Classicly Books
The Sacred Beetle, and Others
Jean-Henri FabreThis is the first of the four volumes containing Fabre’s essays on Beetles, the order of insects to which, if we judge by his output, he devoted the longest study. Of the eighteen chapters that m..
The Stolen Brain
Nicholas CarterThe detective saw that John Wallace was not a visionary crank but a practical man of affairs, who was not likely to exaggerate. Grantley’s reputation lent color to the possibility, for another thing, ..
Brief Guide - National Gallery of Art
AnonymousArchitect for the National Gallery was John Russell Pope, who also designed the Jefferson Memorial and other outstanding public buildings in Washington. The building is one of the largest marble struc..
The Young Supercargo - A Story of the Merchant Marine
William DrysdalePatrolman McSweeny had been a Brooklyn policeman long enough to understand all the favorite police ways of stirring out homeless tramps who are so desperately wicked as to go to sleep in the warmest c..
Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art - Fifth Series, No. 52, Vol. I
Chambers' JournalOld Mrs Prescott, who still lived, shared with her son and daughter the pleasure of Abe’s return, and the young Randolphs listened with delight to such an interesting romance. And yet—truth compels me..
Gunnison's Bonanza
Dick PurcellSullen resentment welled up in Gunnison. He had read his history and he knew how things had changed. In the old days back on Terra, men were given freedom to seek and find. Why, once they opened half ..
Nick Carter Stories No. 136
Nicholas CarterNick Carter nodded, without speaking. He understood the situation very well. There was nothing to be gained by questioning Claudia further. They got to the gateway of Crownledge, and Chick opened the ..
The Fortunes of Perkin Warbeck
Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyThe story of Perkin Warbeck was first suggested to me as a subject for historical detail. On studying it, I became aware of the romance which his story contains, while, at the same time, I felt that i..