Classicly Books
Danger in the Void
Charles E. FritchShe studied him for a moment. He had a rather common face, one with no particularly outstanding features, a face that would be difficult to remember, she thought. He wore a plain business suit, with a..
The Queen of Space
Stewart CulinShe had begun an enticing—indeed, fascinating wiggle of as excellently rounded a pair of hips as I had ever seen, and then, without warning of any sort, she had vanished. Well, you can imagine how per..
Annette and Sylvie
Romain RollandSo, when I have once adopted Jean-Christophe, or Colas, or Annette Rivière, I am no more than the secretary of their thoughts. I listen to them, I see them act, I see through their eyes. In the measur..
Mammoth Hot Springs Area
AnonymousThe Mammoth Terraces are continuously changing. Had you visited the area in the 1930’s, you would have found Blue Spring, Cleopatra, and Angel Terraces to be the feature attractions. Today they stand ..
The Gift of Black Folk
W.E.B. Du BoisThis essay is an attempt to set forth more clearly than has hitherto been done the effect which the Negro has had upon American life. Its thesis is that despite slavery, war and caste, and despite our..
Welcome to Paradise
Stewart CulinYogi's getting impatient with me. "It's very simple, Peters. Suppose you wandered into a TV studio when the circuits were open—your picture and voice would be broadcast over that station. Well, that M..
A guide book of art, architecture, and historic interests in Pennsylvania
A. Margaretta ArchambaultSerious effort has been made to have all the information verified; in some instances, two or three counties have made the same claims for various historic firsts, which have here been given their prop..
Astronomy and General Physics Considered with Reference to Natural Theology
William WhewellNature acts by general laws; that is, the occurrences of the world in which we find ourselves, result from causes which operate according to fixed and constant rules. The succession of days, and seaso..