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Jesse F. (Jesse Franklin) Bone
When her television tube blows out, a lonely suburban woman accidentally opens a gateway to another world—and receives a startling diagnosis from a visitor who looks suspiciously like the devil.
Harper's Young People, November 16, 1880: An Illustrated Monthly
Various
A quiet winter night in rural New Hampshire, a narrow escape from a poisoned meal in Arizona, and a living-room theater performance show the many ways nineteenth-century children learn about the world.
Kaiuolani
I. William Adams
An empire falls and a young princess rides to reclaim its future amid political turmoil and the rising tide of foreign ambition in the Pacific.
Legend of Barkhamsted Light House: A Tale from the Litchfield Hills of Connecticut
Lewis Sprague Mills
A wealthy maiden defies her father's harsh decree to marry an Indian youth, carving out a resilient, hidden life on a rugged Connecticut mountain where generations shape a legendary frontier settlement.
Lincoln's Use of the Bible
S. Trevena Jackson
This biographical study explores the profound role of the King James Bible in shaping the intellect, morality, and prose style of the sixteenth American president. It gathers testimonials, personal letters, and political speeches to illustrate how Lincoln’s lifelong immersion in scripture provided him with both a…
Mated from the Morgue: A Tale of the Second Empire
John Augustus O'Shea
On the Left Bank of imperial Paris, a penniless young Irishman named O'Hara navigates the bohemian freedoms and sudden despairs of the Latin Quarter alongside a seasoned Bonaparte veteran, stumbling through romantic entanglements and a bloodless duel before finding his fortunes momentarily altered.
Next year
Harry Pick
A massive emigration of two thousand Britons journeys across the Atlantic and into the Canadian Northwest to carve out new homes on the raw Saskatchewan frontier.
Notes and Queries, Number 35, June 29, 1850: A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc
Various
This mid-nineteenth-century weekly periodical gathers antiquarian curiosities, historical notes, and erudite inquiries, offering a fascinating cross-section of Victorian scholarship and shared scholarly conversation.
Nothing to Say: A Slight Slap at Mobocratic Snobbery, Which Has 'Nothing to Do' with 'Nothing to Wear'
Q. K. Philander Doesticks
A clever satirical defense of the wealthy dismantles populist cant as Charity escorts a cringing demon through New York institutions and Arctic wastes to prove that true philanthropy belongs to the rich.
One of Our Conquerors
George Meredith
Caught between social convention and an irregular marriage, an ambitious man builds a grand estate while his secret life slowly unravels beneath the weight of Victorian propriety.
Our Sabbaths in Danger: A Sermon, deprecating the contemplated opening of the Crystal Palace on the Lord's-Day
Daniel Moore
The sacred quiet of the weekly day of rest faces a modern threat from the proposed Sunday opening of a grand exhibition, stirring urgent moral questions for the nation.
Pirates: A comedy in one act
Colin Clements
In a quiet English parlor, an afternoon visit unravels into a chaotic web of small-town rumors when a harmless stroll with a married doctor is mistaken for a scandalous elopement.
Point Lace and Diamonds
George Augustus Baker
HOOK This collection of light verse captures the glittering, hollow, and fiercely social world of New York’s late 19th-century elite.
Port Sunlight
T. Raffles (Thomas Raffles) Davison
An industrial village built on shared prosperity proves that high art and sound business sense can shape working-class homes without sliding into philanthropic patronage or dismal uniformity.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 109, October 19 1895
Various
A satirical snapshot of late-Victorian British life, this volume captures the anxieties, absurdities, and eccentricities of 1895 through biting wit, theatrical court reports, and verse.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, February 16, 1916
Various
Amid wartime rations, Zeppelin scares, and diplomatic friction, a London satirical weekly lampoons society, chronicles frontline absurdities, and reviews the cultural landscape of 1916 Britain.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, September 10, 1892
Various
The wit of late Victorian London lives on in these pages, capturing the restless, satirical spirit of a world obsessed with news cycles, social decorum, and the absurdities of daily life. This collection serves as a vibrant, multifaceted mirror of a bygone era.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 150, May 24, 1916
Various
A satirical chronicle of a nation at war, this collection of wit, verse, and commentary captures the stoicism and sharp-edged absurdity of life in Britain during the spring of 1916.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, June 18, 1919
Various
This collection captures the wry, exhausted, and oddly hopeful pulse of London in the immediate aftermath of the Great War. It is a snapshot of a nation struggling to balance solemn remembrance with the absurdity of daily life.
Susâni: 1901
Louis Becke
A fragile girl, touched by both illness and what some call divinity, binds the souls of two transient observers in a remote Pacific lagoon. This brief, meditative narrative captures the fading twilight of a native community through the lens of a singular, haunting life.
Teddy's Button
Amy Le Feuvre
A golden-haired village boy obsessed with military glory learns that his fiercest battlefield lies not in a soldier's war, but within his own turbulent heart.
The Bible, King James version, Book 53: 2 Thessalonians
Anonymous
Amidst persecution and confusion regarding the end of days, an ancient apostolic letter urges steadfast faith, quiet labor, and unwavering adherence to received tradition.
The Black Troopers, and other stories
Anonymous
From Australian sheep stations to coastal English smuggling and ancestral country estates, these nineteenth-century tales explore human frailty, conscience, and redemption.
The Breaking Crucible, and Other Translations of German Hymns
James W. (James Waddel) Alexander
A soul moves from the fires of earthly affliction to the beauty of creation, arriving finally at an unshakeable faith grounded in redemption.
The Crimson Flash
Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell
A mysterious crimson flash, a lost diamond ring, and a bustling three-ring circus draw a former boxing champion into a web of secret service intrigue and wild animal encounters.
The Disowned
Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron
Disowned by his father and navigating the unforgiving streets of London, a young man must choose between false pride and the painful path to self-made redemption.
The fatal three, vol. II
M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
A conscientious wife discovers a dark, destabilizing secret about her husband's past, forcing a painful separation born of religious conviction and rigid moral duty.
The Last West
G. B. Warren
Across soaring alpine heights and rugged western coasts, solitary prospectors, daring alpinists, and gentle spirits find their fates entwined with the majestic wilderness of the frontier.
The Little Review, September 1916 (Vol. 3, No. 6)
Various
Amid the turbulent social currents of 1916, a radical literary magazine demands artistic integrity and fights fiercely against the hypocrisy of labor and law alike.
The Mynns' Mystery
George Manville Fenn
When an aging miser dies suddenly, a greedy cousin and a mysterious claimant clash over a gloomy estate, exposing dark secrets hidden behind brick and memory.
The Parisians
Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron
An ambitious Englishman in Paris is drawn into a web of high finance, political ferment, and a haunting romance as the Second Empire approaches its sudden, dramatic collapse.
The Philistine
Various
Beneath the quiet surface of a nineteenth-century periodical, an eclectic chorus of essayists, poets, and satirists debates the burdens of labor, the myths of tradition, and the freedom of individual expression.
The Sun-Death
Stanley Whiteside
Driven by a dying pilot's reckless obsession with Earth, a rogue spaceship hurtles toward the sun while mutiny brews in the dark corridors below.
The toll-keepers
Benjamin Clarke
A meandering collection of true naval logs, rural homesteads, colonial travels, and moral anecdotes offers young readers a glimpse into Victorian curiosity and adventure.
The tragedy of Monomoy Beach
Clarkson P. (Clarkson Paine) Bearse
Where the Atlantic pounds the shifting sand bars of Cape Cod, a routine rescue mission turns into a devastating test of human endurance and local courage.
The Unthinking Destroyer
Rog Phillips
An unsuspecting terrestrial garden harvest suddenly reveals the terrifying vulnerability of alien civilizations to human clumsiness.
The wounded
Philip José Farmer
A pair of special three-dimensional glasses reveals the unseen presence of Cupid roaming a modern high-society party, carrying a violin case and facing an unexpected ambush by love.
Tired Church Members
Anna Bartlett Warner
Worldly compromises drain the spiritual vitality of believers, but true refreshment is found in unreserved devotion to Christ and wholesome, purposeful living.
Under a Charm: A Novel. Vol. II
E. Werner
Caught between family loyalty and a rising storm, a proud heir must choose between the lands of his ancestors and the woman who disdains him.
Villegagnon: A Tale of the Huguenot Persecution
William Henry Giles Kingston
Amid the height of religious persecution in sixteenth-century France, a young noble seeks safety and a new beginning across the Atlantic. This tale navigates the perils of colonial ambition and the search for sanctuary.
Visibility—Zero
Myron M. (Myron Morris) Stearns
A pilot risks his reputation, his relationship, and his life by taking an anxious passenger into a blinding winter blizzard.
A Campfire Girl's Happiness
Jane L. Stewart
The resilience of youth and the power of sisterhood face a grave test when a group of campers finds their summer sanctuary invaded by a powerful, malicious adversary. Through courage and cleverness, these young women navigate a dangerous conspiracy to secure their safety and their futures.
A libell of Spanish lies
Savile, Henry, Captain
When national pride clashes with the truth of war at sea, rival commanders rush to print competing accounts of glory and defeat.
A Masque of Days: From the Last Essays of Elia: Newly Dressed & Decorated
Charles Lamb
The New Year, fresh from his father's passing, hosts a grand dinner party for every day of the calendar, leading to a chaotic, whimsical, and revelrous gathering of time itself.
A Night in the Snow
E. Donald (Edmund Donald) Carr
Trapped in a blinding blizzard on a desolate English mountain, a country clergyman endures a twenty-two-hour struggle for survival that pushes the limits of human endurance.
A Short List of Scientific Books Published by E. & F. N. Spon, Limited. June 1913
E. & F. N. Spon
A comprehensive historical snapshot of early twentieth-century applied science catalogs the definitive technical manuals, pocket books, and specialized treatises that shaped an era of global industrial expansion.
According to Ng Loy
W. C. (Wilbur C.) Tuttle
Trapped by a brutal winter blizzard in the Yukon wilderness, two grizzled miners stumble upon a wise Chinese prospector whose carved ivory elephant changes their lives forever.
An Appeal to Honour and Justice, Though It Be of His Worst Enemies.: Being A True Account of His Conduct in Public Affairs
Daniel Defoe
Defending a life of public service against relentless party clamor, a beleaguered British writer offers a true account of his conduct.