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The Seventh Order
Jerry Sohl
This story of first contact is a brisk, unsettling exploration of how a superior, emotionless intellect might perceive—and eventually fail to comprehend—the unpredictable nature of the human psyche.
The shadow shooter
W. C. (Wilbur C.) Tuttle
Out on the open range of Silver River Valley, a botched mail-order suit and a corpse hauled across a saddle set off a tangle of cattle rustling, framed murder, and hidden identities.
The Story of Frithiof the Bold: 1875
Anonymous
A man of peerless strength and unshakable devotion, Frithiof the Bold navigates the treacherous currents of Norse duty, love, and vengeance to reclaim his destiny.
The tale of the the Muley Cow
Arthur Scott Bailey
HOOK A gentle, curious cow navigates the complexities of farm life and the pressures of change, all while forming an unlikely, affectionate bond with her young owner.
The Trail of Black Hawk
Paul G. (Paul Greene) Tomlinson
Two brothers navigate the brutal reality of the 1832 frontier, finding an unlikely guide as they pursue the Sauk leader Black Hawk through the harrowing, final days of the Black Hawk War.
The Van Dwellers: A Strenuous Quest for a Home
Albert Bigelow Paine
Seeking a place to call home in a turn-of-the-century metropolis, a family discovers that the search for the perfect apartment is a relentless, exhausting, and often absurd marathon.
The Wandering Jew
Eugène Sue
An inheritance of immense, mysterious wealth draws together a disparate group of relatives, only to trigger a ruthless, far-reaching conspiracy by those desperate to claim the fortune for themselves.
The White Mail
Cy Warman
The son of a section boss rises from a lowly, mule-tending bridge guard to become the visionary president of a major railroad, navigating personal loss, corporate intrigue, and the relentless evolution of American travel.
The wiser folly
LM (Leslie Moore)
The quiet beauty of an ancient English estate becomes the setting for a conflict between tradition and identity, where a stranger’s claim to a legacy forces everyone involved to confront their own sense of belonging.
Their Mariposa Legend: A Romance of Santa Catalina
Charlotte B. (Charlotte Bronte) Herr
A historical echo links two women separated by centuries, as a modern artist discovers that the haunting, unfinished romance of a native princess is not merely history, but a recurring destiny.
This Way to Christmas
Ruth Sawyer
The Hill Country is cold, but a small boy finds that the season’s magic—if sought with the right spirit—can transform a lonely winter into a festival of connection and homecoming.
Three Little Kittens
Katharine Pyle
Jazbury, a spirited black-and-white kitten, chafes against the domestic discipline of his mother and aunt. His impulsive decision to run away with two friends leads to a challenging journey through the woods, where he learns the hard lessons of independence.
Tommy Atkins at War: As Told in His Own Letters
James Alexander Kilpatrick
Ordinary men thrust into extraordinary violence preserve their sanity through humor, intense loyalty to their comrades, and an unshakable commitment to everyday routines.
Tree, Spare that Woodman
Dave Dryfoos
Fear is the deadliest weapon on a world where thoughts are tangible, but a child’s imagination may be the only shield strong enough to survive the forest’s psychic reach.
Vengeance From the Past
Robert W. Krepps
This thriller follows a man caught in a desperate struggle against a secret society of Neanderthal descendants who intend to reclaim the Earth by seizing a top-secret space station. It is a taut, high-stakes adventure that blends Cold War paranoia with prehistoric terror.
What is an index?
Henry B. (Henry Benjamin) Wheatley
The art of indexing is the hidden nervous system of literature, a vital yet frequently misunderstood discipline that transforms overwhelming volumes of information into usable knowledge. This guide explores the history, theory, and practical mechanics of the craft, advocating for its necessity in a well-ordered…
Youth, Vol. I, No. 3, May 1902: An Illustrated Monthly Journal for Boys & Girls
Various
This monthly journal captures the spirit of early 20th-century youth culture, weaving together patriotic historical fiction, nature lore, and the practical hobbies that defined childhood in 1902.
7 to 12: A Detective Story
Anna Katharine Green
A missing diamond necklace, a troubled young lover, and a detective who sees through quiet drawing-room posturing to the secrets buried underneath.
A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents. Volume 4, part 1: William Henry Harrison
Unknown
This archival record captures the abrupt transition of power following the sudden death of a President, illuminating the early constitutional uncertainties of the American Republic.
A mission to Gelele, King of Dahome, Vol. 1 (of 2)
Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
A British envoy travels inland through nineteenth-century West Africa to negotiate with an absolute king whose state is built on warfare and human sacrifice.
A Perilous Secret
Charles Reade
A desperate inventor swaps his living child for a dead infant to save her life, entangling two families in decades of deceit, subterranean terror, and hard-won redemption.
A picture of Stirling
Robert Chambers
Perched high on a rocky eminence above the river Forth, a grand Scottish fortress shapes the destiny of the burgh below.
A summer in Skye, Volume 1 (of 2)
Alexander Smith
A city dweller escapes the suffocating heat and grime of Edinburgh to journey north, discovering the wild, mist-shrouded landscapes and ancient living traditions of Skye.
A Virginia cavalier
Molly Elliot Seawell
A young surveyor rides into the vast, untested wilderness of colonial Virginia, learning that true leadership requires mastering himself before he can ever hope to command others.
An Empty Bottle
Mari Wolf
A starship crew returns to a unrecognizable Earth after a fifty-three-year voyage, only to face an impossible choice about their place in the universe.
Atmâ: A Romance
C. A. (Caroline Augusta) Frazer
A fallen soldier seeks his true inheritance across a shattered homeland, only to discover that love, honour, and faith carry costs heavier than death.
Awakening
Bryce Walton
A discarded household robot undergoes a quiet internal awakening, secretly redesigning herself into a human woman to win her master's love, only to discover that the humans around her are far more hollow and lifeless than she is.
Baum's Complete Stamp Dealers Directory: Containing a Complete List of All Dealers in the United States, Together with the Principal Ones of Europe, and a List of Philatelic Publications
L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum
A comprehensive directory of stamp dealers and philatelic resources in the United States and beyond, compiled by L. Frank Baum in 1873.
Boy Blue and His Friends
Etta Blaisdell McDonald
HOOK A gentle collection of linked tales follows a group of school-age friends as they bring beloved nursery rhymes to life in their daily rural adventures.
By the Sea, and Other Verses
Baily, H. Lavinia, (Hannah Lavinia)
H. Lavinia Baily’s 1907 volume offers an earnest, spiritually grounded vision of peace, temperance, and quietly persistent devotion.
Captain Carey
Lionel Lounsberry
A daring young army officer disguises himself as an Indian medicine man to rescue an abducted heiress and thwart a dangerous frontier uprising.
Captain Lucy in the Home Sector
Aline Havard
Following the Armistice, an American girl assigned to occupied Germany discovers that peace brings a dangerous new web of intrigue.
Catty Atkins, Sailorman
Clarence Budington Kelland
Summer bring two small-town boys aboard a private yacht, where a casual cruise quickly turns into a midnight game of tracking suspicious strangers along the New England coast.
Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 425: Volume 17, New Series, February 21, 1852
Various
This collection offers a panoramic view of the Victorian world, blending travelogue, industrial history, geopolitical critique, and scientific inquiry into a single, vibrant record of mid-nineteenth-century life.
Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 456: Volume 18, New Series, September 25, 1852
Various
This mid-nineteenth-century miscellany offers a panoramic view of Victorian life, blending earnest social advocacy with grim gothic fiction, scientific curiosity, and the practical spirit of an expanding British empire.
Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art, No. 733, January 12, 1878
Various
An extraordinary glimpse into nineteenth-century society, where moral dilemmas, industrial crafts, and dramatic fiction collide.
Circe's Daughter
Priscilla Craven
A restless woman navigates the demands of conventional marriage, social ambition, and quiet disappointment in upper-class Edwardian England, ultimately reaching for a more genuine life.
Copper Streak Trail
Eugene Manlove Rhodes
This is a story about the stubborn, dry-witted resilience of the American West, where a man’s word and a sharp mind are the only currency that counts. It follows a wily prospector named Peter Johnson who, along with his partner Stanley Mitchell, fights to secure a rich copper strike against a web of urban bankers…
Coralie: Everyday Life Library No. 2
Charlotte M. Brame
The sudden transition from a life of grinding poverty to the unexpected mastery of a vast estate forces a young man to confront the darkest corners of human desire. Fortune, he discovers, is rarely a simple gift, but a catalyst for secrets that test both his morality and his heart.
Count Alarcos
Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield
A nobleman’s choice between a forgotten love and his present life leads to a ruinous pact in this somber 13th-century tragedy.
Cousin Lucy's Conversations: By the Author of the Rollo Books
Jacob Abbott
A quiet domestic world unfolds in these nineteenth-century vignettes, where ordinary childhood moments reveal the foundations of character.
Crittenden: A Kentucky Story of Love and War
Fox, John, Jr.
Bound by family legacy and internal bitterness, a Kentucky gentleman seeks redemption on the battlefields of the Spanish-American War, where he must heal his divided heart and help unite a fractured nation.
Cronus of the D. F. C
Biggle, Lloyd, Jr.
A temporal window on a police basement screen reveals a woman’s brutal murder, leaving detective Jim Forsdon five days to alter fate.
Death Wish
Robert Sheckley
The vacuum of space is a cold, indifferent companion for three men trapped on a trajectory toward oblivion. Their salvation arrives not as a rescue, but as an ironic, mechanical mockery of life.
Dick and His Cat, and Other Tales
Unknown
Cruelty melts away before simple acts of kindness in these gentle stories of vulnerable animals and the humans who care for them.
Dick Merriwell's Day
Burt L. Standish
On and off the baseball field, young athletes battle underhanded rivals, hidden crimes, and personal rivalries to prove that fair play always wins.
Dictator of Time
Nelson S. Bond
Accidentally tossed tens of thousands of years into the future, a pair of modern Americans must help an enslaved human sub-race overthrow their tyrannical, big-brained captor before a cosmic catastrophe wipes out what remains of the Earth.
Dr. Jolliffe's Boys
Lewis Hough
HOOK This portrait of English boarding school life reveals the fragile moral boundaries of youth, where the line between a harmless prank and a life-altering transgression is often thinner than ice.