Miner Book: 63 books

Betty Gordon in Washington by Alice B. Emerson Alice B. Emerson is a pseudonym used by the Stratemeyer Syndicate for the Betty Gordon and Ruth Fielding series of children's novels. The writers taking up the pen of Alice B. Emerson are not all known. However, books 1-19 of the Ruth Fielding series...

Through the Dragon Glass by Abraham Merritt Abraham Merritt (January 20, 1884-August 21, 1943), who published under the byline A. Merritt, was an American editor and author of works of fantastic fiction.

The Haunted House by Charles Dickens Charles John Huffam Dickens pen-name "Boz", was the foremost English novelist of the Victorian era, as well as a vigorous social campaigner. Considered one of the English language's greatest writers, he was acclaimed for his rich storytelling and memorable...

Jerry of the Islands by Jack London About London: Jack London (January 12, 1876 – November 22, 1916), was an American author who wrote The Call of the Wild and other books. A pioneer in the then-burgeoning world of commercial magazine fiction, he was one of the first Americans to make a huge financial success from writing.

Fairy Tales of the Slav Peasants and Herdsmen by Aleksander Chod?ko Aleksander Borejko Chod?ko (August 30, 1804 – December 27, 1891) was a Polish poet, Slavist, and Iranologist. He was born in Krzywicze in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, and attended the University of Vilnius (member of the...

Rowdy of the Cross L by B.M. Bower Bertha Muzzy Sinclair or Sinclair-Cowan, n?e Muzzy (November 15, 1871 – July 23, 1940), best known by her pseudonym B. M. Bower, was an American author who wrote novels, fictional short stories, and screenplays about the American Old West. Her works, featuring...

The Chimes by Charles Dickens Charles John Huffam Dickens pen-name "Boz", was the foremost English novelist of the Victorian era, as well as a vigorous social campaigner. Considered one of the English language's greatest writers, he was acclaimed for his rich storytelling and memorable characters,...

Karl Ludwig Sand by Alexandre Dumas Alexandre Dumas, p?re, born Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie (July 24, 1802 – December 5, 1870) was a French writer, best known for his numerous historical novels of high adventure which have made him one of the most widely read French authors in the world. Many of...

Helen of Troy by Andrew Lang Andrew Lang (March 31, 1844, Selkirk – July 20, 1912, Banchory, Kincardineshire) was a prolific Scots man of letters. He was a poet, novelist, and literary critic, and contributor to anthropology. He now is best known as the collector of folk and fairy tales. The Andrew Lang lectures at St Andrews University are named for him.  

Great Astronomers: John Pond by Agnes Mary Clerke Astronomer and writer, mainly in the field of astronomy. She wrote articles for the 1911 Encyclop?dia Britannica and for the Dictionary of National Biography. Her sister Ellen Mary Clerke was also a writer on astronomy for the general public.  

The Marquise de Ganges by Alexandre Dumas Alexandre Dumas, p?re, born Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie (July 24, 1802 – December 5, 1870) was a French writer, best known for his numerous historical novels of high adventure which have made him one of the most widely read French authors in the world....

Derues by Alexandre Dumas Alexandre Dumas, p?re, born Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie (July 24, 1802 – December 5, 1870) was a French writer, best known for his numerous historical novels of high adventure which have made him one of the most widely read French authors in the world. Many of his novels,...

The Turtles of Tasman by Jack London Jack London (January 12, 1876 – November 22, 1916), was an American author who wrote The Call of the Wild and other books. A pioneer in the then-burgeoning world of commercial magazine fiction, he was one of the first Americans to make a huge financial success from writing.

Phineas Redux by Anthony Trollope Anthony Trollope's father, Thomas Anthony Trollope, worked as a barrister. Thomas Trollope, though a clever and well-educated man and a Fellow of New College, Oxford, failed at the bar due to his bad temper. In addition, his ventures into farming proved unprofitable...