Classicly Books
Corea: The Hermit Nation
William Elliot GriffisMy purpose in this work is to give an outline of the history of the Land of Morning Calm—as the natives call their country—from before the Christian era to the present year. As “an honest tale speeds ..
Fantasy: A Novel
Matilde SeraoThe naturalism of Matilde Serao deserves to be distinguished from that of the French contemporaries with whom she is commonly classed. She has a finer passion, more of the true ardour of the South, th..
Lost with Lieutenant Pike
Edwin L. SabinThis story takes the adventure trail of that young soldier-explorer Zebulon Montgomery Pike, who was lost in the mountains of southern Colorado one hundred years ago.The southwestern boundary was unce..
Old Ninety-Nine's Cave
Elizabeth H. GrayTourists in the Shawangunk region are unanimous in pronouncing it one of the most beautiful spots east of the Mississippi, and in some respects unique on this continent. Mokonk and Minnewaska need no ..
Shepherds for Science
W. C. TuttleWe found out why the roan wanted to get a down-hill pull on us, ’cause as soon as we hit the grade the animal inagurates a new style of bucking. Was it effective? Oh, man, I’d rise to remark it was. I..
The Hole Book
Peter NewellOld Granny Fink was sound asleep—As sound as one could wish;Beside her an aquariumWas standing, stocked with fish:The bullet struck the crystal globe,And roused her from her nap—And Granny found that ..
A Child's History of the World
In common with all children of my age, I was brought up on American History and given no other history but American, year in and year out, year after year for eight or more years.As young as nine year..
A dramatization of Longfellow's Hiawatha
Henry Wadsworth LongfellowDescription as nearly as possible to follow description according to the poem. In background, high mountains. In foreground, lower hills, with forest trees and Indian tents in the distance: GITCHE MAN..