Classicly Books
The Man Higher Up
Edwin BalmerThe psychologist rose, putting the bent, twine-wound bit of wire carefully into his pocket; and a minute later the two men crossed the street to the house, already known to Rentland, where Morse had b..
The Right Thing
Ray CummingsA faint, distant sound outside made them look at each other in sudden alarm. They listened. It grew louder—a horse coming along the trail from Rocky Gulch at a gallop. Beth thought of her stepfather, ..
Southern Soldier Stories
George Cary EgglestonJoe was there, but Joe wasn’t talking that night. Joe was surly and sullen. He had had to kill his horse at Pocotaligo the day before, and all the honors he had harvested from that action had not reco..
Stormy, Misty's Foal
Marguerite HenryPaul skinned between the fence rails and ran toward the made-over chicken coop that was Misty's barn. He heard her whinnying in a low, rumbly tone. His heart pumping in expectancy, he unbolted her doo..
The Hobo: The Sociology of the Homeless Man
Nels AndersonThe present volume is intended to be the first of a series of studies of the urban community and of city life. It is assumed that the study here made of the “Hobohemia” of Chicago, as well as the..
The Laughter of Slim Malone
Max BrandAppleton decreed the day of the arrival of the new sheriff a festival occasion. The farmers from the adjoining table-land drove into town, the miners from the three valleys rode down. And when the sta..
The Sixth Marine Division
James R. StockmanWhen the Sixth Marine Division began its training program for its first—and only—operation, it had several initial advantages: Over two thirds of its officers and men were veterans, well schooled in t..
The Summers Readers: First Reader
Maud SummersWHEN the school introduces and trains each child of society into membership within a little community, saturating him with the spirit of service, and providing him with the instruments of effective se..