Classicly Collection of Books

How to Trace a Pedigree

Helen Augusta Crofton

Many 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 Wilson

Then 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 Daley

The 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 Beerbohm

The 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. Austin

But 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..

Clan Traditions and Popular Tales of the Western Highlands

Duncan MacIsaac

The Gaels of Scotland cannot be accused of indifference to the rich stores of legend current among the people. From the days of the Dean of Lismore, in the late 15th century, onwards, there have not b..

In the Nursery: Happy Hours for the Little Ones

Anonymous

The birds in the grove know lit-tle farm-house Kate. The fish-es in the brook know lit-tle farm-house Kate. She is the girl that walks a-bout with her a-pron full of nice crumbs. The first morn-i..

The Oak Shade, or, Records of a Village Literary Association

Maurice Eugene

If it has been established as a precedent that every book should have a dedication, it has been more imperatively enjoined that none should make its appearance without a preface. These are matters of ..