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Seven Lectures on the United Kingdom for use in India: Reissued for use in the United Kingdom
Halford John Mackinder
A photographic journey across land and sea connects the distant outposts of empire to the crowded heart of Britain, revealing an interconnected world built on history, industry, and naval power.
Snowstorm on Mars
Merwin, Sam, Jr.
A storm breaks across a rugged, terraformed Mars where invisible, electricity-devouring entities have seized control of the station's prize cattle, threatening the fragile frontier world as a heavily pregnant pioneer gives birth.
Some great American books
Dallas Lore Sharp
Discover a personal, highly engaging pathway through the milestones of American literature, designed to awaken a lifelong love for reading and national letters.
Spaceman's luck
George O. (George Oliver) Smith
Gordon Holt trades the sterile honor of being the first man on the moon for a far more lucrative ambition: engineering a worldwide rescue spectacle to guarantee a lifetime of fame, fortune, and public adoration.
The Aviator and the Weather Bureau
Ford A. (Ford Ashman) Carpenter
An early exploration of the vital partnership between pioneer aviation and meteorology, detailing flight training and upper-air studies in southern California.
The Brain Sinner
Alan Edward Nourse
An alien telepath lands secretly on Earth to pave the way for conquest, only to be abruptly killed by a terrified farmer—leaving human security agents and telepathic outcasts to untangle the deadly fallout.
The Captured Scout of the Army of the James: A Sketch of the Life of Sergeant Henry H. Manning, of the Twenty-fourth Mass. Regiment
H. Clay (Henry Clay) Trumbull
A young Massachusetts soldier endures the brutal trials of Civil War imprisonment, a harrowing escape across Confederate territory, and a lingering physical decline, sustaining his faith and patriotism to the end.
The Career of Claudia
Frances Mary Peard
A quiet, observant young woman steps into the traditional English countryside with modern ambitions, only to find her self-assurance tested by the unpredictable turns of the heart.
The daughter of Jorio
Gabriele D'Annunzio
Deep in the stubborn, archaic valleys of the Abruzzi, an innocent shepherd and a hunted outcast become bound by a tragic, transcendent love that defies ancient curses.
The Deeds Carillon and Carillon Park
Anonymous
The Deeds Carillon and Carillon Park preserves the creation of a landmark Dayton sanctuary, tracing the transformation of a swamp into a monument of music, engineering, and history.
The Dual Alliance
Marjorie Benton Cooke
HOOK A weary politician and a star actress enter a marriage of convenience to escape their loneliness, only to discover that the most dangerous gamble is the one they take with their own hearts.
The Fall of Archy House
Tom W. Harris
When a broadcast glitch accidentally unleashes millions of 3-D video projections across America, an arrogant network mogul must stop his own digital clones from taking over the country.
The Frozen North
Richard Mayde
Beyond the dense northern forests lie vast, frozen wastes where human endurance is tested against unrelenting cold, towering icebergs, and ancient volcanic fires.
The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII, No. 370, January 29, 1887
Various
A Victorian weekly miscellany combining serialized fiction, educational music history, natural history observations, dressmaking instructions, and chatty editorial correspondence for young women.
The glue book
J. A. (James Arthur) Taggart
Improper handling ruins vast amounts of daily glue, turning sturdy craftwork into wasted effort through simple oversight and excessive heat.
The Golden Boys With the Lumber Jacks
L. P. (Levi Parker) Wyman
When Christmas break derails into a northern timber war, two college brothers trade fraternity warmth for snow-shoes, forged legal injunctions, ghost hoaxes, and a desperate midnight rescue.
The History of Whittington
Davies, William, Head-master of Carnarvon School
Tracing the rugged borderlands of Shropshire and Wales, this local history resurrects the legendary exploits of the medieval Fitz-Gwarine family and the picturesque ruins of Whittington Castle.
The Infamous Life of John Church, the St. George's Fields Preacher: From His Infancy Up to His Trial and Conviction, With His Confession, Sent in a Letter to the Rev. Mr. L--, Two Days After His Attack on Adam Foreman, at Vauxhall, With Clerical Remarks by the Same Gentleman
Anonymous
An abandoned foundling rises to pulpit prominence in Regency London before a web of scandalous liaisons, extortion, and criminal prosecution exposes the dark underbelly of popular Dissent.
The Maugham Obsession
August Derleth
An eccentric inventor creates a robot so startlingly realistic that the boundary between creator and machine begins to dissolve with terrifying ambiguity.
The Protector
Betsy Curtis
A visiting heavyweight boxer and his earthy manager discover that an unscrupulous mining boss is systematically driving an empathetic alien race to suicide through relentless verbal abuse.
The Red Lily
Anatole France
An intense affair between a married countess and a sensitive sculptor unravels under the weight of obsessive jealousy and haunting past attachments as they navigate the glittering, political circles of Paris and Florence.
The valley of lost herds
W. C. (Wilbur C.) Tuttle
An empire built on bone and bullet cracks open when a cattle baron discovers his fiercest enemy wears his blood.
Through Bosnia and Herzegovina with a Paint Brush
Whitwell, Edward Robson, Mrs.
Hook Through the eyes of an artist, a journey unfolds across the rugged, mountainous frontier of the Balkan Peninsula during a period of profound political uncertainty.
War Experiences and the Story of the Vicksburg Campaign from "Milliken's Bend" to July 4, 1863: being an accurate and graphic account of campaign events taken from the diary of Capt. J.J. Kellogg, of Co. B 113th Illinois volunteer infantry
J. J. (John Jackson) Kellogg
These intimate recollections capture the visceral reality of the Vicksburg campaign, blending the grim mechanics of siege warfare with the irrepressible, often dark humor of men caught in a struggle for survival.
War in Heaven
Fletcher Pratt
Realistic space warfare requires spherical warships, solid-shot ammunition, and strategic battles for oxygen bases, discarding impossible ray guns for cold, hard physics.
Whittier at close range
Frances C. Sparhawk
Step into the sunlit garden room of a quiet New England home, where a beloved poet shares his quiet days, enduring memories, and deep spiritual faith.
Work of the Colored Law and Order League, Baltimore, Md
James H. N. Waring
Stirred to action by the devastation of the Atlanta riot, a dedicated group of Black citizens in Baltimore banded together to purge their neighborhoods of predatory saloons and protect their children's future.
A Catalogue of Books Published by Methuen and Company, February, 1908
Methuen & Co.
This ledger of literary ambition captures the heartbeat of the Edwardian reading public, offering a panoramic view of the intellectual and aesthetic marketplace at the dawn of the twentieth century. It serves as a static moment in time, documenting the reach of a prominent publisher at the height of the British…
A Letter From the Fire: Being an Account of the Great Chicago Fire
Thomas Dove Foster
Written on All Hallowe'en in 1871, a young immigrant's firsthand account captures the terrifying beauty and total devastation of the Great Chicago Fire as it reduces a booming metropolis to ashes.
A List To Starboard: 1909
Francis Hopkinson Smith
This tale of a foundering steamer captures the tension between a stoic captain and his panicked passengers, exploring the thin line between professional duty and the instinct for self-preservation. It is a bracing, tautly constructed drama of the sea.
A People's Man
E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim
When a charismatic outsider enters the turbulent world of British politics, he must choose between a revolutionary strike and the subtle temptations of power.
A Romance of Youth
François Coppée
An aspiring poet's sudden literary triumph in Paris masks a bitter social labyrinth and a heartbreaking betrayal among those he holds most dear.
A Woodland Queen ('Reine des Bois')
André Theuriet
In a quiet French village surrounded by ancient woods, a secret blood tie shatters a young woman's engagement and alters three lives forever.
Abraham Lincoln's Religion
Madison Clinton Peters
Lincoln’s faith was a quiet, unconventional force that guided him through the nation’s darkest hours. This examination explores how a man defined by honesty and service lived a deeply spiritual life outside the bounds of institutional church membership.
Address of President Roosevelt at St. Louis, Missouri, October 2, 1907
Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt’s 1907 address in St. Louis outlines a sweeping vision for federal oversight of national waterways, infrastructure, and corporate power.
Adrift in a Boat
William Henry Giles Kingston
A midshipman and his young friend, separated from a seaside picnic by a treacherous tide, find their survival resting on the mercy of the sea and the shifting loyalties of war.
'All's Well!'
John Oxenham
Born from the grief and sacrifice of the First World War, these poems offer comfort to the brokenhearted while demanding a renewed, righteous world from those who survive.
Andiron Tales
John Kendrick Bangs
An imaginative boy falls asleep by the library hearth and journeys into the clouds with the sentient tools of his fireplace. This whimsical adventure blends nonsense verse, fantastical travel, and the secret, bustling lives of household objects.
Bert Wilson in the Rockies
J. W. Duffield
Three young travelers foil a train robbery on their way west, only to plunge headlong into ranch life, grizzly bears, and an impending Indian outbreak in the Rocky Mountains.
Billy Baxter's Letters
William J. Kountz
Beneath a veneer of late-nineteenth-century slang and chaotic escapades, a sharp-eyed observer recounts the comic missteps and private sorrows of urban life.
Bonny bairns
Amy Ella Blanchard
Simple things awaken wonder when a child looks at the world, turning everyday moments of play and comfort into quiet magic.
Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 435: Volume 17, New Series, May 1, 1852
Various
In May 1852, a popular Scottish weekly gathers public controversies, social observations, personal memoirs, and literary portraits into an engaging snapshot of mid-nineteenth-century intellectual life.
Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art, No. 717, September 22, 1877
Various
A Victorian periodical compendium blending domestic serial fiction, eclectic historical oddities, investigative social notes, and lyrical melancholy, offering a panoramic weekly window into late-nineteenth-century curiosity and moral reflection.
Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art, No. 753, June 1, 1878
Various
A snapshot of late-nineteenth-century life reveals the extraordinary journeys of self-made men, the quiet resilience of village elders, and the curious marvels of science and society.
Children's Edition of Touching Incidents and Remarkable Answers to Prayer
S. B. (Solomon Benjamin) Shaw
Simple children's prayers pierce hardened hearts, heal blindness, and guide lost souls safely toward heaven across a landscape of profound nineteenth-century faith and sorrow.
Christmas under three flags
Mary Emily Donelson Wilcox
Through three distinct cultural windows, this book captures the warmth, wonder, and lasting traditions of nineteenth-century Christmases celebrated in Washington, Berlin, and San Antonio.
Consolation in Life and Death, Derived from the Life of Christ: Being the substance of a sermon on the death of Mrs. Turner, preached at the Surrey Tabernacle, on Sunday evening, the 15th of August, 1824
J. (John) Church
Death is not a final defeat for the faithful, but a gentle passage guided by an unchanging divine companion through the shadows of mortal suffering.
Critical Remarks on Sir Charles Grandison, Clarissa, and Pamela (1754)
Unknown
A sharp mind pulls back the curtain on mid-eighteenth-century literary sensations, exposing the moral hypocrisies hiding behind popular prose.