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A Phenomenal Fauna
Carolyn Wells
Carolyn Wells populates a surreal menagerie with linguistic mischief, turning dead metaphors, household artifacts, and social follies into winged, creeping, and roaring beasts of wit.
A Reply to Dr. Vaughan's "Letter on the Late Post-Office Agitation"
James Roberts Pears
A passionate defense of the Sabbath cuts through the calculations of statecraft, challenging a prominent preacher to place divine law above bureaucratic convenience.
Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art, fifth series, no. 146, vol. III, October 16, 1886
Various
Rugged Yorkshire landscapes, underground caverns, covert London séances, Kentish hop-gardens, and maritime classification standards fill these pages.
Facts and Figures Concerning the Hoosac Tunnel
John J. Piper
Massachusetts faces economic decay unless it pierces the mountain barrier of the West, transforming an impossible tunnel project into a vital commercial necessity.
Governor Winthrop's Return to Boston: An Interview with a Great Character
George Washington Warren
Governor Winthrop returns to a transformed Boston in 1880, conversing with a local writer about two and a half centuries of growth, the permanence of the spirit, and the enduring legacy of early institutions.
Household Words, No. 10, June 1, 1850
Unknown
A wondrous mid-nineteenth-century periodical blend of bustling London trade, subterranean fantasy, and village pestilence reveals the heartbeat of Victorian life.
King Hacon's Death, and Bran and the Black Dog: Two Ballads
George Borrow
Two traditional ballads recount the tragic overseas expedition of a Norwegian king and a legendary canine duel among the mountains of the Fenians.
Nourmahal, an Oriental romance. Vol. 3 of 3
Michael J. (Michael Joseph) Quin
Amidst the opulent courts and perilous intrigues of Mughal India, a devoted daughter fights to preserve her family as a ruthless vizier grasps for absolute imperial power.
One Day At Arle
Frances Hodgson Burnett
A tragic dispute between a Lancashire fisherwoman and her deceitful husband leads to an inescapable tide on the sands of Arle.
Proud Signild, and Other Ballads
George Borrow
Dark tales of vengeance, hidden blood, and broken vows echo through these old Scandinavian-flavored verses collected by George Borrow.
The Annual Report on the Health of the Parish of St. Mary Abbotts, Kensington, during the year 1874
T. Orme (Thomas Orme) Dudfield
Unregulated milk supplies, overcrowded tenements, and failing sewers collide in Victorian London as medical officers battle to save lives amid the hidden perils of an expanding metropolis.
This One Problem
M. C. Pease
An asteroid comptroller uses cunning rather than conventional heroics to outwit space raiders and protect a critical fuel cache from falling into enemy hands.
A Thorny Path
Georg Ebers
A young gem-cutter and his children navigate grief and artistic ambition in ancient Alexandria during the tense autumn festival of the dead.
Child Maidelvold, and Other Ballads
George Borrow
Secret flight across blood-spattered moors ends in silent tombs and fatal vows, tracing a grim northern lineage where honor demands life and blood claims the rest.
Notes and Queries, Number 03, November 17, 1849
Various
A nineteenth-century intellectual forum opens its pages to debate historical oddities, linguistic origins, and the forgotten domestic habits of bygone eras.
Reminiscences of Epping Forest
Unknown
Step away from dusty roads and discover the wild, sunlit freedom of a historic Essex sanctuary just ten miles from London.
The Bracknels
Forrest Reid
A young tutor steps into a volatile household where an imaginative boy communes with unseen forces and a domineering father drives his children to quiet desperation.
The Communion and Communicant
Edward Hoare
Approaching the Lord's Supper with trembling hearts, believers can discover a comforting guide that transforms solemn dread into joyful, obedient communion with their Savior.
The Rector
Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
When a retiring academic leaves his beloved college sanctuary to take a quiet country parish, he discovers that pastoral life demands far more than scholarly isolation.
Bay of Seven Islands, and other poems: Part 7 From Volume I of The Works of John Greenleaf Whittier
John Greenleaf Whittier
Skilled mariners brave icy northern seas and ghostly shores, while resilient women endure persecution and quiet domestic trials across a tapestry of verse.
Castle of Terror
E. J. Liston
A sudden burst of mid-air violence hurtles a cop and a convict out of their plane and into a surreal realm where timeless figures compete for dominion.
The Beauty Of The Village
Mary Russell Mitford
A vain young woman’s beauty draws the wrong kind of admiration, leading her down a perilous path of self-will until an unexpected calamity reshapes her life and character.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 39: Nahum: The Challoner Revision
Unknown
The burden of Nineveh unfolds as a fierce divine reckoning, tracing the complete downfall of a bloodstained empire through the sweeping fury of the Chaldæans and Medes.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 40: Habacuc: The Challoner Revision
Unknown
A prophet questions divine justice amid widespread corruption, only to learn that deliverance arrives through devastating foreign conquest and enduring faith.
The Heroic Women of Early Indiana Methodism: An Address Delivered Before the Indiana Methodist Historical Society
T. A. (Thomas Aiken) Goodwin
History has long celebrated the male pioneers of the pulpit, entirely overlooking the women whose backbreaking labor, quiet endurance, and steadfast faith sustained the early church.
The Pomp of the Lavilettes, Volume 1
Gilbert Parker
When a charming, dying Irish aristocrat arrives in a secluded French-Canadian parish, he unwittingly disrupts local ambitions and ignites a fierce, dangerous passion.
Van Zorn
Edwin Arlington Robinson
A quiet, deliberate man moves through New York drawing-rooms, untangling the mismanaged emotional lives of his friends with the calm insistence of a chess player.
Household words, No. 6, May 4, 1850
Unknown
From the crowded pens of Smithfield and the perilous peaks of Derbyshire to the solitary cell of Roger Bacon and the wild Australian bush, witness a sweeping 1850 snapshot of industry, science, and human endurance.
No Hiding Place
Richard Rein Smith
An unexpected desperate gamble offers three survivors of a destroyed Earth a slim chance at vengeance and survival aboard an alien vessel.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 05: Deuteronomy: The Challoner Revision
Unknown
Standing at the edge of the wilderness, an aging leader gathers his people to deliver a final, burning charge before they cross into an unknown land.
The Caxtons: A Family Picture
Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron
A hardened, estranged young man finds his way back to his father's loving heart through patience, bitter trials, and the quiet reclamation of family honor.
Bransford in Arcadia
Eugene Manlove Rhodes
Beneath the vast New Mexico sky, a reckless cowboy finds himself hunted for crimes he did not commit, stumbling into a high-stakes game of wits, mistaken identity, and romance.
Some of My War Stories: A Paper Read before the Ohio Commandery of the Loyal legion
Allen Ripley Foote
A nineteen-year-old volunteer steps into the chaos of the American Civil War, recording a foot soldier's intimate journey from naive patriotism through the smoke of battle to a lasting legacy of duty.
The Dark Ages, and Other Poems
L.
Beneath the noise of modern industry and changing empires, a quiet voice listens for the sacred echoes of history, faith, and untamed landscapes.
The Right of Way
Gilbert Parker
A brilliant, cold-hearted barrister known as Beauty Steele plunges from the heights of Montreal society into a hidden world of French-Canadian rivers after a violent, life-altering betrayal.
Cacaos and chocolates in the United States of America
Professor Nemo
Good chocolate provides a restorative, complete food that sustains travelers and comforts the weary with its rich blend of nourishment and flavor.
Household words, No. 19, August 3, 1850
Unknown
An aristocratic relic fights Sunday walkers, a young lecturer dissects a candle flame, and an Egyptian hippopotamus rides a cart to a steamship bound for London.
Six months in America, vol. 2 (of 2)
Godfrey Thomas Vigne
An observant English traveler records his journey through the changing landscapes, institutions, and growing cities of North America.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 27: Isaias: The Challoner Revision
Unknown
A royal prophet issues urgent warnings of judgment against a sinful nation, while foretelling a future era of divine comfort, restoration, and the ultimate coming of a child who establishes an eternal kingdom.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 35: Amos: The Challoner Revision
Unknown
A humble herdsman leaves his flocks to deliver a fierce, unyielding message of divine judgment against a complacent and unjust society.
The future of Brooklyn
Alfred Clark Chapin
Rapid municipal growth requires deliberate civic preparation, lest burgeoning populations outstrip the fundamental physical infrastructure necessary to sustain urban civilization.
The Pilot's Daughter: an account of Elizabeth Cullingham
Francis Cunningham
A quiet, devout life finds its ultimate test in the slow approach of mortality, illuminated by faith, humble service, and the steady companionship of family.
Two Christmas Celebrations
Theodore Parker
On a stormy December night in New England, two unmarried siblings decide to reshape their village's holiday, healing old feuds and loneliness through a community festival for every child.
Dethronements
Laurence Housman
Broken men who once held the levers of empires look back from the quiet shadows of defeat, counting the personal cost of public ambition.
The Child's Book About Moses
Anonymous
Set adrift in a basket of bulrushes on the Nile, an infant Hebrew grows to lead his people through forty years of desert wandering toward the promised land.
The Levellers: A Dialogue Between Two Young Ladies, Concerning Matrimony, Proposing an Act for Enforcing Marriage, for the Equality of Matches, and Taxing Single Persons
Anonymous
Two women converse under a green bower, debating whether the state should force marriage upon single citizens and level the extravagant financial demands of courtship.
The Register of Ratlinghope
Unknown
Nestled in the Shropshire hills along an old Roman road, a quiet parish preserves centuries of births, marriages, and rural lives.
The World English Bible (WEB): 2 Timothy
Anonymous
Written as an aging mentor's final testament from a Roman prison, this short letter urges a young leader to hold fast to his faith despite approaching hardship and cultural defection.