Classicly Books
The Attempted Assassination of ex-President Theodore Roosevelt
Wheeler BloodgoodThis little book presents an accurate story of the attempt upon the life of the ex-president. The aim of those who present it is that, being an accurate narrative, it shall be a contribution to the hi..
Abraham Lincoln A Memorial Discourse
Rev. T.M. EddyAbraham Lincoln A Memorial Discourse by Rev. T.M. Eddy. It _is_ the day of adversity. A great grief throws its shadow over heart and hearth and home. There is such a sorrow as this land never kn..
African and European Addresses
Theodore RooseveltNo one would assert that Mr. Roosevelt possesses that persuasive grace of oratory which made Mr. Gladstone one of the greatest public speakers of modern times. For oratory as a fine art, he has no use..
A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents
Benjamin HarrisonThis volume comprises the papers of Benjamin Harrison and of Grover Cleveland (second term). The events of these two Administrations of eight years, though highly interesting, coming as they do down t..
Abraham Lincoln and the Union - A Chronicle of the Embattled North
Nathaniel W. StephensonIn spite of a lapse of sixty years, the historian who attempts to portray the era of Lincoln is still faced with almost impossible demands and still confronted with arbitrary points of view. It is out..
Adrift in the Wilds
Edward S. EllisOne beautiful misummer night in 18— a large, heavily laden steamer was making her way swiftly up the Pacific coast, in the direction of San Francisco. She was opposite the California shore, only a day..
Ragged Dick, Or, Street Life in New York with the Boot-Blacks
Horatio Alger Jr.Ragged Dick was contributed as a serial story to the pages of the Schoolmate, a well-known juvenile magazine, during the year 1867. While in course of publication, it was received with so many evidenc..
The Best British Short Stories of 1922
AnonymousWhen Edward J. O'Brien asked me to cooperate with him in choosing each year's best English short stories, to be published as a companion volume to his annual selection of the best American short stori..