sheridan LeFanu's Silas is the dark doppelganger to his brother Austin Ruthyn. When Austin dies and his daughter Maud is sent to live with her…
Sir Gibbie"Come oot o' the gutter, ye nickum!" cried, in harsh, half-masculine voice, a woman standing on the curbstone of a short, narrow, dirty lane, at…
Cranford'It is very pleasant dining with a bachelor...I only hope it is not improper; so many pleasant things are!
Crotchet CastleThomas Love Peacock (1785-1866) was an English satirist and author. Peacock was a close friend of Percy Bysshe Shelley and they influenced each…
ConfidenceIt was in the early days of April; Bernard Longueville had been spending the winter in Rome.