Classica Libris: 325 books

“The greatest novel of physical love which China has produced.” — Pearl S. Buck A saga of ruthless ambition, murder, and, famously, Chinese erotica, The Golden Lotus (also known as The Plum in the Golden Vase) has been called the fifth Great Classical Novel in Chinese Literature and one...

When a beautiful young woman approaches wealthy Tryon Dunham at a train station and tells him she is in danger, he agrees to see her to safety. Then, before he can learn any more about her other than that her name is Mary and she is running to Chicago, she is gone. But Tryon cannot forget Mary’s...

Dawn Rensselaer is a runaway bride, fleeing a husband she was tricked into marrying. But is she also running away from love? Grace Livingston Hill is the beloved author of more than 100 books. Read and enjoyed by millions, her wholesome stories contain adventure, romance, and the heartwarming triumphs of people faced with the problems of life and love.

Lois Peters is home again, and no one is more excited about her return than her young friend Harley Winters. Lois brings back with her the idea and excitement of forming a Christian society for young people. Harley initially feels unable to help, due to his debilitating illness. With determination,...

Star athlete, student, and fraternity president Paul Courtland watches while a college classmate falls to an untimely death. Struck by his own part in the tragedy, he seeks solace in the classmate’s peaceful room—and in the faith he has discovered. A friend introduces him to a young woman who...

The young Grace Livingston compiled this book using quotes from her aunt’s works; Isabella Macdonald Alden (who wrote under the pen name “Pansy”). It is a quote for each day of the year from one of the “Pansy Books” plus a bit of related scripture or verse.

“A Chautauqua Idyl,” Grace’s first book as a young adult, was written in 1887 to earn enough money for a family trip from her Florida home to the summer Chautauqua gathering at Chautauqua, New York. That illustrated allegory of a Chautauqua gathering held by the flowers, tree, and animals was...

Collection of short stories: “Lillian Morris”, “Sachem”, “Yamyol” and “The Bull Fight”.

Collection of short stories: “Sielanka”, “Orso”, “For Bread”, “The Decision of Zeus”, “On a Sigle Card” (play), “Across the Plains”, “A Journey to Athens” and “Zola”.

This is a collection of five short stories: “Yanko the Musician” (1878), “The Light-House Keeper of Aspinwall” (1881), “From the Diary of a Tutor in Poznan” (1880), “Comedy Errors: A Sketch of American Life” (1878) and “Bartek the Victor” (1882).

Timothy O’Clerigh is cheated out of his inheritance by an unscrupulous woman. His efforts to ragain his lost fortune leads him to the South American continent and into the midsts a mysterious cult leader. There he meets and falls in love with the cultist’s daughter, for which he is taken prisoner…Timothy...

The Emperor’s Candlesticks was first published in 1899, shortly after the author had given birth to her only son. Orczy was the aristocratic daughter of a Hungarian composer and Countess mother; she left Budapest as a child and travelled to Brussels and Paris where she studied music. When she was...

A Story of the Time of the Merrie Monarch An episode in the life of Mr. Thomas Betterton as told by his friend John Honeywood.

In 1572, Spain rules over Flanders with an iron fist. The threat of the Inquisition and its tortures holds the people in terror of their conquerors. William, the Prince of Orange, has led an unsuccessful rebellion, and is now a fugitive hiding in the city of Ghent. His cunning and faithful watchdog,...