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The Photographer's Evidence
Nicholas (House name) Carter
A thrilling detective story involving kidnapping, blackmail, and political intrigue.
The Preparation of Bees for Outdoor Wintering
Everett Franklin Phillips
Successful honey production depends entirely on how colonies weather the cold months. Protecting hives properly ensures vigorous colonies and abundant crops when spring arrives.
The Present State of the British Interest in India: With a Plan for Establishing a Regular System of Government in That Country
Anonymous
As the East India Company rules Bengal without true governing skill or protection for its subjects, a systemic political and military overhaul is urgently required to save both Britain and India from ruin.
The rat-trap
Dolf Wyllarde
On a stifling colonial island where duty and desire collide, a young bride learns that her husband's weakness invites a ruthless administrator into the very center of her life.
The Revolutions of Portugal
abbé de Vertot
Destruction hangs on every word, an interval of horror and death, until the concluding stroke determines all and closes the design.
The Sculpture and Mural Decorations of the Exposition: A Pictorial Survey of the Art of the Panama-Pacific international exposition
Stella G. S. (Stella George Stern) Perry
HOOK This illustrated survey captures the fleeting, monumental ambition of the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition, documenting the sculptural and mural masterpieces that transformed a San Francisco landscape into a temporary city of dreams.
The Secret Dispatch
James Grant
Set against the turbulent backdrop of eighteenth-century Russia, a Scottish soldier of fortune becomes entangled in a dangerous imperial conspiracy and a forbidden romance.
The Voyageur and Other Poems
William Henry Drummond
The life of the Canadian voyageur lives on in these rhythmic, dialect-driven verses that bridge the divide between the rugged wilderness and the warmth of the parish hearth.
Their Silver Wedding Journey
William Dean Howells
An American couple touring Germany on their anniversary navigate aging, historic cities, and an intricate web of traveling compatriots before finally returning home across the Atlantic.
Theophano
Frederic Harrison
Amidst the marble splendor and blood-soaked intrigue of the tenth-century Byzantine court, a beautiful empress manipulates the fate of empires to secure her own survival. This is a sweeping portrait of power, piety, and betrayal.
They Also Serve
Donald E. Westlake
An alien base commander on the Moon waits impatiently as humanity edges toward nuclear self-destruction, desperate to claim Earth’s resulting radioactive fallout for his own species' expansion.
Two Mothers
John G. Neihardt
A mother’s boundless devotion meets chilling betrayal in two classical tragedies exploring the fierce, destructive bonds between parents and children.
Vignettes: A Miniature Journal of Whim and Sentiment
Hubert Crackanthorpe
A collection of essays and reflections on travel, art, and life in Europe.
Wait and Hope
Alger, Horatio, Jr.
A teenager from a struggling factory town finds himself navigating a world of sudden fortune, unexpected travel, and the bitter schemes of rivals. Armed with little more than a persistent motto and a strong work ethic, he strives to secure a future for his family.
Warrior Gap: A Story of the Sioux Outbreak of '68
Charles King
Across the vast, sun-baked plains of 1860s Wyoming, a lone cavalry troop rides toward a brewing storm, caught between a treacherous Indian uprising and the shadow of quiet dishonor.
Where the Atlantic meets the land
H. Caldwell Lipsett
Along the rugged, windswept shores of nineteenth-century Donegal, ordinary lives grapple with quiet heartbreaks, rural rivalries, and the heavy weight of isolation.
1970: A Vision of the Coming Age
John Collins
A restless afternoon nap transports a weary soul one hundred years into the future, revealing a world transformed by the total victory of Christian love over the discord of the nineteenth century.
A bacteriological study of ham souring
Charles Neil McBryde
Solving the mystery of why hams go bad in storage, this investigation tracks a specific, elusive bacillus from the slaughterhouse floor to the dinner table. It turns a common industrial headache into a rigorous case of detective science.
A Full Description of the Great Tornado in Chester County, Pa
Richard Darlington
A rare, violent funnel cloud tears through late nineteenth-century rural Pennsylvania, uprooting trees, shattering homes, and leaving an indelible path of localized destruction in its wake.
A Girl of Virginia
Lucy M. (Lucy Meacham) Thruston
The daughter of a university professor, a spirited young woman, navigates the complexities of love, social expectation, and personal integrity in the shadow of Virginia's collegiate traditions. Her journey from youthful insouciance to a mature understanding of character defines this intimate portrait of life in a…
A Happy Boy
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
A bright child's laughter opens a lifelong journey through rural Norway, where love must weather poverty, pride, and the heavy weight of social divides before finding its peace.
A History of the Second Division Naval Militia Connecticut National Guard
Daniel Doane Bidwell
Salt spray, steady discipline, and patriotic devotion forged a dedicated group of Connecticut citizens into a formidable naval militia at the turn of the twentieth century.
A King, and No King
John Fletcher
A volatile monarch discovers that his absolute power is a hollow illusion, masking a terrifying secret about his own identity. This gripping drama explores the dangerous intersection of unchecked passion and royal authority.
A Modern Purgatory
Carlo de Fornaro
A piercing, firsthand account of life inside New York’s early 20th-century penal system, where an artist and revolutionary survives the mechanical cruelty of a society that imprisons its critics.
A Parisian Sultana, Vol. 2 (of 3)
Adolphe Belot
As a band of intrepid European travelers cuts deep into the uncharted heart of Africa, navigating treacherous rivers and formidable wildlife, their diplomatic mission to the court of a powerful monarch turns into a dangerous game of survival and wits.
A Pioneer Railway of the West
Maude Ward Lafferty
When workmen unearth a rusted bar of iron in a Kentucky freight yard, a forgotten era of American ingenuity comes rushing back to life.
A Seasonable Warning and Caution against the Insinuations of Papists and Jacobites in favour of the Pretender: Being a Letter from an Englishman at the Court of Hanover
Daniel Defoe
Standing at a dangerous crossroads after decades of costly war, a nation faces the ultimate betrayal: welcoming back the very tyranny it fought so hard to banish.
A Village Stradivarius
Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin
In a quiet Maine village, a blind violin maker and a scarred, solitary woman find unexpected sanctuary in each other's hidden music.
A Walk and a Drive
Thomas Miller
Early morning sunshine awakens a curious little girl in the hills of southern France, launching her into a world of farm milk, singing robins, and carriage rides by the sea.
Action Front
Boyd Cable
This collection of dispatches from the front lines of the First World War bridges the gap between cold military reports and the lived reality of those holding the trenches.
Address of President Roosevelt on the occasion of the celebration of the hundredth anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln, Hodgenville, Ky., February 12, 1909
Theodore Roosevelt
This address honors the legacy of Abraham Lincoln, presenting him as a man of profound moral balance who navigated the fire of civil war with unwavering courage and a heart free from malice.
Appendicitis: The Etiology, Hygenic and Dietetic Treatment
J. H. (John Henry) Tilden
Appendicitis is a defiant, polemical medical manifesto that argues for the total rejection of surgery and drugs in favor of absolute fasting and physiological rest. It serves as a rigorous, albeit idiosyncratic, challenge to early 20th-century surgical orthodoxy.
Argonaut and Juggernaut
Osbert Sitwell
The horizon of the early twentieth century looms over these pages, where the wreckage of a global catastrophe is parsed with the sharp, unforgiving edge of a modern sensibility. This collection of verse acts as a bridge between the fading aestheticism of the nineteenth century and the jagged, disillusioned reality…
At Home with the Jardines
Lilian Bell
A newlywed couple navigates the bustling, noisy trials of New York City apartments before seeking peace and domestic harmony in a charming country home along the Hudson.
At Sunwich Port, Part 2.: Contents: Chapters 6-10
W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
In a quiet English coastal town, a long-standing feud between two stubborn captains ignites a series of comical maneuvers, as their children navigate romance, social awkwardness, and the weight of their fathers' pride.
B-12's Moon Glow
Charles A. Stearns
Banished to a desolate Martian moon, an obsolescent robot moonshiner fights to protect his community from corporate scrap-heaps using illicit chemistry and clever blackmail.
Barbara Hale: A Doctor's Daughter
Lilian Garis
A spirited young woman navigates the social divides of a coastal summer while championing a displaced family against the prejudices of her wealthy peers.
Ben Holt's good name
Charlotte Grace O'Brien
A poor boy’s choice between a found trinket and his own conscience sets him on a path where integrity proves more valuable than gold.
Benton's Venture
Ralph Henry Barbour
Two enterprising teenagers salvage a discarded automobile to launch their own local taxi service, only to find themselves pitted against a powerful political rival in their small town.
Billy and the Big Stick
Richard Harding Davis
A resourceful electrical engineer relies on nerve, an empty threat of war, and a theatrical performance to extract his rightful wages from a volatile Caribbean dictator.
Boy Scouts at Sea
Arthur Astor Carey
This chronicle follows a group of young Sea Scouts as they navigate both the physical challenges of a summer cruise and the internal tests of character that define their growth into responsible, principled young men.
Boynton bicycle railway system
Boynton Bicycle Railway Company
This technical document outlines the design, development, and purported benefits of a late-19th-century monorail system. It serves as both a manual for potential investors and a spirited argument for revolutionizing the American railroad.
Boys of the Central: A High-School Story
I. T. (Ida Treadwell) Thurston
A fractured high-school classroom finds redemption through the difficult, quiet work of self-governance and moral courage.
Brainchild
Henry Slesar
Awakening in the body of a twelve-year-old boy after returning from deep space, a thirty-year-old astronaut must hunt down the brilliant prodigy who stole his life.
Brother and Sister
Josephine Lawrence
When six-year-old Brother and his older sister Betty navigate the minor crises of suburban childhood—from lost collar buttons to a puppy's mid-movie escape—they discover that kindness and plain speaking can untangle the thorniest neighborhood misunderstandings.
Buffalo Bill's spy trailer
Prentiss Ingraham
A legendary scout pursues a shadow-network of outlaws through the perilous Grand Canyon, where past sins and stolen fortunes collide in a high-stakes game of survival.
Bunzo Farewell
Charles V. De Vet
HOOK A persistent lawman follows a wanted criminal to the edge of the galaxy, only to discover that the alien sanctuary his quarry has found is a grotesque trap of biological horror.
Camp fires and camp cooking
James M. (James Monroe) Sanderson
Cooking for a regiment is a duty of profound consequence, where a poorly boiled bean can prove as lethal as a bullet. This guide serves as a manual for the essential, often overlooked, craft of field subsistence.