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A Rare Treasure of English Literature. Much before Bram Stoker's Dracula, there was "The Vampyre: A Tale," first published in 1819. Created in the summer of 1816 by Dr. John William Polidori, Lord Byron's physician and a close friend of Frankenstein's...

The Frontier AngelAuthor: Edward S. EllisPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublication Date: Jul 15, 2015Number of Pages: 116 pagesBinding: Paperback or SoftbackISBN-10: 151507837XISBN-13: 9781515078371

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1895 Edition.Author: Edward S. EllisPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublication Date: Jul 15, 2015Number of Pages: 104 pagesBinding: Paperback or SoftbackISBN-10: 1515078817ISBN-13: 9781515078814

One could easily argue that all fiction is, in some sense, creative non-fiction. After all, a writer doesn't come to the page devoid of experience. And it's that experience-coupled with a dollop or two of imagination (not to mention a whole arsenal of...

Post-PrandialAuthor: Grant AllenPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublication Date: Jul 18, 2015Number of Pages: 100 pagesBinding: Paperback or SoftbackISBN-10: 1515131548ISBN-13: 9781515131540

Excerpt from Wednesday the Tenth: A Tale of the South Pacific On the eighteenth day out from Sydney, we were cruising under the lee of Erromanga - of course you know Erromanga, an isolated island between the New Hebrides and the Loyalty group - when...

"[...]merely the last, I didn't much mind. Frank and I were thoroughly at home with nasty-tempered volcanoes, and knew their tricks and their manners down to the ground far too well to be in the least afraid of them. I had been engaged in studying their...

The Chequers: Being The Natural History of a Public-house, Set Forth in A LoaferAuthor: James RuncimanPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublication Date: Jul 18, 2015Number of Pages: 124 pagesBinding: Paperback or SoftbackISBN-10:...

Beaumaroy Home form The WarsAuthor: Anthony HopePublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublication Date: Jul 18, 2015Number of Pages: 128 pagesBinding: Paperback or SoftbackISBN-10: 1515132293ISBN-13: 9781515132295

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: Anthony HopePublisher: Createspace...

Excerpt from Mr. Witt's Widow: A Frivolous Tale The Nestons, of Tottlebury Grange in the county of Suffolk, were an ancient and honourable family, never very distinguished or very rich, but yet for many generations back always richer and more...

Cast thyself down in adoring love, Race bowed down by the curse of God! Peace and grace out of Zion above! He is not wroth forever, Though his wrath be just-though uplifted his rod. Thus saith he, who changeth never: "I will not the death of a sinner-I...

"Over There" from Arnold Bennett. English writer (1867-1931).Author: Arnold BennettPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublication Date: Jul 19, 2015Number of Pages: 60 pagesBinding: Paperback or SoftbackISBN-10: 1515138747ISBN-13:...

Writing workshops like Critique Cafe' provide a place where writers can get out and talk to people who have the same passion they do for the written word, and hear their own words read out loud. There are published and unpublished writers, inspirational...

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,...

Excerpt from The Doctor, His Wife and the Clock On the 17th of July, 1851, a tragedy of no little interest occurred in one of the residences of the Colonnade in Lafayette Place. Mr. Hasbrouck, a well-known and highly respected citizen, was attacked in...

"The Hermit of Street" from Anna Katharine Green. American poet and novelist (1846-1935).Author: Anna Katharine GreenPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublication Date: Jul 28, 2015Number of Pages: 82 pagesBinding: Paperback or...

"Half-Hours with Jimmieboy" from John Kendrick Bangs. American author, editor and satirist (1862-1922).Author: John Kendrick BangsPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublication Date: Jul 31, 2015Number of Pages: 112 pagesBinding:...

"Half-Hours with the Idiot" from John Kendrick Bangs. American author, editor and satirist (1862-1922).Author: John Kendrick BangsPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublication Date: Jul 31, 2015Number of Pages: 58 pagesBinding:...

Being the Adventures of an Amateur Crackswoman.Author: John Kendrick BangsPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublication Date: Jul 31, 2015Number of Pages: 62 pagesBinding: Paperback or SoftbackISBN-10: 1515301028ISBN-13: 9781515301028

"Over the Plum Pudding" from John Kendrick Bangs. American author, editor and satirist (1862-1922).Author: John Kendrick BangsPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublication Date: Jul 31, 2015Number of Pages: 104 pagesBinding: Paperback...

John Kendrick Bangs was an American satirist and author who wrote several works of fiction, including some featuring the detective Raffles.Author: John Kendrick BangsPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublication Date: Jul 31,...

Excerpt from The Booming of Acre Hill: And Other Reminiscences of Urban and Suburban Life Acre Hill ten years ago was as void of houses as the primeval forest. Indeed, in many ways it suggested the primeval forest. Then the Acre Hill Land Improvement...

Excerpt from The Genial Idiot: His Views and Reviews "Good!" cried the Idiot, from behind the voluminous folds of the magazine section of his Sunday newspaper. "Here's a man after my own heart. Professor Duff, of Glasgow University, has come out with a...

"The Idiot at Home" from John Kendrick Bangs. American author, editor and satirist (1862-1922).Author: John Kendrick BangsPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublication Date: Aug 01, 2015Number of Pages: 88 pagesBinding: Paperback or...

One Day's Courtship and The Heralds of FameAuthor: Robert BarrPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublication Date: Aug 01, 2015Number of Pages: 88 pagesBinding: Paperback or SoftbackISBN-10: 1515317366ISBN-13: 9781515317364

It was a dark night in July - very dark. There was no moon and clouds hid the stars. We were sitting by the camp fire. Bige had just kicked the burning logs together so that a shower of sparks shot straight up toward the tree-tops, indicating that there...

"The Passing of the Frontier" from Emerson Hough. American author best known for writing western stories and historical novels (1857-1923).Author: Emerson HoughPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublication Date: Aug 01, 2015Number of...

William Beckford, born in 1759, the year before the accession of King George the Third, was the son of an Alderman who became twice Lord Mayor of London. His family, originally of Gloucestershire, had thriven by the plantations in Jamaica; and his...