Classicly Collection of Books

Rashomon

Akutagawa Ryunosuke

Rashomon is a Japanese short story written by Akutagawa Ryunosuke, a Japanese writer active in the Taishō period in Japan. He is regarded as the "Father of the Japanese short story" and Japan's p..

The Hermit and the Wild Woman

Edith Wharton

The Hermit and the Wild Woman is a collection of short stories written by Edith Wharton, an American novelist, short story writer, playwright, and designer. ..

The New World of Islam

Lothrop Stoddard

The New World of Islam is the 1922 work by the political theorist Lothrop Stoddard. Theodore Lothrop Stoddard was an American historian, journalist, eugenicist, political and racial theorist...

The Tale of Solomon Owl

Arthur Scott Bailey

The Tale of Solomon Owl is a collection of short stories for children written by Arthur Scott Bailey, an American writer. He was the author of more than forty children's books. He was born in St...

Chums in Dixie

St. George Rathborne

Chums in Dixie; or, The Strange Cruise of a Motorboat is a juvenile fiction novel written by St. George Rathborne, an American author of boys' stories and dime novels. He is believed to have prod..

The Banner of the Upright Seven

Gottfried Keller

The Banner of the Upright Seven is a book by Gottfried Keller, a Swiss poet and writer of German literature. Best known for his novel Green Henry, he became one of the most popular narrators..

The Book of Urizen

William Blake

The Book of Urizen is one of the major prophetic books of the English writer William Blake, illustrated by Blake's own plates. It was originally published as The First Book of Urizen in 1794...

The Good Soldier

Ford Madox Ford

The Good Soldier: A Tale of Passion by Ford Maddox Ford begins with the famous line "This is the saddest story I have ever heard." It is the tragic tale of an upper-class English couple, Edward Ashbur..