Classicly Books
Style and the Man
Meredith NicholsonFew writers of the Victorian period wielded a more flexible English than Matthew Arnold, and few writers of any period have shown greater versatility. His power of direct statement was very great and ..
The Lake of Wine
Bernard CapesSir Robert Linne, as he left the club, had no thought but to sever the tangle of things by cutting his own throat. He intended to do this agreeably and decently, and to step off the world into chaos w..
The Whole Truth and Nothing But
Hedda HopperRight from the beginning, when Hollywood was a sleepy, neighborly village of white frame bungalows and dusty roads cutting through the orange groves, every top-rank woman star has been fated to regard..
Three Spacemen Left to Die!
Russ WinterbothamAl flipped the cylinder closed and made sure the gun was ready to use. "We went to another system," he said. "A fluke, maybe. Or maybe the Old Man planned it. He believed in interstellar travel by dim..
The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII, No. 372, February 12, 1887
Various AuthorsThe young girl of fifteen was thus left, as she herself expresses it, “in an utter state of desolation.” She “passed a cruel night”; but, though filled with fears, she could not believe that serious h..
The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII, No. 373, February 19, 1887
Various AuthorsThe corollary from the above may be summed up in these words: in spring time get up soon in the morning, and after a pleasant bath and a breath or two of fresh air, sit down to a quiet breakfast of a ..
Fish Fry
Arnold MarmorI left Hrodes in the tub and went back to the car. Miami was too far off. There was a small town called Chesterville a few miles away. It seemed the only place to go."There ain't no F.B.I. branch here..
Historical record of the Thirteenth, First Somerset
Richard CannonThe character and credit of the British Army must chiefly depend upon the zeal and ardour by which all who enter into its service are animated, and consequently it is of the highest importance that an..