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Polly Paulusma

Wildfires

John Morley

Robespierre

In Robespierre by John Morley, the complex life of one of the French Revolution's most enigmatic figures is meticulously examined. Morley presents a detailed portrait of Maximilien Robespierre, the influe…

Charles Dickens

The Cricket on the Hearth

Dickens gave his first formal expression to his Christmas thoughts in his series of small books, the first of which was the famous "Christmas Carol." There followed four others: "The Chimes," "The Cricket…

United States Marine Corps

Marine Combat Water Survival

Marine Corps Reference Publication (MCRP) 3-02C, Marine Combat Water Survival, provides Marine Corps combat water survival techniques, procedures, and training standards. This publication also teaches Mar…

H. Rider Haggard

When the World Shook

When the World Shook by H. Rider Haggard is an enthralling science fiction novel that delves into the mysteries of the unknown. The story follows three adventurers-Bastin, Bickley, and Arbuthnot-who journ…

Edith Wharton

Tales of Men and Ghosts

EDITH WHARTON (1862-1937) was one of the most remarkable women of her time, and her immense commercial and critical success-most notably with her novel "The Age of Innocense" (1920), which won a Pulitzer …

H. Rider Haggard

The Brethren

"Standing a while ago upon the flower-clad plain above Tiberius, by the Lake of Galilee, the writer gazed at the double peaks of the Hill of Hattin. Here, or so tradition says, Christ preached the Sermon …

H. Rider Haggard

Moon of Israel

Moon of Israel by H. Rider Haggard is a captivating historical novel set in ancient Egypt during the time of the biblical Exodus. The story follows the love affair between Prince Seti, the Pharaoh's son, …

P. H. Sheridan

Private Memoirs of P. H. Sheridan

Private Memoirs of P.H. Sheridan offers a vivid, first-hand account of the life and career of General Philip Henry Sheridan. From his pivotal role in Civil War campaigns to his contributions to the post-w…

James Allen

Byways to Blessedness

He who will step aside from the passionate press, and will deign to notice and to enter the byways which are here presented, his dusty feet shall press the incomparable flowers of blessedness, his eyes be…

Frederick Marryat

The Phantom Ship

The Phantom Ship by Frederick Marryat is a classic maritime ghost story that follows the adventures of Philip Vanderdecken, a young sailor determined to break the curse of the legendary ghost ship, the Fl…

H. Rider Haggard

Cleopatra

Cleopatra by H. Rider Haggard is a historical adventure novel set in ancient Egypt. It tells the dramatic story of the famous queen Cleopatra and her doomed love affair with Harmachis, a high priest who i…

H. Rider Haggard

Jess

Jess by H. Rider Haggard is a romantic adventure novel set against the backdrop of the First Boer War in South Africa. The story follows the lives of two sisters, Jess and Bessie, and their entanglement w…

Dom Flemons

Traveling Wildfire

David Cory

Little Jack Rabbit and the Big Brown Bear

Children will eagerly follow the doings of Little Jack Rabbit, and the clever ways in which he escapes from his enemies, Danny Fox, Mr. Wicked Wolf, and Hungry Hawk. Together with his friends, these talki…

John Morley

Robespierre

John Morley's essay on the French cardinal Robespierre and the Reign of Terror. It is because people so irrationally think fit to insist upon perfection, that Robespierre's admirers would fain deny that …

Henry James

The Turn of the Screw

An unnamed narrator listens to a male friend reading a manuscript written by a former governess whom the latter claims to have known and who is now dead. The manuscript tells the story of how the young go…

George Padmore

The Life and Struggles of Negro Toilers

Originally published in London in 1931 by the R.I.L.U. (Red International of Labour Unions) Magazine for the International Trade Union Committee of Negro Workers, this publication had three purposes: "To …

H. Rider Haggard

Montezuma's Daughter

Montezuma's Daughter by H. Rider Haggard is an exhilarating tale of adventure and revenge set during the Spanish conquest of Mexico. The story follows Thomas Wingfield, an Englishman who journeys to the N…