Cobb: 371 books

An Address at the Annual Dinner of the American Irish Historical Society, January 6, 1917 The after-dinner address of Mr. Irvin S. Cobb of Kentucky—so well known throughout the length and breadth of the land as an American of Americans and writer of vivid stories of American life, throbbing...

A mind is a terrible thing to lose... Overworked and underpaid curate James Weatherly is resigned to a life of genteel poverty, never suspecting he is heir to a dukedom until a solicitor appears on his doorstep. Alas, on the way to claim his inheritance, James is set upon by ruffians whose...

It was early Spring. A warm sun shone down upon the city street. On the edge of the narrow brick sidewalk a little girl was sitting.

Illinois is home to cemeteries and burial grounds dating back to the Native American era. Whether sprawling over thousands of acres or dotting remote woodlands, these treasure troves of local and state history reflect two centuries of social, economic, and technological change. This easy-to-use guidebook...

A Short Story: Sometimes it’s hard to be a priest…when a slayer needs a holy man. Weldon thought it would be another day of deep spiritual contemplation, until the vampire hunter showed up. Now there are so many questions the scriptures can’t answer: Do the undead deserve last rites?...

From the author of “Judith: A Quoddy Tale”, “The Periwinkle Boy” is the latest in a series of stories titled “Quoddy Tales”, an eclectic collection of short stories set in the farthest reaches of Down East Maine.Frankie had ventured onto the nighttime clam flats of Holmes Bay countless...

A Short Story: What can a hero do when all the villains are gone? Times are tough for the superhero. Easton just wants his chance to show his potential in a world over saturated with caped crusaders. What’s a hero to do when there’s no one left to fight? This is a superhero...

A duke in disguise . . . a damsel in distress . . . a match made in—Manchester? When 23-year-old Theodore Radney becomes the Duke of Reddington after his father dies, the weight of his new responsibilities is enough to send him into a panic. Theo soon accumulates a pile of debts—and discovers...

Oh, Susannah! Richard, Lord Ramsay has been brought up from the cradle with a consciousness of his duty to his family and his name. His sense of responsibility has led him to install two elderly aunts in the Dower House; educate his cousin Peter Ramsay and employ him as a steward; and provide...

Shady dealings in sunny places... In 1961, young schoolteacher Robin Fletcher is delighted to accompany her widowed aunt on a cruise from Barcelona to Venice—a voyage whose ports of call include some of the great cities of Europe. On her first night at sea, Robin is awakened by the moonlight...

When magistrate Patrick Colquhoun orders a habitual thief and ne’er-do-well transported to Botany Bay, he doesn’t realize a fourteen-year-old boy has been left behind to follow in his father’s footsteps—not until young John Pickett is hauled into Bow Street for stealing an apple from the produce...

Just what is a politically incorrect wife? She is a woman who is married to her husband and not to popular American culture. The politically incorrect wife does not buy into the stifling modern-day thinking that says, "Look out for number one. Treat your husband no better than he treats you." Instead,...

During a time of global conflict, the theological question of whether Muslims, Jews, and Christians worship the same God carries political baggage. Is the God of ISIS the same as the God of Israel? Do Sunni Muslims and Protestant Christians pray to the same Creator and Sustainer of the universe? In...

Rituals • Recipes • Crafts • Pagan Lore • Planetary Guidance Bring more magic and meaning into each season of the Witches’ year with Llewellyn’s 2017 Sabbats Almanac. This essential guide offers fun and fresh ways to celebrate the eight sacred holidays. Enrich your spiritual life...