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The Greek War of Independence (1821-1827)

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Charles D. Chambers


Written in the style and language of Thucydides, and intended for students in the early stages of learning to read Ancient Greek, this brief…

The Race for the Silver Skates by Mary Mapes Dodge

In The Junior Classics Volume 6: Old-Fashioned Tales

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Variousandwilliam Patten


This collection of The Junior Classics is compiled from many wonderful authors including Alcott, Dickens, Hawthorne, and Carroll. The storie…

Pleasures of Analogy — Ambition — Extensions of Sympathy — Philosophy of Taste …

In Selections from the Speeches and Writings of Edmund Burke

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Edmund Burke


There can be no hesitation in according to him a station among the most extraordinary men that ever appeared; and we think there is now but …

BOOK I. The Way to Winchester. Chapter VI

In Uther and Igraine

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Warwick Deeping


This beautifully written book imagines the lives of Igraine and Uther Pendragon before the legend of Arthur began. (Summary by A. Gramour)

The Real del Monte

In The Romance of Mining

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Archibald Williams


Any writer on mining in its general aspect is, when casting about for a starting-point, driven to express what others have said before him-t…

07 - A Living Chattel, Part I.

In The Tales of Chekhov, Vol. 13, Love and Other Stories

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Anton Chekhov


Here are 25 stories by Russian writer Anton Chekhov, beautifully translated by Constance Garnett, each showcasing Chekhov's intimate knowled…