Halcyon Press Ltd : 195 books

THE COLLECTED ROMANCE OF THE SECRET SERVICE FUND STORIES follow the adventures of Newton Moore, a top agent of a branch of the British War Office called "The Secret Service Fund." • By Woman’s Wit• The Mazaroff Rifle• In the Express• The Almedi Concession• The Other Side of the...

Set in a mythical age before the dawn of recorded history, THE THARN ADVENTURES comprises two novels which follow the adventures of Tharn, a Cro-Magnon man who must battle his way through a world filled with hostile neanderthals, fierce beasts, and dangerous cities beholden to evil gods. Howard...

THE CASTLE OF WOLFENBACH is a groundbreaking English Gothic novel, written by Eliza Parsons during the time of the French Revolution. It was one of the seven "horrid novels" recommended by the character Isabella Thorpe in Jane Austen's novel NORTHANGER ABBEY, and predates several well-known...

THE ROMANCE OF LUST is an anonymously written Victorian-era erotic novel, first published in 1873. At the time of publication, this book challenged many of the accepted social norms common in America and the British Empire, namely that the public expression or discussion of sex was taboo. Includes an active table of contents for easy navigation.

The Bhagavad-Gita (Sanskrit, 'the song of God'), is a 700-verse Hindu scripture that is part of the ancient Sanskrit epic, THE MAHABHARATA.  The GITA is frequently treated as an Upanishad in its own right, one of the several books that represent the words and message of God, and is considered...

THE WRITINGS OF CHARLES BABBAGE contains two short works by the father of the modern computer, Charles Babbage.  These works, ON THE ECONOMY OF MACHINERY AND MANUFACTURES and REFLECTIONS ON THE DECLINE OF SCIENCE IN ENGLAND are DRM free and include an active table of contents for easy navigation....

ACROSS THE STREAM is an occult classic which follows the life of Archie Morris, the son of a British Lord who becomes into contact with something otherworldly.  As he grows up, Morris is drawn into more and more contact with this presence from beyond the world. Edward Frederic Benson...

Joe Newbolt, bound out by force of family conditions to work for a number of years, is accused of murder and circumstances are against him. His mouth is sealed; he cannot, as a gentleman, utter the words that would clear him. A dramatic, romantic tale of intense interest.  

If no other knowledge deserves to be called useful but that which helps to enlarge our possessions or to raise our station in society, then Mythology has no claim to the appellation. But if that which tends to make us happier and better can be called useful, then we claim that epithet for our subject....

TRIBULATIONS OF A CHINAMAN IN CHINA (Les Tribulations d'un Chinois en Chine) is a little-known work adventure novel by Jules Verne.  Set in 19th century China, the main character is an immensely wealthy but bored man (Kin-Fo) who has decided to take his own life after it seems his largest investment...

When Carl Foster, a young doctor, sees beautiful Rosetta Rosa at a London opera he is instantly captivated -- and almost as rapidly finds himself plagued by mysterious occurances. When another of Rosa's paramours un-expectedly dies, Carl begins to wonder if her glamour carries a deadly curse....

THE GRAND BABYLON HOTEL is an entertaining whodunit by English novelist Arnold Bennett.  The story follows the fortunes of a naive American businessman and his daughter who buy a London hotel, where they soon become involved with an intricate web of espionage, intrigue, and murder. Arnold...

ANNA OF THE FIVE TOWNS follows the life of Anna Tellwright, the daughter of a wealthy but miserly and cruel father, living in the Potteries area of Staffordshire, England. Anna seeks to escape the boredom and constraints of her life; she falls in love with Willie Price, the son of a bankrupt suicide,...

In BURIED ALIVE, a famous painter craves anonymity and takes the opportunity to assume the identity of a dead employee.  While he finds solace in the ordinary nature of his deceased employee comforting, getting his true identity back might be easier said than done. Arnold Bennett (1867-1931)...