Classicly Collection of Books

South Africa; vol II

Anthony Trollope

The 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. Hoppenstedt

Ronnie 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 Tormay

While 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 Bierce

Jack 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 Hawthorne

Miriam 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 ..

The Lighter Classics in Music

David Ewen

    Adolphe-Charles Adam, eminent composer of comic operas, was born in Paris on July 24, 1803. He attended the Paris Conservatory, where he came under the decisive influence of Fr..

Slaves to the Metal Horde

Stephen Marlowe

Johnny shrugged, feeling the weight of a knowledge and wisdom beyond his years. "I am twenty-three," he said. "I was an infant when the War ended. Yet my father could teach me certain things and other..

The Remains of Hesiod the Ascræan

Charles Abraham Elton

The remains of Hesiod are not alone interesting to the antiquary, as tracing a picture of the rude arts and manners of the ancient Greeks. Hesiod has been translated in Latin hexameters by Nicola..