Classicly Collection of Books

South Wind

Norman Douglas

The bishop was feeling rather sea-sick. Confoundedly sea-sick, in fact. This annoyed him. For he disapproved of sickness in every shape or form. His own state of body was far from satisfactory at that..

Tales of Men and Ghosts

Edith Wharton

Tales of Men and Ghosts was published as a collection in 1910, though the first eight of the stories had earlier appeared in Scribner's and the last two in the Century Magazine. Despite the title, the..

The Rainbow and the Rose

Edith Nesbit

A collection of poetry in the whimsical style of Edith Nesbit, author of "The Five Children and It" and "The Railway Children". These poems are primarily for adults, although a few are written for her..

Three Acres and Liberty

Bolton Hall

We are not tied to a desk or to a bench; we stay there only because we think we are tied. In Montana I had a horse, which was hobbled every night to keep him from wandering; that is, straps joined by ..

Watersprings

Arthur Christopher Benson

The bright pale February sunlight lay on the little court of Beaufort College, Cambridge, on the old dull-red smoke-stained brick, the stone mullions and mouldings, the Hall oriel, the ivied buttresse..

Lost in the Fog

James De Mille

It was a beautiful morning, in the month of July, when a crowd of boys assembled on the wharf of Grand Pre. The tide was high, the turbid waters of Mud Creek flowed around, a fresh breeze blew, and if..

Aus der Chronika eines fahrenden Schülers (Zweite Fassung)

Clemens Brentano

Vor funfzehn Jahren machte es mir Freude, die folgende einfache Geschichte niederzuschreiben. Sie sollte nur die Einfassung mehrerer schöner altdeutschen Erzählungen sein, die sie mit mancherlei Ereig..

Die drei Nüsse

Clemens Brentano

Daniel Wilhelm Möller, Professor und Bibliothekar zu Altorf, lebte im Jahr 1665 in Kolmar als Hofmeister der drei Söhne des Bürgermeisters Maggi. Im Oktober dieses Jahres hatte der Bürgermeister einen..