Richard Harding Davis: 177 books

A very readable and entertaining tale of a Lion and a Unicorn who are placed above the door of a shop, and keep an eye on things and people as they pass by.  This is a great story for adults as well as children.  Don't miss it.

Newspapers and reporters, theater and society people, the wealthy, active, and idle—Manhattan man-about-town Cortlandt Van Bibber seems to be at the center of it all in this Wodehousian 1917 edition of interconnected short stories. Includes “Her First Appearance,” “Van Bibber’s Man-servant,” “Mr. Travers’s First Hunt,” and many more.

Vera the Medium is a novella about a young lady who does not fit in, and must rely on her strong spirit to overcome the cruelties of the world. It is coupled with the popular play Miss Civilization, which is a one act comedy about a girl who must use her wits against three burglars trying to rob her home.

*** Original and Unabridged Content. Made available by CLASSIC COLLECTION 600.*** Synopsis: "Brady Harrison's excellent edition brilliantly situates the novel in relation to the Spanish-American War and the longer history of U.S. imperialism in the southern Americas." You can find the complete list of CLASSIC COLLECTION 600 at the end of this ebook. FIND AND ENJOY!

This 1899 collection of short stories includes the title story as well as four others: "On the Fever Ship," "The Man with One Talent," "The Vagrant," and "The Last Ride Together."  These exciting tales of adventure are chilling, whether set on a Cuban battlefield or in the smoke-filled back rooms of Washington, D.C.

Of the school of earnest young writers at whom the word muckraker had been thrown in opprobrium, and by whom it had been caught up as a title of honor, Everett was among the younger and less conspicuous. But, if in his skirmishes with graft and corruption he had failed to correct the evils he attacked,...

When this story first appeared, the writer received letters of two kinds, one asking a question and the other making a statement. The question was, whether there was any foundation of truth in the story; the statement challenged him to say that there was. The letters seemed...

The scout stood where three roads cut three green tunnels in the pine woods, and met at his feet. Above his head an aged sign-post pointed impartially to East Carver, South Carver, and Carver Centre, and left the choice to him.

This is a series of short but comprehensive biographies on some of England's most important military men, including Winston Churchill, leading up to World War I.