Classicly Collection of Books

Seven Men

Sir Max Beerbohm

In order to liven up the literary history of Great Britain in the 1890s (as if Oscar Wilde, Stevenson, Kipling, Hardy, etc., were not lively enough) Max Beerbohm wrote short biographies of six imagina..

The Garden of Allah

Robert Hichens

The Garden of Allah is a love story written by Robert Hichens, a British sailor who was part of the deck crew on board the RMS Titanic when she sank on her maiden voyage on 15 April 1912. He was ..

Wild Flowers Worth Knowing

Neltje Blanchan

A still more popular edition of what has proved to the author to be a surprisingly popular book, has been prepared by the able hand of Mr. Asa Don Dickinson, and is now offered in the hope that many m..

The Arabian Nights Entertainments — Volume 01

Jonathan Scott

The main frame story concerns a king and his new bride. The king, Shahryar, upon discovering his ex-wife's infidelity executes her and then declares all women to be unfaithful. He begins to marry a su..

The Green Flag, and Other Stories of War and Sport

Arthur Conan Doyle

Arthur Conan Doyle was deeply affected by the many wars fought during his lifetime. As many other writers, he used the material for short stories, a collection of which is presented here. The stories ..

What I Saw in America

G. K. Chesterton

Travel ought to combine amusement with instruction; but most travellers are so much amused that they refuse to be instructed. I do not blame them for being amused; it is perfectly natural to be amused..

Canadian Wonder Tales

Cyrus Macmillan

This is a collection of folk tales originating in Canada, some from aboriginal oral tradition and others due to early French, Scottish, Irish and British colonists. They are presented as "fables" thou..

Corleone - A Tale of Sicily

F. Marion Crawford

Corleone: A Tale of Sicily is an Italian fiction novel written by Francis Marion Crawford,  an American writer noted for his many novels, especially those set in Italy, and for his classic w..