Herbert Strang: 43 books

Set sail for high-seas adventure in this rollicking tale from renowned juvenile fiction scribe "Herbert Strang," which was actually the pseudonym adopted by a pair of enterprising English authors whose work came to represent the gold standard for fiction geared toward young boys in the early twentieth century. Palm Tree Island is a thrilling tale that is sure to please readers young and old alike.

The Old Man of the Mountain By Herbert Strang. BLACK-AND-WHITE ILLUSTRATIONS BY RENÉ BULL. Published by HENRY FROWDE HODDER AND STOUGHTON First printed in 1916. PRINTED IN GREAT BRITAIN BY R. CLAY AND SONS, LTD., BRUNSWICK STREET, STAMFORD STREET, S.E., AND BUNGAY, SUFFOLK

OUT OF THE NIGHT "Jolly good curry!" said Bob Jackson, looking up over his spoon. "What do you say, Mac?" "Ay," responded Alan Mackenzie, in a drawl. He was a man of few words. "Your Hamid is certainly a treasure of a cook," Jackson went on. "Has he done...

Napoleon, having overrun Spain with some 250,000 men, swept away and defeated all the Spanish armies, and occupied Madrid, had set his hosts in motion to re-occupy Portugal and complete the subjugation of Andalusia. At this critical moment in the history of Spain, Sir John Moore, who had landed in...

Tale of flying aces during World War I.  Thrilling reading for younger men; suitable for the whole family.

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Two great forces have contributed to the making of the Anglo-American character. The types, broadly classed in England as Puritan and Cavalier, repeated themselves in the New World. On the bleak Massachusetts coast, the Puritan emigrants founded a race as rugged as their environment. Driven by the force...

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A classic tale of adventure on the high seas.     From the preface:     The romancer, in choosing as the setting for a tale the period of a man who looms large in history, finds himself on the horns of a dilemma. He cannot place his fictional near his historical hero without either...

The Library of Alexandria is an independent small business publishing house. We specialize in bringing back to live rare, historical and ancient Books. This includes manuscripts such as: classical fiction, philosophy, science, Religion, folklore, mythology, history, literature, politics and sacred texts,...

The Library of Alexandria is an independent small business publishing house. We specialize in bringing back to live rare, historical and ancient Books. This includes manuscripts such as: classical fiction, philosophy, science, Religion, folklore, mythology, history, literature, politics and sacred texts,...