Classicly Books
Narrative of Henry Box Brown
Henry Box BrownMy book will present, if possible, the beautiful side of the picture of slavery; will entertain you with stories of partial kindness on the part of my master, and of comparative enjoyment on my own pa..
Plague and pestilence in literature and art
Raymond CrawfurdThis volume represents substantially the FitzPatrick Lectures which I had the privilege of delivering at the Royal College of Physicians in 1912. I have turned my attention, as far as practicable, onl..
The Isle of Demons and Other Poems
George MartinThe poems have been inspired by the history and the scenery of Canada, and in collecting them, and in issuing and publishing them, the author hopes to put in permanent literary form some of the natura..
The Joss - A Reversion
Richard MarshFirandolo’s is something like a restaurant. Including vegetables, and sweets, and cheese, I have counted sixty-seven dishes on the bill of fare at one time, so that you have plenty of choice. For a sh..
Practical Phrenology Simplified
Theodore FosterThe author presents few claims to originality. In a few instances he has even adopted the language of others where it presented itself in a felicitous manner—his aim being to make a good book rather t..
The Golden Harpoon
Roger StarbuckIn the midst of the uproar stood Alice Howard, watching with dilating eyes and blushing cheeks the movements of Harry Marline, who belonged to the mate’s boat, and who, more than once, while arranging..
A Wayfarer's Faith
Edmund HarveyThus the nineteenth century has witnessed in the political world an extraordinary revival of national spirit, especially amongst smaller peoples, and on the other hand a similar revival within the dif..
Familiar Studies in Homer
Agnes M. ClerkeThe author’s best thanks are due to Messrs. Macmillan, and to Messrs. Hodder and Stoughton, for their courteous permission to reprint the chapters entitled ‘Homeric Astronomy,’ ‘Homer’s Magic Herbs,’ ..