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The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 91, May, 1865: A Magazine of Literature, Art, and Politics
Various
This artifact of American intellectual history captures the fractured, hopeful, and inquisitive spirit of a nation poised between the conclusion of the Civil War and the promise of a new era.
The Bar-20 Three
Clarence Edward Mulford
Three weathered riders navigate a treacherous desert landscape, confronting rustlers and their own inner turmoil in a hard-bitten tale of loyalty and survival.
The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. IX (of X) - America - I
Unknown
This collection serves as a sweeping survey of American prose, tracing the evolution of the national voice from the first colonial encounters to the philosophical and literary maturity of the late nineteenth century.
The birds of Jamaica
Philip Henry Gosse
This foundational work of Caribbean natural history reveals the intimate lives of tropical birds through patient, minute observation of their woodland homes, nests, and migrations.
The Boy from the Ranch
Frank V. Webster
HOOK A hardy young cowboy trades the open range for the treacherous streets of New York, where he must outwit a corrupt real estate agent and a gang of city swindlers to save his family fortune.
The Bridge of the Gods: A Romance of Indian Oregon. 19th Edition
Frederic Homer Balch
A missionary’s calling clashes with the tragic fate of an indigenous empire as a natural bridge across the Columbia River seals the destiny of two worlds.
The Cotton Kingdom, volume 2 (of 2)
Frederick Law Olmsted
This immersive travelogue documents a journey through the American South on the eve of the Civil War, offering a dispassionate, boots-on-the-ground examination of the economic and moral machinery of slavery.
The Daughter of the Chieftain
Edward Sylvester Ellis
Children playing a simple game of stones in a Pennsylvania log cabin find their lives upended by the sudden, violent shadows of the American Revolution.
The Dramatic Works of Gerhart Hauptmann, Volume II
Gerhart Hauptmann
The desperate, often invisible lives of the working class collide with the indifference of the social order in these three stark, unflinching plays. They capture the raw, inevitable friction of humanity struggling to survive within systems that do not care if they break.
The Forest Runners: A Story of the Great War Trail in Early Kentucky
Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander) Altsheler
The Kentucky wilderness is a vast, untamed theater of war where the survival of a fledgling settlement rests upon the cunning and courage of five resolute frontiersmen. They must outwit a powerful alliance of tribes, navigating both the brutal realities of the forest and their own capacity for endurance.
The Golden Galleon: Being a Narrative of the Adventures of Master Gilbert Oglander, and of how, in the Year 1591, he fought under the gallant Sir Richard Grenville in the Great Sea-fight off Flores, on board her Majesty's Ship the Revenge
Robert Leighton
A young man joins Sir Richard Grenville’s doomed crew aboard the *Revenge* to face the Spanish fleet, testing his courage and loyalty in one of history’s most celebrated naval stands.
The Goose Girl
Harold MacGrath
A wanderer with a penchant for intrigue finds himself at the center of a royal identity crisis, where a simple goose girl and a princess may have traded places at birth.
The hand-book of artillery
Joseph Roberts
HOOK This technical manual serves as a definitive repository of mid-nineteenth-century artillery practice, detailing the mechanical intricacies and mathematical rigors required to field and maintain heavy ordnance.
The Hermit of Far End
Margaret Pedler
The truth of a man’s hidden integrity and the weight of a woman’s long-guarded secret collide, forcing those caught in their orbit to reckon with the cost of loyalty.
The House of Mystery: An Episode in the Career of Rosalie Le Grange, Clairvoyant
Will Irwin
A doctor attempts to rescue a mysterious young woman from the clutches of a fraudulent spiritualist, only to discover that the woman is being used as a pawn in a sophisticated game of psychological manipulation.
The house of pride, and other tales of Hawaii
Jack London
This collection of short stories captures the uneasy collision of cultures, classes, and diseases in early twentieth-century Hawaii. It is a stark, observant portrait of an island society defined by its rigid hierarchies and the hidden rot beneath its tropical beauty.
The Magic House, and Other Poems
Duncan Campbell Scott
A delicate, atmospheric collection of Canadian verse, these poems capture the quiet intersections of the natural world and the human spirit, echoing with the fleeting beauty of the changing seasons.
The Man Who Pleases and the Woman Who Charms
John A. (John Albert) Cone
Cultivating a gracious spirit is the most practical key to social and professional success. By prioritizing the comfort of others, anyone can master the art of being truly magnetic.
The Master Mystery
Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin) Reeve
A ruthless business tycoon faces a terrifying, mechanical nemesis when a scorned inventor returns from exile with a steel-clad monster fueled by a human brain.
The New Guide to Knitting & Crochet
Marie Jane Cooper
A collection of mid-19th-century needlework patterns, this work serves as an intimate ledger of Victorian domestic industry. It offers a structured, technical gateway into the precise methods of hand-crafting essential garments and decorative home goods.
The Odd Volume
Unknown
Emboldened by the popularity of previous collections, a new contender enters the literary lists, pairing clever engravings with a miscellany of wit, social commentary, and brief, often biting, narratives.
The Oregon Territory, Its History and Discovery
Travers Twiss
This examination of the Oregon Territory navigates the tangled history of international boundary disputes, providing a rigorous legal and historical framework for understanding the mid-nineteenth-century rivalry between Great Britain and the United States.
The Philosophy of History, Vol. 1 of 2
Friedrich von Schlegel
A sweeping intellectual history, this work synthesizes theology, philology, and political theory to argue that human development is a fractured journey toward the restoration of divine harmony.
The Plain Man and His Wife
Arnold Bennett
The average person navigates life like an automaton, trapped in a relentless cycle of routine while missing the vitality that makes existence worthwhile. A candid examination of one's own habits can break this trance.
The Pointing Man: A Burmese Mystery
Marjorie Douie
A colonial port town teems with secrets, where the humid air and shifting loyalties of a cosmopolitan bazaar mask a disappearance that threatens the social order of the ruling elite.
The Principles of Ornament
James Ward
Ornamental design thrives on the tension between the freedom of nature and the discipline of geometry.
The Recipe for Diamonds
C. J. Cutcliffe Hyne
A hunt for a legendary secret leads an unlikely band across the Mediterranean, where desperation and greed collide in a race against an aging anarchist.
The Royal Road to Health
Chas. A. (Charles Alfred) Tyrrell
The secret to longevity and physical well-being lies not in the medicine cabinet, but in the regular, systematic cleansing of the human digestive tract. This guide offers a comprehensive, albeit controversial, manual for taking personal control of one’s health.
The story of my struggles: the memoirs of Arminius Vambéry, Volume 1
Ármin Vámbéry
A crippled boy from a destitute Hungarian home transforms himself into a celebrated Orientalist by mastering languages and traversing the dangerous, forbidden heart of Central Asia in the guise of a wandering dervish.
The Syrian Christ
Abraham Mitrie Rihbany
This is a guide to the cultural landscape of the Bible, written by a native of Syria who illuminates the social environment of the ancient world for Western readers.
The Translation of a Savage, Complete
Gilbert Parker
The story of a cross-cultural marriage forced upon an aristocratic British family, this novel examines the friction between rigid social expectations and the raw, unyielding nature of the human heart. It chronicles the difficult evolution of a young woman transplanted from the Canadian wilderness into the heart of…
The Under Dog
Francis Hopkinson Smith
A collection of poignant sketches, this book illuminates the quiet struggles of those pushed to the margins of society. It observes the overlooked and the misunderstood, finding dignity in lives that rarely command public attention.
The White Waterfall
James Francis Dwyer
A rugged sailor and a group of explorers find themselves trapped on a remote, sinister Pacific island, where ancient stone ruins and a mysterious, luminous waterfall hold the key to their survival.
The works of the Reverend George Whitefield, M.A., Vol. 2 (of 6)
George Whitefield
Across thousands of miles, a tireless preacher details his relentless journey to share his faith, revealing the intense, singular devotion of an eighteenth-century evangelist in his own words.
The Wound Dresser: A Series of Letters Written from the Hospitals in Washington during the War of the Rebellion
Walt Whitman
HOOK Amidst the sprawling, whitewashed wooden sheds of Civil War Washington, one man commits himself to the solitary, harrowing work of comforting thousands of dying and broken soldiers.
Toby Tyler
James Otis
Toby Tyler follows a lonely orphan boy who runs away to join a traveling circus, only to discover that the glittering spectacle hides a harsh and grueling reality. It remains a poignant, enduring look at the ache of homesickness and the simple human need for belonging.
Training the Teacher
Antoinette Abernethy Lamoreaux
This comprehensive guidebook outlines a structured, pedagogical approach to religious education, serving as a foundational manual for Sunday school instructors at the turn of the twentieth century.
Two banks of the Seine (Les Deux Rives)
Fernand Vandérem
Two worlds collide across the water in a sharp, observant portrait of Parisian life at the turn of the century. This story captures the fragile boundaries between intellectual tradition and the allure of modern, unmoored wealth.
Two College Friends
Frederic W. (Frederic Wadsworth) Loring
This intimate, tragic portrait of two Harvard students caught in the maw of the American Civil War explores the profound, sometimes volatile bonds of male friendship against the backdrop of a nation torn asunder.
Uncle Sam Abroad
Jacob Elon Conner
Written at the dawn of the twentieth century, this informative guide demystifies the mechanics and evolving global responsibilities of the American diplomatic and consular services.
Under the Andes
Rex Stout
HOOK Two brothers vanish into a subterranean empire beneath the Andes, where an ancient, hostile civilization holds them captive alongside a woman whose beauty exerts a strange, magnetic power over king and commoner alike.
Violet: A Fairy Story
C. S. (Caroline Snowden) Guild
This quiet, pastoral tale explores the intersection of poverty and grace, following a young girl whose deep connection to the natural world shields her from the bitterness of her circumstances. It is a gentle, moralizing narrative that emphasizes the rewards of a content and loving spirit.
Was It Right to Forgive? A Domestic Romance
Amelia E. Barr
The journey of the human heart toward reconciliation is rarely a straight line, but rather a winding path through the shadows of pride, social expectation, and the hard-won clarity of forgiveness. This domestic romance follows the lives of two families, the Van Hoosens and the Filmers, as they navigate the volatile…
What Philately Teaches: A Lecture Delivered before the Section on Philately of the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences, February 24, 1899
John N. (John Nicholas) Luff
A lecture exploring how the seemingly small, adhesive labels used for mail can serve as vast, intricate gateways to history, geography, and art.
Working my Way Around the World
Harry Alverson Franck
A restless traveler traverses the globe on foot and by manual labor, trading his sweat and ingenuity for a raw, unvarnished look at life far from the tourist trail.
Worldwide Effects of Nuclear War: Some Perspectives
United States. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
The shadow of the mushroom cloud stretches far beyond the blast zone, as this technical overview reveals the quiet, lingering environmental catastrophes that would follow a global nuclear exchange.
Zarah the Cruel
Joan Conquest
The desert holds secrets tighter than the quicksands surrounding the Mountains of Death, where a fierce, prophetic woman and her desperate captives face a collision of cultures, vengeance, and obsession.
A Bicycle of Cathay
Frank R. Stockton
A schoolteacher’s summer cycling holiday spirals into an increasingly complicated web of social entanglements, romantic misunderstandings, and encounters with a traveling bear.