Fiction Books
The Lost House
Richard Harding DavisAustin Ford, the London correspondent of the New York Republic, is spending some idle time in the American Embassy chatting with the Second Secretary, when suddenly a note is brought in. This note is ..
The Brotherhood of Consolation
Honore de BalzacIn 1836 this marvellous scene presented still another lesson to the eye: between the Parisian leaning on the parapet and the cathedral lay the “Terrain” (such was the ancient name of this barren spot)..
The Under Dog
Francis Hopkinson SmithThe Under Dog is a collection of short stories written by Francis Hopkinson Smith.No Respecter of Persons I. The Crime of Samanthy North II. Bud Tilden, Mail-Thief III. "Eleven ..
A London Life, and Other Tales
Henry JamesA devoted sister attempts to check her sibling's scandalous behavior in the world of British high society. A delightful comedy of Anglo-American manners and a fascinating glimpse of late Victorian Lon..
The Rhodesian
Gertrude PageThe velvety darkness of a southern night, with its sense of rich, luscious, breathing intensity, lay over that romantic spot in Southern Rhodesia where the grey walls of the Zimbabwe ruins, with a sub..
Wat eene moeder lijden kan
Hendrik ConscienceHet was uitermate koud in de laatste dagen der maand Januari 1841. De straten der stad Antwerpen hadden haar winterkleed aangenomen en glinsterden van zuivere witheid; de sneeuw viel echter niet bij z..
A Texas Ranger
William MacLeod RaineWithin the memory of those of us still on the sunny side of forty the more remote West has passed from rollicking boyhood to its responsible majority. The frontier has gone to join the good Indian. In..
The Hidden Children
Robert W. ChambersNo undue liberties with history have been attempted in this romance. Few characters in the story are purely imaginary. Doubtless the fastidious reader will distinguish these intruders at a glance, and..