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Telephoning to Santa Claus
John D. MacDonald
Two young girls use a make-believe telephone on Christmas Eve to call Mrs. Santa Claus, demanding gifts until their requested skates and muff literally drop through a trapdoor.
The Boy Ranchers
Willard F. Baker
A wild western adventure and a paleontological mystery collide when eastern city cousins visit a ranch and uncover a prehistoric secret.
The Boy Scouts Patrol
Ralph Victor
Four teenage boys form a local Boy Scout patrol in the Palisades, navigating river rescues, hidden currency, and local mischief makers.
The Bride of the Nile
Georg Ebers
Set against a decaying Egyptian capital and a vibrant new Arab city, this historical drama follows a young nobleman navigating religious strife, forbidden love, and family betrayal.
The Christian Sabbath: Is It of Divine Origin?
John E. (John Eleazer) Remsburg
Is the Christian Sunday truly of divine origin, or is it a historical artifact propped up by tradition and state power?
The Doorway
Evelyn E. Smith
An unhappy husband steps through his study door at a pretentious salon gathering, only to step into an alternate reality where he married his old flame instead.
The Enchanted Island
Fannie Louise Apjohn
A prince marooned on a haunted isle must undo the dark sorcery binding four island kingdoms before he can reclaim his throne.
The Falling Flag: Evacuation of Richmond, Retreat and Surrender at Appomattox
Edward M. Boykin
The final chapter of a lost cause unfolds in this stark, intimate journal of a cavalry officer’s retreat from the burning capital of the Confederacy to the quiet fields of Appomattox.
The Grand Cham's Diamond: A Play in One Act
Allan Monkhouse
A suburban family's mundane evening is upended when a priceless diamond lands in their living room, sparking a chaotic and comedic battle of wits.
The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 31, June 10, 1897: A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls
Various
A late-nineteenth-century weekly magazine for young readers tracks global politics, domestic strikes, and scientific marvels with remarkable earnestness.
The Infra-Medians
Sewell Peaslee Wright
When Pete steps into his friend's laboratory machine to rescue his lost companions, he crosses into a desolate realm where shadow-beings crave the finality of death.
The Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, March 1865
Unknown
A Catholic periodical defends the Church against Protestant claims of anti-biblical bias while documenting medieval Irish episcopal successions and the Holy See’s historical role.
The Jeffersonians, 1801-1829
Unknown
When bitter political factions brought the young American republic to the brink of civil war, calm leadership and unexpected territorial expansion charted a turbulent new course for the nation.
The Kansas University science bulletin, Vol. I, No. 8, September 1902
Unknown
HOOK Within the quiet chambers of insect reproductive cells lies a microscopic dance of chromosomes that quietly reshapes our understanding of heredity.
The King's Sons
George Manville Fenn
The young princes of Wessex would far rather play at broadswords than sit with a book, but their plump tutor knows that a true ruler needs more than a sharp blade.
The Link
Alan Edward Nourse
For millennia, a peaceful space-faring civilization has fled an ancient enemy, hiding in the shadows of the stars. But two young dreamers decide it is time to turn and face the hunters.
The long question
David Mason
A television game show contestant is isolated on a remote island for what should be two months, but as the months quietly stretch into years, he loses track of time and builds an entire alternate history of the future.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 14, No. 395, October 24, 1829
Various
Step into an eclectic 1829 journal chronicling historical London landmarks, perilous sea voyages, musical genius, and curious customs from across the globe.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 17, No. 492, June 4, 1831
Various
Journey through a nineteenth-century weekly miscellany filled with forgotten boroughs, royal anecdotes, dramatic sketches of ancient kings, and tales of remote island utopias.
The Monster
S. M. Tenneshaw
A secret experiment in the Arizona desert turns a hubristic scientist into a bloodthirsty beast. When cosmic rays rewrite his biology, a routine rocket launch becomes a nightmare that threatens everyone around him.
The Pan-Angles: A Consideration of the Federation of the Seven English-Speaking Nations
Sinclair Kennedy
The world’s English-speaking nations stand at a crossroads where they must either unite in a formal federation or risk being overwhelmed by the rising power of competing global empires. This urgent call for a unified political structure argues that shared language and democratic tradition are the essential…
The Philistines
Arlo Bates
Beneath the polished surface of Boston high society, ambition, hypocrisy, and hidden compromises corrupt the lives of artists and socialites alike.
The Piper and the Reed
Robert Winkworth Norwood
A lyrical journey from the primal dawn of the cosmos to the eternal triumph of human love and divine companionship.
The Plot That Failed
Nicholas (House name) Carter
A master detective unravels a web of deceit, abduction, and murder, exposing a sinister plot that threatens a wealthy family.
The Sabbath, the Crystal Palace, and the People
James Baldwin Brown
A thoughtful examination of the Sabbath, the Crystal Palace, and their impact on society, exploring the balance between religious observance and public engagement.
The Story of Jessie
Mabel Quiller-Couch
When a cherished granddaughter is abruptly snatched away to a bleak city life, an elderly country couple and a resilient child must hold onto faith through years of agonizing separation.
The Story of My Life
Georg Ebers
Growing up in Berlin amid artistic neighbors, royal chaplains, and revolutionary fervor, a perceptive boy absorbs the vibrant cultural and political awakening of nineteenth-century Prussia.
The taming of Nan
Ethel Carnie Holdsworth
A marriage held together by habit and endurance faces its ultimate test when a railway porter crippled by an industrial accident and his shrewish wife are uprooted from Lancashire's industrial grit to the quiet hills of Cherrydale.
The Thin Santa Claus: The Chicken Yard That Was a Christmas Stocking
Ellis Parker Butler
A widow discovers a small fortune in her chicken coop on Christmas morning, only to be visited by a desperate, suspicious stranger claiming to be a health inspector.
The Three Cutters
Frederick Marryat
When a gentleman smuggler seizes a wealthy lord's yacht, class lines blur into a charming maritime game of wit, romance, and polite rebellion.
The Tiger Lily
George Manville Fenn
Trapped between a dangerous, veiled countess and a faithful sweetheart across the seas, a brilliant young artist plunges into a vortex of obsessive passion and studio scandal.
The True History of the Kentish Lawyer: with an account of the extraordinary marriage of his son
Anonymous
A young Kentish man undergoes a profound religious conversion after falling into a London cellar, resisting his father’s relentless efforts to break his piety until an extraordinary marriage seals their final, unexpected destiny.
The Twickenham Peerage
Richard Marsh
When a notorious long-lost peer is supposedly found, a web of imposture, financial scheming, and unexpected domestic devotion reshapes high and low London society.
The Two Shipmates
William Henry Giles Kingston
Separated on the eve of their wedding by the ruthless press-gang, two devoted sweetouts brave years of peril, shipwreck, and distant seas before finding their way home.
The White Virgin
George Manville Fenn
A young engineer, a secretive soldier's daughter, and an unprincipled brother collide in a mountain dale where hidden lead veins match the explosive, volatile passions underground.
Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. LXX, Dec. 1910: Tests of Creosoted Timber, Paper No. 1168
W. B. (William Benjamin) Gregory
This technical report documents the physical endurance of creosoted pine beams, providing a rare, data-driven look at how wood preservatives perform after decades of real-world exposure to the elements.
Under a Charm: A Novel. Vol. I
E. Werner
A young man returns to his ancestral estate to reclaim his birthright from a mother who has long manipulated his life from afar. This tale of hidden motives and stubborn pride unfolds against a landscape of shifting political loyalties and deep-seated family resentment.
Water Baptism: A Pagan and Jewish Rite but not Christian, Proven by Scripture and History Confirmed by the Lives of Saints Who Were Never Baptized with Water
James H. Moon
A rigorous scriptural examination reveals water baptism as an ancient pagan and Jewish custom rather than an enduring Christian ordinance.
Where sunlight falls
Ruth Collie
When daily burdens feel too heavy and worries crowd the mind, small comforts and quiet resilience can transform the hardest journey into a path of unexpected grace.
World Without Glamor
Stephen Marlowe
When a luxury tourist ship from Earth arrives on the dusty, hardscrabble colony planet of Talbor, two disillusioned colonists discover that their romanticized fantasies of civilization are entirely a mirage.
Boy Scouts on a Long Hike
Archibald Lee Fletcher
A high-stakes hike across Indiana tests eight Boy Scouts when a series of unexpected emergencies turns their routine trophy attempt into a true wilderness rescue mission.
Card Trick
John Berryman
A biochemist’s life is upended when a run of incredible luck at a poker table leads to a confrontation with a clandestine society of individuals possessing psychic abilities.
Chattanooga or Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge from Moccasin Point
Wood, Bradford Ripley, Jr.
This firsthand account of the 1863 battles for Chattanooga offers a rare, high-altitude perspective on the pivotal Union victory that secured the gateway to the Deep South.
Elder Conklin
Frank Harris
The prairie frontier is a crucible where shifting loyalties and rigid moralities collide. A young schoolmaster, an inscrutable patriarch, and his restless daughter navigate a landscape defined by both vast, indifferent nature and the encroaching reach of federal law.
Grandmother Puss
Unknown
A grave and bespectacled cat strikes a bargain with a courageous little mouse to defeat a common enemy, teaching a spoiled grandson the true meaning of honor and duty.
Harper's Young People, December 7, 1880: An Illustrated Monthly
Various
A young boy runs away to join the circus, trading the monotony of his home life for the promise of adventure and an endless supply of peanuts.
History of Company F, 1st Regiment, R.I. Volunteers, during the spring and summer of 1861
Charles H. Clarke
Leaving their daily trades behind at the President's urgent call, a company of Rhode Island volunteers marches off to defend a vulnerable Washington and fight at Bull Run.
Margaret Tudor: A Romance of Old St. Augustine
Annie T. (Annie Toomer) Colcock
Captured by Spanish forces in 1670 Florida, an Englishwoman struggles to save her betrothed from a dungeon while navigating the treacherous, shifting alliances of a colonial outpost.