Fiction Books
Five Hundred Dollars
Heman White ChaplinFive Hundred Dollars is a social life and customs fiction written by Heman White Chaplin.Excerpts:Captain Philo's sail-loft was a pleasant place to sit in, and it was much frequented. At one end was a..
The Rise of David Levinsky
Abraham CahanThe Rise of David Levinsky is a Jewish fiction novel written by Abraham Cahan, a Jewish American socialist newspaper editor, novelist, and politician.Coming to New York from the Russian Empire, Abraha..
De Leeuw van Vlaanderen
Hendrik ConscienceDe Leeuw van Vlaanderen is a fiction work based on Netherland's history written in Dutch language by Hendrik Conscience, a Belgian author who is considered the pioneer of Dutch-language literature in ..
Die Einsamen
Paul HeyseDie Einsamen is an Italian fiction written in German language by Paul Johann Ludwig von Heyse, a distinguished German writer and translator. A member of two important literary societies, the Tunn..
The Honor of the Big Snows
James Oliver CurwoodWhat unseen force may have brought young Jan Thoreau and his music from out of the barren lands into the remote camp of Lac Bain, forever changing the lives of those few who lived there? What brought ..
The American Family Robinson
D. W. BelisleThe American Family Robinson or, The Adventures of a Family lost in the Great Desert of the West is a travelers fiction written by D. W. Belisle.Author's Preface:The lofty mountains, mighty forests, r..
The Flood
Émile ZolaThe Flood is a short story by Émile Zola, a French novelist, playwright, journalist, the best-known practitioner of the literary school of naturalism. The story is set in the village of Sai..
The Whole Family - a Novel by Twelve Authors
Mary Raymond Shipman AndrewsA 1908 forerunner, told in twelve chapters, each with a different author. The basic plot was to show how an engagement or marriage would affect and be affected by an entire family. The project became ..