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Roughing It, Part 6
Mark Twain
From the frantic rush of Nevada mining camps to the unchanging climate of San Francisco, a landscape teems with desperate fortune-seekers, precarious silver wealth, and sudden ruin.
Secret of the Earth Star
Henry Kuttner
A priceless jewel stolen in an Indian palace pulls three brothers into an ancient, terrifying underworld beneath the Sahara.
Some Phases of Sexual Morality and Church Discipline in Colonial New England
Charles Francis Adams
Colonial New England’s reputation for rigid piety hides a far more complex reality of human fallibility. By peering into the private records of the past, a clearer, less romanticized image of those early communities emerges.
Spectacle secrets
George (Optician) Cox
Uncover the secrets of spectacle selection and avoid the pitfalls of quackery.
St. Patrick, the Father of a Sacred Nation
James F. Loughlin
An exploration of a nation's destiny, arguing that centuries of political oppression and mass emigration were part of a divine plan to transform a solitary island into a global engine of faith.
Step Lively! A Carload of the Funniest Yarns that Ever Crossed the Footlights
George Niblo
A breezy vaudeville collection of witty yarns, eccentric local characters, and sharp stage banter offers a vivid snapshot of turn-of-the-century American humor.
Stories of the Prophets (Before the Exile)
Isaac Landman
The prophets of ancient Israel emerge here not as distant, mythic figures, but as human souls struggling to uphold justice, morality, and national conscience during the twilight of their kingdoms.
Stroke of Genius
Randall Garrett
BEHIND AN IMPASSIVE FACE AND A HEAVY MUSTACHE, A METHODICAL INDUSTRIAL PLANNER PLOTS THE FLAWLESS MURDER OF HIS SUPERIOR TO SECURE A LIFETIME OF PERMANENT POWER.
Swamp Island
Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) Wirt
A young woman’s weekend excursion into a mysterious, tangled wetland turns into a high-stakes hunt for an escaped convict and a hidden fortune.
Synthetic Hero
Erik Fennel
A ruthless industrialist diagnosed with a fatal disease steals his own engineer's historic moon rocket, creating a global myth built entirely on a lie.
Taken or left
Walton, O. F., Mrs.
A young boy's journey of faith, family, and redemption in a bustling household.
Tales of the clipper ships
C. Fox (Cicely Fox) Smith
Salt spray, fog-shrouded docks, and the relentless pull of the sea shape the lives of men bound to legendary clipper ships.
The Babes in the Basket
Sarah S. (Sarah Schoonmaker) Baker
When a devoted enslaved woman learns of a violent uprising, she risks everything to smuggle her master's young children across the sea to safety.
The Belgian Front and Its Notable Features
Willy Breton
The Belgian Front and Its Notable Features chronicles the remarkable engineering feats and unyielding endurance of the Belgian Army as it fortified the Yser sector during the First World War.
The Beneficent Burglar
Charles Neville Buck
When a frantic groom misses his elopement train and an anti-marriage politician is forced to play best man, a notorious burglar becomes an unlikely matchmaker in the American wilderness.
The Bequest: Ship's Company, Part 6
W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
A reluctant suitor finds himself trapped by a dead friend’s final wish, only to discover that the tangled webs we weave to avoid fate often catch us in the end.
The Big Mogul
Joseph Crosby Lincoln
A proud local potentate faces financial ruin and familial defiance in a small coastal town, forced to reckon with the limits of his absolute power.
The Blunderer
Molière
In the dusty streets of a seventeenth-century Italian port, a brilliant valet schemes to win his master a bride, only for the young man’s clueless interventions to destroy every single scheme at the exact moment of its success.
The Boston Dip: A Comedy, in One Act
George M. (George Melville) Baker
High society meets fish-cart origins in a frantic evening of mistaken identity, where a worried husband mistakes a popular new waltz step for a secret rival.
The botanist's repository for new and rare plants
Andrews, Henry Cranke, active 1799-1828
A detailed exploration of rare and new plants through intricate illustrations and botanical descriptions.
The Character of the British Empire
Ramsay Muir
A global network bound not by military coercion, but by shared ideals of freedom and self-governance, faces its ultimate trial during a devastating world war.
The Chattanooga Campaign: With especial reference to Wisconsin's participation therein
Michael Hendrick Fitch
The rugged theater of Chattanooga unfolds through meticulous tactical records, tracing a pivotal Civil War campaign where endurance and strategic missteps shaped the Western front.
The consumer viewpoint
Mildred Maddocks Bentley
When man-made machinery enters a woman's domain, standard manufacturing assumptions fail. Bridging this gap requires listening directly to the everyday realities of household users.
The Endowed Charities of Kensington: By Whom Bequeathed, and How Administered
Edward Morton Daniel
Modest sums bequeathed centuries ago for the poor of Kensington expanded through prudent land investments into vital community resources, shaping local education and welfare.
The Frontier Boys in the Grand Canyon
Wyn Roosevelt
An intrepid band of young brothers and their steadfast companions plunge into the breathtaking yet perilous depths of the American Southwest, facing hostile pursuers, blinding forest fires, and the roaring waters of the Grand Canyon in search of a hidden fortune.
The Garret and the Garden
R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne
A rugged Scottish traveler descends into London’s urban wilderness, where he discovers a hidden sanctuary on a rooftop and a web of intrigue involving an elderly nurse, a streetwise orphan, and a corrupt lawyer.
The Geography of New Jersey
Henry Snyder
Bounded by ancient glacial drift and the bustling commerce of two great metropolitan neighbors, a diverse American landscape reveals its rich industrial and natural heritage.
The Hawkeye Ornithologist and Oologist. Vol. 1. No. 4 April 1888
Various
Spring arrives in 1888 with the sharp crack of a shotgun and the delicate song of the wood thrush, capturing a fleeting moment when nineteenth-century naturalists cataloged the wild American landscape before it vanished.
The Impostor
Harold Bindloss
A hardened prairie farmer assumes the identity of a disgraced gentleman to claim a disputed inheritance, risking everything to save a struggling Canadian colony from ruin.
The Iron Boys as Foremen
James R. Mears
When an underground fire threatens to consume a Michigan iron mine, young foremen must battle both raging flames and corrupted labor politics to save the community from ruin.
The last Punic war, Vol. 1 (of 2)
Alexander Meyrick Broadley
An opportunistic border dispute becomes the pretext for an aggressive European invasion, extinguishing twelve centuries of North African independence. Through a web of tortuous diplomacy and military force, an ancient regency falls to colonial ambition.
The last vial
Sam McClatchie
When engineered biological weapons strip humanity of its fertility and unleash devastating plagues, a group of scientists and soldiers must wage a desperate, covert war for survival.
The little mixer
Lillian Nicholson Shearon
A seven-year-old Jewish girl navigating a Christian neighborhood becomes determined to secure a visit from Santa Claus, absorbing every tradition she encounters along the way.
The long arm of the Mounted
James French Dorrance
A Royal Canadian Mounted Police sergeant goes undercover to solve a rustling mystery.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 12, No. 325, August 2, 1828
Various
This collection of curiosities and commentary captures the restless, encyclopedic spirit of Georgian London, serving as a vibrant time capsule of 1828. It invites readers to survey a world of architectural debate, historical trivia, and scientific wonder.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 20, No. 573, October 27, 1832
Various
This collection offers a vibrant, eclectic window into the Victorian mind, blending historical curiosities, poignant verse, and worldly observations into a single, immersive snapshot of life in 1832.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 20, No. 575, November 10, 1832
Various
A miscellaneous compendium of historical sketches, descriptive poetry, and urban anecdotes, this periodical captures the vibrant intellectual curiosity and antiquarian tastes of early nineteenth-century Britain.
The Nerve of Foley, and Other Railroad Stories
Frank H. (Frank Hamilton) Spearman
High-speed railroading demands absolute nerve and endurance, pitting human flesh and blood against wild weather, sudden strikes, and massive machinery across the American plains.
The New Science of Controlled Breathing, Vol. 1 (of 2): The Secret of Strength, Energy and Beauty—Through Breath Control
Edward Lankow
Air is the vital fluid that animates our being, and the secret of true strength, energy, and beauty lies not in food or heavy muscle building, but in consciously controlled respiration.
The Poacher's Wife
Eden Phillpotts
A poacher's wife vows to clear her husband's name after he's accused of murder.
The Pomp of Yesterday
Joseph Hocking
An ordinary soldier wakes from the trenches with no memory of his past, only to find himself entangled in a web of wartime intrigue, lost identity, and deep spiritual awakening.
The Queen of the Pirate Isle
Bret Harte
A imaginative nine-year-old girl leads her playmates on a daring quest, unknowingly discovering a hidden fortune in the California hills.
The radio girls of Roselawn
Margaret Penrose
When two high-school chums construct a home radio station, an ordinary summer transforms into a tangle of secret broadcasts, missing cousins, and daring rescues.
The Register
William Dean Howells
Two boarding-house neighbors separated by a wall and an overheated register find their private grievances accidentally broadcast, sparking an intricate dance of pride, art, and reconciliation.
The Revenge: A Tragedy
Edward Young
A captive prince plots the destruction of the Spanish general who enslaved him, weaponizing jealousy to turn a hero against his bride and his truest friend.
The Review
Various
This collection chronicles early twentieth-century prison reform movements, detailing legislative battles, psychological testing of inmates, and the social campaigns aimed at transforming the American correctional system.
The southern literary messenger, Vol. I., No. 10, June, 1835
Various
Pages of mid-nineteenth-century thought open to reveal soaring lunar voyages, mountain roads, and revolutionary history, capturing the vibrant intellectual landscape of an era.
The Templeton Teapot: A Farce in One Act
Grace Cooke Strong
A priceless family heirloom drives a rebellious daughter to flee her stifling home, sparking a chaotic night of mistaken identities, supposed burglars, and unexpected romance.