William Harrison: 117 books

*** Original and Unabridged Content. Made available by GOLDEN CLASSIC PRESS*** Synopsis: While Jack Sheppard seems marked from birth for a terrible end, his wit and charm might just be able to cheat fate. Fate, however, seems eager to cheat him out of an honest living, when Jack begins visiting the notorious Black Lion, drinking den of the worst criminals in London.

It is the rounded summit of a hill; or, to speak with greater precision, the mid-summit of a series of soft bosomy eminences, springing from a hilly ridge, that trends towards the coast, and rises and falls smoothly and gently in its course, like the waves of a slightly agitated sea. The lovely mount...

Late one night, in the disastrous year 1642, soon after the commencement of the Civil War, as Lord Strange was alone in his closet at Knowsley Hall, reading a treatise by Cardan, blood fell suddenly upon the book. Being in a very melancholy frame of mind at the time, he was powerfully affected by...

"The execution of the penal laws enabled the king, by an ingenious comment, to derive considerable profit from his past forbearance. It was pretended that he had never forgiven the penalties of recusancy; he had merely forbidden them to be exacted for a time, in the hope that this indulgence...

*** Original and Unabridged Content. Made available by GOLDEN CLASSIC PRESS*** Synopsis: While Jack Sheppard seems marked from birth for a terrible end, his wit and charm might just be able to cheat fate. Fate, however, seems eager to cheat him out of an honest living, when Jack begins visiting the notorious Black Lion, drinking den of the worst criminals in London.

*** Original and Unabridged Content. Made available by GOLDEN CLASSIC PRESS*** Synopsis: While Jack Sheppard seems marked from birth for a terrible end, his wit and charm might just be able to cheat fate. Fate, however, seems eager to cheat him out of an honest living, when Jack begins visiting the notorious Black Lion, drinking den of the worst criminals in London.

This tale of horror and mayhem, written more than 150 years ago, features the use of somewhat archaic language in parts.  A very long novel (more than 230,000 words), complex and terrifying, this tale has been talked about by many for a long, long time, including the making of several motion pictures.  Not to be missed, this tale is one of the strangest you will ever read.

When retired reporter Will Hobbs learns his son Buck is being sent on assignment to Africa, he is concerned. Will spent his career covering the volatile territory Buck is headed into and the kinds of danger he is likely to encounter. And Buck leaves a family behind, just as Will did years ago; and Will...

This remarkable work by Ainsworth revolves around life of the protagonist in changing times. A spooky and mysterious atmosphere pervades the whole story. The characters are brilliantly drawn and are blended skillfully into the plot. Exhilarating!

Excerpt: “She was still pacing the lawn with distracted steps, when a well-known voice called out to her, and a tall figure emerged from the shade of the cedars, and Mildred uttered a cry of mingled surprise and delight.”