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Fan's silken string
Annette Lyster
A silken string—the quiet pull of conscience and family loyalty—haunts a young man as he drifts through a life of petty theft and wandering. This story follows the slow, difficult path of redemption.
Genesis!
R. R. (Russell Robert) Winterbotham
A driven scientist attempts to play god on a desolate, alien world, molding life from primordial slime and stolen bones. His crewmates must choose between witnessing this horror and fighting to preserve their own humanity.
Geoff's little sister
Evelyn R. Garratt
The duty of a child, when faced with sudden loss, is to hold the family together and guard the living. This story explores how a young boy assumes the mantle of protector when his world collapses.
Her brother's keeper
Agnes Giberne
When a brother's silent moral decline threatens to undo their shared future, a devoted sister's quiet faith becomes the sole bulwark against ruin.
I Like Martian Music
Charles E. Fritch
HOOK A Martian musician obsessed with finding the perfect concluding note for his symphony finds an unexpected, fatal source of inspiration when a human rocket crashes onto his desolate red planet.
In the Bad Lands
Bertrand W. Sinclair
In a landscape defined by brutal weather and isolation, a young rider must confront the violence festering within his own family.
Is This Your Likeness? A Scriptural Definition of Hypocrisy and Sincerity
J. (John) Church
The portrait of a believer is not found in a polished exterior, but in the internal, often messy reality of a heart seeking truth. This exploration invites readers to examine the genuine marks of sincerity against the backdrop of religious pretense.
Jubilation, U.S.A
G. L. Vandenburg
Two curious alien visitors mistake a small town’s boisterous marketing for an invitation to genuine fellowship, leading to a disastrous misunderstanding in a local saloon. This brisk, satirical short story serves as a sharp critique of human greed and the thin veneer of hospitality.
Julia Cary and her kitten
M. E. (Mary Esther) Miller
Julia Cary finds a way to mend her grieving heart when a small, furry companion helps her rediscover the simple joys of childhood. A gentle story of loss and healing, it follows a young girl’s summer journey from the lonely stillness of a city home to the bustling, affectionate warmth of her aunt and uncle’s farm.
Mary's Rainbow
Clementia
A gentle chronicle of domestic contentment, this narrative follows a young girl’s transition from city life to the serene, verdant surroundings of a convent school and a new country home.
Memoirs of Marguerite de Valois, Queen of Navarre
Marguerite, Queen, consort of Henry IV, King of France
The life of a sixteenth-century queen is a fragile architecture of political negotiation, religious conflict, and the constant, shifting loyalties of a royal court. These memoirs offer a rare, intimate view of power from the perspective of a woman caught between the warring factions of her husband, her brother, and…
Mrs. Gurney's apology
Mary Jary Gurney
A woman of high society rejects the constraints of a loveless marriage, asserting that the fulfillment of her own nature and the pursuit of love override the hollow expectations of her class.
My Rubaiyat
Sadakichi Hartmann
A wandering, meditative collection of verses, these stanzas invite the reader to abandon the search for grand, preordained truths in favor of finding beauty within the fleeting, often difficult circumstances of ordinary existence.
Oliver's Bride
Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
A man finds his hard-won path to marriage interrupted by a desperate, life-altering duty from his past. Haunted by an old indiscretion, he must reconcile his desire for a new life with the crushing weight of a promise he cannot escape.
Peter Merton's private mint
Harlan Ellison
A young executive discovers he can trade mundane historical documents for future-era wealth, but the consequences of playing with time prove far more complicated and chaotic than he ever imagined.
Poems
Mary Alice Walton
This collection of verses serves as a testament to the endurance of the human spirit when faced with profound physical and emotional loss. It offers a meditative, intensely personal look at finding divine purpose within the confines of suffering.
Slavery: What it was, what it has done, what it intends to do: Speech of Hon. Cydnor B. Tompkins, of Ohio
Cydnor Bailey Tompkins
Confronting the aggressive expansion of the slave power, an Ohio congressman marshals the foundational ideals of the American Revolution to defend free soil.
Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine
Jean de La Fontaine
A witty, irreverent collection of narrative poems, these stories explore the foibles of the clergy and the gullibility of the common folk with biting humor and grace.
Th' History o' Haworth Railway: fra' th' beginnin' to th' end, wi' an ackaant o' th' oppnin' serrimony
Bill o'th' Hoylus End
A community grapples with the absurdity of progress, turning a local infrastructure project into a grand, brawling, and deeply comedic spectacle of civic pride.
The Airplane Boys among the Clouds
John Luther Langworthy
The dawn of the aviation age arrives with a roar of engines and the promise of endless skies. Two young pilots face treacherous rivals and violent storms to prove that ingenuity, rather than recklessness, conquers the clouds.
The Angel of Lonesome Hill
Frederick Landis
A devoted mother’s faith in a dream leads her aging husband on a desperate journey to the White House to secure a presidential pardon for their long-imprisoned son.
The battle of Harlem Heights
Thomas Addis Emmet
This work serves as an impassioned, eyewitness-informed defense of historical accuracy, challenging the popular consensus regarding the precise location of the 1776 Battle of Harlem Heights.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 15: 1 Esdras: The Challoner Revision
Unknown
A broken people return from exile to rebuild their temple and purify their community, discovering that constructing a wall is far easier than maintaining a singular faith.
The Chocolate Soldier
C. T. (Charles Thomas) Studd
The fundamental challenge posed here is whether faith should be a comfortable, decorative sentiment or a radical, life-altering commitment to action. It serves as a blunt instrument to break through the complacency of modern religious life.
The Christmas gift
Oliver Optic
The holiday season serves as a transformative stage for four cousins, who discover that the true spirit of Christmas lies not in receiving, but in the deliberate and thoughtful relief of those in need.
The Council of Dogs
Anonymous
A gathering of dogs meets on an open plain to air their grievances and demand the recognition they believe they are owed by the poets of the day.
The Electoral Votes of 1876: Who Should Count Them, What Should Be Counted, and the Remedy for a Wrong Count
David Dudley Field
In the uncertain shadow of the disputed 1876 presidential election, a noted legal mind examines the constitutional machinery governing the count. The work serves as a reasoned appeal for legislative clarity and democratic accountability.
The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 29, May 27, 1897: A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls
Various
The world in 1897 unfolds through the pages of a weekly magazine, capturing the frantic pulse of global politics, colonial ambition, and the curious inventions of a rapidly modernizing age.
The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 58, December 16, 1897: A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls
Various
This weekly magazine serves as a bridge for young readers to the wider world, transforming the sprawling, often chaotic news of 1897 into a digestible, continuous narrative of global progress and peril.
The High School Boys' Training Hike
H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock
Six high school athletes embark on a summer hike to harden their bodies for the gridiron, only to find themselves tested by outlaws, emergencies, and the moral complexities of the adult world.
The Inside of the Cup
Winston Churchill
The rector of a fashionable congregation finds his faith unraveled when he confronts the stark, unforgiving realities of the urban poor. His comfortable existence as a clergyman of the status quo dissolves, forcing a radical, soul-searching choice between his ecclesiastical career and his conscience.
The Log House by the Lake: A Tale of Canada
William Henry Giles Kingston
Dispossessed of their fortune and pushed to the Canadian frontier, an English family must trade a life of ease for the rugged demands of survival in the wilderness.
The Marooner
Charles A. Stearns
The quiet, balding engineer Mr. Wordsley discovers a haunting paradise at the edge of the universe, only to find himself trapped there by his own secret defiance and his captain’s dark, unresolved history.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 14, No. 403, December 5, 1829
Various
This collection offers a window into the intellectual appetite of the 1829 reader, blending travelogue, moral instruction, and scientific curiosity. It captures a moment when the world felt both vast, mysterious, and increasingly mapped.
The Ordeal of Richard Feverel
George Meredith
A young man’s collision with his father’s rigid intellectual blueprints for his life leads to an inevitable, heartbreaking confrontation between cold theory and human passion.
The Philistine
Various
A restless, defiant spirit animates this small periodical, serving as a sharp-tongued manifesto for those who find the conventional literary and social standards of the late nineteenth century stiflingly dull. It presents itself not as a polished volume, but as an insurgent voice, eager to dismantle the pomposity…
The Sabbath
John Martindale Farrar
The observance of the seventh day serves as a divine anchor for the soul, promising national prosperity and individual peace to those who honor its sacred stillness.
The shrine
Walter J. Sheldon
A cynical journalist travels to a remote Japanese shrine, only to find himself clashing with a powerful monk who claims to hold the key to manipulating reality itself.
The thin match
Henry S. (Henry St. Clair) Whitehead
The life of an imperfect object becomes a testament to courage when a discarded match finds its purpose in a frozen wilderness. This story explores how the most overlooked among us can ultimately hold the spark of salvation.
The World English Bible (WEB): Jonah
Anonymous
A reluctant messenger discovers that fleeing from a divine mandate is impossible, only to find that his success brings him more resentment than joy.
The World English Bible (WEB): Judges
Anonymous
The legacy of a fractured nation unfolds through a cycle of rebellion, oppression, and reluctant leadership. It is a stark chronicle of a people struggling to define their identity in a lawless landscape.
Wayside Sketches in Tasmania
S. H. (Samuel Henry) Wintle
The North East Coast of Tasmania serves as both a rugged frontier and a sanctuary for those seeking the sublime, where nature’s grandeur often dwarfs the modest efforts of colonial settlement.
Weymouth New Testament in Modern Speech, 1 Thessalonians
Richard Francis Weymouth
This letter serves as a bridge of encouragement and guidance, written by a mentor to a young community navigating the challenges of faith under duress. It remains a testament to the endurance of early communal bonds and the power of shared hope.
What Will He Do with It?
Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron
The enigma of human potential rests in a simple, haunting inquiry: when life offers a fresh start or a sudden reversal of fortune, what shape will a person’s future take? This narrative probes the hidden depths of character, demonstrating that the worth of a life is rarely measured by the grandeur of one’s inheritance.
Winter Butterflies in Bolinas
Mary D. Barber
A gentle, rhythmic chronicle of the Monarch butterfly, this work captures the seasonal pilgrimage of these creatures to the California coast. It is a quiet meditation on the mysteries of natural instinct and the fragile beauty of life.
Zicci: A Tale
Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron
This atmospheric tale of obsession and forbidden knowledge explores the boundaries of human reach, where the pursuit of immortality demands the cold sacrifice of everything that makes life worth living.
A hat in the radio ring
Garret Smith
The dawn of the radio age turns political campaigning into a high-stakes, invisible battlefield where the truth is easily hijacked by those who control the airwaves.
A Romance of Youth
François Coppée
This reflective novel captures the fleeting, often melancholic transition from the bright, naive hopes of early adulthood to the complicated, heavy realities of middle age in 19th-century Paris.