Classicly Books
A Critical Analysis of Patriotism As an Ethical Concept
Clarence ReidenbachOne of the chief reasons for the radical disagreement about the morality of patriotism is that there are widely different assumptions as to its nature. It is a sentiment of manifold varieties, and the..
The Trail of Death
H. Bedford-JonesDurant nodded. This request complicated the situation a bit. Beyond keeping Larson from being murdered, he had previously had little interest in the matter. Finding the man’s actual status, he had bee..
Cousin Lucy
Jacob AbbottLucy found that she could not untie the knot. Then she looked about to find her scissors, to cut it; for she had a pair of scissors, which her mother had bought for her, some time before; but,then, as..
How to Trace a Pedigree
Helen Augusta CroftonMany nations have preserved the records of family genealogy in their national archives; indeed, all have done this more or less, and all honour to those who have been keenest in the matter, for a nati..
The Big Fix
Richard WilsonThen I noticed that he wasn't dressed the same. Instead of the black suit and the blue shirt and white tie, he was wearing knee-length shorts, blue, topped by a wide belt of metallic-looking leather. ..
The man who liked lions
John Bernard DaleyThe boys, twins in levis, saddle-shoes, T-shirts and long hair, leaned over the pool. There was something odd about the actions of the blond one who tilted dangerously near the water. He moved, spasmo..
A Peep Into the Past
Sir Max BeerbohmThe essay itself is one of the deftest and cleverest pieces of writing which Max Beerbohm has ever achieved. In it one can see how from the very beginning of his career Beerbohm was destined to be the..
Betty Alden: The first-born daughter of the Pilgrims
Jane G. AustinBut to me it seems a small matter, this question of the grave of Standish. He lived to be old and very infirm, and neither his old age, his infirmities, nor his final surrender to death are any part o..