Classicly Books
The Story of the Indian Mutiny
Ascot MoncrieffA troubled history has all along been that of the great tongue of land which, occupying the same position in Asia as Italy in Europe, is equal to half our continent, with a population growing towards ..
Under Three Flags
Bert Leston TaylorThe witchery that the moon is said to exert o’er mortals must be more than a poet’s myth. A strange peace has come upon the girl. Her senses are exalted. She seems to be walking on air. Nor does she n..
Ismael; an oriental tale. With other poems
Edward George Lytton BulwerMost of the larger Poems in the Collection express in easy language, and at the same time with all the graces of genuine poetry, every sentiment fitted to the occasion on which they were written. Of t..
James Clerk Maxwell and Modern Physics
Richard GlazebrookMaxwell’s life was written in 1882 by two of those who were most intimately connected with him, Professor Lewis Campbell and Dr. Garnett. Many of the biographical details of the earlier part of this b..
The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII, No. 362, December 4, 1886
Various AuthorsReggie was still wrapped in a blanket on my lap, and had just fallen asleep, worn out by the violence of the remedies still more than by the attack. Dr. Myrtle whispered to me not to move, as he would..
Charlie and His Puppy Bingo
Helen HillThe authors have made every effort to write these little stories in language that will be intelligible to very little children. They have observed that it is much easier to hold a small child’s attent..
Harry Fenimore's Principles
Isabel Thompson HopkinsThe golden shower that the old butternut sent down upon the queer roof outside the city, was the nearest approach to the real thing the house ever saw, for though it had had its day with very grand pe..
Lives of the most eminent literary and scientific men of France, Vol. 2 (of 2)
Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyLives of the most eminent literary and scientific men of France, Vol. 2 (of 2) contains the biography of Voltaire, Rousseau, Condorcet, Mirabeau, Madame Roland, Madame de Staël.The young man was ..