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Cymbeline
William Shakespeare
A king’s daughter endures exile, disguise, and false accusations, all while her kingdom teeters on the brink of a Roman invasion. It is a sprawling, magical tale of forgiveness and the endurance of love.
Darkest India: A Supplement to General Booth's "In Darkest England, and the Way Out"
Frederick St. George De Lautour Booth-Tucker
This treatise outlines an urgent, systematic blueprint for social reform, arguing that the principles of humanitarian aid successfully proposed for England must be adapted to alleviate the crushing poverty of India.
Dave Dawson at Casablanca
Robert Sidney Bowen
Two veteran fighter pilots are thrust into a high-stakes intelligence mission across the Atlantic, tasked with protecting a monumental diplomatic meeting from a shadowy Nazi conspiracy.
Devils Tower National Monument: A History
Ray H. Mattison
Standing as a silent, monolithic sentinel over the Wyoming plains, a massive geological wonder invites both geological study and human legend. This chronicle traces the transformation of that landmark from ancient tribal sanctuary to the nation’s first monument.
Dick and Brownie
Mabel Quiller-Couch
HOOK Huldah, a neglected child, and her loyal, resilient dog flee a life of cruelty to find shelter, dignity, and a place to belong in this quiet, compassionate tale of redemption.
Direct Legislation by the Citizenship through the Initiative and Referendum
J. W. (James William) Sullivan
A study of direct democracy, this work argues that the Initiative and Referendum are practical tools for dismantling political corruption and restoring sovereignty to the individual citizen.
Direct Wire
Clee Garson
The phone rings in a shuttered betting parlor, but the line has been severed for hours. A spectral caller identifies himself as Gabriel, and he has a message for Hitler and Mussolini that demands immediate action.
Don Winslow of the Navy
Frank V. (Frank Victor) Martinek
A seasoned Naval commander infiltrates a criminal syndicate’s lair to dismantle a global conspiracy. This high-stakes adventure pits duty and daring against a ruthless enemy in a race for international security.
Down at Caxton's
William A. McDermott
A collection of literary portraits and social commentary, this volume captures a specific moment in late 19th-century American intellectual life through the eyes of a devout and observant physician.
Eighteen Months' Imprisonment
Shaw, Donald, late captain
A former military officer navigates the brutal, dehumanizing machinery of the Victorian penal system, offering a stark, firsthand account of life behind iron bars and the fleeting nature of social standing.
Elizabeth: the Disinherited Daughter: By E. Ben Ez-er
Ebenezer Arnold
The daughter of a wealthy farmer loses her inheritance for the sake of her faith, choosing the fervor of early American Methodism over the strictures of her father’s household.
Elizabethan Drama and Its Mad Folk: The Harness Prize Essay for 1913
E. Allison (Edgar Allison) Peers
Elizabethan drama often treated mental instability as a theatrical commodity. This critical study examines how playwrights from the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries depicted madness, moving from superficial comic spectacle to complex psychological portraiture.
Final Examination
Robert Sheckley
When a celestial voice announces that humanity’s final judgment is imminent, the world briefly finds salvation—until the date is pushed back by a decade, leaving a civilization to unravel in the face of its own fragile morality.
Fontainbleau
John O'Keeffe
The charm of this piece lies in its brisk, farcical energy, capturing a moment when English travelers were as preoccupied with their own manners as they were with the foreign customs they sought to mimic or deride.
Food in War Time
Graham Lusk
A nation’s strength is measured not just in its armaments, but in the efficiency of the fuel its people consume. This guide offers a scientific blueprint for maintaining health and productivity through mindful, economical wartime nutrition.
Frank and Fearless
Alger, Horatio, Jr.
A courageous young orphan must navigate the treacherous schemes of a duplicitous stepmother and a criminal underworld to reclaim his rightful inheritance and independence.
Frank Merriwell's Diamond Foes
Burt L. Standish
The quintessential American sports hero, Frank "Chip" Merriwell, Jr., faces down corrupt rivals and personal peril to prove that character is the ultimate winning strategy on and off the baseball diamond.
Ghost Beyond the Gate
Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) Wirt
The frozen river holds a secret, and the girl who masters the ice is the only one who can navigate the dark currents of a local mystery. When an ordinary winter outing turns into a search for her missing father, nothing is as it seems.
Gudrid the Fair: A Tale of the Discovery of America
Maurice Hewlett
HOOK This is a lyrical reimagining of the Norse discovery of North America, shifting the focus from the icy horizon to the intimate, often tragic lives of the people behind the sagas.
Harper's Young People, January 18, 1881: An Illustrated Monthly
Various
This illustrated monthly periodical served as a vital community hub for nineteenth-century American youth, blending moral instruction, historical sketches, and whimsical fiction into a singular, cohesive experience of late-Victorian childhood.
Historical record of the 71st Regiment Highland Light Infantry
Henry John Thoroton Hildyard
This chronicle tracks a century of service for one of Scotland's most storied regiments, documenting its evolution from a clan-based unit to a professional light infantry force. It offers a sober look at the reach of the British Empire across global conflicts.
History of Farming in Ontario
C. C. (Charles Canniff) James
This account traces the transformation of Ontario’s landscape from a vast, wooded wilderness into a sophisticated agricultural powerhouse. It details the steady evolution of farming methods, the impact of shifting political boundaries, and the rise of organized rural communities.
How Canada Was Won: A Tale of Wolfe and Quebec
F. S. (Frederick Sadleir) Brereton
This adventure follows a resourceful young colonial scout whose tactical genius turns the tide of the French and Indian War. It is a classic tale of frontier skirmishes, shifting loyalties, and the ultimate struggle for the heart of Canada.
Hubert's Wife: A Story for You
Minnie Mary Lee
The path that seems right to a man may lead to death, but for those who wander, the journey back toward grace often begins in the quiet wreckage of worldly expectation. This narrative traces the lives of a Southern family navigating the shifting landscapes of faith, marriage, and personal transformation.
If Not Silver, What?
John W. (John Wesley) Bookwalter
The gold standard is a trap, and the silver question is the only way out. This polemic dissects the economic ruin of the late nineteenth century, arguing that currency restriction is a deliberate burden on the productive class.
In the swim
Richard Savage
This is a sharp-edged, cynical portrait of Gilded Age New York, where social climbing and financial speculation are blood sports played in the boardrooms and ballrooms of the elite. It serves as a grim cautionary tale about the volatility of wealth and the hollowness of high society.
In the Yellow Sea
Henry Frith
The harrowing, true-to-life account of a young man caught in the crossfire of the Sino-Japanese War, this narrative offers a vivid, boots-on-the-ground look at a pivotal moment in East Asian history.
Inaugural Presidential Address
Bill Clinton
This address marks a turning point in American history, calling a new generation to rise above political division and economic uncertainty. It invites the nation to reinvent itself through collective service and bold, persistent experimentation.
Incognita
William Congreve
A chance meeting at a Florentine ball sets off a cascade of romantic errors, proving that true love is often found in the most tangled webs of disguise.
Index of the Project Gutenberg Works of E. W. Hornung
E. W. (Ernest William) Hornung
This collection serves as a definitive roadmap through the prolific output of a master of turn-of-the-century suspense and colonial adventure. It offers a comprehensive glimpse into the creative breadth of a storyteller who bridged the worlds of London high society and the rugged Australian bush.
Jeanne of the Marshes
E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim
A young heiress seeks to escape her predatory guardians, only to find an unexpected protector in the quiet, rugged isolation of the Norfolk marshes.
Jenny: A Novel
Sigrid Undset
The story of a gifted young painter who ventures to Rome to find her own life, only to be caught in the tangled, destructive expectations of the men who love her.
Keeping Up Appearances: Sailor's Knots, Part 12
W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
Superstition often acts as a mirror for our own anxieties, revealing more about the observer than the observed. A night-watchman’s weary observation of a one-eyed cat serves as the gateway to a darkly humorous tale of gullibility and domestic manipulation.
Keys to Fungi on Dung
M. J. (Michael J.) Richardson
Coprophilous fungi represent a hidden, flourishing ecosystem that begins the moment dung hits the ground, and this guide provides the essential keys for identifying these remarkable organisms.
Library Essays
Arthur E. (Arthur Elmore) Bostwick
A veteran librarian reflects on the evolving purpose of the public institution, offering a timeless perspective on the duty to balance community needs with professional standards.
Life in Canada
Thomas Conant
The history of early Ontario emerges through the lens of a family legacy, capturing the rugged, transformative experience of the United Empire Loyalists who carved a nation out of the northern wilderness.
Life on the Mississippi, Part 9
Mark Twain
The Mississippi River is a living, treacherous, and ever-changing character, viewed through the eyes of a man who once navigated its pulse and later returned to measure its transformation.
Lippincott's Magazine, October 1885
Various
This collection captures the restless, observational spirit of the late nineteenth century through a mosaic of travel, social commentary, and fiction. It offers a candid glimpse into an era defined by expansion and shifting cultural boundaries.
Loveliness: A Story
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps
A silver-haired terrier and a frail, beloved child are bound by an unbreakable devotion, until a dark, hidden threat from the world of science tears them apart. This poignant story explores the profound, unspoken language of love between a small girl and her devoted protector.
Magnetation Methods of Birth Control
Margaret Sanger
The path to sexual autonomy is often obscured by silence, yet this manual argues that the tools for self-determination reside within our own understanding of creative energy and bodily control. By framing the body as a site of both social and reproductive potential, this work offers a radical, historical…
Making the House a Home
Edgar A. (Edgar Albert) Guest
A house is merely a building of brick and mortar, but a home is a sanctuary forged through the crucible of shared joy, persistent struggle, and the indelible marks left by those we love.
Marse Henry: An Autobiography (Volume 1)
Henry Watterson
A veteran journalist reflects on a lifetime spent in the corridors of American power, capturing the transition from the antebellum era to the Gilded Age through the eyes of a firsthand witness.
'Mid Pleasures and Palaces
James McKimmey
An explorer encounters a derelict survivor on a remote planet, only to find that isolation has forged a chilling, symbiotic bond between the man and a predatory alien creature.
Morality Without God: A Lecture Delivered Before the Independent Religious Society
M. M. (Mangasar Mugurditch) Mangasarian
The moral life is an intrinsic human achievement, flourishing not through fear of divine retribution or hope of celestial reward, but through the natural bonds of empathy, responsibility, and social necessity.
Mrs. Lirriper's Lodgings
Charles Dickens
A resilient widow and her devoted military friend build a makeshift family within the walls of a London boardinghouse. This narrative celebrates the quiet, extraordinary bonds that emerge from the routine of daily survival.
My Terminal Moraine: 1892
Frank R. Stockton
A young man turns his fortunes around by discovering a hidden relic of the Ice Age beneath his family estate. What begins as a search for prosperity ends as an unlikely tale of survival and romance.
Nancy of Paradise Cottage
Shirley Watkins
Nancy Prescott, a spirited and intellectually ambitious young woman, navigates the social and financial anxieties of early 20th-century life while balancing the needs of her impractical mother and her beautiful, status-seeking sister, Alma. When their mother’s poor financial decisions threaten their future, Nancy…
Ned, the son of Webb: What he did
William O. Stoddard
HOOK A young boy’s quiet afternoon by a lake transforms into a vivid, perilous journey through the legendary battles that shaped the future of England.