Literary Collections

Before there was Indiana Jones there was Allan Quartermain: the original explorer, treasure hunter, and adventurer. The Quartermain books have captivated readers for more than a century, spawning more than a dozen movies and a host of imitators. In this,...

Black Heart and White Heart - By H. Rider Haggard - World Classics. Of the three stories that comprise this volume, one, "The Wizard," a tale of victorious faith, first appeared some years ago as a Christmas Annual. Another, "Elissa," is an attempt,...

Elissa. The Doom of Zimbabwe. by H. Rider Haggard. Of the three stories that comprise this volume, one, "The Wizard," a tale of victorious faith, first appeared some years ago as a Christmas Annual. Another, "Elissa," is an attempt, difficult enough...

Of these there were many, all useful to the candidate of pliant mind, such as the total drink-prohibition fad, the anti-dog-muzzling fad, and others, each of which was worth some votes. Even the Peculiar People, a society that makes a religion of killing...

Hunter Quatermain's Story - By H. Rider Haggard Sir Henry Curtis, as everybody acquainted with him knows, is one of the most hospitable men on earth. It was in the course of the enjoyment of his hospitality at his place in Yorkshire the other day that I...

Allan Quatermain has determined to go farther afield than he had ever traveled before, into the depths of the African jungle -- on a march inland to the hills between lands controlled by the chiefs Wambe and Nala. Quatermain has heard of the elephants...

The story which is narrated in the following pages came to me from the lips of my old friend Allan Quatermain, or Hunter Quatermain, as we used to call him in South Africa. He told it to me one evening when I was stopping with him at the place he bought...

This superb collection of Anton Chekhov's classic short stories includes, The Wife, Difficult People, The Grasshopper, A Dreary Story, The Privy Councillor, The Man in Case, Gooseberries, About Love, The Lottery Ticket and many others.Author: Constance...

The Wizard was serialized in the African Review and then published in full in the 1896 issue of Arrowsmith's Christmas Annual. The hero, a missionary named Owen, has to endure various trials at the hands of African tribal magicians, and discovers his own...

This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic, timeless works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them.Author: H. Rider...

The house was three miles from the station, but before the dusty hired fly had rattled along for five minutes the children began to put their heads out of the carriage window and to say, 'Aren't we nearly there?' And every time they passed a house, which...

To be rich is a luxurious sensation-the more so when you have plumbed the depths of hard-up-ness as a Fleet Street hack, a picker-up of unconsidered pars, a reporter, an unappreciated journalist-all callings utterly inconsistent with one's family feeling...

"Come, fill me flagons full and fair Of red wine and of white, And, maidens mine, my bower prepare- It is my wedding night. "And braid my hair with jewels bright, And make me fair and fine- This is the day that brings the night When my desire is mine."...

The grass was gray with the moonlit dew, The stones were white as I came through; I came down the path by the thirteen yews, Through the blocks of shade that the moonlight hews. And when I came to the high lych-gate I waited awhile where the corpses...

MY cousin Sarah and me had only one aunt between us, and that was my Aunt Maria, who lived in the little cottage up by the church. Now my aunt had a tidy little bit of money laid by, which she couldn't in reason expect to carry with her when her time...

He happened to be building a Palace when the news came, and he left all the bricks kicking about the floor for Nurse to clear up-but then the news was rather remarkable news. You see, there was a knock at the front door and voices talking downstairs, and...

NOW that I've nearly done my days, And grown too stiff to sweep or sew, I sit and think, till I'm amaze, About what lots of things I know: Things as I've found out one by one- And when I'm fast down in the clay, My knowing things and how they're done...

This is the story of the different ways we looked for treasure, and I think when you have read it you will see that we were not lazy about the looking. There are some things I must tell before I begin to tell about the treasure-seeking, because I have...

Wings and The Child or Building of Magic CitiesAuthor: E. NesbitPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublication Date: Oct 18, 2014Number of Pages: 84 pagesBinding: Paperback or SoftbackISBN-10: 1502883910ISBN-13: 9781502883919

Come with Black Beauty on the journey of a lifetime. If you like horse stories, then Black Beauty is for you! Not only does this edition include the unabridged text, it is also full of extra material to help you get the most from the story and gives lots...

How to read the Crystal, or, Crystal and SeerAuthor: SepharialPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublication Date: Oct 18, 2014Number of Pages: 64 pagesBinding: Paperback or SoftbackISBN-10: 150289176XISBN-13: 9781502891761

Margret-HowthAuthor: Rebecca Harding DavisPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublication Date: Oct 19, 2014Number of Pages: 128 pagesBinding: Paperback or SoftbackISBN-10: 1502895544ISBN-13: 9781502895547

Frances Waldeaux : 9781502895554Author: Rebecca Harding DavisPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublication Date: Oct 19, 2014Number of Pages: 88 pagesBinding: Paperback or SoftbackISBN-10: 1502895552ISBN-13: 9781502895554

Life in The Iron-MillsAuthor: Rebecca Harding DavisPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublication Date: Oct 19, 2014Number of Pages: 50 pagesBinding: Paperback or SoftbackISBN-10: 1502895560ISBN-13: 9781502895561

Baldwin recounts many legends and stories from Ancient Greek in manner appropriate to grammar school children. Most of the Greek tales are told in the manner of fairy tales and should be appealing to students of any age. Some of the more famous stories...

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1889. Excerpt: ... A TRANSIENT GUEST. i. Since the Koenig...

This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic, timeless works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them.Author: Edgar SaltusPublisher:...

It was not until Miss Menemon's engagement to John Usselex was made public that the world in which that young lady moved manifested any interest in her future husband. Then, abruptly, a variety of rumors were circulated concerning him. It was said, for...

ROYAL," said the man's mother that evening, "are you still thinking of Fanny Price?" It was in Gramercy Park. As you may or may not know, Gramercy Park is the least noisy spot in the metropolitan Bedlam. Without being unreasonably aristocratic it is...

I wish you a happy New Year, sir." It was the servant, green of livery, the yellow waistcoat slashed with black, bearing the coffee and fruit. "Put it there, please," Roland answered. And then, in recognition of the salutation, he added, "Thanks: the...