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The Mysteries of the People, or History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages, original in French "Les Mystères du peuple" (1849–1856), was suppressed by the censor in 1857, and several others, all on a very large scale, though the number of volumes gives an exaggerated idea of their...

Excerpt: "Honest, blustering, good-humored Ned was the indefatigable merchant of the village; ever engaged in some ten or twenty pound speculation, the capital of which he was sure to extort, perhaps for the twelfth time, from the savings of Nancy’s frugality, by the equivocal test of a month...

Another magical tale from literary fraudster F.W. Bain, supposedly translated from an ancient Sanscrit text but most probably written by the author. The god Maheshwara and his consort Párwatí are flying over the desert when they see a mirage, which the Hindus call the "thirst of the antelope",...

Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930), Scottish author and creator of the oft-quoted detective-hero Sherlock Holmes wrote The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1891). Arthur Conan Doyle was deeply affected by the many wars fought during his lifetime. He also published his opinion on subjects of the current times.

Synopsis: "In 1813 Europe was busy watching the career of the Corsican Giant--which was nearing its end. Having reached the summit of power, and put his foot on the neck of Europe, Napoleon was suddenly hurled down from his dizzy height. And yet in the midst of stirring events and the din of...

Victor Auburtin (* 5. September 1870 in Berlin; † 28. Juni 1928 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen) war ein deutscher Journalist und Schriftsteller. Auburtins journalistische und literarische Arbeiten bewegen sich zwischen der Literatur der Jahrhundertwende und der klassischen Modernen gleichermaßen wie...

Victor Auburtin (* 5. September 1870 in Berlin; † 28. Juni 1928 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen) war ein deutscher Journalist und Schriftsteller. Auburtins journalistische und literarische Arbeiten bewegen sich zwischen der Literatur der Jahrhundertwende und der klassischen Modernen gleichermaßen wie...

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov was a Russian physician and author who is considered to be among the greatest writers of short stories in history. His career as a dramatist produced four classics and his best short stories are held in high esteem by writers and critics. Chekhov practised as a medical doctor...

(Excerpt): "This vigorous survey of American letters is the first chapter of John Macy's admirable volume The Spirit of American Literature, published in 1913—a book shrewd, penetrating and salty, which has unfortunately never reached one-tenth of the ma

The year is 1642 and England is torn by a great conflict between the Cavaliers and the Roundheads. This classic G.A. Henty historical novel is about the eng Civil War between Charles II and Parliament. The two heroes, Harry Furness and Herbert Rippinghall, are on opposite sides of the struggle. They both live through adventures that spread to Ireland and Bermuda…

For those interested in the nitty gritty of the Civil War. It is hard to imagine living at a time and in a place where you were not sure where you and your friends stood. (Excerpt from Goodreads)

“Melmoth the Wanderer” is an 1820 Gothic novel by Irish playwright, novelist and clergyman Charles Maturin. The novel's title character is a scholar who sold his soul to the devil in exchange for 150 extra years of life, and searches the world for someone who will take over the pact for him, in...

“Another year had passed, and Colin, now of full age, had tired of working for Cicolari. It was all very well, this moulding clay and carving replicas of afflicted widows; it was all very well, this modelling busts and statuettes and little classical compositions; it was all very well, this picking...

The strategist Maj. Gen. Sir Charles Edward Callwell was recalled ['dugout'] from retirement in 1914 to serve as Director of Military Operations. He was removed from this post in January 1916 for perceived failings in the direction of the Dardanelles Campaign, and later served on military missions to Russia and in the Ministry of Munitions.