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We're Friends, Now
Henry Hasse
A retired homicide detective uses his knowledge of classic whodunits to outwit a supercomputer in a murder investigation, risking his own sanity and freedom.
Why do we die?
T. Bodley Scott
The persistent decay of human vitality in middle age is not an inevitable fate, but a condition often rooted in the silent, progressive hardening of our own blood vessels.
Woman—through a man's eyeglass
Malcolm C. (Malcolm Charles) Salaman
A man’s observational tour through the diverse archetypes of late-Victorian womanhood, this collection of sketches balances playful irony with a sincere, if traditional, reverence for the feminine role in society.
A Feast for Serpents: Being the substance of a sermon, preached at the Obelisk Chapel, on Sunday evening, March 21, 1813
J. (John) Church
The venom of slander and the salvation of the soul are weighed against the eternal, unchanging truth of the scriptures. This sermon serves as a spiritual defense against a congregation’s internal and external critics.
A Gentleman from Mississippi
Thomas A. (Thomas Alfred) Wise
The political machinery of Washington is a labyrinth of greed, but one honest man from the South threatens to expose its hidden, corrupt heart. This tale of idealism versus intrigue captures the enduring tension between integrity and the corrupting pull of power.
A history of evolution
Carroll Lane Fenton
The concept of evolution did not begin with Darwin, but emerged over twenty-six centuries of human inquiry. This account traces the intellectual lineage of the doctrine from the ancient Greeks to the early twentieth century.
A Legend of Goat Island
Peter A. (Peter Augustus) Porter
This narrative poem explores the intersection of European missionary zeal and indigenous folklore at the dawn of colonial contact. It centers on a courageous, solitary priest who risks death to dismantle a local superstition, ultimately transforming a landscape into a site of spiritual conversion.
A Pride of Islands
C. C. MacApp
The people of this world live atop the backs of colossal, wandering creatures, navigating a landscape of shifting hair and biting insects. When a young man decides to steal a wife from a neighboring clan, he inadvertently triggers a journey that uncovers the rusted, mechanical remnants of the ancestors who once…
A Record of Study in Aboriginal American Languages
Daniel G. (Daniel Garrison) Brinton
This analytical bibliography chronicles a lifelong commitment to the linguistic classification and cultural preservation of Indigenous American languages. It serves as a scholarly bridge between nineteenth-century philology and the modern study of native oral traditions.
A Short Discourse Concerning Pestilential Contagion, and the Methods to Be Used to Prevent It
Richard Mead
HOOK This 1720 medical treatise argues that public health is best served by compassion and scientific observation rather than the cruel isolation of the sick.
A Tour of Historic Richmond
Frances Leigh Williams
This guide navigates the intersections of time and geography in Virginia’s capital. It serves as a bridge between the city’s profound historical legacy and its identity as a modern industrial center.
A Trip to Paris in July and August 1792
Richard Twiss
HOOK A seasoned traveler ventures into the heart of the French Revolution to witness history unfold, blending botanical study with the stark, unvarnished accounts of an empire collapsing in blood and chaos.
A Woodland Queen ('Reine des Bois')
André Theuriet
A reclusive city official inherits a sprawling country estate, only to find his rightful claim challenged by the unspoken legacy of a beloved local huntsman.
Abbey
Lucy Ellen Guernsey
A young woman’s habit of "taking it easy" leads her into a cycle of domestic failure, demonstrating how persistent, unthinking negligence can erode one’s character and harm those who depend on us.
Address to the Inhabitants of the Colonies, established in New South Wales And Norfolk Island
Richard Johnson
HOOK Written in 1792 by the first chaplain to the New South Wales colony, this work serves as both a spiritual guidebook and a desperate plea for order among the exiled convicts of early Australia.
Air Service boys flying for France
Charles Amory Beach
Young American aviators test their mettle against German foes in the skies over France during the First World War. This brisk adventure captures the era’s fascination with early flight and the urgent patriotism of the Great War.
And Thus He Came: A Christmas Fantasy
Cyrus Townsend Brady
When the world breaks into violence, greed, or despair, a quiet presence walks through the shadows to touch human lives at their lowest ebb.
Animal Analogues: Verses and Illustrations
Robert Williams Wood
These whimsical rhymes and hand-drawn illustrations provide a nonsensical guide to the natural world, playfully pairing creatures and objects that share little more than a name or a phonetic coincidence.
Ballads from the Danish and Original Verses
E. M. (Eleanor Mary) Smith-Dampier
The past is never truly buried, as it rises from the stone and the sea to demand a reckoning from those who walk the earth today.
Balloon observation, and instructions on the subject of work in the basket
United States. War Department. Division of Military Aeronautics
High above the static trenches of the Great War, the tethered balloon serves as a vital, if vulnerable, eye for the artillery.
Beth's wonder-winter
Marion Ames Taggart
An orphan girl discovers the enchantment of a sophisticated New York winter, learning that true character is forged through duty, kindness, and the magic of imagination.
Beyond Rope and Fence
David Grew
The struggle of a wild horse for freedom against the encroaching fences of humanity defines a poignant, rugged journey across the Canadian prairie. This narrative captures the spirit of the untamed, reflecting on the profound cost of captivity.
Beyond the Law
Jackson Gregory
A prospector sets out to avenge his partner’s brutal murder, only to discover that the wilderness holds both a dangerous secret and the woman he is destined to love.
Big Bend National Park: Land of Dramatic Contrasts and Scenic Grandeur
W. Ray Scott
This guide offers a vivid, mid-century portrait of Big Bend National Park, detailing the geological wonders, rugged landscapes, and historical echoes of one of America’s most remote desert frontiers.
Biographical Outlines: British History
Anonymous
A concise, sweeping survey of British history, this reference work captures the essence of influential lives from the Roman occupation through the Victorian era. It organizes the nation’s past into a progression of notable biographies.
Blind Time
George O. (George Oliver) Smith
An insurance adjuster is sent to investigate an accident that is guaranteed to occur, only to discover that the disaster has already taken place in the past.
Blowing weather
John T. (John Thomas) McIntyre
A man returns to his roots in Philadelphia to find his family’s shipping legacy haunted by mystery, sabotage, and the shifting tides of the 18th-century Atlantic.
Caleb Trench
Mary Imlay Taylor
A man of integrity confronts the suffocating weight of small-town prejudice and political corruption in this quiet, observant drama of the American South.
Captain Peabody
Rog Phillips
This is a psychological portrait of a man who confronts the paralyzing shadow of his own past to claim the authority he was commissioned to hold. Through the lens of a veteran captain’s retrospective, it explores the thin, volatile line between the bullied and the bully.
Chaitanya and the Vaishnava Poets of Bengal
John Beames
This examination explores the life of the 15th-century mystic Chaitanya and the passionate, song-filled devotional movement he catalyzed, which transformed the religious landscape of Bengal through the language of human love.
Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art, No. 715: September 8, 1877
Various
This collection of mid-Victorian writing captures the intellectual and social pulse of 1877 through a blend of travel curiosities, domestic fiction, and scientific inquiry. It offers a multifaceted snapshot of a world rapidly becoming more connected yet still deeply tethered to traditional hierarchies and rural…
Christopher Columbus and the New World of His Discovery
Filson Young
In a world swept by the wild fever of discovery, an obscure Genoese navigator risks everything on a grand geographic delusion.
Considerations on the present peace, as far as it is relative to the colonies, and the African trade
Robert Vaughan
A stark 1763 petition argues that British colonial prosperity depends entirely on securing a monopoly over the African slave trade, demanding systemic reform to crush foreign competition and ensure a steady supply of forced labor.
Constructive Imperialism
Milner, Alfred Milner, Viscount
The survival of a nation, in the eyes of an imperial statesman, depends not on the abstraction of free trade, but on the concrete reality of a unified, productive, and protected Empire.
Crown and Sceptre: A West Country Story
George Manville Fenn
A secret passage, a fractured home, and a friendship tested by the fires of the English Civil War define this tale of survival.
Dark Windows
Bryce Walton
In a chilling future where intelligence is a death sentence, one man discovers that his own suppressed brilliance is both a weapon against the state and his ultimate undoing.
Darkness and Daylight: A Novel
Mary Jane Holmes
The search for belonging and the heavy weight of long-held secrets collide when a blind man and a spirited young woman find their lives inextricably bound by a fragile, mysterious girl.
David Morgan, the Welsh Jacobite: a contribution to the history of Jacobitism in Wales
Llewellin, W. (William), active 1811-1841
A forgotten casualty of the 1745 Jacobite Rebellion, David Morgan emerges from the shadows of history as a man of conviction whose loyalty to the exiled Stuarts led him to the scaffold.
Defending the Island: A story of Bar Harbor in 1758
James Otis
A frontier settlement transforms into a desperate fortress when children must defend their coastal homestead against an impending assault.
Diplomatic Immunity
Robert Sheckley
A diplomatic envoy with an impenetrable defense presents Earth with an impossible ultimatum: submit to a galactic empire or face inevitable colonization.
Distress Signal
Ross Rocklynne
A desperate ploy for rescue in the cold reaches of space turns into a moral catastrophe when a runaway teenager triggers a stellar explosion to light his path home.
Down the Chimney
Shepherd Knapp
This imaginative Christmas play bridges the gap between the roof and the hearth, inviting young readers and actors to step directly into the magic of Christmas Eve.
Excursions to Cairo, Jerusalem, Damascus, and Balbec From the United States Ship Delaware, During Her Recent Cruise: With an Attempt to Discriminate Between Truth and Error in Regard to the Sacred Places of the Holy City
George Jones
A traveler’s account of a mid-nineteenth-century naval excursion through the Levant, this narrative blends observational travelogue with a scholarly attempt to authenticate the geography of the Holy Land.
Fables
Ross, Ronald, Sir
These playful, satirical verses blend classical mythology with sharp wit, inviting readers to laugh at the pretensions of the powerful and the absurdities of human belief.
Fashions in Literature
Charles Dudley Warner
A discerning observer of the human condition argues that while literary trends are as fleeting and often as ridiculous as changing styles of dress, the core qualities of enduring art remain constant and discoverable.
Filthy Rich
Fred Sheinbaum
In a society where constant, reckless consumption is the highest patriotic virtue, a man’s worth is measured by how quickly he empties his pockets to sustain the economy.
Finkler's Field: A Story of School and Baseball
Ralph Henry Barbour
This story captures the earnest, high-stakes atmosphere of early 20th-century boarding school life, where baseball is more than a game—it is the central nervous system of student identity.
Fragments of Experience: Sixth Book of the Faith-Promoting Series. Designed for the Instruction and Encouragement of Young Latter-day Saints
Various
Faith is a sturdy bridge, built over the wide chasm between worldly uncertainty and divine intervention.