Celine Major
The Mysteries of Paris - Volume 6
Rodolphe, who is really the Grand Duke of Gerolstein (a fictional kingdom of Germany) but is disguised as a Parisian worker. He can speak in…
A Visit to Paris in 1814
John Scott was a Scottish journalist, editor and publisher. Scott edited several liberal newspapers: The Statesman, which Leigh Hunt founde…
Campaigns of the Civil War
Published in 1926, "Campaigns of the Civil War" by Walter Geer is a classic military history that provides a comprehensive tactica…
A Weaver of Dreams
Delightful and charmingly predictable, this sweet romance will make you reflect one minute and laugh out loud the next. It's the kind of coz…
Alice of Old Vincennes
This entertaining book of adventure, love and war was a Bestseller in 1900 and 1901. The heroine Alice Roussillon is a brave young woman who…
Perkins, the Fakeer: A Travesty on Reincarnation
As the title suggests we are treated to three humourous and curious psychical transpositions in the cases of "When Reginald was Carolin…
Nana
Excerpt from Introduction:"Nana" stands third in popularity among the Zola novels. It is a study of the prostitute type and it giv…
North America Vol. 2
Anthony Trollope was one of the most successful, prolific and respected English novelists of the Victorian era. In 1861-1862 he travelled th…
The Actress in High Life: An Episode in Winter Quarters
1812 is the year and Portugal the location for this adventure. The characters for the most part are British officers. Lord Strathern sends f…
History of the Great American Fortunes Vol. 1
History of the Great American Fortunes by Gustavus Myers is a landmark early-20th-century critique of how immense wealth was accumulated in …