Classicly Books
The Answer
Emil PetajaJohn Reeve sighed. Because now he remembered the one important thing he had to remember. He remembered why he had come here, to Lisa's uptown apartment, now in the darkest corner of the hot summer's n..
The Martians and the Coys
Mack ReynoldsCommander of the observation group, Baren Darl, has enjoyed the reputation of being our most outstanding authority on Earthlings. It has been principally through his recommendations that the secret, s..
John, A Love Story; vol. 1 of 2
Mrs. OliphantIt was nearly a week before Kate was permitted to leave her bed, and during that time she had learned a great deal about the economy of Fanshawe Regis. She lay among the pillows every day a little hig..
Mixed Pickles
Evelyn RaymondMelville raised himself upon his pillows, Grandmother Capers screamed, and Content ran to the window. Outside stood a tiny dog-cart, drawn by a sturdy little pony, driven by a lad who could not have s..
Eminent literary and scientific men of Italy, Spain, and Portugal. Vol. 3 (of 3)
James MontgomeryAlthough this quotation has run to a great lengthy I cannot refrain from adding the ode to the Flower of Gnido. It is more fanciful and airy, more original, yet more classic. Mr. Wiffen's translation ..
Hold Back Tomorrow
Kris NevilleShe looked at him, and his face was red with embarrassment. He avoided her eyes, and he was his former self, at least for a moment. The self she wanted to touch and hold onto in the face of a swirling..
John, A Love Story; vol. 2 of 2
Mrs. OliphantJohn was nothing loath to commit himself now to anything she asked of him; and as they strayed on under the dark rustling lime-trees, with nobody within sight or sound, and the darkness enclosing them..
The Mistake of Christopher Columbus
Jules ArcherNothing more was heard of Herbert Fitzgrone after this tragedy. Presumably frightened that he might be held responsible for the editor's death, the scientist disappeared. Fortunately for posterity, ho..