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Affinities, and Other Stories
Mary Roberts Rinehart
A weary wife stages a fake affair, a socialite tries to escape her own engagement, and a group of British activists kidnap the Prime Minister in this sparkling collection of comic misadventures.
An Address, Delivered Before the Was-ah Ho-de-no-son-ne or New Confederacy of the Iroquois: Also, Genundewah, a Poem
Henry Rowe Schoolcraft
HOOK This collection captures a pivotal mid-19th-century effort to preserve the history and legends of the Iroquois Confederacy, blending scholarly address with mythic verse.
Barbara Ladd
Roberts, Charles G. D., Sir
A headstrong, wild-hearted girl grows into adulthood in pre-Revolutionary Connecticut, torn between her affection for loyal friends and her devotion to the gathering storm of American independence.
Begin to Knit: All the Basic Stitches
American Thread Company
Picking up a pair of needles for the first time turns out to require less courage than clarity, provided the instructions respect the beginner’s intelligence.
Betting & Gambling: A National Evil
Unknown
An insidious epidemic of speculative greed sweeps early twentieth-century Britain, quietly dismantling working-class households, corrupting public institutions, and transforming sport into a venue for economic ruin and fraud.
Black Treasure: Sandy Steele Adventures #1
Robert Leckie
A teenage science enthusiast finds himself in the sun-baked landscapes of the American Southwest, where he must navigate corporate intrigue, frontier history, and the dangerous machinations of a ruthless land speculator.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 57, No. 352, February 1845
Various
This collection of mid-nineteenth-century essays and reviews captures the Victorian intellectual appetite for global travel, literary critique, and the burgeoning mysteries of the human mind. It serves as a window into the era’s diverse and often conflicting cultural obsessions.
Boys' Book of Indian Warriors and Heroic Indian Women
Edwin L. (Edwin Legrand) Sabin
This collection of biographies chronicles the lives and struggles of Native American leaders as they faced the expansion of the United States, offering a perspective centered on their defense of ancestral lands and autonomy.
British freewomen
C. C. (Charlotte Carmichael) Stopes
English legal tradition did not always exclude women from public authority; over centuries of statute and custom, their rights were systematically eroded until modern law codified their subjection.
Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, Vol. 3, No. 31, March, 1922: America's Magazine of Wit, Humor and Filosophy
Various
A vibrant time capsule of 1920s American pop culture, this monthly digest captures the irrepressible energy, irreverent humor, and brassy charm of Prohibition-era entertainment.
Charge! A Story of Briton and Boer
George Manville Fenn
The young men of a colonial farm are thrust into the brutal uncertainty of war when a local agitation turns into an armed uprising. Loyalty, duty, and the desperate instinct to survive drive these characters across the vast, unforgiving veldt.
Cupid's Middleman
Edward B. (Edward Burcham) Lent
A bungling amateur matchmaker finds his own life and his friend's romance nearly destroyed when his overblown love letters fall into the wrong hands.
Curly: A Tale of the Arizona Desert
Roger Pocock
A lone cowboy rides into the Arizona desert seeking adventure, only to be swept into a deadly frontier feud between an Irish lord and the ruthless enemy out to destroy him.
Dangerous Ground
Lawrence L. Lynch
A high-stakes game of shadows and secrets unfolds as two rival detectives race to uncover the truth behind a mysterious woman, a missing child, and a decades-old crime.
Defenders of Democracy: Contributions from representative men and women of letters and other arts from our allies and our own country, edited by the Gift book committee of the Militia of Mercy
Militia of Mercy (U.S.). Gift Book Committee
This collection of voices stands as a historical testament to a singular moment, gathering the era’s most prominent literary figures to champion a cause of international solidarity. It serves as both a cultural artifact of the First World War and a heartfelt call to action for the home front.
East of the sun and west of the moon
Kermit Roosevelt
A journey over the highest passes on earth testing endurance against mountain walls, raging rivers, and biting cold to pursue rare game across Central Asia.
Emilie the Peacemaker
Geldart, Thomas, Mrs.
This narrative explores the quiet, transformative power of patience and kindness within a domestic circle, illustrating how one person’s steady character can shift the tempers of those around her.
Europe from a Motor Car
Russell Richardson
Steering a touring automobile through early twentieth-century Europe offers an intimate look at a continent balancing ancient charm and impending modernity.
Expositions of Holy Scripture: St. John Chaps. XV to XXI
Alexander Maclaren
These sermons illuminate the profound intimacy between a teacher and his followers, revealing a relationship that transcends physical presence to become an enduring, inward reality.
Father Stafford
Anthony Hope
The struggle between personal desire and rigid duty unfolds with quiet intensity in a country house, where the rigid vows of a clergyman collide with the vibrant, messy reality of romantic love.
From Seven to Seventy: Memories of a Painter and a Yankee
Edward Simmons
A New England painter looks back on a life spent chasing color, from childhood among Concord’s sages to the studios of Paris and the boomtown energy of Gilded Age America.
Geology
James Geikie
The earth beneath our feet is a storybook written in stone, if only we learn the language to translate the layers of rock into the history of a changing world.
George Meredith: A Study
Hannah Lynch
This critical study examines the evolving reputation and complex artistry of George Meredith, an English novelist whose challenging, brilliant prose long defied popular classification but ultimately secured his place as a master of psychological fiction.
Georgina of the Rainbows
Annie F. (Annie Fellows) Johnston
This story of a spirited girl and her coastal community explores how love, patience, and the stories we tell can bridge long absences and heal old wounds. It captures the quiet magic of childhood innocence as it meets the complexities of the adult world.
Glow Worm
Harlan Ellison
A lone, irradiated survivor leaves a ruined Earth to deliver humanity's final eulogy to the stars.
Guide to the Bayeux tapestry
Francis Birrell
A precise, scholarly survey guides the reader through the famous embroidered chronicle of the Norman Conquest, detailing its shifting political perspectives, material details, and dramatic historical arc.
Hellhounds of the Cosmos
Clifford D. Simak
In a world besieged by a mysterious, interdimensional terror, a reclusive scientist orchestrates a desperate, cosmic counter-invasion to save humanity from total annihilation.
Hermione and Her Little Group of Serious Thinkers
Don Marquis
Hermione is a young woman who collects Causes and "Serious Thinkers" with the same frantic enthusiasm others might reserve for stamp collecting or fashion. She is the eternal dilettante, a caricature of early 20th-century intellectual vanity.
Historical Record of the Twenty-first Regiment, or the Royal North British Fusiliers: Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1678, and of Its Subsequent Services to 1849
Richard Cannon
A comprehensive official record captures nearly two centuries of continuous British military service, charting the transformation of a XVII-century infantry unit into a global tactical instrument.
How to Make Candy: A Complete Hand Book for Making All Kinds of Candy, Ice Cream, Syrups, Essences, Etc., Etc
Anonymous
A nineteenth-century manual of confectionery opens a window into a forgotten world of domestic science, where sugar transforms into delicate architecture through chemical precision, painstaking physical labor, and surprisingly hazardous ingredients.
Indian tales of the great ones among men, women, and bird-people
Cornelia Sorabji
Courage, sacrifice, and strict devotion to truth weave through these traditional Indian legends, where human rulers, mythic birds, and high-minded maidens navigate tests of honor and fate.
Jan of the Windmill: A Story of the Plains
Juliana Horatia Ewing
A foundling raised in a country windmill rises above his humble beginnings through a natural, transcendent gift for art. This quiet tale explores the grace of memory and the enduring bonds of childhood affection.
Legendary Yorkshire
Frederick Ross
Yorkshire’s history breathes through these accounts, where ancient folklore, religious miracles, and the rugged landscape of northern England collide to shape the identity of a legendary realm.
Lincoln in Caricature
Rufus Rockwell Wilson
The most scrutinized leader of the nineteenth century emerges here not through hagiography, but through the sharp, often mocking lens of contemporary political cartooning. This collection charts the turbulent evolution of a presidency as seen by those who wielded the pen against it.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 12, No. 28, July, 1873
Various
This collection offers a vibrant snapshot of nineteenth-century intellectual life, blending travelogue, social commentary, and fiction into a singular, sprawling mosaic of the Victorian era’s diverse literary interests.
Little Greta of Denmark
Bernadine Bailey
A young girl travels from her family’s farm to the bustling city of Copenhagen, discovering the history and wonders of her homeland along the way.
Maida's little house
Inez Haynes Gillmore
Summer in a grand New England sanctuary turns six friends into seasoned companions as shared independence, wild woods, and hidden secrets test their bonds.
Marjorie Dean, High School Junior
Josephine Chase
A young woman navigates the social hierarchies and academic pressures of high school, learning that integrity is the only reliable shield against the malice of her peers.
Mr. Marx's Secret
E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim
** A young man discovers his life is a web of hidden parentage and dangerous associations. He must navigate a world of aristocratic secrets to claim his own identity.
Mrs. Maybrick's Own Story: My Fifteen Lost Years
Florence Elizabeth Maybrick
An American woman endures fifteen years of harsh British imprisonment after a flawed court trial convicts her of poisoning her husband.
My Austrian Love: The History of the Adventures of an English Composer in Vienna. Written in the Trenches by Himself
Maxime Provost
The life of a composer in pre-war Vienna unravels against the brutal, muddy backdrop of the trenches, where memories of music and romance compete with the harsh realities of a world at war. This is a story of how a young man’s creative ambitions and a mysterious, fleeting encounter with a woman in Vienna are…
Nick Carter Stories No. 120, December 26, 1914: An uncanny revenge
Nicholas (House name) Carter
Driven by scientific hubris and personal vengeance, an escaped convict uses hypnotic torture to break a famous actress's mind until a master detective steps in.
Notes on the Book of Genesis
Charles Henry Mackintosh
This commentary provides a rigorous, verse-by-verse examination of the opening book of the Bible. It invites readers to look past the literal narrative to find deeper spiritual allegories and foundational theological truths.
On the phenomena of hybridity in the genus Homo
Paul Broca
This scientific inquiry dissects nineteenth-century debates regarding human biological classification. It examines whether diverse populations constitute a single species or separate ones based on their ability to produce fertile offspring.
Pepita Ximenez
Juan Valera
A young seminarian, intent on a life of holy devotion, finds his resolve shattered by an unexpected and intense attraction to a beautiful young widow.
Pictures of Jewish Home-Life Fifty Years Ago
Hannah Trager
Through the eyes of a young girl recently arrived from London, the sacred traditions and daily challenges of Jerusalem’s tight-knit Jewish community come alive with vibrant, heartfelt detail.
Picturesque London
Percy Fitzgerald
A patient, roaming look at the hidden architecture and forgotten corners of late Victorian London, this volume proves that quiet romantic discovery lies just steps off the city's noisiest thoroughfares.
Playful Poems
Unknown
This collection gathers centuries of verse, bridging the gap between medieval narrative and the sharp, witty storytelling of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. It offers a portal into a tradition of rhythmic, playful, and often biting English literature.