White Press imprint: 911 books
by John Buchan
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2015
A compilation of stories from John Buchan's most well known characters. Set in the fictional Rungates Club in central London in the early 1930s, a dining club for exceptional gentleman. Each month they meet and take it in turn to entertain the group with a story. This is full of compact stories that...
by Jerome K. Jerome
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2015
This early work by Jerome K. Jerome was originally published in 1926 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'My Life and Times' is the autobiography of this humorous author of fiction and essays. Jerome Klapka Jerome was born in Walsall, England in 1859. Both his parents...
by Booker T. Washington
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2014
This early work by Booker Washington was originally published in 1905 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. In Tuskegee & Its People, the scope of the Tuskegee Institute work is outlined by the chapters contained in Part I, while those of Part II evidence the...
by Ella Higginson
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2018
“Alaska, the Great Country” is a 1908 novel by E. Higginson. Ella Rhoads Higginson (1862 – 1940) was an prominent American author famous for her award-winning poetry, fiction, and essays set in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. She was a prolific writer, producing two collections...
History and Biography I - A Friend in the Library - Volume IV
A Practical Guide to the Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, James Russell Lowell, John Greenleaf Whittier, Oliver Wendell Holmes - In Twelve Volumes
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2018
Eva March Tappan's “A Friend in the Library” series is a comprehensive guide to the writings of six seminal American poets, including Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, James Russell Lowell, John Greenleaf Whittier, and Oliver Wendell Holmes. This volume deals...
by John Burroughs
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2016
This is John Burroughs' 1922 biography of Ralph Waldo Emerson, “The Last Harvest”. It is a masterful piece of writing that provides a unique and profound insight into the life of American poet Last Harvest. This volume is highly recommended for those with an interest in the work and mind of Emerson,...
by E. Jervoise
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2017
This vintage book contains a detailed and comprehensive account of the bridges and rivers of mid and eastern England, including those that lie in Bedford, Buckingham, Cambridge, Derby, Essex, Hartford, Huntingdon, Leicester, Lincoln, and beyond. This profusely illustrated volume will appeal to those...
by John Burroughs
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2016
This is John Burroughs' 1887 work, “Fresh Fields”. It presents an authentic sketch of English nature and countryside in an accessible and charming way only Burroughs could achieve. This volume is highly recommended for lovers of nature writing, and it would make for a worthy addition to any collection....
Travel - A Friend in the Library - Volume II
A Practical Guide to the Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, James Russell Lowell, John Greenleaf Whittier, Oliver Wendell Holmes - In Twelve Volumes
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2018
Eva March Tappan's “A Friend in the Library” series is a comprehensive guide to the writings of six seminal American writers, including Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, James Russell Lowell, John Greenleaf Whittier, and Oliver Wendell Holmes. In her second...
by Thomas Burke
Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2018
"Will Someone Lead me to a Pub" is 1937 guide to the public houses and taverns of London, both new and old. 'The Pub' is a veritable English institution and integral part of English society, dating back to time immemorial-and London has been home to some of the most famous and historic of...
History and Biography II - A Friend in the Library - Volume V
A Practical Guide to the Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, James Russell Lowell, John Greenleaf Whittier, Oliver Wendell Holmes - In Twelve Volumes
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2018
Eva March Tappan's “A Friend in the Library” series is a comprehensive guide to the writings of six seminal American writers, including Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, James Russell Lowell, John Greenleaf Whittier, and Oliver Wendell Holmes. This volume deals...
by Nikolai Gogol
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2016
This early work by Nikolai Gogol was originally published in 1832 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Night of Christmas Eve' is a short story about a young man trying to win the affections of a beautiful girl by promising to fetch her the slippers of the Tsaritsa....
by Victor Hugo
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2016
This is the first volume of Victor Hugo's 1862 French historical novel, “Les Misérables”. Considered to be one of the greatest novels of the nineteenth century, it chronicles the lives of several characters, focusing on ex-convict Jean Valjean's struggle for redemption. It constitutes a profound...
by William Lyon Phelps
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2016
This early work by William Lyon Phelps was originally published in 1931 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Human Nature' is an essay about the curiosities of human nature referenced to well-known authors. William Lyon Phelps was born on 2nd January 1865, in New...