Literary Collections

"The Prophet of the Great Smoky Mountains" from Mary Noailles Murfree. American fiction writer of novels and short stories (1850-1922).Author: Mary Noailles MurfreePublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublication Date: Sep 06, 2015Number...

"The Frontiersmen" from Mary Noailles Murfree. American fiction writer of novels and short stories (1850-1922).Author: Mary Noailles MurfreePublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublication Date: Sep 06, 2015Number of Pages: 164...

The Adventures of Pinocchio is a novel for children by Italian author Carlo Collodi, written in Florence. The first half was originally a serial in 1881 and 1882, and then later completed as a book for children in February 1883. It is about the...

Aunt RachelAuthor: David Christie MurrayPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublication Date: Sep 12, 2015Number of Pages: 126 pagesBinding: Paperback or SoftbackISBN-10: 1517324785ISBN-13: 9781517324780

My Contemporaries in FictionAuthor: David Christie MurrayPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublication Date: Sep 12, 2015Number of Pages: 82 pagesBinding: Paperback or SoftbackISBN-10: 1517324963ISBN-13: 9781517324964

"[...]life went unappreciated, and that his long-suffering devotion and the passion of jealousy which at length overcame him might have furnished Shakspeare himself with a theme as terrible as he found in 'Othello.' Anyway, the man was to be hanged and I...

"Gulmore the Boss" from Frank Harris. Editor, journalist and publisher (1856-1931).Author: Frank HarrisPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublication Date: Sep 14, 2015Number of Pages: 72 pagesBinding: Paperback or SoftbackISBN-10:...

Excerpt from Elder Conklin: And Other Stories As soon as the Elder left the supper-table his daughter and the new schoolmaster went out on the stoop or verandah which ran round the frame-house. The day had been warm, but the chilliness of the evening air...

The Book of GodAuthor: G. W. FootePublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublication Date: Sep 14, 2015Number of Pages: 78 pagesBinding: Paperback or SoftbackISBN-10: 151733716XISBN-13: 9781517337162

Bible RomancesAuthor: G. W. FootePublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublication Date: Sep 14, 2015Number of Pages: 114 pagesBinding: Paperback or SoftbackISBN-10: 1517337232ISBN-13: 9781517337230

Arrows of FreethoughtAuthor: G. W. FootePublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublication Date: Sep 14, 2015Number of Pages: 100 pagesBinding: Paperback or SoftbackISBN-10: 1517337240ISBN-13: 9781517337247

Ben's Nugget; or, A Boy's Search for FortuneAuthor: Horatio Alger Jr.Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublication Date: Sep 14, 2015Number of Pages: 124 pagesBinding: Paperback or SoftbackISBN-10: 1517338409ISBN-13: 9781517338404

If you've ever used the phrase "rags to riches," you owe that to Horatio Alger, Jr. (1832-1899), who popularized the idea through his fictional writings that also served as a theme for the way America viewed itself as a country. Alger's works about poor...

Among the most interesting and picturesque classes of street children in New York are the young Italian musicians, who wander about our streets with harps, violins, or tambourines, playing wherever they can secure an audience. They become Americanized...

"The Cash Boy," by Horatio Alger, Jr., as the name implies, is a story about a boy and for boys. Through some conspiracy, the hero of the story when a baby, was taken from his relatives and given into the care of a kind woman. Not knowing his name, she...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore,...

Timothy Crump's Ward: A Story of American LifeAuthor: Horatio Alger Jr.Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublication Date: Sep 15, 2015Number of Pages: 122 pagesBinding: Paperback or SoftbackISBN-10: 1517356245ISBN-13: 9781517356248

Excerpt from A Plea for Old Cap Collier Fiction From Place To PlaceThose Times And TheseLocal ColorOld Judge PriestBack HomeThe Escape Of Mr. Trimm Wit and Humor A Plea For Old Cap CollierOne Third OffThe Abandoned FarmersThe Life Of The PartyEating In...

Cobb's AnatomyAuthor: Irvin S. CobbPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublication Date: Sep 15, 2015Number of Pages: 102 pagesBinding: Paperback or SoftbackISBN-10: 1517356733ISBN-13: 9781517356736

Upon a certain gladsome occasion a certain man went into a certain restaurant in a certain large city, being imbued with the idea that he desired a certain kind of food. Expense was with him no object. The coming of the holidays had turned his thoughts...

Excerpt from The Escape of Mr. Trimm: His Plight and Other Plights Mr. Trimm, recently president of the late Thirteenth National Bank, was taking a trip winch was different in a number of ways from any he had ever taken. To begin with, he was used to...

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: Irvin S. CobbPublisher:...

It had been a successful party, most successful. Mrs. Carroway's parties always were successes, but this one nearing its conclusion stood out notably from a long and unbroken Carrowayian record. It had been a children's party; that is to say, everybody...

One of the earliest "locked room" mysteries. All of the clues are in the story -- but you'll be surprised by the ending!Author: Israel ZangwillPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublication Date: Sep 18, 2015Number of Pages: 112...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore,...

Adelaide and I have come to the conclusion that if you can't believe anything at all, not even the things that are as plain as the nose on your face-if you can't enjoy what is put here to be enjoyed-if you are going to turn up your nose at everything we...

Little Mr. Thimblefinger and His Queer CountryAuthor: Joel Chandler HarrisPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublication Date: Sep 21, 2015Number of Pages: 96 pagesBinding: Paperback or SoftbackISBN-10: 1517443652ISBN-13: 9781517443658

A young lady, just returned from college, was making a still-hunt in the house for old things-old furniture, old china, and old books. She had a craze for the antique, and the older things were the more precious they were in her eyes. Among other things...

On CompromiseAuthor: John MorleyPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublication Date: Sep 21, 2015Number of Pages: 124 pagesBinding: Paperback or SoftbackISBN-10: 1517444357ISBN-13: 9781517444358

Indian SpeechesAuthor: John MorleyPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublication Date: Sep 21, 2015Number of Pages: 86 pagesBinding: Paperback or SoftbackISBN-10: 1517444373ISBN-13: 9781517444372