Classicly Books
Pneumonia - Its Care and Prevention
AnonymousPneumonia appears to be spread from person to person by contact, so it is regarded as a communicable disease. As it is contagious, the spread of infection can be stopped if precautions are taken to pr..
Stop, You're Killing Me!
Stephen MarloweThe situation in this case was worse. The situation in this case was strictly a family affair. All the attempts at my life had been made at home, either by my wife Sue or our boy Sam. Sounds nuts, bec..
The Four-Fingered Glove
Nicholas CarterShe was nineteen, with the poise, the repose and the presence of twenty-five. She was tall, regal, as graceful as a fawn; she had unfathomable, gipsy eyes, hair of a dead black, with a faint suggestio..
The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII, No. 374, February 26, 1887
Various AuthorsThe only difficulty I know of in making this delicious dish is to avoid breaking the tomatoes, which are more liable to give way when they are hot than when they were first taken out of the tin. Shake..
The Kingmakers
Burton Egbert StevensonTributes to beauty, one might suppose—but not at all. The treasures of the Rue de la Paix, the choicest creations of Cartier, had been showered upon beauty and ugliness alike—if there was any differen..
The Velocipede - Its History, Varieties, and Practice
J. T. GoddardIt is the design of this little work, not only to give a few simple directions to guide the beginner, but to give the history of the machine from its first origin, to treat accurately and impartially ..
Drinks of the World
John AshtonWe have generally avoided the profane use of trade or professional jargon, too often the outcome of ignorance, pretence, and affectation, such as “full,” “fruity,” “smooth on palate,” “round in the mo..
Mystery at Mesa Flat
Ivar JorgensenThe body of Mack Styles was found at two o'clock that afternoon. By Tom Brazier and Frank Brooks, in a secluded spot on the Arizona desert. After he hadn't reported in they had gone out in a jeep to c..