Classicly Books
Earthmen Ask No Quarter!
Fox B. HoldenRobert Manning, civilian Pentagon clerk, told himself that the Invaders might better kill everybody off and get it over with than to just regiment the hell out of everything. A man couldn't even stay ..
Half Hours With Modern Scientists - Lectures and Essays
George F. BarkerThe title of this Series of Essays—Half Hours with Modern Scientists—suggests a variety of thoughts, some of which may not be inappropriate for a brief introduction to a new edition. Scientist is a mo..
His Royal Nibs
Onoto WatannaSandy, seeking to curry favour with the confounded foreman, winked at him broadly, and then deliberately pricked the rump of the unfortunate Silver Heels with a pin. Kicking around in a circle, the br..
Secret History of To-day - Being Revelations of a Diplomatic Spy
Allen UpwardMy headquarters, as I have said, are in Paris, and fortunately I was disengaged when the summons arrived. I had merely to dictate a few dozen wires to my staff, while my valet was strapping up the por..
The Making of Modern Japan
John Harington GubbinsThere is much speculation, but no certainty, regarding the origin of the Japanese people. It is, however, generally held that the Japanese race is made up of two main elements—one Mongolian, which cam..
A Zloor for Your Trouble!
Mack ReynoldsAfter leaving the dome through one of the airlocks, I headed out onto the surface of Mars, weighted down with my leaded boots, standard equipment for cutting down some of the effect of the one-sixth g..
Barren Ground
Ellen Anderson Gholson GlasgowJames Ellgood, whose mother was a McNab, owned Green Acres, the flourishing stock farm on the other side of the railroad. It is true that an uncle in the far West had left him a small fortune, and for..