E P Roe: 23 books

A group of ‘boys’ give Cornwallis’ troops a rough time in  Mecklenburg, North Carolina, as they rally to defend their families and homes. 25000 words. Written by Reverend Edward Payson Roe (1838-1888) in 1886. Also includes a short story, “A Christmas-Eve Suit.” Hedley Marstern...

MARY WALLINGFORD At the beginning of the Civil War there was a fine old residence on Meeting Street in Charleston, South Carolina, inhabited by a family almost as old as the State. Its inheritor and owner, Orville Burgoyne, was a widower. He had been much saddened in temperament since the death of the...

When Madge Alden was seventeen years of age an event occurred which promised to be the misfortune of her life. At first she was almost overwhelmed and knew not what to do. She was but a young and inexperienced girl, and for a year or more had been regarded as an invalid. Madge Alden was an...

This book is among the best-selling popular classics "bestseller". Here is an extract of this book : When Madge Alden was seventeen years of age an event occurred which promised to be the misfortune of her life. At first she was almost overwhelmed and knew not what to do. She was...