Classicly Books
The Secret of Shangore
Nicholas CarterNick Carter always had been interested in the vast unknown stretches of Asia, and what he had heard of Bolongu, the Land of the Golden Scarab, had been of a nature to make him long to go there.There w..
The year of jubilee
Nathaniel S. PrimePerhaps the most plausible argument in support of American slavery, (and it is one that has been newly discovered, for it was first introduced into Congress on the Missouri question,) is, that the New..
Canada; its Defences, Condition, and Resources
William Howard RussellWhat is to become of the existing Governments of Provinces? How regulate the contentions which may arise between Provincial Parliaments and Provincial Ministers and Provincial Governors by the action ..
Illustrations of the Author of Waverley
Robert ChambersThe person who held the situation in the rebel army which in the novel has been assigned to the Baron, namely, the command of their few cavalry, was Alexander, fourth Lord Forbes of Pitsligo. This nob..
The Boy and the Baron
Adeline KnappThe rider on the highway heard the sound as well; but, to the children’s amaze, instead of pricking forward the faster, like a knight of hot courage, he drew rein and turned half-way about, as minded ..
The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 09
Ambrose BierceThe conditions under which we live may so alter that the sense of smell may be again advantageous in the struggle for existence, and by the survival of those in whom it is keenest regain its pristine ..
The omnipotent self, a study in self-deception and self-cure
Paul BousfieldThere is no hard and fast line between the normal and the abnormal person, and indeed a very real difficulty exists in even defining a normal person. If we take our definition of normal as being “aver..
The River Boss
Stewart Edward WhiteJimmy had permitted himself two days in which to break out the rollways. It was done in two. Then the “rear” was started. Men in the rear crew had to see that every last log got into the current, and ..