Fiction Books

The Desire of the Moth; and the Come On

Eugene Manlove Rhodes

The Desire of the Moth; and the Come On is a western story written by Eugene Manlove Rhodes,  an American writer, nicknamed the "cowboy chronicler".Excerpts:It was a tidy step to Prescott—say, as..

The Last Trail

Zane Grey

The Last Trail is a women pioneers western story written by Zane Grey, an American author and dentist best known for his popular adventure novels and stories associated with the Western genr..

A Political Romance

Laurence Sterne

A Political Romance is a short fiction work by Laurence Sterne, author of Tristram Shandy. This was the first work written by Sterne, and it can be labelled a roman à clef or a cronique scandaleuse, w..

Lizzy Glenn; Or, The Trials of a Seamstress

T. S. Arthur

Lizzy Glenn; Or, The Trials of a Seamstress is a women dressmaker fiction story written by T. S. Arthur, an American novelist known for his temperance novel Ten Nights in a Bar-Room and What I Saw The..

The Comrade in White

William Harvey Leathem

The Comrade in White is short fictional  story based on world war written by William Harvey Leathem, with an introduction by Scottish-American theologian Hugh Black.Hugh Black's Introdu..

The Perils of Certain English Prisoners

Charles Dickens

The Perils of Certain English Prisoners is a short fiction work by Charles Dickens, a Victorian novelist known for his masterpieces A Tale of Two Cities, and Oliver Twist.Excerpts:My lady remarks..

The Malady of the Century

Max Simon Nordau

The Malady of the Century is a German fiction work written by Max Simon Nordau, the author of "THE COMEDY OF SENTIMENT," "HOW WOMEN LOVE," Etc., Etc.Excerpts:The glasses, filled with clear Affenthaler..

Le Journal d'une Femme de Chambre

Octave Mirbeau

Le Journal d'une Femme de Chambre is a French fiction work which was translated in English The Diary of a Chambermaid, written by Octave Mirbeau,  a French journalist, art critic, and travel writ..