Literary Collections

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: Carolyn WellsPublisher:...

Excerpt: ... it because she thinks you will be the next bride of your set? Because she thinks you will marry-me?" Phil's eyes were radiant, and his voice trembled as he whispered, "And will you, dear? Will you, my little Patty? You promised, you know, to...

Even when Peter Crane was a baby boy, with eyes the color of the chicory flowers that grow by the wayside along New England roads, and hair that rivaled the Blessed Damosel's in being "yellow like ripe corn," he was of an adventurous disposition. His...

The death of Robert Gleason, a wealthy businessman from Seattle, at first looked like a suicide. He had called his doctor saying that he was shot, and when the doctor arrived at his New York apartment, the door was locked. After breaking down the door,...

Though a young detective, I am not entirely an inexperienced one, and I have several fairly successful investigations to my credit on the records of the Central Office. The Chief said to me one day: "Burroughs, if there's a mystery to be unravelled; I'd...

"Well, go to church then, and I hope to goodness you'll come back in a more spiritual frame of mind! Though how you can feel spiritual in that flibbertigibbet dress is more than I know! An actress, indeed! No mummers' masks have ever blotted the...

One of Carolyn Wells' more well-known novels, The Mystery Girl is a fascinating read considered a classic by some and definitely worth taking the time to read.Author: Carolyn WellsPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublication Date:...

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: Carolyn WellsPublisher:...

One of Carolyn Wells' most well-known novels, The Mark of Cain is an enjoyable, intriguing read that will surely leave you glad for having picked it up.Author: Carolyn WellsPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublication Date: Aug 04,...

The Vanishing of Betty Varian By Carolyn WellsAuthor: Carolyn WellsPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublication Date: Aug 04, 2014Number of Pages: 160 pagesBinding: Paperback or SoftbackISBN-10: 1500730823ISBN-13: 9781500730826

A prolific turn-of-the-century writer of poems, mysteries, children's literature, parodies, and other humorous pieces, Carolyn Wells was born in Rahway, New Jersey. When she was six, Wells experienced hearing loss caused by scarlet fever, but went on to...

Summit Avenue was the prettiest street in Berwick. Spacious and comfortable-looking homes stood on either side of it, each in its setting of lawn and shade trees. Most of these showed no dividing fences or hedges, and boundaries were indiscernible in the...

Victoria Van Allen was the name she signed to her letters and to her cheques, but Vicky Van, as her friends called her, was signed all over her captivating personality, from the top of her dainty, tossing head to the tips of her dainty, dancing feet. I...

Abu al Tayyeb Al Mutanabbi is all times great Arab poet. His aims were sky high but never got what he dreamed of. He describes this unfulfilled wish by the the line: Not all you wish may be achieved, the wind does not come on the ships wishes. His life...

Join in the delights and disasters on the riverbank with Mole and friends. If you like great adventures, then The Wind in the Willows is for you! Not only does this edition include the unabridged text, it is also full of extra material to help you get...

Looking back to those days of old, ere the gate shut behind me, I can see now that to children with a proper equipment of parents these things would have worn a different aspect. But to those whose nearest were aunts and uncles, a special attitude of...

The Shooting script for a magical film based upon the lives of The Brothers GrimmAuthor: Noelle BoultonPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublication Date: Aug 12, 2014Number of Pages: 122 pagesBinding: Paperback or SoftbackISBN-10:...

HOPE FOR LIBERIA is an anthology of short stories and poems, by a group of Liberian authors. In this specialized edition, there is a wide range of stories, personal, historical, controversial but mostly, they are centered on Spider. We encounter the...

Ecos de Medianoche: PoemarioAuthor: Giuliana Fiorella BioPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublication Date: Aug 20, 2014Number of Pages: 126 pagesBinding: Paperback or SoftbackISBN-10: 1500908762ISBN-13: 9781500908768

This classic collection of F. Scott Fitzgerald works contains eight short stories. Each story is fine example of earth 20th century fiction and gives you a glimpse into the 1910'-1920's. Among the stories found here are: The Offshore Pirate, The Ice...

Childe Harold's Pilgrimage : 9781502309723Author: Lord ByronPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublication Date: Sep 09, 2014Number of Pages: 196 pagesBinding: Paperback or SoftbackISBN-10: 1502309726ISBN-13: 9781502309723

Koerlighedens Komedie was published at Christiania in 1862. The polite world-so far as such a thing existed at the time in the Northern capital-received it with an outburst of indignation now entirely easy to understand. It has indeed faults enough. The...

Hedda Gabler is a play first published in 1890 by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. The play premiered in 1891 in Germany to negative reviews, but has subsequently gained recognition as a classic of realism, nineteenth century theatre, and world drama...

I wish to speak a word for Nature, for absolute freedom and wildness, as contrasted with a freedom and culture merely civil-to regard man as an inhabitant, or a part and parcel of Nature, rather than a member of society. I wish to make an extreme...

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning...

It is remarkable how closely the history of the Apple-tree is connected with that of man. The geologist tells us that the order of the Rosaceae, which includes the Apple, also the true Grasses, and the Labiatae, or Mints, were introduced only a short...

I started on my third excursion to the Maine woods Monday, July 20, 1857, with one companion, arriving at Bangor the next day at noon. The succeeding morning, a relative of mine who is well acquainted with the Penobscot Indians took me in his wagon to...

The death of Robert Gleason, a wealthy businessman from Seattle, at first looked like a suicide. He had called his doctor saying that he was shot, and when the doctor arrived at his New York apartment, the door was locked. After breaking down the door,...

The Shadow on The Shadow on The Dial and Other EssaysAuthor: Ambrose BiercePublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublication Date: Sep 23, 2014Number of Pages: 160 pagesBinding: Paperback or SoftbackISBN-10: 1502321882ISBN-13:...

American satirist and critic Ambrose Bierce may be best remembered for his caustic wit, but he was also a first-rate prose stylist who put a lot of effort into shaping the next generation of journalists and writers. Write it Right is Bierce's tough-love...