Classicly Books
Direct Conversion of Energy
William R. CorlissA flashlight battery supplies electricity without moving mechanical parts. It converts the chemical energy of its contents directly into electrical energy.Early direct conversion devices such as Volta..
The rise, progress, and phases of human slavery
James Bronterre O'BrienThis little Work, by an eloquent denunciator of the manifold evils of Profitmongering and Landlordism, whose entire life was devoted to the advocacy of Social Rights, as distinguished from Socialistic..
The Woodcutter’s Dog
Charles NodierCharles Nodier’s fascinating story “Le Chien de Brisquet,” which has enthralled generations of French children, is now introduced to English children of the present day, with a few delightful illustra..
Two Slatterns and a King - A Moral Interlude
Edna St. Vincent MillayNo amateur or professional use permitted of “Two Slatterns and a King” without written authorization first obtained from Stewart Kidd Company, 121 East Fifth Street, Cincinnati, O., to whom all applic..
Cinders
W. C. TuttleJames Worthington Steele was a good railroad man; so he did not rave. He knew just how bad most of their rolling-stock was. But he must at least get a message through; so the conductor ran a wire from..
Creepin’ Tintypes
W. C. TuttleWaldemar starts to argue, but we both stands pat and he gives us the money. A hundred dollars is a lot of money to a man who expects to die the next day. There ain’t no rainy days in his future. He do..
Dirty Work for Doughgod
W. C. TuttleWe hammers along for about two miles, when all to once we sees a cloud of dust ahead of us. Said cloud is sliding toward the grade down to the Wind River crossing, and we all sighs to think what that ..
Florida trails
Winthrop PackardThe hundreds had dwindled to almost a lone specimen before, just off Charleston, the pelicans came out to look us over. Not a duck did I see till the pelicans had approved us. Then we began to drive o..