Literary Collections

Zip Dominion takes a refreshing look at modern times, together with a collection of previously unpublished works, he places 10 poems from his first collection I Wonder What The Footwear's Like In Warrington in an extensive anthology, ranging from...

Donne, Madonne e BimbiAuthor: Alfredo PanziniPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublication Date: Nov 29, 2012Number of Pages: 104 pagesBinding: Paperback or SoftbackISBN-10: 1481123653ISBN-13: 9781481123655

Thomas Carlyle was a 19th century Scottish philosopher and historian who was renowned as one of the great social commentators of his time. He wrote extensively about the past and the cultural connections of mythology as well.Author: Thomas...

This stunning Christmas version of the classic tale is the perfect stocking-filler. The Tale of Peter Rabbit was first published byFrederick Warne in 1902 and endures as Beatrix Potter's most popular andwell-loved tale. It tells the story of a very...

George MacDonald was a Scottish author and Christian minister. MacDonald was an early writer of the fantasy novel and his works influenced authors such as C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien.Author: George MacDonaldPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing...

The Ballad of Reading Gaol Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900) Wilde's meditation on capital punishment, the Ballad of Reading Gaol comes after he was convicted and imprisoned under charges of gross indecency. The charges stemmed from his affair with Lord Alfred...

The VagrantAuthor: Richard Harding DavisPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublication Date: Sep 06, 2015Number of Pages: 52 pagesBinding: Paperback or SoftbackISBN-10: 1517217652ISBN-13: 9781517217655

It ought to be known to all English boys that there is a terrible and costly war in which the British nation is at all times engaged. No intervals of peace mark the course of this war. Cessations of hostilities there are for brief periods, but no...

On a beautiful summer evening, not many years ago, a man was seen to ascend the side of a little mound or hillock, on the top of which he lingered to gaze upon the wild scenery that lay stretched out before him. The man wore the leathern coat and...

Fred Temple was a tall, handsome young fellow of about five-and-twenty. He had a romantic spirit, a quiet gentlemanly manner, a pleasant smile, and a passionate desire for violent exercise. To look at him you would have supposed that he was rather a lazy...

This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic 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: Robert Michael...

The problem of colonisation in the north-western portion of British America is fast working itself out. The same destiny which pushed forward Anglo-Saxon energy and intelligence into the rich plains of Mexico, and which has peopled Australia, is now...

We trust, good reader, that it will not cause you a feeling of disappointment to be told that the name of our hero is Brown-Tom Brown. It is important at the beginning of any matter that those concerned should clearly understand their position, therefore...

On a brilliant summer morning in the last quarter of the seventeenth century a small troop of horsemen crossed the ford of the river Cairn, in Dumfriesshire, not far from the spot where stands the little church of Irongray, and, gaining the road on the...

On a certain morning, not very long ago, the sun, according to his ancient and admirable custom, rose at a very early hour, and casting his bright beams far and wide over the Pacific, lighted up the yellow sands and the verdant hills of one of the...

A poor schoolmaster named Benson died, not long ago, in a little town on the south-east coast of England, which shall be called Cranby. He left an only son, Jeffrey, and an elder brother, Jacob, to mourn his loss. The son mourned for his father...

"At sea once more!" said Will Osten in a meditative mood. Our hero made this remark one night to himself, which was overheard and replied to by his friend, Captain Dall, in a manner that surprised him. "It's my opinion, doctor," said the captain in a low...

It was late on a winter evening when our hero, William Osten, arrived in England, in company with his two friends and former messmates, Bunco and Larry O'Hale. When a youth returns to his native land, after a long absence which commenced with his running...

On a dark November afternoon, not many years ago, Captain Boyns sat smoking his pipe in his own chimney-corner, gazing with a somewhat anxious expression at the fire. There was cause for anxiety, for there raged at the time one of the fiercest storms...

South Africa. Dear Periwinkle, -Since that memorable, not to say miserable, day, when you and I parted at Saint Katherine's Docks, (see note 1), with the rain streaming from our respective noses-rendering tears superfluous, if not impossible-and the...

Bill Bowls was the most amiable, gentle, kindly, and modest fellow that ever trod the deck of a man-of-war. He was also one of the most lion-hearted men in the Navy. When Bill was a baby-a round-faced, large-eyed, fat-legged baby, as unlike to the...

William Osten was a wanderer by nature. He was born with a thirst for adventure that nothing could quench, and with a desire to rove that nothing could subdue.Author: Robert Michael BallantynePublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing...

More than a hundred years ago, there lived a man who dwelt in a mud cottage in the county of York; his name was Cook. He was a poor, honest labourer-a farm servant. This man was the father of that James Cook who lived to be a captain in the British Navy,...

"The Garret and the Garden" from R. M. Ballantyne. Scottish author of juvenile fiction who wrote more than 100 books (1825-1894).Author: Robert Michael BallantynePublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublication Date: Sep 06, 2015Number...

Oh! I love the great blue ocean, I love the whistling breeze, When the gallant ship sweeps lightly Across the surging seas. I watched my first ship building; I saw her timbers rise, Until her masts were towering Up in the bright blue skies.Author: Robert...

Manx Bradley was an admiral-"admiral of the fleet"-though it must be admitted that his personal appearance did not suggest a position so exalted. With rough pilot coat and sou'-wester, scarred and tarred hands, easy, rolling gait, and boots from heel to...

There is a voice in the waters of the great sea. It calls to man continually. Sometimes it thunders in the tempest, when the waves leap high and strong and the wild winds shriek and roar, as if to force our attention. Sometimes it whispers in the calm,...

"The Pioneers" from R. M. Ballantyne. Scottish author of juvenile fiction who wrote more than 100 books (1825-1894).Author: Robert Michael BallantynePublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublication Date: Sep 06, 2015Number of Pages: 98...

"At mischief again, of course: always at it." Mrs Potter said this angrily, and with much emphasis, as she seized her son by the arm and dragged him out of a pool of dirty water, into which he had tumbled.Author: Robert Michael BallantynePublisher:...

This family was not only Thorogood but thorough-going. The father was a blacksmith, with five sons and one daughter, and he used to hammer truth into his children's heads with as much vigour as he was wont to hammer the tough iron on his anvil; but he...