Classicly Collection of Books

Within the Precincts

Mrs. Oliphant

The name of a Chevalier of St. Michael sounds very splendid to innocent and uninstructed ears. It is a title which stands alone in England at least. Poor Knights have been heard of both in flesh and b..

Graham's Magazine, Vol. XIX, No. 1, July 1841

George R. Graham

All over this land there are spots like this, of bewildering beauty; where toil and rest, and wo and happiness, have struggled together for years. There are thousands, ay! tens of thousands, of humble..

Graham's Magazine, Vol. XIX, No. 2, August 1841

George R. Graham

It must not be supposed that the youth was callous to his disgrace. He felt it acutely, and the more acutely because, as every good principle was not yet eradicated from his heart, he was conscious th..

Talks with Tolstoi

Aleksandr Borisovich

My first visit to the house of Leo Nikolaevich was on January 20th, 1896. I was not then twenty-one years old. I was almost a boy. I was taken to the Tolstois’ by a well-known Moscow lady singer who u..

The Forest Giant

Adrien Le Corbeau

One day the stream of water by which the seed was carried along sank suddenly—whirling down a funnel in the ground. Slowly the grey light of day grew less as the seed dived deeper and deeper, till in ..

The Vagaries of Tod and Peter

L. Allen Harker

At Christmas time the papers seemed full of descriptions of blasé children who insisted on going to expensive shops to choose their own presents, who scoffed at fairies or Santa Claus, and scouted the..

The Way of Martha and the Way of Mary

Stephen Graham

Christianity is a great live religion still absorbing all that is true in other religions. It is the word. It is part of our language, and by means of it we express what is deepest in ourselves. There..

The Deeds Carillon and Carillon Park

Anonymous

Before embarking on her enterprise Mrs. Deeds viewed many carillons at home and abroad and made a careful study of bells. The initial requirement was to find a site which would provide the best ultima..