Classicly Collection of Books

Under the Rose

Frederic Stewart Isham

Under the Rose is an adventurous historical fiction novel written by Frederic Stewart Isham, an American novelist and playwright who wrote mainly historical romances and adventure novels...

Three French Moralists and The Gallantry of France

Edmund Gosse

Preface by the author: This little book, long the subject of my meditation, suddenly began to take shape one Sunday morning when I was your guest at Gisburne. We were actually starting for church, and..

Marmaduke Merry - A Tale of Naval Adventures in Bygone Days

William H. G. Kingston

Marmaduke Merry: A Tale of Naval Adventures in Bygone Days is a sea story written by William Henry Giles Kingston, often credited as W. H. G. Kingston, was an English writer of boys' adventure no..

The Wild Knight and Other Poems

G. K. Chesterton

A collection of poems that tend to revolve around the theme of the wonder of the world. It includes the short, poetic play, "The Wild Knight". Summary by Robert Smith..

Laugh and Live

Douglas Fairbanks

Douglas Fairbanks, Sr. was an American actor, screenwriter, director and producer. He was best known for his swashbuckling roles in silent films such as The Thief of Baghdad, Robin Hood, and The Mark ..

Primitive Love and Love-Stories

Henry T. Finck

he new science of anthropology, with its various branches, including sociology, ethnology, and comparative psychology, has within the last two or three decades brought together and discussed an immens..

The History of London

Walter Besant

Walter Besant was a novelist and historian, and his topographical and historical writings, ranging from prehistoric times to the nineteenth century, were probably best known through the detailed 10-vo..

The Wandering Jew

Eugène Sue

Time and again physicians and seamen have made noteworthy reputations as novelists. But it is rare in the annals of literature that a man trained in both professions should have gained his greatest fa..