Classicly Collection of Books

Second to None - A Military Romance, Volume 2 (of 3)

James Grant

The day which succeeded that night of destruction at St. Servand and St. Solidore was beautiful. The sun of June was warm and glowing, and brightly it shone on the bluff rocks and embattled walls of S..

Tales of the Unexpected

H. G. Wells

A collection of paranormal fiction stories by science fiction novelist HG Wells comprising the stories including The remarkable case of Davidson's eyes, The moth, The story of the late Mr Elvesham, Un..

The Scarlet Shoulders

Jos. E. Badger

A large hole was now made in the door, and through it shots were exchanged. But the besieged had the advantage of being in a darkened room, while the enemy were plainly revealed. From without the shot..

A Concise Practical Treatise on Artificial Fly Fishing for Trout

Grey Drake

 I have no other ambition than that of initiating the tyro in the “gentle” and elegant art, with as little trouble and expense to him as may be. If he will do me the honour to become my disciple,..

Second to None - A Military Romance, Volume 3 (of 3)

James Grant

Rothenburg was surprised by the Duc de Broglie; his brother the Count de Broglie, and his nephew the Count de Bourgneuf, "with sixteen companies of grenadiers, one thousand four hundred infantry, the ..

Style and the Man

Meredith Nicholson

Few 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 Capes

Sir 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 Hopper

Right 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..