Classicly Collection of Books

George Washington - A Biography

William Roscoe Thayer

To obviate misunderstanding, it seems well to warn the reader that this book aims only at giving a sketch of George Washington's life and acts. I was interested to discover, if I could, the human resi..

The Abandoned Room

Charles Wadsworth Camp

The Abandoned Room is a mystery novel written by Charles Wadsworth Camp, a journalist and writer. His novels and stories were made into seven movies. Born in Pennsylvania, he settled in Jacksonville, ..

The Monitor and the Merrimac

John Lorimer Worden

This is the first-hand story of what was done and seen and felt on each side in the battle of the Monitor and the Merrimac. The actual experiences on both vessels are pictured, in one case by the comm..

Abraham Lincoln - The People's Leader in the Struggle for National Existence

George Haven Putnam

The twelfth of February, 1909, was the hundredth anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln. In New York, as in other cities and towns throughout the Union, the day was devoted to commemoration exerc..

The Way We Live Now

Anthony Trollope

The Way We Live Now is a satirical novel by Anthony Trollope, published in London in 1875 after first appearing in serialised form. It is one of the last significant Victorian novels to have been publ..

Le Morte d'Arthur - Volume 2

Thomas Malory

Le Morte d'Arthur is a reworking by Sir Thomas Malory of existing tales about the legendary King Arthur, Guinevere, Lancelot, Merlin, and the Knights of the Round Table. Malory interpreted existing Fr..

Queen Victoria - A Biography

Lytton Strachey

Victoria was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death. On 1 May 1876, she adopted the additional title of Empress of India. Victoria was the daughter ..

The Adopted Daughter - A Tale for Young Persons

Elizabeth Sandham

The following tale is intended to shew what people ought to be, rather than what they are; as there are few, possessing Mrs. Meridith's fortune, who have an inclination to dispose of it in the manner ..