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The Wellfields: A novel. Vol. 3 of 3
Jessie Fothergill
A man’s reckless pursuit of social standing leads him to abandon one woman for another, setting in motion a series of life-altering betrayals. This somber examination of conscience explores the high cost of choosing comfort over integrity.
The Whole Secret Laid Open, Or the Complete Art of Making the Chemical Fulminating Objects,: Such as the Lace, or Girt of Security, Fulminating Letters, Balls, Bombs, Garters, Cards, Spiders, Segars, Chairs, Drawers, Boots, Shoes, &c. &c
Anonymous
The art of the practical joke reaches a pyrotechnic extreme in this manual of chemical mischief, which transforms common household items into startling, explosive devices through the careful application of fulminating silver.
The Wind People
Marion Zimmer Bradley
A mother and her son, abandoned on a lush, uninhabited planet, struggle to survive against the crushing weight of their isolation and the encroaching influence of an unseen, ethereal presence. This haunting narrative explores the thin boundary between reality and madness when two humans are the only anchors in a…
The yes men of Venus
Ron Goulart
This swashbuckling pastiche channels the spirit of pulp planetary romance, featuring a series of daring, interconnected adventures that leap from Earth to the red deserts of Mars and the mysterious, cavernous depths of Venus.
The Young Musician
Alger, Horatio, Jr.
A penniless orphan, a trusty violin, and an arrogant town official set the stage for an ambitious boy’s journey toward independence.
The young ship builder
Sophie Swett
The family at Groundnut Hill finds their resolve tested when the patriarch’s business teeters on the brink of failure and a beloved brother faces a sudden, life-altering disgrace. Amidst the shifting fortunes of a New England river town, they must learn that true inheritance lies not in property, but in the…
Twenty years a fakir
S. James Weldon
A restless traveler navigates the American landscape of the late nineteenth century, trading in soap, sheet music, and audacity to survive. This is the candid, unvarnished chronicle of a life built on the art of the deal.
Victor Roy, a Masonic Poem
Harriet Annie Wilkins
The story of a man haunted by a lost love and the redemptive power of secret brotherhood, this narrative explores how duty and faith can heal the fractures of a lifetime.
War-Gods of the Void
Henry Kuttner
The detective Jerry Vanning pursues a political fugitive across the treacherous Venusian wilderness, only to be drawn into a hidden city where an inhuman race enslaves the lost. He must reconcile his duty to the law with the sudden, desperate necessity of liberating a subterranean kingdom.
Warm
Robert Sheckley
A man's unravelling perception breaks down the arbitrary boundary between himself and the universe, opening a void where thought becomes reality and reality vanishes entirely into a self-contained trap.
Wee Wee Songs for Our Little Pets
Leila Lee
A collection of gentle, didactic rhymes and tales, this book serves as a moral guide for children, replacing the "silly" verses of Mother Goose with lessons on faith, kindness, and industrious behavior.
With Washington in the west
Edward Stratemeyer
HOOK A young frontiersman tests his mettle alongside the future Father of his Country, navigating the treacherous wilderness and the shifting alliances of the French and Indian War.
Young Jack Harkaway Fighting the Pirates of the Red Sea
Bracebridge Hemyng
Young Jack Harkaway’s search for his missing leader leads into a desperate struggle against ruthless Red Sea pirates. This fast-paced adventure pits wit and courage against overwhelming odds in a race for survival.
A Book Without a Title
George Jean Nathan
A sharp edge cuts through human pretension in seventy-four brief fables, exposing the illusions people hold about love, art, fame, and vanity.
A Chance Acquaintance
William Dean Howells
A young woman from a small Western town falls into an unexpected romance on a river voyage, only to discover how far love can stretch across social lines.
A Half-Century of Conflict - Volume II
Francis Parkman
The map of North America once hung in a delicate balance, where imperial ambitions, indigenous sovereignty, and provincial grit collided in a long, bloody struggle for a continent that neither side truly understood.
A Hazard of New Fortunes
William Dean Howells
A sharp, observant portrait of a family navigating the sudden wealth and moral turbulence of Gilded Age New York.
A New Subspecies of the Fruit-eating Bat, Sturnira ludovici, From Western Mexico
J. Knox Jones
This technical monograph chronicles the discovery and formal identification of a previously unknown subspecies of fruit-eating bat inhabiting the diverse ecosystems of western Mexico. It provides a precise, data-driven look at the methods used to classify biological diversity in the mid-20th century.
A Preliminary Dissertation on the Mechanisms of the Heavens
Mary Somerville
This work serves as a foundational synthesis of celestial mechanics, bridging the gap between the complex mathematical proofs of planetary motion and the broader conceptual understanding of the universe’s physical laws.
A rough sketch of modern Paris
J. G. (John Gustavus) Lemaistre
A curious English traveler captures the fragile, restless atmosphere of Paris during the brief, uneasy peace of 1801.
Adolescence
Stephen Paget
Adolescence offers a plea for parents to trade Victorian silence for honest, prepared guidance regarding the physical and spiritual development of children. It frames the maturation of the young as a shared responsibility requiring both physiological truth and moral grounding.
Aunt Fanny's Story-Book for Little Boys and Girls
Aunt Fanny
Childhood unfolds as a series of small, domestic dramas where giant fears, sudden mishaps, and moral choices shape the everyday world of little boys and girls.
Bessy Rane: A Novel
Wood, Henry, Mrs.
A tense, atmospheric mystery of small-town secrets, where the sudden death of a young woman and an anonymous, ruinous letter cast long shadows over the lives of those left behind.
Bible Stories
Anonymous
This collection presents foundational biblical accounts in a clear, narrative style, designed to introduce young readers to the central figures and milestones of the Christian faith. It moves from the Garden of Eden through the life of Jesus to the early apostles.
Burnham Breaker
Homer Greene
A young boy, trapped in a burning coal mine, must summon the courage of his true heritage to survive. This is a story of identity, greed, and the quiet heroism found in the dark.
Cavalry Curt
George Waldo Browne
A desperate scout and a brave woman navigate the perilous, shifting lines of the American Civil War in a race against betrayal and execution.
Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 309: New Series, Saturday, December 8, 1849
Various
This collection of essays, narratives, and reports captures the mid-nineteenth-century British spirit of inquiry, balancing Victorian moral earnestness with a pragmatic, often skeptical, interest in technological and social progress.
Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art, No. 707, July 14, 1877
Various
This nineteenth-century miscellany weaves together the urgent social reform of the Victorian era, the mechanical fascinations of early naval technology, and the quiet, persistent struggles of the urban poor.
Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art, No. 718: September 29, 1877
Various
This collection serves as a Victorian-era time capsule, blending international political anxieties, romantic melodrama, and the cutting-edge scientific inquiries of the late 1870s.
Chronicles of an Old Inn
Andrée Hope
The venerable chambers of Gray's Inn serve as a silent, stone-wrought witness to centuries of legal brilliance, royal pageantry, and the quiet, fleeting lives of those who walked its halls.
Cinderella Story
Allen Kim Lang
A secretary uncovers a bizarre conspiracy involving earmuffs, counterfeit bills, and a hidden race of alien arachnids beneath a seemingly mundane big-city bank.
"Colony,"--or "Free State"? "Dependence,"--or "Just Connection"? "Empire,"--or "Union"?
Alpheus Henry Snow
This investigation provides a rigorous philosophical framework for the American government to interact with its newly acquired overseas territories, aiming to avoid the pitfalls of traditional imperialism.
Company 'A', corps of engineers, U.S.A., 1846-'48, in the Mexican war
Gustavus Woodson Smith
A specialized unit of soldiers navigates the brutal realities of the Mexican War, demonstrating the immense tactical value—and the human cost—of professional engineering in the field.
Corduroy
Ruth Comfort Mitchell
A spirited young ranch woman navigates the collision of her rugged California upbringing with the quiet, refined expectations of an Easterner. It is a portrait of two worlds attempting to bridge the distance between them.
Dorothy Dainty's Gay Times
Amy Brooks
This lighthearted tale of privileged childhood follows a small, tightly knit group of schoolgirls as they navigate daily lessons, amateur theatricals, and mild, well-intentioned mischief in their idyllic, turn-of-the-century community.
Down the Snow Stairs
Alice Corkran
HOOK Driven by guilt and a desperate hope for her ailing brother’s recovery, a young girl embarks on a surreal, nocturnal odyssey through a realm of moral trials.
Down to Earth
Harry Harrison
After a lunar mission goes awry, two American astronauts return to an Earth that looks like home—but is governed by a terrifyingly different history.
Emanuel Swedenborg's Investigations in Natural Science and the Basis for His Statements Concerning the Functions of the Brain
Martin Ramström
HOOK This study illuminates the forgotten scientific genius of a visionary thinker, uncovering how he anticipated modern neurology centuries before its time.
For the freedom of the seas
Ralph Henry Barbour
The Atlantic becomes a crucible for a young man seeking both his father and his place in the Great War. This seafaring adventure navigates the tension between personal loss and the vast, impersonal struggle of global conflict.
Frank Merriwell's False Friend
Burt L. Standish
The champion athlete of Yale faces a gauntlet of jealous rivals and physical threats, proving that true strength lies in unwavering integrity and the power to inspire others.
Frenzied Liberty
Otto H. Kahn
The American home front during the First World War serves as the backdrop for this urgent, polemical defense of the capitalist order. It captures a moment of intense national anxiety, where the author seeks to unify a fractured public against the dual threats of wartime sedition and economic radicalism.
Garrity's Annuities
David Mason
A space engineer devises a meticulous, cynical plan to secure his retirement by marrying a different woman on every planet he visits. He does not realize that his first wife has already turned his scheme into an elaborate trap.
Genevra
G. G. (Genevieve Genevra) Fairfield
A young woman’s life unfolds in a bittersweet narrative of abandonment, artistic ambition, and the isolating search for a love that remains just beyond her grasp.
Graham's Magazine, Vol. XXXVI, No. 2, February 1850
Various
A vibrant tapestry of mid-century American thought, this collection offers a window into the literary, political, and cultural obsessions that defined the year 1850.
Harper's Young People, June 14, 1881: An Illustrated Weekly
Various
This collection of Victorian-era periodical columns and stories offers a vivid, multifaceted look at the pastimes, moral aspirations, and curiosities of American childhood in the late nineteenth century.
In Honour Bound: An Original Play, in One Act.: (Suggested by Scribe's Five Act Comedy, "Une Chaine.")
Sydney Grundy
A high-stakes social comedy of errors, this play examines the suffocating weight of past mistakes and the quiet courage required to start anew.
In the Tennessee mountains
Charles Egbert Craddock
These stories capture the rugged, isolated existence of nineteenth-century mountain settlers, where nature acts as both a majestic barrier and a indifferent witness to the trials of human life.
Index of the Project Gutenberg Works of Frank L. Packard
Frank L. (Frank Lucius) Packard
These collected works map the frenetic, dangerous landscape of early twentieth-century pulp fiction, where masked vigilantes, hardened criminals, and accidental saints navigate the thin line between moral redemption and total ruin.