Classicly Books
The Captives of the Wilderness
Boynton BelknapViewed from the shore, not a sign of life would have been seen at first. Some invisible but skilful hand seemed to dip and sweep the long guiding oars and keep the boat in the channel. But a closer vi..
The Little Review, August 1915 (Vol. 2, No. 5)
Margaret C. AndersonThe daughter listens. There is a selfish ring to it. But love must be forgiven for selfishness. In the schools and the churches the preliminaries of the struggle have been insi..
South Africa; vol I
Anthony TrollopeThat was what had just been done in the Transvaal when my idea of going to South Africa had ripened itself into a resolution. Clearly there was an additional reason for going. ..
South Africa; vol II
Anthony TrollopeThe farmers’ houses generally consisted of two main rooms, with probably some small excrescence which would serve some of the family as a sleeping apartment. In the living room there would be a fire-p..
The Mystery of the Deserted Village
Elbert M. HoppenstedtRonnie went over to the opening in the loft floor and, grasping the ladder, climbed quickly down to the bottom. It was darker below, and for a moment the boy had trouble seeing his way. He heard Beatr..
The Old House - A Novel
Cecile TormayWhile Christopher Ulwing listened unconsciously to the murmur of the Danube, silent shades rose from afar and spoke to his soul. He thought of the ancient Ulwings who had lived in the great dark Germa..
The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume XII
Ambrose BierceJack says one time a other sailor hired out as mate of a ship which the captain of had a pet kangaroon. One day fore the ship sailed the mate was lyin in his bunk, and the kang it come in and looked a..
The Cosmic Courtship
Julian HawthorneMiriam was not unfamiliar with these subterranean regions. Illuminated by the electron light, and ventilated by the carbon process, and kept at an even temperature of seventy degrees Fahrenheit, they ..