Literary Collections

"Do you know a Mr Smithson, Gwen?" Sir Charles Thorold asked his wife abruptly as he stood astride before the big fire in the hall. "Smithson?" Lady Thorold answered as she poured out the tea. "No. Who is he?" "I have no idea. Never heard of him." Then,...

The youth in the multi-coloured blazer laughed. "You'd have to come and be a nurse," he suggested. "Oh, I'd go as a drummer-boy. I'd look fine in uniform, wouldn't I?" the waitress simpered in return. Dennis Burnham swallowed his liqueur in one savage...

The fifteenth of January, 1907, fell on a Tuesday. I have good cause to remember it. In this narrative of startling fact there is little that concerns myself. It is mostly of the doings of others-strange doings though they were, and stranger still,...

You will recollect our first meeting on that sunny afternoon when, in the stuffy, nauseating atmosphere of perspiration and a hundred Parisian perfumes, we sat next each other at the first roulette table on the right as you enter the rooms at Monte...

During half a century of constant wandering over the silent sunlit sands, of tribal feuds, of revolts, battle and pillage, of bitter persistent hatreds, of exploit, foray, and fierce resistance against the lounging Spahis, cigarette-smoking Zouaves,...

I do not think anyone who has studied the progress of the War with care and patience can deny that, during the past few months, a mighty change has come over the aspect of the great struggle. A year ago, when I wrote "Britain's Deadly Peril," the...

"To-morrow? To-morrow, my dear Claude! Why, there may not be a to-morrow for you-or for me, when it comes to that-eh?" "Yes. You're quite right, old son," was my cheerful reply. "I'm quite aware that these experiments are confoundedly dangerous-and,...

"Then you really don't intend to marry me, Wilfrid?" "The honour of being your husband, Tibbie, I must respectfully decline," I said. "But I'd make you a very quiet, sociable wife, you know. I can ride to hounds, cook, sew clothes for old people, and...

IT was a large and heavily laden family party that left the train at Westfield, New York. There was Grandfather Emerson carrying Grandmother Emerson's hat-box and valise; and there was their daughter, Lieutenant Roger Morton's wife, with a tall boy and...

Victor Cherbuliez, ne a Geneve le 19 juillet 1829 et mort a Combs-la-Ville le 1er juillet 1899, est un romancier, auteur dramatique, essayiste et critique litteraire francais Biographie Ne dans une famille francaise refugiee en Suisse a la suite de la...

"L'Evangeliste" par Alphonse Daudet. Alphonse Daudet etait un ecrivain et auteur dramatique francais (1840-1897)."Author: Alphonse DaudetPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublication Date: Feb 16, 2016Number of Pages: 202...

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: Joseph a. AltshelerPublisher:...

SID's idyllic life in an affluent California suburb is shattered by a phone call that informs him of the death of his adoptive parents in a drunken driving accident in Mumbai. Sid travels to Mumbai to dispose of the mortal remains of his parents. Sudhir...

ivine. It lies not in beauty or grace, not even in manner or mein; and it requires neither wiles nor artifice. It is not the growth of long and intimate acquaintance, for often it acts spontaneously and at once; and neither the woman who possesses it nor...

Excerpt: ... Mr. Pryor Prompter Mr. Thayer Wardrobe Lady Miss Emery Automobiles and launches may be ordered for 10:45. There's no harm in ordering. The audience is earnestly requested not to throw garden truck or hennery produce. Bricks may be obtained...

Christmas Eve and Christmas Day - Ten Christmas Stories is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1885. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking...

The Clansman: An Historical Romance of the Ku Klux Klan by Thomas DixonAuthor: Thomas DixonPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublication Date: Jun 06, 2017Number of Pages: 242 pagesBinding: Paperback or SoftbackISBN-10:...

A Little Bush MaidAuthor: Mary Grant BrucePublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublication Date: Apr 17, 2018Number of Pages: 176 pagesBinding: Paperback or SoftbackISBN-10: 1717065775ISBN-13: 9781717065773

A Room With A ViewAuthor: E. M. ForsterPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublication Date: May 06, 2018Number of Pages: 208 pagesBinding: Paperback or SoftbackISBN-10: 1718721838ISBN-13: 9781718721838

A Damsel in Distress is a novel by P. G. Wodehouse, first published in the United States in 1919. The plot revolves around golf-loving American composer George Bevan who falls in love with a mysterious young lady who takes refuge in his taxicab one day...

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,...

Famed for his enduring fictional masterpieces Robinson Crusoe and Moll Flanders, Daniel Defoe also possessed considerable expertise in maritime affairs. As a commission merchant, importer, shipowner, and an active journalist who reported "ship news" and...

Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet, FRSE (15 August 1771 - 21 September 1832) was a Scottish historical novelist, playwright, poet and historian. Many of his works remain classics of both English-language literature and of Scottish literature. Famous titles...

Jerome Klapka Jerome (2 May 1859 - 14 June 1927) was an English writer and humorist, best known for the comic travelogue Three Men in a Boat (1889). Other works include the essay collections Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow (1886) and Second Thoughts of...

Jerome Klapka Jerome (2 May 1859 - 14 June 1927) was an English writer and humorist, best known for the comic travelogue Three Men in a Boat (1889). Other works include the essay collections Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow (1886) and Second Thoughts of...

Charles Robert Darwin, 12 February 1809 - 19 April 1882) was an English naturalist, geologist and biologist, best known for his contributions to the science of evolution. He established that all species of life have descended over time from common...

Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce (June 24, 1842 - 1914) was an American short story writer, journalist, poet, and Civil War veteran. Bierce's book The Devil's Dictionary was named as one of "The 100 Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature" by the American...

Earthworms and Their AlliesAuthor: Frank E. BeddardPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublication Date: Nov 17, 2013Number of Pages: 100 pagesBinding: Paperback or SoftbackISBN-10: 1493792814ISBN-13: 9781493792818

The FirebugAuthor: Roy J. SnellPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublication Date: Nov 20, 2013Number of Pages: 148 pagesBinding: Paperback or SoftbackISBN-10: 1494224690ISBN-13: 9781494224691

Forbidden CargoesAuthor: Roy J. SnellPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublication Date: Nov 21, 2013Number of Pages: 142 pagesBinding: Paperback or SoftbackISBN-10: 1494235595ISBN-13: 9781494235598