Thomas Bailey Aldrich: 56 books

*** Original and Unabridged Content. Made available by GOLDEN CLASSIC PRESS*** Synopsis: It was close upon eleven o'clock when I stepped out of the rear vestibule of the Boston Theatre, and, passing through the narrow court that leads to West Street, struck across the Common diagonally. Indeed,...

*** Original and Unabridged Content. Made available by GOLDEN CLASSIC PRESS*** Synopsis: At five o'clock on the morning of the tenth of July, 1860, the front door of a certain house on Anchor Street, in the ancient seaport town of Rivermouth, might have been observed to open with great caution....

*** Original and Unabridged Content. Made available by GOLDEN CLASSIC PRESS*** Synopsis: IN his Memoirs, Kropotkin states the singular fact that the natives of the Malayan Archipelago have an idea that something is extracted from them when their likenesses are taken by photography. Here is...

Excerpt: Masses of dark cloud still crowded the zenith, but along the eastern horizon, The book carry’s on the tradition of the Bangsian Fantasy and brings together an assortment of heavyweights from the history and mythology together to create a satire that showcase the power of vocal humor, for...

After slipping on a lemon peel and breaking his leg, Flemming has been ordered to remain at his New York City home for three to four weeks, confined to a couch. A robust, normally active young man of twenty-four, he finds his confinement at best tedious, at worst intolerable, and becomes extremely...

The novel The Stillwater Tragedy is believed to be the first in which a detective appears in English literature. The story is about a murder accusation. Aldrich writes in a straightforward realistic style with stunningly majestic language. Full of suspense and thrill the book is an interesting and enjoyable reading experience.