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Chronicles of Chicora Wood
Elizabeth W. Allston (Elizabeth Waties Allston) Pringle
The beauty of a vanished landscape and the wreckage of a social order are distilled into a memoir of a South Carolina childhood, capturing both the refinement of a wealthy rice-planting family and the encroaching ruin of the Civil War.
Cities of the Dawn: Naples - Athens - Pompeii - Constantinople - Smyrna - Jaffa - Jerusalem - Alexandria - Cairo - Marseilles - Avignon - Lyons - Dijon
J. Ewing (James Ewing) Ritchie
The world is wide, and its ancient cities hold the echoes of empires long faded. This travelogue serves as a guide through the sun-drenched ruins and bustling streets of a Mediterranean world in transition.
Crimes of Charity
Konrad Bercovici
This piercing exposé uncovers the brutal machinery of early 20th-century New York social services, where the plight of the city’s most vulnerable is treated as a commodity for administrative efficiency and bureaucratic indifference.
Daisy Thornton
Mary Jane Holmes
A young woman’s impulsive decision to annul her marriage triggers a cascade of regret, testing the resilience of love and the limits of forgiveness.
Dodo Wonders--
E. F. (Edward Frederic) Benson
A restless, indomitable socialite navigates the fading glamour of the British aristocracy as the First World War dismantles her world, forcing her to confront the absurdity of her own privilege.
Eight Sermons on the Priesthood, Altar, and Sacrifice
Mayow Wynell Mayow
These sermons serve as an impassioned, scholarly defense of the traditional Catholic understanding of the ministry, arguing that the Church of England holds a valid, historical priesthood despite contemporary confusion.
Eli's Children: The Chronicles of an Unhappy Family
George Manville Fenn
This is a story of how rigid, judgmental moralizing can dismantle a family from within, leaving its members to navigate the ruin of their own making.
Fanshawe
Nathaniel Hawthorne
A scholar and a rogue compete for the heart of a young woman in this moody, atmospheric tale of collegiate life and unexpected danger.
"Forward, March": A Tale of the Spanish-American War
Kirk Munroe
This stirring piece of turn-of-the-century fiction follows a young man’s journey from a quiet life in New Orleans to the front lines of the Spanish-American War, capturing the fervor and idealism of 1898.
H.M.S. ----
John Graham Bower
This work offers a mosaic of life within the British Navy during the First World War, capturing the intimate rhythm of sailors, officers, and the machinery of conflict. It functions less as a traditional novel and more as a series of interconnected sketches, vignettes, and poetic interludes that paint a portrait of…
Healthful Sports for Boys
A. R. (Alfred Rochefort) Calhoun
For the young reader seeking to master the outdoors, this guide turns every season into a playground, offering practical blueprints for building kites, managing sail boats, and organizing a neighborhood baseball club.
Holinshed's Chronicles, vol. 2 of 6, slice 11 of 12: England, 1327-1377, Edward III
Raphael Holinshed
This chronicle captures the tumultuous reign of Edward III, a transformative half-century defined by the Hundred Years' War, territorial ambition, and the shifting power dynamics between a warrior king, his lords, and a restless parliament.
Horses
Roger Pocock
The horse is not merely a beast of burden but a creature governed by its own complex instincts, shaped by the wild range, and inextricably linked to the history of human survival.
How to swim
James H. Sterrett
The water is not an enemy to be feared, but a medium to be mastered; this guide provides the essential mechanics for anyone seeking to navigate the aquatic world with grace and ease.
Husks
Marion Harland
A restless young woman trapped in a marriage of convenience seeks the fulfillment she cannot find in the hollow artifice of high society. Her journey through pride, grief, and eventual spiritual transformation marks the passage from a life of mere appearance to one of substance.
I'm a Stranger Here Myself
Mack Reynolds
In a city of exiles and fugitives, two strangers share a drink and a casual conversation that strips away the veneer of humanity. This brief encounter reveals the true, chilling nature of their mission on Earth.
In Kedar's Tents
Henry Seton Merriman
In the shadow of a volatile Spanish civil war, a quick-witted Englishman becomes entangled in a dangerous web of political conspiracy, secret letters, and a love that tests the limits of loyalty.
Indians of the Mesa Verde
Don Watson
The ancient cliff dwellers of Mesa Verde built a civilization of stone and spirit, only to vanish into the desert haze, leaving behind a silent, enduring mystery of the American Southwest.
Isabel Clarendon, Vol. 1 (of 2)
George Gissing
HOOK A refined widow of the English upper class finds her carefully ordered life disrupted by an intense, melancholic stranger who has retreated into the countryside.
John Bull, Junior
Max O'Rell
An immigrant teacher navigates the peculiar landscape of the English classroom, offering a witty, observant guide to the misadventures of learning a language and the irrepressible spirit of the British schoolboy.
John Vytal: A Tale of the Lost Colony
William Farquhar Payson
This atmospheric historical novel breathes life into the enigma of the Roanoke colony, blending the harsh realities of colonial survival with a haunting, romantic search for meaning amidst an enduring historical mystery.
Kalevala : the Epic Poem of Finland
John Martin Crawford
The songs of ancient heroes resonate through this landscape of mist, magic, and iron, where the spoken word has the power to reshape the world itself.
Karl Krinken, His Christmas Stocking
Susan Warner
A lonely boy discovers that the objects in his modest Christmas stocking hold secret histories, revealing the quiet lives and spiritual resilience of those who are often overlooked by the world.
Learning to fly in the U.S. Army
E. N. (Elisha Noel) Fales
This manual serves as a concise, practical guide for early twentieth-century student aviators, stripping away complex engineering theory to focus on the essential mechanics of flight, maintenance, and safe operation.
Letters from Mesopotamia in 1915 and January, 1916: From Robert Palmer, who was killed in the Battle of Um El Hannah, June 21, 1916, aged 27 years
Robert Stafford Arthur Palmer
These letters offer a candid, unvarnished look at a young officer’s life in the Mesopotamian campaign, capturing the mundane struggles of military bureaucracy alongside the profound, quiet realization of a soldier’s duty.
Lightning, Thunder and Lightning Conductors
Gerald Molloy
Nature’s most formidable electrical display meets the rigor of Victorian scientific inquiry. This exploration demystifies the flash and the peal, offering practical guidance for shielding human life and infrastructure from the sky’s unpredictable power.
Lille Before and During the War
Pneu Michelin (Firm)
This historical guidebook serves as a stark, on-the-ground record of a French city’s transformation from a cultural hub to a zone of occupation, bombardment, and systematic destruction during the First World War.
Little Tom
Václav Tille
A tiny prince, sole survivor of an underground kingdom, navigates a gargantuan world of humans and insects. He seeks his place in a landscape that is both beautiful and terrifyingly immense.
Medical Inquiries and Observations, Vol. 4: The Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged by the Author
Benjamin Rush
An urgent chronicle of yellow fever in post-Revolutionary Philadelphia, this volume documents the struggle of early American medicine to understand, treat, and ultimately survive the recurring pestilence that haunted the young nation’s capital.
Mere literature, and other essays
Woodrow Wilson
This collection of essays serves as a meditation on the marriage of literary craft and political thought. It argues that true writing, like true statesmanship, requires an imaginative grasp of the human spirit rather than mere technical expertise.
Narrative of a Private Soldier in His Majesty's 92d Regiment of Foot
George Billany
A soldier’s plain account of the Napoleonic Wars reveals the quiet, persistent struggle to maintain a moral life amidst the brutality and physical degradation of military service.
Nautilus
Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards
A lonely, imaginative orphan finds his life transformed when a mysterious, charismatic sailor arrives in his small town, offering him a gateway to the wide, wonders-filled world he has always dreamed of.
One in a Thousand
G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) James
A nobleman of simple heart and an ambitious count collide amidst the shifting loyalties and religious warfare of sixteenth-century France. This sweeping historical romance traces the struggle for a young woman’s hand against the backdrop of the rise of Henry IV.
Out of the briars
A. H. (Alexander Herritage) Newton
From a life bound by indentured servitude in North Carolina to the pulpit of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, a veteran’s journey chronicles the struggle for dignity and spiritual freedom in post-Civil War America.
Pan-Worship, and Other Poems
Eleanor Farjeon
The ancient pulse of nature beats beneath the surface of the modern world, waiting for those who can still hear the echoes of a pagan past.
Peeps at Many Lands: Burma
R. Talbot (Robert Talbot) Kelly
The world is a tapestry woven from geography, and this vibrant account invites readers to look beyond the atlas to discover the living, breathing heart of a far-off land.
Peru: a land of contrast
Millicent Todd Bingham
The vast, silent desert of the coast, the thin, piercing air of the Andes, and the dense, teeming mystery of the Amazon jungle define a land shaped by extremes. This landscape serves as a stage where the remnants of ancient empires, Spanish colonial excess, and the enduring resilience of nature collide.
Peter Plymley's Letters, and Selected Essays
Sydney Smith
These letters and essays offer a masterclass in the power of wit as a weapon against institutional injustice, proving that a sharp mind can dismantle political bigotry more effectively than a formal decree.
Philippa
Mrs. Molesworth
Philippa Raynsworth, a spirited young woman, orchestrates an elaborate, secret deception to assist her sister’s social ambitions, only to discover that the most important truths are those she must eventually confront within herself.
Plain Words for Christ, Being a Series of Readings for Working Men
Reginald G. Dutton
HOOK This collection of readings offers a direct, practical guide for Victorian working men to navigate the moral complexities of daily life through faith, stoicism, and a disciplined commitment to Christian service.
Poetry for children
Charles Lamb
Everyday domestic scenes, sibling squabbles, and childhood moral dilemmas are rendered through structured, instructional verse designed to shape the character of young readers.
Practicable Socialism: Essays on Social Reform
S. A. (Samuel Augustus) Barnett
In the heart of Victorian London, a dedicated couple observes the crushing weight of urban poverty, arguing that true social reform requires not just systemic policy, but the personal, quiet influence of character.
Preferred Risk
Edson McCann
HOOK In a future where a global insurance monopoly controls life and death, an adjuster discovers that the "safety" of his corporate masters is a facade built upon a foundation of absolute, calculated control.
Preservation of Bull Semen at Sub-Zero Temperatures
N. L. VanDemark
Preservation of Bull Semen at Sub-Zero Temperatures is a foundational technical manual from 1957. It documents the rigorous scientific investigations required to stabilize bovine sperm for long-term storage and eventual artificial insemination.
Pussy and Her Language
Marvin R. Clark
The cat is a creature of deep intelligence and singular grace, whose silent companionship masks a sophisticated, musical language awaiting human discovery.
Rip Foster in Ride the Gray Planet
Harold L. (Harold Leland) Goodwin
HOOK A young lieutenant and his squad must outwit a rival power to secure a drifting, thorium-rich asteroid. Survival depends on their grit and technical ingenuity in the unforgiving vacuum of space.
Robert Coverdale's Struggle
Alger, Horatio, Jr.
A young man fights to preserve his integrity and support his aunt while navigating the schemes of a greedy uncle and a mysterious, reclusive neighbor.
Sea Legs
Frank Quattrocchi
A veteran spaceman finally returns to his home planet, only to discover that the freedom of the cosmos has been replaced by the stifling, bureaucratic nightmare of Earth.