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The Old Blood
Frederick Palmer
To step into this story is to walk through a doorway from quiet, sunlit New England orchards straight into the sudden, devastating thunder of the Western Front.
The Only True Mother Goose Melodies
Anonymous
Whimsical, rhythmic, and steeped in early American print history, this collection gathers timeless nursery rhymes alongside historical commentary to capture the lively spirit of childhood verse.
The Outdoor Chums on the Gulf
Quincy Allen
Four high school friends on Christmas break trade the cold northern winter for a motor-boat cruise down a Florida river, discovering that wild swamps, runaway fugitives, and skyborne perils turn a simple holiday into a true wilderness test.
The Poetical Works of Oliver Wendell Holmes
Oliver Wendell Holmes
A witty New England physician turns a clear, clinical eye onto human nature, fashioning light verse, patriotic calls, and quiet meditations out of everyday Boston life.
The Provost
John Galt
A cagey, ambitious merchant recounts his rise to civic power in a Scottish burgh, offering a masterclass in the quiet art of manipulating both the law and his neighbors for personal and public gain.
The Purpose of the Papacy
John S. (John Stephen) Vaughan
A divine foundation requires an absolute center of guidance, and the office of the Roman Pontiff serves as that essential anchor for Christian truth.
The Shriek: A Satirical Burlesque
Charles Somerville
A send-up of early twentieth-century desert romance novels, this parody skewers every trope of the genre with relentless, slapstick enthusiasm.
The Slizzers
Jerome Bixby
Alien parasites live among humanity undetected, harvesting human vitality during moments of peak joy.
The Thirst Quenchers
Rick Raphael
A massive earthquake ruptures the Pacific Northwest's fragile water grid, forcing two snow hydrologists into a high-stakes, underwater race to prevent total regional catastrophe.
The Vote That Made the President
David Dudley Field
A single disputed electoral vote determines the presidency of the United States, forcing a constitutional crisis where political trickery overrides the clear will of the voters.
The Youth's Coronal
Hannah Flagg Gould
A lively collection of nineteenth-century moral verse uses mischievous animals, dramatic mishaps, and nature's quiet transformations to teach children self-control, humility, and faith.
Up the Forked River
Edward Sylvester Ellis
In the shadowy waterways and treacherous mountain corridors of South America, a young American veteran finds that rescuing his beloved from the clutches of rival dictators requires navigating an intricate web of revolution, gunboat diplomacy, and romance.
Wacousta : a tale of the Pontiac conspiracy
Major (John) Richardson
A vengeful giant of a man terrorizes a British frontier garrison, using the local Pontiac uprising to wage a devastating personal vendetta against its cold, uncompromising commander.
Warlord of Kor
Terry Carr
On the edge of charted space, human explorers encounter the stagnant survivors of an ancient civilization and a mysterious god that enforces their decline.
With Botha in the Field
Eric Moore Ritchie
Amid the backdrop of global conflict, a personal and logistical triumph unfolds across the sun-baked dust of Southern Africa.