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Science fiction fans, settle in for a gripping interplanetary adventure. In "The Emancipatrix," brilliant researcher Dr. Kinney jets off on yet another fact-finding trip -- and finds himself face-to-face with a scientific conundrum. This thought-provoking and prescient tale is sure to please connoisseurs of golden-age SF.

Though born in Romania, writer Konrad Bercovici first gained prominence as a journalist and essayist chronicling life in New York City. This charming collection of stories, observations, and vignettes blurs the lines between fact and fiction. Whether you're a New York native or someone who admires the Big Apple from afar, Bercovici's insights will hold your attention.

Three brave warriors on the trail of buffalo happen to discover that an enemy offensive is being mustered to attack their tribe. The trio band together to evade the enemy forces and warn their people in a masterful feat of courage, wits, and skill.

"Fiona MacLeod" was the pen name of Scottish writer William Sharp. Green Fire is a sweeping historical romance that spans France and Scotland. At its heart is a stirring account of an unlikely romance that blooms against the backdrop of a bloody conflict that has persisted for generations.

Craving a juicy, multi-generational tale of romance, revenge, betrayal, and redemption? Dig into My Mother's Rival, a masterpiece of plotting and characterization written by Charlotte M. Brame, one of the most prolific romance writers of the Victorian era.

Set in the mid-eighteenth century, With Wolfe in Canada follows young hero James Walsham as he leaves his native England and travels to Canada to fight alongside famed commander Major General James Wolfe in his campaigns against the French forces in and around Quebec.

After four years of finishing school, nineteen-year-old Louise Treharne is ready to make her mark on the world. But circumstances conspire against her, and she finds herself forced to move back home to stay with her mother, a childish, unpleasant woman of means. Will Louise's chipper attitude and wholesomeness prove to be contagious?

Desperately impoverished and nearing the end of her rope, Nita makes a rash promise to marry a strange but wealthy old man she meets in a chance encounter. Before the nuptials are to take place, Nita is given one full year to sow her wild oats. Will she make good on her promise and live a life of loveless luxury as a kept woman?

Harry Castlemon was the nom de plume of Charles Austin Fosdick, a writer who penned dozens of juvenile action-adventure tales. Many of his stories feature an indefatigable young protagonist known as Frank. In this installment of the series, Frank spends time tending to horses and cattle on a sprawling California ranch.

In this gripping sci-fi novella from award-winning writer Poul Anderson, the galaxy has been taken over by a regime known as Valgolia, whose brutality and ruthlessness is known far and wide. A man named Conru sacrifices everything to aid the uprising against Valgolia, but when he penetrates the resistance's upper echelons, he finds himself immersed in a complex political game.

Predating Edgar Allen Poe's remarkably similar story "The Cask of Amontillado" by more than a decade, Honore de Balzac's chilling tale "La Grande Breteche" centers on a mysterious manor that sits abandoned in a town in central France. When a physician becomes curious about the estate and begins to question locals about it, he gradually unfurls a horrifying secret.

He may have vast stores of family money at his disposal, but no one would accuse sleazy Walter Longcluse of being a noble gentleman. After worming his way into the good graces of the genteel Arden clan, Longcluse develops an unsettling obsession with their daughter, Alice. Will his ulterior motives be revealed before it's too late?

This World War I-era play demonstrates that J. M. Barrie's talents as a playwright were much broader than the light fare for which he is best remembered, including Peter Pan. Set amidst a percolating global conflict, a world leader who is faced with a fateful decision weighs his options.

British author Stanley J. Weyman rose to literary fame with a series of swashbuckling adventure tales. Over time, Weyman bridled against the constraints of that genre and began to explore other settings. The novel Starvecrow Farm is one of a series of domestic dramas that Weyman penned in a mid-career...