Fiction Books

In His Steps

Charles M. Sheldon

In His Steps takes place in the railroad town of Raymond, probably located in the eastern U.S.A. , and Chicago Illinois. The main character is the Rev. Henry Maxwell, pastor of the First Church of Ray..

Going into Society

Charles Dickens

Going into Society is short story written by Charles Dickens. Excerpts belowAt one period of its reverses, the House fell into the occupation of a Showman.  He was found registered as its occupie..

The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 1

Ambrose Bierce

Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce was an American short story writer, journalist, poet, and Civil War veteran. Bierce's book The Devil's Dictionary was named as one of "The 100 Greatest Masterpieces of American..

The Ivory Trail

Talbot Mundy

The Ivory Trail is an adventure novel written by Talbot Mundy, an English writer during the early 20th century who wrote historical and sci-fi novels that proved very influential on subsequent generat..

Ben-Hur - A tale of the Christ

Lew Wallace

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ is a novel by Lew Wallace published by Harper and Brothers on November 12, 1880, and considered "the most influential Christian book of the nineteenth century". It became..

Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town

Stephen Leacock

Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town is a sequence of stories by Stephen Leacock, first published in 1912. It is generally considered to be one of the most enduring classics of Canadian humorous literat..

De Lotgevallen van Tom Sawyer

Mark Twain

De Lotgevallen van Tom Sawyer is the dutch version of Mark Twain's most popular novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Excerpts:Wacht! daar hoort ze plotseling een licht gedruisch achter zich en zij keer..

The Sky Is Falling

Lester del Rey

The Sky Is Falling is a magic fiction novel written by Lester del Rey, an American science fiction author and editor. He was the author of many books in the juvenile Winston Science Fiction series, an..