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Sinister Paradise
Robert Moore Williams
A hard-boiled helicopter pilot lands on a shifting, time-lost Pacific island where ancient Aztec gold, fanatical killers, and holographic monsters born of forgotten science collide.
Sodom and Gomorrah, Texas
R. A. Lafferty
In a sun-scorched Texan sector of desolation, a census taker's impossible count of microscopic inhabitants unleashes ancient terrors and sudden atomic ruin.
Some Verses
Helen Hay Whitney
A quiet, melancholy journey through time, love, and loss, this collection of lyrical verse explores the fragile intersection of human desire and the relentless march of the natural world.
Songs of the unblind Cupid
J. Wm. (John William) Lloyd
Love is a leaping fire and a wild vine, a fountain of youth and a crying violin, tracing every shade of human devotion from the deep ache of the heart to the freedom of the open sky.
Sonny
Rick Raphael
A humble, rifle-toting mountain boy joins the Army, only to discover his deep-woods telepathic connection with his mother can shut down the entire world’s electrical grid with a single thought.
Spanish John: Being a Memoir, Now First Published in Complete Form, of the Early Life and Adventures of Colonel John McDonell, Known as "Spanish John," When a Lieutenant in the Company of St. James of the Regiment Irlandia, in the Service of the King of Spain Operating in Italy
William McLennan
A hot-headed Highland boy sets out for Rome, takes up the sword for Spain and the Jacobite cause, and learns the bitter cost of loyalty.
Strange Alliance
Bryce Walton
A psychology professor and his student discover they share an ancestral, supernatural inheritance that transcends their academic rationalism. They flee a provincial town, only to face a final confrontation with the superstitions they both loathe and embody.
The Adopted Son: The Story of Moses
James Hartwell Willard
God calls a shepherd from the desert to shatter an empire's chains and lead an ungrateful nation toward a land he will only ever see from afar.
The American historical novel (on American themes) before 1860
Ernest Erwin Leisy
Evolving from a personal wager into a lifelong literary mission, James Fenimore Cooper shaped the landscape of early American historical fiction by blending native wilderness, revolutionary tension, and maritime adventure.
The Automatic Maid-of-All-Work: A Possible Tale of the Near Future
M. L. Campbell
An inventor's automated domestic helper turns suburban family life upside down in this sharply observant, darkly comic late-nineteenth-century domestic satire.
The band played on
Lester Del Rey
The unheralded garbage man of a space station proves his worth when violent hurricanes trap everyone on Earth, threatening the livestock and livelihoods he holds dear.
The Boarded-Up House
Augusta Huiell Seaman
Two imaginative neighborhood girls slip into a shuttered, long-abandoned colonial mansion, unknowingly stumbling upon a decades-old family mystery waiting to be unlocked.
The Broncho Rider Boys with the Texas Rangers
Frank Fowler
The Broncho Rider Boys, three teenagers on an adventurous trek, find themselves entangled in the dangerous political landscape of the Mexican border, where they must confront smugglers, revolutionists, and the legendary Pancho Villa.
The Canadian Curler's Manual
James Bicket
When winter muffles up his cloak, And binds the mire like a rock, THEN to the loch the Curlers flock Wi' gleesome speed.
The changing of historic place names
Henry W. (Henry Wharton) Shoemaker
The names we give our towns, rivers, and mountains carry the weight of our shared history. When modern impulses erase them, we lose the tangible landmarks of our past.
The Chums of Scranton High out for the Pennant
Donald Ferguson
When a weather-worn hobo takes up residence with a struggling local family, a group of high-school ballplayers find their pennant race unexpectedly intertwined with a transformation that will alter the town forever.
The Crimson Banner
William D. (William David) Moffat
Baseball and collegiate duty shape a tense season at Belmont College as students rally behind their team to capture the coveted championship banner.
The cup
Tennyson, Alfred Tennyson, Baron
A tragic cup binds two lovers in blood while a faithful falcon seals a quiet Florentine redemption.
The Delinquent, Vol. IV, No. 7, July, 1914
Various
A prison is not merely a place of stone and iron, but a crucible where human spirits are broken, rebuilt, or left to languish in the dark machinery of the state.
The Empire of Love
W. J. (William James) Dawson
A call to embrace the radical love of Jesus as the essence of Christianity.
The Executor: Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine vol. LXXXIX
Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
A will upends a small town, leaving an attorney to search for a missing heir.
The Girl at Cobhurst
Frank R. Stockton
When a young man moves to a country estate to farm, the local matchmakers immediately set to work rearranging his romantic future.
The girl he left behind
Helen Beecher Long
When a small-town factory manager leaves for the battlefields of France, his capable secretary steps up to protect his business against conspirators, saboteurs, and labor unrest.
The glad lady
Amy Ella Blanchard
Sunlit Spanish mountains provide the backdrop for an American girl's lively summer of mistaken romances, cultural curiosities, and unexpected attachments.
The Great Experience
Julia Farr
A young Latter-day Saint missionary embarks on an eastern journey, discovering that faith, sacrifice, and unexpected romance can bridge the vast chasms between different worlds.
The High School Boys in Summer Camp
H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock
Spending their summer deep in the woods to train for the high school football team, a group of spirited teenagers find themselves entangled with a troubled fugitive, wild animals, and local mysteries.
The Holy Isle: A Legend of Bardsey Abbey
Ignatius, Father, O.S.B.
Guided by an angel through a vision of the past, a narrator witnesses centuries of prayer, fierce spiritual battles, and tragic martyrdom on a sacred Welsh island.
The Impending Sword: A Novel (Vol. 2 of 3)
Edmund Yates
An ostentatious actor crosses the Atlantic while a dark secret in Liverpool and a grieving wife in New York entangle a theatrical troupe in a web of murder and deception.
The Inside of the Cup
Winston Churchill
A prosperous rector in a fashionable city parish confronts a spiritual vacuum beneath his congregation's comfortable wealth, forcing him to question the doctrines he preaches and his own complicity in social neglect.
The Inside of the Cup
Winston Churchill
When an elite rector's spiritual awakening shatters his congregation's comfortable complacency, he must risk everything to align his faith with the realities of a modern, suffering world.
The Irish Penny Journal, Vol. 1 No. 39, March 27, 1841
Various
A weekly Victorian miscellany preserves the rich texture of mid-nineteenth-century Irish life through local history, folklore, and sharp journalistic debates.
The Last Look: A Tale of the Spanish Inquisition
William Henry Giles Kingston
A young widow and her husband face the ruthless machinery of the Spanish Inquisition as they quietly hold fast to their newfound Protestant faith.
The Last Penny and Other Stories
T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur
A humble cobbler, a daring revolutionary courier, and an idle retired hatter discover that true fulfillment lies in self-sacrifice, duty, and honest labor.
The magazine of history with notes and queries (Vol. I, No. 2)
Various
Early twentieth-century historical inquiry dissects foundational American myths, contrasting regional narratives with archival discoveries, firsthand correspondence, and forgotten local events.
The Martian Circe
Raymond F. Jones
When a hypnotic tavern singer lures lonely space miners into a fatal dream world, an investigative agent uncovers a terrifying Martian conspiracy stretching deep beneath the desert sands.
The martyrdom of Nurse Cavell: The life story of the victim of Germany's most barbarous crime
William Thomson Hill
An English nurse in occupied Brussels faces a secret military tribunal and a dawn firing squad for sheltering allied soldiers, leaving a legacy of quiet courage that shakes a world at war.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 12, No. 333, September 27, 1828
Various
Step into a vibrant 1828 snapshot of British and European culture, where ancient Scottish fire towers, bustling Cambridge fairs, and eccentric artists come vividly to life.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 19, No. 553, June 23, 1832
Various
This collection serves as a nineteenth-century digest, offering a sprawling, eclectic window into the Victorian era’s obsession with history, antiquities, and global curiosity.
The Native Soil
Alan Edward Nourse
A corporate troubleshooter arrives on rainy Venus to fix a failing mining operation, only to find that the alien swamp's staggering mess conceals a battle of wits.
The Nightingale, the Valkyrie and Raven, and Other Ballads
George Borrow
A captive bird sings in midnight shadow to reveal its true human form, while across Northern shores a raven tells a battle-maid of a young king’s bloody victories.
The Parables of the Saviour: The Good Child's Library, Tenth Book
Anonymous
HOOK This collection translates the familiar teachings of the New Testament into rhythmic, rhyming verse, designed to instruct young minds in moral discernment and faith through the lens of biblical storytelling.
The Queen of Farrandale: A Novel
Clara Louise Burnham
A down-on-his-luck veteran adopts a false name to infiltrate his wealthy, formidable aunt's estate, upending a conniving secretary's plans and finding unexpected family.
The Rainbow, After the Thunder-Storm
Anonymous
This gentle narrative follows a mother and daughter whose walk is interrupted by a sudden storm, leading to a profound lesson on faith, natural phenomena, and the comforting promises of the divine. It serves as an evocative window into the nineteenth-century tradition of moral instruction for children.
The Ramrodders: A Novel
Holman Day
A political dynasty clashes with modern reform in rural Maine as an aging boss and his idealistic grandson navigate a web of hypocrisy, power, and enduring romance.
The S. W. F. Club
Caroline Emilia Jacobs
A young girl's secret letter to a stranger uncle transforms a quiet Vermont village, sparking an unforgettable summer of imagination, friendship, and shared joy among family and neighbors.
The Sardonic Arm
Maxwell Bodenheim
Beneath the clatter of modern American life and its commercial greeds, sharp ironies and stark urban portraits expose the vulnerable, hidden machinery of human souls.
The second William Penn
W. H. (William Henry) Ryus
A true account of frontier life along the Santa Fe Trail, this book records the fragile truces, fierce clashes, and daily survival of the men who bridged the American East and West in the 1860s.
The Soul of a Nation
Philip Gibbs
On Armistice Day in 1920, London gathers to bury an unknown soldier, transforming a nation's collective grief into an enduring monument for the fallen of the Great War.