Classicly Collection of Books

Aunt Jane's Nieces at Work

L. Frank Baum

The novel carries forward the continuing story of the three cousins Louise Merrick, Beth De Graf, and Patsy Doyle, and their circle. The title is somewhat misleading; it could more accurately have bee..

Crucial Instances

Edith Wharton

This is Edith Wharton's second published collection of short stories (1901). One of these seven stories, "Copy: A Dialogue," is written as a short play. The role of Hilda is read by Arielle Lipshaw, a..

Seven Discourses on Art

Sir Joshua Reynolds

It is a happy memory that associates the foundation of our Royal Academy with the delivery of these inaugural discourses by Sir Joshua Reynolds, on the opening of the schools, and at the first annual ..

The Talisman

Walter Scott

The Talisman is a 1984 fantasy novel by American writers Stephen King and Peter Straub. The plot is not related to that of Walter Scott's 1825 novel of the same name, although there is one oblique ref..

White Lilac; or the Queen of the May

Amy Walton

White Lilac; or the Queen of the May is a children's fiction story written by Amy Walton.Excerpts: Mrs James White stood at her cottage door casting anxious glances up at the sky, and down t..

Aili

Matti Kurikka

Aili is a Finnish drama by Matti Kurikka, a Finnish journalist, theosophist, and utopian socialist. Kurikka was the editor of the Työmies newspaper from 1897–1899. In 1908 Kurikka purchased the Wiipur..

Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 1

Thomas Babington Macaulay

Lord Macaulay always looked forward to a publication of his miscellaneous works, either by himself or by those who should represent him after his death. And latterly he expressly reserved, whenever th..

The Gem Collector

P. G. Wodehouse

A Gentleman of Leisure is a novel by P. G. Wodehouse. The basic plot first appeared in a novella, The Gem Collector, in the December 1909 issue of Ainslee's Magazine. A Gentleman of Leisure is a novel..